April 29, 2012

* Acting Israeli military chief says Iran will not build nuclear bomb
* Picture of Secretary Clinton drinking a bottle of beer in Cartagena
* Obama step-father fed him dog meat when he was a child in Indonesia
* Robert Spitzer apologizes to the gay community for "gay cure" study
* Eight foot Occupy London placard enters Museum of London collection

* Salafis back liberal dissident former leader of Muslim Brotherhood
* 1947 CIA report on the expected consequences of Palestine partition
* Obama signs waiver to release $192M in aid to Palestinian Authority
* I visited Tacos Morenos & Seymour Marine Discovery Center yesterday
* Non-invasive means of translating brainwaves into machine commands


  


  April 25, 2012

* Pentagon supplier's cowardly media manipulation against journalist
* Warren Buffett to host president's campaign fundraiser in Nebraska
* Harvard Library: we're broke unless research is publicly available
* This Is Oregon showcases the natural beauty near Portland [video]
* Fox & Friends' Steve Doocey to fudge erroneous Obama quote today


  


  April 22, 2012

* Unspoken preface to "silver spoon" remark imputed to Obama by Fox
* Map shows status of US domestic drone use applications at the FAA
* Summary of report on November 18th UC Davis pepper-spray incident
* Senator suggests boycott of Coca Cola for ending ALEC membership
* Socialist Francois Hollande wins first round of French elections

* Monet saw ultraviolet after the lens in his left eye was removed
* Bradley Manning court appearance April 24-26, Ft. Meade Maryland
* Bahrain Grand Prix in the midst of yearlong government crackdown
* Publishers fear future Amazon monopoly more than consumer piracy
* New highway to secluded former Tibetan Kingdom of Lo [pictures]


  


  April 21, 2012

* Nonprofit ALEC effectively turns legislators into shadow lobbyists
* Center for Media and Democracy lists 27 corporate sponsors of ALEC
* Leadership Conference of Women Religious represents 80% of US nuns
* Dendrimer-Based Postnatal Therapy for Cerebral Palsy [animal model]
* 30 year NSA veteran turned whistleblower William Benney interviewed


  


  April 20, 2012

* Judge rules that advocating jury nullification is not a crime
* Arizona supreme court panel: Sheriff Arpaio broke federal law
* Third US state supports amendment to deny corporate personhood
* Magician sued over copyright registration for Shadows illusion
* Dutch Pirate Party takes entertainment industry group to court


  


  April 15, 2012

* The long struggle for a progressive counterweight to ALEC lobby
* New Occupy Wall Street tactic based on court decision [pictures]
* American Nazi Party registers Washington DC lobbyist John Bowles
* US government tries to deny MegaUpload fair legal representation
* Fox president disrespects half-term governor ahead of TV special

* Assange producing The World of Tomorrow while under house arrest
* Essay on Jon Stewart; never killed someone who didn't deserve it
* 1986 Queen concert at Wembley Arena in high quality video online
* Editors of one of my favorite sites Signandsight.com say goodbye
* Herzog's Into The Abyss: A Tale Of Death, A Tale Of Life [2011]


  


  April 14, 2012

* Stuxnet allegedly loaded by Iranian double agents belonging to MEK
* Republican candidate Mitt Romney files for extension on 2011 taxes
* Differences between Romneycare & Obamacare: abortion & immigration
* "Used book smell" caused by compounds released during oxidization
* 750 lightning strikes in 4 hours above the San Francisco Bay Area


  


  April 12, 2012

* Obese mothers significantly more likely to have child with autism
* Formula One president claims that protest is tolerated in Bahrain
* Fox News accuses Gawker & Joe Muto of criminal & civil wrongdoing
* Nick Merrill crowdsourcing end-to-end encrypted internet platform
* Former NASA engineers question agency position on climate change


  


  April 11, 2012

* George Zimmerman speaks to Hannity; charged with 2nd degree murder
* Obama opposes Minnesota ballot measure that would ban gay marriage
* Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to discontinue funding for ALEC
* Longterm Fox News employee begins anonymous whistleblower series
* Gingrich campaign bounces $500 check for Utah ballot filing fee


  


  April 8, 2012

* Leftist MEK trained in Nevada while classified as terrorist group
* Museums across Europe collaborate with antidemocratic Saud regime
* Study of settlement patterns in Israel undermines story of Exodus
* Researchers recreate bee collapse with pesticide-laced corn syrup
* Journalist Mike Wallace has died; invented newsmagazine TV format


  


  April 7, 2012

* First-time claims for US unemployment insurance at a four year low
* Focus on the Family support legal protection for religious bullies
* Montana attorney general orders Greg Mortenson to repay $1,000,000
* Coca Cola, Pepsi Co, and Kraft sever ties to ALEC corporate lobby
* What Facebook sends to law enforcement in response to a subpoena


  April 5, 2012

* Monsanto threatens to sue Vermont if lawmakers require GMO labeling
* Connecticut governor expected to sign bill abolishing death penalty
* Miss Universe Canada welcomes back transexual contestant Talackova
* USGS confirms oil and natural gas fracking is causing earthquakes
* First Lady Michelle Obama to appear on "Colbert Report" April 11


  


  April 3, 2012

* UK bill would permit access to private communications on demand
* Local US police departments using phone tracking as routine tool
* Santorum: University of California schools don't teach US history
* Iraqi defector whose WMD lies led to 100,000 deaths confesses all
* Technology Development Corporation installed Stellar Wind for NSA


  


  April 2, 2012

* Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has serious problems
* Essentially separate justice system in the US for Muslims: details
* Newly revived General Motors pulls support for Heartland Institute
* William Burroughs: "we intended to destroy dogmatic verbal systems"
* Hour long interview with Patti Smith on CBS Sunday Morning [video]




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