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Part 3: Climate Changes, Washington Freezes

By on Feb 7, 2014
Part 3: Climate Changes, Washington Freezes
In the third installment of our three-part look at underreported aspects of Climate Chaos, we cover a Washington conference which revealed terrifying new dimensions of the problem…but couldn’t quite get around to causes and cures.
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HEADLINES: Spying on Airport Wi-Fi, John Birch & Libertarians, Drug Overdose Info

By on Feb 5, 2014
HEADLINES: Spying on Airport Wi-Fi, John Birch & Libertarians, Drug Overdose Info
Turns out that free Wi-Fi could have a sinister cost. Protest against drones, go to jail. Koch Brothers make out big with XL Pipeline. Koch dad, John Birch Society, and Libertarians. Newspapers’ send wet kisses to Bush clan. Insight into actor overdose. Bees up close. And more. George Bush World War II. George P Bush. Philip Seymour Hoffman. Healthy food.
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Does US “Death Sentence” in Boston Case Equal Silence?

By on Feb 3, 2014
Does US “Death Sentence” in Boston Case Equal Silence?
It might seem the most normal thing in the world for the US government to seek the death penalty in the case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger of two brothers accused of planting the Boston Marathon bombs. But in a murky case with continued strange goings-on, we’d be wise to consider where this death penalty strategy will lead. Will it help us learn the truth, or will it bury the truth forever?
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ClassicWHO: Someone Would Have Talked. Right?

By on Feb 2, 2014
ClassicWHO: Someone Would Have Talked. Right?
The old argument goes that conspiracies can’t happen because someone would eventually talk. The flaw in that logic is that people involved in plots rarely speak up—even if they want to—because when they do they nearly always pay a price. Edward Snowden, anyone? So as you read this ClassicWHO repost from two years ago, consider how much relevance it still has in the case of Edward Snowden.
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HEADLINES: Monarchs Dead? Hawking v Bachmann. Bush and Lingerie. Etc.

By on Jan 31, 2014
HEADLINES: Monarchs Dead? Hawking v Bachmann. Bush and Lingerie. Etc.
Monarch butterfly migration dead? Military goes green! Stephen Hawking v Michele Bachmann. George HW Bush and CIA in lingerie business? And more. Things you likely missed—but will be glad you found here.
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Denying Climate Change — While Exploiting It

By on Jan 29, 2014
Denying Climate Change — While Exploiting It
Washington won’t act to slow the chaos of climate change, even as the Navy prepares to patrol an open Arctic Ocean and the oil industry pushes to be able to start drilling in newly ice-free Arctic waters. Part two of a three-part WhoWhatWhy investigation.
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Laugh it Up, Hurricane Boehner

By on Jan 27, 2014
Laugh it Up, Hurricane Boehner
Climate change is hardly funny, but some activists see poking fun as part of their message.
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Worth Reading—Headline Grab-Bag

By on Jan 26, 2014
Worth Reading—Headline Grab-Bag
Things you likely missed—but will be glad you found here. Americans: we’re Dumb and Dumber. Goldie Hawn ministers to the world’s rich and powerful. Food labels violate corporations’ rights, darn it! Why Global Warming can include….cold. ObamaLGBT. And more.
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Earth, Wind and…Neon?

By on Jan 25, 2014
Earth, Wind and…Neon?
If there is a cooler way to see the earth’s air currents on the move, we don’t know what it is.
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JFK: The Never-Ending Wait for Answers

By on Jan 24, 2014
JFK: The Never-Ending Wait for Answers
Tens of thousands of documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy remain locked up and classified at the National Archives. Now, more than 50 years after the President’s tragic death, one activist is trying a new approach to prying them loose.
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