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Wednesday, January 1

Democracy Now's 2013 Year in Review [Video]

2013 In Review: Power, Politics and Resistance

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Friday, November 15

HEADLINES: The 72 Who Rule the World, Human Rights Council Annual Report, Surveillance in Developing Countries, Taxpayers Abandoning the U.S., American Christianity Selfishness, Losers from Lost Wars, Dark Side of Data, more.

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The 72 Who Rule The World

Our annual snapshot of the politicians and financiers, entrepreneurs and CEOs, and billionaire philanthropists who matter most.

http://www.forbes.com/powerful-people/

The Time Has Come For $15 Minimum Wage
http://www.countercurrents.org/vorpahl101113.htm

The 10 Giant Corporations That Have Taken Over Much of Our Economy
http://www.alternet.org/10-giant-corporations-have-taken-over-much-our-economy

UN Human Rights Council presents annual report
http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/11/un-human-rights-council-presents-annual-report.php

100 Ways To Undermine The Machine
http://www.opednews.com/articles/100-Ways-To-Undermine-The-by-Keith-Farnish-Disruption_The-Machine_Undermining-131113-915.html

Development and humanitarian aid initiatives enable surveillance in developing countries
https://www.privacyinternational.org/blog/development-and-humanitarian-aid-initiatives-enable-surveillance-in-developing-countries

More Taxpayers Are Abandoning the U.S.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-taxpayers-abandoning-u-181500097.html

Russell Brand: We Deserve More From Our Democratic System
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36798.htm

The Gospel of Selfishness in American Christianity
http://www.alternet.org/belief/gospel-selfishness-american-christianity

Can you change the world from your living room?http://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/jacob-z-hess-joan-blades/can-you-change-world-from-your-living-room

How Evil Can the CIA and NSA Get? How to Restrain US Intelligence Agencies
http://www.opednews.com/articles/How-Evil-Can-the-CIA-and-by-Rob-Kall-Assassination_Diane-Feinstein_FOIA_General-Keith-Alexander-131110-138.html

Democracy Trampled as Big Money Overwhelms Grassroots Campaigns
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/06-4

America's Rampage Through the Middle East
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36863.htm

Ever Purchase a Book on Lying? You Might Be on a Govt Watch List
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/11/14-1

Are Politicians who Cut Food Stamps and Deny Health Access Truly 'Pro-Life'?http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/are-politicians-who-cut-food-stamps-and-deny-health-access-truly-pro-life

6 Things You Buy That Help Support Israeli Brutality

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36791.htm

How the Super-Rich Are Abandoning America

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/04-1

U.S. Is a State Sponsor of Terrorism
http://www.opednews.com/articles/U-S-Is-a-State-Sponsor-of-by-William-Boardman-America_Bombing_Children_Children-131108-967.html

The Great Austerity Shell Game: Here's How the Capitalist Scam Works
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/04-3

George W. Bush to Raise Money for Group That Converts Jews to Bring About Second Coming of Christ
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36790.htm

Silent Soldiers, The Losers From Our Lost Wars
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/07-5

Secret Persuasion: How Big Campaign Donors Stay Anonymous
http://www.npr.org/2013/11/06/243022966/secret-persuasion-how-big-campaign-donors-stay-anonymous

Top 10 Survival Tips Every Hiker Should Know
http://news.discovery.com/adventure/survival/top-10-survival-tips-every-hiker-should-know-131107.htm#mkcpgn=emnws1

The dark side of data (11 talks)

Data can be used for good, harnessed for the betterment of society, but it can also be abused. Find out about some hidden not-so-sunny uses of Big Data.

Curated by TED

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Malte Spitz: Your phone company is watching
09:56

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Mikko Hypponen: How the NSA betrayed the world's trust -- time to act
19:18

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Heather Brooke: My battle to expose government corruption
18:57

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Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science
14:19

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Alessandro Acquisti: Why privacy matters
15:00

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Hasan Elahi: FBI, here I am!
14:30

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Mikko Hypponen: Three types of online attack
09:23

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Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
15:22

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Avi Rubin: All your devices can be hacked
16:56

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Todd Humphreys: How to fool a GPS
15:45

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Christopher "moot" Poole": The case for anonymity online
13:10

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Total run time 2:42:36

http://www.ted.com/playlists/130/the_dark_side_of_data.html

Sunday, August 11

@dustcirclenews - Free DOCUMENTARIES: Stephen Hawking's Universe, Wikileaks, Battle of the Brains, Climate Shift, Preppers UK, Osama Bin Laden, How Hackers Changed the World, Future Energy, Broken by Battle, Superbrands Secrets, New York Streets, Citizen USA.

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Stephen Hawking’s Universe
Stephen Hawking’s Universe is a 1997 documentary astronomical fact for public service broadcasting with the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. The author of the bestseller A Brief History of Time, here are some of the most astonishing scientific advances in cosmological thought.

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WikiLeaks: The Secret Life of a Superpower
It was the biggest information leak in US diplomatic history – over 250,000 US diplomatic messages or “cables” between the US State Department and US embassies all over the world – turned into a global sensation by the website WikiLeaks.

Battle of The Brains
Horizon takes seven people who are some of the highest flyers in their field – a musical prodigy, a quantum physicist, an artist, a dramatist, an RAF fighter pilot, a chess grandmaster and a Wall Street trader. Each is put through a series of tests to discover who is the most intelligent?

Shift: Beyond the Numbers of the Climate Crisis
Shift is a journey. In an ever worsening natural world we feel that inaction is not an option. We’re not claiming to be climate scientist or journalist trying to tell a plain story, just a brother and sister out to see what all the fuss is about. We accept, and thus firmly believe, that climate change is real, man caused, and a horribly big mess. Our goals are really two fold, one to educate people about climate change (you know the really scary numbers and facts that can be hard to stomach) and two, to offer solutions that help curb our emissions and make a healthier planet. We want to offer solutions from an individual basis all the way to neighborhood, city, and nationwide solutions as well. It can start with each one of us, but we need to work together to make real change. Shift is beyond shorter showers and efficient light bulbs, its a commitment to making real lifestyle changes

Preppers UK
Preppers UK introduces you to local preppers, each with their own unique fears and personal plans to survive a catastrophe.

The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden
After the United States successfully mounted a covert mission to eliminate America’s number one terrorist target, celebration turned to mounting questions. How did the terrorist mastermind elude capture for nearly a decade, only to be discovered hiding in plain sight just yards away from Pakistan’s most prestigious military academy? Peter Bergen, the famed journalist and author on Islamist terrorism who also produced bin Laden’s first television interview, obtains rare access to interview former CIA agents, Navy SEAL operatives and a Black Hawk pilot who reveal how the U.S. gathered the intelligence needed to pull off the surprise attack. He’ll talk to White House and Pakistani intelligence officials as well as neighbors of the Pakistani compound and eyewitnesses to the raid.

How Hackers Changed the World
Storyville: Documentary that goes inside the complex network and history of Anonymous, the radical online ‘hacktivist‘ collective. Through interviews with current members – some recently returned from prison, others still awaiting trial – as well as writers, academics and major players in various ‘raids’, the film traces the collective’s breathtaking evolution from merry pranksters to a full-blown global movement, one armed with new weapons of civil disobedience for an online world.

Future Energy
The world is subjected to an acute energy crisis in the modern times. Renewable sources of energy are being exploited by the most advanced technological systems to save the planet’s highly diminished traditional energy sources. This year marks the deployment of clean energy resources by industries and governments all across the world, which is sure to put a smile on your face.

Broken by Battle
Over the course of a year, reporter Toby Harnden set out to discover how many soldiers, both former and serving, took their own lives in 2012. He talks to families who have lost their sons and ex-soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder who are desperately seeking help.

Secrets of the Superbrands
Alex Riley thinks he’s immune to brands. When it comes to fashion, technology and food brands he just goes for the cheapest and what works for him. He’s convinced he’s not seduced by the advertising, celebrity endorsements and hype which surrounds the big global brands. So how did that pair of Adidas trainers get in his wardrobe? And how did that can of Heinz Baked Beans make it into his shopping trolley? And why does he have a Nokia mobile phone in his pocket rather than any other make? With the help of marketeers, brain scientists and exclusive access to the world of the superbrands Alex sets out to find out why we buy them, trust them, even idolise them.

Streets of New York
Nowhere in America do poverty and wealth exist so closely to one another as in New York City. Even from the darkest corners of Brooklyn, one need only look up and across the East River to see the great temples of Wall Street wealth looming over the night. Since the birth of the city, New York’s poorest residents, whether Irish, Jewish, black, or Puerto Rican, have made their own gold from the streets of the city. Sometimes the elements of crime were needed to harvest this gold.

Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip
Eight years ago Alexandra Pelosi’s husband, Michiel, was just one in millions of immigrants who came to America legally. Since he married her, and she was born in USA, he had no problem getting a green card. He was happy as a resident alien, until his son was born. Suddenly he realized he really had to become an American, so he started down the path to citizenship.

Saturday, June 29

@dustcirclenews - Free DOCUMENTARIES: Counter-Intelligence Series, Parts 1-5 - The Company, The Deep State, The Strategy of Tension, Necrophilous, Drone Nation

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Counter-Intelligence

It is no secret that CIA is engaged in criminal activities around the world, some of which are quite deadly, some of which are quite provocative in the sense of laying the groundwork for large scale military conflict, and it’s happening in a lot of countries. This is not unique to the United States. The United States learned some of this from the British who learned it in turn during the 19th century when they were a dominant imperial power around the world. They cut their teeth on this stuff.

Part 1: The Company

Part 2: The Deep State

Part 3: The Strategy of Tension

Part 4: Necrophilous

Part 5: Drone Nation

Friday, April 12

@dustcirclenews - HEADLINES: WikiLeaks Strikes Again, Monsanto Targets Democracy, Hijacked Human Rights, 300,000 American "Terrorists," Margaret Thatcher's Dark Side, Science vs. Conservatism, New Guantanamo Construction, Farmers vs. Monsanto, Cyber Attack on Israel, War on Whistleblowers, Who Drones Kill, Grocery Store Blacklist, 2014 Presidential Budget, Socialists' Elections, Minimum Wage Increase, Zionist Lunacy, 5 Corporate Tax Breaks, IRS Investigators, Atheist Discrimination, School Surveillance State, Animal Abuse Activist Undercover, more.

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WikiLeaks Strikes Again: Website Publishes 1.7 Million Documents on U.S. Foreign Policy

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/wikileaks-strikes-again-website-publishes-17-million-documents-us-foreign-policy

Monday, December 17

17.Dec.2012 - Anonymous Vows to Destroy Westboro Baptist Church, and many more articles, videos, views, and a documentary on Satanism

Anonymous vows to ‘destroy’ Westboro Baptist Church over Sandy Hook picket plans

A Westboro Baptist Church member pickets a Jewish synagogue in Los Angeles on June 19, 2009. Photo: Flickr user k763, creative commons licensed.

“Your impact and cause is hazardous to the lives of millions and you fail to see the wrong in promoting the deaths of innocent people,” an “Anonymous” video featuring a computerized voice says over ominous music. “You are self-appointed servants of God who rewrite the words of his sacred scripture to adhere to your prejudice. Your hatred supersedes your faith, and you use faith to promote your hatred.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/17/anonymous-vows-to-destroy-westboro-baptist-church-over-sandy-hook-picket-plans/

“Did We Just Kill a Kid?”: Drone Operator Who Killed Afghan Child Can't Sleep After Waging War Miles Away

The German publication Der Spiegel shines light on how drones are having an effect on the soldiers back home controlling them.

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/did-we-just-kill-kid-drone-operator-who-killed-afghan-child-cant-sleep-after

5 Lies the Gun Lobby Tells You

merica's seems to be in for another debate over gun regulation after the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 27 (mostly children) dead. So it's worth reviewing five made against regulating gun ownership in the United States:
http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/415-gun-control-/15071-5-lies-the-gun-lobby-tells-you

Three Progressive Ways to Reduce Medicare Costs

orporate lobbyists and their allies on Capitol Hill have a terrible new idea: hiking the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. This would save the federal government about $5.7 billion a year, butcost seniors $11.4 billion over the same period.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/272-39/15070-three-progressive-ways-to-reduce-medicare-costs

Dangerous food additive

Brominated vegetable oil

What happens when citizens can't defend themselves

"Gun Control" in the Soviet Union

Israel lobby boasts of role blocking presentation by Veolia opponents in London’s Hackney Council
No to Veolia Action Group has been campaigning for two years to keep Israeli occupation profiteer Veolia at bay in a multi-billion pound waste management tender in north London. UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk recently lent his support by urging the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) not to award the contracts to Veolia “due to its deep and ongoing complicity with Israeli violations of international law.”
http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/adri-nieuwhof/israel-lobby-boasts-role-blocking-presentation-veolia-opponents-londons-hackney

Freedom Of The Press Foundation Launches To Support WikiLeaks, Increase Transparency

Increased government scrutiny and criticism from lawmakers prompted several companies, including MasterCard, Visa and PayPal, to stop processing donations to the non-profit organization. WikiLeaks eventually suspended publication due to the “bank blockade.”

http://libertycrier.com/front-page/freedom-of-the-press-foundation-launches-to-support-wikileaks-increase-transparency/

Michigan Right-to-Work: All Money and Influence Can Buy

The Right to Know

In December 2010, WikiLeaks started publishing a selection of leaked U.S. State Department cables through the New York Times, the Guardian, and other traditional media, opening a deep crack in the thickening wall of secrecy that has been forming worldwide around the internal processes of democracy since 9/11. They helped catalyze the "Arab Spring." They struck a blow for the right of citizens everywhere to know what is being done in our names. And they thoroughly freaked out the U.S. Government, sending it into a security spasm of Cold War proportions.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/15077-focus-the-right-to-know

10 Girls Dead Following Deadly Blast in Afghanistan

As US mourns 20 children killed in gun massacre amid calls for greater gun control, landmine blast leaves Afghans mourning

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/12/17

Building a Nonviolent Culture After Newtown

The December 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. that left 28 people dead — including 20 children — has sent shock waves through our society. It penetrated the elaborate defenses that we as individuals and as a culture have erected to live with the internal contradictions of the bargain we have made to both oppose and embrace violence. Occasionally reality exposes and trumps the cognitive dissonance of this uneasy but deeply embedded arrangement.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/17-1

How the US Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows

Weren’t those the greatest of days if you were in the American spy game? Governments went down in Guatemala and Iran thanks to you. In distant Indonesia, Laos, and Vietnam, what a role you played! And even that botch-up of an invasion in Cuba was nothing to sneeze at. In those days, unfortunately, you -- particularly those of you in the CIA -- didn’t get the credit you deserved.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/17-0

Gaza is no Longer Occupied. Really?

The Visible Government
How the U.S. Intelligence Community Came Out of the Shadows
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33356.htm

Counter-terrorism Agency: Every Citizen a Suspect

Regulations recently signed into effect by Attorney General Eric Holder allow the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to monitor records of citizens for any potential criminal activity, without a warrant and without suspicion.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/13934-counterterrorism-agency-every-citizen-a-suspect

Official Secrets by the Petabytes

As he aggressively seeks the sources of news media leaks of government secrets, President Obama might want to pay close attention to an important and overdue new report that he ordered on classified information from the Public Interest Declassification Board.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/opinion/official-secrets-by-the-petabytes.html

The Price of Our Freedom

re we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?" -- Barack Obama, Newtown Address, December 16, 2012. That sentence, uttered by President Obama in his Newtown Address, may turn out to be a turning point in American history.
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/416-gun-control-/15076-focus-the-price-of-our-freedom

The Woes of an American Drone Operator
A soldier sets out to graduate at the top of his class. He succeeds, and he becomes a drone pilot working with a special unit of the United States Air Force in New Mexico. He kills dozens of people. But then, one day, he realizes that he can't do it anymore.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33337.htm

"We Can’t Tolerate This Anymore": Obama Vows Action After Worst Grade School Massacre in U.S. History

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Debate: After Newtown, Will Nation’s Worst-Ever Grade School Shooting Spur Tougher Gun Control?