The Data Liberation Front announces Google Takeout

Google Takeout(download all your Gooogle data)

The Eurozone bankster shell game explained

That Greeks are massively against being “bailed out” in a circular process whereby Europe’s bankers rescue Europe’s bankers, using Athens as an intermediary is no surprise.

Obama administration wants 56 MPG standard by 2025

A laudable idea, but how will this be accomplished?

Electric vehicles are about the only way but doing this will require a huge amount of new electrical power, presumably all of it renewable and clean. And we are nowhere near generating the amount of power that will be needed for a transportation system of mostly [...]

Jimmy Cliff. We Don’t Want Another Vietnam in Afghanistan

Glastonbury 2011. This is amazing and inspiring. Thank you Jimmy.

Lyrics

Hey, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Afghanistan, Afghanistan Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Yesterday I got a letter from my friend fighting in Afghanistan And this is what he had to say “Tell all my friends that I’ll be coming home soon My time’ll be up some [...]

Buying influence only happens on the right, apparently

Else how to explain Soros spending $45 million “to reshape the judiciary” while liberals and progressives are mostly mute. Look, Soros is doing exactly what the Koch brothers are doing, spending money to further agendas.

George Soros nearly cratering the British pound on one of his currency trades. He has made billions while millions [...]

Our ancestors suffered so we could experience this

Typing-powered laptops?

Piezoelectric materials can turn mechanical pressure into electricity. Researchers in Australia hope this technology can be used to power laptops someday soon.

Guns in Mexico: a challenge to Obama and the NRA

Here is a public challenge to both the National Rifle Association and the Obama administration. I challenge you to prove that either of you has any idea what you’re talking about when it comes to southbound weapons trafficking to Mexico.

Here’s the problem: No one – not the NRA, not the Obama administration, not [...]

World’s first 24/7 solar plant (supposedly) online

The Gemasolar concentrated solar power plant in Spain stores excess heat in molten salt and thus supposedly can create power around the clock. Or at least that’s what’s being widely said on websites, even by Treehugger. But it’s not true. So why the shoddy reporting?

The developers say power will created at night “for [...]

Greece, the crumbling Eurozone, and desperate banksters

Mish

Here is a succinct summation of the current state of Euro-Zone affairs.

1. Greece will default, but at this point it is irrelevant. 2. The situation in Spain, Ireland, Portugal, and Italy is now so dire that it is does not matter whether or not Greece defaults. 3. Expect chaos

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