aaron kColumbia University Scientists discover sea of fresh water under the ocean Quartz - Michael J. CorenThousands of years ago, glaciers covered much of the planet. Oceans receded as water froze in massive sheets of ice blanketing the North American continent. As the ice age ended, glaciers melted. Massive
aaron k This Would Be an Astonishing Revelation If Americans Were Still Capable of Being Astonished Esquire - By Charles P. PierceVery soon, the Supreme Court will rule on whether or not a citizenship question can be added to the census in 2020. The case was argued before the Court back in April. Back then, the majority of the justices
aaron k French ISPs Ordered to Block Sci-Hub and LibGen torrentfreak.com - Ernesto By offering free access to millions of ‘paywalled’ research papers, Sci-Hub is often described as “The Pirate Bay of Science”.The site is used by …
aaron k Video from the Radicalized launch with Julia Angwin at The Strand boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow Last week's NYC book launch for Radicalized took the form of a fantastic conversation with the journalist Julia Angwin; the Strand folks were kind …
aaron kTech Industry Batman, Captain America and Monty Python apparently worked for the US government last year CNET - Patrick Holland With great intern power comes great responsibility.
aaron k Robert Reich: The yuge Republican lie about the deficit Salon - Robert ReichWhen asked about America’s soaring debt and deficits, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell lamented “It’s disappointing, but it’s not a Republican problem,” and he blames Social Security, Medicare and
aaron k Scammers Use Fake Copyright Notices to Steal Instagram Accounts torrentfreak.com - Ernesto There is no denying that many people spend several hours per day on their social media accounts.Those who gain enough status on sites such as …
aaron k Huawei Caught Using Stock Images to Promote Smartphone's Camera PCMag - Michael Kan New marketing for Huawei's upcoming P30 smartphone has been caught trying to pass stock images as photos taken by the product's camera. Last Friday, …
aaron kIcon version of the Flipboard logo As More Universities ‘Ditch’ Elsevier, Sci-Hub Blossoms torrentfreak.com - Ernesto Little more than three years ago, Elsevier, one of the world’s largest academic publishers, took Sci-Hub to court.It was a mismatched battle from the …
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aaron k Local Cops Posted Pics Of A "Drug Bust" And People Won't Stop Trolling Them BuzzFeed - Alicia Barron Worth it?
aaron k Huge Torrent Tracker Calls it Quits After 12 Years, Citing Article 13 torrentfreak.com - Andy Torrent sites come in all shapes and sizes. Most are known for being indexes of .torrent files or magnet links which facilitate access to various …
aaron k ACLU demands Justice Department investigate Border Patrol for potential voter intimidation in Texas dailykos.com - Gabe Ortiz Customs and Border Protection canceled its very terrible idea to hold a “crowd control exercise” on Election Day in El Paso, Texas, without offering …
aaron k Academic freedom grifters rally around a new anti-transgender "disease" boingboing.net - Andrea James Brown University researcher Lisa Littman has become the latest cause célèbre for academic freedom grifters after publishing an irresponsible article …
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aaron k It Sure Looks Like Wireless Carriers Got Busted Throttling Netflix and YouTube Gizmodo - Adam Clark Estes Anyone holding out hope that the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules wouldn’t affect their internet better brace for …
aaron kIcon version of the Flipboard logo BREIN Shuts Down Usenet Indexing Community, Settles With Operators - TorrentFreak torrentfreak.com Based in the Netherlands, anti-piracy group BREIN has been fighting copyright infringement of all kinds since it was founded around 20 years ago. One …
aaron k It Sure Seems Like Police Planned Stormy Daniels’s Arrest in Advance thecut.com - Amanda Arnold Earlier this month, Stormy Daniels was arrested for allowing patrons to touch her while she performed at an Ohio strip club — an arrest that may have …
aaron k Emails show Michigan GOP bragged about cramming 'Dem garbage' into gerrymandered districts dailykos.com - Stephen Wolf for Daily Kos Elections Infuriating: Emails released in an ongoing federal lawsuit have confirmed that Michigan Republicans giddily engaged in naked gerrymandering when they …
aaron k Now Alex Jones is goading violence against Russia investigator—and Facebook still will not act dailykos.com - Hunter Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is currently in the middle of an effort to goad one of his viewers into killing Russia investigation Special Counsel …
aaron k MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow details shocking evidence that shows Russia and Trump are still working together Raw Story - Sarah K. Burris During Tuesday’s Rachel Maddow show, the MSNBC host uncovered a new federal indictment that goes straight to a Russian conspiracy in the Maria Butina …
aaron k 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds' trailer explores alien life and butterflies Engadget - Jon FingasNeil deGrasse Tyson has a lot of ground to cover. After the briefest of teases at the start of the year, Fox is ready to show Cosmos: Possible Worlds in earnest. The network has released an initial trailer
aaron k New York Giants Co-Owner Says Players Who Kneel During National Anthem Will Not Be Penalized TIME - Alix LangoneCo-owner of the New York Giants, Steve Tisch, said last week that Giants players will not be punished for protesting during the national anthem. Tisch, who is also a film and TV producer, told the Hollywood
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aaron k House Republicans defeat attempt to subpoena Trump interpreter - POLITICO POLITICORepublicans on the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday defeated an attempt by panel Democrats to subpoena the interpreter who worked for President Donald Trump during his summit Monday with Russian
aaron k California court kills billionaire's plan to divide state in three Guardian US - Associated PressA measure that would have split the state into separate parts will no longer appear on the ballot A measure that would divide California into three parts will not appear on the ballot in November, the
aaron k The absurd 24 hours unleashed by one bad White House answer on Russia Vox - Alex WardOver the past 24 hours, a huge controversy erupted in Washington over whether President Donald Trump would agree to let the Russian government interrogate 11 Americans — including a former US ambassador
aaron k They said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's message wouldn't play in the midwest, now she and Bernie are headed to Kansas boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow Kansas is an Ayn Randian dystopia of voter suppression, measles epidemics, Handmaid's Tale fanfic masquerading as law, Isalmophobic terrorist cells, …
