Houthi rebels in Yemen have reportedly shelled a Saudi city, resulting in major casualities according to scattered reports from the region. Saudi involvement in Yemen has been slipping from public knowledge after they announced publicly […]
Month: May 2015
Iran Faked Destruction Of Mock U.S. Carrier
Iran has been caught faking the destruction of a mock-up U.S. aircraft carrier, new satellite images reveal. The new images show that the mock-up of the USS Nimitz nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that Iran claimed to […]
Russia Caught Inflating Popularity Of Pro-Russian Propaganda
Russia’s increasingly belligerent actions are universally condemned, both at home and abroad. Its people suffer and starve while Putin and his elite cadre of oligarchs inflate their bank accounts. Turns out that’s not all they […]
Judge Calls Patent Troll “Ingenious Crooked Extortionate Operation”
Convicted patent troll Prenda was in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday to appeal sanctions leveled against it two years ago for abusive legal practices that amounted to extortion. It was not a pretty […]
Bird Flu Outbreak Could Mean No Thanksgiving Turkeys
The largest-ever U.S. outbreak of bird flu, which has devastated Midwestern poultry and egg producers in recent weeks, will be felt at Thanksgiving tables across the nation come November, say farmers. The high contagious H5N2 […]
Sally Beauty Supply Hit By Second Massive Data Breach
Customers of colossal cosmetics retailer Sally Beauty Supply are being advised to check their credit card statements after the company admitted it was breached for the second time in a little over a year. The […]
Facebook’s Internet.org Is A Privacy Nightmare
Facebook announced yesterday that it was opening up its Internet.org service to all sites, in response to criticism that it was playing favorites and undermining net neutrality in developing countries – effectively conditioning the population […]
NASA Successfully Tests 10 Engine Electric Plane
Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center have developed a ten-engine, battery-powered plane that takes off and lands vertically, like a helicopter, yet once airborne, flies like an airplane. Engineers successfully tested the remote-controlled plane at […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Texas Shooting
In what would mark the first attack by the terror group on U.S. soil, ISIS has claimed responsibility for the shooting that took place outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas. The group also […]
Israeli Military Caught Massacring Civilians
The Israeli military deliberately targeted Palestinian civilians and their homes during the Gaza war last year, according to a damning report released on Monday. The report contains the graphic, first-hand accounts of more than 60 […]
The Truth About Apps That Secretly Connect To Tracking Sites
There are two different ways to download apps. The first is the carefully curated Apple app store, which takes a notoriously tough review to have your app listed. The second is via the Google Play […]
Mass Surveillance Ruled Unconstitutional In Slovak Republic
Laws that allow for spying on European citizens continue to fall across the continent. First it was Bulgaria, which followed in the wake of the Netherlands. Yesterday the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic has […]
Mexico’s War On Drugs Means Cartel Whack-a-Mole
A weekend of narco-war convulsed Mexico’s second-largest city and a famed beach resort town showing that a powerful and aggressive drug cartel has risen to take the place of the weakened Sinaloa, Knights Templar, Gulf […]
Observer Severely Beaten For Reporting Russian Election Fraud
An observer who witnessed electoral violations in a Moscow-region local election was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen after being attacked by a group of men late last week, a news report said. Stanislav Pozdnyakov was […]
Apple Being Investigated By DOJ For Trying To Kill Spotify, Internet Radio
The Department of Justice is investigating Apple’s business practices in relation to its upcoming music streaming service, according to multiple press reports. The news comes after reports that Apple has been pushing major music labels […]
UN Rules Internet Censorship, Kill Switches Violate Human Rights
In a landmark UN authored paper, a group of leading experts have said that forcing the shutdown of internet access is impermissible under international human rights law — even during times of war and conflict. […]
Sunday’s LA Earthquake Shows Nepal Isn’t An Isolated Event
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake that shook the Los Angeles area early Sunday morning shows that what happened in Nepal two weeks ago could happen here at home. Many LA residents were awoken to rattling right […]
Big Telcos Using Dirty Tricks To Avoid Net Neutrality Rules
In yet another clear sign that the FCC’s net neutrality rules are in consumers’ best interests, the big telecom monopolies have been caught using technical loopholes to get around the effective policing mechanisms the FCC […]
Citigroup’s CEO Takes ‘Pay Cut’ To $12 million Per Year
“In part because he failed to stop traders from rigging the foreign-exchange markets” Citigroup Inc. Chairman Michael O’Neill announced CEO Michael Corbat’s 2014 compensation would be cut by an undisclosed amount. The exact fine that […]
Miller-Coors Sued For Calling Mass Produced Beer ‘Craft’
A California man has sued Miller-Coors for labeling Blue Moon as a craft beer, it was reported this weekend. Zach Rabun of Mockery Brewing points to the fact Blue Moon is made at the same […]
Puerto Rico Latest To Legalize Medical Marijuana
In an unexpected move late Sunday, Puerto Rico’s governor signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory. The order went into immediate effect. Gov. Alejandro García Padilla gave […]
Beware Insurance Companies Offering Discounts For Data
Global insurance giant Manulife is looking to wearable fitness trackers, data collection and an enticing rewards program to boost sluggish sales and connect with customers in a radical new way. Or that’s the pitch anyway. […]
Wildlife Decline May Lead To Empty Landscapes
Approximately 60% of giant plant eating animals, including rhinos, elephants and gorillas, are at risk of extinction, according to new research. Analysis of 74 herbivore species, published in the journal Science Advances, saw poaching and […]
ISIS Comitting Genocide, Slaughters Hundreds Of Yazidis Over Weekend
ISIS’ massacres of Yazidi populations are now a full on genocide as the terrorist militants killed at least 200 Yazidis near Mosul, Iraq, on Friday, an senior Iraqi lawmaker said Sunday. The political party Yazidi […]
Antibiotics Used To Preserve Ancient Frescoes Of Pompeii
Some of the most celebrated frescoes at the ancient Roman ruin of Pompeii have been given a course of antibiotics. Specifically, conservators used amoxicillin, a type of penicillin, to treat strains of bacteria living in […]
Here’s A List Of Everything Facebook Knows About You
And it isn’t just Facebook that knows all this – your data is freely shared with the NSA and CIA. It’s also available, without a warrant, to every law enforcement branch in the country. Just […]
Germany Launches Public Probe Of NSA Data Collection
Germany was up in arms this weekend over fresh spying allegations that could harm the country’s thorny relationship with surveillance of its citizens. The revelations bring back Soviet era memories where secret police held dossiers […]
Hard Rock Hotel Hit By Massive Data Breach
Identity thieves have hit Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in a massive data breach that includes credit card numbers, names, and addresses, according to reports The company says it found malware on its […]
Australia Finds Way To Break Apple’s Tax Dodges
Australia’s Economics References Committee, which has been conducting hearings into corporate tax avoidance, looks to have made a breakthrough in the fight on rich tech companies avoiding taxes by using elaborate networks of subsidiaries. The […]
Carly Fiorina Continues To Fail Upward, Launches Presidential Bid
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced her candidacy for president on Monday, becoming the first female candidate to seek the Republican Party’s nomination. “Yes, I am running,” Fiorina told ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and followed […]