This article originally appeared on DC Report.Throw all the prosecutorial sentencing reports together that emerged yesterday about Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort, stir gently, and what do we have? The commentary was so quick to get to the details, that it is useful to pull back and see the whole picture:
Source: The extent of the Trump-Kremlin conspiracy is becoming much clearer now | Alternet
One of our biggest fears is that these devices could be used to spy on protesters legally exercising their constitutional rights.. The New York Police Department announced this week that it will deploy 14 new drones as part of its policing activities across New York City. The use of this highly invasive technology represents a new frontier for both public safety and abuses of power.
Source: New NYPD Drone Policy Represents a Serious Threat to Privacy
“The melting and sea level rise we’ve observed already will be dwarfed as climate continues to warm”
Source: Greenland melting is in overdrive … and it is speeding up
It is commonly assumed that the battle over Darwinism was waged in the nineteenth century, and that Darwin won the day because his theory was supported by the scientific evidence. Continue reading How Darwin really triumphed | Uncommon Descent
Most people genuinely care about truth. I don’t mean that we tell the truth all of the time—though most of us mostly do—but that we very much want to know what is real. Reality can knock you flat if you don’t see it coming.
Source: You’ve been hacked: The psychology of disinformation and how to protect yourself | Alternet
archive: Lamarck, the teleomechanists July 2nd, 2017 • Source: archive: Lamarck, the teleomechanists – 1848: The Ends of History
The question of evolution in general, and the related ‘evolution’ of civilization has been so totally muddled by science, biology, and everyone else that is almost impossible to conside…
