Facial recognition tech is rocketing ahead of laws that can control it

“Many Americans don’t realize they’re already in a facial recognition database,” Jennifer Lynch, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said Wednesday in a hearing on the technology. Addressing Senator Al Franken and the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, Lynch pointed out that there is a painful disconnect between how little personal [...]

Northern Virginia officials worry secret CIA facility could scuttle hopes for landing FBI HQ

ShareThis Northern Virginia officials worry secret CIA facility could scuttle hopes for landing FBI HQ 23 Mar 2013 Fairfax County officials want Uncle Sam to know they have the perfect site in Springfield to replace the FBI’s 39-year-old Washington headquarters… But some Northern Virginia officials have been told that the biggest obstacle to redevelopment may [...]

Philip Marshall – Lack of Evidence

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by Greg Fernandez Jr “As a former operative in this group’s notorious covert missions, including Iran-Contra and the sting of Pablo Escobar, I recognized that this smoke rising over Manhattan might add a major piece to my large jigsaw puzzle of evidence.” – Philip Marshall (The Big Bamboozle, page 9) Philip Marshall’s first wife, Ann [...]

6.7 million bats already dead, White-nose Syndrome could lead to extinction of some species – scientists

ShareThis 6.7 million bats already dead, White-nose Syndrome could lead to extinction of some species – scientists 10 Apr 2012 More than six million bats are dead, and millions more are expected to fall victim to a disease known as White-nose Syndrome, or WNS. First identified in the northeastern United States, WNS has wiped out [...]

Face Transplant Operation is ‘Most Extensive in History’

A 37-year-old Virginia man severely disfigured by a 1997 gun accident has received the most extensive full-face transplant in medical history, according to University of Maryland Medical Center surgeons. Hospital officials report that Richard Lee Norris, of Hillsville, Va., is recovering well after an amazing, medically unprecedented 36-hour surgery that not only gave him a [...]

Israeli Soldiers Reportedly Already Active in Iran

Madison Ruppert | Israel is utilizing a military base in Iraqi Kurdistan as a launching point for cross-border missions into Iran.              

Could climate change make Canada a future superpower?

+ In Laurence C. Smith’s new book “The World in 2050,” which focuses on the effects of climate change over the next 40 years, it is theorized that Canada could become a global superpower. Mr. Smith believes that the warmer temperatures will bring out more natural resources such as water, oil and gas. This will [...]

What’s Hiding Behind the Buzzwords in Job Ads? How to navigate in the New World order

Or perhaps, confusing jargon suggests that the company has an ill-defined mission or strategy. “Most people have no idea what the development plans really are; they don’t know where they’re going,” says Fleming. With that in mind, we’ve asked Fleming, Ullrich and other career experts to help us decode the most commonly used jargon in [...]

WAC Colorado almost Arrested Feb 22 at NDAA Protest for Senator Udall’s Terrorism Event

WAC Colorado almost Arrested Feb 22 at NDAA Protest for Senator Udall’s Terrorism Event

  Bruce Baumann We Are Change Colorado Grassroots Media March 3, 2012   On December 15th 2011, exactly 220 years after the signing of our Bill of Rights, our democratically elected United States Senators voted 86-to-13 to pass the National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2012.  The bill authorizes indefinite detainment and torture of [...]

Soaring gas prices are giving drivers a new round of pain at the pump

The average price for a gallon of gas in the LA-Long Beach area has jumped to $4.25 a gallon, which is up six cents from Thursday, and 25 cents from a week ago. Prices in the Southland are as high as $5.09 at a Chevron station in downtown Los Angeles, while Burbank’s Fleet Fueling is [...]