Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Since the beginning of Israel’s latest offensive against the Palestinian people in Gaza in October of last year, […]
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Invasion of the Corporate Data Snatchers: The Internet of Things
(By Catherine Crump and Matthew Harwood) Estimates vary, but by 2020 there could be over 30 billion devices connected to the Internet. Once dumb, they […]
The Rise of the Drones (Infographic)
Source: SecurityDegreeHub.com RT America: “New drone steals smartphone contents”
Israeli Kibbutz uses Robots To Combat Desert Dust that obscures Solar Panels
The humble chore of cleaning solar panels plays a key role in solar cell efficiency, especially in desert regions where frequent dust storms and lack of rain combine to reduce panel output by up to 35 percent. That same lack of rain also presents a…
Is Russia a “Regional Power” or “Geopolitical Threat”? Obama argues with Romney from the Hague
(By Juan Cole) The peculiar American two-party system followed President Obama to the Hague on Tuesday, where he gave a joint press conference with the […]
Climate Change is hitting us Now & will only Worsen: When will We Start Acting Like Adults?
(By Tom Giesen) Americans tell us through a recent Gallop poll that upward of 65% of them know global warming is happening. However, only 36% […]
Creationists to Neil deGrasse Tyson: Evolution isn’t scientific, but the Book of Genesis is
Creationist Ray Comfort complained that Neil deGrasse Tyson had misrepresented the Bible. The astrophysicist and host of Fox’s “Cosmos” said recently that using the Bible as a scientific source was problematic, because no one had ever scientifically…
Rep. Mike Rogers Says Snowden’s To Blame For Russia’s Aggressive Actions Against Ukraine
Mike Rogers is still willing to spread his stupidity to any new outlet that will have him. Despite the NSA and FBI being unable to find any evidence that Snowden colluded with Russian intelligence, Rogers continues to insist the former analyst is a…
Turkey: Is Twitter Mightier than Prime Minister Erdogan?
(By Erdağ Göknar via IslamiCommentary) Erdağ Göknar Claiming that Twitter has not responded to Turkish court requests to suspend specific accounts, the Turkish communications ministry […]
Egypt Shocks the World with Plan for Mass Execution of 528 Muslim Brothers
(By Juan Cole) An Egyptian court in the provincial center of El Minya on Monday shocked the world by sentencing 528 persons to death in […]
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