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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran
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Shooting Protesters from Minneapolis to Tehran

Juan Cole

How the Ghost of Renee Nicole Good Haunts Trump’s Response to Iran’s Protests

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

Despite Trump, Renewable Energy keeps Surging

02/03/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

Iran regime: A Plato’s Republic thought experiment gone too far?

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Domestic Surveillance
Invasion of the Corporate Data Snatchers:  The Internet of Things

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 […]

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Drones
The Rise of the Drones (Infographic)

The Rise of the Drones (Infographic)

Source: SecurityDegreeHub.com RT America: “New drone steals smartphone contents”

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Climate Change
Israeli Kibbutz uses Robots To Combat Desert Dust that obscures Solar Panels

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…

Juan Cole

Eastern Europe
Is Russia a "Regional Power" or "Geopolitical Threat"?  Obama argues with Romney from the Hague

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 […]

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Climate Change
Climate Change is hitting us Now & will only Worsen:  When will We Start Acting Like Adults?

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% […]

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astronomy and outer space
Creationists to Neil deGrasse Tyson: Evolution isn’t scientific, but the Book of Genesis is

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…

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censorship
Rep. Mike Rogers Says Snowden's To Blame For Russia's Aggressive Actions Against Ukraine

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…

Juan Cole

Internet
Turkey:  Is Twitter Mightier than Prime Minister Erdogan?

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 […]

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Egypt Shocks the World with Plan for Mass Execution of 528 Muslim Brothers

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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