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These Ex-Spies Are Harvesting Facebook Photos For A Massive Facial Recognition Database
Thought Cambridge Analytica was creepy? This Israeli surveillance juggernaut is sitting on a massive database of faces taken from Facebook and YouTube, all feeding facial recognition tech for national governments. By Thomas Fox-Brewster.
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Perception and Misperception on the Korean Peninsula
How Unwanted Wars Begin. By Robert Jervis and Mira Rapp-Hooper. (Apr. 5, 2018)
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Here’s John Bolton Promising Regime Change in Iran by the End of 2018
Just eight months ago, John Bolton told members of a cult-like Iranian exile group that "before 2019" they would be ruling Iran. By Robert Mackey.
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In 1983, American Provocations — and Soviet Fear — Drove the World Closer to Nuclear War
At a time when many in Moscow have again come to view the United States as an implacable foe, renewed examination of this period could yield important lessons for today. By Richard Purcell.
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It’s Time to Panic Now
John Bolton named National Security Adviser. Replacing McMaster with Bolton puts the U.S. on a path to war. By Fred Kaplan.
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The Untold Story of John Bolton’s Campaign for War With Iran
Everyone knows Bolton is a hawk. Less understood is how he labored in secret to drive Washington and Tehran apart. By Gareth Porter. (Mar. 22, 2018)
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Too Much Sun Could Wreak Havoc on Driverless Cars
Space meteorologists warn automated vehicle engineers against relying on GPS. By Kyle Stock and Brian K. Sullivan.
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The Worsening Cosmic Ray Situation
Cosmic rays are bad–and they’re getting worse. (Mar. 5, 2018)
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A Warning Cry From the Doomsday Vault
Humanity’s food security is at far more risk than you realize. By Jonas O Bergman. (Mar. 8, 2018)
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Is Trump the New Clinton?
Foreign meddling, corruption, and sex scandals don’t always bring down a president. Just ask Bill Clinton. By Musa al-Gharbi
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Direct Eye Contact
The most sophisticated, most urban, most reproductively fruitful of bears. By John McPhee.
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Are You Listening, America?
Vladimir Putin's state of the nation address outlines a dangerous nuclear reality and should not be dismissed as political posturing. By Scott Ritter.
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Welcome to the Age of Climate Migration
Jeff Goodell reports: Extreme weather due to climate change displaced more than a million people from their homes last year and could reshape nation.
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For the EPA, ‘reform’ means giving industry what it wants
The EPA is granting specific private-sector wishes as it moves to roll back, alter or delay rules. By Rachel Leven.
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Retreat From a Rising Sea: A Book Review
The only answer to rising seas is to retreat, argues an excellent 2016 book, Retreat From a Rising Sea; Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change by Dr. Orrin Pilkey with co-authors. By Dr. Jeff Masters.
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A Game Changer
For the Israelis this defiance of their usual air supremacy requires massive retaliation. This is ongoing. By Col. Pat Lang.
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The dinosaur-murdering asteroid maybe also triggered an underwater volcano meltdown
Why pick just one flavor of apocalypse? By Rachel Becker.
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The Invitation (2015) Trailer
Karyn Kusama, Drafthouse Films [On Amazon and Netflix, Cinesift link in sources (LIS)]
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Trump’s Nuke Plan Raising Alarms Among Military Brass
They say strategy led by DoD policy wonks could lead to dangerous nuclear escalation. By Mark Perry.
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The Earth’s magnetic poles are overdue for a switch
The satellites that control our world could be rendered useless. By Chelsea Gohd.
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