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  • Remarks by President Trump at Whirlpool Corporation Manufacturing Plant

    08/07/2020 3:42:01 PM PDT · by HangnJudge
    www.whitehouse.gov ^ | 8/7/20 | President Trump
    “So I have a lot of enemies out there. This may be the last time you’ll see me for a while. A lot of very, very rich enemies, but they are not happy with what I’m doing,” said Trump. “But I figure we have one chance to do it, and no other President is going to do what I do. No other President would do a favored nations, a rebate, a buy from other nations at much less cost. Nobody. And there are a lot of unhappy people, and they’re very rich people, and they’re very unhappy,”
  • Cloudflare is Giving Away Its Security Tools To US Political Campaigns

    01/15/2020 7:39:26 AM PST · by HangnJudge · 17 replies
    techcrunch ^ | 1/15/20 | zack whittaker/
    Network security giant Cloudflare said it will provide its security tools and services to U.S. political campaigns for free, as part of its efforts to secure upcoming elections against cyberattacks and election interference. The company said its new Cloudflare for Campaigns offering will include distributed denial-of-service attack mitigation, load balancing for campaign websites, a website firewall, and anti-bot protections.
  • Study: Psychiatric Diagnoses Are ‘Scientifically Meaningless’ In Treating Mental Health

    07/09/2019 10:30:19 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 16 replies
    Studyfinds.org ^ | 7/9/19 | John Anderer
    No two people are exactly alike. Therefore, attempting to classify each unique individual’s mental health issues into neat categories just doesn’t work. That’s the claim coming out of the United Kingdom that is sure to ruffle some psychologists’ feathers. More people are being diagnosed with mental illnesses than ever before. Multiple factors can be attributed to this rise; many people blame the popularity of social media and increased screen time, but it is also worth considering that in today’s day and age more people may be willing to admit they are having mental health issues in the first place. Whatever...
  • Change a View (vanity)

    04/07/2019 2:19:47 PM PDT · by HangnJudge · 24 replies
    Web site for civil discourse and genuine exchange of differences of viewpoint. just opened today, would be helpful to have thoughtful conservative principles involved. So far looks promising and generally balanced.
  • A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE: BACK FROM THE BRINK

    07/21/2018 7:35:03 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 33 replies
    TwoIceFloes ^ | 7/19/18 | Cognitive Dissonance
    I knew unequivocally and with no misinterpretation I was between states of being. I could continue on towards the next realm/state of being, though the feeling was one of returning, or I could go back to where I had just come, though again the feeling was more akin to returning. Both states of being or direction were vaguely familiar, though at that point nothing was known with absolute clarity, just an understanding or knowing of familiarity and comfort.
  • An Apology for the Internet -- from the People Who Built It

    04/14/2018 4:47:19 PM PDT · by HangnJudge · 75 replies
    Slashdot ^ | 4/14/2018 | Slashdot
    "Those who designed our digital world are aghast at what they created," argues a new article in New York Magazine titled "The Internet Apologizes". Today, the most dire warnings are coming from the heart of Silicon Valley itself. The man who oversaw the creation of the original iPhone believes the device he helped build is too addictive. The inventor of the World Wide Web fears his creation is being "weaponized." Even Sean Parker, Facebook's first president, has blasted social media as a dangerous form of psychological manipulation. "God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains," he lamented recently...
  • Pope Warns World Is One Step Away From Nuclear War

    01/20/2018 8:21:07 AM PST · by HangnJudge · 41 replies
    OANN ^ | 1/15/18 | Philip Pullella
    ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit”. His comment, made as he flew off for a visit to Chile and Peru, came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in the U.S. state and highlighted the risk of possible unintended nuclear war with North Korea. Asked if he was worried about the possibility of nuclear war, Pope Francis said: “I think we are at the very limit. I am really afraid of this....
  • Pope Francis Condemns "Inhuman" Paris Terror Attacks As Part Of "Piecemeal Third World War"

    11/14/2015 7:26:38 AM PST · by HangnJudge · 13 replies
    Zerohedge ^ | 11/14/15 | Zerohedge
    Pope Francis said "war is madness," just over a year ago while condemning the idea of war in God's name, and today, in a succinct but notably unforgiving and emotional statement, Francis reiterated his previous warning that a "piecemeal" World War III has already begun and, as he previously stated, the international community would be justified in using force to stop what he called "unjust aggression" by Islamic State militants.
  • What Do You Know About The News? Take The Quiz

    09/07/2013 9:30:27 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 142 replies
    Pew Research ^ | 9/7/2013 | Pew Research
    Test your awareness of current events and compare against national polling data
  • In cancer science, many 'discoveries' don't hold up

    04/06/2012 7:33:59 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 18 replies
    Yahoo.com ^ | 3-28-2012 | Sharon Begley
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer -- a high proportion of them from university labs -- are unreliable, with grim consequences for producing new medicines in the future.
  • Have RIM, Nokia & Apple provided Indian Military with backdoor access to cellular comm?

    01/08/2012 6:57:42 AM PST · by HangnJudge · 7 replies
    ZDNet ^ | 1-6-12 | Manan Kakkar
    In exchange for mobile presence in India, RIM, Nokia and Apple have allegedly provided backdoor access for the Indian intelligence to spy on communication. On January 6th reports of Symantec (makers of Norton Anitvirus) being hacked surfaced. The group of hackers behind the attack were from India.
  • Ctrl+Alt+Bernanke: Operation Empire State Rebellion Resumes Attack On Fed Chairman

    06/12/2011 8:15:36 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 4 replies
    ZeroHedge ^ | 6/11/11 | Tyler Durden
    Operation Empire State Rebellion is back. Perhaps in the aftermath of the IMF "very major breach" by anonymous hackers, it is really time to make sure all external access points to FedWire and FedLine are truly safe and sound. It will be very sad if it is uncovered that this source of externally accessible portal to hundreds of billions in emergency Fed funding has been somehow compromised. Just imagine the loss of confidence in the system... Why, a global distributed attack would really stretch the Fed's 1,200-strong police force quite thin.
  • The Real Crisis That Will Soon Hit the US

    02/19/2011 6:13:52 AM PST · by HangnJudge · 183 replies
    ZeroHedge ^ | 2/18/11 | Phoenix Capital Research
    Forget stocks, the real crisis is coming… and it’s coming fast.   Indeed, it first hit in 2008 though it was almost entirely off the radar of the American public. While all eyes were glued to the carnage in the stock market and brokerage account balances, a far more serious crisis began to unfold rocking 30 countries around the globe.   I’m talking about food shortages.   Aside from a few rice shortages that were induced by export restrictions in Asia, food received little or no coverage from the financial media in 2008. Yet, food shortages started riots in over...
  • It’s How You Play the Game: The Fate of Western Civilization and Grade-School Soccer

    11/07/2010 5:48:53 AM PST · by HangnJudge · 23 replies
    PajamsMedia ^ | 11/7/2010 | Barry Rubin
    It‘s something of a stretch to compare a soccer game among eleven-year-old boys with the fate of the democratic world, but I’ve always managed to see big issues in small things. My son is playing on a local soccer team which has lost every one of its games, often by humiliating scores. The coach is a nice guy, but seems an archetype of contemporary thinking: he tells the kids not to care about whether they win, puts players at any positions they want, and doesn’t listen to their suggestions. He never criticizes a player or suggests how a player could...
  • News from Tennessee (Vanity)

    11/02/2010 8:19:00 PM PDT · by HangnJudge · 14 replies
    GOP's Bill Haslam wins governor's race Republican and political newcomer Julia C. Hurley rode her political party’s wave to victory tonight, edging out veteran Democrat incumbent Dennis Ferguson for the 32nd House District seat. Ferguson held the seat for 18 years. Republican Chattanooga attorney Chuck Fleischmann has won the 3rd District congressional seat. Republicans took three Democratic seats tonight to take control of the Tennessee congressional delegation for the first time in nearly a decade.
  • Survey of Consumers Thomson Reuters / University of Michigan

    10/30/2010 7:31:56 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 15 replies
    University of Michigan ^ | 10/28/2010 | Richard Curtin
    Confidence in government economic policies has fallen to the lowest level since the closing months of the Bush presidency, with just 11% of consumers holding favorable evaluations of Obama’s policies. Although mid-term elections primarily respond to local rather than national issues, residents of nearly all local areas expressed economic discontent. It would not be surprising for confidence to rebound after the election; it would be surprising if those gains proved to be more than temporary. If the lame duck Congress does not immediately pass an extension of the Bush tax cuts, not even deep discounts will secure modest gains in...
  • DXZ Flash Crash Detonates Entire Currency Complex

    10/23/2010 6:41:35 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 34 replies
    Zerohedge ^ | 10/23/2010 | Tyler Durden
    And now, for that Friday night bomb, when nuking stocks has a tad too much of a Waddell and Reed 'amateur hour' aftertaste, the only alternative - destroy the entire currency market. If this crash in the DXY (seen below) had happened during regular hours, apparently driven not by the dollar but by DXY component EUR (there was no comparable move in other USD pairs), it would have created a complete market collapse. Luckily it happened an hour after close. Weekend collapse averted. And a quick glance at the other pairs shows that the GBP and CHF were solidly impacted...
  • Evidence Accumulates for Links Between Marijuana and Psychosis

    05/07/2010 5:38:21 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 57 replies · 1,056+ views
    Medscape ^ | 03/26/2010 | Michael T. Compton, MD, MPH
    A number of studies in recent years have revealed complex links between marijuana use and psychotic symptoms and diagnosable psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. Although a thorough review of this broad literature is beyond the purview of this brief communication, two avenues of research will be succinctly summarized, pertaining to (1) associations between cannabis use and clinical manifestations of psychosis, and (2) the biologic plausibility of the observed links... ...Conclusion In sum, a growing body of clinical and epidemiologic research suggests significant but complex links between cannabis use and psychosis. Concurrently, ongoing neurobiologic research is revealing findings in the endocannabinoid system...
  • ObamaCare and our Debt Death Spiral

    03/28/2010 5:26:58 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 24 replies · 654+ views
    Pajamas Media ^ | March 28, 2010 | Monty Pelerin
    In an article in the Atlantic entitled “My Inflation Nightmare,” Michael Kinsley worries about the future of the economy. He fears that inflation, perhaps hyperinflation, is a likely next stage in the economic crisis. His fears contradict the respected liberal economists Paul Krugman and Larry Summers. They argue that deflation is the likely outcome... ...Mr. Kinsley should realize that it was these and similar experts that got us into this mess. Neither of these experts ever saw it coming, despite their expertise and mathematical Keynesian models. One is an ideologue and the other an employee of the administration. Does Mr....
  • Social Security: "Here It Comes"

    03/15/2010 6:47:30 AM PDT · by HangnJudge · 24 replies · 1,589+ views
    The Market Ticker ^ | 3-15-10 | Karl Denninger
    This year, for the first time since the 1980s, when Congress last overhauled Social Security, the retirement program is projected to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes -- nearly $29 billion more. In a world where we talk about trillions, this doesn't sound like much. But it's not the amount that's the problem - it's the direction. For decades government has cooked its books by stealing the Social Security taxes you pay. This was the infamous "lock box" debate had during Gore's campaign. Too bad Mr. "the world's getting hotter so I have to live in...