December 7, 2016

French lawmakers ban websites that spread 'false information' on abortion

Source: International News 24/7. 20:03 local time

" French Senators on Thursday passed a bill to ban pro-life websites from spreading "false information" about abortion, following a heated debate with rightwing lawmakers who argued it would contravene freedom of expression. "

Read more: http://www.france24.com/en/20161207-french-lawmakers-ban-websites-spread-false-information-abortion

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The Law was passed in 1975 by a right-wing administration not because of a sudden open-miodedness, but because clinics had become common-place and had massive support from lawyers, organizations and people in general, which had created a wide disconnect between the state of the law and... reality.
On a more general level, this also signals the possibility of consequencing the spread of false information, which has become a staple of the right-wing diet everywhere in the world.

October 31, 2016

Half of Russians fear Syria could spark WWIII.

http://www.france24.com/en/20161031-half-russians-fear-syria-could-spark-wwiii

This might herald an inflection point in this nation's trajectory. A point where reasonable fear takes precedence over wounded pride. A people who has lost about 20 millions during WW2 cannot forget what war costs.

October 28, 2016

FX!

Better Things and Atlanta. Best shows I saw in a long while.

October 27, 2016

Thinking about moving abroad?

http://www.france24.com/en/20161027-pirate-party-set-rattle-iceland-snap-election

October 27, 2016

Grab that, asshole:

http://www.france24.com/en/20161027-pussy-riot-rips-trump-dystopian-video

October 23, 2016

Any gamblers around?

http://www.legalbettingonline.com/political/

October 18, 2016

An excellent article that pretty much settles the nature/nurture problem.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/

October 8, 2016

Barnum's legacy.

This nation's public sphere has now reached the level, techniques and general meaning and functioning of a bona fide circus, almost up to the radical Roman version. Unfortunately, this is not a specifically american phenomenon. It heralds the next step in the evolution of infrastructures worldwide. We are watching the unfolding of the capitalistic historical achievement: the generalization of life as a series of images.

September 14, 2016

Another piece of good debunking, critical, investigative journalism

One of the next battles. Unless you can move to Finland, Or pretty much anywhere else in the world.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/09/14/wall-streets-new-way-of-making-money-from-public-education-and-why-its-a-problem/

September 14, 2016

Good investigative journalism.

This is about the way donations influenced the state of Wisconsin policies under Walker.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/14/corporate-cash-john-doe-files-scott-walker-wisconsin