Month: July 2017

Russian Propaganda?

Actually I suspect that Pepe Escobar leans to the country to whose sources he next expects access.  He covers Russia, China, and other Eurasian countries.  He is good at representing their public point of view....

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The End of the Internet

Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing: The W3C has overruled members’ objections and will publish its DRM for videos The key point.  It was also a key objection to the Trans-Pacific Partnership as well. The DRM advocates at W3C...

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The Russian Mob Visits Trump’s Inner Circle

Last year, I started playing soccer for the first time in about thirty years in a local adult league. I had a lot of success at it, scored a lot of goals despite my decrepitude, and made it through the season in much better...

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Living Planet: US Mayors Implement #ParisAgreement

Living Planet: Our planet, our future | DW – Environment | As world leaders debate how best to move forward with implementing the goals of the Paris Agreement, cities and civil society are wasting no time in taking action....

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Casual Observation

Nice company that Donald Trump Jr. keeps. Take your time and read the whole thing. It puts this in its proper context. Unbelievable.

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