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This Day in History
Iran-Contra scandal begins to unfold; Chile’s Salvador Allende takes office; Carol Moseley-Braun is first black woman elected to U.S. Senate; Former pro-wrestler Jesse Ventura elected Minnesota governor.
Breakfast Tunes
Something to Think about over Coffee Prozac
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha
Breakfast News
TransCanada seeks Keystone XL delay, taking decision off Obama’s hands
The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline has asked for its US permit application to be put on hold – a move that would leave the final decision on the controversial tar sands oil project to Barack Obama’s successor.
In a letter to John Kerry, the secretary of state, the Canadian company said on Monday that it was seeking to suspend the review of its permit application until the resolution of a dispute about its proposed route across the state of Nebraska.
World’s biggest tech companies get failing grade on data-privacy rights
The world’s top tech companies are failing when it comes to privacy and freedom of expression, according to the most comprehensive assessment to date of their user agreement policies.
Tech firms including US giants Facebook, Google and Microsoft, Europe’s top mobile companies Vodafone and Orange, China’s Tencent, and South Korea’s Daum Kakao (which makes the 140 million-user-strong KakaoTalk) were among the public companies surveyed in an ongoing project called Ranking Digital Rights.
Melting ice in west Antarctica could raise seas by three metres, warns study
A key area of ice in west Antarctica may already be unstable enough to cause global sea levels to rise by three metres of ocean rise, scientists said on Monday.
The study follows research published last year, led by Nasa glaciologist Eric Rignot, warning that ice in the Antarctic had gone into a state of irreversible retreat, that the melting was considered “unstoppable” and could raise sea level by 1.2 metres.
Amazon begins a new chapter with opening of first physical bookstore
Amazon is opening its first physical bookstore, 20 years after the world’s biggest online retailer started selling publications on the internet.
The company will unveil a shop called Amazon Books at University Village in Seattle, its home city, on Tuesday.
Amazon will stock about 6,000 books, with the selection based on reviews and sales data from Amazon.com. The price of books in the store will be the same as on the Amazon website.
Must Read Blog Posts
One of Iraq’s Leading Warmongers Gets a Nice Send-Off Charles Pierce, Esquire Politics
They all fear real questions. Problem is, a gutless media isn’t asking them Bill Curry, Salon
“Phones down, don’t shoot”: Trevor Noah calls bullsh*t on the FBI’s “Ferguson Effect” lie Sarah Buris, Salon
“Stunning” Rise in Death Rate, Pain Levels for Middle-Aged, Less Educated Whites Yves Smith, naked capitalism
Court Tosses Bogus Wiretapping Charge Against Man Who Recorded Cops Who Raided His House Tim Cushing, Techdirt
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Bon jour, mes amis. It’s Election Day in many states and cities. Local elections are more important than ever. It’s how the right wingers took control of the federal government.. Even if you don’t like anyone on the ballot, you can write someone’s name in. So, please, get out and vote