Ebola Disaster Looming due to Regional Warfare, Says WHO
Yeah that wouldn’t be great: https://tinyurl.com/y7pguaxj
Month: October 2018
If we create ‘super soldiers,’ can we turn them back?
From Popular Mechanics: A soldier wears a skullcap that stimulates his brain to make him learn skills faster, or reads his thoughts as a way to control a drone. Another is plugged into a Tron-like “active cyber defense system,” in which she mentally teams up with computer systems “to successfully multitask during complex military missions.” The Pentagon … Read more
World’s top 5 ‘most evil’ corporations
To be honest there is a long list of candidates that could have been chosen for inclusion in the “top 5”, but this RT’s (politicised) list, which predictably singles out US corporations, with only a couple of exceptions, and includes no Russian names. They go for: Monsanto Apple Nestle Philip Morris McDonald’s Other contenders listed … Read more
SILICON VALLEY BLUES: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind.
via forbes: He clearly doesn’t relish the spotlight this story will bring and is quick to underscore that Facebook “isn’t the bad guy.” (“I think of them as just very good businesspeople.”) But he paid dearly for the right to speak his mind. “As part of a proposed settlement at the end, [Facebook management] tried to … Read more
Are You Thinking of Investing in Rental Property?
If you are considering investing in a rental property, you are certainly not alone. This is something that more and more people have gotten into over recent years, and for many it has helped to change their own lives and the futures of their loved ones. Property investment is a very shrewd move, and for … Read more
The Hounding of Judge Kavanaugh: A Synopsis
by Dr. Eowyn Beverly Ann Barnum is a longtime Facebook reader of Fellowship of the Minds. She wrote this essay to inform “all those clamoring for an FBI investigation into the Ford/Kavanaugh situation.” WHO: Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, accuser; Judge Bret Kavanaugh, defendant; Mark Judge, witness; Patrick J. Smyth, witness; Leland Ingham Keyser, witness. WHAT: All named witnesses declare, under oath … Read more
Chevy Chase Rips Saturday Night Live – “Worst Humor in the World”
“Comedy doesn’t have to be funny” really sounds like a totalitarian society in a dystopian future. VD
With Midterms Around the Corner, Michelle Obama Tells Voters to Stay Stupid and Vote Democrat (VIDEO)
by Chris Black This is not a joke unfortunately, as former first lady Michelle O. just told DEM voters to stay stupid. Well, she did not do it so bluntly, but if you watch the video below, you’ll see how, according to Michelle, you don’t need to be well read/informed on political issues as … Read more
JAY COST: In the Kavanaugh Hearings, Democrats Break Norms to Gain Power… McConnell: Senate Will Hold Kavanaugh Vote ‘This Week.’
via nationalreview: What grates me about this recent talk of norms is that that efforts to police norms have of late been notoriously one-sided, mainly serving the purpose of advancing Democratic political priorities. For instance, in 2011, President Barack Obama invited Paul Ryan, who was then the chairman of the House Budget Committee, to a speech … Read more
Why should voters in low-tax states continue subsidizing their tax-and-spend lifestyles?
I’M OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER WHEN PAYING YOUR FAIR SHARE WAS PATRIOTIC: New York Towns Gearing Up to Fight IRS Ruling on Local Taxes. “New federal code capped state and local tax deductions at $10,000, hurting some residents in the high-tax suburbs.” State lawmakers approved a bill in March that allowed the creation of the charitable funds. … Read more