taz (54)in #economics • 8 years agoIs the EU Volcano About to Erupt?I am wondering if the EU volcano is about to erupt. My rationale is Matteo Renzi, Francois Hollande, and Angela…taz (54)in #climate-data • 8 years agoVirtually indistinguishable - Comparing early 20th Century warming to late 20th Century warmingGuest essay by Andy May Many writers, including Professor Richard Lindzen and Ed Caryl have noticed the remarkable…taz (54)in #government-corruption • 8 years agoDespite Her Large Scale Deception, FBI Just Discovered 15,000 More Clinton EmailsThe FBI has uncovered an additional 14,900 emails and documents from Clinton's personal server, nearly doubling in…taz (54)in #events • 8 years agoUnknown Bidder Buys $1.6 Million in Bitcoin at US Government AuctionA winning bidder has claimed 2,700 BTC (worth $1.58m) at an auction held by the US Marshals Service (USMS).Continue…taz (54)in #news • 8 years agoFlorida Files Appeal After Charges Against Bitcoin Seller DismissedThe state of Florida has appealed a recent court decision that saw a judge rule bitcoin isn't money.Continue…taz (54)in #economics • 8 years agoPrivate Placement: European Companies Issue Debt Simply Because the ECB will Buy That DebtDebt Seller’s Paradise Things are so absurd in the Eurozone that the ECB is buying private placement debt with little…taz (54)in #gmo • 8 years agoMonsanto Triggers Massive Crop Losses, Illegal Herbicide Spraying to Introduce New GMO CropMonsanto gamed the system to create pressure on regulators to approve their new herbicide product, at the expense of…taz (54)in #badge-abuse • 8 years agoCop Caught on Video Pepper Spraying Innocent Motorists on the Highway -- Will NOT Be PunsihedThe department quietly noted the officer who deployed pepper spray into the faces of innocent motorists as they drove…taz (54)in #climate-sensitivity • 8 years agoWillis and I walk the PlanckBy Christopher Monckton of Brenchley I do apologize for not having replied sooner to my friend the irrepressible…taz (54)in #ethereum • 8 years agoOne Month After Ethereum Hard Fork, Millions in DAO Funds Remain UnclaimedIt's been a month since the ethereum hard fork moved $150m worth of DAO ether into a withdraw-only account. $25m is…taz (54)in #climate-news • 8 years agoWorse than we thought: Antarctic vulnerability to climate changeFrom the “Antarctic ice is normal now but just you wait” department…. Above: most recent data from NSIDC. ….and the…taz (54)in #economics • 8 years agoArmy Has No Idea How It Spent $6.5 TrillionAmazingly, the US Army has no idea how it spent $6.5 trillion. Since that number dwarfs the entire annual defense…taz (54)in #badge-abuse • 8 years agoGovt Officials Furious at Drop in Revenue as Cops Write Less Tickets to Stop Actual CrimesA sharp decrease in ticket writing has not led to an increase in dangerous conditions and has only had a positive…taz (54)in #the-state • 8 years agoState Begins Random Drug-Testing of Middle School Children -- With PunishmentA school district will begin randomly drug testing seventh and eighth graders, and handing down harsh penalties for…taz (54)in #banking • 8 years agoSberbank Considers Russian Blockchain ConsortiumOne of Russia's largest banks is in discussions to join a domestic bank consortium that would study blockchain…taz (54)in #companies • 8 years agoJapanese Firms Test Blockchain for E-Check ManagementThe Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and tech giant Hitachi are working on a blockchain proof-of-concept aimed at…taz (54)in #economics • 8 years agoSarkozy Announces Candidacy for French President in His Book "Everything for France"Nicolas Sarkozy, former president and now head of the opposition Republicans, published a book “Tout pour la France”…taz (54)in #ridiculae • 8 years agoClimate Persecution Theorist Peter Wadhams: The BookPeter Wadhams, who regularly predicts an ice free arctic, and infamously speculated that he and his friends might be…taz (54)in #government-corruption • 8 years agoGovernment Logic -- State Now Taxing Uber, Lyft to Give Money to Taxi UnionsGovernment now acting as Robin Hood in reverse by stealing from ride-sharing companies and giving it to Taxi…taz (54)in #police-brutality • 8 years agoDeputy Arrested, Charged with Murder for Shooting and Killing His Own BrotherA Virginia sheriff's deputy has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder for shooting and killing his own…
