Queers United ness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) DRUDGE REPORT 2011® The Awl Orcinus SourceWatch Koch Spy Agency Led by Voter Fraud Huckster The Kochs have been complaining about a "lack of civility in politics" as they seek to boost their public image--but one of their top operatives helped propel perhaps the most egregious case of race-baiting voter fraud hucksterism in recent years. At the same time that the Kochs have been on a PR blitz, publicly spinning an image of themselves as well-intentioned patriots trying to make the world a better place and decrying "character assassination," they've been quietly ramping up a clandestine surveillance and intelligence gathering operation focused on their perceived political enemies, Ken Vogel reports at Politico. At the helm of this "competitive intelligence" operation is a man named Mike Roman, Vice President of Research for Kochs' Freedom Partners and who was paid $265,000 last year, according to Freedom Partners' recent tax filing. Kochs' Freedom Partners Spent $129M in 2014, Invested Massively in Voter Data Lists Rep. Ben Carson
Crowdleaks Talisma Nasreen, la parole contre les intégrismes - En Kiosque - Ni une fatwa, ni la foudre des fondamentalistes ne freinent l‘écrivain bangladaise dans son combat contre l’oppression des femmes. Avec la journaliste Caroline Fourest, elle signe un livre (1) choc où égalité et laïcité riment avec liberté. À l’entrée d’un hôtel discret de Saint- Germain-des-Prés, six gardes du corps interceptent les visiteurs. De grandes précautions entourent la venue exceptionnelle à Paris de l’écrivain bangladaise Taslima Nasreen, 47 ans. Un châle chatoyant posé sur les épaules, elle boit son Coca light en plaisantant et parle d’une voix calme, posée, profonde. Madame Figaro. Caroline Fourest. Qu’est-ce qui vous a rapprochées au point d’écrire un livre ensemble ? C. (1) Libres de le dire, aux éditions Flammarion. Voir les interviews vidéo de Taslima Nasreen et Caroline Fourest
Comments from Left Field 5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted So, the headlines say somebody else has died due to video game addiction. Yes, it's Korea again. What the hell? Look, I'm not saying video games are heroin. Oh, hell yes. #5. If you've ever been addicted to a game or known someone who was, this article is really freaking disturbing. "Each contingency is an arrangement of time, activity, and reward, and there are an infinite number of ways these elements can be combined to produce the pattern of activity you want from your players." Notice his article does not contain the words "fun" or "enjoyment." "...at this point, younger gamers will raise their arms above their head, leaving them vulnerable." His theories are based around the work of BF Skinner, who discovered you could control behavior by training subjects with simple stimulus and reward. This sort of thing caused games researcher Nick Yee to once call Everquest a "Virtual Skinner Box." So What's The Problem? Gaming has changed. #4. I have easily 500 hours in Zelda bottles. #3. See?