Here’s a good series of articles about this, by my favorite electronic liberty organization, the EFF. Another relevant case is that of Jeremy Hammond. Here’s a story about that. I agree with opinions that the DoJ, at the urging of political leaders, is encouraging overly severe punishment in order to suppress the call for the freedom…
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How many cows do wolves kill?
Here’s a great graphic on how real the problem is, a problem that gets so much publicity and is used to justify killing the wolves that many worked so hard to re-introduce to the ecosystem.
Resource extraction and light pollution
The circled blotch of light is from an area of burning oil and gas field flares. It’s the size of Chicago! This recognition comes from an astronomy club, keenly interested in light pollution. It also illustrates the enormous scale of oil and gas fields in contemporary extraction.
Guns, Minorities and Politics
This is another in one of my favorite themes: the power of political minorities. Here it is the National Rifle Association. Their membership is a little over 1% of the US population. Why are they important? Clearly they are granted a lot of free publicity and political attention. Part of my interest is in how…
Farm Bill
The Farm Bill is mostly corporate welfare for large agri-businesses. The PR have been well facilitated by the media. The echo chamber repeats the fear of milk prices doubling, as if that we’re all we live on. The news reporting is incredibly shallow. Additionally, small farmers are interviewed on the impact of the lapse of…