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Studies Show Fracking Ban Would Wreak Havoc On US Economy
A new study from the American Petroleum Institute (API), with modeling data provided by the consulting firm OnLocation, details how a nationwide ban on hydraulic fracturing (colloquially known as “fracking”) could trigger a recession, would seriously damage U.S. economic and industrial output, considerably increase household energy costs, and make life much harder and costlier for American farmers. API argues that a fracking ban would lead to a cumulative loss in gross domestic product (GDP) of $7.1 trillion by 2030, including $1.2 trillion in 2022 alone.
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The GNU Manifesto - by Richard Stallman (1985)
The GNU Manifesto opens with an explanation of what the GNU Project is, and what is the current progress in creation of the GNU operating system. The manifesto lays a philosophical basis for launching the project, and importance of bringing it to fruition — proprietary software is a way to divide users, who are no longer able to help each other. Stallman refuses to write proprietary software as a sign of solidarity with them. (via)
30 years of the GNU manifesto written by Richard Stallman - by phoneia
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Revolution OS - Documentary about Open Source
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Open Letter to Hobbyists - by Bill Gates (1976)
The Open Letter to Hobbyists was a 1976 open letter written by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, to early personal computer hobbyists, in which Gates expresses dismay at the rampant software piracy taking place in the hobbyist community, particularly with regard to his company's software. In the letter, Gates expressed frustration with most computer hobbyists who were using his company's Altair BASIC software without having paid for it. He asserted that such widespread unauthorized copying in effect discourages developers from investing time and money in creating high-quality software. He cited the unfairness of gaining the benefits of software authors' time, effort, and capital without paying them.
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How to Fix Democracy - Interview with Constanze Stelzenmüller
"Dr. Constanze Stelzenmüller is a German citizen with connections to the deep state/intelligence community. She has worked as a newspaper editor, leader of the Berlin office of the very CIA-close foundation German Marshall Fund of the United States, and from 2014, she works for the US Brookings Institution." (wikispooks)
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How to take advantage of Coronavirus - by Stop Zona-M
Apart from its embarrassing fragility, and even ignoring environmental issues, the main products of the current economy are, in many parts of the world, increasing inequality, precariousness and stress levels. Too many people live as hamsters in a wheel, and what for?
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Almost half of the world’s 513,244 people worth more than $30m live in the US
"Ranks of those worth over $30m swell to 513,000 despite global growth slowdown." #Comment: Land of the free, home of the brave - where human culture mutated into a malignant cancer of epic proportions - metastasizing globally, destroying all nature and sanity in its way.
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The @EU_Commission just presented their strategy to shape Europe‘s digital future. See this summary by @AlexandraGeese
On the digital strategy: „Information and communication technologies are expected to achieve 10% of the overall reduction in CO² emissions in all sectors by 2030, i.e. one fifth of the 50 percent reduction envisaged in the Green New Deal. This is a good start, but does not exploit the technical potential.“
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Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by persistent antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egotistical traits.
“I think all our society is run by insane people for insane objectives... I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal means. If anybody can put on paper what our government and the American government and the Russian... Chinese... what they are actually trying to do, and what they think they’re doing, I’d be very pleased to know what they think they’re doing. I think they’re all insane. But I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.” - John Lennon
Related: "I Am Fishead", Documentary about Psychopaths (2011)
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12 Countries Are Now Considering Central Bank Digital Currencies (Qz)
As money gets swept up by tech innovation, government authorities are taking a closer look at old fashioned notes and coins. More than a dozen countries are either researching, piloting, or, like China, have ongoing work in place for central bank digital currencies, according to a Bank for International Settlements report published today. "Central banks around the world are investigating a rich set of prototypes," the BIS wrote...
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#Comment: In times of crisis, the true extent of hypocrisy and lunacy in a system becomes evident: Lawrence Gostin, who specializes in global health policy at Georgetown University Law Center, just called the policies of the Chinese government against the coronavirus “astounding, unprecedented, and medieval”. In the meantime, the EU is heavily debating if its worth emulating the Chinese measures, calling them "highly effective" yet simultaneously screaming "but don't forget, china is a evil dictatorship!". All while the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the EU and US, where the responds of officials and public is progressively looking like a mix of ignorance and incompetence. The "west" has developed a curios mix of extreme arrogance coupled with systemic stupidity, which clearly has to yield catastrophic outcomes sooner or later...
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Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey - Billionaire Paul Singer has taken a ‘sizable stake’ and intends to ‘push for changes’
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Scientists split as Europe paves way for ‘Cern of AI’
Brussels wants to create centre hosting ‘the best talents in the field’, but some researchers doubt that a single organisation can tackle all the challenges
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Israeli Rabbi Says He’s Already Holding Meetings With Messiah (Israel Today)
A recent interview on Israeli radio again featured prominent rabbis explaining that the Messiah is just about to reveal himself. Rabbi Yaakov Zisholtz on Sunday told religious broadcaster Radio 2000 that Rabbi Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky recently told him that he is already in direct contact with the Messiah. To understand why religious Jews are taking this seriously, it’s important to know that Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky is considered one of the two top rabbis of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel.
Rabbi Zisholtz began his interview with a warning:
“…the process of redemption is about to start happening very quickly and at a fast pace. It is important that people remain calm and steady to act properly in the right time.
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Ag One: Recolonisation of Agriculture (PDF)
Bill Gates who became a billionaire through the deregulation of corporate globalisation is now leading the recolonization of Indian and African agriculture. Read our new report that unveils the real motives of Bill Gates.
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Coronavirus cuts China’s greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter
Reducing industrial working hours and keeping construction sites and shops closed has curbed the use of coal and cut output of steel products in the country, which produces about 27% of global greenhouse gases. Output of key steel products are at their lowest level for five years, and domestic flights have fallen by up to 70% in a month. The measures have also led to a drop of 36% in levels of nitrogen dioxide air pollution over China, according to analysis by climate science website Carbon Brief. Overall, the changes in Chinese society have caused a 40% plunge in output across key industrial sectors, according to the study, which was based on official statistics.
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Sweden Starts Testing World's First Central Bank Digital Currency
Cash development in Sweden
