The Brain Has Its Own “Autofill” Function For Speech
The neural version of a texting app anticipates what comes next when we hear speech.
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Sarin Gaslighting: On Eve of Brussels Peace Talks, Syrian Government Framed For Chemical Weapons Attack (Again)
Less than 24 hours after the highly dubious and conspicuously timed chemical attack — reported to be sarin gas and chlorine gas — in Khan Sheikhoun in the rebel-held Idlib province of Syria, Read More…
Bernie Sanders Has A New TV Show! (…And The Media Didn’t Tell Anyone About It) [VIDEO]
With little fanfare or publicity, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has launched his own Facebook Live TV show, simply called “The Bernie Sanders Show,” continuing the messaging of his groundbreaking 2016 presidential campaign and expanding his ever-growing support base.
Tens of Thousands of ICE Detainees Allegedly Forced Into Labor, A Violation of Anti-Slavery Laws
A 2014 lawsuit filed against GEO Group, one of the largest private prison contractors, alleges that as many as 60,000 immigrants detained by ICE were forced to work for $1 a day or no money at all, under threat of solitary confinement — a violation of federal anti-slavery laws. In March, the lawsuit reached a historic class action status.
Private Prisons and Modern American Slavery Set to Thrive Under Trump Presidency
With Trump’s plan to expand the use of private federal prisons, and his executive order to increase the number of immigration officers and escalate deportation enforcement raids nationwide, those private prisons are guaranteed a constant, plentiful supply of ICE detainees to occupy their cells — and even more so, to profit immensely from their barely paid, compulsory labor.
Chris Hedges: The Dance of Death
The ruling corporate elites no longer seek to build. They seek to destroy. They are agents of death. They crave the unimpeded power to cannibalize the country and pollute and Read More…
57% of Americans Can’t Name a Single US Supreme Court Justice
Despite agreeing that Supreme Court decisions have an effect on their everyday lives as citizens, 57% of likely American voters could not name a single U.S. Supreme Court Justice, a new C-SPAN/PSB poll found.
Since 1776, The United States Has Been at War 91% of the Time Since Its Founding — 220 out of 241 Years
Since the United States was founded in 1776, the country has been at war during 220 out of its 241 calendar years of existence. In other words, there were only 21 calendar years in which the U.S. has spent at peace, without waging or joining any wars.
Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Visits Could Finance Cuts to Arts, Elderly, and Homeless Programs
Figures show that four services facing elimination under Trump’s proposed cuts could be maintained at the cost of the President’s weekly visits to his private Florida resort over four years.
The Longest-Running Proof of the Current Climate Catastrophe Ever Captured on Film (VIDEO)
Photographer James Balog and his film crew were gathering footage in Greenland when they managed to witness and capture on video a gigantic chunk of a glacier suddenly snapping off and melting into the ocean.
UN Warns Pesticides Cause 200,000 Deaths A Year
UN report says pesticides are having ‘catastrophic impacts’ on human health and environment while failing to end hunger.
Human Trafficking in India Has Risen By 25% With 20,000 Cases in 2016
Human trafficking is still on the rise in India as 20,000 women and children are lured into modern-day slavery, a rise of nearly 25 percent since the previous year.
New NASA Experiment Shows Potatoes Can Grow in Mars-Like Conditions
Scientists at NASA and the International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, Peru, have successfully grown tubers in an experiment that recreates the extreme conditions on the surface of Mars, in a NASA-backed project called “Potatoes on Mars.”
New Study Finds Brain Activity Continues After Death of Body
According to a new study, brain activity may continue for over 10 minutes after one’s body appears to have died.
Past Masterpiece of the Week [+Bonus Record!!] (Mar 1-11, 2017): The Mummies – Shitsville 7″ (1990) + Never Been Caught (1992)
The Mummies were an American garage punk band from San Bruno, CA. Formed in late 1988, they exhibited a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed “budget rock.” The Mummies, with their unique sound coupled with their rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes, established themselves as a major influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s.