the stories the mainstream news slept through.
Report: Bezos phone uploaded GBs of personal data after getting Saudi prince’s WhatsApp message
The gigabytes-big data grab allegedly came over WhatsApp text from Mohammed bin Salman.
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Journalist Glenn Greenwald Charged With Cyber Crimes By Brazilian Government After Exposing Their Corruption
Glenn Greenwald has been charged with cybercrimes in Brazil after embarassing top Brazilian officials with his reporting.
Switzerland Fights Heroin With Heroin
This is the second in our series exploring how Switzerland has dealt with opioid addiction in different — and sometimes controversial — ways cutting overdose deaths and related infections.
The core of massive dying galaxies already formed 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang
The most distant dying galaxy discovered so far, more massive than our Milky Way — with more than a trillion stars — has revealed that the ‘cores’ of these systems had formed already 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, about 1 billion years earlier than previous measurements revealed.
Brazil’s Far-Right Government Backed Terror Plot Against Venezuela, Top Newspaper Reveals
Brazil’s extreme Bolsonaro government backed an attack on Venezuela in a plot to overthrow its elected president. The shocking terror operation has received no coverage in mainstream US media.
Ingestible medical devices can be broken down with light
New light-sensitive material could eliminate some of the endoscopic procedures needed to remove gastrointestinal devices.
Switzerland Couldn’t Stop Drug Users — So It Started Supporting Them
The Swiss people took drastic measures to reduce the number of people dying from opioid overdose. Their approach is effective – and unorthodox. The first in a series describing how Europeans have tackled their overdose issues.
91% of Peer-Reviewed Papers Find Medicare for All Would Save Public Money, Cover Everyone
An analysis of peer-reviewed scientific papers found overwhelming consensus in the conclusion that Medicare for All would indeed save the American taxpayer money.
In France’s Longest Protests Since 1968, Striking Workers Continue the Fight Against Neoliberalism
From bus drivers to ballet dancers, workers from across France have taken to the streets in opposition to President Emmanual Macron’s attempts to reshape the country into a U.S.-style neoliberal state.
Poverty Is the New Draft (VIDEO)
The draft might be gone, but not everyone volunteers for the same reasons. Inconsistent access to education, healthcare, or housing means marginalized communities are systemically pushed into military service to gain those benefits–especially poor students.
Edible ‘Security Tag’ to Protect Drugs From Counterfeit (VIDEO)
Manufacturing prescription drugs with distinct markings, colors, shapes or packaging isn’t enough to protect them from counterfeiting, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reports have shown.
Three Reasons Trump Ordered Soleimani’s Killing
Trump killed Soleimani because he could, because he wanted to reassert American military dominance—and because he thinks it can help his chances of reelection.
Under US pressure, social media companies censor critical content and suspend Venezuelan, Iranian, and Syrian accounts
As the US escalates its hybrid wars, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are suspending accounts and censoring content that conflicts with Washington’s pro-war narrative. The Grayzone spoke to several people silenced in these social media purges.
Taking the Temperature of Dark Matter
Physicists are using gravitational lensing to take the temperature of dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about a quarter of our universe.
Critical Windows 10 Vulnerability Used To Rickroll The NSA And Github
Attack demoed less than 24 hours after disclosure of bug-breaking certificate validation.
DAN GOODIN – JAN 16, 2020 12:30 AM UTC