Sep 5, 2013 | News
Obama Promises Outside Review of NSA Surveillance In August 2013, amid growing public outrage over Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance programs, President Obama announced the formation of what he...
Sep 5, 2013 | Government Agenda, News, Satire
When the NSA Targeted a Parody T-Shirt In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs in 2013, Americans responded in various ways. Among the more lighthearted reactions was a parody T-shirt...
Sep 5, 2013 | News
As the hearing continues, our ace photographer Melina Mara reports she spotted Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) “passing the time by playing poker on his iPhone during the hearing.” We eagerly await the photographic proof, but generally trust Melina’s sharp eye. Update 5:55...
Aug 24, 2013 | Scientists Re-Booted
Anne Szarewski, 53, pioneered the cervical cancer vaccine. Mystery: Doctors are still at a loss to explain Dr Anne Szarewski’s death in her Hampstead home in August. Doctors are still at a loss to explain what exactly caused the brilliant researchers death. She...
Aug 16, 2013 | Government Agenda, Leaks, News
Thousands of Privacy Violations Exposed in Internal Audit Documents provided by Edward Snowden to the Washington Post revealed that the NSA committed 2,776 privacy violations in a single year preceding a May 2012 internal audit. These were not hypothetical concerns or...
Aug 16, 2013 | Anonymous
We do not forgive We do not forget Expect Us ...
Jul 10, 2013 | Nature Body Mind
Wellcome Trust researchers have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their choices than others. Throughout life, we’re constantly evaluating our options and making decisions based...
Jul 9, 2013 | News
Dutch Medical Database Triggers Patriot Act Concerns When the Netherlands prepared to launch its Electronic Patient Database (EPD) in late 2012, a troubling discovery sent shockwaves through the country. The company developing and hosting the system on its cloud...
Jul 9, 2013 | Black Technology, Video
http://youtu.be/HT-pJboZjxo Explore the world of secret structures- government labs, experiments gone wrong, anything is possible with Deep Underground Military Bases.
Jul 9, 2013 | Survivalism
Preparedness is a mindset, not just a collection of supplies. Whether someone is new to emergency planning or has been building reserves for years, certain mistakes appear with remarkable consistency. Recognizing these pitfalls early can save time, money, and...
Jul 9, 2013 | Black Technology
FOIA Records Expose Domestic Military Drone Operations The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) obtained and published several thousand pages of drone license records following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The...
Jul 9, 2013 | Abuses of Power, Nature Body Mind
The Gap Between Vitamin D Science and Federal Guidelines A growing body of medical research has pointed to significant health benefits from Vitamin D3 supplementation at levels far exceeding what the US government recommends. Yet federal agencies and mainstream...
Jul 9, 2013 | Government Agenda
Do you know what FOIA is? No? Don’t be alarmed, most Americans don’t. It is better known as the Freedom of Information Act (introduced by Sen. Edward V. Long in 1965 and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966), and is most often used by Americans...
Jul 9, 2013 | Activism, News
The Privatization of Intelligence: How Defense Contractors Gained Access to State Secrets The 2013 revelations by Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency’s PRISM surveillance program exposed not only the scope of government data collection but also the...
Jul 9, 2013 | Government Agenda, Leaks
In June 2013, the Internal Revenue Service posted a federal procurement solicitation for covert surveillance equipment, including cameras hidden inside coffee trays, potted plants, and clock radios. The purchase order appeared on the government contracting website...
Jun 17, 2013 | WAR: By Design
If twitter is any gauge, a lot of people think this article in Wired about General Keith Alexander is just all kinds of kewl: General Keith Alexander, a man few even in Washington would likely recognize. Never before has anyone in America’s intelligence sphere come...
Jun 17, 2013 | Government Agenda
FDA Clears Flublok, First Flu Vaccine Using Recombinant Insect Cell Technology The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Flublok, marking the first influenza vaccine to use genetically modified proteins derived from insect cells. Manufactured by Protein Sciences...
Jun 17, 2013 | Government Agenda, Leaks, News
The PRISM Program Exposed Mass Surveillance on an Unprecedented Scale In June 2013, classified documents provided to The Washington Post and The Guardian revealed the existence of a sweeping National Security Agency surveillance initiative known as PRISM. The leaked...
May 23, 2013 | DCMX Radio
Show Recap On the May 23, 2013 broadcast of Decrypted Matrix Radio, Max covered the suspicious deaths of two FBI agents connected to the Boston bombing investigation, the Obama administration’s stunning admission about drone-killing American citizens, the...
May 3, 2013 | Central Banking Elite
Wall Street’s Hidden Monopoly: How Major Banks Colluded to Rig Global Markets For years, those who warned that global financial markets were secretly controlled by a small network of powerful institutions were dismissed as conspiracy theorists. But beginning in...
Apr 23, 2013 | Events & Assassinations, News
The Questions That Lingered After the Boston Marathon Attack The April 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured more than 260 others. In the days that followed, authorities identified brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as the...
Apr 9, 2013 | Abuses of Power, News
The United States government routinely classifies documents to protect genuine national security interests. However, the classification system also provides a convenient mechanism for officials to bury materials that would expose embarrassing, unethical, or outright...
Apr 9, 2013 | Events & Assassinations
The Covert Operation Behind the Benghazi Attack Fresh revelations have continued to surface regarding the deadly events at the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. That night, Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three fellow Americans were killed...
Apr 9, 2013 | Government Agenda, News
Photographers are still being classified as potential terrorists in a newly released document from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. The “Roll Call Release,” dated November 13, 2012 and titled “Suspicious Activity Reporting: Photography,” gives a vague...
Apr 3, 2013 | News
Bitcoin Breaks New Ground in April 2013 In early April 2013, the price of a single Bitcoin surged to a then-record high of nearly $147, marking a dramatic escalation in both public interest and market valuation for the decentralized cryptocurrency. While the price...
