Category Archives: News

Stories I’ve run across

DeadDrop, etc.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Jack Henderson

There was a time when it wasn’t so hard to be an anonymous whistleblower, though it’s always taken guts. You could make a call from a random payphone (to drop a dime on some evil-doer), mail a package of sensitive … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

Bruce Schneier, on transparency & accountability

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jack Henderson

I’ve been a long-time subscriber to Bruce’s newsletter and have always found every issue to be a wealth of timely insight and intelligence. In response to the recent and developing revelations on our elected government’s latest overreach, he’s written an … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

One of my favorite songs, sung from the ISS

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Jack Henderson

Colonel Chris Hadfield, nailing it. Yeah, I’m old. But I was a fascinated kid when we first landed a man on the Moon, and I can’t help sometimes but miss the days when the frontiers being tested by the space … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Leave a comment

Nothing to See Here, Dept.

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Jack Henderson

from The London Evening Standard 70-year gag on Kelly death evidence 24.01.10 Evidence relating to the death of Government weapons inspector David Kelly is to be kept secret for 70 years, it has been reported. A highly unusual ruling by … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off

While we’re watching us, who’s watching them?

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Jack Henderson

The quotation “the price of liberty is eternal vigilance“ has been attributed to a number of likely figures, including Jefferson, Lincoln, and Paine. (For you sticklers, there’s more on the probable original source here.) While I’m sure this thought occurred … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off

Strange New Air Force Facility Energizes Ionosphere, Fans Conspiracy Flames

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Jack Henderson

Those of you who’ve read Seven Seconds will recognize this mental image from a scene late in the book. Coincidentally, Wired Magazine has just come out with an everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-HAARP article this week, and I thought you might find it interesting. … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Seven Seconds Notes | 1 Comment

The biggest scandal ever

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Jack Henderson

Well, it certainly was at the time, but not anymore. “The Biggest Scandal Ever” was the New York Times headline on May 29, 1990, referring to the Savings and Loan bailout. Half a trillion dollars was the high-end estimate of … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | 2 Comments

Revolutionary Guards commander defies Khamenei’s orders

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Jack Henderson

General Ali Fazli, who was recently appointed as a commander of the Revolutionary Guards in the province of Tehran, is reported to have been arrested after he refused to carry out orders from the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off

20 Years Ago

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Jack Henderson

read more

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off

The Coming Superbrain

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Jack Henderson

from John Markoff at The New York Times Artificial intelligence is back in fashion, which raises the question: Will computer intelligence surpass our own? Others who have observed the increasing power of computing technology are even less sanguine about the … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off

Momentum Builds For Ron Paul’s Fed Transparency Act, HR 1207

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Jack Henderson

The goal of this bill is simple: direct the Government Accountability Office to complete, before the end of 2010, an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and of the federal reserve banks, and provide a … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off

Inside the bad-ass world of military research

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Digg_Post

Few science teams can match the flash and audacity of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.  Last week DARPA showed off 9 future projects that tackle building blazing, secure networks, longer-flying unmanned aircraft, faster vaccine delivery, and more. read … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Research Archive | Comments Off