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Posts published in October 2011

Officers Unleash Anger at Ticket-Fixing Arraignments in the Bronx

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation The stunning display of vitriol at a Bronx courthouse by hundreds of off-duty officers raised concerns about the mind-set of the force.   Corruption extends from the bottom to the top in the US. We are now a 3rd world country.Show original

Did You Hear the One About the Bankers?

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationOur Congress today is a forum for legalized bribery. One consumer group using information from Opensecrets.org calculates that the financial services industry, including real estate, spent $2.3 billion on federal campaign contributions from 1990 to 2010, which was more than the health care, energy, defense, agriculture and transportation industries combined. Why are there 61 members on…

New Police Drone Near Houston Could Carry Weapons

Via Scoop.it – Demand Transformation CONROE, Texas — A Houston area law enforcement agency is prepared to launch an unmanned drone that could someday carry weapons, Local 2 Investigates reports. Saturday, October 29, 2011.   Its  happening already. Drones in the US. Combine that with the Bush/Cheney/Obama Presidential memos allowing the Gov’t to target US Citizens without Warrents or Judicial…

The man who prints houses | 3D Printer

Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureThe film, The Man Who Prints Houses, covers Enrico Dini’s visions of revolutionizing the construction process with 3D printing on a massive scale.Show original

Nothing Grows Forever; Why do we keep thinking the economy will?

Via Scoop.it – Creating the FutureThere is a lot of truth in this article’s diagnosis, but like so many other “Limits to growth” arguments, it doesn’t get how transformative Science and Engineering can be. Just like Moore’s Law itself, each step of growth (tech) has a limit, but as that limit aproaches, a new paradigm emerges that allows for another…

I call BULLSHIT: Obama Official Response to Petitions for Legalizing Marijuana

Via Scoop.it – Demand TransformationIts clear that Obama and all other Legislators who are attacking otherwise law abiding Citizens are taking money from the only people who are making money from Drugs being illegal: Organized Crime, the DEA, Prison Guards, Beer and Liquor Industries.   If Obama really believes that it was a Health Hazard, he should be busting the…