If a billion-user, private, hugely profitable company were truly this powerful, what should be done about it?by Gaius PubliusThe revelations about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have come and gone quickly, like a fiery auto crash into a ten-foot wall, the remains of which nevertheless disappear overnight — in this case replaced by the next Trump scandal to hit the news.
"With no emerging leaders, no clear message, Democrats flounder," says the headline (source). The headline is false.
From this video. The original graph contained global warming data through 2010 and predictions after that. The video author added the red dots, which show actual global warming data for 2011–2017.
Is Facebook evil by design? (source)by Gaius PubliusNote: To jump straight to the steps, click here.Facebook has come under scrutiny lately for its role in passively giving data on 50 million of its users to Cambridge Analytica, a company that uses Facebook-type data to target and change electoral outcomes worldwide.
The face of torture. Gina Haspel has been nominated for CIA chief. Which Democrats will support her? (source)by Gaius PubliusAn interesting vote will be coming up in the Senate, the confirmation vote on Trump nominee Gina Haspel as Director of the CIA.
by Gaius PubliusIn a nice piece at TomGram ("On Seeing America’s Wars Whole: Six Questions for A.G.
Daily average Arctic surface temperature since 1958. The red line is now — 2018 year-to-date (source: Bill McKibben).by Gaius PubliusClimate policy recommendations, to date, cluster around a very small number of recommendations, all designed to discourage demand for fossil fuels and encourage demand for renewable energy sources.
