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If you haven't read Daemon and Freedom(TM) by Daniel Suarez, you really should…. 4

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If you haven't read Daemon and Freedom(TM) by Daniel Suarez, you really should. His novels are speculative fiction thrillers set in a time very close to our own filled with technology of the present and very near future. His story-telling is fantastic. This passage really sums up a lot of what is wrong with the world today.

"I started educating myself on why farming no longer made sense. We basically used oil and aquifer water to temporarily boost the carrying capacity of the land, all for economic growth demanded by Wall Street investors. It’s a crazy system that only makes sense when you foist all the costs onto taxpayers in the form of crop subsidies that benefit agribusiness, and defense spending to secure fossil fuels. We’re basically paying for corporations to seize control of the food supply and dictate to us the terms under which we live."

Suarez, Daniel (2009-12-17T05:00:00+00:00). Freedom (TM) (Daemon) (Kindle Locations 3482-3485). Penguin Group. Kindle Edition.

Amazon.com: Daemon (9780451228734): Daniel Suarez: Books
Daemon [Daniel Suarez] on Amazon.com. *FREE* super saver shipping on qualifying offers. When a designer of computer games dies,he leaves behind a program that unravels the Internet’s interconnect…

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In the wake of 9/11, law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels…

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In the wake of 9/11, law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels all took advantage of the opportunity for a power grab that has only gotten worse over the past decade including under the Obama administration.

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You already knew that law enforcement holds your privacy in contempt. It's worse than you thought, as Wired explains. 

We Don’t Need No Stinking Warrant: The Disturbing, Unchecked Rise of the Administrative Subpoena | Threat Level | Wired.com
When it comes to getting your personal data from businesses, warrants have become passe, surpassed by so-called administrative subpoenas that government officials issue themselves. But no one is keepi…

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As American media finally decide to call BS on outright political lies, it may turn… 6

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As American media finally decide to call BS on outright political lies, it may turn out to be too late. The press has let this shit slide for so long with bogus "fairness" that people may no longer care that they are being lied too.  

‘We’re Not Going to Let Our Campaign Be Dictated by Fact-Checkers’
What happens if the press takes a stand on the truth — and no one cares?

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This woman proves the point that you don't have to be a caucasian to be an ignorant,… 6

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This woman proves the point that you don't have to be a caucasian to be an ignorant, racist asshole. The vast majority of people that come to America legally or otherwise are just looking for a better life than the one they left behind. They have no interest in causing harm to anyone, but it's the ridiculous pronouncements from politicians like Saucedo Mercer that make others think Americans hate them and want to control everything.  

Unfortunately a substantial proportion of the people of Arizona seem to have a predilection for electing race baiting politicos like Mercer, Gov Jan Brewer and Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio. 

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"So why do we want them here, either legally or illegally?"

Arizona GOP Favorite Doesn’t Want Middle Easterners In U.S. ‘Legally Or Illegally’
Gabriela Saucedo Mercer, a Republican favorite for Congress in Arizona, said Middle Eastern immigrants want “to cause harm to the United States” whether they come legally or illegally.

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Apple cries about others stealing their ideas, but they just sit on the same basic…

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Apple cries about others stealing their ideas, but they just sit on the same basic concept and patents while others are actually trying new stuff.

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see the #Android evolution wrt iPhone #boycottapple  


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