The Anti-Media – by John Vibes

Arlington, TX — Android Dick is a robot created in the likeness of the science fiction writer, Philip K. Dick. Android Dick is an attempt to create thinking and reasoning artificial intelligence that has human traits like compassion and creativity. The first version of the android was created in 2005 and has been a work in progress ever since.

In 2011, the creators of the android appeared on the PBS show Nova, where they interviewed the robot and asked it a series of questions. Some of the answers were impressive. Others are typical of what you would expect from a robot. However, one answer in particular is probably one of the most ominous things ever spoken by artificial intelligence.   Continue reading “Artificially Intelligent Robot Tells Creator It Will Keep Humans “In a People Zoo””

This Can’t Be Happening – by Dave Lindorff

Americans got a glimpse of what policing is like in a more humane and civilized society last year when four young Swedish cops, on vacation in New York City and riding on a subway, found themselves faced with a bloody fight in the aisle by two angry black men.

A subway car full of New Yorkers watched in stunned disbelief as the four Scandinavian cops, all in civvies and unarmed, leapt into action [1]. They used non-lethal techniques to pin the two combatants without hurting either one and then began trying to talk them down, calmly, never raising their voices, and avoiding any swearing or verbal abuse. Neither man was hit by any of the officers despite their struggling. As the Swedish cops waited for New York’s Finest to arrive, they gently rubbed and patted the distressed captives and spoke to them reassuringly.   Continue reading “What’s Wrong with Police in America”

Washington’s Blog

Pentagon Goes Barbarian

The Pentagon’s new Law of War Manual – a 1,200-plus page document issued in June by the Defense Department’s Office of the General Counsel – is barbaric.

The Manual is so bad that one of the leading experts on the law of war (Dr. Francis Boyle) – who wrote the Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989, the American implementing legislation for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention, served on the Board of Directors of Amnesty International, and teaches international law at the University of Illinois, Champaign – says :   Continue reading “Pentagon’s New “Law of War” Manual “Reduces Us to the Level of Nazis””

Oregon Live – by Emily E. Smith

A sex abuse defendant who was accused of masturbating during a pretrial court hearing will face deportation under the plea agreement he signed Wednesday.

Prosecutors said Roberto Hernandez-Fabian sexually touched a 13-year-old girl in a car in 2010. He was 26 at the time. He told investigators that the touching was not sexual and he only meant to tickle her.   Continue reading “Man accused of masturbating in court faces deportation after plea deal”

Zen Gardner – by Makia Freeman

Everything is fake in our society today – or at least a great many things are. Our world is filled with an extraordinary amount of lies, deception, disinformation, misinformation, fakery, fraud, facades, mirages, propaganda and brainwashing. The good thing though is that once you awaken to the deception, you can use it as a tool for raising your consciousness. The idea that virtually everything is fake can be empowering rather than depressing. Sure, we’ve all felt overwhelmed, sad, angry and impotent at times when we’ve seen just how easily our (mis)leaders can fool the masses with sophistry and empty rhetoric, but they’ve all been placed there to challenge us to wake up more quickly and fully, and reclaim our world.   Continue reading “Everything is Fake”

The Daily Signal – by John Seibler

Lawmakers are responding to controversies involving drones in neighborhoods, where increasing use (even for pizza delivery) is raising national debates over rights to privacy, property, and self-defense.

One operator flew his drone dangerously close to a passenger plane on its final approach to a Dallas airport.   Continue reading “Should You Be Able to Shoot Down a Drone Spying on Your Backyard?”

Statesman Journal – by Zach Urness

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to shut down afternoon fishing on most rivers and creeks in Oregon, and prohibit fishing entirely on the lower Willamette River, in an unprecedented step resulting from statewide drought.

In a move aimed at avoiding stress to native fish suffering from high water temperatures and low stream flows, fishing for trout, salmon, steelhead and sturgeon will be closed from 2 p.m. to one hour before sunrise on all but a handful of streams beginning Saturday.   Continue reading “Afternoon fishing to be shut down on Oregon rivers”

Fox 11 News

GREEN BAY – A suspect in a July 4th stabbing was previously removed from the United States for being in the country illegally, according to a federal immigration official.

Victor Paz-Castellanos is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and three other charges for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend during an argument just after the fireworks ended.   Continue reading “Suspect in 4th of July stabbing in Green Bay previously deported”

Yahoo News

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A western Michigan woman heads to court Tuesday after being arrested for failing to renew her dog’s license.

Becky Rehr says she drove to the Kalamazoo County sheriff’s office June 23 to prove that she’s recently renewed the license for the family’s 11-year-old dog, Dexter. Rehr’s 14-year-old daughter waited in the car as her mother was arrested, fingerprinted and held for three hours, The Kalamazoo Gazette said.   Continue reading “Michigan woman frisked, jailed, for not renewing dog license”

The Daily Signal – by Hans von Spakovsky

On Thursday, The Daily Signal published an article about Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Commissioner Brad Avakian ordering Aaron and Melissa Klein, Christian bakers who had refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, to pay the couple $135,000 for “emotional” damages and issuing a gag order against the Kleins.

On Monday, Slate published an article criticizing The Daily Signal’s coverage headlined “No, Oregon Did Not ‘Gag’ That Anti-Gay Bakery.”   Continue reading “Sorry, Slate: Oregon Did Put a ‘Gag Order’ on Those Christian Bakers”