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Scientists Issue Dire Warning About Worldwide Global Warming Floods

Scientists have warned that the Arctic is undergoing unusually rapid changes at the moment that will result in worldwide flooding as a result of global warming. According to an Arctic Council report, unless the world stops burning fossil fuels, the turbulent changing occuring in the Arctic could result in catastrophic effects for the wildlife that live there and the rest of humanity on the planet. Rising sea levels are already eroding away at America’s coastlines, and threaten to cause entire islands to sink underwater.

Uber Drivers Join "Fight For $15" Protests As Autonomous Vehicle Technology Looms

Uber Drivers Join "Fight For $15" Protests As Autonomous Vehicle Technology Looms

Starting tomorrow Uber drivers from around the country will join the union-backed "Fight For $15" campaign that plans to hold protests in two-dozen cities including San Francisco, Miami and Boston.  The organization's twitter feed describes the protest as a "national day of disruption" which seems slightly less than a "constructive" approach to the very serious issue of the federal minimum wage.  Per Reuters:

The Tyranny At Standing Rock: The Government's Divide-And-Conquer Strategy Is Working

Submitted by John Whitehead via The Rutherford Institute,

What we’re witnessing at Standing Rock, where activists have gathered to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline construction on Native American land, is just the latest incarnation of the government’s battle plan for stamping out any sparks of resistance and keeping the populace under control: battlefield tactics, military weaponry and a complete suspension of the Constitution.

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