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Exoskeleton

V-MODA Crossfade Wireless Over-Ear Headphones (BLACK ONLY) $165.61 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon US via Amazon AU

The Crossfade Wireless (1st Generation) are a wireless version of V-MODAs famous bass-heavy M-100 model. Note: this product is from outside the country (Amazon US). Features CROSSFADE M-100 SOUND, WIRELESS FREEDOM - Uncompromising means building on…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Refugees

Bosnia authorities cut off water in migrant camp

Police in Bosnia have pulled dozens of asylum seekers off a train to stop them from reaching already full camps in the northwest. Local officials are struggling to deal with large numbers of refugees at the Bihac camp and have temporarily cut the water suppl…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Monsanto

This man says Big Tech is ‘the greatest threat to democracy since the Civil War’

One of Elizabeth Warren’s signature 2020 proposals is to break up big tech companies such as Facebook and Google—but this isn’t new territory for the senator. In June 2016, she gave a keynote speech addressing the threat of consolidation and concentration of …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Brexit Bulletin: Extension Rebellion

Brexit is 8 days away (in theory). (Bloomberg) -- Sign up here to get the Brexit Bulletin in your inbox every weekday. Today in Brexit: Parliament forced Boris Johnson to pause his Brexit plans, but signaled it could support his deal in the end. A delay, or…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

‘This Is Ethnic Cleansing’: A Dispatch from Kurdish Syria

Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty ImagesMourners attending the funerals of Syrian Democratic Forces fighters killed in battles against Turkish forces, Qamishli, Syria, October 14, 2019 Qamishli, SyriaWhen my mom called to ask me where I was, I lied to her. Somet…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Donald Trump

Lemon to Trump: This is what lynching really means

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bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Water Scarcity

Why the Soil and Trees May Not Absorb as Much Carbon as We Think – The Wire

Africa is building an 8,000-km-long wall of trees. The UK government has announced funds to plant 10 million trees across England. In India, volunteers planted 66 million trees in Madhya Pradesh within 12 hours. Many countries hope to offset their carbon emis…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Orangutan

Moving Indonesia’s capital city won’t fix Jakarta’s problems and will increase fire risk in Borneo

— Luca Tacconi, Australian National University Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo has officially announced plans to relocate the countrys capital from the congested, sinking city of Jakarta to East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The hope is that …

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Venezuela

How an increase in subway fares exploded into an uprising over Chile’s future

Posted October 23, 2019 15:49:59 Chile is in the midst of one of its worst crises since the end of Augusto Pinochet's brutal military dictatorship in 1990. Key points: A 3 per cent transport fare hike spiralled into generalised dissent over ineq…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

Putin

Turkey, Russia agreement cements power in Syria in place of U.S. forces – Global News

Russia and Turkey reached an agreement Tuesday that would cement their power in Syria, deploying their forces across nearly its entire northeastern border to fill the void left by President Donald Trumps abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces. The accord caps a dr…

bubmagOctober 23, 2019

V-MODA Crossfade Wireless Over-Ear Headphones (BLACK ONLY) $165.61 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon US via Amazon AU

Bosnia authorities cut off water in migrant camp

This man says Big Tech is ‘the greatest threat to democracy since the Civil War’

Brexit Bulletin: Extension Rebellion

‘This Is Ethnic Cleansing’: A Dispatch from Kurdish Syria

Lemon to Trump: This is what lynching really means

Why the Soil and Trees May Not Absorb as Much Carbon as We Think – The Wire

Moving Indonesia’s capital city won’t fix Jakarta’s problems and will increase fire risk in Borneo

How an increase in subway fares exploded into an uprising over Chile’s future

Turkey, Russia agreement cements power in Syria in place of U.S. forces – Global News

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