First Them, Then Us: America’s Shift from Police State to Prison State

Kunstler: Suburban Sprawl Is A 'Death Trap' For America's National Spirit Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Clusterfuck Nation, The Late, Great Debate About Suburbia, An Apologia "It is difficult to design a place that will not attract people. What is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished." - William H Whyte Greenland, yes, yes, okay ! Smooth move. . . ! But. . . today we put aside the vagaries of national and geo-politics to return to a longstanding affliction in American life that is evermore absent from the public discourse and deserves...

The crisis will lead to social unrest and violence, as well as increased popularity of authoritarian movements on both the left and the right. This will lead to government crackdowns on civil liberties and increased government control of our economy. 

Humanoid Loses Its Head In World's First Full-Size Robot Combat Tournament... And Keeps Fighting A humanoid robot was knocked headless during the world's first free-combat tournament for full-sized machines, but that didn't stop it from swinging, Newsweek reports. The bizarre scene unfolded at the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) competition, which kicked off Thursday in Shenzhen, China. A white robot named White Eagle landed a high kick on its black opponent, "Matador," sending the loser's head rocking violently before it popped completely out of place. china’s URKL robot fight is absolute cinema a robot...