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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Are women responsible for all the extreme sexual violence on screen?

Commonly known that as some people age out of contact, they demonize those younger than they.

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Germaine Greer has stirred up a hornet’s nest with her latest claims, suggesting women are more enthusiastic than men when it comes to depictions of sex and violence. We asked leading crime writers for their views

You can say what you like about Germaine Greer, but she’s not afraid of anything – not controversy, swimming against the tide or sounding like the feminist who doesn’t like women very much. In a Radio Times article this week, she lays the proliferation of sexual violence in TV drama – almost all of it against women, of course – squarely at the feet of the female viewer. Women consume 60% to 80% of crime fiction (that is quite a large tolerance band, but let’s not nitpick), and are the main viewers of true crime drama. Why? Because fear of being raped occupies our consciousness, posits Greer, and imaginary rapes bedeck our fantasies. She cites a study by the University of Texas, which found that nearly a third of women regularly fantasise about being violated: “In my view, the fantasy is commoner than these figures suggest,” writes Greer.

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Amid privacy scandal, Facebook unveils tool that lets you clear browsing history

And he is pimping for Facebook to con you into sharing more info into Facebook as a dating service!

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New control, which will let users erase ‘what you’ve clicked on’ and ‘website you’ve visited’, comes as Zuckerberg battles bad publicity

Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a new Facebook privacy control called “clear history” at the social media company’s annual developer conference, and admitted that he “didn’t have clear enough answers” about data control when he recently testified before Congress.

The CEO announced the new tool on Tuesday, describing it in a post as a “simple control to clear your browsing history on Facebook – what you’ve clicked on, websites you’ve visited, and so on”. The move comes at a time when Zuckerberg is battling some of the worst publicity his company has faced since it launched 14 years ago.

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Student sues neo-Nazi website publisher after ‘troll storm’ of harassment

You go Taylor! Sue the jerks!

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Taylor Dumpson, American University’s first black female student president, says Andrew Anglin directed the Daily Stormer’s readers to harass her

The first black woman to serve as American University’s student government president has sued a neo-Nazi website’s publisher, accusing him of orchestrating an online harassment campaign against her.

Taylor Dumpson’s federal lawsuit, filed on Monday in Washington, says Andrew Anglin directed the Daily Stormer’s readers to “troll storm” her with a barrage of racist and demeaning messages on social media.

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Invasive fist-sized Cuban treefrogs discovered in New Orleans | Environment | The Guardian

The captured frogs probably arrived on palm trees from Florida that were planted in the zoo in 2016, USGS research ecologist Brad Glorioso wrote in a study published in the April issue of the journal Biological Invasions. “They have noxious skin secretions, lay their eggs in bird baths and fish ponds, and they can clog plumbing and cause power outages by short-circuiting utility switches where they seek refuge,” he said in a news release. They could easily cross the river on vehicles, boats, barges or debris and prey on smaller frogs, he wrote in the article. Local treefrogs are considerably smaller than Cuban treefrogs, said Jeff Boundy, a herpetologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Natural Heritage Program. “The natives are about a quarter- to half-dollar-size on your kitchen window at night. These guys get up to five and a half inches (14cm) in body length. You’re talking about a fist-sized frog now,” Boundy said in a phone interview.

Source: Invasive fist-sized Cuban treefrogs discovered in New Orleans | Environment | The Guardian

 

Frogs not the enemy – people are – they transplanted trees that were ferries for the frogs – duh –

Nile cruising

نادية حرحش

The Magics of Egypt can be overwhelming … a cruise for 2 Egyptian pounds ..with minimal efforts in making this a better place through cleanliness and appreciation to the real virtue of this heritage… Egypt can be the center of the world … I hope trump won’t visit Cairo and get to notice the treasures of Egypt… we will find mummies golden tombs and jewelry in the White House

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Electronics-recycling innovator is going to prison for trying to extend computers’ lives

Capitalism at its worst!

Lundgren, 33, has become a renowned innovator in the field of electronic waste, or e-waste, using discarded parts to do things such as construct an electric car, which in a test far outdistanced a Tesla on a single charge. He built the first “electronic hybrid recycling” facility in the United States, which turns discarded cellphones and other electronics into functional devices, slowing the stream of harmful chemicals and metals contained in those devices into landfills and the environment. His Chatsworth company, IT Asset Partners, processes more than 41 million pounds of e-waste each year and counts IBM, Motorola and Sprint among its clients.

HTLV-1 primers: a list of some that have been published in the scientific literature

In recent weeks there has been a surge in media interest about a virus called human T-lymphotropic virus I (HTLV-1) that is present among the Indigenous Australians living in communities around the…

Source: HTLV-1 primers: a list of some that have been published in the scientific literature