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The Democratic Creation of the Field Jacket

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:24:48 +0000

The official history of the field jacket, produced by the US Army, was titled Designed For Combat. There could be no truer statement. This garment and the idea that soldiers should wear uniforms explicitly and solely designed for fighting may both seem mundane and common sense to us. But, during World War II, it was a revolutionary approach to the design of military clothing.

Tags: #army #clothing #military #usa

The Bomb Buried In Obamacare Explodes Today-Hallelujah! - Forbes

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:42:37 +0000

This is the true ‘bomb’ contained in Obamacare and the one item that will have more impact on the future of how medical care is paid for in this country than anything we’ve seen in quite some time. Indeed, it is this aspect of the law that represents the true ‘death panel’ found in Obamacare—but not one that is going to lead to the death of American consumers. Rather, the medical loss ratio will, ultimately, lead to the death of large parts of the private, for-profit health insurance industry. ... If you believe that the end of private, for-profit health insurance is some type of nefarious step towards a socialist society, then you might want to attend church this Sunday to mourn the loss of health insurers being able to worm out of covering the bills of a cancer patient because she forgot to write down on her application that she had skin acne for three months when she was a teenager.

Tags: #health #healthcare #insurance #medicine #obama #obamacare #politics #usa

The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy | Naomi Wolf | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:47:46 +0000

So, when you connect the dots, properly understood, what happened this week is the first battle in a civil war; a civil war in which, for now, only one side is choosing violence. It is a battle in which members of Congress, with the collusion of the American president, sent violent, organised suppression against the people they are supposed to represent. Occupy has touched the third rail: personal congressional profits streams. Even though they are, as yet, unaware of what the implications of their movement are, those threatened by the stirrings of their dreams of reform are not.

Tags: #corruption #occupy #ows #politics #usa

BBC drops Frozen Planet's climate change episode to sell show better abroad - Telegraph

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:09:03 +0000

Viewers in the United States, where climate change sceptics are particularly strong group, will not see the full episode.

Tags: #climatechange #environment #journalism #politics #science #usa

American Censorship Day is this Wednesday — And You Can Join In! | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:43:07 +0000

This Wednesday, November 16, the disastrous "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) heads to the House Judiciary committee. In case you need a refresher, SOPA could allow the U.S. government and private corporations to create a blacklist of censored websites, and cut many more off from their ad networks and payment providers. This bill is bad news, and its supporters are trying to push it through before ordinary citizens realize just how much damage it can cause.

Tags: #censorship #internet #law #sopa #us #usa

Counterfeit Chips Plague U.S. Missile Defense | Danger Room | Wired.com

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:50:59 +0000

If you're looking for a cheap and easy way to host basic Web sites, a new service launched today that you might want to check out. Pancake.io is a free service whipped together by Stanford student Tian Ping Wong.

Tags: #military #outsourcing #tech #usa

best of craigslist : "Dear Red States..." A Letter From The Blue!

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:05:14 +0000

Tags: #blue #craigslist #crazy #humor #politics #rant #red #states #usa

There's No Such Thing as the Homeland | Threat Level from Wired.com

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:56:41 +0000

"There is no such thing as a Homeland. The United States is not Franco's Spain, the National Socialist Party's Germany, or Mussolini's Italy. We do not face imminent destruction of our country or way of life."

Tags: #america #bush #homeland #terror #usa