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Naega jeil jal naga
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Atlanta, Georgia From: Silver Spring, Maryland
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Re: The Bad News Thread
I thought we had it bad with internet in America. Turns out Turkey is much worse.
![]() New Turkish Internet law to deepen censorship and increase surveillance: HRW - RIGHTS Social media and opposition to blame for protests, says Turkish PM | World news | The Guardian Quote:
The biggest surprise of this is I did a report back in college on the overall business and marketing climate in Turkey where I actually got a chance to speak about the country with actual Turks. What I learned at the time was that it was unfair to compare Turkey to the rest of the Middle East in terms of rights. However it seems like the leaders are dragging the country further and further away from the EU and more towards the rest of the Middle East.
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Unreal. This is fantastic bad news .... Wait - nevermind. I once had dinner with the hare krishnas in Atlanta. Edit: that is seriously scary shit. This world is effed up. Last edited by punch it in; 09-15-2014 at 10:05 PM. Reason: t |
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Naega jeil jal naga
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Atlanta, Georgia From: Silver Spring, Maryland
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Re: The Bad News Thread
A reason millions of bees are dying - The Washington Post
I had heard of Colony Collapse Disorder before but right now its freaking me out because I'm not sure if I'm witnessing it first hand. The other day outside a super market there was a swarm of bees next to my car. Pretty much all of them seemed like they were dying as there were at least 20 dead bees in the middle of the swarm. Then today when I get back to my place there's what appears to be a dead queen right next to where I park my car (seriously maybe its my car). And I'm pretty sure its a queen because it looked a lot like the queen in this picture. For those who might think this is a good thing keep in mind bees play a vital part in the eco-system: Quote:
Regardless its still way to warm down here for the Bee's to start dying off. Personally I'm not the biggest environmentalist but this issue definitely has my attention. In other bad news: North Korea sentences American Matthew Miller to 6 years at hard labor - The Washington Post Just a terrible story. Funny thing is next to Greece, the Ottoman empire particularly around Istanbul used to be one of the more forward thinking and open civilizations in the ancient world. Sad to see it reduced to this.
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