14 Years After Decriminalizing Drugs, One Chart Shows Why Portugal’s Bold Risk Paid Off
Reason to celebrate.
Hasnain says:
"So how did it all happen? The answer doesn't lie in decriminalization as much as what it liberates the state from. As Johann Hari notes in Chasing the Scream, a book on the international war on drugs that includes reporting from Portugal, "In the United States, 90% of the money spent on drug policy goes to policing and punishment, with 10% going to treatment and prevention. In Portugal, the ratio is the exact opposite.""
Posted on 2017-07-29T02:53:03+0000
Sharif's Ouster Is Bad News
Whatever one thinks of Pakistan's former prime minister, the circumstances of his ouster are troubling.
Hasnain has not yet written a summary for this.
Posted on 2017-07-28T20:53:47+0000
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Is Ordered Removed
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan Is Ordered RemovedSHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2u3YvnGShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelSupporters of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during rally to condemn his dis...
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Posted on 2017-07-28T16:38:07+0000
The White House's new communications director just vowed to "kill all" government leakers
Seven quotes from Anthony Scaramucci’s profanity-laden interview with the New Yorker.
WMCTV : Officers kill man with no active warrants at wrong house
<p>SOUTHAVEN, MS (WMC) - Documents show that Southaven officers went to the wrong house to serve a warrant on Monday, which resulted in the shooting death of a man who did not have any active warrants
Sperm Count Dropping in Western World
The trend has occurred over 40 years
Hasnain says:
I don't know why people insist on fighting / degrading the folks in Asia/Africa, they'll win in the long term anyway
Posted on 2017-07-26T15:42:36+0000
This Is How Your Fear and Outrage Are Being Sold for Profit
The story of how one metric has changed the way you see the world
'Don't get shot by police' is goal of new advice in Arizona driver's manual
Record shows that victims of police shootings during traffic stops are more likely to be black or Hispanic, lawmaker says.
Hasnain says:
I agree with a reddit commenter:
"How have we reached a point where police are in the same kind of "free roaming hazard category" as bears and sharks, where the government is training the public on how not to get injured by them? We are figuratively being told "don't make any sudden movements or look them in the eye" as if they are instinct driven animals instead of trained professionals. WTF USA?"
Posted on 2017-07-25T06:59:16+0000
How a VC-funded company is undermining the open-source community
A San Francisco startup called Kite is being accused of underhanded tactics.
Hasnain says:
Super scummy, hijacking an open source tool and making it send source code to your servers
Posted on 2017-07-25T06:37:30+0000
The Company Behind Many Surprise Emergency Room Bills
A study by Yale researchers found that the rate of out-of-network doctor’s bills for customers of a big insurer jumped when EmCare entered a hospital.
Hasnain has not yet written a summary for this.
Posted on 2017-07-25T06:34:19+0000