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Weekend Reads 5/23/15

Don’t swallow Jade Helm conspiracy theories

But it seems to me beyond argument that in the philosophical struggle for the soul of conservatism, [Timothy McVeigh] lost the battle and won the war. Much of what now passes for conservatism proceeds from extremes of government loathing that would have stunned Ronald Reagan himself.

Carbon emissions put sixteen percent of species at risk of extinction

The studies included in Urban’s analysis used different techniques to predict future extinctions, such as correlations between current distributions and climate or more sophisticated models. He found that modeling techniques had only a marginal effect on expected extinction risk, with the largest risks coming from models that included species-area relationships and expert opinions.

A bipartisan uprising may end most government bulk spying

Politico reports this morning that the NSA metadata surveillance program is on “death watch.” Section 215 of the Patriot Act — which authorizes the program — is set to expire at the end of the month.

A bipartisan group of Senators wants to pass the U.S.A. Freedom Act, which would end bulk surveillance by shifting the collection of phone metadata from government to phone companies.

Ahead of Sentencing, Ulbricht Defense Argues Silk Road Made Drug Use Safer

The memo argues that the Silk Road’s community provided drug users a more reliable way to buy untainted drugs, that Ulbricht had expressly tried to encourage “safer” drug use on his black market site, and that the digital nature of the site’s commerce may have protected users from physical interactions that in the traditional drug trade often lead to violence.

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