Questions tagged [government]
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Was there a Soviet anti-motorcycle-helmet campaign in the late 1950s and early 1960s?
Lessig (1995, pp. 964–965) writes:
Before the 1960s, motorcyclists in Soviet Russia did not wear helmets. In part this was because of a lack of any perceived need to wear helmets; in part it was ...
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Are there around S$800 billion unaccounted for in Singapore's public finances?
Christopher Balding, an associate professor at Peking University, claims in this note that
Given publicly available economic data on Singaporean finances, there is an expected asset gap of more ...
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Is the Chinese “Sesame Credit” system a government propaganda tool?
The Sesame Credit system recently announced in China is making the rounds on social media, being touted as a tool of gamified government thought control.
For example, this privateinternetaccess.com's ...
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Does Wikileaks have direct ties with US governmental organizations?
According to this blog post post (I agree, this is not a very valid source of information), Julian Assange had ties with US government workers, especially in the CIA:
The sender is talking about ...
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Were the BOSS Linux update servers hacked in 2015?
The Hackology Blog claims that update servers for BOSS Linux were hacked in 2015, eventually allowing access to Indian military and government servers.
This website claims that:
Hackers infected the ...
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Did Paul Combetta ask for advice on reddit on how to strip emails for Hillary Clinton?
A reddit user has several archived posts showing questions about stripping emails for a "VIP" customer.
Some people have attributed those posts to Paul Combetta, an employee in charge of Hillary ...
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Did Pik Botha Lobby For The Release Of Nelson Mandela?
In a 2013 interview from Al Jazeera, long-time South African Foreign Minister, Pik Botha claims that he long lobbied for the release of the future President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela who spent ...
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Is this urban mosquito drone real?
This picture showed up in my Facebook feed.
Is this a mosquito?
No. It's an insect spy drone for urban areas, already in production, funded by the US Government. It can be remotely controlled and is ...
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Is anything about the 1999 NOAA "Julia" recording prevented from publication as being classified?
The unexplained "Julia" sound is described as:
Julia is a sound recorded on March 1, 1999 by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA said the source of the sound was ...
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Did the Voice of America become more critical of the US after the end of the Cold War?
In a speech given to Voice of America (VOA) staff towards the end of the Trump presidency, Mike Pompeo (who was Secretary of State at the time) stated that after the end of the Cold War VOA (like ...
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Does government spending on healthcare promote economic growth?
As governments attempt to get their finances back into balance, many have cut back on a wide range of spending commitments. Some governments such as the UK have chosen to protect spending on ...
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