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Police are spending millions of dollars to monitor the social media of protesters and suspects 

By kkaybu | November 30, 2016

The tracking siphons data from Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other sites and has taken place largely out of the public eye. This is why people need to download the shit outta Underground’s … Continue reading Police are spending millions of dollars to monitor the social media of protesters and suspects 

ALEPPO: Tears, Hugs and Smiles, the Relief of Escaping Imprisonment in East Aleppo

By Katerina | November 30, 2016

While we are being bombarded by the mainstream media and their propaganda war, with the fake, new buzzword called “Fake-News”, the real people of Aleppo are slowly regaining hope that their liberation … Continue reading ALEPPO: Tears, Hugs and Smiles, the Relief of Escaping Imprisonment in East Aleppo

Good Reporting

Bill Black: Howard Dean Wants to Continue Austerity’s Assault on the Working Class 

By kkaybu | November 28, 2016

Dean has one enormous blind spot – his assumption that federal deficits are evil and that the answer is to continue to wage vigorously the long war – … Continue reading Bill Black: Howard Dean Wants to Continue Austerity’s Assault on the Working Class 

WTF?

The Snoopers Charter gives these 48 organisations unlimited, secret access to all UK browsing history

By Charles | November 28, 2016

The Snoopers Charter gives these 48 organisations unlimited, secret access to all UK browsing history Every website you’ve ever visited for a year, all of these organizations get full, searchable access without … Continue reading The Snoopers Charter gives these 48 organisations unlimited, secret access to all UK browsing history

Washington Post Disgracefully Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist From a New, Hidden, and Very Shady Group

By Charles | November 26, 2016

With the help of uncritical journalists, a story about “fake news” ended up disseminating far more than it exposed. This truly is the same as McCarthyism with the media calling out other … Continue reading Washington Post Disgracefully Promotes a McCarthyite Blacklist From a New, Hidden, and Very Shady Group

Hacker who helped expose Ohio rape case pleads guilty, faces more prison time than rapists

By Charles | November 26, 2016 1

A Kentucky man who, in 2012, hacked into an online account for followers of a Ohio high school’s football team to expose a gang rape of a teenage girl has pleaded guilty … Continue reading Hacker who helped expose Ohio rape case pleads guilty, faces more prison time than rapists

The Cure for Fake News Is Worse Than the Disease

By Charles | November 25, 2016

Once established to crush fake news, the Facebook mechanism could be repurposed to crush other types of information that might cause moral panic. Who decides what’s fake news? If news organizations shortly … Continue reading The Cure for Fake News Is Worse Than the Disease

Liberals are taking their eyes off the ball — here are 3 things they should do instead

By Charles | November 25, 2016 1

[Trump] won — what you have to do now is to figure out what to do about it. Half of you are happy Trump won, but if you are part of the … Continue reading Liberals are taking their eyes off the ball — here are 3 things they should do instead

Media Fail

Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say?

By Charles | November 24, 2016

Researchers say sophisticated tools were used to boost Trump and undermine Clinton. Is this an example of complete failure by our own mainstream media pointing the finger at Russia as spreading “fake … Continue reading Russian propaganda effort helped spread ‘fake news’ during election, experts say?

WTF?

U.K. Parliament Approves Unprecedented New Hacking and Surveillance Powers

By Charles | November 24, 2016

The Investigatory Powers Bill, dubbed the “Snoopers’ Charter” by critics, will hand British police and spy agencies new powers to hack computers and access vast troves of private data. “Every citizen will … Continue reading U.K. Parliament Approves Unprecedented New Hacking and Surveillance Powers

If you get your news from Facebook, you live in an unrealistic bubble. This app might help.

By Charles | November 24, 2016

Facebook has been getting a bad rep lately for a lot of different things, but there’s one you can fix yourself today by installing one simple app. When Trump got elected, Democrats … Continue reading If you get your news from Facebook, you live in an unrealistic bubble. This app might help.

Media Fail

The North Pole is too warm, again

By kkaybu | November 24, 2016

At no point this month has the Pole been colder than average. It seems a little like science fiction that we don’t talk more about this kind of thing. I mean, doesn’t … Continue reading The North Pole is too warm, again