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The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The Surveillance Empire That Tracked World Leaders, a Vatican Enemy, and Maybe You
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"What has the ECHR ever done for us?" 🤔
[SOUND ON 🔊]
[SOUND ON 🔊]
June 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"What has the ECHR ever done for us?" 🤔
[SOUND ON 🔊]
[SOUND ON 🔊]
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📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.
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24 Years Ago Today: The September 11th Issue
Issue 37•34: The September 11th Issue
theonion.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
24 Years Ago Today: The September 11th Issue
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"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
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September 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Hi All, Latest Europe Dispatch by @alanderminna.bsky.social just appeared. Russia is waging a form of (hybrid) warfare against Europe--why are people so reluctant to face it? open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Schrödinger’s GPS Jamming and Not So Hybrid Warfare
Russia may or may not have GPS-jammed the EU Commission president's plane. In any case there was no response, Minna Ålander recounts in the Europe Dispatch.
open.substack.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hi All, Latest Europe Dispatch by @alanderminna.bsky.social just appeared. Russia is waging a form of (hybrid) warfare against Europe--why are people so reluctant to face it? open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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The moral panic about “kids online safety” is leading to a slew of bad laws (which many on the left moronically support) while both parties unite to censor speech so that there can be no criticism of power, US foreign policy, etc. We are seeing the effects of these laws in real time in the UK
The UK's Online Safety Act is a licence for censorship – and the rest of the world is following suit | Taylor Lorenz
From the US and Australia to France and Italy, those seeking to obliterate privacy and restrict content are on the move, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The moral panic about “kids online safety” is leading to a slew of bad laws (which many on the left moronically support) while both parties unite to censor speech so that there can be no criticism of power, US foreign policy, etc. We are seeing the effects of these laws in real time in the UK
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This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
ETSC: Mutual recognition deal with U.S. will cost lives on Europe’s roads
By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the United States, the European Union has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice…
etsc.eu
August 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is an INSANE decision by the E.U.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
“By signing up to mutual recognition of vehicle standards with the U.S., the E.U. has waved the white flag on road safety. This is not a technical detail – it is a political choice that puts trade convenience ahead of saving lives.”
This will kill people.
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Ben Barnes, star of #TheInstitute on MGM+, goes deep on the loneliness of heroes on our latest episode of The Kingcast.
Listen here 🎙️: tinyurl.com/BenBarnesKin...
And this gets … say, 50 retweets, I’ll post the photo that got me nicknamed “Prince Caspian” at work once upon a time.
Listen here 🎙️: tinyurl.com/BenBarnesKin...
And this gets … say, 50 retweets, I’ll post the photo that got me nicknamed “Prince Caspian” at work once upon a time.
August 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ben Barnes, star of #TheInstitute on MGM+, goes deep on the loneliness of heroes on our latest episode of The Kingcast.
Listen here 🎙️: tinyurl.com/BenBarnesKin...
And this gets … say, 50 retweets, I’ll post the photo that got me nicknamed “Prince Caspian” at work once upon a time.
Listen here 🎙️: tinyurl.com/BenBarnesKin...
And this gets … say, 50 retweets, I’ll post the photo that got me nicknamed “Prince Caspian” at work once upon a time.
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
June 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not true.
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵
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Palantir er det system regeringen har tænkt sig PET må bruge til at overvåge og analysere alle danskere. Nå ja, og gemme data i 20 år. Tjek her i denne korte video, hvad deres stifter, ejer og CEO mener om demokrati.
They’ve been letting us know what they’re up to for YEARS!!
Domination!
Domination!
May 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Palantir er det system regeringen har tænkt sig PET må bruge til at overvåge og analysere alle danskere. Nå ja, og gemme data i 20 år. Tjek her i denne korte video, hvad deres stifter, ejer og CEO mener om demokrati.
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Can you hug a city
Salt Lake City!
They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom
They made the city flags pride flags so you can't get in trouble for hanging them in your classroom
Salt Lake City and Boise adopt official pride flags to skirt Republican bans
New emblems approved by city councils in defiance of bans on ‘unofficial flags’ on government property
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Can you hug a city
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It's not disruption that's being prosecuted in this country. It's dissent.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vilified, arrested, held incommunicado: that's the price of protest in Britain today | George Monbiot
It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissent, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's not disruption that's being prosecuted in this country. It's dissent.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Seriously -- he's broadcasting plans to violate state and federal election laws, in support of his quest to sway a state Supreme Court election.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
Elon’s coming to Wisconsin to hand out million dollar checks in his bribe scheme.
They should arrest him when he does.
They should arrest him when he does.
This latest vote-buying scheme by Musk incredibly corrupt, at same time Tesla suing Wisconsin, and likely illegal
It is a felony in Wisconsin to offer, give, lend or promise to lend or give anything of value to induce a voter to cast a ballot or not vote.
It is a felony in Wisconsin to offer, give, lend or promise to lend or give anything of value to induce a voter to cast a ballot or not vote.
March 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Seriously -- he's broadcasting plans to violate state and federal election laws, in support of his quest to sway a state Supreme Court election.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
Arrest him.
Yes, even though he's really rich.
Arrest him.
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Seriously: arrest him. The governor should have state police arrest him and charge him with election fraud. Then immediately hold a press conference explaining you arrested someone for committing election fraud and will continue to do so. Just fucking arrest him already. You can actually do this
March 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Seriously: arrest him. The governor should have state police arrest him and charge him with election fraud. Then immediately hold a press conference explaining you arrested someone for committing election fraud and will continue to do so. Just fucking arrest him already. You can actually do this
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How about an interim government for Russia, with supervision from the UN?
March 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
How about an interim government for Russia, with supervision from the UN?
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I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
March 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I decided to start a #thread 🧵 of stories about legal residents and tourists being (illegally) arrested, detained and/or deported by the Trump regime. I'll only post stories from serious sources, as rumors and conspiracies are really not needed in this authoritarian moment.
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Elon Musk is forcing Americans to destroy Tesla
Elon Musk is forcing Americans to destroy Tesla
But don't let the awesomeness of the #TeslaTakedown fool you. Musk's persistence comes from the same evil machine that props up Trump.
Last week offered another in a series of heartbreaking reminder...
thelastbillionaires.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Elon Musk is forcing Americans to destroy Tesla
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Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
THE INSIDE STORY:
THE INSIDE STORY:
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Elon Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
THE INSIDE STORY:
THE INSIDE STORY:
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HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
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You're plugged in and have heard comparisons of DOGE and Gamergate in passing.
I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison.
Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion.
www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...
I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison.
Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion.
www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...
What Musk's war on federal workers owers to Gamergate, the long-ago troll tantrum
Culture war for the stupid era kicked off with video gamers mad at ladies who have sex
www.salon.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
You're plugged in and have heard comparisons of DOGE and Gamergate in passing.
I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison.
Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion.
www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...
I took a deeper dive — but still a short, breezy read — explaining how it goes much deeper than a comparison.
Gamergate was whiner boot camp. DOGE is the Loser Invasion.
www.salon.com/2025/02/24/w...