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Facebook political ads

mardi 6 août 2019 à 02:00

Facebook is still showing zuckers targeted political ads to serve right-wing causes, and it's a secret where the money comes from.

Revealed: Johnson Ally's Firm Secretly Ran Facebook Propaganda Network.

Confronting plutocracy

mardi 6 août 2019 à 02:00

Both Republicans and Democrats (plutocratist "moderate" Democrats) harp on right-wing racism to avoid confronting plutocracy.

Russian protesters

mardi 6 août 2019 à 02:00

Russian protesters are more stubborn now than in the past. Arresting some of them has not made them give up.

Prosecuting whistleblowers

mardi 6 août 2019 à 02:00

The US collects data from many sources to identify and prosecute whistleblowers. After publication, this includes information from many databases about which employees contacted a journalist.

The article suggests how messaging software might help protect whistleblowers; but this won't keep them safe for very long after the leak is published.

Above all, the article explains why the US must eliminate the practice of prosecuting whistleblowers for "spying" is fundamentally wrong anyway.

Meanwhile, real spy chiefs want to make things worse by banning secure encryption, and thus put our freedom in more danger — from them.

Global heating

lundi 5 août 2019 à 02:00

The IPCC warns that global heating's major effects show the need to change agriculture, and in particular, eat a lot less meat.

Jake Inslee used his short speaking time in the Democratic presidential debate to emphasize the need to curb global heating. That was good use of it.

It may be true that global heating underlies the other major issues. But, more fundamentally, plutocracy underlies all the other major issues and global heating as well. This is why I believe that a firm enemy of plutocracy is our best hope for defeating the planet roasters.