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by 1cvmask 5y ago
From the author of the article who was not at Rolling Stone at the time: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-taibbi-rolling-stone-uva... --- The point of these articles is to be aware of the past so as to avoid the sam
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
Excerpts: Fifty years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in Memphis. Every major press outlet in the United States will commemorate his life this week. The Washington Post is running a series of commentaries. The New York
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
Perhaps they seen lots of lying from their governments and the media mouthpieces and so have developed an ingrained disbelief of authority and the establishment and this pervades to all parts of life. Just like how all the mainstream media
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
Australians definitely seem to have embraced living in an authoritarian and autocratic state. There are way too many examples in recent memory: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/09/austr
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Before the Media Lionized Martin Luther King Jr., They Denounced Him(rollingstone.com)
11 points by 1cvmask 5y ago|4 comments
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
The Chinese government, and now others will also look more seriously into these matters, seems justified in building their Great Firewall after these constant stories of the surveillance state at work domestically and internationally. We ca
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WhatsApp Ordered to Help US Agents Spy on Chinese Phones–No Explanation Required(forbes.com)
13 points by 1cvmask 5y ago|8 comments
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
You could create a tiered tax structure - which would be unpopular - where the yearly tax increases with time. In addition, you could have a progressive increase in tax based on the number of residences you have.
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The US government saw and treated him as a domestic terrorist and Russian/communist agent. The NY TImes and mainstream media famously attacked him and he was hated by 75% of Americans. The NSA illegally spied on him and other alleged d
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
It will take a while for all their planned new 150 nuclear power plants to come onstream. Till then coal and other sources of energy will be used. https://www.cnet.com/news/why-the-us-should-learn-from-china...
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
Naples is great for some superb pizza as well and its enduring influence on us: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/naples-pizza-original-...
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MLK and “Domestic Terrorism”(schmud.de)
2 points by 1cvmask 5y ago|0 comments
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
Which country is that? Japan? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_picking
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
It would be nice to learn what the terms of the deal are and if it is about chargebacks or concessions on payment terms and fees.
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
There seems to be no downside for ATT/DirectTV dumping the channel OAN. According to the article the channel is still available on other platforms: On its website, OAN tells viewers they can watch on a KlowdTV for $4.99 or $9.99 per mo
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Mike Lindell says bank is closing his accounts over fear of reputational damage(salon.com)
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Closer Scrutiny Reveals How Close to State Power Sacha Baron Cohen Is(mintpressnews.com)
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We should never ever rely on emails for anything important. We should always confirm and authenticate important matters with a separate channel like meeting in person or video calling or calling the persons to confirm the veracity of an imp
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
The BBC is a propaganda mouthpiece of the state just like everywhere else. Even private media outfits in the UK are mouthpieces of the state like Reuters and Bellingcat. https://thegrayzone.com/2021/02/20/reut
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States ask U.S. court to reinstate Facebook antitrust lawsuit(reuters.com)
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They also exempted private jets: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/co... Yachts and private jets belong to the rich class and these exemptions are in line with most hypocritical legislation
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
It’s interesting to see another South Korean company in the creative Youtube space succeed like Gangnam Style. Had no idea Baby Shark was from South Korean company Pinkfong. South Korea is clearly super creative even on Netflix shows like S
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Baby Shark is the first YouTube video to surpass 10B views(theverge.com)
14 points by 1cvmask 5y ago|8 comments
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
How about the surveillance security state that illegally watches over all our moves. I don’t care as much about annoying diaper ads as the way the government illegally snoops into our lives as Snowden exposed.
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UK banned Huawei because US told us to, former minister(euractiv.com)
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Josh Hawley introducing his own stock ban bill(axios.com)
77 points by 1cvmask 5y ago|90 comments
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
Politicians here in California and the US are no different. The rules they advocate, mandate and prescribe to the masses do not apply to them. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/S-...
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
The biggest defense on a societal level is a pervasive use of MFA for all applications, a good patching policy and backups.
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The video to it with the slides by Lyle Goldstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRs5501GExc&list=PLBrPYoChOf...
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by 1cvmask 5y ago
The wonders of when the green movement meets corruption and cronyism. Instead of performative art of greenwashing talks, very simple steps like a carbon tax or even a consumption tax would move mountains. Or encouraging nuclear energy for e

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