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[POLITICS] Catalonia, Kurdistan, Crimea, Yugoslavia et al - a comparison of modern seccessionist movements
by Zenaan Harkness 04 Oct '17

04 Oct '17

A nice little overview comparison of a few of the "secessionist" movements over the last few decades: ** CATALONIA: Not Iraq nor Yugoslavia, but a uniquely EU problem http://theduran.com/catalonia-not-iraq-nor-yugoslavia-but-a-uniquely-eu-pro… ------------------------------------------------------------ CATALONIA: Not Iraq nor Yugoslavia, but a uniquely EU problem Every independence movement has its own characteristics and therefore must be understood based on these unique circumstances rather than through a prism of universality. And a freedom of speech bonus for those who still care: ** Persecution of whistleblowers makes a mockery of Magna Carta http://theduran.com/persecution-of-whistleblowers-makes-a-mockery-of-magna-… ------------------------------------------------------------

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[POLITICS] [RUS] God Praise America ! Russian Paralympians banned
by Zenaan Harkness 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

Hoo yah! We LOVE America. God bless America!!! Belarus Athletes Carry Russia Flag in Support of Unjustly Banned Paralympians http://russia-insider.com/en/belarus-athletes-carry-russia-flag-support-unj… (Alt: https://www.rt.com/sport/358613-belarus-russian-flag-paralympics/ ) Nope, no dirty American laundry here folks - move along now! On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 02:08:38PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 5:11 AM Zenaan Harkness <zen(a)freedbms.net> wrote: > > > If anyone wanted an example of propaganda and political bullying: > > > > > > "The IAAF and now the sports bodies of the US and Canada are not only > > > demanding that Russian athletes prove their innocence before they can > > > take part in the Games. They also demand that even if athletes prove > > > their innocence, they should only be allowed to take part in the Games > > > as “neutrals” and not as Russians. Thus even if proved innocent Russian > > > athletes would have to deny their nation and their country – foregoing > > > the right to wear its colours or hear its anthem if they win." > > > > > > http://theduran.com/stalinist-witch-hunt-russian-athletes/ > > > > > > > > > (I'm not sure anyone takes seriously the assertion that USA basically > > > does not use propaganda, only speaks truth and righteousness - I find it > > > quite amazing that such an assertion was even put in this mailing list > > > but I guess it's possible -some- people do believe that...) > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 06:07:05PM +0000, Sean Lynch wrote: > > Participate as a country, dope as a country, get banned as a country. Maybe > > Russia should clean its house if it wants representation at the games. Or > > if the institution itself is illegitimate, why do Russians want to > > represent their country so badly at the games? > > > > Oh well, the IOC refused to ban "the entire Russian Olympic team, > regardless", but ultimately "justice" is served - with the banning of, > wait for it, > > the entire Russian --Paralympic-- team. > > > YEAH! > > > Now -that-'s "justice", right Sean? Punish those paraplegic bastards! > Every last one of them, whether guilty or not!!! > > YEAH! U! S! A! Delivering JUSTICE to THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > God -damn- we need to be greatful to America! > > And what a wonderful world we live in... so much empathy, harmony and > justice. > > > > God Praise America!!! > > > (Yes, AND you, CIA, you snivelling grovelling sluts! Thank you SO much > for this effective, decisive and ultimately just and righteous, psyops > campaign. Fucken A!) > > > > > > ** Vladimir Putin slams Paralympic ban; Congratulates Russian athletes > (http://theduran.com/putin-slams-paralympic-ban-congratulates-russian-athlet…) > ------------------------------------------------------------ > By Alexander Mercouris on Aug 26, 2016 02:00 pm > russia paralympics > > Russian President Putin has just given a scathing assessment > (http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/52765) of the collective ban > on Russia’s Paralympic Team. > > In doing so he has made it quite clear that he – like most Russians – > sees the ban as purely political and completely rejects the reasoning > behind it… > > “The decision to disqualify our Paralympic athletes goes beyond law, > morality and humanity. It is quite simply cynical to take out one’s > revenge and frustration on people for whom sport has become their life > purpose and whose example gives hope and self-confidence to millions of > people with disabilities. I even feel pity for those who take decisions > of this kind because they do not understand just how degrading this is > for them.” > > (Bold italics added) > > The words “revenge and frustration” quite clearly show that Putin sees > the campaign to ban the Russian Paralympic team as an act of spite and > revenge for the failure to achieve a collective ban of the Russian > Olympic team. > > The Russians have made it clear that they do not agree with the legal > reasoning of the CAS decision upholding the ban, > (http://theduran.com/court-arbitration-sport-upholds-ban-russian-paralympic-…) > and that they will continue to contest it in the civil courts and in the > European Court of Human Rights. > > As I have said previously, there is no doubt the Russians will pursue > legal action to its conclusion in this affair > (http://theduran.com/trying-ban-team-russia-olympics-big-mistake/) . > With the International Paralympic Committee looking at a disastrous > failure of the Paralympic Games in Rio and apparently short of money, it > may not be in good shape to contest whatever court cases the Russians > bring, or to pay any court awards the Russians might win. > > In addition to his comments about the Paralympic ban, Putin also made > some very interesting comments about the Russian athletes who competed > in the Rio Olympic Games > > “We know what a difficult time our athletes had in Rio. The team was cut > by nearly a third just before competition was about to start and lost > the chance to show its ability in the sports in which Russia has > traditionally been one of the recognised favourites. But you measured up > to all of these challenges, showed great unity and proved that victory > can be won not just by numbers, though numbers were important too, but > perhaps more importantly, victory is also won through skill. You > displayed a true fighting spirit, did not melt down or bend under the > pressure, but fought and won.” > > (Bold italics added) > > The words “showed great unity” surely refer to the point I have made > previously (http://theduran.com/russian-olympians-defy-odds-rio/) : that > not a single Russian athlete has succumbed to the pressure to turn > informer in return for the reward of a guaranteed place in the Rio > Olympic Games and a lucrative sports career in the West. > > What that means is that the entirety of the evidence that there is or > was a state-sponsored system of doping in Russia is that contained in > the McLaren report, which CAS has already said is “incomplete” and > cannot be used as evidence in deciding the fate of individual athletes. > That puts the IAAF, WADA, the IPC and potentially McLaren himself, in a > very fragile position in light of the pending court cases. > > The post Vladimir Putin slams Paralympic ban; Congratulates Russian > athletes > (http://theduran.com/putin-slams-paralympic-ban-congratulates-russian-athlet…) > appeared first on The Duran (http://theduran.com) .

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Governments Injecting Skype WhatsApp VLC with FinFisher
by grarpamp 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/71kpo0/finfisher_internetprovider_schi… http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/are-you-being-watched-finfisher-government-spy-too… Are you being watched? FinFisher government spy tool found hiding as WhatsApp and Skype Malware used by intelligence agencies spotted in 7 countries, experts said. Legitimate downloads of popular software including WhatsApp, Skype and VLC Player are allegedly being hacked at an internet service provider (ISP) level to spread an advanced form of surveillance software known as "FinFisher", cybersecurity researchers warn. FinFisher is sold to global governments and intelligence agencies and can be used to snoop on webcam feeds, keystrokes, microphones and web browsing. Documents, previously published by WikiLeaks, indicate that one tool called "FinFly ISP" may be linked to the case. The digital surveillance tools are peddled by an international firm called Gamma Group.

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1984: NYC Secret Surveillance Pylons
by grarpamp 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

https://cryptome.org/2017-info/tunnel-sec/tunnel-sec-pylons.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvuzlDnFsik https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/73ean1/mystery_surrounds_metal_tower… These appear to be LED lighting modules on fixed gimbal mounts, 12 per tower. (Closeup surveillance credit Cryptome) http://www.bklighting.com/products/abs-products/series-5700/1211-series-570… Glass buoy / TV / radio tower dome light atop. Prickly antenna or lightning rod to the side. Both mounted upon possible RF panel / waveguide section. Stainless clad mounting frame courtesy International Steel Inc. Bolt mounts are present for a second tower per unit. Basketweave mesh wrap likely aesthetic. Except for audio, molecular, pressure, etc detection and microcameras hidden behind. Possible poly / teflon / fiberglass wrap bands over phased RF scanning middle sections. Cryptic mandala at lower section... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mahavra_1900_art.jpg Sumerian installation deployed by Shandor as plausible art yet meant for use in next coming of Gozer. See also... 1984 and the Modern State of Surveillance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGTsXHsLu3I Physical terrorism is artificially induced. The massive Privacy Invasion is not worth the minor benefits, expense, infrastructure and capabilities of control, both theatrical and real. You are getting Fucked. Shut it down. Worldwide. All of it. Down. Now.

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Tim Berners Lee: The Pedo Spending W3C $$$ on CP.
by Cecilia Tanaka 03 Oct '17

03 Oct '17

Hi Hi ! END OF THE WEB: Private Elite Club W3C Controls Future of Internet; Wants DRM for All Web Content. TL;DR: Web standards being developed by the W3C will make it difficult, and legally dangerous for you to use any content (just video for now, but it will expand to all web content) without the permission of the owners, i.e., you want to make a commentary, redpill, meme, joke, etc., video containing literally any piece of data generated by someone else (especially a corporation), e.g., part of an advertisement, news broadcast, movie, tv show, jootube show, web article etc.? Too bad. Internet’s over. Go home. --- BACKGROUND: >From the W3C website "The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to develop Web standards. Led by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee (the pedofile who """invented the internet""") and CEO Jeffrey Jaffe…" Members include hundreds of major corporations, Universities, private individuals etc. CONTROVERSY: Early today, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards body publicly announced its intention to publish Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) - a DRM standard for web video - with no safeguards whatsoever for accessibility, security research or competition, despite an unprecedented internal controversy among its staff and members over this issue. EME is a standardized way for web video platforms to control users' browsers, so that we can only watch the videos under rules they set. This kind of technology, commonly called Digital Rights Management (DRM), is backed up by laws like the United States DMCA Section 1201 (most other countries also have laws like this). Under these laws, people who bypass DRM to do legal things (like investigate code defects that create dangerous security vulnerabilities) can face civil and criminal penalties. Practically speaking, bypassing DRM isn't hard (Google's version of DRM was broken for six years before anyone noticed), but that doesn't matter. Even low-quality DRM gets the copyright owner the extremely profitable right to stop their customers and competitors from using their products except in the ways that the rightsholder specifies. This will break people, companies, and projects, and it will be technologists and their lawyers, including the EFF, who will be the ones who'll have to pick up the pieces. We've seen what happens when people and small startups face the wrath of giant corporations whose ire they've aroused. We've seen those people bankrupted, jailed, and personally destroyed. At root is the way that DRM interacts with the law. Take security: the W3C's specification says that users' computers should be protected from privacy-invading activities by DRM vendors, but without a covenant, it's impossible to check whether this is happening. Recall that GETflix, one of the principal advocates for DRM at W3C, categorically rejected the narrowest of covenants, one that would protect solely the activity of revealing DRM flaws that compromised user privacy. On the question of accessibility, the W3C has simply ignored the substantial formal and informal objections raised by its members, including members with deep expertise in accessibility, such as Vision Australia, Media Access Australia, Benetech, and the RNIB. These organizations pointed out that having a place for assistive data was nice, but to make video accessible, it was necessary to use computers to generate that data. It's great to say that if you know where all the strobe effects are in 10,000,000 hours of videos, you could add warnings to the timelines of those videos to help people with photosensitive epilepsy. But unless you have an unimaginable army of people who can watch all that video, the practical way to find all those strobes is to feed the video to a computer, after bypassing the DRM. Otherwise, most video will never, ever be made safe for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Multiply that by the unimaginable armies of people needed to write subtitles, translate audio, and generate descriptive audio tracks, and you've exceeded the entire human race's video-annotating capacity several times over—but barely scratched the surface of what computers can (and will be able to) do. SOURCE: https://eff.org/deeplinks/2017/07/amid-unprecedented-controversy-w3c-greenl… https://archive.is/h26nk --- So what exactly is this W3C, how do they operate, and who has a say in what they’re doing? This jootube tech journalist guy (seems like a typical, but earnest, nu male tech guy on jootube, not red pilled or anything. Very normie audience I assume. But doing the only good journalism on this topic outside the EFF.) uncovered something remarkable: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S97TCpuBvnc Vid summary: The W3C does not appear to be a legal entity of any kind. It’s not an LLC, not a non-profit, not anything. It appears to be a completely unofficial private club administered by MIT (http://csail.mit.edu/) the European Research Consortium for Informatics (https://ercim.eu/) Keio University in Tokyo (https://keio.ac.jp/en/) and Beihang University in Beijing (http://ev.buaa.edu.cn/) This unofficial private club collects tens of millions of dollars annually from members (as can be calculated from the member list and annual fees), who pay these fees in order to take part in secret votes (the W3C does not publish vote records, meeting minutes, or take any other measures to make it’s activities acceptable to the public) that will shape the future of the internet. The W3C being an apparently completely unofficial private club, there is no way to know where this money goes. Tim Berners Lee (pedofile) could be spending it all on *cheese pizza* for all anybody knows. Furthermore, because the W3C is a legal non-entity, there’s no way for members of the public to influence this organization, that controls the future of the web, other than paying the fees and participating in the secret votes. W3C member fees by country: https://w3.org/Consortium/fees W3C member list: https://w3.org/Consortium/Member/List W3C page describing what their organization is: https://w3.org/Consortium/facts.html Previous video from the tech journalist summarizing the W3C DRM vote. He attended a press event and has had some emails going back and forth with the W3C trying to get more information: https://youtube.com/watch?v=h94ZKGVg-B8 Dig, punkanons. Dig for the only home we have left. For the internet! Destroy this beast or be destroyed. --- Also, we're organizing Internet users to meet with members of Congress, in DC or locally, and we're helping to cover travel costs. Are you in? https://battleforthenet.com/dc/ aff... :P c. "It's okay to run-over space aliens." -Terry A. Davis

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Re: Ezekiel 23: 19-20.
by Zenaan Harkness 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 01:21:15PM +1000, Gil May wrote: > Feeling the stress of life and need for salvation of my sole I randomly > opened the Bible believing divine guidance will place the needed script > before my sight. As I opened the Bible it slipped out of my hand and > landed in my lap with my hand clasped so that my finger was on Ezekiel 23: > 19-20. > > > Taking that as divine guidance I started to read: > > *19* Yet she became more and more promiscuous as she recalled the > days of her youth, when she was a prostitute in Egypt. > > *20* There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like > those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses. > > OK, own up and confess have you ever been to Egypt? Well, those who have could probably start a religion or something :) Seems the thang to do according to L Ron Haggard :D

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Re: [tor-relays] OS diversity of tor relays (was Re: Relay uptime versus outdated Tor version)
by grarpamp 02 Oct '17

02 Oct '17

> Learning these OS can have other, peripheral benefits Very true. For reference, Solaris has been more or less dead ever since Oracle killed Sun and re-closed it. Now it's officially dead beyond "support" contracts, subject only to any benevolent and heroic zombie efforts, which are extremely unlikely due to its [line]age and license... https://meshedinsights.com/2017/09/03/oracle-finally-killed-sun/ Still, it presents a different attack surface, at least beyond the network application itself, if you can compile on it. Run a few nodes for fun if you want (fun being half the point of running nodes), you can still get the i386/amd64 binaries here... https://www.oracle.com/solaris/solaris11/index.html But as a formal production OS, especially for the non-corporate opensource community since ever, Solaris proper is deader than long decayed and untouchable dead. If you want the Sun family lineage, go with https://www.openindiana.org/ or maybe if you're stuck in the GNU toolchain, https://www.osdyson.org/ or if you want something that's actively maintained with at least some actual "Unix" heritage and unique feel https://www.freebsd.org/ or any other BSD like Open or Dragon or Net. Every Linux / Windows / Apple user owes it to themselves to try something in the BSD family for at least a few months or so. Don't forget Plan9, Open/Free VMS, MINIX, GNU HURD, HP-UX, AIX, FreeDOS, Android, iOS, OSX, etc. Regardless of which overlay network you're using, or plugging nodes into, have fun gettin jiggy wit it :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JcmQONgXJM

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Apple just open sourced every iOS and macOS kernel to date
by Razer 01 Oct '17

01 Oct '17

https://opensource.apple.com/ H/t: https://twitter.com/dubstrike/status/913965740620963841

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