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Copying is not theft. But why? Nina Paley animated song answers the obvious - to some. [MINISTRY]
by Zenaan Harkness 15 Jul '18

15 Jul '18

OK, so this is a Nina Paley, Jordan Peterson twofer, which kicks off with the musically boppy "Copying Is Not Theft". Here's the 'tube direct (~1min): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4 This Land is Mine - an instant cult classic for sure bro, for sure!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pKMV6e5kEo And here's the twofer with JP (~1hr:25m): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyONgwyKEGA And here's a quick ref for those who just want moar :) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nina+paley Rock on,

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american pieces of shit can't get any dumber
by juan 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

https://theintercept.com/2018/07/13/indictment-of-russian-intelligence-oper… see? some non human piece of shit called 'mueller' 'indicted' a bunch of russians. No doubt the americunt nazi government has 'jurisdiction' all over the universe! And if the aamericunt nazi govt 'indicted' a bunch of 'russians' then no doubt the 'russians' 'did it'. annnnd, paypal's left fascist propaganda outlet, the intercept, dutifully parrot-vomits what their masters say. Isn't that cute. addendum, notice smearing of wikileals and bitcoin as well. Good job mr greenawld!

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american pieces of shit can't get any dumber
by juan 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

https://theintercept.com/2018/07/13/indictment-of-russian-intelligence-oper… see? some non human piece of shit called 'mueller' 'indicted' a bunch of russians. No doubt the americunt nazi government has 'jurisdiction' all over the universe! And if the aamericunt nazi govt 'indicted' a bunch of 'russians' then no doubt the 'russians' 'did it'. annnnd, paypal's left fascist propaganda outlet, the intercept, dutifully parrot-vomits what their masters say. Isn't that cute.

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[WAR] Bibi starts front-running Trump: “Israel did not object to Assad’s regaining control over all of Syria”
by Zenaan Harkness 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

Excuse me while a cough, but dang, gettin' funny as bro, funny as :) Who woulda though Netanyahu would start front running Trump's summit with Putin? MSM head-splondins all over the place too. Grab some pop corn by the bucket, hey? Zerowedgie at its finest: Neocons Panic As Trump-Putin Meeting Could Mark Close Of Syrian Proxy War https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-13/neocons-panic-trump-putin-meeting… Netanyahu: “We haven't had a problem with the Assad regime, for 40 years not a single bullet was fired on the Golan Heights.” Well dang! Get the outta here… That of course sent Lindsey Graham's head exploding: Haaretz: Graham: "Without Assad’s blessing, the flags of Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard would not be on Israel’s front door" McCain: "Putin is our enemy" Kagan-led neocon think tank ISW is outraged! Eli Lake laments the potential of the Obama main regime change wars winding down: this is "some alternate universe ... the most dangerous possible outcome" Netanyahu: "Israel did not object to President Bashar al-Assad’s regaining control over all of Syria" NYT: “a willingness to accept Mr. Assad’s resumption of control over all of Syria is no small concession,” said Amos Yadlin, a former chief of Israeli military intelligence President Assad has long vowed to liberate "every inch" of sovereign Syrian territory, something which but two years ago appeared impossible, yet which now looks increasingly inevitable. ...Precisely this scenario occurred just days after President Trump declared in the last week of March of this year that he wanted a complete US military pullout from Syria. What then immediately followed was the April 7 "chemical attack" provocation in Douma — just the thing that brought Trump's planned pullout to a grinding halt, instead resulting tomahawk missiles unleashed on Damascus.

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"Holy Hell"
by jim bell 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZn5yaVuB1Y&t=79s Three hours of senseless Doom violence. Jim Bell \×

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Cody Wilson's DIY gun "win"
by Steven Schear 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

https://www.wired.com/story/a-landmark-legal-shift-opens-pandoras-box-for-d… This was not a "real" win, it was a concession and accommodation. A real win would have been a Supreme Court decision striking down all publication and ITAR restrictions to export of any source code or binaries

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Life, Death, and Encryption: An Introduction to the Pursuance Project
by The Cryptosphere 14 Jul '18

14 Jul '18

Just the messenger here. I've been doing some ad-hoc volunteering with Barrett Brown's Pursuance Project and their Kickstarter is 75% funded with three days to go. They can make this happen, but they need help. Press release below, blog post here: https://pursuanceproject.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/life-death-and-encryption… and Kickstarter here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/85883596/barrett-browns-pursuance-project Is your life or liberty at risk, merely because you report the truth? Because you are in contact with those who seek to change the world, whose lives are also at risk? According to Human Rights Watch, the answer is yes, and sadly, the risk is not limited to distant dictatorships, but exists even in so-called “bastions of freedom” like Canada and the US. Earlier this week an American congressman introduced the “Unmasking ANTIFA Act” which would criminalize protests and speech against the government. That is why National Magazine Award-winning journalist and digital rights activist Barrett Brown has created The Pursuance Project, an ambitious suite of interconnected tools for creating, assigning, tracking, and (optionally) publicizing team efforts, all protected by military-grade end-to-end zero-knowledge encryption. Simply put, it offers virtual conference rooms, calls, video, text, project management, all in as safe a digital environment as humans can create. Pursuance staffers cannot see what goes on in your Pursuance unless you make them team members. Neither can any government, nor anyone you do not invite. Think of the protection SecureDrop offers journalists and sources, but with that kind of security extended to your team communications, emails, texts, and more. And it’s free. In order to cover the development costs, Pursuance has a Kickstarter, currently 75% funded and nearing completion this Sunday, July 15. With the last ten thousand in sight, and the limited-edition rewards flying out, we’re thrilled to announce that Pursuance founder Barrett Brown will be a speaker at the HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth)conference in New York July 20-22nd, and was a guest on this Wednesday’s OTH (Off The Hook) radio broadcast on WBAI-FM and podcast, both presented by the hacker “Emmanuel Goldstein” aka Eric Corley, known for founding 2600, The Hacker Quarterly back in 1984, and for his role in the film Hackers. “We’re not asking for money so we can solve a specific problem. We’re asking for money so we can enable people to solve all of them.” Barrett Brown Barrett is an infinitely-quotable raconteur who was once accused of being a “fameball” by Gawker. Pursuance technical lead Steve Phillips is also a good interview, and can take these complex concepts and translate them into simple and compelling English. “No activist should have to entrust their life to Facebook. No one should have to choose between security and the ability to organize large numbers of people. No one should have to use platforms designed to waste your time in the course of trying to make their lives count. When Pursuance launches, things will be different.” Barrett Brown The stakes are high. This is our world now: a world where your own DMs, PMs, texts, and even your face, can be the biggest threat to your freedom. Help us change that. Help us spread the word about Pursuance. Help us create a better future for activism, for action, for journalism, for privacy, and for basic human rights. Pursuance Project Contacts: Contact: team(a)pursuanceproject.org / +47 407 67 074 For interviews with Barrett or his core team please contact Pursuance at onray(a)pursuanceproject.org / Raymond Johansen +47 407 67 074 The Pursuance Board of Directors includes luminaries from the worlds of whistleblowing, digital privacy, documentary filmmaking, human rights activism, and more: Thomas Drake, Birgitta Jonsdottir, Mano Singham, Alex Winter, John Kiriakou, Robert Tynes, Jay Leiderman, Barry Eisler, Russ Baker, and Raymond Johansen. Lorraine Murphy

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Govt economic advisor warns British defence planners that growth is ending... and it's not just the U.K.
by Steven Schear 13 Jul '18

13 Jul '18

"If we extrapolate this trend forward, labour productivity growth would reach zero by 2028." https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/govt-economic-advisor-warns-british…

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Never try to convince a Leftist of anything is his dream of UBS depends on his not understanding
by Steven Schear 13 Jul '18

13 Jul '18

It all works through the magic of Keynes. Ignore the labor demographics... move along, move along. https://medium.com/@RJameson/basic-income-is-easily-affordable-8389995528b3 If governments can't tax robots and A.I. Or the "assets" of the top 1%, 'fo get about it.

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[LIBERTY] [MINISTRY] SCOTUS: Bundy's exonerated, Judge slams “outrageous” abuses and “flagrant misconduct” of FBI and "Justice" Department
by Zenaan Harkness 13 Jul '18

13 Jul '18

Well here's a rare breath of fresh air for Murricans in a Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS ) decision exonerating the Bundys - one for the history books, and well done folks, well firetrucking done!‼! Perhaps the Ruby Ridge $3 million payout will give precedent for the Bundy's (not that that can ever compensate for what the govt did on Ruby Ridge), but what's really needed is for you folk across the pond to get some proper grand juries going against the FBI and DOJ - the govt shills will shout "you citizens can't do that!!!" from the rooftops and every forum, but that won't stop a small committed and determined group from achieving their careful and well-planned approach to this "problem". Good luck, Government's Misconduct In Cliven Bundy Case Stems From Ruby Ridge https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-15/governments-misconduct-cliven-bun… (Quite a few links in the linked article) Federal judge Gloria Navarro slammed the FBI and Justice Department on Monday, Jan. 8, for “outrageous” abuses and “flagrant misconduct” in the prosecution of Cliven Bundy and sons, the Nevada ranchers who spurred a high-profile standoff with the FBI and Bureau of Land Management in 2014. Navarro condemned the "grossly shocking” withholding of evidence from defense counsel in a case that could have landed the Bundys in prison for the rest of their lives. Navarro, who had declared a mistrial last month, dismissed all charges against the Bundys. Navarro was especially riled because the FBI spent three years covering up or lying about the role of their snipers in the 2014 standoff. The Bundys faced conspiracy charges because they summoned militia to defend them after claiming FBI snipers had surrounded their ranch. Justice Department lawyers scoffed at this claim but newly-released documents vindicate the Bundys. In an interview Saturday, Ammon Bundy reviled the feds: “They basically came to kill our family, they surrounded us with snipers. And then they wanted to lie about it all like none of it happened." Many of the heavily-armed activists who flocked to the scene feared that the FBI snipers had a license to kill the Bundys. Their reaction cannot be understood without considering a landmark 1990s case that continues to shape millions of Americans’ attitude towards Washington: the federal killings and coverups at Ruby Ridge. Randy Weaver and his family lived in an isolated cabin in the mountains of northern Idaho. Weaver was a white separatist who believed races should live apart; he had no record of violence against other races — or anyone else. An undercover federal agent entrapped him into selling a sawed-off shotgun. The feds then sought to pressure Weaver to become an informant but he refused. After Weaver was sent the wrong court date and failed to show up, the feds launched a vendetta. Idaho lawyer David Nevin noted that U.S.: “Marshals called in military aerial reconnaissance and had photos studied by the Defense Mapping Agency. They prowled the woods around Weaver’s cabin with night-vision equipment. They had psychological profiles performed and installed $130,000 worth of long-range solar-powered spy cameras. … They even knew the menstrual cycle of Weaver’s teenage daughter, and planned an arrest scenario around it.” On August 21, 1992, six camouflaged U.S. Marshals carrying machine guns trespassed onto the Weavers’ property. Three marshals circled close to the Weaver cabin and killed one of their dogs. A firefight ensued and 14-year old Sammy Weaver was shot in the back and killed as he was leaving the scene. Kevin Harris, a family friend, responded by fatally shooting a federal marshal who had fired seven shots in the melee. The next day, the FBI sent in its Hostage Rescue Team snipers with orders to shoot to kill any adult male outside the Weaver cabin. A federal appeals court ruling later noted that: “FBI agents formulated rules of engagement that permitted their colleagues to hide in the bushes and gun down men who posed no immediate threat. Such wartime rules are patently unconstitutional for a police action.” FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shot Randy Weaver in the back after he stepped out of his cabin, wounding him. Horiuchi then shot and killed Vicki Weaver standing in the cabin door holding their 10-month old baby. A confidential 1994 Justice Department task force report concluded: “The absence of a (surrender demand) subjected the Government to charges that it was setting Weaver up for attack.” Weaver and Harris surrendered after an 11-day siege. At their 1993 trial, federal prosecutors asserted that Weaver long conspired to have an armed confrontation with the government. The feds bizarrely asserted that moving from Iowa to a spot near the Canadian border in 1985 was part of Weaver’s plot. After an Idaho jury largely exonerated the defendants, federal judge Edward Lodge slammed DOJ and FBI misconduct and fabrication of evidence in the case. Regardless of the judge’s condemnation, FBI chief Louis Freeh in 1995 exonerated the FBI for its actions at Ruby Ridge. That year, after I slammed Freeh’s whitewash in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere, Freeh denounced my “inflammatory and unfounded allegations.” Five months later, I snared a confidential 542-page Justice Department report on Ruby Ridge, excerpting its damning findings in a Wall Street Journal piece. The coverup unraveled and the feds paid the Weaver family $3.1 million to settle their wrongful-death lawsuit. A top FBI official was sent to prison for destroying key evidence. But the FBI sniper who killed Vicki Weaver never faced justice. When Boundary County, Idaho, sought to prosecute Horiuchi in 1998, the Clinton administration invoked the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution (which blocks local and state governments from challenging federal power) to torpedo their lawsuit. Solicitor General Seth Waxman absolved the sniper because “federal law-enforcement officials are privileged to do what would otherwise be unlawful if done by a private citizen.” While that claim may sway federal judges, it often fails to charm jurors. A Justice Department brief in the Bundy case revealed that prosecutors dreaded jury nullification — “not guilty” verdicts due to government abuses. That specter spurred prosecutors to withhold key evidence from both the court and the defense counsel, resulting in a mistrial and dismissal of charges. Judge Navarro rightly declared that “a universal sense of justice has been violated” by federal misconduct in the Bundy trial. Americans’ trust in the FBI and Justice Department will not be restored until those agencies are compelled to obey the law and the Constitution. Until that happens, federal prosecutors should continue fearing verdicts from Americans who refuse to convict those whom the feds wrongfully vilify. * * * James Bovard is a USA Today columnist and the author of 10 books, including “Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty” (St. Martin’s Press, 1994).

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