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John Young obituary
by Greg Newby 19 May '25

19 May '25

John died March 28. I saw a note about it on cypherpunks, before his death was made public, but might have missed follow-up postings: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/memoriam-john-l-young-cryptome-co-fou… John L. Young, who died March 28 at age 89 in New York City, was among the first people to see the need for an online library of official secrets, a place where the public could find out things that governments and corporations didn’t want them to know. He made real the idea – revolutionary in its time – that the internet could make more information available to more people than ever before. John and architect Deborah Natsios, his wife, in 1996 founded Cryptome, an online library which collects and publishes data about freedom of expression, privacy, cryptography, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and government secrecy. Its slogan: “The greatest threat to democracy is official secrecy which favors a few over the many.” And its invitation: “We welcome documents for publication that are prohibited by governments worldwide.” Cryptome soon became known for publishing an encyclopedic array of government, court, and corporate documents. Cryptome assembled an indispensable, almost daily chronicle of the ‘crypto wars’ of the 1990s – when the first generation of internet lawyers and activists recognized the need to free up encryption from government control and undertook litigation, public activism and legislative steps to do so. Cryptome became required reading for anyone looking for information about that early fight, as well as many others. John and Cryptome were also among the early organizers and sponsors of WikiLeaks, though like many others, he later broke with that organization over what he saw as its monetization. Cryptome later published Wikileaks’ alleged internal emails. Transparency was the core of everything John stood for. John was a West Texan by birth and an architect by training and trade. Even before he launched the website, his lifelong pursuit of not-for-profit, public-good ideals led him to seek access to documents about shadowy public development entities that seemed to ignore public safety, health, and welfare. As the digital age dawned, this expertise in and passion for exposing secrets evolved into Cryptome with John its chief information architect, designing and building a real-time archive of seminal debates shaping cyberspace’s evolving information infrastructures. The FBI and Secret Service tried to chill his activities. Big Tech companies like Microsoft tried to bully him into pulling documents off the internet. But through it all, John remained a steadfast if iconoclastic librarian without fear or favor. John served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Germany (1953–1956) and earned degrees in philosophy and architecture from Rice University (1957–1963) and his graduate degree in architecture from Columbia University in 1969. A self-identified radical, he became an activist and helped create the community service group Urban Deadline, where his fellow student-activists initially suspected him of being a police spy. Urban Deadline went on to receive citations from the Citizens Union of the City of New York and the New York City Council. John was one of the early, under-recognized heroes of the digital age. He not only saw the promise of digital technology to help democratize access to information, he brought that idea into being and nurtured it for many years. We will miss him and his unswerving commitment to the public’s right to know. Other obits or mentions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43999897 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptome He spoke at HOPE a couple of times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnCGsIeCMHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8UtwVxHGF4 I did not find a NYTimes obituary for him. ~ Greg

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The city is electric rn 🏀🎊 knicks fans shutting down 8th ave!
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BpEcVe2RC/ *The city is electric rn 🏀🎊 knicks fans shutting down 8th ave!*

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President Trump pushes back against critics of his administration accepting a $400M jumbo jet from Qatar, questioning why taxpayers should foot the bill for the aircraft when the U.S. can get one without paying.
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/18uNzAnqVL/ *President Trump pushes back against critics of his administration accepting a $400M jumbo jet from Qatar, questioning why taxpayers should foot the bill for the aircraft when the U.S. can get one without paying.*

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One Year Ago Today: xNY.io - Bank.org was at Bloomberg Green today. We talked ESG 🏆#Bloomberg
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

One Year Ago Today: xNY.io - Bank.org was at Bloomberg Green today. We talked ESG 🏆#Bloomberg https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BkF6pm1AZ/

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7 Years Ago Today: Another Day in Paradise @ Nicosia, Cyprus
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

Another Day in Paradise @ Nicosia, Cyprus https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18pX6NenMx/

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Fwd: Michigan Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Attack Military Base on Behalf of ISIS
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: FBI <fbi(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov> Date: Sat, May 17, 2025, 12:58 AM Subject: Michigan Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Attack Military Base on Behalf of ISIS To: <g(a)xny.io> * National Press Releases * Michigan Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Attack Military Base on Behalf of ISIS Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, a former member of the Michigan Army National Guard, was arrested after he attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass-shooting at a U.S. military base in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization. May 14, 2025 Full Press Release <https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/michigan-man-arrested-and-charged-w…> ------------------------------ <https://www.facebook.com/FBI> <https://twitter.com/FBI> <https://www.youtube.com/user/FBI> <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> * You have received this message because you are subscribed to one or more of the following categories: National Press Releases * Manage Subscription <https://delivery.fbi.gov/account-reminder> | Unsubscribe <https://delivery.fbi.gov/subscriber/c57956fe9830b3f02d21fe7a2581942df706f0b…> If you have questions about this service, email us at delivery(a)subscriptions.fbi.gov. Help <https://www.fbi.gov/e-mail-updates?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=…> | Privacy Policy <http://www.fbi.gov/privacy_policy?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=e…> | Visit FBI.gov <https://www.fbi.gov/?utm_campaign=email-Immediate&utm_medium=email&utm_sour…>

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Donald Trump’s caught in the middle of an Arab love triangle — two Middle Eastern leaders are smitten, and want the President all to themselves. Trump’s love language is business, and business is good. Trump’s main pitch is “make money, not war!” Trump’s trip is historic for many reasons – he’s lifting sanctions on Syria, giving them a fresh start and a “chance at greatness.” Why? Trump wants to peel them away from Russia and Iran and play nice with Israel. The fewer friends Iran has, the more likely they’l
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

https://www.facebook.com/JesseWattersFNC/videos/1332601691131536/?sfnsn=mo&… *Donald Trump’s caught in the middle of an Arab love triangle — two Middle Eastern leaders are smitten, and want the President all to themselves.* *Trump’s love language is business, and business is good. Trump’s main pitch is “make money, not war!”* *Trump’s trip is historic for many reasons – he’s lifting sanctions on Syria, giving them a fresh start and a “chance at greatness.” Why? Trump wants to peel them away from Russia and Iran and play nice with Israel.* *The fewer friends Iran has, the more likely they’ll sign a nuke deal – and if a nuke deal is signed, a chain reaction will be felt around the world. Everyone will be doing business together – Jews, Muslims and the United States. Russia and China will be edged out, and the Middle East will have a nice American security blanket.* *It’s a Hail Mary, and it might work*

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"I don't want to be a wise guy, but..." Donald J. Trump tells American heroes in Qatar he’s got a bone to pick with the global elite — and vows a military that puts patriotism and peace first under his watch.
by Gunnar Larson 17 May '25

17 May '25

https://www.facebook.com/FoxNews/videos/697165553245858/?sfnsn=mo&mibextid=… *"I don't want to be a wise guy, but..."* *Donald J. Trump tells American heroes in Qatar he’s got a bone to pick with the global elite — and vows a military that puts patriotism and peace first under his watch.*

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[angeliaX - decentralized humanitarian protocol - signed message
by vanya 15 May '25

15 May '25

A decentralized humanitarian infrastructure is now live. angeliaX is a protocol for autonomous coordination—providing identity, crisis response, and tokenized access to essential resources. It runs without leaders, permissions, or attributions. It is built to be used. Direct bundle download: https://www.hostize.com/dl/eKSagiW1Gs Signed message: https://paste.debian.net/1374851 Session contact (anonymous): https://pastebin.com/mgjPM2P2 IPFS mirror: bafkreie36mworeh67lj6scx2lzreizlor3ardaxd6g5o3rsnyedrekwl7y Bundle hash: 9bf32ce890fefad3e90afa5e6244656e8ec11182e3f1baedc64dc107122acbfe GPG fingerprint (core-nullx): 8814 39DD CDF5 76A5 127C 204A 817D 029A C1B9 BA81 Use it. Build with it. Pass it on. -- angeliaX

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Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org, PBC MSc - Digital Currency MBA - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G@xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001
by Gunnar Larson 15 May '25

15 May '25

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJrPZEHhnFy/?igsh=ZjNtZjdib21jYXgw *Gunnar Larson * *xNY.io <http://www.xny.io/> - Bank.org <http://bank.org/>, PBC* MSc <https://www.unic.ac.cy/blockchain/msc-digital-currency/?utm_source=Google&u…> - Digital Currency MBA <https://www.unic.ac.cy/business-administration-entrepreneurship-and-innovat…> - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454-9107 New York, New York 10001

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