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Long, but very good: About Anti-Fascists and Anarchism
by jim bell 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

https://attackthesystem.com/2017/02/22/against-the-anti-fascist-creeps/ [partial quote follows] Academic Gloss for the AntifaFor decades, a minor cottage industry of professional “anti-racists” and “anti-fascists” has existed for the purpose of perpetually sounding the alarm about the imminent threat posed by supposed “far right extremists.” The most well-known and influential of these is the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has raked in millions of dollars largely by frightening elderly liberals and Jews old enough to remember the Holocaust with hobgoblin tales about the supposedly persistent rise of neo-Nazism in America. The fundraising tactics of the SPLC are nearly identical to those of televangelists soliciting funds from elderly Christians by spinning tales about the supposed infiltration of the public schools by gay pedophiles. If one reads the literature of the SPLC and, for example, the publications of religious right organizations such as Focus on the Family and Coral Ridge Ministries, parallel themes will soon become noticeable. While the SPLC and a similar organization, the Anti-Defamation League, are the major league players in the “anti-fascism” industry, there are a number of minor league players as well ranging from the Ford Foundation-funded (how is that for irony?) Political Research Associates to AK Press, a small publisher oriented towards the “antifa” sector of the wider “anarchist” milieu.The antifa (an abbreviation for “anti-fascist”) are a loose collection of leftist youth gangs that exist primarily in Europe and the United States, and whose participants typically fancy themselves as front line warriors against the always imminent Fourth Reich. In reality, the antifa are largely a collection of overgrown juvenile delinquents specializing in petty vandalism and stalking activities. The antifa occasionally engage in physical assaults, but only when they greatly outnumber their intended victims, and with the most defenseless people often being the target. I have personally witnessed the antifa attacking both women and elderly people. When the antifa have targeted more formidable enemies, their limited capabilities as street fighters have been quickly revealed. During a confrontation with members of white nationalist organizations in Sacramento during the summer of 2016, a group of approximately 200 “anti-fascists” attempted a swarm attack on about 30 members of the “right-wing” organizations that were present. Half a dozen of the antifa consequently received stab wounds in what was a pretty puny performance on their part, to say the least.Multiple individual writers also exist who attempt to provide an academic gloss for the antifa, including Chip Berlet, Matthew Lyons, Spencer “Sunshine,” and others. One such individual is Alexander Reid-Ross whom the leftist webzine Truth-Out describes as a geography instructor at Portland State University. Reid-Ross recently released a book titled “Against the Fascist Creep,” published by the previously mentioned AK Press. This book has since been praised in some leftist circles so it is interesting to take a look at its actual claims and arguments.The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Thule“Against the Fascist Creep” presents a lengthy narrative that purports to outline the means by which “fascists” are supposedly engaged in a persistent and ongoing effort to infiltrate and co-opt the left in order to advance one or another nefarious agenda. Reid-Ross takes his seemingly intricate knowledge of “far right” movements and organizations and spins this into a conspiracy narrative about the endless effort by fascists to infiltrate the perpetually beleaguered and victimized left. How does this “fascist creep” actually work? Reid-Ross describes two methods: “Hence, fascism creeps in two ways: (1) it draws left-wing notions of solidarity and liberation into ultranationalist, right-wing ideology; and (2), at least in its early stages, fascists often utilize ‘broad front’ strategies, proposing a mass-based nationalist platform to gain access to mainstream political audiences and key administrative positions.”

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[WAR] Mr Trump, please disband the CIA, good men continue to die at their hands...
by Zenaan Harkness 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

This must stop. Analyst: CIA killed Russian Ambassadors [Video] http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/02/analyst-cia-killed-russian-ambassadors.html

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[WAR] War, what is it good for! American style "military dominance" in Vietnam
by Zenaan Harkness 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Cutting as it gets, from a lowly murderer of the ranks.. The Joke of America’s Military Rule http://journal-neo.org/2017/02/26/the-joke-of-america-s-military-rule/ " All of those with me soon learned to hate the Marine Corps and that we were on the wrong side in Vietnam. ... It isn’t just a few, it became a disease during the Reagan presidency and after when military service was being glorified again, pretending to be a Vietnam veteran was a popular pastime. For those of us who actually fought the war, we only remembered losing our friends or being forced to fight an enemy that was defending its country against an evil foreign invader, meaning “us.” ... What I want to know is where are the veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, wars even more stupid than Vietnam, and why aren’t they telling the truth? Why aren’t we hearing about murdered civilians, about rapes, about massive drug dealing, about theft and corruption on a massive scale? These are the most evil and corrupt wars of modern times? Why is no one talking about them? When it comes to these wars, that search for non-existent WMDs or, more recently, Trump’s insane assertions about Iran’s nuclear program or his denialism about Israel and Saudi Arabia as the root of world terrorism, why is the silence deafening? "

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[WAR] [PFFR] TERRIFYING: CNN and NYT report Russian ambassador once talked to some Americans
by lauren＠freedbms.net 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

These Russian connections undermining American democracy, have to be stopped! -- Lauren. ** TERRIFYING: CNN and NYT report Russian ambassador once talked to some Americans http://theduran.com/russian-gordon-kushner-kislyak/ ------------------------------------------------------------ russian ambassador kislyak congress J.D. Gordon and Jared Kushner join a growing list of suspects who at one time talked to Trump and another time talked to a Russian US Ambassador to Moscow John Tefft caught having contacts with Russian diplomats http://www.pravdareport.com/news/russia/kremlin/03-03-2017/136998-us_ambass… ------------------------------------------------------------ " Official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, has warned US Ambassador to Moscow John Tefft about a "danger." "I entered the building of the Foreign Ministry and came across US Ambassador to Moscow John Tefft. You put yourself at risk communicating with Russian diplomats. What if CNN learns about it, - I wished good morning to the partner," Zakharova wrote on Facebook. " ** Attorney General Jeff Sessions targeted by neocons and liberal left. Maria Zakharova calls out US, fake news, hysteria http://theduran.com/us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-targeted-by-neocons-a… ------------------------------------------------------------ enrique-anna-Kournikova_ COMMON SENSE: The work of diplomats is to develop contacts in the host country.

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"Documenting Hate" Project
by Cecilia Tanaka 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

"Documenting Hate" Project: https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes "Have you been the victim of a hate crime? Have you seen others attacked for their race, ethnicity, gender, religion, trans status, disability, or sexual orientation? Tell us about it so we can investigate." - Peter Aldhous https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes-form https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/tell-us-about-hate-crimes ------- "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison

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[OT] [Aww] Extreme Cuteness Overload! :D
by Cecilia Tanaka 04 Mar '17

04 Mar '17

Awww... So cute, so pure! :3 :3 :3 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4273942/Kentucky-boy-four-shaves-he… # Friday Night Bonus, yay! :D http://mentalfloss.com/article/55753/39-weird-books-really-exist Cat Lovers, item 5. Stupid Nazis that Don't Believe in Climate Changes, see item 8. Real nazis are eco-friendly! :D I am curious about the item 6. I don't need the item 2, I'm already more awesome than the guy in the cover! :P ------- "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison

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AI Stuff
by grarpamp 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

futureoflife.org

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Good By Juan
by rooty 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

Empty Message

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Bitcoin: Price Passes both former ATH and current Gold spot, ETF pending
by grarpamp 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin+btc/ https://medium.com/@johnblocke/the-fee-market-myth-b9d189e45096 http://hackingdistributed.com/2017/02/15/state-of-the-bitcoin-network/ Still hobbled by tx/s scaling debates, retail and end user adoption, lack of regulatory signals, 'more than banks' exchange paperwork requirements, etc.

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After Action Report of the First Crypto War
by Ryan Carboni 03 Mar '17

03 Mar '17

The ISDN standard was first defined in 1988. Five years later the Clipper Chip was proposed. The result of the First Crypto War was Status Quo Ante Bellum. Everyone has celebrated the lack of encryption as a victory? To who would this serve? The ISDN standard itself is a curious thing, according to a /wikipedia/ article on caller ID spoofing, it is rumored that Paris Hilton hacked into Lindsay Lohan's voicemail. Around the same time that the NSA began warrantless wiretapping? The NSA did have input on the 2G cipher, so why would they be okay with increasing the arbitrary nature of the world? Afterall, privacy for the sake of privacy and freedom for the sake of freedom is sort of pointless. Personally I'm against tyranny, as a result of personal experiences, even thought about how Tor could be improved. But all tyranny is simply the arbitary whims of a tyrant, nothing more. The NSA seems to be achieving control for the sake of control... but seems to be doing so in a way that would blind the other government organs to crime? Why is the world structured the way that it is, and to who does it serve? The problem with writing an after action report of the First Crypto War is that apparently everyone involved are idiots or shills, and the only arguments that ever convinced me were by the academics who supported the clipper chip. And then a few academics found that there is a problem with the Clipper chip protocol, the 16-bit hash was insecure. Apparently the NSA cannot write good protocols. Should've been a bigger scandal, it'd be like a trillion dollar project to build airplanes that cannot fly. Thus no logical conclusion can be formed as of this time, unless one is willing to entertain rumors about the Deep State.

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