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[OT] Where are the Chinese trolls?
by Georgi Guninski 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Where are the Chinese trolls? Really. Trolling USA vs Russia is erroneously missing from the equation China. China is playing with quants and big exporter -- if the Party increases something like export taxes this will hurt Reality(tm) financially. Are the Chinese trolls just sitting behind the great firewall/proxy? If they come, hope they are better than "tutti frutti au rootie" (Elvis mizpelled ROOTY).

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[WAR] - Clinton, with parkinsons, sociopathic, the Big Red Button woman
by Zenaan Harkness 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Clinton's Slow Eye Blinks Are a Parkinson Symptom http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/clinton-slow-eye-blinks-parkinson-sym… There are dozens of other links, so ginyf (google is not your friend).

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[USA] "if the new battleground is spousal fidelity, you have to like Trump’s chances"
by Zenaan Harkness 12 Oct '16

12 Oct '16

Too much fun one wonders if this level of entertainment is lawful: 15 reasons why Trump audio leak will not do any damage to The Don, as explained by Dilbert Creator Scott Adams http://theduran.com/15-reasons-why-the-trump-audio-leak-not-damage-to-the-d…

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[#NoDAPL] It's National #ShutTheMotherfuckerDown Day
by Razer 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

It's working.... http://www.shutitdown.today/liveupdates Tim DeChristopher @dechristopher Breaking: ALL tar sands pipelines crossing Canada/US border now shut down in solidarity w/ #NoDAPL http://www.shutitdown.today/liveupdates #shutitdown For those who aren't aware who @dechristopher is, he's "Bidder70". The guy who blew up a BLM land auction a few years ago by bogusly bidding on a piece of land intended for fracking exploration. He did federal time over it which included a 'mysterious' attempt by the Bureau of Prisons to put DeChristopher, a Gandhian pacifist, in solitary confinement. A mass letter writing campaign forced the BOP to relent after a few days. I did some social network research at the time and discovered the likely source leading to that attempt. A Rethuglican Colorado congresscreep who was invested in one of the exploration companies bidding in the auction. Ps. There's a site called Bidder70. org. Guess whose hosting it? http://whois.domaintools.com/bidder70.org Meanwhile,HAHAHAHA! Thank you WikiLeaks! According to Hillary Clinton, Native Americans are a fucking Commie Threat! David Sirota Verified account (IBTimes) @davidsirota REVEALED: In paid speech, Clinton said enviro groups opposing her effort to expand fracking are Russian front groups https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/785502787563954182 I have a VERY special message for Killary from 'Merica's Indigenous people: https://twitter.com/AuntieImperial/status/785870511498592256 ---------------------- Rr "The roots of repression are and remain real roots; consequently, their eradication remains a real and rational job. What is to be abolished is not the reality principle; not everything, but such particular things as business, politics, exploitation, poverty." ~Herbert Marcuse, "Love Mystified", a critique of UCSC Philosophy professor Norman O. Brown, 1967 (When UCSC was still a hip Antioch-like liberal arts school) https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/love-mystified-a-critique-of-no…

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Interpreting Data About ISIS Online (Center for Public Diplomacy)
by Razer 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

Interpreting Data About ISIS Online Oct 6, 2016 Challenging ISIS has little to do with their number of followers, or the decline in their number of messages. This type of tactical-level data can indicate success, but genuine impact can only occur with robust interpretation of data at the strategic level. Recent studies have been used to claim success in reducing the number of followers and volume of ISIS content on social media. Reports which appear to show decline are seized on and used by many of the Public Diplomacy and Information Operations strategies deployed against ISIS, which seek opportunities to highlight failures and losses of the group. Yet it is equally clear that, despite increasing efforts by western governments and social media providers to counter ISIS online, ISIS continues to produce and disseminate large quantities of ideologically-inspired audio visual content and information. Equally, individuals who have never had direct contact with the group commit acts of violence in their name. As such, it is often the case that the detail tells a different story than some of the claims made about the data, specifically that ISIS is experiencing a decline in followers and content on Twitter.< Decline in the Number of Twitter Followers The decline in the number of followers is frequently cited by those seeking to emphasize success against ISIS. I’ve written previously about the significant problems in the data collection and analysis in one of the frequently cited studies. Even so, this study is cited as showing a decline in follower numbers, despite actually concluding that “suspensions held the size and reach of the overall network flat, while devastating the reach of specific users who have been repeatedly targeted.” Claims of success against an adversary must account for fluctuations in said adversary’s tactics. Social media platforms are fundamentally social networks. The metrics about followers which Twitter produces are accurate for an individual account, but cannot simply be aggregated to show the total number of followers in a specific network. If number of followers is aggregated, it will likely produce wildly inflated numbers for reach, and equally overstate the decline in ISIS social media. The falling follower fallacy is demonstrated in the image below. In it, the same nodes are shown connected in different configurations, similar to the three types or topologies John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt highlighted in their discussion of Netwar. [Chart] Reading left to right, the different layouts demonstrate that: Aggregating follower numbers inflates the number of accounts that appear to be in the network. The decline in aggregated follower numbers cannot be read as showing decline in the number of accounts in the network. The decline in aggregated follower numbers cannot be used to show that the network is being disrupted. Ultimately, the Twitter strategy is to disseminate content, not gather followers. In fact, distributing content rather than gaining followers is the stated objective within ISIS networks, and as shown here, this is entirely possible despite declining aggregate follower numbers..." More, with links: http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/interpreting-data-about-isis-online

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[OT] Fwd: A *very* specific privacy FAQ!
by Cecilia Tanaka 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Sorry, it's a bit OT, but very practical and interesting. I am still laughing with all the possibilities, haha!!! ;) Tender kisses and a lovely week for all of you, bastard trolls included! <3 sea sea ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility) Announcement List" < pfir(a)pfir.org> Date: Oct 10, 2016 5:21 PM Subject: [ PFIR ] A *very* specific privacy FAQ! To: <pfir-list(a)pfir.org> A *very* specific privacy FAQ! [IMAGE]: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+LaurenWeinstein/posts/XT63cwgqCsY This image is from an Android odometer app that I installed last night. --Lauren--

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[WAR] George Soros calls on world to unite against Vladimir Putin
by Zenaan Harkness 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Oh poor, poor baby - what's wrong the world? Oh Georgey, the world isn't behind you in your desire to bring down Russia and launch your one world government new world order with your one world carbon tax and associated "one world" entities. There there Georgey, it'll all be over soon, Mr Big Bad Putin will get tired soon with his multi polar world and then you can get a good old sleep... Welp, least we know is who the big baddy is... George Soros smells war, blood, and profits. Calls on world to unite against Vladimir Putin http://theduran.com/george-soros-smells-war-blood-profits-calls-world-to-un… Oh, you wanted to know the big baddy? Why, this'll explain it for ya: Watch This Journalist Prove Vladimir Putin was Behind Every Major Terrorist Attack – Ever http://theduran.com/journalist-proves-vladimir-putin-behind-every-major-ter… Ah, yes, glad we cleared that up... it's hard, really hard, to know what to think sometimes, that's why we have the Lame Stream Media to guide us. Well, at least the CIA and USA military's escapade in Syria has caused cold war tensions to ease to very benign and uneventful levels: http://theduran.com/russia-considering-military-bases-cuba-vietnam/ Ahem, what I meant is, USA just got bitch slapped: U.S. backs down over Syria after Russian threat to shoot down American aircraft http://theduran.com/us-backs-down-over-syria-following-russian-threat-shoot… (Man, those crazy Russians: Russian couple climb highest construction site in the world in China http://theduran.com/russian-couple-climbs-highest-construction-site-in-the-… ) But wait! Al-Qaeda must be saved: http://theduran.com/al-qaeda-saved-top-washington-officials-are-ready-to-at…

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Re: [Cryptography] Senator Ron Wyden Discusses Encryption, Data Privacy and Security
by grarpamp 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

On Mon, Oct 10, 2016 at 7:37 AM, John Young <jya(a)pipeline.com> wrote: > http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/10/technology/ron-wyden-discusses-encryption… > > What else is coming up for consideration in the cybersecurity space? > > Browser spying. Senators John McCain and Richard Burr have a proposal to ... ... be even bigger assholes than they already are. "Wyden: On the security side, we are no longer collecting millions of phone records on people" False. "There is a way to address security while also addressing liberty: - by emergency authority" Then everything will become "emergency". Cat in a tree? Big emergency! Roll the biggest truck you got, be sure to wear hats for show. City full of cats that can climb trees? 24x365 emergency! Where have we see that before. "- and focusing on people who are a threat." Craftily doesn't say how threat is found and what done thereafter. Could just be parlay words. Wyden is still a decent voice.

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[WAR] Clinton associate, bodyguard etc, deaths
by Zenaan Harkness 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

So 46 Clinton associates over the years are now dead, including 12 bodyguards, various attorneys and others, as detailed in a recent print edition of uncensored.co.nz - someone just sent me a scan of the two relevant pages, but they're about 1.2MiB, so I won't forward them as is. Perhaps someone can post a URL for light online reading? Another Clinton Associate Found DEAD, Bill & Hillary’s Body Count Increases! http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/another-clinton-associate-found-dead-bil…

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Wikileaks 10th Anniversary
by grarpamp 10 Oct '16

10 Oct '16

Thanks Wikileaks, Julian, leakers, et al, for the journalism and the sunshine. May another 10 years of secrets be set free.

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