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Social credit system in America
by jim bell 27 Aug '19

27 Aug '19

Silicon Valley turns to social credit system to judge their users https://mol.im/a/7396975 via http://dailym.ai/android Jim Bell's comment: I think this will be declared controllable using libel suits.

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Re: Free Assange: Assange in Belmarsh
by grarpamp 27 Aug '19

27 Aug '19

On 8/26/19, Douglas Lucas <dal(a)riseup.net> wrote: >> Legends >> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECys5ZnWkAAO2ZD.jpg > > What about his face and upper body is of importance? Why is it his image > memorable, whereas specific of leaked documents and actions taken as a > result are forgettable? Every email about Assange is an email not about > a leaked document ,when weighing that scale of opprortunity cost, what > for you regarding Julian's upper musculature, tendons, facial hair, > persuades you to continue the quest to make him the most famous > individual ever to have lived during the exterimination of humanity? Or > you yet another Goebbels victim - repeat something often enough and it > becomes the truth - and gorged by WikiLeaks advertising, fearful or > perhaps aroused by @WLTaskForce -- you no longer think and can be > nothing but an unpaid repeater station for not even Assange, not even > that mammal in Belmarsh, but rather, a mere visual-digital > represetnation of Assange? You describe assange as a legend and yet he > does not know who you are and you cannot even procure a face to face > meeting with your idol, you must be content with merely a jpeg. > > Who is the most famous individual in the world currently? What > individual has been the most famous individual in the world for the > longest period of time? For example, you might imagine individual A has > been the most famous person in the world, but only for 5 days, whereas > individual B in a different century has been the most famous person in > the world, and maintained that unfortunate position for a full five > years. That's including only living humans. People's fame might continue > after death, or may even precede birth in the case of dynasties, > prophecies. Also what of other primates or mammals? Is the dog Laika (a > canine) more famous still than even your beloved Julian? If so, will you > take arms against a sea of troubles to ensure than Julian is more famous > than Laika after your and his death (Laika is already eliminated)? How > much will you be paid, in cash, bitcoin, or upvotes, for day in and day > out -- as people in Assange circle -- sharing images of Julian, Kristinn > Hraffson, gazing so deeply at their faces > > -- and what about his face and upper body is it that is of importance? I > need some clarification from those wh compulsively, repeatedly, and > eternally share his images. Is it his irises that you have a bro crush > on? Or is it his shoulders? Might it be his nose? I wish someone would > explain in particular what it is that confers upon his visual aspect > value -- > > while of course cables, emails, and other leaked documents languish > > When in 2050 human civilization collapses, and without tap water you > walk outside to begin migrating across the highways as your neighbors > complain with open carry, you will turn to your loved one (if you have > any, which is a stretch) and say: > > "We saw all this end of civilization coming, we had the documents, we > did nothing. But oh! Oh! There is one thing we so profoundly recall, the > one take away, the bottom line of my life, now without food clothing an > d shelter: A man who I have never met, Julian Assange, I remember: his > face. He of course has food clothing and shelter, I do not, but it has > been my lot in life, to retweet my betters and to share images of him"

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Re: Free Assange: Assange in Belmarsh
by grarpamp 27 Aug '19

27 Aug '19

> leaked documents Of course more massive dumps of TOP SECRET and damning docs from all around the world, an ongoing effort by many new leakers, year after year with hardly but one between, until there is nothing left to leak... would be a more presently interesting read, each a useful window of change oppurtunity thrown open, than all the pixelated history of prior messengers and their caches as time does render all things. Until then, and even throughout, all the prior art stands, even if naturally compressed by the human mind over time into an easily remembered pictographic representation... some say as some combination or forms of... inspiration, proofs that such actions are possible, that some impact and thought comes from them, a respect, an affinity and peership upon the wall a substitute for what is rare to find or too risky to seek publicly, and that among other things, the entirety of it all is somehow... important. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_painting https://duckduckgo.com/?iax=images&ia=images&q=snowden+graffiti Squinting at the particulars of any image with mere point to name the depicted objects, that will leave you blind... contemplating all the the different meanings any image may represent, that will let you see, even with your eyes wide shut.

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The Next Web: Cryptography startup sues Black Hat conference after getting booed and heckled
by jim bell 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

The Next Web: Cryptography startup sues Black Hat conference after getting booed and heckled. https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/08/26/cryptography-startup-suing-black… Jim Bell's comment: "BOO !!! HECKLE !!!!" (Sorry, couldn't resist...)

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Phys.org: Disappearing act: Device vanishes on command after military missions
by jim bell 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Phys.org: Disappearing act: Device vanishes on command after military missions. https://phys.org/news/2019-08-device-military-missions.html

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Kalaidzhi Tradition, Witches Politics, and Bizarre Creations
by grarpamp 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Trad Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ReFNdkQ5Y8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKHEX5jasOI TaxFree Pols (end of vid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1g3CYbsssw Wtf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bH21w2R0hc

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Fwd: Re: Comment/Reply to “staying safe online”
by Ryan Carboni 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Does anyone know if they can get in touch with “opal hart”? This email is in a characteristic, but strange, teasing coyness that seems somewhat irregular for normal communication. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: opal hart<opal(a)wowana.me> > Date: On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 8:06 PM > Subject: Fwd: Re: Comment/Reply to “staying safe online” > To: Ryan Carboni <33389(a)protonmail.com> > Cc: >> Thanks, I'm curious about this so I'll look more into it and amend such >> information to my post. Personally I find JavaScript more trouble than >> it's worth, just at a practical level, but for giving general users >> advice on browser security, this would be good enough for them. > > Sorry for double post; I was gonna include this originally but I hit > the send button too fast: > > I have heard of the class of attacks that focus on JIT compilation, so > I am somewhat familiar with it. But I will certainly do more research > on the topic. > > -- > wowaname <https://wowana.me/pgp.xht>

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USA: Civil asset forfeiture - your guide to policing for fun and profit - [PEACE]
by Zenaan Harkness 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Straight outta the modern regime of empire, USA: Civil asset forfeiture - your guide to policing for fun and profit - if you're a USA police officer that is. Is there any wonder the USA is struggling to feign anything even remotely resembling a moral high ground? Also, a solid ground of outright tyranny and why the USA must fall. Of course chaos is the intention of (((TPTB))) - the federal reserve banker cabal, who were hoping to prance in under the radar of chaotic civil something and institute some new USA or possibly pan-American currency. Remember the Fed! Policing For Profit: How Civil Asset Forfeiture Has Perverted American Law Enforcement https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-23/policing-profit-how-civil-asset-f… https://ammo.com/articles/civil-asset-forfeiture-policing-for-profit … It’s called civil asset forfeiture and it’s a multi-billion dollar piggybank for state, local and federal police departments to fund all sorts of pet projects. … contemporary civil asset forfeiture begins right where you’d think that it would: The War on Drugs. … the criminalization of American life and asset forfeiture have continued to feed each other. … In sum, asset forfeiture creates a motivation to draft more laws by the legislature, while more laws create greater opportunities for seizure by law enforcement. This perverse incentive structure is having devastating consequences: In 2014 alone, law enforcement took more stuff from American citizens than burglars did. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/23/cops-took-more-stuff… The current state of civil asset forfeiture in the United States is one of almost naked tyranny. https://ammo.com/articles/democide-hitler-stalin-mao-state-violence-guide … The Origins of Civil Asset Forfeiture … … In 1984, civil asset forfeiture entered a new phase. The Comprehensive Crime Control Act, championed by then-President Ronald Reagan, allowed for police agencies to keep the assets they seized. This highly incentivized the seizure of assets for the purpose of funding police departments rather than pursuing criminal charges. However, the game changed completely in 1996 – the year of the landmark Supreme Court decision Bennis v. Michigan(516 U.S. 442). This ruling held that the innocent owner defense was not sufficient to recover assets seized during civil asset forfeiture.… Civil Asset Forfeiture: Big Business For Police To say that police departments are funding themselves with civil asset forfeiture is more true than you might think. Civil asset forfeiture has exploded since 1986, when total seizures were at $93.7 million. By 2005, this had passed the $1 billion mark. That was double the 2004 amount, $567 million. By 2010, this figure jumped to $2.5 billion with more than 15,000 forfeiture cases – 11,000 of which were civil, not criminal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903480904576512253265073870 By 2014, this figure climbed to $4.5 billion, with $29 billion seized between 2001 and 2014. Between 1985 and 1991, federal forfeitures increased by 1,500 percent, an increase of over 26 times. The Justice Department’s forfeiture fund (that does not include customs forfeitures) ballooned from $27 million in 1985 to $644 million in 1991. By 1996, this fund grew to over $1 billion for the first time. By 2008, it had tripled again to $3.1 billion. https://www.forbes.com/2011/06/08/property-civil-forfeiture.html Cash seizures in Tennessee have gotten so widespread that the state legislature has begun investigating it. Traffic stops have turned into shakedown operations. Interstate 40 was described as “a major profit center” by Phil Williams, a reporter for Channel 5 in Nashville. Much like extra-legal gangs, police gangs in Tennessee have started engaging in turf warfare over the spoils of civil asset forfeiture. The Dixon Interdiction Enforcement (DICE) and the 23rd Judicial District Drug Taskforce were caught on video trying to cut one another off in their vehicles to stop civilians and search for cash. Indeed, officers were in danger of losing their jobs if they didn’t seize enough cash. The head of DICE admitted that it was funded entirely by civil asset forfeiture cash. … … Sheriff’s deputies in Campbell County, TN tortured a suspect until he agreed to sign over his assets. http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/state/civil-rights-lawsuits-tossed-in-tort… In El Monte, CA, narcotics officers shot a 65-year-old grandfather as he knelt beside his bed. They then seized his life savings and hauled his family in for questioning before admitting that no one had any connection to the drug trade. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/aug/28/news/mn-4413 Police in Bradenton, FL have a longstanding policy of coercing drug suspects into signing over their assets. https://www.heraldtribune.com/article/LK/20061022/News/605240344/SH/ In many municipalities, it is policy to seize vehicles from intoxicated drivers who have had no criminal trial. … …

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Free Assange: Assange in Belmarsh
by grarpamp 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

Inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHtFhApWGDQ Letters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfuwjVJXyts Unity4J Twitter Suspension https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkbE6Jpxh4g Legends https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECys5ZnWkAAO2ZD.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECys7UaWkAADbJG.jpg

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Penn Law Professor Thinks She Understands The Ideology of the Moment
by Ryan Carboni 26 Aug '19

26 Aug '19

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/a-penn-law-professor-wants-to-make-a… >Whether or not something is “racist”—I put it in heavy quotes, because I think it is a protean term, it is a promiscuous term, it is a term that’s trotted out as a mindless bludgeon, whatever. The question is, is it true? And, in fact, it’s emblematic of sliding toward Third Worldism that we now have this dominant idea that to notice a reality that might be quote-unquote “racist” is impermissible. It can’t be true. This is a spectacular answer. Beyond proving that she values literacy or any other transient knowledge (there will always be more words) over knowledge with some sort of lineage, she invents a new word “Third Worldism” as a purely strawman ideology. Naturally as Mohammed Ali says “They never called me, ‘nigger’”, racism does exist. Although, oddly enough, I doubt a professor is capable of rhetoric. The above paragraph is incorrect, it is refuting an argument she has not made. The verbosity and vagueness would enable any opponent to focus on the part “it can’t be true”. So what is she arguing? Even that is unclear other than signaling she is vapid with no firmly well thought out beliefs. I have no doubt she is being interviewed for her insights, whatever those may be. Sent from ProtonMail Mobile

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