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Peter Lalor on "democracy"
by Zenaan Harkness 23 Apr '17

23 Apr '17

Part of Australia's proud history which (when it comes to the public discourse and relevant action) is largely buried. >From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Rebellion#Peter_Lalor Following the battle [of the Eureka Stockade], rebel leader, Irish Australian Peter Lalor, wrote in a statement to the colonists of Victoria, "There are two things connected with the late outbreak (Eureka) which I deeply regret. The first is, that we shouldn't have been forced to take up arms at all; and the second is, that when we were compelled to take the field in our own defence, we were unable (through want of arms, ammunition and a little organisation) to inflict on the real authors of the outbreak the punishment they so richly deserved." Lalor stood for Ballaarat in the 1855 elections and was elected unopposed. During a speech in the Legislative Council in 1856 he said, "I would ask these gentlemen what they mean by the term 'democracy'. Do they mean Chartism or Republicanism? If so, I never was, I am not now, nor do I ever intend to be a democrat. But if a democrat means opposition to a tyrannical press, a tyrannical people, or a tyrannical government, then I have been, I am still, and will ever remain a democrat." The Eureka stockade and the proud stand that Peter Lalor and others sacrificed their lives for, is a classic and effective example of the result when the tyranny of so-called "democracy" That is, an armed civil uprising. As Lalor wrote above, in our Eureka Stockade, the men who rose in defiance of a tyranny failed to properly arm themselves in the first instance. I say we have a duty to speak, and to act in "peaceful political protest", in the first instance - this is a duty of care to the other members of our community. Where "the system" repeatedly fails to hear our voice and our protests, instead continuing to inflict its tyranny upon us and abrogating one or more of our fundamental human rights over an extended period of time, and when enough members of our community experience this tyranny first hand and agree on the importance of change, then an armed civil uprising becomes almost inevitable.

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Study: Teenage Hackers Motivated By Morality Not Money
by Razer 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

> "Teenage hackers are motivated by idealism and impressing their mates > rather than money, according to a study by the National Crime Agency. > > The law enforcement organisation interviewed teenagers and children as > young as 12 who had been arrested or cautioned for computer-based crimes. > > It found that those interviewed, who had an average age of 17, were > unlikely to be involved in theft, fraud or harassment. Instead they > saw hacking as a “moral crusade”, said Paul Hoare, senior manager at > the NCA’s cybercrime unit, who led the research. > > Others were motivated by a desire to tackle technical problems and > prove themselves to friends, the report found." More @Guardian UK: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/21/teenage-hackers-motivated-m…

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Stupid Comms Apps that Stupid Thugs Refuse to Quit Using
by grarpamp 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

http://storage.pardot.com/272312/11633/Flashpoint_Cybercrime_Economy.pdf https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/blog/ https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/library/

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WBAI 99.5FM NYC Pacifica Radio Weekly On The Fly: Wikileaks Assange and the Big Lie
by grarpamp 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom https://www.wbai.org/program.php?program=234 https://nuarchive.wbai.org/mp3/wbai_170418_170001randyCrelof.mp3 http://www.wbai.org/archive.php https://www.wbai.org/upcomingprogram.php?upcomingid=2800

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Reports: US prosecutors weighing charges against WikiLeaks
by jim bell 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

Article follows: "U.S. authorities have been engaged in discussions over whether to seek charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, according to a source familiar with the matter. The debate over charges was first reported by the Washington Post. Officials have been debating whether Wikileaks -- the organization which has shared troves of confidential materials, often received via persons sharing it illegally -- should be viewed as a journalistic enterprise, as Assange claims, or as a group that illegally aided and abetted the widespread disclosure of sensitive information. The matter was previously considered by the administration of President Barack Obama, but charges were never brought. CIA director: Wikileaks a 'hostile' intelligence service abetted by Russia Spicer says 'massive difference' between CIA WikiLeaks leak and Podesta email leak In March, Wikileaks released files it said originated from the CIA and detailed the agency's ability to secretly gain access to internet-connected consumer products. Last week, CIA Director Mike Pompeo took aim at the organization, describing it as a "hostile" intelligence-gathering service that at times is "abetted by state actors like Russia." He further identified Assange as a "fraud" and "coward." "I am quite confident that had Assange been around in the 1930s and 40s and 50s, he would have found himself on the wrong side of history," said Pompeo. Assange is currently living in the Embassy of Ecuador -- the country that granted him asylum in 2012 -- in London, where he has avoided extradition to Sweden over sexual assault charges. President Donald Trump's personal opinion of Wikileaks has varied over time. During the presidential campaign, he praised the organization as it released the purported emails of the Democratic National Committee, at one point calling it a "treasure trove." But Trump has also criticized the actions Wikileaks' sources such as Chelsea Manning, whom he has called a "traitor." During the first three months of his presidency, Trump has identified the leaking of sensitive information as one of the federal government's most serious problems. He has repeatedly implored the intelligence community to find "leakers" who have provided information on surveillance activities involving his associates that have ensnared his administration in controversy. [end of article quote] Jim Bell's comments follow: The article's heart is "Officials have been debating whether Wikileaks -- the organization which has shared troves of confidential materials, often received via persons sharing it illegally -- should be viewed as a journalistic enterprise, as Assange claims, or as a group that illegally aided and abetted the widespread disclosure of sensitive information." However, the modern Internet world has long since 1995 completely blurred the line between what might once have been called "Legitimate journalism" and "amateurs". Assange and Wikileaks were, together, far more influential in regards to the 2016 election's outcome than any one newspaper, or perhaps all the newspapers themselves combined. The Supreme Court case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States clearly established that the high bar to prior restraint to publication of classified information covered the releases in the Pentagon Papers case. from Wikipedia: [quote begins] Justice Hugo Black wrote an opinion that elaborated on his view of the absolute superiority of the First Amendment (1971): - "[T]he injunction against the New York Times should have been vacated without oral argument when the cases were first presented ... . [E]very moment's continuance of the injunctions ... amounts to a flagrant, indefensible, and continuing violation of the First Amendment. ... When the Constitution was adopted, many people strongly opposed it because the document contained no Bill of Rights ... . In response to an overwhelming public clamor, James Madison offered a series of amendments to satisfy citizens that these great liberties would remain safe ... . In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was abolished so that the press would remain forever free to censure the Government. The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people. Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government. And paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell. ... [W]e are asked to hold that ... the Executive Branch, the Congress, and the Judiciary can make laws ... abridging freedom of the press in the name of 'national security.' ... To find that the President has 'inherent power' to halt the publication of news ... would wipe out the First Amendment and destroy the fundamental liberty and security of the very people the Government hopes to make 'secure.' ... The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment. The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security ... . The Framers of the First Amendment, fully aware of both the need to defend a new nation and the abuses of the English and Colonial governments, sought to give this new society strength and security by providing that freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly should not be abridged. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States#cite_note… - - [end quote from Wikipedia] - - The U.S Constitution's First Amendment mentioned the only form of mass communication then in existence: The " [printing] press" Subsequent years added its protects to the telegraph, the telephone, radio, television, fax, email, and all others. - - Jim Bell ×

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Wikileaks Insurance: CIA Vault 7 part B Media Ops
by grarpamp 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

https://file.wikileaks.org/torrent/.ciav7pb/2017-04-14_WL_Vault7-PartB_Medi… https://archive.org/download/CIAVault7PartBMediaOps/2017-04-14_WL_Vault7-Pa… https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/855218701766868994 Wednesday "WikiLeaks will show illegal actions by the CIA"; Friday "US prepares charges to arrest Assange"

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The Need For Crypto: Obama Nails It ;)
by grarpamp 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/66bzb3/obamaeveryone_is_walking_a… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsDijAoxG9g Don't harm or steal, be voluntary, build your own banks, not Bilderberg's.

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USA and FISC/FISA NSA FBI: Still Fucking You Hard in their Secret Legal Fuck You Rooms
by grarpamp 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

https://theintercept.com/2017/04/21/in-secret-court-hearing-lawyer-objected… Section 702 backdoor searches of Americans private communications are plainly unconstitutional, and the FBIs warrantless searches are especially troubling. https://www.dni.gov/files/icotr/FISA%20Amendments%20Act%20QA%20for%20Public… Judge Hogan ultimately ruled in favor of the government, allowing the FBI to continue giving its agents virtually unlimited access to conduct backdoor searches.

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[WAR] Israeli UN Envoy Nikki Haley Tells Security Council: Protect Israel, Target Iran
by Zenaan Harkness 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

Gotta stand up for your own country of course, you can't deny that to people .. gives them a sense of security and safety. Three cheers for Nikki "Hissing Waffle Waitress" Haley: ** Israeli UN Envoy Nikki Haley Tells Security Council: Protect Israel, Target Iran http://russia-insider.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=fa2faf7034c3c3c413c… ------------------------------------------------------------ by RI Staff on Fri, Apr 21, 2017 Israel's Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley shamed the Security Council on Thursday for criticizing her beautiful state of Israel and not doing enough to promote war with Iran. Haley, a former Waffle House waitress, is the latest addition — and rising star — of Israel's UN delegation. According to Haley, “Iran is using Hezbollah to expand its regional aspirations. That is a threat that should be dominating our discussions at the Security Council.” Israel's envoy recited some very purple prose during her remarks at the Security Council meeting:

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Bitcoin and the formation of self-funded non-state entities.
by Joshua 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Generation 2.0 cryptocurrencies will provide essential human services and deprecate existing government models. https://medium.com/@HakuinEkaku/bitcoin-and-the-formation-of-self-funded-no… Sent from [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.ch), encrypted email based in Switzerland.

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