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immigration to Mecca
by Zenaan Harkness 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

Here's the first result of a google search for "who can visit mecca": " WARNING: Non-Muslims are strictly prohibited from entering the city of Mecca. The penalty is deportation from the country. Documentation will be checked upon entry and anyone not showing proof of being Muslim will be denied entry. As a solitary exception, the Mecca bus terminal (outside city limits) is open to all. Mecca travel guide - Wikitravel wikitravel.org/en/Mecca " Other results: "The reason for the prohibition lies somewhere between the fundamental requirement as well as the policies of the state of Saudi Arabia." "Why do non-Muslims want to visit Mecca or Medina? How can you break into Mecca as a non-Muslim?" "It is a strict Muslim country and it's their country so they can do what they want but" "http://www.wnd.com/2015/03/the-story-of-a-non-muslim-eyewitness-in-mecca/ The Muslim has an exclusive spirit, a deep wariness of all infidels and especially of the Westerners who study him, the perfidious Orientalists. The Saudi authorities prohibit non-Muslims from venturing within 15 kilometers of Mecca or the other holy city, Medina. Infidels who are discovered in the sacred precincts can expect severe punishment. " American emmigrants beware... Mecca is a sanctuary city.

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Public Dissentiment
by No 30 Jan '17

30 Jan '17

https://vimeo.com/200927432 Public Dissentiment is an online tool that helps protesters negatively impact the price of a publicly traded company’s stock by communicating with algorithmic market makers. By using the same algorithmic sentiment analysis techniques as financial trading bots, the app generates posts for social media that link to news stories that will be viewed negatively by algorithmic market makers. If enough of these posts are generated in the same time frame, uncertainty about the targeted company’s stock will be created, temporarily affecting the price of the stock, consequently making the company’s shareholders aware of the public’s negative sentiment towards them. Please visit: publicdissentiment.org/ <http://publicdissentiment.org/>

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the unmitigated anarchy of capitalism
by Zenaan Harkness 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

We may not have WW3 on our hands (and that's a very good thing of course), yet the anarchy of capatalism reigns supreme. So there's plenty of scope for philosophically improved practical steps. An anarchist's work is never done as they say... The сhanging of the guard: A marxist analysis of Donald Trump http://theduran.com/the-changing-of-the-guard-a-marxist-analysis-of-donald-…

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About trolls...
by Cecilia Tanaka 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

Hey, cute guys and girls! :) Just in case of bizarre, creepy and/or pervert messages using my e-mail address or the e-mail addresses of other "polemic" persons of this adorable and sweet list, please, report me in private. I'm not worried and I don't care, but I need to show some respect for the other persons and keep their privacy. Until now, I received only one message of this kind and nobody received bizarre messages of this account, but I think a good heads up can be useful. Remember: - I am pretty exhausted. Believe me, in this moment, I just want to get some sleep, not having sex with you, or tattoo your genital and /or mine, or doing something even stranger. In case of doubt, ask me, OK? ;) Good night kisses, dear all. Wish sweet dreams to those who deserve them and brutal insomnia to the bad guys. Or creepy nightmares, perhaps. Some ancient religions believe that all the Gods visit us in our dreams to protect us and to scare bad people... <3 Ceci ------- "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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Compassion. It's what makes the Federal Reserve so special.
by Zenaan Harkness 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

The Trumpocalypse continues: Federal Reserve Bankers Laugh and Laugh at Unemployed, Drug-Dependent Americans http://russia-insider.com/en/end-fed-federal-reserve-bankers-mock-unemploye…

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should war only ever be by referendum (not plebicite) (in a "democracy") ??
by Zenaan Harkness 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

Perhaps now is a rare historical opportunity for the POTUS to implement some form(s) of 'direct democracy'? US Senator Blows the Whistle: Americans Kept in the Dark as CIA Wages Covert Wars Across the Globe http://russia-insider.com/en/us-senator-blows-whistle-no-one-knows-how-many… " Rand Paul reminds Americans that they are not allowed to know how many covert wars the CIA is waging. In other words: the Agency is conducting multiple secret wars with basically zero transparency or oversight. Democracy in action! "

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Fwd: UK Jobs And Collaboration: Local Data Lab + Curious Fact About White House Petitions
by Cecilia Tanaka 29 Jan '17

29 Jan '17

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cecilia Tanaka Date: Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 11:39 AM Subject: Fwd: UK Jobs And Collaboration: Local Data Lab + Curious Fact About White House Petitions To: liberationtech Cc: meganlucero(a)tbij.com, Dave Borghuis Hi, dear all! :D I think it can be interesting for some of us. In this era of "alternative facts" (Lieees, cof cof!), the world does need more investigative journalism than ever. A fool real example. Yesterday, just for fun and to give support to a Dutch friend, I signed this jocose petition for the White House using their own plataform: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/america-first-make -netherlands-second-because-they-requested-it https://youtu.be/j-xxis7hDOE I was, theoretically, the second person to sign it and I shared the petition with the Brazilian Hackerspaces General List, because it was a fun bonus in a public message inviting all the hackerspaces to celebrate the International Open Hackerspace Day 2017 together. My signature is NOT there. My friends' signatures are NOT there. I tried to sign the petition 4 (four) times since yesterday night, giving some hours between a try and another, and my signature is still NOT there. It's a White House petition and I already signed some of these before. Usually, there is no time lapse and the signature is counted immediately. Will they need more than 13 hours to process it now? Will my signature be in this petition someday? :-/ I know, it was a joke among hackerspaces, but first of all, it was a public petition and we do have the right of asking to "Netherlands be Second" and the White House can NOT censure us this way. They did NOT remove the petition until now, so if the petition is there, what is the point about obstructing our support to it? I do really think Trump is pretty afraid Netherlands becomes First (watch the video to understand the reference), but I am afraid they try to block signatures in more relevant petitions about important subjects, like censure, freedom of expression, privacy and human rights in general. Tender kisses and hugs. Take care all of you! <3 Ceci, a Brazilian fan of Netherlands... You know, their walls are much better, hahaha!! ;D ------- "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 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Megan Lucero <meganchristinelucero(a)gmail.com> Here's more info on that brand new team/lab I'm building for open, local investigative journalism. https://medium.com/local-data-lab/join-the-local-data-lab-fa 865f83f516?source=linkShare-674eec1ed91-1485521058 Deadline is Wednesday and only for those who can work in the EU. Feel free to get in touch with questions or if you'd like to collaborate! Megan meganlucero(a)tbij.com

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[WAR] Google/Jigsaw/Alphabet was big proponent of overthrowing Syria
by Zenaan Harkness 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

Dirty laundry always makes its way out in the days of leak soup. Regime change of foreign nations must be so exciting for bored American businessmen with nothing on their plates besides pizza. Untold Story of Syrian Coup: Who is Really Behind the Plot to Topple Assad? https://sputniknews.com/politics/201603251036856128-clinton-emails-assad/ " Then the Silicon Valley's ingenious planners stepped in. In 2010 Jared Cohen, the President of Jigsaw ('Google Ideas') and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, made a trip to Syria with Alec Ross, technology policy expert who was Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Summing up the results of their "business trip" to the Syrian Arab Republic, Ross wrote: "When Jared and I went to Syria, it was because we knew that Syrian society was growing increasingly young (population will double in 17 years) and digital and that this was going to create disruptions in society that we could potential harness for our purposes." Clark turns the spotlight on the fact that "those 'purposes' were of course 'regime change' and to break Syria's alliance with Iran." In summer 2012, when the Syrian conflict spun out of control political aide Sidney Blumenthal wrote to Hillary Clinton: "The fall of the House of Assad could well ignite a sectarian war between the Shiites and the majority Sunnis of the region drawing in Iran, which, in the view of Israeli commanders would not be a bad thing for Israel and its Western allies." Nearly simultaneously president of 'Google Ideas' Jared Cohen offered the State Department a new digital tool aimed at bolstering defections from the Syrian government, Clark notes. "Our logic behind this is that while many people are tracking the atrocities, nobody is visually representing and mapping the defections, which we believe are important in encouraging more to defect and giving confidence to the opposition," Cohen wrote. " Just as well there are "regimes" to overthrow to add a little spice to life eh? " "I don't know that they turned a blind eye, I think it was a decision. I think it was a willful decision," Flynn said. "WikiLeaks confirms that — as was the case in Libya and Iraq — almost everything about the official "western establishment" version of the war in Syria was false," Clark underscores. "Far from being an innocent bystander, the US went out of its way to destabilize the country and exploit ethnic and religious divisions," he stresses. "

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40+ Intentionally Vulnerable Websites To (Legally) Practice Your Hacking Skills
by grarpamp 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

https://www.bonkersabouttech.com/security/40-plus-list-of-intentionally-vul…

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OSINT Framework
by grarpamp 28 Jan '17

28 Jan '17

http://osintframework.com/ https://github.com/lockfale/osint-framework OSINT framework focused on gathering information from free tools or resources.

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