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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#10yrsago DHS admits it uses Stingrays for VIPs, vows to sometimes get warrants, stop lying to judges https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/dhs-now-needs-warrant-for-stingray-use-but-not-when-protecting-president/

#5yrsago Free the law of Wisconsin https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/22/the-robots-are-listening/#rogue-archivist

#5yrsago US border cruelty, powered by Google cloud https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/22/the-robots-are-listening/#poulson

#5yrsago Companies target robots in disclosures https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/22/the-robots-are-listening/#goodharts-bank

#5yrsago ENDSARS https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/22/the-robots-are-listening/#endsars

#5yrsago IDing anonymized cops with facial recognition https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/22/the-robots-are-listening/#sousveillance

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Ars Technica

DHS now needs warrant for stingray use, but not when protecting president

New DHS rules have no bearing on how stingrays are used at state, local level.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr (and 1 other) recently replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

#5yrsago Falsehoods programmers believe about time https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/21/each-drop-of-strych-a-nine/#a-sort-of-runic-rhyme

#5yrsago Trustbusting is stimulus https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/21/each-drop-of-strych-a-nine/#break-em-up

#5yrsago Tom Lehrer in the public domain https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/21/each-drop-of-strych-a-nine/#poisoning-pigeons

#1yrago Retiring the US debt would retire the US dollar https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/21/we-can-have-nice-things/#public-funds-not-taxpayer-dollars

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Pluralistic: Retiring the US debt would retire the US dollar (21 Oct 2024)

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#1yrago Penguin Random House, AI, and writers' rights https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/19/gander-sauce/#just-because-youre-on-their-side-it-doesnt-mean-theyre-on-your-side

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#15yrsago NYPD won’t disclose what it does with its secret military-grade X-ray vans https://web.archive.org/web/20151017212024/http://www.nyclu.org/news/nypd-unlawfully-hiding-x-ray-van-use-city-neighborhoods-nyclu-argues

#10yrsago The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo: greatly improved, but something important has been lost https://back-then.tumblr.com/post/131407456141/the-international-concatenated-order-of-hoo-hoo

#5yrsago Happy World Standards Day or not https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/18/middle-gauge-muddle/#aoc-flex

#5yrsago Amazon returns end up in landfills https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/16/lucky-ducky/#landfillers

#5yrsago UK to tax Amazon's victims https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/16/lucky-ducky/#amazon-tax

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The International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo 1905 More information: http://buff.ly/1ZNu3tM

NYPD Unlawfully Hiding X-Ray Van Use in City Neighborhoods, NYCLU Argues | New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) - American Civil Liberties Union of New York State

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#5yrsago Ferris wheel offices https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/16/lucky-ducky/#gondoliers

#5yrsago Kids reason, adults rationalize https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/19/nanotubes-r-us/#kids-r-alright

#1yrago You should be using an RSS reader https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise

#1yrago Educator sued for criticising "invigilation" tool https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/17/proctorio-v-linkletter/#proctorio

#1yrago Blue states should play "constitutional hardball" https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/18/states-rights/#cold-civil-war

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

#5yrsago Ferris wheel offices https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/16/lucky-ducky/#gondoliers

#5yrsago Kids reason, adults rationalize https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/19/nanotubes-r-us/#kids-r-alright

#1yrago You should be using an RSS reader https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise

#1yrago Educator sued for criticising "invigilation" tool https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/17/proctorio-v-linkletter/#proctorio

#1yrago Blue states should play "constitutional hardball" https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/18/states-rights/#cold-civil-war

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp last week

#5yrsago Dystopia as clickbait https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/15/expect-the-unexpected/#dystopia-is-over

#1yrago Of course we can tax billionaires https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/15/piketty-pilled/#tax-justice

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#10yrsago Information leakage shows DEA blew millions on the secret phone trackers it won’t admit it bought https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/oct/14/dea-cell-phone-trackers/

#10yrsago No, poor kids don’t struggle in school because their parents have small vocabularies https://newrepublic.com/article/123093/rich-kids-better-poor-kids-school-its-not-word-gap

#5yrsago How to spreadsheet https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/14/final_ver2/#csv

#5yrsago Prop 22 is a scam https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/14/final_ver2/#prop-22

#5yrsago What happened in Florida https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/14/final_ver2/#bush-v-gore

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The New Republic

Why Do Rich Kids Do Better Than Poor Kids in School? It’s Not the “Word Gap.”

It's an oversimplification.
MuckRock

DEA bought millions in cell phone trackers and training, payment data shows

Over the past ten years, the Drug Enforcement Administration has spent millions of dollars on cell phone tracking. Federal purchasing documents that are already posted online indicate the make and model of the tracking device, and often even the DEA field office that bought it.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#5yrsago Pandemic shock doctrine vs internet freedom https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/14/final_ver2/#freedom-house

#5yrsago Beyond Cyberpunk https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/13/hopeful-disasters/#technologist-wizards

#5yrsago SF as intuition pump https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/13/hopeful-disasters/#narratives

#1yrago Dirty words are politically potent https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/14/pearl-clutching/#this-toilet-has-no-central-nervous-system

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#10yrsago Facebook UK made £105M in 2014, paid £35M in bonuses, and will pay £4,327 in tax https://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/oct/11/facebook-paid-4327-corporation-tax-despite-35-million-staff-bonuses

#10yrsago Economics research considered unreplicable https://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/feds/2015/files/2015083pap.pdf

#10yrsago The hockey-stick from hell: US incarceration per 100,000 people, 1890-today https://www.vox.com/2015/10/11/9497161/incarceration-history

#10yrsago Read: Austin Grossman’s moving text-adventure story “The Fresh Prince of Gamma World” https://www.wired.com/2015/10/excerpt-fresh-prince-of-gamma-world/

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#5yrsago The herd immunity conspiracy https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/12/redeeming-hackers/#herd-immunity

#5yrsago Attack Surface in Wired https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/12/redeeming-hackers/#origin-stories

#5yrsago Basic income works https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/11/means-testing-conundrum/#ubi-v-bi

#5yrsago Hong Kong's ghost protest posters https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/11/means-testing-conundrum/#seeing-ghosts

#1yrago Lina Khan's future is the future of the Democratic Party – and America https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/11/democracys-antitrust-paradox/#there-will-be-an-out-and-out-brawl

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Hey look at this

* UPS is 'disposing of' packages over customs paperwork problems https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/ups-delay-customs-tariffs-packages-destroyed-rcna236607

* People regret buying Amazon smart displays after being bombarded with ads https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/10/people-regret-buying-amazon-smart-displays-after-being-bombarded-with-ads/

* Trump FCC Is Making It Easier For Your ISP To Rip You Off With Fees https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/10/trump-fcc-is-making-it-easier-for-your-broadband-isp-to-rip-you-off-with-bogus-fees/

* Antimonopoly is Enduring Despite Trumpian Corruption https://prospect.org/power/2025-10-09-antitrust-pam-bondi-corruption-senate/

* Solar panel projects are irreversibly changing desert ecosystems https://glassalmanac.com/china-confirms-solar-panel-projects-are-irreversibly-changing-desert-ecosystems/

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UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.
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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#20yrsago Music labels: DRM makes you into iTunes’ love-slave https://web.archive.org/web/20051013082542/http://www.affbrainwash.com/archives/020414.php

#20yrsago 20 suicidal Congressional Reps demand a Broadcast Flag https://web.archive.org/web/20051011041517/http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004047.php

#20yrsago Cross-stitched tracert output https://web.archive.org/web/20051013061129/http://infosthetics.com/archives/2005/10/stitched_tracert_dos_commands.html

#15yrsago UK government ready to abolish consumer protection agencies as “waste” https://web.archive.org/web/20101013075803/http://www.noshockdoctrine.iparl.com/lobby/50

#1yrago Cars bricked by bankrupt EV company will stay bricked https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/10/software-based-car/#based

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Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#15yrsago Student finds GPS bug on car, uploads photo, FBI demands to have their warrantless bug back https://web.archive.org/web/20101009211920/https://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/fbi-tracking-device/

#15yrsago THE UNIDENTIFIED: dystopian YA about education transformed into a giant, heavily sponsored game https://memex.craphound.com/2010/10/08/the-unidentified-dystopian-ya-about-education-transformed-into-a-giant-heavily-sponsored-game/

#10yrsago Court tells millionaire yoga troll Bikram Choudhury that poses can’t be copyrighted https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/10/08/13-55763.pdf

#10yrsago Jimmy Wales calls UK’s proposed crypto ban “moronic” https://web.archive.org/web/20151009011752/https://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/e-regulation/jimmy-wales-wikipedia-encryption-178365

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#10yrsago Prisoners’ debate team trounces national champs from Harvard – Cory Doctorow's MEMEX https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/oct/07/harvards-prestigious-debate-team-loses-to-new-york-prison-inmates

#5yrsago Good Intentions, Bad Inventions https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/08/hype-beast/#moral-panics

#1yrago Google's new phones can't stop phoning home https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/08/water-thats-not-wet/#pixelated

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#1yrago China hacked Verizon, AT&T and Lumen using the FBI's backdoor https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/07/foreseeable-outcomes/#calea

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#10yrsago Tea Party “family values” pol resigns after sending adulterous vid to entire address-book https://thefrisky.com/family-values-lawmaker-resigns-after-sexting-contact-list-with-pictures-of-affair/

#10yrsago Mayor of Stockton, CA detained by DHS at SFO, forced to give up laptop password https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stockton-mayor-was-briefly-detained-on-return-6546419.php

#10yrsago How to flip someone off with THREE middle-fingers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-skVOUZAoFA

#5yrsago Inequality and luck and risk and merit https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/03/the-house-always-wins/#socialized-losses

#1yrago Prime's enshittified advertising https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/03/mother-may-i/#minmax

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“Family Values” Lawmaker Resigns After Sexting Contact List With Pictures Of Affair - The Frisky

Indiana Representative Jud McMillin, a rising star in the Republican party, has resigned after accidentally sending a video of himself having sex with a woman who was not his wife to his entire contacts list! Awkward.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#20yrsago Internet Archive and Yahoo announce open scanned-in-book index https://web.archive.org/web/20051007010920/https://www.opencontentalliance.org/

#20yrsago Europe’s Broadcast Flag: first look https://web.archive.org/web/20051026014633/https://www.eff.org/IP/DVB/dvb_critique.php

#15yrsago Mouseland: a parable from the father of Canada’s healthcare system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC1GtIhwpSk

#15yrsago ElfQuest fan-film blessed by the Pinis https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2010/10/01/01gigaom-creator-blessed-elfquest-fan-film-crowdsources-fun-7954.html

#10yrsago Pokemon demands $4000 from broke superfan who organized Pokemon party https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/pokemon-copyright-lawyers-demand-4000-from-party-planner/

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Pokémon copyright lawyers demand $4,000 from party planner

“I literally don’t have $4000… I will never throw another fandom party.”…

Creator-Blessed ElfQuest Fan Film Crowdsources Funds

A film adaptation of cult graphic novel series ElfQuest has been in development for years, but new media actors/producers Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes aren't waiting around; they're creating a fan trailer, starring some of web video's best-known actresses, with support from ElfQuest's creators.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#10yrsago Tea Party “family values” pol resigns after sending adulterous vid to entire address-book https://thefrisky.com/family-values-lawmaker-resigns-after-sexting-contact-list-with-pictures-of-affair/

#10yrsago Mayor of Stockton, CA detained by DHS at SFO, forced to give up laptop password https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stockton-mayor-was-briefly-detained-on-return-6546419.php

#10yrsago How to flip someone off with THREE middle-fingers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-skVOUZAoFA

#5yrsago Inequality and luck and risk and merit https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/03/the-house-always-wins/#socialized-losses

#1yrago Prime's enshittified advertising https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/03/mother-may-i/#minmax

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“Family Values” Lawmaker Resigns After Sexting Contact List With Pictures Of Affair - The Frisky

Indiana Representative Jud McMillin, a rising star in the Republican party, has resigned after accidentally sending a video of himself having sex with a woman who was not his wife to his entire contacts list! Awkward.
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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

#5yrsago Witch https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/01/the-years-of-repair/#witch

#1yrago Everyday homeowners are human shields for Wall Street's Internet of Shit slumlords https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/01/housing-is-a-human-right/#

#1yrago Epic Systems, a lethal health record monopolist https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/02/upcoded-to-death/#thanks-obama

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

#10yrsago Wisconsin is a paradise for white kids, but a hell for black kids https://web.archive.org/web/20150928230209/https://fusion.net/story/203830/wisconsin-african-americans-juvenile-arrests/

#10yrsago After OPM hack, CIA pulls agents from Beijing for their safety https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-pulled-officers-from-beijing-after-breach-of-federal-personnel-records/2015/09/29/1f78943c-66d1-11e5-9ef3-fde182507eac_story.html

#5yrsago Self-driving cars crashing https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/30/death-to-all-monopoly/#pogo-stick-problem

#5yrsago Leaked EU Big Tech rules https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/30/death-to-all-monopoly/#whither-structural-separation

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#5yrsago The Anti-Monopoly War Song https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/30/death-to-all-monopoly/#victims-of-vile-subsidies

#5yrsago How I write https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/30/death-to-all-monopoly/#process-notes

#1yrago A sexy, skinny defeat device for your HP ink cartridge https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/30/life-finds-a-way/#ink-stained-wretches

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

#10yrsago AP will use “climate doubters” instead of “climate skeptics” https://www.ap.org/the-definitive-source/announcements/an-addition-to-ap-stylebook-entry-on-global-warming/

#10yrsago Distinguished scientists call for RICO prosecution of climate deniers https://brucesterling.tumblr.com/post/130046509798/rico-for-climate-deniers

#10yrsago Dismaland will be dismantled, used for refugee shelters in Calais https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-34375391

#5yrsago The Trump financial method https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/28/cyberwar-tactics/#grifts

#5yrsago Dark money and SCOTUS https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/29/betcha-cant-eat-just-one/#pwnage

#5yrsago Bust 'em all https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/29/betcha-cant-eat-just-one/#trustbusting-makes-me-feel-good

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#5yrsago Zombie banks https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/28/cyberwar-tactics/#aligned-incentives

#5yrsago Newsletters' glorious history https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/28/cyberwar-tactics/#mimeograph

#5yrsago Belarus's online/offline uprising https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/28/cyberwar-tactics/#belarus

#1yrago Sandra Newman's "Julia" https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/28/novel-writing-machines/#fanfic

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#5yrsago Ransomware for coffee makers https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/27/junky-styling/#java-script

#5yrsago The joys of tailoring https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/27/junky-styling/#inseams

#1yrago Return to office and dying on the job https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/27/sharpen-your-blades-boys/#disciplinary-technology

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@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

#20yrsago MPAA/RIAA subvert democracy with super-broadcast-flag bid https://web.archive.org/web/20050926233646/http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004000.php

#20yrsago Islam in science fiction https://web.archive.org/web/20051002030829/https://www.cs.rit.edu/~maa2454/SCIFI/sci_lit.html

#15yrsago Philosophy of Thomas Ligotti, a horror writer who can’t feel happiness https://web.archive.org/web/20061119163754/https://theteemingbrain.wordpress.com/interview-with-thomas-ligotti/

#10yrsago Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, a fantastic middle-grade adventure comic https://memex.craphound.com/2015/09/26/hilo-the-boy-who-crashed-to-earth-a-fantastic-middle-grade-adventure-comic/

#10yrsago Molly Crabapple’s illustrations from Syria https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/07/inside-aleppo-syria

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#10yrsago 1 in 40 London cops have been arrested in the past five years https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/1600-uk-police-officers-arrested-criminal-offences-5-years-1519573

#10yrsago Tomorrow’s Catalan elections are a referendum on independence https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/25/catalonia-votes-democracy-election-independence-spain

#10yrsago Dustin Yellin’s stupendous, life-sized glass-pane humanoids made from NatGeo clippings https://memex.craphound.com/2015/09/26/dustin-yellins-stupendous-life-sized-glass-pane-humanoids-made-from-natgeo-clippings/

#1yrago When prophecy fails, election polling edition https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/26/dewey-beats-truman/#past-performance-is-no-guarantee-of-future-results

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Pluralistic: When prophecy fails, election polling edition (26 Sep 2024)

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the Guardian

Catalonia goes to the polls in an 'incredible moment for democracy'

A regional election – billed as a referendum on Catalan independence – could throw Spain and the EU into uncharted waters
International Business Times UK

1,600 UK police officers arrested for criminal offences in 5 years

One police officer is arrested every day on suspicion of committing criminal offences.
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#10yrsago KARMA POLICE: GCHQ’s plan to track every Web user in the world https://theintercept.com/2015/09/25/gchq-radio-porn-spies-track-web-users-online-identities/

#5yrsago Adventures of a Dwergish Girl https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/25/dwergish-girl/#you-are-a-pickle

#1yrago Academic economists get big payouts when they help monopolists beat antitrust https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/25/epistemological-chaos/#incentives-matter

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The Intercept

From Radio to Porn, British Spies Track Web Users’ Online Identities

Top-secret documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden expose UK eavesdropping agency GCHQ's attempts to create world's largest mass surveillance system.
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#10yrsago Cox cable: Rightscorp is a mass copyright infringer https://torrentfreak.com/cox-accuses-rightscorp-of-mass-copyright-infringement-150924/

#10yrsago Kentucky Republican state Senator: the First Amendment protects my right to receive bribes https://theintercept.com/2015/09/24/state-senator-files-lawsuit-says-ban-lobbyist-gifts-violates-freedom-speech/

#10yrsago GOP Vice Chair of House Energy committee is a climate denier and creationist https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34342808

#10yrsago Walt Disney’s plan for the FBI of tomorrow https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2015/sep/24/walt-disneys-fbi-file/

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MuckRock

50 years after his death, the extent of Walt Disney's services to the FBI remain secret

Walt Disney's decades-long friendship with J Edgar Hoover and the FBI began with the anti-Communist hysteria of the Hollywood blacklists, and nearly lead to children’s shows and amusement park rides normalizing law enforcement for entire generations of Dumbo-loving children.
BBC News

Pope unlikely to sway top US critics on climate

The Pope's address to Congress on climate change will not sway some influential energy politicians in the US.
https://torrentfreak.com

Cox Accuses Rightscorp of Mass Copyright Infringement

Internet provider Cox Communications has hit back at anti-piracy company Rightscorp. While denying responsibility for the alleged copyright infringements of its subscribers, Cox turns the tables, accusing Rightscorp of sharing thousands of copyrighted works without permission.
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#10yrsago Dooce quits mommyblogging amid toxic pressure from advertisers https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/23/heather-armstrong-leaving-dooce-mommy-blog-advertisers

#10yrsago The shape of the Internet (according to patent drawings) https://noahveltman.com/internet-shape/

#5yrsago Faulty TV behind daily, town-wide internet outages https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/24/attack-surface-tour/#shine-on

#5yrsago WV's deabeat governor now owes $140m https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/24/attack-surface-tour/#in-justice

#1yrago Margaret Killjoy's "The Sapling Cage" https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/24/daughters-of-the-empty-throne/#witchy

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Pluralistic: 24 Sep 2020

What shape is the internet?

According to patent drawings, it's a cloud, or a bean, or a web, or an explosion, or a highway, or maybe a weird lump.
the Guardian

'I cannot be that person': why the 'Queen of the Mommy Bloggers' had to quit

After succumbing to intrusive demands of corporate sponsors, including putting her children in her blog Dooce, Heather Armstrong had had enough
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