In 2021, Thiel, a top tech investor and Trump megadonor, began a secret life as a confidential FBI informant. — Read on http://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-charles-johnson-johnathan-buma-chs-genius-2023-10
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Autofiction Writers of the World, Unite! – Public Books
Immediacy, here, is an aesthetics of ambivalent aspiration, within a hierarchically ordered and immobilizing class- and race-based cultural system. — Read on http://www.publicbooks.org/autofiction-writers-of-the-world-unite/
Fundraiser by Friends of Moleverde : Our friend and comrade, David Martinez, needs support.
Texan by birth, Mexican by blood and San Franciscan by the grace of god, David Martinez has recently undergone serious surgery for a life-threatening illness that went unnoticed for far too long. After ten days in the ICU he is finally on the mend and starting the long process of recovery. David won’t be ableContinue reading “Fundraiser by Friends of Moleverde : Our friend and comrade, David Martinez, needs support.”
Fanmi Lavalas Statement: Feb. 2, 2025 – Haiti Action Committee
Fanmi Lavalas Statement: Feb. 2, 2025 – Haiti Action Committee — Read on haitisolidarity.net/fanmi-lavalas-statement-feb-2-2025/
“Sectarianism is the enemy of national liberation”: An Interview with Patrick Higgins on Syria, Imperialism and the Palestinian Cause — Ebb
In this interview, Louis Allday and Patrick Higgins reflect on Syria and its complicated relationship to Palestine, covering the overthrow of the country’s government in December 2024, which was the culmination of over a decade of US-led aggression and subversion against it, to why the fate of Syria is so important, not only for itsContinue reading ““Sectarianism is the enemy of national liberation”: An Interview with Patrick Higgins on Syria, Imperialism and the Palestinian Cause — Ebb”
Lexipol Data Leak: Hackers Drop Police Training Manuals
In remarks to the Daily Dot, a hacker from the puppygirl hacker polycule said the group targeted Lexipol because there aren’t “enough hacks against the police.” “So we took matters into our own paws,” the hacker said. — Read on http://www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipol-data-leak-puppygirl-hacker-polycule/
Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared”
Researchers find that the more people use AI at their job, the less critical thinking they use. — Read on http://www.404media.co/microsoft-study-finds-ai-makes-human-cognition-atrophied-and-unprepared-3/
Did a Private Equity Fire Truck Roll-Up Worsen the L.A. Fires?
During the LA fires, dozens of fire trucks sat in the boneyard, waiting for repairs the city couldn’t afford. Why? A private equity roll-up made replacing and repairing those trucks much pricier. — Read on http://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/did-a-private-equity-fire-truck-roll
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A 25-Year-Old Is Writing Backdoors Into The Treasury’s $6 Trillion Payment System. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | Techdirt
Just months after we learned Chinese hackers had compromised US telecom systems through government-mandated backdoors, an inexperienced developer from Musk’s DOGE unit is pushing untested code directly into the Treasury’s payment infrastructure — a system that handles over $6 trillion in federal payments annually. It seems reasonable to call it one of the most dangerous…Continue reading “A 25-Year-Old Is Writing Backdoors Into The Treasury’s $6 Trillion Payment System. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | Techdirt”
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