“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 its own people but for the wider region
and beyond. 
— Read on www.ebb-magazine.com/essays/sectarianism-is-the-enemy

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 www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipol-data-leak-puppygirl-hacker-polycule/

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…
— Read on www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/a-25-year-old-is-writing-backdoors-into-the-treasurys-6-trillion-payment-system-what-could-possibly-go-wrong/

California city [Fremont] wants to make it illegal to aid, abet a homeless camp – CalMatters

The move is alarming California activists who worry they could be placed in the ordinance’s crosshairs for helping their homeless neighbors.
— Read on calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/02/fremont-ordinance-aid-abet/

2/1/2025 SWC press release

Columbia University proposes cutting incoming PhD cohorts in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences by up to 65%, according to faculty sources. Columbia University’s austerity measure furthers its ongoing divestment from its educational mission to maximize revenue from fossil fuels, military weapons, and Columbia’s real estate empire.

— Read on docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTcobK8i9hTMHxr7JOXsfB9GnfL7W7_pzLeAdSBU95T11vLAbnk7JLU3k1mrGtkILzfzsKiOik22-w7/pub

Ukraine’s military urges tough response after attacks on draft officers | Reuters

Ukraine’s army chief condemned a spate of violent attacks on draft officers, rallying in defence of a national call-up effort that has fuelled anger among some Ukrainians and struggled to generate sufficient frontline manpower.
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-military-urges-tough-response-after-attacks-draft-officers-2025-02-03/