In 2021, Thiel, a top tech investor and Trump megadonor, began a secret life as a confidential FBI informant.
— Read on www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-fbi-informant-charles-johnson-johnathan-buma-chs-genius-2023-10
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 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 able to work for a while, will need day-to-day assistance as well as further medical care. We are raising funds to help him with these expenses and housing costs during his recovery.
— Read on www.gofundme.com/f/our-friend-and-comrade-artist-and-filmmaker-david-martinez
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 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/
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 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 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…
— 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/
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