Lorenzo Serna of Unicorn Riot talked to Melanie Martin over the phone about land defenders who blockaded an active tar sands mine site in the Book Cliffs of Utah on Monday (August 10, 2015). Climbing atop metal tripods, they stopped work at the mine, successfully…
From January 2015 to August 2015, Greece has had over 124,000 migrants/refugees land on their territory. As the migrant crisis continues to be exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Syria and Afghanistan, people leaving those areas are coming up against another brute force, that of…
To commemorate the anniversary of the killing of Mike Brown, a weekend of healing, organizing, and actions occurred in Ferguson and throughout St. Louis. Although the peaceful marches and vigils for Mike Brown, Vonderitt Myers, and the countless others who fell victim to police killings…
Interview with @AlienA23P about the new Windows 10.…
The Future of Life institute, “a volunteer-run research and outreach organization working to mitigate existential risks facing humanity,” published an open letter July 28th warning against a military arms race focused on Autonomous Weapons. The letter gave an example of an autonomous weapons as, “armed…
A private security firm called ZeroFOX created threat assessments of the #BaltimoreUprising protests. Activists who shared information on social media sights were deemed “high” threats.
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On August 2nd, 2015, over 1,700 migrants stormed the Eurotunnel attempting to cross into the UK. The world is seeing its largest migration of humans since WWII and Europe is bearing the brunt of the flow. With war ravaging through the Middle East and North…
Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) leaked documents related to the ongoing Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement. KEI warned that the intellectual property section of the agreement would, “harm consumers and in some cases block innovation”.…
While getting interviewed on the Thom Hartman show, former president of the United States Jimmy Carter stated the United States is “an oligarchy, with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or to elect the president”. His statements match a…
@Netzpolitik journalists face treason charges after releasing what German has declared state secrets. The charges have created outrage as Germany tries to criminalize whistle-blowers. The leaked documents showed the governments plans to ask for more money to expand online surveillance and to form a special…
According to Missouri training documents the Missouri National Guard, under State Partnership Program with Republic of Panama, trains how to extract cell phone data using a “Universal Forensics Extraction Device” (UFED).…
Puerto Rico’s debt default has become official as it’s economic death spiral we mentioned in Episode 10, has hit another milestone as the island defaults on its debt for the first time in history. On Monday, it paid all of it’s debt except that owned…