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• Video Instructions for DIY Face Masks

  By raincoaster on April 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  For those of you who prefer video tutorials to this week’s written and photo instructions, we’ve got some DIY Face Masks: Video Instructions over on OpCovid19.wordpress.com. And remember, sharing is caring!

• DIY Masks for Medical Personnel and Civilians

  By raincoaster on March 31, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Just what it says on the tin. The first initiative from #OpCovid19, mobilizing the energy of a world of shut-ins to solve problems in the age of pandemic. Easy instructions for making a medical-grade mask at home, and even mass-producing… Read More ›

• 48 Hours, $5,000 to Go!

  By raincoaster on July 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The Pursuance Project:
   $43,364 pledged of $48,000 Kickstarter goal How Far We’ve Come *So* *much* *rad* *shit* has happened in the past month. Since beginning the Kickstarter, the word about Pursuance has really spread. We’ve been retweeted thousands…

• Life, Death, and Encryption: An Introduction to The Pursuance Project

  By raincoaster on July 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The Pursuance Project:
  ? Is your life or liberty at risk, merely because you report the truth? Because you are in contact with those who seek to change the world, whose lives are also at risk? According…

• Adrian Lamo, hacker, dead at 37

  By raincoaster on March 16, 2018 • ( 8 )

  

  Adrian Lamo died earlier this week, cause of death to be determined.

• Barrett Brown on Intellectual Dishonesty, Excuses, and Knowing What the Hell You’re Getting Yourself Into in Activism

  By raincoaster on December 21, 2017 • ( 5 )

  

  Originally posted on The Pursuance Project:
  As posted previously on Facebook: Men who obtain power by stirring up hatred against racial and religious minorities are the enemy. Anyone who supports such men are also the enemy, regardless of whether you’ve…

• Ada, or When It Was Safe to Stay Dark

  By raincoaster on November 13, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  This disturbing and powerful short story by David Burr Gerrard and edited by Michelle Lyn King comes to us via CC license from Joyland Magazine. It retells the story of the 2016 election from the point of view of Ada, the AI… Read More ›

• Aaron Swartz Day Pursuance Appearances by Barrett Brown and Steve Phillips (Transcript)

  By raincoaster on November 10, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The Pursuance Project:
  Pursuance founder Barrett Brown and tech lead Steve Phillips were interviewed as part of the Aaron Swartz Day event in San Francisco. Their talk was live-tweeted by our Director of Social Media, Lorraine Murphy,…

• Aaron Swartz Day interviews with Barrett Brown and Steve Phillips

  By raincoaster on November 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The Pursuance Project:
  Aaron Swartz, The Internet’s Own Boy, was driven to suicide by aggressive prosecutorial overreach. Facing decades in custody, this gifted and community-focused programmer took his own life rather than rot away in a prison…

• Coming soon: Pursuance, the music!

  By raincoaster on October 20, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The Pursuance Project:
  We are flattered, honoured, and delighted to announce that on November 17 German artist AGF aka poemproducer aka Antye Greie will release her latest album, Solidicity, on Bandcamp, featuring a song inspired by our very…

• Finding the (Alleged) Equifax Hackers

  By raincoaster on September 9, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Weapons Grade Shinanigans:
  In case you’ve been living under a rock since the afternoon of 9/7/2017, it should come as no surprise that Equifax recently disclosed one of the worst hacks in history. Equifax states that the…

• #AntiSpyBill Event Tonight Featuring Lauri Love, Kim Dotcom, Lee Camp, Suzi Dawson, and more

  By raincoaster on August 5, 2017 • ( 2 )

  

  Tonight the Internet Party of New Zealand is hosting a major international event live online, featuring interviews with internet eminents including Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom, alleged hacktivist and Cryptosphere contributor Lauri Love, political refugee and new Internet Party head… Read More ›

• Keynote Speech at WordCamp Ottawa: WordPress for Revolutionaries!

  By raincoaster on July 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on raincoaster media:
  WordCamp Ottawa is on! Well, it’s on the 20th, 22nd, and 23rd of July! WordPress for Revolutionaries! An ambitious title, an ambitious talk, for my inaugural keynote speech! I’ve given a variation of this talk…

• A Plea from Lauri Love

  By raincoaster on April 23, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on The Gad About Town:
  The waiting is torture enough. Any individual placed in confrontation with the legal system knows that the process somehow moves too quickly in the most painful ways and then too slowly in other,…

• Press Release: Swiss Domain Registry Switch threatening to disable wikileaks.ch

  By raincoaster on April 18, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on hacktivist culture:
  Statement from The Swiss Pirate Party in English, German and French. It also doubles as an open letter to Wikileaks and their team. F o r   i m m e d i a t…