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Chris Herbert was serving in Iraq when his right leg was blown off by a roadside bomb. Here’s what he has to say about anti-Muslim racism: Getting frustrated by some people expecting racism from me,…
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Amerikan Violence in Chicago and Beyond: The Morbid Symptomz of Our Interregnum
An in-depth analysis of institutional racism throughout the United States. These are not easy to read, but they are the kind of hard truths that we need to understand if we are ever to move beyond racism, whether by peaceful… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 8
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Caffeine in hand? Better yet, caffeine in belleh? Excellent! At Cryptosphere Global HQ we managed to screw up the buttons on the new deluxe espresso maker and pour six shots of espresso instead of an Americano this… Read More ›
Missed “Omar Khadr: Out of the Shadows”? View it here!
A critical case in Canadian and US history, Omar Khadr was 15 when he entered GITMO. After more than a decade in custody he is finally free. Watch this award-winning documentary on his case on the CBC website. http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2679920073/ A… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 7
Welcome back to the work week, kittens! It’s going to be Monday all day today, so I hope you’ve got enough warming liquids to get you through it. We recommend taking no chances and outfitting your canine companion with this… Read More ›
A short history of racism in B.C. – and globally
If you think racism doesn’t live in your neighborhood, or you never heard of the Komagata Maru incident (which you probably haven’t) you should read this. The Chinese head tax. The Komagata Maru incident. Japanese internment camps. Aboriginal residential schools…. Read More ›
Discovery Developing Anthology Series About Infamous Criminal Masterminds, Starting With Unabomber Manhunt
Hmmm, sounds like must-see tv to us! It’ll depend, of course, on the quality; we don’t need another true crime series with bad reenactments and terrible writing. Cautiously optimistic for this one. Source: Discovery Developing Anthology Series About Infamous Criminal… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 3
Happy No Mass Shootings So Far Today day, kittens! Assuming you don’t live in Syria, Libya, etc, etc, but if you did you’d probably have better things to do than surf the internet, eh? Just on the off chance, we’ll… Read More ›
Photos: Istanbul’s dark days of protest
Turkey, not Syria, is the real lynchpin in the MENA region.
Google To EFF On Student Privacy: “Our Tools Comply With Both The Law And Our Promises”
Technically true, if you include all that Patriot Act-related nonsense that’s been passed in the last 14 years. But not true, if you consider “Don’t be evil,” Google’s recently-dropped motto, to be a promise. Yesterday, the EFF announced the launch… Read More ›
Goldman Sachs wants to create its own version of bitcoin
In related news, investment banks give up pretending they’re anything but sovereign nations unto themselves. Source: Goldman Sachs wants to create its own version of bitcoin
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 2
Interwebbed is back, bitches! Bringing you all the breaking ISIS/Surveillance Elf negotiations as they happen (or a couple of days after, whatever, like we’d miss the little snitch). And all the rest of the top cyber and crypto news as… Read More ›
Geek Gifts for Cyber Monday!
Happy Cyber Monday, kittens! We’ve scoured the depths of the Internet (or at least those parts of it that will give us a kickback) for the finest in geek gift items. Let no man say we are not servicey at… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Nov 27
Happy Friday, kittens! A fraught week it has been, and that’s not even counting the family scene at Thanksgiving! Let’s pray that upcoming holidays are less dramatic. May you live in uninteresting times, kittens! But not just yet, as our… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia Is Set to Behead 50 Men on Terrorism Charges
More than 50 men are set to be beheaded by court executioners in Saudi Arabia…the date and time are uncertain, but what is certain is that this mass execution is likely to include both 21-year-old Ali Mohammad Al-Nimr and his uncle, Nimr… Read More ›
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