Military Contractors Are Targeting Commuters
Weapons and tech interests are skirting advertising rules and using Washington, D.C.’s subway system to influence policymakers.
Month: October 2023
The Genius of Thought Itself
Appreciating how extraordinary every human mind is can reinforce our commitment to egalitarian politics.
Amazon’s Bestselling “Bitter Lemon” Energy Drink Was Bottled Delivery Driver Piss
Amazon immediately spotted an undercover reporter but missed that the bestselling ‘Release Energy’ was its drivers’ urine.
Colossal Cryovolcanic Comet That Exploded in Space Is Headed Toward Earth
A massive cryovolcanic comet, three times the size of Mount Everest, has burst into space and is now speeding towards Earth, scientists report.
GAO Report Shows the Government Uses Face Recognition with No Accountability, Transparency, or Training
Federal agents are using face recognition software without training, policies, or oversight, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Starbucks Is Exploiting the Violence in Gaza and Israel to Attack Its Union
The president of Workers United writes that Starbucks is endangering its own employees and appears to even endorse a boycott of its own stores. “I am afraid,” said one worker. “My mom doesn’t want me to go to work.”
Cops Are Suing a Teen for Invasion of Privacy After Allegedly False Arrest Goes Viral
19-year-old Tayvin Galanakis posted his traffic stop arrest, despite not being intoxicated, on YouTube where it gained millions of views.
The Mounting Onslaught of Censorship and Suppression
“A failure to stop this new McCarthyism would be to surrender to the forces of reaction that tragically are carrying the day.”
Casio Keyed Up After Data Loss Hits Customers In 149 Countries
Crooks broke into the ClassPad server and swiped online learning database.
A Researcher Hijacked the CIA’s Secure Contact Link for Informants Due to a Flaw in X
Kevin McSheehan discovered that the CIA’s link for informants was bugged on X, leaving the door open for a malicious actor to impersonate the agency.
+ 310,000 People Forced Into South Sudan Due to Conflict, UN
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), South Sudan continues to face overlapping crises, including flooding, conflict, and food insecurity, all of which adversely affect the resilience and vulnerability of people across the country.
Adtech Surveillance and Government Surveillance are Often the Same Surveillance
Many smartphone application developers are all too eager to sell your data to the highest bidder–and that often includes the government.
Earth’s Core Appears to Be Leaking In the Arctic and Scientists Don’t Know Why
“We know very little about Earth’s core, other than that it exists.”
11,000-Year-Old Statue of Mysterious Giant Figure Unearthed in Turkiye
The unique find, accompanied by a life-sized limestone wild boar sculpture, was made at the historic temple sites of Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe, shedding new light on pre-agricultural communities of the past.
Survivor Of Hamas Assault Says Israeli Army Killed Their Own Civilians
The Survivor Of The Initial Attack By The Gaza Resistance Also Says Palestinian Fighters Treated Their Captives ‘Humanely’ Before The Arrival Of The Army.