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Even Wikileaks Haters Shouldn’t Want It Labeled a “Hostile Intelligence Agency”
EVEN WIKILEAKS HATERS SHOULDN’T WANT IT LABELED A “HOSTILE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY” IT USED TO be easy to cheer on WikiLeaks. But since 2010, many (myself included) have watched with dismay as WikiLeaks slid from the outlet courageous enough to host Chelsea Manning’s data dump to a murky melange of bad-faith propagandizing and newsworthy disclosures. At a time […]
Leaked NSA Malware Threatens Windows Users Around the World
LEAKED NSA MALWARE THREATENS WINDOWS USERS AROUND THE WORLD The ShadowBrokers, an entity previously confirmed by The Intercept to have leaked authentic malware used by the NSA to attack computers around the world, today released another cache of what appears to be extremely potent (and previously unknown) software capable of breaking into systems running Windows. The […]
Malware Attacks Used By the US Government Retain Potency For Many Years, New Evidence Indicates
MALWARE ATTACKS USED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT RETAIN POTENCY FOR MANY YEARS, NEW EVIDENCE INDICATES A NEW REPORT from Rand Corp. may help shed light on the government’s arsenal of malicious software, including the size of its stockpile of so-called “zero days” — hacks that hit undisclosed vulnerabilities in computers, smartphones, and other digital devices. The report also […]
The Increasingly Unhinged Russia Rhetoric Comes From a Long-Standing U.S. Playbook
The Increasingly Unhinged Russia Rhetoric Comes From a Long-Standing U.S. Playbook FOR ASPIRING JOURNALISTS, historians, or politically engaged citizens, there are few more productive uses of one’s time than randomly reading through the newsletters of I.F. Stone, the intrepid and independent journalist of the Cold War era who became, in my view, the nation’s first “blogger” even though […]
Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald Discuss Deep State War Vs. Trump, While Ex-Spook Hints At Assassination
Tucker Carlson and Glenn Greenwald Discuss Deep State War Vs. Trump, While Ex-Spook Hints At Assassination Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who is not a fan of President-elect Trump, appeared on Tucker Carlson tonight to discuss the dangerous ongoing effort among powerful anti-Trump factions within the US Government’s “Deep State,” who have collaborated with members of the Democratic Party and the traditionally liberal media […]
The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer
The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer IN JANUARY, 1961, Dwight Eisenhower delivered his farewell address after serving two terms as U.S. president; the five-star general chose to warn Americans of this specific threat to democracy: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought […]
The Dark Side of VR
THE DARK SIDE OF VR Virtual Reality Allows the Most Detailed, Intimate Digital Surveillance Yet “WHY DO I look like Justin Timberlake?” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was on stage wearing a virtual reality headset, feigning surprise at an expressive cartoon simulacrum that seemed to perfectly follow his every gesture. The audience laughed. Zuckerberg was in the […]
Someone Has Officially Called the CIA’s Bluff over Russia
Someone Has Officially Called the CIA’s Bluff over Russia The scapegoating of Russia is now so widespread, Dirty Wars author and investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill took to The Intercept to call the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on its bluff. In the article, “Obama Must Declassify Evidence Of Russian Hacking,” Scahill and Jon Schwartz called out U.S. intelligence agencies for their […]
On WikiLeaks, Journalism, and Privacy: Reporting on the Podesta Archive Is an Easy Call
On WikiLeaks, Journalism, and Privacy: Reporting on the Podesta Archive Is an Easy Call FOR YEARS, WIKILEAKS has been publishing massive troves of documents online — usually taken without authorization from powerful institutions and then given to the group to publish — while news outlets report on their relevant content. In some instances, these news outlets work in direct […]
Lawmaker Who Pushed Bill to Protect People Filming Police Arrested for Filming Police
Lawmaker Who Pushed Bill to Protect People Filming Police Arrested for Filming Police An Arkansas State representative who helped pass a state law protecting people who film police was arrested Monday while filming Little Rock police as they put a black man in handcuffs after a traffic stop. The charges against Rep. John Walker have […]
Students Are Pulling a Kaepernick All Over America — and Being Threatened for It
Students Are Pulling a Kaepernick All Over America — and Being Threatened for It STUDENTS ARE BEING threatened with punishment for not participating in rituals surrounding the national anthem or Pledge of Allegiance — and they are fighting back. Since NFL 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat during the national anthem in August to protest oppression of people of color, […]
New Film Tells the Story of Edward Snowden; Here Are the Surveillance Programs He Helped Expose
NEW FILM TELLS THE STORY OF EDWARD SNOWDEN; HERE ARE THE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS HE HELPED EXPOSE OLIVER STONE’S LATEST film, “Snowden,” bills itself as a dramatized version of the life of Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who revealed the global extent of U.S. surveillance capabilities. Stone’s rendering of Snowden’s life combines facts with Hollywood invention, covering […]
Wolf Blitzer Is Worried Defense Contractors Will Lose Jobs if U.S. Stops Arming Saudi Arabia
Wolf Blitzer Is Worried Defense Contractors Will Lose Jobs if U.S. Stops Arming Saudi Arabia SEN. RAND PAUL’S expression of opposition to a $1.1 billion U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia — which has been brutally bombing civilian targets in Yemen using U.S.-made weapons for more than a year now — alarmed CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday […]
Saudi Ties to 9/11 Detailed in Documents Suppressed Since 2002
SAUDI TIES TO 9/11 DETAILED IN DOCUMENTS SUPPRESSED SINCE 2002 AFTER YEARS OF political wrangling, the suppressed section of a 2002 congressional report that detailed possible ties between the Saudi government and the 9/11 terrorist attacks was released today. The classified documents have been the source of heated speculation for years, as they highlighted alleged links between high-ranking members of the Saudi […]
