Monthly Archives: May 2019

Planet is protected from the dangers of nuclear war

Nuclear Resister: At the gate, there was a circle dance led by Dances for Universal Peace. Twenty-three activists were then arrested for blocking the gate. At Livermore Lab, where new nuclear weapons continue to be designed, their nonviolent witness demonstrated their determination … Continue reading

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Wie

Jan-Carl Raspe notierte in seiner Zelle handschriftlich: »Als ich hier reinkam, hatte ich nur einen Gedanken im Kopf: Widerstand leisten, wo es geht, um nicht kaputtgemacht werden zu können … Dieser eine Gedanke wurde zu einer Frage ziemlich bald: wie, … Continue reading

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Social Media and the Society of the Spectacle

Kenn Orphan: Debord’s understanding of how the forces of capital shape our collective experiences and thoughts speaks to our time where algorithms dominate the trajectory of the psyche against a craven backdrop of what political philosopher Sheldon Wolin has described … Continue reading

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Phone and laptop searches at US border ‘quadruple’

BBC: Searches of travellers’ laptops and mobile phones at the US border have nearly quadrupled since 2015, digital rights groups have claimed in a federal lawsuit. The searches are often warrantless and therefore “unconstitutional”, allege the plaintiffs.… So-called warrantless searches at … Continue reading

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