2021-05-26

celebrity gossip

• The Faux Generosity of the Super-Wealthy: Why Bill Gates Is a Menace to Society

Culture War / Re segregation / Identdoctrination

• Justice Sotomayor Expurgates The Word “Alien” From a Justice Marshall Decision – Reason.com

• Opinion | The Real Problem With the AP’s Firing of Emily Wilder - POLITICO

  But Wilder’s firing came on the heels of a campaign by the Stanford College Republicans and allies to portray her as an “anti-Israel agitator” and thus call the AP’s objectivity on the issue into question.

• What the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Destroyed

• QAnon is disappearing from online view

Media / Many Ministries of Truths / Censorship

• Russia is still the biggest player in disinformation, Facebook says

• The media's lab leak fiasco - Slow Boring

  At this point, Cotton had achieved what’s really the greatest achievement possible for a Republican Party politician — he was unfairly maligned by the MSM.

• Gaza-based journalists say their accounts blocked by WhatsApp

• Amazon acquires MGM for $8.45B

• Influencers say Russia-linked PR agency asked them to disparage Pfizer vaccine

  • French YouTube influencer 'offered cash to spread vaccine disinformation'

TechSuck

• Freenode Ops Take Control of 700 Channels

  andrew lee just seized over 700 channels on freenode because they mentioned libera.chat in their topic. This includes projects like openbsd, wikimedia, FOSDEM, etc.

  + [Gentoo Freenode channels have been hijacked – Gentoo
  Linux](https://www.gentoo.org/news/2021/05/26/gentoo-freenode-channels-hijacked.html)
  

  • Freenode attempted to takeover Allegro official channel, that hadn't moved yet

  • Upheaval at freenode

  • Major Internet Projects Are Leaving Freenode After Korean Prince 'Takeover'

    • Freenode ops take control of 700 channels | Hacker News

    • don't miss (downvoted) first party response here: Freenode ops take control of 700 channels | Hacker News

• ViaSat asks FCC to halt SpaceX Starlink launches because it can’t compete

• Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC

• Airbnb’s CEO thinks the platform can replace your landlord

Economicon

• Bitcoin Is Civilization - Common Sense with Bari Weiss

• House Prices Surpass Housing-Bubble Peak on One Key Measure of Value

• Bitcoin price bounces back above $40k after a wild week of trading

• PayPal to Begin Allowing Bitcoin Withdrawals

Security / Militaria / Crime / Police

• San Jose shooting: 'Multiple fatalities' in California shooting

World

• Edward Snowden Hails Court Ruling Acknowledging Devastation of Mass Surveillance

  • Edward Snowden surveillance powers ruled unlawful - BBC News

• Iran bans Bitcoin mining as power cuts grip country

Health / Medicine / COVID

• Biden Calls for Intelligence Report on Origins of Covid-19

• Fauci defends 'modest' collaboration with Wuhan scientists

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• Shell on Trial as Court Weighs Its Climate Responsibility

  + [Shell ordered to cut CO2 emissions by 45% in landmark climate
  case](https://www.euronews.com/green/2021/05/26/shell-ordered-to-cut-co2-emissions-by-45-in-landmark-climate-case)
  

  • Historic verdict in climate case against Shell

• Galápagos tortoise found alive is from species thought extinct