2021-07-25

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FBI Using the Same Fear Tactic From the First War on Terror: Orchestrating its Own Terrorism Plots - by Glenn Greenwald - Glenn Greenwald

But this evidence does not so much raise that question as much as it answers it. The idea of kidnapping Gov. Whitmer came from the FBI. It was a plot designed by the agency, and they then went on the hunt to target people they believed they could manipulate into joining their plot — either people were easily manipulated due to psychological weakness, financial vulnerability, and/or their strongly held political views. In sum, the FBI devised this plot, was the primary organizer of it, funded it, purposely directed their targets to pose for incriminating pictures that they then released to the press, and then heaped praise on themselves for stopping what they themselves had created.

Amazon Is Creating Company Towns Across the United States
Clubhouse Is The Big Stinker That Nobody Wants To Talk About - by Ed Z - Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At
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They followed the tried and true path for raising lots of money from VCs: they built an app for VCs. In this case they actually did one better because they built an app that let VCs talk about how important and intelligent they are, which is what all VCs crave most.
Rackspace literally decimates workforce: One in ten staffers let go this week