Tag Archives: totalitarianism
Camps for Citizens: Ashcroft’s Hellish Vision
Camps for Citizens: Ashcroft’s Hellish Vision – it seems that Ayatollah Ashcroft announced last week that he wished to institute a network of internment camps for US citizens who happen not to match his idea of patriotism. Jonathan Turley, a … more…
Alcatel owns US employee’s thoughts
Alcatel owns US employee’s thoughts A US man says he will appeal a court’s decision which ruled that an idea that existed only in his mind belonged to his employer. – my advice is, make sure no thoughts cross your … more…
Electoral apartheid comes to Britain
news.telegraph.co.uk – Electoral apartheid comes to Britain The New Deal for Communities (NDC) in Nottingham is electing new members to its board in October, but voters are allowed to vote only for a candidate from the same ethnic background. Supporters … more…
When neighbors attack!
Salon.com News | When neighbors attack! – David Lindorff signed up for the American Stasi – in the interests of research, I hasten to add – and found that his calls were patched through to ‘America’s Most Wanted’ – this … more…
Copyright as Cudgel
Riding high in the Daypop chart at the moment, and quite right too, is an article called Copyright as Cudgel, which explains at considerable length the problems with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the threat it poses to … more…
The How and Why of ISP Spies
The How and Why of ISP Spies – we might assume that now the UK government has backed down over the RIP bill, our online privacy is assured for the time being, but we would be assuming wrong. Danny O’Brien … more…
THE CITY DOES NOT EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS WHO NOW USE OR HAVE USED TOBACCO PRODUCTS
CareerBuilder (Job Details) THE CITY DOES NOT EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS WHO NOW USE OR HAVE USED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WITHIN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS. ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE POSITION MUST BE PRESENT WHEN SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION. The city in question being … more…
Journal axes gene research on Jews and Palestinians
Academic Excellence Dept: This has taken a while to filter through to me (from the Observer last November)Journal axes gene research on Jews and Palestinians – a paper by a leading Spanish geneticist who studied the genetic makeup of Palestinians … more…
Double blow to freedom of information
Double blow to freedom of information : press release (also from Haddock)
They don’t hate us for our democracy
Superb Chomsky jeremiad in Guerrilla News Network: “They don’t hate us for our democracy, they hate us because we repress democracy…” (via Cybermind)