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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 20, 1949: The U.S. established the National Security Agency. Up until recently it was (and probably still is) the nation’s largest spy agency, in spite of massive cuts and mass firings by the Trump administration. The NSA currently engages in worldwide mass data collection as well as physically bugging targets. They were likely behind the Stuxnet software attack that severely damaged Iran’s nuclear program. The NSA spied on anti-Vietnam War activists and continues to spy on U.S. citizens. Many of their secret surveillance programs were leaked by Edward Snowden, who was forced to flee the country. He is now living in exile in Russia. Private companies, like AT&T and Verizon have collaborated with the NSA to help them spy on U.S. citizens. They supposedly have access to all communications made via Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, YouTube, AOL, Skype, Apple and Paltalk.

I’d like to say the good news is that the vast majority of this data is pornographic. Problem is, they’re using people’s porn habits to discredit and embarrass them, particularly Muslim clerics and activists. According to a July 2014 report in the Washington Post, 90% of those being surveilled by the NSA are ordinary Americans, not intended targets. But since they’re surveilling every communication made by nearly everyone in the U.S., they’re surveilling pretty much everyone. So, the obvious question is: Why are 10% of all Americans (a full 33 million people) considered targets? And if there really are 33 million of us who are opposed the U.S. government, how come we keep ending up with such shit politicians? And this particular data was true prior to Trump taking office. One can presume that everyone who has ever said anything critical of the U.S., or Trump, is now in the crosshairs.

Picture of black and white eye with creepy hands reaching out from it toward phones and computers. Caption reads: The NSA Unchained
#workingclass#LaborHistory#nsa
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Informassue

Nothing To Hide. #Snowden (2013)
informassue.tuxfamily.org/Rien
Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.
Because even if you don't use your rights today, others need them. It's like saying : I don't care about other people.
#EdwardSnowden #Privacy #NothingToHide #freedom #Informassue

Left an image of Edward Snowden. Right this texte : Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say. Because even if you don't use your rights today, others need them. It's like saying : I don't care about other people. Edward Snowden.
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DoomsdaysCW

#CODEPINK Demands #Biden Pardon the #Activists and #Whistleblowers

Dec. 18, 2024

"CODEPINK calls for the pardon of several political prisoners, activists, lawyers and other individuals who faced targeted prosecution or unjust imprisonment. President Biden has just over 30 days left in the Oval Office where he can exercise his pardon power. In recent weeks, he pardoned his own son, fraudsters, and a former judge who took millions in kickbacks to send children to prison under false charges. We demand President Biden issue pardons to whistleblowers, truth tellers, activists, and land-defenders such as:

#LeonardPeltier
#StevenDonziger
#AssataShakur
#MumiaAbu-Jamal
#JulianAssange
#EdwardSnowden
#JohnKiriakou
#JamilAlAmin
#KamauSadiki
#ShukriAbuBaker
#GhassanElashi

"CODEPINK believes that to build a more just and peaceful world, we have to protect the people and our planet. The United States has a long history of repression, unjust prosecution, and wrongful imprisonment of activists who strive to make the world a better place.

"Figures like Julian Assange, Edward Snowden, John Kiriakou and other whistleblowers who faced prosecution for telling the world the truth about the US military, CIA torture, or the US surveillance apparatus have done the people of the world a great service. Their bravery and great personal sacrifice shed a light on grave injustices that were being carried out in the name of the American people without their knowledge.

"Indigenous activists like Leonard Peltier who’s case was riddled with recanted statements from key witnesses and other due process issues, is serving two consecutive life sentences at the age of 80. He’s been in prison since 1976 and maintains his innocence.

"Steven Donziger, a lawyer that fought on behalf of the indigenous people of the Ecuadorian amazon against Chevron’s harm to their land, faced prosecution as a retaliation from the Chevron company. Activists defending our earth and our rights and individuals shedding light on injustice play a vital role in our mission to educate on war and imperialism. We send them our solidarity.

"We also recognize the prison system in the United States as a tool of the war economy that disproportionately prosecutes and locks-up poor people and people of color. As an organization, we teach that the war industry, prison industry, and all oppressive systems in the U.S. are interlinked.

"Free all political prisoners, end repression of peace and justice advocates!"

codepink.org/pardonpoliticalpr

#USPol#FreeAssange#FreeLeonardPeltier
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:rebel: :trantifa:

Today is the 10 year anniversary of #CITIZENFOUR, the out-in-theaters release in the United States was 2014 October 24

if you've never seen it, i highly recommend it! much of the government surveillance that it highlights are either still in practice or are being done by other governments all around the world

here are some old photos i made back on the opening night at SIFF Cinema in Seattle

a movie poster of CITIZENFOUR showing Edward Snowden in a green hue
walking into a movie theater with CITIZENFOUR written above the doorway, the left door is open and the right door is closed
#LauraPoitras#Snowden#EdwardSnowden
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𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕

🧵 …wie in den oberen Toots schon erwähnt, ist KI nicht wirklich intelligent und wird auch als Waffe eingesetzt. Dies bezüglich ergänzend hatte anscheinend Edward Snowden sich auf X auch geäussert:

»Edward Snowden warnt: „Vertrauen Sie niemals OpenAI“:
Als vorsätzlichen, kalkulierten Verrat an den Menschenrechten benannte Edward Snowden die Berufung von Ex-NSA-Direktor in den OpenAI-Vorstand«

🪖 tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sich

Tarnkappe.info · Edward Snowden warnt: "Vertrauen Sie niemals OpenAI"Als vorsätzlichen, kalkulierten Verrat an den Menschenrechten benannte Edward Snowden die Berufung von Ex-NSA-Direktor in den OpenAI-Vorstand
#edwardsnowden#nsa#waffe
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History June 15, 1917: President Woodrow Wilson signed the Espionage Act into law. The law targeted leftist, anti-war and labor organizations, especially the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), which was virtually destroyed because of the arrests and deportations of its members. When Eugene Debs spoke against the draft in Canton, Ohio, he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. He ran for president from prison in 1920, winning nearly 1 million votes (3.4%). The government used the law to arrest anarchists Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman and depart them to the Soviet Union. They used the law against the Rosenbergs, whom they executed. They also used it against Daniel Ellsberg, whose “Pentagon Papers” were published by the NY Times 51 years ago. The Espionage Act is still on the books and was used recently to prosecute Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden.

Yellow poster with a black smiling face on it. Reads: If you see something, say something....Unless it's U.S. War Crimes, in which case, you'll be prosecuted.
#workingclass#LaborHistory#espionageact
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MikeDunnAuthor

Today in Labor History May 20, 1949: The U.S. established the National Security Agency. It is now the nation’s largest spy agency. The NSA currently engages in worldwide mass data collection as well as physically bugging targets. They were likely behind the Stuxnet software attack that severely damaged Iran’s nuclear program. The NSA spied on anti-Vietnam War activists and continues to spy on U.S. citizens. Many of their secret surveillance programs were leaked by Edward Snowden, who was forced to flee the country. He is now living in exile in Russia. Private companies, like AT&T and Verizon have collaborated with the NSA to help them spy on U.S. citizens. They supposedly have access to all communications made via Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, YouTube, AOL, Skype, Apple and Paltalk.

I’d like to say the good news is that the vast majority of this data is pornography. Problem is, they’re using people’s porn habits to discredit and embarrass them, particularly Muslim clerics and activists. According to a July 2014 report in the Washington Post, 90% of those being surveilled by the NSA are ordinary Americans, not intended targets. But since they’re surveilling every communication made by nearly everyone in the U.S., they’re surveilling pretty much everyone. So, the obvious question is: Why are 10% of all Americans (a full 33 million people) considered targets? And if there really are 33 million of us who are opposed the U.S. government, how come we keep ending up with such shit politicians?

Picture of black and white eye with creepy hands reaching out from it toward phones and computers. Caption reads: The NSA Unchained
#workingclass#LaborHistory#nsa
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earthling

Things That Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations by Arundhati Roy & John Cusack, 2024

An activist and an actor reflect on Edward Snowden and the surveillance state in this collection that “reads like a whistleblower’s travel diary” (Disorient). In late 2014, Arundhati Roy, John Cusack, and Daniel Ellsberg traveled to Moscow to meet with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#essays
#dialogues
#surveillance
#EdwardSnowden

The result was a series of essays and dialogues in which Roy and Cusack reflect on their conversations with Snowden. In these provocative and penetrating discussions, Roy and Cusack discuss the nature of the state, empire, and surveillance in an era of perpetual war, the meaning of flags and patriotism, the role of foundations and NGOs in limiting dissent, and the ways in which capital —but not people—can freely cross borders. “Things That Can and Cannot Be Said is not a book with solutions, nor even a comprehensive framing of the problem. Its charm and potential lies in its disarming conversational approach, offering insights-in-passing; ideas and thoughts to spark further conversations and just maybe inspire other acts of moral courage. While the book channels a palpable sense of rage—rage at imperialism, at the surveillance state, at ‘Washington’s ability to destroy countries and its inability to win a war’—it concludes on the topic of love.” —PopMatters “It asks questions—a lot of them. It connects dots from Kashmir to Palestine to Vietnam to Virginia—leaving no one spared from scrutiny––not even themselves, as Arundhati asserts.” —Disorient “The freewheeling conversations between all the participants will bring up many Eureka moments for a lot of readers. Insights that can only be gained if you are researching these topics in exhausting detail.” —Firstpost
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Hanna

Tuli mieleeni, että ovatko seuraavat henkilöt sanoneet mitään liittyen #Venäjä n hyökkäykseen #Ukraina an koko tämän sodan aikana?

#GerardDepardieu

#StevenSegal

#EdwardSnowden

Tuli mieleen, kun muistelin tätä eilen #BBC:ltä kuulemaani Itävallan ex-ulkoministeri #KarenKneissl in haastattelua, jossa #Kneissl sanoo mm. että #Putin on kuin #YlpeysJaEnnakkoluulo n herrasmies.

#Itävalta #sota #Depardieu #Segal #Snowden

bbc.com/news/world-europe-6762

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