[weekly linkdump, somewhat edited from my diigo]
Dear @Twitter,
By allowing Donald Trump to use his massive presence on here to share anti-Muslim hate videos, created by a convicted hate-monger, you are endangering millions of people.
You must stop this.
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) November 29, 2017
“Time Person Of The Year 2017” – https://t.co/tuoVvWKNR5
See also: #LastRT
[photoshopped by who? @NerdcoreBlog?] pic.twitter.com/4AVlc7C6VU
— (A)nticapitalist(A) (@pieceoplastic) November 30, 2017
#Désintox Comment «L’Obs», l’AFP, le «Spiegel» et le «Standard» ont confondu militants de Génération identitaire… et d’extrême gauche https://t.co/U64rGRNzT3
— Libération (@libe) November 28, 2017
The Navajo Code Talker response to @realDonaldTrump is easily decoded. pic.twitter.com/DzcxvE2cuV
— Santa’s lil Helper (@CelticWombat) November 27, 2017
In midtown Atlanta, someone has been projecting this on the Crowne plaza hotel.
There is nothing The Police can do as no law is being broken.
First Amendment baby! pic.twitter.com/WtJeru9FJp
— Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) November 26, 2017
#ifyouonlyreadone
Rechtspopulismus: Eigentlich waren wir religiös – “Wie soll man mit Rechten umgehen? Argumente blocken sie ab, sagt unser Autor, der früher selbst ein Rechter war. Er empfiehlt das Schwierigste überhaupt: Menschlichkeit.”
#watch,
H.B. | One minute short film – “The one minute tale of a survivalist. When the siren rings in the distance, a family has to get inside the shelter… Nothing will ever be the same again.” Black mirror-esque.
Die Sendung mit dem Höcke: Opfer und Überwachungsgeschichten! – Falls es stimmt, so geil. Höckes Opferschiene komplett ad absurdum geführt. Der redete bereits von Stasimethoden, bezeichnete ZPS als Nazis, Terroristen.
Would You Live in This Toxic, Closed-Off City? – “Norilsk, Russia. Population 177,000. It’s the northernmost city in the world — and the most toxic. Filmmaker Victoria Fiore spent two years trying to gain access to this closed-off city. After a dozen failed attempts at a visa, she was finally allowed to enter.” Hauntingly beautiful.
How the Dead Kennedys Used Satire – Jello Biafra should be stoked.
Baby Elephant Rescued from Mud Hole – “This place is near the forest and elephants visit all the time. One day, a small elephant fell down the well. The other elephants tried to rescue their baby the entire night, but they failed. In the morning, the forest department rescued the baby and we could clearly see the mother elephant express her gratitude towards the rescuers.” Does the elephant mother greet the rescuers, or does she try to pick some leaves off the tree?
Parasitic endeavours (2017) – “Sounddesign by Matthias Urban (matthiasurban.com)”
Elsa Dorlin – Se défendre, une philosophie de la violence 2/5 – “Généalogie du krav maga”
Trouble #8: Hack the System – “Every day, more and more of our activities and communications take place online. We’ve become addicted to connectivity…. to constant access to an endless catalogue of information, entertainment and engagement, all available at the click of a button.”
listen and
[The latter 2 via @nerdcoreblog]
#learn
SITUATIONS – Fotomuseum Winterthur – “The role of SITUATIONS is to define Fotomuseum Winterthur’s vision of what photography is becoming, at the same time offering an innovative integration of physical exhibition space and virtual forum. Using tags and clusters as a mode of curatorial classification the aim is to integrate the real and the virtual in relation to exhibition in a new way.” And as a swiss person I feel ashamed I only found out [via @wmmna]
Crowdfund Launched For Genesis P-Orridge Leukemia Treatment – “A GoFundMe page has been launched to support Throbbing Gristle co-founder Genesis Breyer P-Orridge through leukemia treatment” Why should this be necessary? Why should a sick person need to worry about rent? What a cruel horrible world we have created. Thankfully the crowdfunding is running very well.
Brian Cox on Trump, alien life and the importance of being wrong – “We’re almost at the point where I become optimistic about the survival of the human race… if we can get through the next decade or two.” Yeh well, dude, Trump would not understand you. Remember, IQ bellow 100.
Websites use your CPU to mine cryptocurrency even when you close your browser – “Resource-draining code hides in pop-under windows that can remain open indefinitely.” Bastards. Plus, this is the reason why cryptocurrencies will never work.
The Complicated Legacy Of A Panda Who Was Really Good At Sex – “Pan Pan saved his species by being really, really, ridiculously good at sex.” Pan Pan geiler Panda.
Trump tweets islamophobic video from far-right British criminal – “One of the video purports to depict a “Muslim immigrant” attacking a disabled Dutch boy, but local media reported that the attacker was neither. The other videos purportedly depict a Muslim man smashing a statue of the Virgin Mary and an “Islamist” mob beating that was actually filmed during Egypt’s 2011 revolution.” What a dumbass.
Meet the man who deactivated Trump’s Twitter account – “This is where Trump’s behavior intersects with Duysak’s work life. Someone reported Trump’s account on Duysak’s last day; as a final, throwaway gesture, he put the wheels in motion to deactivate it. Then he closed his computer and left the building.” German of turkish decent.
‘Dumb’ MacOS Bug Allows Anyone to Get Admin Privileges Without a Password – “A new bug on MacOS allows any user to log in as the full-privilege admin user “root” just by entering root as login and pressing enter.” Dumb Mac is dumb. Steve Jobs turns in his grave. Yet again.
Facebook’s New Captcha Test: ‘Upload A Clear Photo of Your Face’ – “Facebook may soon ask you to “upload a photo of yourself that clearly shows your face,” to prove you’re not a bot.” Fuck FB.
Epic Games is suing a 14 year old for making a cheat tutorial and his brilliant mother is PISSED – “But you know what’s more obnoxious that 14 year old cheaters? Corporations staffed by grown-ass humans who file lawsuits against 14 year olds that advance absurd theories about copyright, infringement, fair use, contracts, and EULAs.” Fuck Epic Games.
Why do you want people to drown at sea? | First Dog on the Moon – “If we don’t detain men on Manus Island, and break their spirits over years and years, people will drown at sea” Why?
Push Trump Off A Cliff Again – So much fun.
Radioactive land around Chernobyl to sprout solar investments – “A one-megawatt installation is planned; gigawatt installations could follow it.” Why not?
The True Size Of … – “Every map projection introduces distortion, and each has its own set of problems. One of the most common criticisms of the Mercator map is that it exaggerates the size of countries nearer the poles (US, Russia, Europe), while downplaying the size of those near the equator (the African Continent). On the Mercator projection Greenland appears to be roughly the same size as Africa. In reality, Greenland is 0.8 million sq. miles and Africa is 11.6 million sq. miles, nearly 14 and a half times larger.”
Europe’s Plan to Close Its Sea Borders Relies on Libya’s Coast Guard Doing Its Dirty Work, Abusing Migrants – “In the last six months, with new support from European governments, the Libyan coast guard has substantially ramped up operations to intercept migrant boats in the international waters off their coast, where most shipwrecks take place. Confrontations with the European NGOs that work there have increased as well, with multiple organizations reporting warning shots and direct threats of violence from Libyan boats. The violence has led some organizations to stop their Mediterranean rescue operations.”
The “alt-right’s” weird year under Trump: Rapid rise, sudden drop – “Online racists thrilled to candidate Donald Trump, but a year later the “alt-right’s” Thanksgiving is a turkey”
#oldiebutgoodie
What Do We Do with the Art of Monstrous Men? – “Either way, the questions remain: What is to be done about monsters? Can and should we love their work? Are all ambitious artists monsters? Tiny voice: [Am I a monster?]”
Donald Trump wird in Libyen und Ägypten zum Kronzeugen gegen die Pressefreiheit – “Donald Trumps Feldzug gegen CNN zeigt Wirkung in der arabischen Welt: Libyen weist einen Bericht des US-Senders über Sklavenhandel zurück, Ägypten wirft dem Kanal “bedauernswerte Berichterstattung” vor.” Imagine the implications. Nuclear waste leak in some autocratically rules country, reported by CNN, their leaders claim fake news, Trump said so. How dumb can this man be?
Landolf Ladig, NPD – “eben nicht die Aggressivität der Deutschen ursächlich für zwei Weltkriege war, sondern letztlich ihr Fleiß, ihre Formliebe und ihr Ideenreichtum. Das europäische Kraftzentrum entwickelte sich so prächtig, dass die entablierten Machtzentren sich gezwungen sahen, zwei ökonomische Präventivkriege gegen das Deutsche Reich zu führen.” This is an actual quote by Höcke. Hoecke’s a nazi. Plain and simple. Godwin’s law? Does not apply.
Haunted Landlord – Die Rückkehr der Entmieteten – “Mit einem Bot rufen wir besonders skrupellose Immobilienfirmen und Hauseigentümer*innen an und konfrontieren sie mit den Schicksalen der von ihnen verdrängten Menschen. Die Geister der Vergangenheit kehren zurück, um ihre ehemaligen Vermieter*innen heimzusuchen.”
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