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no fun at all
Jan. 3rd, 2012 10:26 pmNo commentary.
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NYPD Arrests Operators Of Occupy Wall Street Livestream
On Tuesday, police raided the building where Global Revolution was broadcasting from and took key operators into custody, including Vlad Teichberg, an operator named Spike, and four or five other volunteers. Vlad and Spike maintained the livestream feed.
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Occupy Wall Street’s Livestream Operators Arrested
The Atlantic
Occupy Wall Street is in the middle of one of its day-long marches in New York Tuesday, protesting the National Defense Authorization Act, but for those following along on the Global Revolution livestream, the real action is happening in the broadcast studio itself. That’s because police have apparently just raided the Brooklyn studio of Globalrevolution.tv and taken some of the project’s key volunteers into custody.
(Collection of other sources here)
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Iowa: The Meaningless Sideshow Begins
Rolling StoneThe 2012 presidential race officially begins today with the caucuses in Iowa, and we all know what that means …
Nothing.
[...]
If that sounds like a glib take on a free election system that allows the public to choose whichever candidate it likes best without any censorship or overt state interference, so be it. But the ugly reality, as Dylan Ratigan continually points out, is that the candidate who raises the most money wins an astonishing 94% of the time in America.
That damning statistic just confirms what everyone who spends any time on the campaign trail knows, which is that the presidential race is not at all about ideas, but entirely about raising money.
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For Bloggers at Risk: Creating a Contingency Plan
Electric Frontier Foundation
[...]
Assessing individual risk is neither easy nor straightforward. Therefore, all bloggers--whether well-connected or just starting out--should consider creating a plan in the unfortunate event they are detained. That said, there are numerous resources bloggers can use to stay informed when other bloggers in their country are detained, harassed, or surveilled; when their government is monitoring phone conversations or Internet activity; and when detainees are being compelled to give up information, such as passwords, to authorities.
With that in mind, EFF together with Global Voices Advocacy have created a set of questions to consider. This list is by no means exhaustive, but should offer a starting point from which bloggers can develop their own contingency plans.
----- 1 -----
NYPD Arrests Operators Of Occupy Wall Street Livestream
On Tuesday, police raided the building where Global Revolution was broadcasting from and took key operators into custody, including Vlad Teichberg, an operator named Spike, and four or five other volunteers. Vlad and Spike maintained the livestream feed.
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Occupy Wall Street’s Livestream Operators Arrested
The Atlantic
Occupy Wall Street is in the middle of one of its day-long marches in New York Tuesday, protesting the National Defense Authorization Act, but for those following along on the Global Revolution livestream, the real action is happening in the broadcast studio itself. That’s because police have apparently just raided the Brooklyn studio of Globalrevolution.tv and taken some of the project’s key volunteers into custody.
(Collection of other sources here)
----- 3 -----
Iowa: The Meaningless Sideshow Begins
Rolling StoneThe 2012 presidential race officially begins today with the caucuses in Iowa, and we all know what that means …
Nothing.
[...]
If that sounds like a glib take on a free election system that allows the public to choose whichever candidate it likes best without any censorship or overt state interference, so be it. But the ugly reality, as Dylan Ratigan continually points out, is that the candidate who raises the most money wins an astonishing 94% of the time in America.
That damning statistic just confirms what everyone who spends any time on the campaign trail knows, which is that the presidential race is not at all about ideas, but entirely about raising money.
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For Bloggers at Risk: Creating a Contingency Plan
Electric Frontier Foundation
[...]
Assessing individual risk is neither easy nor straightforward. Therefore, all bloggers--whether well-connected or just starting out--should consider creating a plan in the unfortunate event they are detained. That said, there are numerous resources bloggers can use to stay informed when other bloggers in their country are detained, harassed, or surveilled; when their government is monitoring phone conversations or Internet activity; and when detainees are being compelled to give up information, such as passwords, to authorities.
With that in mind, EFF together with Global Voices Advocacy have created a set of questions to consider. This list is by no means exhaustive, but should offer a starting point from which bloggers can develop their own contingency plans.
