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Egypt, Take Two

I’ve been thinking about writing something about the latest events in Egypt since last week, when Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood were removed from power, and actually meant to write it at the start of this week, but here we are, on Sunday, with the post still not written. As a result, since I […]

Standing with Edward Snowden

The Internet Defense League is raising the “Cat Signal” tomorrow in support of Edward Snowden and of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, so if you have a site I’d like to ask you to take part as well, and also to take a look at all the other ways in which you […]

In Support of the Turkish Protesters

As you should already know, things are getting ugly in Turkey. If you want more details, I have seen a New York Times article being shared as explaining some things reasonably well, and the Al Jazeera live blog on the topic was indicated as a way to keep track of events on the ground. I […]

March Against Monsanto, But Promote Solutions for the Greater Issue and Stay Focused

As you should probably already know, tomorrow’s the international March Against Monsanto day. If you somehow didn’t already know it, you learned it now and can still look for an event to attend in your area, seeing as, at the moment I’m writing this sentence, the events page lists 424 events taking place in 58 […]

Court Orders Valitor (Visa Iceland) to Lift WikiLeaks Blockade!

Remember WikiLeaks? Remember the banking blockade they’ve been under since late 2010? Well, it would appear that they have finally managed to find a judge with enough of a backbone to neither bow down to the pressure nor accept the bribes of the powers that be, as Valitor, formerly known as Visa Iceland, has been […]