February 2011
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Egyptian Actions Highlight Dangers in U.S.... →
soupsoup:
Cindy Cohn at EFF
The Egyptian regime’s shutdown of the Internet in an attempt to preserve its political power highlights the dangers of any government having unchecked power over our Internet infrastructure, and puts a fine point on the risks to democracy posed by recent Congressional proposals to give the President a broad mandate to dictate how our internet service providers...
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January 2011
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Million-Person March Planned as Elbaradei made...
Via Juan Cole:
Protesters in downtown Cairo on Monday morning were calling for a general strike. On Tuesday, they said they will launch a ‘million-person march,’ clearly with the aim of toppling the Mubarak government.
On Sunday, a multi-party coalition of oppositionists had formed a 10-man committee to head their movement. The leader of the committee, in turn, is Mohamed Elbaradei, the...
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“It is not in the least evident to me that democracy enjoys total unquestioning...”
– Jacques Rancière
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Egypt Blocking Al Jazeera Broadcasts to Much of... →
Via: Fast Company
BY NEAL UNGERLEIDER
aka: Negev Rock City
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The Egyptian government isn’t just attempting to censor Al Jazeera within Egypt itself. The news station was just kicked off one of the Middle East’s main satellite providers—which happens to be based in Egypt.
The Egyptian government shut down Al Jazeera’s Cairo offices, withdrew the accreditation...
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“I know there has been controversy about the promotion of democracy in recent...”
– Obama’s 2009 Speech in Cairo (video)
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Egypt riots are an intelligence chief's nightmare →
Headline to opinion piece in haaretz.com large Israeli Daily Newspaper
Western intelligence in general and Israeli intelligence in particular did not foresee the scope of change in Egypt, which may require a reorganization of the IDF.
By Amos Harel
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The collapse of the old regime in Cairo, if it takes place, will have a massive effect, mainly negative,...
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“The current popular unrest in the Arab world has a lot of lessons for...”
– Michael Hirsh for the National Journal: The WikiLeaks Revolt (via kateoplis)
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The Worst of Both Worlds - By Gary Sick →
garysick:
The string of popular uprisings that are rocking the Arab world, most recently in Egypt, have created a fundamental dilemma for U.S. policy in the Middle East. Policymakers are being forced to place a bet on an outcome that is inherently unpredictable and pregnant with some unsavory consequences.
See the full text on the Foreign Policy blog at the link above.
Gary Sick has been a...
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Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Legislation Back in Play
Via Wired.com January 28, 2011
By David Kravets
Legislation granting the president internet-killing powers is to be re-introduced soon to a Senate committee, the proposal’s chief sponsor told Wired.com on Friday.
The resurgence of the so-called “kill switch” legislation came the same day Egyptians faced an internet blackout designed to counter massive demonstrations in that country.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein
Via: Wikipedia
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein جمال عبد الناصر حسين, (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. Along with Muhammad Naguib, the first President, he led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of modernization, and socialist reform in Egypt together with a...
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“The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty...”
– John Berger (via rossencraft)
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Syria Internet Down As Egypt Blackout Catches On... →
This story appears to be untrue, reports I can find point out that Twitter and Facebook may have been blocked but Syrian internet in general is working normally.
Thanks Mark..
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“Schmitt wrote to me later. “He was alert but disheveled, like a bag lady walking...”
– Bill Keller (via soupsoup)
Nice review of the story so far.
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GOP pushing for ISPs to record user data →
marcovhv:
The House Republicans’ first major technology initiative is about to be unveiled: a push to force Internet companies to keep track of what their users are doing.
A House panel chaired by Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin is scheduled to hold a hearing tomorrow morning to discuss forcing Internet providers, and perhaps Web companies as well, to store records of their...
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milessmiles:
Alice Coltrane—“Something About...
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Enough — Beware of Information Silos →
minimalmac:
The latest episode of the podcast is now live. In this episode, we caution against information silos and making sure you have a way to get your data out that is as seamless as putting it in.
Yes, Evernote, Tumblr, and Word, I’m talking about you.
Oh, if you are liking what you are hearing, please go to the iTunes Store and rate it.
This podcast beats on Evernote but the...
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Revolutionary decor
tentacular:
Half-faced Mubarak.
Here’s to this most beautiful & brave guerilla redecoration being wrought in Egypt. Let such magnificent images stand. That way, in the future, in the Alexandria, Cairo, Tunis, Paris, Detroit, London, Nairobi, Moscow &c we deserve, we can take our daily constitutionals below such shreds & remnants of defeated enemies.
tentacular aka china...
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“The ever-present function of propaganda in modern life is in large measure...”
– Harold Lasswell, The Theory of Political Propaganda (1927)
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Egypt: Twitter Blocked as Demonstrations Continue →
Via: Global Voices Jan 25, 2011
Egypt has just upped its war on the Internet, and cut access to mobile phone communications, in areas where thousands of protesters are reportedly gathering in today’s Day of Revolution. The aim seems to be an attempt to control the flood of protesters and strangle the movement.
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Slavoj Žižek on EU, Multiculturalism & Common... →
Via: Guardian UK
January 25th, 2011
Europe must move beyond mere tolerance
The EU must unite its people in a common struggle, breaking the deadlock between anaemic liberals and impassioned extremists
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The Inside Story of How Facebook Responded to... →
Fascinating reading, how ISPs in Tunisia basically installed a country-level keystroke logger, capturing everyones Facebook password and how Facebook responded. Bless them for responding.
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“I believe in getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.”
– G.K. Chesterton (via libraryland)
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