National Security State
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Free speech threatened as journalists treated like terrorists
The rising use of Britain’s anti-terrorism laws against pro-Palestinian voices should worry us all. Continue reading
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Exposed: How Israeli Spies Control Your VPN
An estimated 1.6 billion people rely on VPNs to carry out the most sensitive tasks online, from watching illegal videos to engaging in sexual or political activities. But few people know that a considerable chunk of that market—including three of the six most popular VPNs—is quietly operated by an Israeli-owned company with close connections to… Continue reading
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25 arrested as police shut down climate camp
In the early hours of Thursday 8 August, police stopped a convoy of vehicles carrying tents, compost toilets, wheelchair access ramps, and camping equipment that was headed to the planned Reclaim the Power camp near Drax power station. Everyone in the vehicles was arrested. Continue reading
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Jailed for speaking up and acting against genocide in the Gaza Strip
Pro-Palestinian voices, whether they be activists, journalists or social media influencers are being placed behind bars in the United Kingdom and even being accused of supporting terrorism, because they oppose the actions of the Israeli government towards the Palestinian people. Continue reading
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Shocking revelations about Sarah Wilkinson’s arrest and bail conditions
I’ve just watched an interview with Sarah Wilkinson on the Crispin Flintoff Show and it was disturbing to say the least. If you’ve read my recent newsletters, or been paying attention to social media, you will be aware Sarah Wilkinson is a pro-Palestinian journalist who was arrested in the UK under section 12 of the… Continue reading
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UK Journalist arrested for documenting Gaza genocide
Sarah Wilkinson, a British reporter and human rights activist, was taken into custody by UK police early on Thursday morning due to online posts she made about Palestine and denouncing the Israeli activities in Gaza, which she referred to as genocide. Continue reading
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Watch: Rules based repression
Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss a wave of arrests of dissidents across the West, as well Pavel Durov’s repression. They will also cover Max’s coverage of the DNC 2024, Kamala’s first interview, Hezbollah’s retaliation against Israel, the continuing horror in Gaza, and Zelensky’s bid to extort more advanced weapons out of the US. Continue reading
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Pavel Durov and the Abuse of Law
The detention of Pavel Durov is being portrayed as a result of the EU Digital Services Act. But having spent my day reading the EU Services Act (a task I would not wish upon my worst enemy), it does not appear to me to say what it is being portrayed as saying. Continue reading
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UK police have arrested another pro-Palestinian journalist
What seems clear now is that UK counter-terrorism police have a list of every pro-Palestinian journalist, blogger and prominent social media user, and they’re trawling through their posts to find an excuse to arrest them. If you wonder why France is so keen on capturing Telegram, it’s because it’s an intelligence goldmine with vast activist… Continue reading
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WATCH: Medhurst Speaks to CN on His Arrest
Consortium News‘ CN Live! interviewed British journalist Richie Medhurst about his arrest last Thursday by British authorities because of his “opinions” and “beliefs” under the so-called Terrorism Act. Continue reading
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Richard Medhurst and the Right to Armed Resistance
We were waiting for Richard Medhurst to arrive and join our panel at the Beautiful Days festival, when he was arrested and imprisoned for 23.5 hours. Obviously we were all worried sick about him. It is now becoming easier to list the truly dissident UK journalists who have not been arrested for terrorism that those… Continue reading
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🎙️Listen: INQUEST interview with Kevin Blowe
The history of police monitoring in the UK is inextricably bound up with anti-racist organising and community campaigns against racist violence. Continue reading
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Smart Meters — The Household Device That Spies on You 24/7
The data from smart meters reveal far more than you might think — and could even be used against you to control your individual energy use or, one day, to help ensure “net zero” compliance. Continue reading
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Cambridge Analytica Reborn? Private Spy Agency Weaponizes Facebook Again
DeMENLO PARK, CA — On April 4, plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit brought against Facebook over its data-sharing practices following the eruption of the Cambridge Analytica scandal filed a fresh motion, charging that the social media giant deliberately obstructed discovery of information revealing the scale of its malfeasance. Continue reading
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Pegasus spyware row is really about who controls cyber weapons
The Israeli spy software firm NSO Group has rarely been out of the headlines over the past year. Its spyware tool Pegasus worms its way into phones, accessing data and turning on the microphone and camera to act as round-the-clock surveillance equipment. Authoritarian states have reportedly bought the cyber weapon from NSO and put it to nefarious… Continue reading
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Towards Technfascism: Vaccine Passports and the Inequality Virus in the Debate
Towards Technofascism: Vaccine Passports and the Inequality Virus in the Debate Posted by Internationalist 360° on October 23, 2021 Eder Peña As part of the normality that, like a promised land, they have repeatedly offered during the pandemic, some governments of the Global North have created mechanisms to control mobility based on the inoculation of… Continue reading
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The Great New Normal Purge
As we “paranoid conspiracy theorists” have been warning would happen for the past 18 months, people who refuse to convert to the new official ideology are now being segregated, stripped of their jobs, banned from attending schools, denied medical treatment, and otherwise persecuted. Continue reading
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Blinken comes riding the Pegasus
Pegasus, the winged divine horse from Greek mythology, symbolises a range of things. The mythological salad can include many symbolic narratives — ranging from soul’s immortality to poetic inspiration — even the Marxist eschatological myth of the withering away of the state. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 