Pluralistic: 25 Aug 2021

Today's links

Big Box stores' other shoe drops: Lowe's is a parasite that is killing its host.
Belarusian dictator pwned by "cyber-partisans": When a secretive autocrat has no more secrets.
This day in history: 2001, 2006, 2011, 2020
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 28 Sep 2020

Today's links

Belarus's online/offline uprising: The evolution of tactics, from ice cream to doxing.
Newsletters' glorious history: An Antidote for Falsehood in the Daily Press.
Zombie banks: Why everyone loves to help banks hide their losses.
The Trump financial method: A quick and informative tldr on Trump's tax-returns.
Attack Surface excerpt: Read chapter one of the third Little Brother book.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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Pluralistic: 14 Aug 2020

Today's links

The CARES Shock Doctrine: How the Dems and the GOP took care of billionaires and fucked the rest of us.
NYC homeless lose bathroom access: Not a pot to piss in.
NYC Street View, WPA edition: Every municipal building in New York City, 1939-41.
Maidan in Belarus: Riot cops drop their shields and embrace protesters.
This day in history: 2015, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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