Pluralistic: A "secure" system can be the most dangerous of all (13 July 2023)

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A "secure" system can be the most dangerous of all: Who we secure FOR – and AGAINST – reveals our true priorities and values.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2013
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Pluralistic: Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind" (06 Feb 2023)

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Bruce Schneier's "A Hacker's Mind": Thinking about tactics AND power.
This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2018, 2022
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Pluralistic: 06 Jun 2020

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White House street renamed "Black Lives Matter Plaza": But when will Mayor Bowser rein in the violent white supremacists in Metro PD?
Little Green Men: Who are the secretive, armed men patrolling DC?
Kim Stanley Robinson on the Jobs Guarantee: Forced labor or dignified labor?
There's a bright side: Massive waves of voter registration, support for defunding the police.
Toxic familial surveillance: Tech supercharges intimate surveillance.
Consumer Reports joins the revolution: Which side are you on?
This day in history: 2005, 2019
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