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Systematic bigotry

samedi 23 avril 2016 à 02:00

There's a persistent pattern that Muslim passengers on US airlines are treated as terrorists for doing things that are totally innocent.

It's a form of systematic bigotry, comparable to the systematic bigotry that leads many US thugs to irrationally regard black males as threats, and kill them.

Terrorists don't bother with encryption

samedi 23 avril 2016 à 02:00

Real terrorists don't bother with encryption.

Internet "services"

vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 02:00

One less than obvious injustice of many internet services is that they decide what "service" means. If you use these more than very rarely, their algorithms run your life.

Many of the companies they talk about have bigger, absolute injustices which absolutely rule out their use. Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and Uber are examples. But even if a site isn't outright unjust, using it to the point that its algorithms control your life is unjust.

Corporate taxes

vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 02:00

This Study Shows How Low Corporate America's Taxes Really Are, But Tax-Dodging CEOs Complain about High Rates All the Same.

Time Magazine not to be believed

vendredi 22 avril 2016 à 02:00

Don't believe Time Magazine's national debt panic — it's as wrong now as it was before.