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The bully is "farming out" violence to individuals

mardi 13 août 2019 à 02:00

The bully is "farming out" violence to individuals and private groups that are prepared to go further than official thugs.

Unlike the writer, I will not presume that the bully specifically intended that people respond to his scapegoating only with actions that fall short of murder. He's seen enough acts of right-wing terrorism in the US that he knows that some people respond that way.

US thugs kill 25 dogs a day

mardi 13 août 2019 à 02:00

US thugs kill at least 25 dogs a day when they raid houses.

Recently one tried to shoot a dog, which was not actually threatening him, and killed the dog's owner instead.

Violent Hindu extremists in India

mardi 13 août 2019 à 02:00

On Tulsi Gabbard's ties to violent Hindu extremists in India.

More information.

Criminal Facebook advertising

mardi 13 août 2019 à 02:00

Carole Cadwalladr explains the hidden, criminal Facebook advertising (implemented by Cambridge Analytica) which manipulated the UK's referendum about leaving the EU.

Her investigation and reporting made this known. But Facebook is still blocking further investigation.

Collecting data about people is an injustice. Profiling people is an injustice. Instead of looking for the smallest tweaks to prevent this problem, we should sweep away profiling and targeted advertising.

Versace cringeworthy apology for the mistake

mardi 13 août 2019 à 02:00

Versace humbled itself to Chinese nationalist market power with a cringeworthy apology for the mistake of presenting Hong Kong and Macau as countries.

It is true that they are not independent countries (unfortunately for them). If the shirt is meant to be factual, it would make sense to correct it. But there is no justification for the knowing.