The Price That You Pay For Rocking The Boat
Last month, I gave this tribute to Aaron Swartz, an internet activist, when I hosted a special Capitol Hill showing of the documentary Killswitch. Aaron was targeted for prosecution for his political...
View ArticleStrange bedfellows indeed: Lessig/Mayday PAC and right-wing extremist Jim Rubens
Lawrence Lessig's Mayday PAC aims to drive the money-changers out of the temple of American politics by fighting fire with fire. Or something.Mayday is Lessig's very own SuperPAC, funded half by...
View ArticleThe Rancid Hypocritical Honeytrap
These days it is hard to wade across the morass of the virtual political world. There are radical activists, those who are trying to make a difference in the world for the better – whatever their flaws...
View ArticleAaron Swartz Documentary: 'The Internet's Own Boy' Trailer
The Internet's Own Boy, Brian Knappenberger’s Kickstarter-funded documentary about internet activist and programming pioneer Aaron Swartz."From Swartz's help in the development of the basic internet...
View ArticleThis is unrepentant spam and a call to action
http://aaronswartzthedocumentary.com/You can watch a trailer for the documentary entitled The Internet's Own Boy and goddamn the prosecutor who turned a violation of terms of service into a death...
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Aaron Swartz One Year Later...Speaking Out About the NSA
An amazing wunderkid RIP!Andrea Peterson from the Washington Post writes the following about the death of Aaron Swartz, A year ago today, Aaron Swartz was found dead in his New York apartment. Swartz...
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A Walk Across New Hampshire For Aaron
Today marks the one year anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz, the computer coder and Internet freedom activist, who committed suicide while facing prosecution on federal hacking charges. So,...
View ArticleOne year ago today...
we lost him. Yet his fight, our fight, lives on.Aaron Swartz was an avid champion of internet freedom and open access with a brilliant mind. At the time of his death he was under indictment for his...
View ArticleAre We a Nation of Sheep?
It's time to appoint an independent special prosecutor to investigate the Department of Justice (DoJ) and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz about the death of Aaron Swartz.
View ArticleAaron Swartz, Carmen Ortiz and M.I.T.
Wired Magazine's lawsuit for secret service documents pertaining to Aaron Swartz's indictment just resulted in the release of 104 heavily redacted pages. Over 10,000 pages left to go. Here a quote from...
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This is unbelievable cr*p from the MSM
This is not the most substantial diary in the world, for which I tender apologies, but what I just saw makes me so angry I could scream. I think this community should discuss the implications of this...
View ArticleTIME Magazine's Joins War on Whistleblowers & Hacktivists
TIME Magazine's cover story is a journalistic, moral and logical disaster. It pictures hacktivist Aaron Swartz, NSA whistleblowers Edward Snowden & WikiLeaks defendant Bradley Manning under the...
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MN-Sen: Al Franken (D) Pushes Bill To Protect LGBT Students From Bullying
Senator Al Franken (D. MN) is pushing to get his anti-bullying bill passed: http://hometownsource.com/... U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act, which protects...
View ArticleWhat Do A Russian Blogger, American Hacktivists, and CISPA Have in Common?
What do a Russian blogger, American hacktivists, and CISPA have in common? They all demonstrate government crackdown on dissent and information.Vladimir Putin's regime is criminally prosecuting lawyer,...
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Internet activists have first victory in stopping bad anti-hacking law
This week is "Cyber Week" in the House of Representatives, with the body slated to vote on CISPA and on a handful of other cyber security and reesarch bills. Among them was supposed to be an update of...
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MN-Sen: Al Franken (D) Presses Eric Holder On Aaron Swartz Prosecution
Senator Al Franken (D. MN) joins the fight to find out more about prosecution of Reddit founder, Aaron Swartz, that lead to his suicide: http://www.forbes.com/... Al Franken, the Junior Senator of the...
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CISPA Resurrected: The "Patriot Act of the Internet"
Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette and DocudharmaYou know that dress or shirt that's been hanging in your closet for years, you know that hideous shade of fuscia that was a fashion must have...
View ArticleUPDATED: The Democrats Have No Clothes
UPDATE: Diary edited to delete reference to the Black Agenda Report as I have been apprised of some unfortunate associations there which I cannot support. The message of the diary remains the same.As a...
View ArticleAaron Swartz, R.I.P.
Aaron Swartz was an internet leader and free-speech advocate. He helped organize the worldwide movement to keep the internet free from censorship and corporate control. After Aaron downloaded a large...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren Gets to Work
What a blessing Elizabeth Warren's election to the Senate has been. She is wasting no time.At her first hearing in the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee - which took place on Valentine's...
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