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Fanatical ethnic or religious or national chauvinisms are a little difficult to maintain when we see our planet as a fragile blue crescent fading to become an inconspicuous point of light against the bastion and citadel of the stars.
—Carl Sagan
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I 2013 bød den danske regering hemmeligt velkommen til et FBI-fly—beregnet til at kidnappe mig. På det tidspunkt syntes det mærkeligt, at de ville hjælpe med at skjule et andet lands forbrydelser. Det var ikke det Danmark, jeg forestillede mig. jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE840…
729
If you're on an iPhone, this is the best article so far explaining the #nostr/Damus app everybody is talking about:
9to5mac.com/2023/02/01/nos…
730
I know it is a slow news days with nothing at all happening in the world, but this is a very important story: nytimes.com/2020/02/23/us/…
731
Inflation up 7.5% 📈
Wages down 1.7% 📉
It must be an economic miracle.
cnbc.com/2022/02/10/inf…
732
The US government seeks to redefine the soul of good journalism as a heinous criminal conspiracy.
edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/assange01
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delivering a sermon on the dangers of "seed oils" as he washes down his Whopper™ with a liter of Mountain Dew™
734
"But her emails," demands the partisan. "Russia!"
The charges against Assange have nothing to do with either. As even @nytimes puts it, the government's case is against the award-winning "2010 publication of diplomatic and military files leaked by Chelsea Manning."
735
Have you seen this? twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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Today in the news:
Americans beaten by the Taliban just outside the airport, infants tossed over razor wire by desperate parents, and press summaries leading with the image of the President's turned back as he escapes unanswered questions.
Hard times.
mediaite.com/news/why-do-yo…
737
Buyer's remorse. twitter.com/JeffBezos/stat…
738
I used to believe that while the media does make mistakes from time to time, "most" things you read in the news could be relied on.
Nothing robs you of that innocence like becoming yourself the subject of news. When they write on what you 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, errors—and lies—are clear.
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hvis der kun havde været en eller anden grund til at undersøge for mange år siden. åh hvorfor advarede ingen os twitter.com/DRNyheder/stat…
740
Starting to realize how much "expert" coverage of a place is authored by people who haven't lived there in decades—if they ever lived there at all—and don't understand it.
It's like listening to a guy who sells watches on the street seriously explain how to build a time machine.
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The idea that people are, like, emerging from their deep caves, eyes blinking against the harshness of a sun whose touch they have never known, on a quest to seek specific medical advice from the glory of a white-robed Rogan is, perhaps, just the slightest bit forced. twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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"Turkey is canceled, have some soy." twitter.com/stlouisfed/sta…
744
The last decade has taught that the greater part of any society can be made to fit in just two filter bubbles.
745
I've donated a unique #NFT to charity to support the defense of journalists and whistleblowers. If you're interested in portraits crafted from historic legal opinions—or just want to support the cause—it goes to auction today at 3pm ET. Here is the link: foundation.app/Snowden/stay-f… twitter.com/FreedomofPress…
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This is not true. I've never endorsed this--I haven't even used it. I can't recall publicly endorsing *any* VPN. twitter.com/gate_io/status…
747
This is the effect of the institutional exploitation of the internet, of corporate algorithms that thrive on controversy and division: the degradation of the soul as a source of profit. edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/on-censorshi…
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"If you try to understand your country, it’s enough to put you on a collision course with the law."
edwardsnowden.substack.com/p/culturalrevo…
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Asparagus is transitory.
theguardian.com/business/2021/…
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