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1.11.15 News Notes

1.11.15 News Notes

Obama CC

Obama Plan to make cc free
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/09/yep-thats-right-free-obama-plan-would-cover-community-college-tuition

What crazy country us is
http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/01/11/country-crazy-inquiring-minds-elsewhere-want-know

FBI consider pressing charges General Petraeus
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/10/fbi-prosecutors-want-felony-charges-against-general-petraeus

oppression is oppresion of “human rights” organization
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28430-human-rights-campaign-under-fire-in-lgbt-community

why we need buffer states
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28448-in-praise-of-buffer-states

black wealth matters
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28476-black-wealth-matters

re-examining comfort women
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28475-reexamining-the-comfort-women-issue-an-interview-with-yoshimi-yoshiaki

no one is safe in america from police
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28474-no-one-is-safe-from-backlash-when-criticizing-the-police-even-the-police

reading
The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America​

older

Facebook kills the internet
Point: how do we clear this noise for redeeming truths?

How Facebook Killed the Internet

News Notes 1.10.15

1.10.15 News Notes

Wind turbines, Denmark  Alex Berger/flickr/cc

Wind turbines, Denmark
Alex Berger/flickr/cc

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/07/paving-path-towards-climate-goal-denmark-sets-world-record-wind-power
Sustainable electricity in Denmark

Don’t Shoot Coalition Demands
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2015/01/07/dont-shoot-coalition-pushes-reformed-police-practices-jefferson-city

Driving Slowdown
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2015/01/07/federal-highway-administration-quietly-acknowledges-driving-boom-over

Ag-gag laws face pushes by activists
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/07/utahs-ag-gag-law-may-have-found-first-legal-targets

Turkish journalism piece deemed terrorism
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/06/dutch-reporter-held-terrorism-charges-turkey

UK lobbying for reducing Climate goals
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/06/uk-accused-hypocrisy-plans-limit-enforcement-eu-climate-goals

Pipleline protestors aim to stop operations
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/05/enforcing-will-people-dozens-pipeline-protesters-halt-operations-pennsylvania

Leave fossil fuels reserves in ground
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/07/much-worlds-fossil-fuel-reserve-must-stay-buried-prevent-climate-change-study-says

23andme will sell our genetic data
http://gizmodo.com/of-course-23andmes-business-plan-has-been-to-sell-your-1677810999

On TV, more torture supporters than not. Of course TV is not a reliable source.
http://fair.org/take-action/media-advisories/torture-advocates-outnumbered-critics-2-to-1/

Oklahoma illegal hoodies
http://mic.com/articles/107636/one-state-is-about-to-make-it-illegal-to-wear-a-hoodie

Works that could be fair use now
http://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2015/pre-1976

Muslims defend free speech
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2015/01/07/us-muslims-condemn-paris-terror-attack-defend-free-speech

Palestine accepted to crim. court
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/07/palestine-member-international-criminal-court-un

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CryptoParty Club – Digital Freedom Notes 1.10.15

http://www.cryptoparty.in/_media/cp-logo-200x67.png

In The News Dec-Jan
1 Why Free Software is Important Video:
https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/user-liberation-watch-and-share-our-new-video

2 NSA’s War on internet security
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/inside-the-nsa-s-war-on-internet-security-a-1010361.html

School Resources

1 OWASP Club at UWB
https://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-uw_bothell

2 Grey Hats @ UWB
https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/uwb-gray-hats

3 NextGen It Club @CC
http://www.cascadia.edu/studentlife/clubs.aspx

In other news,

1 MLK Day
There is a MLK day planned for UW/CC if anyone is interested it would be a cool way to get volunteering experience and a free lunch
http://www.uwb.edu/cblr/act/mlk-day-of-service-%281%29

If anyone is interesting in getting involved in , please e-mail @ cinnamon at riseup dot net
I am in the process of renewing the club.

Peace All,

Cinnamon

Holidays Message

Use Gifts that support user’s freedoms

https://www.fsf.org/givingguide/2014/

see why not to use corporate services at https://stallman.org/