The Entire History of the World—Really, All of It—Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart

In 1931, John B. Sparks created the Histomap, condensing more than 4,000 years of world history into a vibrant infographic.

By Rebecca Onion (from the archives)

https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/08/the-1931-histomap-the-entire-history-of-the-world-distilled-into-a-single-map-chart.html

#history #maps

Jailing people costs more, and there are 10 times as many empty houses as homeless people here in the US. 

The US is a slave state.

#meme #anarchism #anarchyMeme

How to waste a day debunking someone else's scoop:

Someone forwarded me this recent story from Straight Arrow News (a publication I didn't previously know existed) which rather breathlessly claimed millions of cars were at risk from new custom firmware sold by a Russian hacker that would enable Flipper Zero users to unlock the doors and trunks of countless makes and models of different cars for a few hundred bucks. Basically, turn the Flipper into a sub-Ghz repeater that can intercept and replay the radio signal sent out when someone presses their car key fob.

https://san.com/cc/millions-of-cars-at-risk-from-flipper-zero-key-fob-hack-experts-warn/

I was skeptical of this story because I recalled reading a blog post from Flipper last year after the Canadian government said it was going to ban flippers. In response, Flipper Devices wrote:

"We are not aware of any officially confirmed cases of theft using a Flipper Zero. This is because the device has limited functionality and can't be used as a repeater to attack keyless entry systems. Flipper Zero is equipped with only one sub-1 GHz radio module, while keyless repeaters have 4 radio modules: one for communication with the car, another one for communication with the key fob, and two for communication between the repeaters."

https://blog.flipper.net/response-to-canadian-government/

It took several hours of questioning the Russian guy on Telegram for him to admit that using his firmware successfully requires additional radio units and other stuff not pictured in most of his sales videos.

https://www.youtube.com/@DjonixTV/videos

I asked him whether he was at all concerned that the Russian authorities might be interested in him, and he curtly replied that this was his concern, not mine. Later he asked why I'd asked this question.

It turns out, in one of his videos he replied to a comment by posting a Google Docs link to a spec and pricing sheet. Clicking "details" on the Google Docs file showed a username and author: daniel.v.dogaru@gmail.com. Searching on this address in breach tracking services finds it is associated with multiple Russian government records saying the email belongs to a guy from Moscow named Danil Viktorovich Doragu who uses the phone number 79267824950. That phone number is tied to a Telegram account for user "r3df0xx," and a search on this username in Intel 471 finds Daniel has been selling custom firmware for Flipper devices for several years. Oh, and his LinkedIn profile includes a link to the GitHub account "DarkFlippers."

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniil-dogaru-a58199208/

#Trump is LYING.

According to official #MarALago records, #Epstein was still an ACTIVE MEMBER until OCTOBER 2007:

👉🏼Over 2 years AFTER the police opened an official investigation

👉🏼15 months AFTER he was indicted on sex charges

👉🏼5 months AFTER agreeing to his plea deal!

I don’t think “Epstein stole my 16-year-old sex worker" is a winning defense for Trump.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-epstein-stole-young-women-from-mar-a-lago-spa-including-virginia-giuffre?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in #CECOT
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We interviewed nine Venezuelan men who were sent to CECOT in #ElSalvador by the #Trump administration.

Some said their feelings about what happened were still raw.

All of the men said they were abused physically and mentally during their imprisonment.

#News #HumanRights #Prison #Immigration #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-men-cecot-interviews-trump