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cjmUK Oct 30, 2024

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-militia-organizing-election/

Facebook Is Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Continue to Organize in Plain Sight

Ahead of the election, anti-government militias are using Facebook to recruit, coordinate training, and promote ballot box stakeouts. Meta isn’t shutting their groups down and is even auto-generating pages.

WIRED

cjmUK Aug 4, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/04/extreme-right-activists-terrorising-uk-muslims-tell-mama?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

If you terrorise someone you are not an activist, you are a criminal - a terrorist no less.

Extreme-right activists are terrorising UK’s Muslims, says charity

Exclusive: Monitoring organisation Tell Mama reveals surge in threats, including of rape and death

The Guardian

cjmUK Jan 29, 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/27/misapplication-of-laws-var-error-leads-to-full-replay-of-anderlecht-genk-belgium

‘Misapplication of the laws’: VAR error leads to full replay of Belgian match

Genk were denied a penalty retake in defeat to Anderlecht and the ruling to overturn it is believed to be first of its kind in European football

The Guardian

cjmUK Jan 10, 2024

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/01/10/piracy-is-surging-again-because-streaming-execs-ignored-the-lessons-of-the-past/

Piracy Is Surging Again Because Streaming Execs Ignored The Lessons Of The Past

Back in 2019 we noted how the streaming sector risked driving consumers back to piracy if they didn’t heed the lessons of the past. We explored how the rush to raise rates, nickel-and-dime us…

Techdirt

cjmUK Oct 20, 2023

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38622652/premier-league-var-liverpool-move-top-table-tottenham-third-place

Premier League without VAR: Liverpool move top, Spurs third - ESPN

VAR controversies have not gone away this season. But which clubs have been the winners and losers in our VAR Effect table?

ESPN

cjmUK Oct 19, 2023

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/18/al-ahli-arab-hospital-piecing-together-what-happened-as-israel-insists-militant-rocket-to-blame?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Al-Ahli Arab hospital: piecing together what happened as Israel insists militant rocket to blame

Open-source information gives an idea of what happened at the hospital where hundreds were killed

The Guardian

cjmUK Oct 9, 2023

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Steve Herman Oct 9, 2023

Four members of the Kennedy family declare they will not support RFK Jr.'s independent presidential campaign.

cjmUK Jul 26, 2023

Low Quality Facts Jul 3, 2023

Me: Mastodon is the best. People are friendly, there's no manipulative algorithm, and it's full of interesting content.

Journalist: Amazing, the headline of my article will be "Mastodon is social media's new hope".

Me: Also, there are no ads.

Journalist: Interesting. Let's change that headline to "Mastodon is a toxic cesspool that is already dead".

cjmUK Jul 26, 2023

Not mine, found elsewhere... But worth sharing.

cjmUK Jul 26, 2023

NewsThump Jul 26, 2023

Fixing the scourge of wealthy people being denied access to the exclusive bank of the uber-wealthy will cement my legacy as a ‘man of the people’ https://newsthump.com/2023/07/26/fixing-the-scourge-of-wealthy-people-being-denied-access-to-the-exclusive-bank-of-the-uber-wealthy-will-cement-my-legacy-as-a-man-of-the-people/

Fixing the scourge of wealthy people being denied access to the exclusive bank of the uber-wealthy will cement my legacy as a ‘man of the people’

Nigel Farage has today insisted this his relentless fight to ensure that very wealthy people are free to enjoy the same banking benefits as the uber-wealthy, will be the achievement that finally se…

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