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Taking Down Trumpism from Africa: Delegitimation, Not Collaboration, Please Patrick Bond 9 Feb 2017
Taking down Trumpism from Africa: Delegitimation, not collaboration, please Patrick Bond 9 Feb 2017 In the US there are already effective Trump boycotts seeking to delegitimise his political agenda. Internationally, protesters will be out wherever he goes. And from Africa, there are sound arguments to play a catalytic role, mainly because the most serious threat to humanity and environment is Trump’s climate change denialism. Consider two contrasting strategies to deal with the latest mutation of US imperialism: we should protest Donald Trump and Trumpism at every opportunity as a way to contribute to the unity of the world’s oppressed people, and now more urgently link our intersectional struggles; or we should somehow take advantage of his presidency to promote the interests of the ‘left’ or the ‘Global South’ where there is overlap in weakening Washington’s grip (such as in questioning exploitative world trading regimes). The latter position is now rare indeed, although before the election Hillary Clinton’s commitment to militaristic neoliberalism generated so much opposition that to some, the anticipated ‘paleo-conservatism’ of an isolationist-minded Trump appeared attractive. One international analyst of great reknown, Boris Kagarlitsky, makes this same argument this week largely because Trump is questioning pro-corporate ‘free trade’ deals. But the argument for selective cooperation with Trump was best articulated in Pambazuka as part of a series of otherwise compelling reflections by the Ugandan writer and former South Centre director Yash Tandon. Tandon might re-examine the ‘space’ he can ‘seize’ with Trump, the ‘fraud’ Since more than any other individual Tandon helped make the 1999 Seattle and Cancun World Trade Organisation summits a profound disaster for world elites, I take him very seriously. -
Towards Detecting Compromised Accounts on Social Networks
Towards Detecting Compromised Accounts on Social Networks Manuel Egeley, Gianluca Stringhinix, Christopher Kruegelz, and Giovanni Vignaz yBoston University xUniversity College London zUC Santa Barbara [email protected], [email protected], fchris,[email protected] Abstract Compromising social network accounts has become a profitable course of action for cybercriminals. By hijacking control of a popular media or business account, attackers can distribute their malicious messages or disseminate fake information to a large user base. The impacts of these incidents range from a tarnished reputation to multi-billion dollar monetary losses on financial markets. In our previous work, we demonstrated how we can detect large-scale compromises (i.e., so-called campaigns) of regular online social network users. In this work, we show how we can use similar techniques to identify compromises of individual high-profile accounts. High-profile accounts frequently have one characteristic that makes this detection reliable – they show consistent behavior over time. We show that our system, were it deployed, would have been able to detect and prevent three real-world attacks against popular companies and news agencies. Furthermore, our system, in contrast to popular media, would not have fallen for a staged compromise instigated by a US restaurant chain for publicity reasons. 1 Introduction phishing web sites [2]. Such traditional attacks are best carried out through a large population of compromised accounts Online social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, have belonging to regular social network account users. Recent become one of the main media to stay in touch with the rest incidents, however, demonstrate that attackers can cause havoc of the world. -
Science & Technology Studies
ALEXANDRA HOFMÄNNER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES ELSEWHERE A Postcolonial Programme SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES In April 2017, scientists took to the streets in a historically unprecedented Global March for Science. The event was seen as symbolic of a crisis in the relationship of science and society. This book considers the Global March ELSEWHERE for Science from a postcolonial perspective to inquire into the toolkit that the academic field of Science & Technology Studies (STS) has to offer. It HOFMÄNNER ALEXANDRA argues that new concepts and analytical approaches are necessary to in- A POSTCOLONIAL vestigate current global dynamics in science, technology and society, so as to deliver insights that the recent expansion of STS scholars beyond PROGRAMME Western Europe and North America alone is unlikely to provide. The book presents a Programme in Science Studies Elsewhere (SSE) to demonstrate the urgent need to carry postcolonial issues right into the centre of STS’s intellectual programme. Hofmänner possesses a potent antidote for the field’s inability to see science and technology outside of European or North American experiences. Rayvon Fouché, Professor and Director, American Studies, Purdue University, USA A compelling case for revisiting some of the traditional assumptions in the field of STS. Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen, Director of the Munich Center for Technology in Society Alexandra Hofmänner is assistant professor in Science & Technology ELSEWHERE STUDIES TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE Studies ( ST S) at the University of Basel, Switzerland. She received a PhD at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ( ETH Zürich ) and has carried out extensive research in Switzerland and South Africa. www.schwabeverlag.de Alexandra Hofmänner Science & Technology Studies Elsewhere A Postcolonial Programme Schwabe Verlag Published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft. -
AFP V. Becerra
Nos. 19-251 & 19-255 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States ________________ AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY FOUNDATION, Petitioner, v. XAVIER BECERRA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. ________________ THOMAS MORE LAW CENTER, Petitioner, v. XAVIER BECERRA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent. ________________ On Writs of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ________________ AMICI CURIAE BRIEF OF THE CATO INSTITUTE, FIREARMS POLICY COALITION, HAMILTON LINCOLN LAW INSTITUTE, REASON FOUNDATION, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION, FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION, FIRST AMENDMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, AND DKT LIBERTY PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS _________________________________________________ Joseph G.S. Greenlee Ilya Shapiro FIREARMS POLICY Counsel of Record COALITION Trevor Burrus 1215 K St., 17th Floor Mallory Reader Sacramento, CA 95814 CATO INSTITUTE (916) 378-5785 1000 Mass. Ave., NW [email protected] Washington, DC 20001 (202) 842-0200 March 1, 2021 [email protected] Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page i QUESTION PRESENTED NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, 357 U.S. 449 (1958), and its progeny held that courts should apply narrow tailoring to violations of the freedom of association. Has that requirement been overruled such that the right to associate privately does not enjoy the strong protective standard that applies to other First Amendment rights, which this Court has held requires narrow tailoring regardless of the level of scrutiny? ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page QUESTION PRESENTED ........................................ i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES .................................... iv INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE .............................. 1 INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ....................................................... 4 ARGUMENT ............................................................ -
Why Certified Angus Beef Values User Experience Over Numbers on Instagram
February 20, 2017 Issue 7 prnewsonline.com CONTENTS EDITOR’S NOTE: Social Media ................1,2,3 Please join PR News in beautiful Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 23- CSR ...............................1,4 24 for our Digital Summit and Crisis Management Boot Camp. What’s Trending in PR .........2 You’ll get a chance to learn from top communicators at TOMS, Events Calendar .................2 Yelp, Northrop Grumman, Certified Angus Beef, eHarmony, The Crisis Management .........5,6 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UC Berkeley, Boingo Wireless, DocuSign and Monterey Bay Aquarium. For more information Data Dive ..........................7 visit: prnewsonline.com The Week in PR ..................8 2 SOCIAL MEDIA Meaty Advice: Why Certified Angus Beef Values User Experience Over Numbers on Instagram To look at the news about Instagram last week you’d be for- ally sees. The photo’s lighting is spotty, Minaj isn’t centered given if you didn’t think it also is a tool for business, particu- and the bed is disheveled. Still, it’s a very effective photo. larly suited to small communications shops. The rapper Nicki Clad in six-inch heels with tassels, wraparound shades, bikini Minaj, who hinted all week she was about to do something bottom and nothing else, Minaj makes an arresting subject. big, posted a photo of her sitting on a small bed in what Quickly the post had in excess of 10,000 comments and appears to be a tiny bedroom. True to Instagram’s accep- thousands of likes. tance of informality, the photo seems far from the highly styl- Actually there’s a link between the Minaj photo and how ized, professional picture of a celebrity that the public usu- communicators can use Instagram to humanize brands. -
Syria and Electronic Warfare
Rüdiger Lohlker Syria and electronic warfare “Consumerization of warfare”, a concept coined by Andrea Zapparoli Manzoni, has been identified by the website Hackmageddon.com as one of the crucial aspects of new warfare.1 Paolo Passeri writes: “If the Cyberspace is the fifth domain of war, social media are likely destined to become the major sub-domain.”2 Consumerization of warfare has been defined by Zapparoli Manzoni and Passeri as the growing use of new technology such as social media and mobile3 in a new war format, especially for propaganda.4 The authors state: “The issue is considerably more complicated than a simple tweet or a Facebook status update (a method that, although unconfirmed, is said to have been used by the Syrian Government to distribute DdoS software to its supporters for attacking adversary sites), and hides the (usual and well known) Social Network security issues, which are projected in a military dimension extending them in a much larger and dangerous scale both for senders and recipients of the tweets. The main security concern relies in reputation, a bless and a curse for Social Networks.”5 The Syrian case mentioned above is a striking example illustrating this new kind of warfare. But the use of computer mediated communication is not a new phenomenon for the Middle East. In October 2000 Israeli hackers successfully hacked several websites of the Lebanese Hizbullah and started what has been called by the media a “Cyber Intifada” since Lebanese and Palestinian hackers started to retaliate by attacking and esp. defacing Israeli websites. This campaigns were the first instance of governmental and non governmental propaganda warfare in the region.6 The Iranian activities against the protesters of the “Green Movement” after the presidential elections of 2009 are well known. -
Legal Studies | 2020 Chapter Showcase
LEGAL STUDIES | 2020 CHAPTER SHOWCASE LEXINGTON BOOKS An Imprint of Rowman & Littlefield LEXINGTON BOOKS CHAPTER SHOWCASE FROM THE EDITOR Lexington Books is committed to publishing high-quality legal studies scholarship across the many topics and subdisciplines of the field. Our books transcend disciplinary divides and use a variety of viewpoints to address topics related to law and justice across international borders, communities, cultures, races, identities, and political lines. We offer the most current and premium academic thought in the field for scholars, researchers, and students. The chapters included here highlight compelling and constructive research from some of our recently published titles, ranging from books that examine the impact of social media on not only our legal systems but also our society as a whole to volumes analyzing freedom of speech and the often ignored weight of language. Our legal studies publications are written by diverse and innovative thinkers exploring areas like international law, legal writing, tax law, constitutional law, and Supreme Court jurisprudence. In the spirit of expanding the practice and pursuit of law I am actively working to broaden our focus to include titles on environmental law, socio-legal issues, medical law, immigration and refugee reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and AI in our criminal justice systems. I invite you to publish your next scholarly book with Lexington Books. We publish monographs, edited collections, and revised dissertations by emerging and established scholars, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary works. Lexington Books offers an expedited decision-making process, peer review, and a rapid production process to ensure that your research is published quickly. We publish high-quality books with full-color covers and we market our new titles aggressively around the globe. -
Front Matter
This content downloaded from 98.164.221.200 on Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:26:54 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms Feminist technosciences Rebecca Herzig and Banu Subramaniam, Series Editors This content downloaded from 98.164.221.200 on Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:26:54 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms This content downloaded from 98.164.221.200 on Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:26:54 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms HOLY SCIENCE THE BIOPOLITICS OF HINDU NATIONALISM Banu suBramaniam university oF Washington Press Seattle This content downloaded from 98.164.221.200 on Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:26:54 UTC All use subject to https://about.jstor.org/terms Financial support for the publication of Holy Science was provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Copyright © 2019 by the University of Washington Press Printed and bound in the United States of America Interior design by Katrina Noble Composed in Iowan Old Style, typeface designed by John Downer 23 22 21 20 19 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. university oF Washington Press www.washington.edu/uwpress LiBrary oF congress cataLoging-in-Publication Data Names: Subramaniam, Banu, 1966- author. Title: Holy science : the biopolitics of Hindu nationalism / Banu Subramaniam. -
House Section
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 No. 155 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was of the school. In that same year, he al- CONGRATULATING EMD PERFORMANCE called to order by the Speaker pro tem- lowed women to attend for the first MATERIALS ON THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY pore (Mrs. BEATTY). time and he transitioned the college Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam f out of its role providing high school Speaker, I rise today to recognize the programs and into a 4 year, degree- 40th anniversary of EMD Performance DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO granting institution. Material’s Savannah location. TEMPORE Nearly 100 years later, the school re- I am so proud of the work this com- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- mains a vital part of the Savannah pany has done over the last 40 years, fore the House the following commu- community. They have earned patents providing nearly 140 jobs for citizens in nication from the Speaker: in battling Alzheimer’s and ALS, built the First Congressional District of WASHINGTON, DC, new science and technology buildings, Georgia. September 25, 2019. and purchased new property for a new More than just jobs alone, EMD I hereby appoint the Honorable JOYCE marine lab. brings a prestige to our area that BEATTY to act as Speaker pro tempore on Madam Speaker, I want to thank ev- comes along with its brand name. -
Communicating for Change
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by LSE Research Online Communicating For Change: media and agency in the networked public sphere by Charlie Beckett Polis, London School of Economics and Political Science 1 CONTENTS: p3 Preface p5 Part One – The Digital Challenge p13 Part Two – Media Agency In The Digital Era p27 Part Three - Humanitarian, development and aid communicators in the networked public sphere p34 Executive Summary 2 Preface This paper is aimed at anyone who is interested in the role of media as an influence on power and policy. It is especially about the role of news journalism, NGOs and other activists who use communication for change. It looks at the context for those actors and their actions. It asks how much the Internet and social networks are changing advocacy. It takes an ethical and political rather than technological or theoretical approach. It ask whether the ‘public sphere’ needs to be redefined. If that is the case, I argue, then we need to think again about journalism, advocacy communications and the relationship between mediation and social, political or economic change. I would identify three overlapping, interrelated media dynamics that might add up to the need for a new notion of the public sphere: the disruption of communication power; the rise of networked journalism; the dual forces for online socialisation and corporatisation. This is not only a theoretical concern. From these dynamics flow all the other arguments about what kind of media we want or need, and what effect it will have on our ability to communicate particular kinds of issues or information. -
Nation Join in Farewell to Queen of Soul
THE FLORIDA STAR, NORTHEAST FLORIDA’S OLDEST, LARGEST, MOST READ AFRICAN AMERICAN OWNED NEWSPAPER The Florida Star Presorted Standard P. O. Box 40629 U.S. Postage Paid Jaguars beat the Jacksonville, FL 32203 Jacksonville, FL Permit No. 3617 Buccaneers 25-10 in preseason finale Can’t Get to the Store? Story, 8 Have The Star Delivered! Read The Florida THE FLORIDA and Georgia Star STAR Newspapers. The only media thefloridastar.com to receive the Listen to IMPACT Jacksonville Sheriff’s Radio Talk Show. Office Eagle The people’s choice Award for being “The Most Factual.” SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 VOLUME 68, NUMBER 21 $1.00 Ayanna Pressley Will Become Florida Mom Charged With Murder First Black Congresswoman In Case Of Missing 2-Year-Old Son In Massachusetts A Florida mother Jordan after giving them a has been arrested for ride on Saturday night in Last week, a stunning political murdering her two-year- the Tampa Bay area. victory came out of Florida with old son after his body was Jordan Belliveau’s body Tallahassee Mayor Andrew discovered more than two was found in woodland in Gillum’s unforeseen win in days after he was reported Largo, Florida. Stinson, the Democratic gubernatorial missing. told police that a man had primary. This week, a political Charisse Stinson attacked her, knocking her surprise arrived out of Boston. reported the boy missing out. At-large Boston City Council early Sunday, according She later admitted member, Ayanna Pressley, 44, has stunned political prognosticators and to police in Largo, Florida. injuring the boy and Charisse Stinson allegedly struck the toddler uncon- defeated longtime Congressman Mike Capuano in the Democratic primary A statewide Amber Alert leaving him to die, police scious and left him to die. -
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WEEKLY WEATHER WIREE ¡Próximamente! BAILE FOLKLORICO TUE WED THU FRIF — El 23 de febrero del 2017 — H 60 H 57 H 56 H 57 L 53 L 38 L 38 L 42 SPARTAN DAILY - EDICIÓN EN ESPAÑOL SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 3 Information from weather.gov FOLLOW US! /spartandaily @SpartanDaily @spartandaily /spartandailyYT Volume 148. Issue 11www.sjsunews.com/spartandaily Tuesday, February 21, 2017 ANTI-TRUMP Not My President’s Day takes San Jose by storm BY KYLEE BAIRD AND chants demonstrators yelled. members of the crowd to ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ Attendees also held signs come up and share their STAFF WRITERS which read “Be the change stories or express themselves. you want to see in the world” The crowd later moved to WATCH THIS VIDEO ON accompanied with a photo the sidewalk where people YOUTUBE AT SPARTANDAILY of Mahatma Gandhi and a held their signs. Cars honked banner which read “Not My as they passed. In the heavy rain, protesters President.” Similar to other protests came out with waterproof “I am so disgusted by since Trump won the signs to object President him,” said Danielle Perri, an presidency back in Donald Trump for the administrative specialist and November, people continued “Not My Presidents Day” San Jose State University to raise awareness for several demonstration at San Jose alumna. “I am so glad to other issues including City Hall on Monday. see you. We are not done immigration, women’s rights, The event was co- marching, we are not done LGBTQ rights, Black Lives sponsored by South Bay fi ghting. And we will win.” Matter, education and the resistance groups, Orchard As the rain poured the Dakota Access Pipeline.