Indigenous communities along Argentina’s Río Chubut mobilize to conserve waterway
Indigenous communities along Argentina’s Río Chubut mobilize to conserve waterway
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/indigenous-communities-along-argentinas-rio-chubut-mobilize-to-conserve-waterway/
CHUBUT RIVER, Argentina — “The waters of this territory converge in the Río Chubut,” began the refrain of a caravan traveling across Argentina’s Patagonia region in the budding first weeks of February. “And like the waters, so too will our voices flow together to be heard.” The group, made up of Indigenous Mapuche leaders, activists […]
The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters
The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters – Void Network
https://voidnetwork.gr/2024/04/30/the-grit-and-resilience-of-student-protesters/
Art Takes Center Stage at Growing Student Protests for Palestine
Art Takes Center Stage at Growing Student Protests for Palestine
https://hyperallergic.com/906834/art-takes-center-stage-at-growing-student-protests-for-palestine/
Visual arts faculty, alumni, and staff are standing in solidarity with students as “art corners” and other creative initiatives dominate the encampments.
Report Alleges UN Complicit in Violent Evictions from World Heritage Sites
Report Alleges UN Complicit in Violent Evictions from World Heritage Sites
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/unesco-world-heritage-sites-indigenous-people-evictions
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
https://www.wired.com/story/senate-section-702-ecsr-provision/
A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
Google Employees Sit-In to Protest 'Project Nimbus' AI Tech Contract With the Israeli Military - UNICORN RIOT
Google Employees Sit-In to Protest 'Project Nimbus' AI Tech Contract With the Israeli Military - UNICORN RIOT
https://unicornriot.ninja/2024/google-employees-sit-in-to-protest-project-nimbus-ai-tech-contract-with-the-israeli-military/
Manhattan, NY — Google employees organized a sit-in at the tech company’s Chelsea office in New York City and occupied the office of Google Cloud’s CEO Thomas Kurian in California on April 16, 2024. The demonstration aims to expose the internal unrest surrounding Google’s involvement in Project Nimbus, a cloud technology contract between the Israeli […]
Facebook designates Grayzone journalist Kit Klarenberg a ‘dangerous individual’ - The Grayzone
Facebook designates Grayzone journalist Kit Klarenberg a ‘dangerous individual’ - The Grayzone
https://thegrayzone.com/2024/04/17/facebook-kit-klarenberg-dangerous/
The notoriously intelligence-friendly social media network appears to have imposed a ban on posting a recent report by Kit Klarenberg, and is automatically restricting users who re-publish his work. Multiple Facebook users have reported being banned, or having their posts censored, after sharing an investigation by The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg into CIA and MI6 involvement in the creation of ISIS. Readers who post links to the piece on the social network find themselves frozen out of their accounts, on the […]
What To Know About G42—The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft
What To Know About G42—The Emirati AI Giant That Just Got A $1.5 Billion Investment From Microsoft
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2024/04/16/what-to-know-about-g42-the-emirati-ai-giant-that-just-got-a-15-billion-investment-from-microsoft/?sh=667a51107596
AI giant G42 is chaired by the powerful UAE royal Sheikh Tahnoon, backed by the UAE sovereign wealth fund and was heavily scrutinized over its ties to China.
Sterilization Procedures Have Surged Among Young People Following “Dobbs”
Sterilization Procedures Have Surged Among Young People Following “Dobbs”
https://truthout.org/articles/sterilization-procedures-have-surged-among-young-people-post-dobbs/
“[T]his research highlight[s] the indirect effects of 'Dobbs' on reproductive autonomy,” the lead researcher said.
Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects
Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects – Open Source Security Foundation
https://openssf.org/blog/2024/04/15/open-source-security-openssf-and-openjs-foundations-issue-alert-for-social-engineering-takeovers-of-open-source-projects/