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Privacy Concerns

Sidewalk Labs’ 1,500-Page Plan for Toronto Is a Democracy Grenade

After 18 months of high-profile resignations, local resistance, and lots of listening, Google-affiliate Sidewalk Labs finally released its master plan to redevelop a swath of Torontos waterfront as a sensor-laden neighbourhood on Monday. The master plan, c…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Barack Obama

Buttigieg missed chance to show black citizens ‘I feel your pain’

David Axelrod, a CNN commentator, was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)Pete Buttigie…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Riots

Why Stonewall Mattered

As any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) person can tell you, we sexual minorities are among societys most traumatized women and men. From the time were kids we are abused, beaten up, insulted, rejected, and thrown out of our homes simply …

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Pompeo did not discuss Khashoggi murder with Saudi king: official

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not discuss the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he met with Saudi Arabia's king on Monday, a senior State Department official told journalists travelling with him in the region on Monday. "It did not…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Nukes

What Are Iran’s Options In The Standoff With The U.S.?

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks at a meeting with a group of Revolutionary Guards and their families in Tehran on April 9. Khamenei praised Iran's Revolutionary Guard and said America's "evil designs would not harm" the force after the W…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX is about to launch the ashes of 152 people into space

SpaceX may be yet to launch any living human astronauts into space, but the remains of over 150 people are going to get the ride of their afterlives on Monday night thanks to the companys Falcon Heavy rocket. Among the various satellites and instruments being…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Feudalism

Far-Right TFP Funded Launch of Conservative Catholic Activist Group in Netherlands

In another example of cross-fertilization between right-wing movements in the Americas and Europe, Tradition, Family and Property helped fund and train activists in the Netherlands who created a group called Civitas Christiana, according to a report in the ne…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Google

How to Keep Spam Out of Your Google Calendar

Scammers and spammers have been wriggling their way into unsuspecting users Google Calendars for years now, but theres been a swell of headlines on Google Calendar phishing scams over the past few weeks. Heres why. By default, Google Calendar will add events…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Skateboard

The Gateway: Detailed Looks of the Beastie Boys Installation @ “Beyond the Streets”

One of the surprise highlights of the landmark Beyond the Streets exhibition in NY that opened this past weekend was the Beastie Boys installation that highlighted the band's unique connection to graffiti and street art cultures. From HAZE to Cey Adams, Glen …

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs details plans for Toronto smart city project – CNET

A rendering of the Quayside neighborhood, which Sidewalk Labs is developing into a high-tech hub. Sidewalk Labs Alphabet's controversial smart city project just took its biggest step forward. Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google's parent company, on Monday…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Sidewalk Labs’ 1,500-Page Plan for Toronto Is a Democracy Grenade

Buttigieg missed chance to show black citizens ‘I feel your pain’

Why Stonewall Mattered

Pompeo did not discuss Khashoggi murder with Saudi king: official

What Are Iran’s Options In The Standoff With The U.S.?

SpaceX is about to launch the ashes of 152 people into space

Far-Right TFP Funded Launch of Conservative Catholic Activist Group in Netherlands

How to Keep Spam Out of Your Google Calendar

The Gateway: Detailed Looks of the Beastie Boys Installation @ “Beyond the Streets”

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs details plans for Toronto smart city project – CNET

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