Astroturfing

Posted in GNU/Linux, Kernel, Microsoft at 5:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Recent: The Linux Foundation’s New Vice Chair, Wim Coekaerts, Worked for Microsoft Summary: Microsoft entryism, aided by misleading media (the whole “loves Linux” canard), has been spe…

The embattled American vape company Juul has supported one of the Indian companies fighting the governments e-cigarette ban, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal. Juul, which sells sleek e-cigarettes and flavoured nicotine pods that have become …

The senator spoke with the parents who protested her education plan after the event. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s rally on Thursday night in Atlanta was interrupted by a group of parents protesting the Massachusetts Democrat’s stance on charter schoolsbut the gra…

Every day, millions of Californians burn a planet-warming fossil fuel to cook dinner, stay warm or take a hot shower. Persuading people to stop using that fuel, natural gas, is shaping up to be the next act in California's war on climate change. And unlike …

#FurryAndProud is trending on Twitter as furries around the world share their art, fur suits, and pride and love for their community. The lovely Miru #mechacon#mechacon2019#mechacon2319#furry#FurryAndProud#furryfandom#fursuit#FursuitFriday#kawaiipic.twitter.…

The Partnerships first tax filing, obtained this week by Andrew Perez of Maplight, details how the organization has embedded itself within a network of Democratic shithawking shops to conduct its work against health care reform. Its biggest vendor was Forbes …

By Madlen Davies, Matthew Chapman, Jana Kasperkevic, Ben Stockton The embattled American vape company Juul is pushing foreign governments to ditch strict e-cigarette regulations as it aggressively expands across the globe in an attempt to offset lost profits…

CarsPublished on November 16th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan 0 November 16th, 2019 by Zachary Shahan  I’m a hardcore climate activist. I’ve been one for approximately 20 years (and writing that sure does make me feel old). I’m quite concerned that we are des…

Before we move forward here, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the importance of Chicago’s hundreds of houses of worship, particularly churches in Black and Latino neighborhoods. They play a key role in building community and providing social services, and t…

A UK PR firm pitching to run an account for Ola has proposed running a campaign to politicize ride-hailing as a tactic to shift regulations in its favor. The approach suggests that, despite the appearance of ride-hailing platforms taking a more conciliatory …