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Today's antique store find: a first edition of 1984. Back then they thought a universal surveillance state would be imposed by an authoritarian govt using fear. Now we know we will submit willingly in exchange for some free web services.

Reconciliation is Dead: A Strategic Proposal https://itsgoingdown.org/reconciliation-is-dead-a-strategic-proposal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Open access journals get a boost from librarians—much to Elsevier’s dismay

A quiet revolution is sweeping the $20 billion academic publishing market and its main operator Elsevier, partly driven by an unlikely group of rebels: cash-strapped librarians. [One university's] ability to cope [without an access deal] is a vivid example of how the market is changing and eroding Elsevier’s pricing power.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/how-librarians-keep-for-profit-scientific-journals-from-squeezing-their-budgets/

@0 @Truck @humanetech what is often overlooked with the argument of 'git is already decentralized' is that code forges (git hub/lab) have become one of the most significant ways to discover, distribute and discuss software. All social features that could well benefit from federated web interfaces.

You Do Know Amy Klobuchar Is an Abusive Boss, Right?

Based on a third-place finish in New Hampshire, pundits have declared Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s presidential campaign to be “surging”—despite the fact that national polls show her roughly 16 points behind Sen. Bernie Sanders. CNN analysts are working around the clock on the question of whether her campaign has “momentum.”

One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years

Researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate the loss of plant and animal species by 2070. Their results suggest that as many as one in three species could face extinction unless warming is reduced.

E-voting is a bad idea. A team of MIT researchers finds that Voatz pairs a bad idea with bad execution https://internetpolicy.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SecurityAnalysisOfVoatz_Public.pdf https://t.co/msxvcTeHD1

I Know Firsthand Why Unions Should Endorse Bernie

One late summer evening in 2000, my home phone rang in Moretown, Vermont. “Can you please hold for Congressman Sanders?” the voice on the line asked. 

The nose knows: Study establishes airborne exposure to harmful algal blooms' toxins

There are no limits specific to airborne concentrations of microcystins (blue-green algae) or inhalation guidelines. Little is known about recreational and occupational exposure to these toxins. New research provides evidence of aerosol exposure to microcystins in coastal residents. Researchers detected microcystin in the nasal passages of 95 percent of the participants; some who reported no direct contact with impacted water. Results also showed higher concentrations among occupationally exposed individuals and demonstrated a relationship between nasal and water microcystin concentrations.

● NEWS ● #commondreams #corporateMedia #wallstreet ☞ When CNN Introduces #sanders -Bashers Only as 'Former,' #CNN Is Lying To You https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/02/13/when-cnn-introduces-bernie-bashers-only-former-cnn-lying-you

BREAKING: The California State Auditor's office has released the results of its seven-month investigation into automated license plate readers. Here's the summary: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2019-118/summary.html https://t.co/IE2oDowvUN

Chicago Teachers Won Public Support for Their Strike. Here’s How.

As 35,000 Chicago teachers, school support staff, and park district workers are set to begin a major strike on October 17, they boast the backing of students, parents, community organizations, and local unions who see the potential work stoppage as a crucial battle in the fight for a more just and equitable city. Thanks to the solidarity efforts of community and labor groups, more Chicagoans support the possible strike than oppose it, according to a recent poll by the Chicago Sun-Times.  

The Longest Strike in America Needs a Political Savior

The longest ongoing strike in America today is happening in the media capital of the world. It involves the people who install and repair the cables that bring the news to many of the most influential people in America. But after three long years, the Spectrum workers of New York City are beginning to feel as though everyone has forgotten about them. For those who soldier on, the fight has become much bigger than a contract dispute. It is a fight that can only be won with a wholesale reimagining of public control over corporate power.

Mass #melting of #Antarctic #ice sheet led to three metre #SeaLevel rise 120,000 years ago | World news | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/13/mass-melting-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-led-to-three-metre-sea-level-rise-120000-years-ago

#HistoricClimateChange

Montpelier, VT: Demonstration in Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en https://itsgoingdown.org/montpelier-solidarity-with-the-wetsuweten/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The First Amendment protects your right to speak anonymously about your employer https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/12/kracken_cryptocurrency_eff_glassdoor/

FSF is currently seeking comment about how it should handle its relationship with GNU now that RMS is no longer FSF president. I sent them my feedback, and in the interest of transparency I will be posting it here. it's a bit long so this is gonna be a thread.