February 2022 - cypherpunks@lists.ogf.org

Internet as CIA plot
by professor rat 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

JULIAN " the most dangerous facilitator of totalitarianism we have ever seen. The internet is a threat to human civilization " ASSANGE 2012 JULIAN "of course Russia understands this game and Putin understands this game for a long time now" ASSANGE 2013 "The Internet first appeared as a special CIA project, and this is how it's developing," - Russian KGB agent. Vladimir Putin

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Censorship: Erasing History to Repeat Futures, FOIA, ArchiveTeam, DataHoards
by grarpamp 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Erasing history, leaves you with no history, no past, no future... Slaves, Natives, subjects of War, MKULTRA victims, and more, were all broken from their history, intentionally set adrift, wrecked, abused, the lost peoples. ...no history to learn from, no backreference no index remaining to give pause when at brink of repeating future wreckage. Governments the biggest erasers, not even FOIA can resist erasing itself, its lists of what history was, soon gone to archivists and historians. The Internet... a Mosiac built of random free disk space, some of which may survive through millenia, whether copied maintained and passed down, or unearthed as artifacts. Request, file, save, and publish whatever your interests, the curious bits of history that only you have noticed... FOIAs, internet scrapes, docs, images, media, real world, surface and alternative news, archives of archives... today. Erased history can never be recovered and learned from... Hundreds of US geographic sites to be renamed to eliminate offensive words https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/22/us-gegraphic-sites-renamed-… Hundreds of US geographic sites to be renamed to eliminate offensive words A task force will prioritize a list of replacement names and present them to the federal Board on Geographic Names later this year In November 2021, Haaland declared "squaw" a derogatory term, and a popular California ski resort changed its name to Palisades Tahoe earlier this year. Photograph: Tim Dunn/AP US officials have come up with a list of potential replacement names for hundreds of geographic sites in three dozen states that currently include an offensive word, kicking off a public comment period that will run through late April. Indigenous nations sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering US Interior secretary Deb Haaland in November formally declared the term “squaw” derogatory and initiated a process to remove the word from use by the federal government and to replace other existing derogatory place names. Haaland, the first Indigenous US cabinet secretary, said in a statement Tuesday that words matter, particularly as the agency works to make the nation’s public lands and waters accessible and welcoming to people of all backgrounds. “Consideration of these replacements is a big step forward in our efforts to remove derogatory terms whose expiration dates are long overdue,” she said. “Throughout this process, broad engagement with tribes, stakeholders and the general public will help us advance our goals of equity and inclusion.” The agency is planning three virtual meetings to consult with tribes in March, and written comments will be accepted through 24 April. I was raised beside ‘Squaw Peak’ – it’s time to change America’s offensive place names Under Haaland’s order, the first action by a task force made up of officials from several federal departments was to finalize a decision to replace a full spelling of the derogatory term with “sq––” for all official related communications. It also will be up to the task force to prioritize the list of replacement names and make recommendations to the Board on Geographic Names before it meets later this year. As part of the process, the US Geological Survey came up with five candidate names for each geographic feature. The list includes more than 660 sites in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Idaho and many other states. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Board on Geographic Names took action to eliminate the use of derogatory terms related to Black and Japanese people. Over the past two decades, the board has received 261 proposals to replace geographic features with “squaw” in the name, according to the interior department. The board also voted in 2008 to change the name of a prominent Phoenix mountain from Squaw Peak to Piestewa Peak to honor Army Spc. Lori Piestewa, the first Indigenous American woman to die in combat while serving in the US military. The Arizona Senate recently passed a memorial asking the federal government to replace the names of geographic features in the Grand Canyon region with Indigenous American names to promote an understanding of and appreciation for the “unique and significant cultures and heritage of the Grand Canyon’s tribal peoples”. Lawmakers in that state also are considering a measure that would require the Arizona board on geographic and historic names to rename anything that includes the offensive word. Unlike erased history, buried history can sometimes be recovered and learned from... Lavish Roman mosaic is biggest found in London for 50 years https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/22/lavish-roman-mosaic-is-bigg… Archaeologists say ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ finds near London Bridge are from heyday of Londinium The site, near the Shard, is thought to have been a staging post for travellers entering or leaving Roman London on the north side of the Thames. Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent @harrietsherwood The largest expanse of Roman mosaic found in London for more than half a century has been unearthed at a site believed to have been a venue for high-ranking officials to lounge in while being served food and drink. Dating from the late second century to the early third century, the mosaic’s flowers and geometric patterns were a thrilling, once-in-a-lifetime find, said Antonietta Lerz, of the Museum of London Archaeology (Mola). It was discovered about a month ago at a construction site near London Bridge. The mosaic, which is eight metres long, will be lifted later this year for preservation and conservation work, with the eventual hope of it being publicly displayed. The main mosaic incorporates flowers, geometric patterns and a twisted-rope design. Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping Its main panel features large, colourful flowers surrounded by bands incorporating a twisted-rope design, set within a red tessellated floor. There are also geometric elements and lotus flowers in the main mosaic and a smaller nearby panel. David Neal, an expert in Roman mosaic, has attributed the design of the larger panel to a team of mosaicists known as the Acanthus group, who developed a unique style. The smaller panel is a close parallel to one unearthed in Trier, Germany, suggesting that London artisans travelled abroad. The archaeologists from Mola, who have worked at the site since last June, believe the room housing the mosaic was a triclinium, containing dining couches on which people would recline to eat and drink while admiring the decorative flooring. The walls were also richly decorated. A smaller panel was found that is similar to a mosaic unearthed in Trier, Germany. Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping The triclinium may have been part of a Roman mansio, effectively an upmarket motel offering accommodation, dining and stabling to state officials and couriers travelling to and from Londinium across the river. The footprint of the building is still being uncovered, but it appears to have been a large complex around a central courtyard. A bone hairpin, likely to have been worn by a fashionable woman of high status. Photograph: MOLA/Andy Chopping Another large Roman building was also found at the site, which archaeologists say was likely to have been the private residence of a wealthy individual or family. Traces of lavishly painted walls, terrazzo and mosaic floors, coins and jewellery have been found. Among the items recovered are a decorated bronze brooch, a bone hairpin and a sewing needle. “These finds are associated with high-status women who were following the latest fashions and the latest hairstyles,” said Lerz. It was “the heyday of Roman London”, she added. “The buildings on this site were of very high status. The people living here were living the good life.” The site is being redeveloped as The Liberty of Southwark, a complex of offices, homes and shops that is a joint-venture by U+I and Transport for London (TfL).

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Plebbit: A P2P Reddit
by grarpamp 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

https://github.com/plebbit/whitepaper Plebbit is a serverless, adminless, decentralized Reddit alternative that has no blockchain transactions fees and uses captchas over peer-to-peer pubsub to prevent spam. - Whitepaper: https://github.com/plebbit/whitepaper/discussions/2 - Reddit thread: https://redd.it/qijq8r - Reddit thread 2: https://redd.it/ps9udt - IPFS thread: https://discuss.ipfs.io/t/12158 - ETHResearch thread: https://ethresear.ch/t/10523 - Telegram: https://t.me/plebbit - Twitter: https://twitter.com/getplebbit

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NYCCoin NYC (24 hrs.)
by Gunnar Larson 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

NYCCOIN PRICE CHART $0.0018 $-0.01 (-13.36%)

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Any Russian hackers asking for help in the cyber war against America?
by professor rat 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

National borders are not even roadhumps on the information superhighway ( old c-punk proverb ) But if any hacker in cyberspace, or any place, wants to join in 20 plus year old dead-lucky, deadpools on the POTUS & leading American industrialist, B. Gates, its dead easy. Once cryptoanarchist APster goes viral killing off the USA ruling class will be a snack. Self-described hackers still unaware of APster must be too stupid to be activist let alone anarchist.

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Fwd: Reuters Global Investor: Goldman Sachs seeks return of bonuses from bankers for jumping ship - Bloomberg News
by Gunnar Larson 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

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Cryptocurrency: Canada's Banks Go Offline, Abuse Rights, Censor Customers [re Life Under CBDCs and GovCorp Coins]
by grarpamp 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

> In case you were wondering what life under a CBDC will look like... > https://bombthrower.com/articles/gofundme-just-proved-bitcoins-use-case/ GovBankCorp continually prove why people need to adopt and migrate to route-arounds... crypto, gold, barterables, skills... Quality cryptocurrencies... 100% uptime starting 13 years straight since 2009, no censorship, no confiscation, no bullshit. https://twitter.com/ezralevant/status/1494064438881800193 There is an Enormous Push for Everyone to Pull Their Money Out of Canada. People are left with Zero Trust with banks and with Any Banking in Canada now over this situation. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada is hunting bank accounts of those who supported Freedom protests. Freeland is not just a member of WEF, but serves on their trustees board. She was George Soros biographer. Freeland's grandfather was a Nazi collaborator in the Ukraine. The Bank of Canada has been working on Project Jasper for 5 years. It's a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that will do away w/ physical cash. Think about Trudeau Gov seizure of truck convoy funds - CBDC is the ultimate tool of control. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/02/19/vitalik-buterin-calls-canadas-us… “If your bank account can be frozen for exercising your human right to peaceful protest, as happens to truckers in Canada, democracy has ended,it's dictatorship. Time to switch Canada's Justice Minister says if you are "pro Trump" is one of the factors of whether you ought to be worried about your bank account being seized. Creating waves of stackers out there. Canada’s TD Bank opened an account for Jeffrey Epstein but freezes accounts of Freedom Convoy protestors Canada is playing right into Bitcoin's hand. User experience is the name of the game at the end of the day, and eventually everyone has a moment that shows them how convenient permission-less money is when banking restrictions stop them from using their money how they want to when they want to Bank Run: Canada's top banks mysteriously go offline. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canadas-major-banks-go-offli… https://beckernews.com/canadas-major-banks-are-now-reported-to-be-all-offli… Five major Canadian banks went offline for hours blocking access to online and mobile banking as well as e-transfers for customers. The banks hit by the outage include Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of Montreal), Scotiabank, TD Bank Canada, and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Canada Banks Begin Freezing Accounts Of Protesters Amid Emergency Order After the Canada bank crash, which stocks are best for shorting https://youtu.be/sOndI0q3igk “$100M fine for BlockFi, Canada banking freeze highlights the importance of Decentralized Finance” Has Trudeau made Canada catch up with the USA by making Canada banks criminal enterprises Is Canada's Banking System On The Brink Of Collapse Canada - “Without a court order, banks will be able freeze personal accounts Canada’s banking industry will carry out emergency orders to stop trucker convoy - The emergency orders direct financial institutions to suspend services to both individual and business clients who they suspect are aiding the blockades. Canada's banking industry says it will follow through with the federal government's emergency orders targeting the trucker protesters as discussions on how best to implement them continue. The government published details late Tuesday on the requirements covering a wide range of the financial industry including banks, credit unions, insurance companies, portfolio managers and investment counselling services. "Banks in Canada follow all applicable laws and regulations in carrying out their operations, in keeping with their commitment to protect the integrity of Canada's financial system," the association said. The emergency orders direct financial institutions to suspend services to both individual and business clients who they suspect are aiding the blockades. To have financial accounts unfrozen, either because someone has stopped protesting or because of mistaken identity, officials said individuals would have to reach out to their financial institutions who would then validate the information and take necessary measures. The Insurance Bureau of Canada said Tuesday that the association and its members would work with the federal government to determine how best to implement the orders.

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Profiling the murdering KGB psychopath, Vladdy-boy Pooter
by professor rat 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Profiling the murdering psychopath, Slobodan Rasputin Organized killers are very difficult to apprehend because they go to inordinate lengths to cover their tracks and often are forensically savvy, meaning they are familiar with police investigation methods. https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/wicked-deeds/201905/how-the-fbi-pro…

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Cryptography and non commutative cohomology
by professor rat 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

Aristide Tsemo In this paper, we study cryptography from a geometrical viewpoint. Let N be a network, we endow N with a natural Grothendieck topology. We use geometric representations of cohomological classes to define encryptions protocols. Link to link encryption is related to the notion of torsors. We use the notion of connective structure defined on a gerbe to define public encryption. We study statistical properties of data conveyed in a network, and define an entropy cocycle. https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608790

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So many experts on AP here!
by professor rat 23 Feb '22

23 Feb '22

With so many experts here on Associated Press, sorry, Assassination Politics, maybe one of them might know when the long-running celebrity deadpool " Stiffs " dotcom started. Next to CJ and I's efforts this site could be the most consequential APster, Law West of the Pecos type effort of the last quarter-century ( or more? ) Inquiring minds wanna know.

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