Spy Spin Fuels Anti-Kaspersky Campaign Moon of Alabama. “If one believes all the now made claims then Israel hacked Kaspersky, which was hacking an NSA employee who had stolen NSA hacks, while being hacked by Russia which was hacked by the NSA, while the NSA was warned by Israel about Russian hacks. Makes sense?”
From David T. Hardy, I’m from the Government and I’m Here to Kill You: The True Human Cost of Official Negligence
ASIO warns vice chancellors over Chinese spies on campus | afr.com Exclusive
Domestic intelligence agency ASIO says it has not been able to keep up with the growing level of "harmful espionage and foreign interference" operations being carried out in Australia, which have sought to steal sensitive government and corporate ...
Trump tells US soldier's widow: 'He knew what he signed up for'
'Their misconduct paid off': Ex-Rio Tinto boss Tom Albanese accused of fraud
CAN’T ANYBODY PLAY THIS GAME? French intelligence texts jihadist by mistake, inadvertently warning of surveillance operation.
A French intelligence agent sent a text message by mistake to the mobile phone of a jihadist, inadvertently warning him that he was under surveillance and undermining an investigation, it emerged on Friday.The target of the probe, described as an “Islamist preacher” based in the Paris area, immediately understood that his phone was being tapped and his movements monitored.He called the agent to complain and warned his contacts that they were under surveillance. As a result, separate investigations by two different intelligence services came to nothing, M6 television reported.
The Adults in the Room NYRB
20 of America’s top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They’re scared. Vox
20 of America’s top political scientists gathered to discuss our democracy. They’re scared. Vox
‘He’s better than this,’ says Thomas Barrack, Trump’s loyal whisperer WaPo
Bloomberg, The Smartest Americans Are Heading West:
Three cities in Colorado — a state whose fortunes have been tied to the boom and bust of oil, gas and other commodities — are among the top 10 leading destinations for the nation’s best and brightest as old cow and mining towns morph into technology hubs, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ... Filling out the top 10 of the Brain Concentration Index are cities rich in technology and higher education, including San Francisco (2), Washington (5), Raleigh (6) and Seattle (9).
The Persistence of Pax Americana Jacobin
The Secrets of Google’s Moonshot FactoryThe Atlantic
Welcome to Crypto Valley Bloomberg
Building Power before Janus–And After: Lessons from CUNY Labor Notes. Not everyone is puzzled…Made in America The New Republic (Re Silc). “Reproductive labor is a growth industry.”
The future of mobility: Are we asking the right questions? TechWorld. “Mobility” as in “mobile phones.”
Clickbait and impact: how academia has been hacked LSE Impact Blog