[Link] Reminder: Telling Cops to ‘Fuck Off’ Is Completely Legal

Read: 3/3/2022 www.vice.com

When cops confronted Michael Wood while wearing his “fuck the police” T-shirt at a local county fair in Dayton, Ohio, six years ago, he tried to explain he was well within his rights. He even removed the shirt.  But the officers still asked him to leave.

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[Link] Spotify’s attempt to use the Facebook playbook over Joe Rogan won’t wash

Read: 6/2/2022 www.theguardian.com

Two decades ago, the late and much-lamented David Bowie said something that was eerily prophetic. “Music itself,” he observed, “is going to become like running water or electricity.

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[Link] Sweden returns to cold war tactics to battle fake news

Read: 6/2/2022 www.theguardian.com

A top official from Sweden’s new “psychological defence” agency said the country had decided to bring back the cold war-era government body amid fears over Russian aggression against Ukraine.

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[Link] Florida GOP Wants to Ban Making White People Feel ‘Discomfort’ About Racism

Read: 19/1/2022 www.vice.com

A new bill pushed by Florida Gov.

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[Link] The World’s Longest Ruling Prime Minister Has Backed His Son to Take Over

Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com

Addressing the country he has ruled for 36 years, marking the prestigious occasion of the inauguration of a $300 million sewage treatment facility, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen confirmed that he will back his oldest son Hun Manet to succeed him.

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