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Suspect America: what the world is like for citizens in post-9/11 America

Carrie Ching produced this short video called Suspect America on how our rights as Americans are slowly eroding because of increased surveillance, paranoia, and over-zealous suspicious reporting all done in the name of so-called “security”. [via]

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Egypt disconnects from the web as civil and political unrest continues

This is pretty incredible news: At the moment, about 93% of Egypt is shut off from the internet. That’s right. Silenced, disappeared, gone. Just like that. Because of the widespread use of social networking websites and forums to gather people … Continue reading

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