thought blotter—cuttle fish sex, 111 suicides and pinkwashing
mmm hipster beach jams
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pinkwashing // wikipedia article of the day
via Discover
'The scope of the attack underlines the power of a cache of National Security Agency hacking tools that were leaked to the public. Hackers made use of the same N.S.A. tools that were used during the WannaCry episode, along with two other methods to promote its spread, according to Symantec.'
-- Ransomware Attack Raises Concerns Over Future Assaults // The New York Times
i like how no one is talking about how these attacks are the fault of the nsa for developing this software in the first place.
'Maduro condemned the [helicopter] attack as an attempted coup, saying "terrorists" were behind the offensive and that an operation was underway to track the perpetrators down.
But much remained murky about the assault: if it was an attempt to unseat Maduro's government, it was a spectacular failure. No-one was injured and one of the grenades failed to explode, government officials said. It was unclear how a rogue police helicopter could have circled high-profile buildings in the Venezuelan capital without being shot down -- eyewitnesses and local journalists say the assault went on for about two hours. None of those involved in the attack appear to have been tracked down and the whereabouts of the helicopter remains unknown.' Scientists Can Now Read Your Thoughts With a Brain Scan // Popular Mechanics 111 people have killed themselves under California’s new right-to-die law // <a href=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/06/28/111-people-have-killed-themselves-under-californias-new-right-to-die-law/?utm_term=.0387872796d1>The Washington Post first time i've felt good about that many suicides...
-- Helicopter attack targets Venezuela's Supreme Court // CNN
yeah, that totally doesn't sound like a false flag event...
...except the article totally says they can't. but they're getting closer...