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Thought-crime poster remixes

Those nutty police ads encouraging people to report others for “studying CCTV cameras” have encouraged a lot of remixes on BoingBoing. Some of the best, starting with my favourite, are posted below. Some of them get cut off at the … Continue reading

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W.T.F.

The UK seems to be becoming allergic to protest. The extent to which freedom of expression is being curtailed is becoming quite scary.   A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word “cult” to describe the Church of Scientology. … Continue reading

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Pirate Bay interrogation transcripts

Oh jeez. This is funny. Some transcripts from the Pirate Bay admins, who are being questioned by the Swedish police. It’s a testament to Sweden’s open society that these transcripts are available at all. Cleveland Police, being all British about … Continue reading

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The price of education?

Laura brought this to my attention: worrying stuff in the current difficult civil rights climate. The video included below appears to show Mostafa Tabatabainejad, a UCLA student, being violently restrained and shocked with a taser gun after refusing to show … Continue reading

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‘I Spy with Thy Lecturer’s Eye’

This is a story I wrote for publication in my University’s student newspaper. It went out in the 9th November edition of the Strathclyde Telegraph (which went out today, due to late printing). It was edited for publication somewhat but … Continue reading

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