When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign. It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the freedom of expression. It can also describe something perverted by tyrannical power. It’s a term used primarily to describe the present, but whose implications inevitably connect to both […]
O’FALLON, Ill. - An officer fatally shot a knife-wielding man Friday evening in O'Fallon, Illinois, after two others were found stabbed. On Saturday, the St. Clair County Coroner's Office identified the man killed as Matthew Blanke, 53, of O'Fallon, Illinois. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Friday in the 600 block of West Madison Street [...]
Nonprofit organization Social Web Foundation is quietly focused on building tools, libraries, and prototypes to demonstrate what ActivityPub C2S could do.
There’s a particular kind of person who cheers when the president deploys military forces against American cities over the objections of their elected leaders. They call themselves patriots. They wrap themselves in the flag while applauding the systematic demolition of everything that flag once represented. They claim to love America while celebrating the transformation of […]