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Tunisia: A Single Tweet Can Start A Prairie Fire!

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Fri, 01/21/2011 - 19:52

From the Nayan Chanda in Times of India today:

Analysing the prospect of revolution by China's oppressed peasants, Chairman Mao once wrote that a single spark can start a prairie fire. The recent internet-assisted uprising in Tunisia that led its long-time ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country may now make other autocratic Arab rulers wonder if it is the time of a single tweet that will start a prairie fire in their lands. At the Arab League meeting this week, its secretary general warned that the tinder was dry. "The Arab soul," he said, "is broken by poverty, unemployment and general recession...The Arab citizen has entered a stage of anger that is unprecedented."

Tunisia: A Single Tweet Can Start A Prairie Fire!

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Fri, 01/21/2011 - 19:52

From the Nayan Chanda in Times of India today:

Analysing the prospect of revolution by China's oppressed peasants, Chairman Mao once wrote that a single spark can start a prairie fire. The recent internet-assisted uprising in Tunisia that led its long-time ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country may now make other autocratic Arab rulers wonder if it is the time of a single tweet that will start a prairie fire in their lands. At the Arab League meeting this week, its secretary general warned that the tinder was dry. "The Arab soul," he said, "is broken by poverty, unemployment and general recession...The Arab citizen has entered a stage of anger that is unprecedented."

Anonymous plans Op Swift Assist in Tunisia

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Thu, 01/20/2011 - 14:06

As changes in the Tunisian government and changes on the ground in Tunisian continue at a rapid fire rate. The Tunisia cabinet has decided to recognized all political parties and free all political prisoners. The government said that 1,800 political prisoners have been freed this week. As the country recognizes three days of morning for the people killed in the revolt, demonstrators in front of the RCD headquarters continue to demand that the former ruling party be disbanded and today pulled down part of the party's sign on the building. Al Jazeera writes today about it's broader potential:

The Facebook generation has taken to the streets and the "Jasmin Revolt" has become a revolution, at least as of the time of writing. And the flight of former President Ben Ali to Saudi Arabia is inspiring people across the Arab world to take to the streets and warn their own sclerotic and autocratic leaders that they could soon face a similar fate.

Anonymous plans Op Swift Assist in Tunisia

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Thu, 01/20/2011 - 14:06

As changes in the Tunisian government and changes on the ground in Tunisian continue at a rapid fire rate. The Tunisia cabinet has decided to recognized all political parties and free all political prisoners. The government said that 1,800 political prisoners have been freed this week. As the country recognizes three days of morning for the people killed in the revolt, demonstrators in front of the RCD headquarters continue to demand that the former ruling party be disbanded and today pulled down part of the party's sign on the building. Al Jazeera writes today about it's broader potential:

The Facebook generation has taken to the streets and the "Jasmin Revolt" has become a revolution, at least as of the time of writing. And the flight of former President Ben Ali to Saudi Arabia is inspiring people across the Arab world to take to the streets and warn their own sclerotic and autocratic leaders that they could soon face a similar fate.

Arrested Pirate Party Member Becomes Tunisian Minister

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Wed, 01/19/2011 - 18:17

This just came across the Anon Twitter feed while I was preparing this diary. No time to check. Here's the story:

Arrested Pirate Party Member Becomes Tunisian State Secretary

After weeks of public protests on- and offline the Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned and escaped the country last Friday. Today, the head of the transitional government, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi, announced his new cabinet members which include a familiar name. Slim Amamou, the Pirate Party member and freedom of speech activist who was arrested just a few days ago, is now the (deputy minister) State Secretary of Youth and Sports.

Old title:
Tunisia: will there be a domino effect?

Arrested Pirate Party Member Becomes Tunisian Minister

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Wed, 01/19/2011 - 18:17

This just came across the Anon Twitter feed while I was preparing this diary. No time to check. Here's the story:

Arrested Pirate Party Member Becomes Tunisian State Secretary

After weeks of public protests on- and offline the Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali resigned and escaped the country last Friday. Today, the head of the transitional government, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi, announced his new cabinet members which include a familiar name. Slim Amamou, the Pirate Party member and freedom of speech activist who was arrested just a few days ago, is now the (deputy minister) State Secretary of Youth and Sports.

Old title:
Tunisia: will there be a domino effect?

Is Libya Next? Anonymous Debates New Operation

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:07

From a message board important to the hacker group Anonymous last night:

Libya seems to be a cloudy subject full of uncertainty. So here's a thread to discuss and gather information. I know many anons have been calling for an Operation Libya in the hopes that the protests there could escalate to the revolution status Tunisia's did, but we don't have enough information to see if that's possible... yet. If we want an Operation Libya, step 1 is to GATHER INFORMATION. Here's what anon has so far:
http://piratenpad.de/...

The post comes with this Leakspin informational video from YouTube:

Is Libya Next? Anonymous Debates New Operation

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:07

From a message board important to the hacker group Anonymous last night:

Libya seems to be a cloudy subject full of uncertainty. So here's a thread to discuss and gather information. I know many anons have been calling for an Operation Libya in the hopes that the protests there could escalate to the revolution status Tunisia's did, but we don't have enough information to see if that's possible... yet. If we want an Operation Libya, step 1 is to GATHER INFORMATION. Here's what anon has so far:
http://piratenpad.de/...

The post comes with this Leakspin informational video from YouTube:

UPDATED: Tunis: This Photo was Taken 66 Minutes Ago

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:57

I was surfing for photos from yesterday's Anonymous Rallies when I came across this. This is Now!

((( i ))) #Anonymous #Tunisia - #Libya #SidiBouzid Tunisia #jasminrevolt #optunisia #oplibya

The photos below are from the recent Anonymous street actions. I'm off to MLKing March now and will add more photos latter. I just stubbled upon the above photo in my searches. I looked at it about a minute trying to figure out if it was an Anonymous rally and where? When I realized that it was from Tunis and less than an hour old! So I wanted to rush it out. I would have gotten it up sooner but the software kept complaining that I didn't have 300 chars when I tried to publish. Apparently I get no credit for being overlong most of the time! So I just kept adding stuff until it would publish. Hey, DKos, whatever happened to "a picture's worth a thousand words?"

UPDATED: Tunis: This Photo was Taken 66 Minutes Ago

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:57

I was surfing for photos from yesterday's Anonymous Rallies when I came across this. This is Now!

((( i ))) #Anonymous #Tunisia - #Libya #SidiBouzid Tunisia #jasminrevolt #optunisia #oplibya

The photos below are from the recent Anonymous street actions. I'm off to MLKing March now and will add more photos latter. I just stubbled upon the above photo in my searches. I looked at it about a minute trying to figure out if it was an Anonymous rally and where? When I realized that it was from Tunis and less than an hour old! So I wanted to rush it out. I would have gotten it up sooner but the software kept complaining that I didn't have 300 chars when I tried to publish. Apparently I get no credit for being overlong most of the time! So I just kept adding stuff until it would publish. Hey, DKos, whatever happened to "a picture's worth a thousand words?"

Happy 25th Birthday, Internet Engineering Task Force

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Sun, 01/16/2011 - 12:06

From a notorious striptease by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to a fist-pumping, table-jumping brawl about cryptography policy, the Internet's premier standards-setting body has had its share of big moments.

         The Internet Engineering Task Force turns 25 today.
         25 years of "rough consensus and running code"

From Network World

The IETF is responsible for many of the underlying standards that make the Internet work, including the Internet Protocol (IP) for data transfer, Domain Name System (DNS) for matching domain names with IP addresses, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for sending e-mail, and Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) for traffic engineering.

Over the years, the IETF has published more than 4,500 documents that describe standards for the Internet's fundamental technologies, and these documents are referenced by network operators on a daily basis.

Happy 25th Birthday, Internet Engineering Task Force

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Sun, 01/16/2011 - 12:06

From a notorious striptease by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to a fist-pumping, table-jumping brawl about cryptography policy, the Internet's premier standards-setting body has had its share of big moments.

         The Internet Engineering Task Force turns 25 today.
         25 years of "rough consensus and running code"

From Network World

The IETF is responsible for many of the underlying standards that make the Internet work, including the Internet Protocol (IP) for data transfer, Domain Name System (DNS) for matching domain names with IP addresses, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for sending e-mail, and Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) for traffic engineering.

Over the years, the IETF has published more than 4,500 documents that describe standards for the Internet's fundamental technologies, and these documents are referenced by network operators on a daily basis.

The WikiLeaks Revolution: Anonymous Strikes Tunisia

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Sat, 01/15/2011 - 11:25

Yesterday the Tunisia people overthrew a president that had been more like a dictator for 23 years. This revolution is by no means a settled affair, in fact, it has only begun. While the main struggle took place in the streets, and that's where the people's blood has been shed, an important part of that struggle has also taken place on the Internet and that is the focus of this dairy.

Many are calling this the first WikiLeaks Revolution. That is not without merit. Widespread protests against unemployment and demands for economic relief already had the country in turmoil following the protest suicide of an unemployed college graduate who the police stop from selling fruit without a permit. People already knew that the president and government were corrupt but when WikiLeaks released U.S. State Department cables about Tunisia they had the proof in black and white. The effect was the same as when the little boy shouted that the emperor has no clothes, the struggle turned from economic demands put to the government to a demands for a change in government. The struggle became revolutionary.

The WikiLeaks Revolution: Anonymous Strikes Tunisia

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Sat, 01/15/2011 - 11:25

Yesterday the Tunisia people overthrew a president that had been more like a dictator for 23 years. This revolution is by no means a settled affair, in fact, it has only begun. While the main struggle took place in the streets, and that's where the people's blood has been shed, an important part of that struggle has also taken place on the Internet and that is the focus of this dairy.

Many are calling this the first WikiLeaks Revolution. That is not without merit. Widespread protests against unemployment and demands for economic relief already had the country in turmoil following the protest suicide of an unemployed college graduate who the police stop from selling fruit without a permit. People already knew that the president and government were corrupt but when WikiLeaks released U.S. State Department cables about Tunisia they had the proof in black and white. The effect was the same as when the little boy shouted that the emperor has no clothes, the struggle turned from economic demands put to the government to a demands for a change in government. The struggle became revolutionary.

EMERGENCY: DKos Must Act Now to Protect Tunisian Bloggers!

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:58

A revolution is happening on Tunisia now. The people are revolting against the repression and unemployment and the government is cracking down hard. Dozens, perhaps hundreds have been shot and many more have been arrested. I will not attempt to recap the excellence if under-appreciated coverage other Kossacks have given to this story. You can read that here, here, here, here and here. However there is a strong Internet angle to this story, and that I will cover.

EFF Calls for Immediate Action to Defend Tunisian Activists Against Government Cyberattacks

EMERGENCY: DKos Must Act Now to Protect Tunisian Bloggers!

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:58

A revolution is happening on Tunisia now. The people are revolting against the repression and unemployment and the government is cracking down hard. Dozens, perhaps hundreds have been shot and many more have been arrested. I will not attempt to recap the excellence if under-appreciated coverage other Kossacks have given to this story. You can read that here, here, here, here and here. However there is a strong Internet angle to this story, and that I will cover.

EFF Calls for Immediate Action to Defend Tunisian Activists Against Government Cyberattacks

Keith Olbermann, You Can't Give Those People an Inch!

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Sun, 01/09/2011 - 11:58

I'm a regular viewer but the first time I heard Keith Olbermann mentioned on ABC News "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour was this morning. It was the round-table, and they were talking about the tragic shooting in Arizona yesterday and the ways in which the current political climate may have contributed to it. George Stephanopoulis says to Dick Armey of Freedom Works:

Already we are seeing a real political impact. You've got, on the left, Keith Olbermann last night on MSNBC yesterday apologizing for any statements he may have made that incited violence.

Keith Olbermann, You Can't Give Those People an Inch!

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Sun, 01/09/2011 - 11:58

I'm a regular viewer but the first time I heard Keith Olbermann mentioned on ABC News "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour was this morning. It was the round-table, and they were talking about the tragic shooting in Arizona yesterday and the ways in which the current political climate may have contributed to it. George Stephanopoulis says to Dick Armey of Freedom Works:

Already we are seeing a real political impact. You've got, on the left, Keith Olbermann last night on MSNBC yesterday apologizing for any statements he may have made that incited violence.

Is Boehner's Idea of a Social Safety Net a Facebook Page?

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Thu, 01/06/2011 - 21:45

I heard this in Countdown with Keith tonight:

BRIAN WILLIAMS: When you go home next, is there a sidewalk, a place, a person that's kind of a talisman to grab onto? Again, talkin' about strength and the new job?

JOHN BOEHNER: Well, I get strength every day just uh, going to my Facebook site.

I'm absolutely amazed. He is now Speaker of the House in a country with, let's be real, 17% unemployment, and he has time to spend on Facebook everyday? I'm one of those unemployed and I find I only have time to tend to Facebook stuff 2 or 3 times a week! What gives?

If you want to make him feel better, or maybe just piss on his wall. Here it is.

Is Boehner's Idea of a Social Safety Net a Facebook Page?

Clay Claiborne on the Daily Kos - Thu, 01/06/2011 - 21:45

I heard this in Countdown with Keith tonight:

BRIAN WILLIAMS: When you go home next, is there a sidewalk, a place, a person that's kind of a talisman to grab onto? Again, talkin' about strength and the new job?

JOHN BOEHNER: Well, I get strength every day just uh, going to my Facebook site.

I'm absolutely amazed. He is now Speaker of the House in a country with, let's be real, 17% unemployment, and he has time to spend on Facebook everyday? I'm one of those unemployed and I find I only have time to tend to Facebook stuff 2 or 3 times a week! What gives?

If you want to make him feel better, or maybe just piss on his wall. Here it is.