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From Anonymous: Calling All Supporters of Julian Assange In defense of freedom of speech, openness and transparency, join an international appeal to FREE WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE! Share this on Facebook & Twitter! When: Saturday, October 13, 2012 Appear at 12 noon and disappear at 12:15 p.m. Where: Ecuadorian Embassy, 3 Hans Crescent, London SW1X …
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From Joe King: The founder of Museum of Words, which he founded as a joke, is sacked. Australia: ‘Museum of Words’ sacks founder …as found by BBC Monitoring 13 November 2013 The Museum of Words in Sydney has sacked its own founder after he described the project as a “scam”, it is reported. Charles Frith, …
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Submitted by Emerson Dameron and Clark Stoeckley: WikiLeaks claims responsibility for fake Bill Keller column, citing donation ban by Ed Pilkington guardian.co.uk 29 July 2012 Hoax including fake tweets and a counterfeit Times website dismissed as ‘childish prank’ by former editor Bill Keller Bill Keller, former New York Times executive editor and current columnist, has …
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Inside the Anonymous Army of ‘Hacktivist’ Attackers by Cassell Bryan-Low and Siobhan Gorman Wall Street Journal June 24, 2011 Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Netherlands””In this sleepy Dutch town last December, police burst into the bedroom of 19-year-old Martijn Gonlag as he hurriedly pulled on jeans over his boxer shorts. He was hauled away on suspicion of taking part …