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Patriot Act renewal: building on an unexpected victory (DRAFT!)

Feb 8, 2011

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jon

in political, Tales from the Net

Draft! Work in progress! Feedback welcome! Talk about a shocker!Â 24 Republicans (including 8 new members) joined with 124 Democrats to stand up for civil liberties and defeat an attempt to sneak Patriot Act Reauthorization through the House.Â Here’s what EFF, Wired, and the Washington Post have to say about this unexpected victory. Thanks to…
Following the Patriot Act battle on Twitter with Twazzup

Feb 7, 2011

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

ACTION ALERT: Ask Obama to veto the PATRIOT Act, April 5. ACTION ALERT: Meet with members of Congress about the PATRIOT Act, April 18-May 1 Twazzup did a custom Twitter backchannel for Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference back in June 2009, and soon after that became the best way to follow the #iranelection protests. Later…
Patriot Act renewal: Time to make some noise. Fortunately, there’s an app for that!

Feb 6, 2011

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jon

in political, Tales from the Net

Key provisions of the Patriot Act will sunset unless Congress renews them by the end of February. Time to make some noise. Fortunately, there’s an app for that!
Blog for Choice Day: Yes, I’m concerned — and also encouraged

Jan 21, 2011

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jon

in political, social sciences

Today’s Blog for Choice Day. This year’s question is Given the anti-choice gains in the states and Congress, are you concerned about choice in 2011? To which my answer is a resounding “yes”.Â The combination of well-financed political assaults on women’s right to choose, assassinations years of packing courts with conservatives, and lack of support…
#mooreandme and #p2: learnings for progressives on Twitter (REVISED DRAFT)

Jan 20, 2011

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jon

in political, social sciences

Draft, work in progress. Feedback welcome! Last updated February 5. Twitter is an opportunity to engage with communities currently marginalized by the â€œprogressive blogosphereâ€. Demographically and stylisticly, Twitter is far less male-dominated than the big blogs of the progressive blogosphere … — Tracy Viselli and Jon Pincus, The #p2 Hashtag and Strategies for Progressives on…
Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Dec 15, 2010

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jon

in political

It’s been another tough year for the Bill of Rights in the US. We spent Bill of Rights day on the road, opting out of the TSA’s abuse of our rights by driving (not flying) from San Francisco to Seattle — so apologies for the lateness of this post. The National Archives has a great…
Calling the Troops to Battle: EFF’s Say No To Censorship Campaign

Dec 10, 2010

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jon

in political, social sciences, Tales from the Net

‘THE net interprets censorship as damage, and routes around it.’ This quote from John Gilmore, a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, often appears on the Internet. It reflects its users’ confidence that their electronic world, designed to resist nuclear attack, can also shrug off government regulation. By nature of its global reach and…
Calls to Boycott Amazon over Wikileaks: #amazonfail 2.0?

Dec 2, 2010

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jon

in political, social sciences, Tales from the Net

Heading into the busiest shopping time of the year, Amazon is suddenly facing threats of a boycott over censoring Wikileaks.Â Â Seems like a good time to dust off the #amazonfail hashtag. It started last week, after a hacker took one of Wikileaks’ sites down with a relatively weak attack.Â Wikileaks moved their online base to…
Wikileaks and Cablegate: the view from Taiwan

Nov 30, 2010

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jon

in political, social sciences, Tales from the Net

By NMA. Currently at 1500 views…
Imagine this … (DRAFT!)

Nov 27, 2010

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jon

in political, Tales from the Net

DRAFT !!!! Â Revised version published on I Will Opt Out as What Just Happened? For more discussion of Opt Out Day and what’s next, please see We Won’t Fly, Fly With Dignity, I Will Opt Out, and FlyerTalk
Resources for National Opt Out Day

Nov 23, 2010

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jon

in political

Wednesday, November 24, is National Opt Out Day. We Won’t Fly, a grassroots organization that’s taken the lead in organizing, describes the goals The goal of National Opt Out Day is (1) to educate the traveling public about airport naked-body scanners and the new â€œenhancedâ€ TSA groping so they can make an informed decision; (2)…
If She Ran the World She Would … (DRAFT)

Sep 8, 2010

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jon

in political, social computing, social sciences, Tales from the Net

DRAFT!Â Please see the revised version on Tales from the Net
What would it mean if women were paid as much as men? (DRAFT)

Apr 19, 2010

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jon

in political, Professional, qworky, social sciences

Draft! Please do not link here! Update, April 20: Rrevised version has been posted on Qworky’s blog, Better Software/Better World
#iranelection and a sea of green on Twitter: at the forefront of social network activism

Dec 21, 2009

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jon

in political, social sciences, Tales from the Net

â€œThe first step that I suggest as a solution is that we Iranians, no matter where we live in the world, strengthen the social ties among ourselves…. This is where the power of our social network resides.â€ — Mir Hussein Mousavi, quoted in Ehsan Moghaddasi’s The Green Moharram
Social network activism and the future of civil liberties

Oct 29, 2009

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

Also posted on The Seminal and Pam’s House Blend The most recent skirmish on the Patriot Act reauthorization battle ended badly for civil liberties.Â Â Despite passionate speeches all around in the Senate Judiciary Committee public hearings and classified briefings, in the end, only Senators Feingold, Durbin, and Specter stood up for the Constitution. As Marcy…
Can Skittles help fix the PATRIOT Act and FISA? (DRAFT!)

Oct 2, 2009

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jon

in political, Tales from the Net

DRAFT!Â Final version published on The Seminal.
Diversity and technology conferences, part 1: the Government 2.0 Expo

Jul 26, 2009

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jon

in political, social sciences

We received 189 valid proposals for talks at Expo Showcase.Â A few people, men and women, submitted two proposals, but the vast majority submitted just one.Â Of these 189, only 41 (or 22% of the total) were from women, with 147 proposals submitted by men.Â I have no reason in particular to offer for this.…
New strategies for fighting FISA and the PATRIOT Act

Jul 4, 2009

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jon

in political, Tales from the Net

The notes from the “birds-of-a-feather” session I led at Computers, Freedom, and Privacy are written up on the CFP Wiki. Alas, we didn’t get the online aspects to work; still, we had a dozen people there in person, including Get FISA Right members Thomas Nephew and Chip Pitts. It was a great discussion. The opportunities…
#p2 and prioritizing diversity: background reading for Thursday’s tweeting

Apr 29, 2009

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jon

in political, social computing, Tales from the Net

#p2 tweeting* Thursday April 30 7-8PM Pacific/10-11PM Eastern Draft agenda and discussion here Please join us! Twitter is an opportunity to engage with communities currently marginalized by the “progressive blogosphere” — Tracy Viselli and Jon Pincus, The #p2 Hashtag and Strategies for Progressives on Twitter on The Exception #p2 is a resource for progressives who…
Equal Pay Day: #fairpay and Women don’t ask

Apr 28, 2009

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jon

in political, social computing, social sciences

According to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2007 the ratio of women’s and men’s median annual earnings reached almost 78 cents on the dollar for full-time year-round workers, up from just under 77 cents in 2006. This is the narrowest the wage gap has ever been, but it’s only an additional…