Image via Wikipedia Look what never made it to the mass media outside of Bangor Maine. AlterNet James G. Cummings of Belfast, Maine, a trust fund millionaire who had ties to American Nazi groups, was murdered by his wife two months ago. But, as the FBI found out when investigating James' murder, a h...

Over the past several years, Wikileaks has made a name for itself by poking its electronic fingers in the eyes of the powers that be while shining a light on the confidential documents of said powers. Now, it appears that the spotlight has been turned inward. Due to a bit of careless e-mail etiquett...

James G. Cummings, who police say was shot to death by his wife two months ago, allegedly had a cache of radioactive materials in his home suitable for building a “dirty bomb.� According to an FBI field intelligence report from the Washington Regional Threat and Analysis Center posted online by ...

You'd be hard-pressed to tell sometimes, but the United States Congress actually maintains its own in-house think tank, staffed by a seasoned team of lawyers, economists, and policy experts: the Congressional Research Service. Founded in 1914 as the Legislative Reference Service, CRS now commands an...

Denmark’s censorship list has been leaked today, two days after Thailand’s censorship list was leaked. From the leaked comments: Most sites on the list are still censored (i.e must be on the current list), even though many have clearly changed owners or were possibly even wrongly placed ...

Warning, this photo is incredibly disturbing. This was obtained by Wikileaks, which is a highly credible repository of classified documents, leaked to the editors there by whistle-blowers and government officials. There is a press pool of reporters who are given access to this tool.  Many intel...

An unsigned reader writes "Wikileaks has revealed that the Wikimedia hardpan Board (which controls Wikipedia and Wikinews) has killed off a Wikinews report into the Barbara Bauer vs. Wikimedia prop lawsuit. Wikinews is a collaborative news site and is meant to be editorially independent from the WMF...

If Web 2.0 is about social media and user-generated content, then with it comes a certain responsibility. Forget making sure that bloggers get paid a fair wage or getting your fair share of venture capital; the most important part of Web 2.0 is the ability to share information. If you believe that i...

This is good to hear, I wish them luck. As SI notes, it’s stupid because it just encourages people to make mirror sites. Stupid suits, still too dense to understand how the intertubes operate as they War on Freedom. Lots of livelinks in the original. Note to Bank: Don’t Wage War With the...

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