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The internet is arguing over whether a prominent feminist was a CIA spy. But debating individual biographies misses the darker truth: the CIA doesn’t need spies to co-opt a movement. It just needs overlapping interests, funding streams, and a shared enemy. When you fight for liberation, you might just be projecting American soft power.
ICE is procuring electric shock gloves for its officers, a move framed as ‘less-lethal’ enforcement. But beneath the dark humor of agents accidentally shocking themselves lies a grim reality: the bureaucratic normalization of pain. When the state buys torture devices by the lot, the precedent expands to everyone.
A secure phone can protect your data from remote hackers, but it cannot protect you from the state’s physical seizure. The case of journalist Richard Medhurst shows that using a highly encrypted device may actually draw more scrutiny, turning your security tool into a target. The illusion of digital privacy crumbles when state power overrides technology.