Hacker News with Generative AI: Activism

Tesla Regret Syndrome (seattletimes.com)
Anti-Elon Musk activists from Seattle’s Troublemakers group this week are airing a satirical pharmaceutical advertisement video on the “Tesla Regret Syndrome.”

Tesla, Elon Musk, Satire, Activism, Seattle

29 points by dxs 4 days ago | 51 comments

USF Divests from Defense Companies Tied to Israel After Pressure from Students (kqed.org)
The University of San Francisco this week announced plans to divest from four U.S. defense companies that have contracts with the Israeli military, a rare win for pro-Palestinian student activists in the campus divestment movement.

University, Activism, Israel, Defense, Divestment

6 points by donsupreme 16 days ago | 0 comments

"Silent Spring" remains a rousing call to action (2022) (economist.com)
“No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves,” wrote Rachel Carson in “Silent Spring”. This fable opens her landmark environmental book, first published in 1962.

Environment, Books, History, Activism

37 points by simonebrunozzi 21 days ago | 7 comments

Law students organize to give Trump-caving firms a recruitment problem (allrisenews.com)
The day after Donald Trump’s election last year, three Georgetown Law students started a political movement to brace for impact.

Politics, Law, Recruitment, Activism

12 points by Geekette 28 days ago | 1 comments

On Jane Jacobs (2017) (salmagundi.skidmore.edu)
The legend of Jane Jacobs centers on the writer who revolutionized our thinking about cities with her now-classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and the fearless activist who stood up to planning czar Robert Moses’s rampaging road construction, thereby saving Gotham. A recent, rather cartoonish film on the subject is even titled: Citizen Jane: The Battle for New York. It is an irresistible David vs. Goliath story with a feminist twist.

Urban Planning, History, Activism, Biography

70 points by herbertl 36 days ago | 46 comments

Upcoming Fight on April 19th: The People Dissent (thedailypoliticususa.com)
After millions of Americans joined the peaceful Hands Off action on April 5th, organizers held a virtual event to discuss upcoming events, including 50501’s April 19th mobilization “The People Dissent.”

Politics, Activism, Protests

10 points by Jacquie11 36 days ago | 0 comments

National Park Service restores Harriet Tubman feature on webpage after removal (abcnews.go.com)
A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman from the top of the page.

National Parks, History, Politics, Activism

10 points by _artifice_ 43 days ago | 2 comments

Incompatibility of Membership (ccc.de)
The CCC declares representing racism and fascism, as well as trivialising historical and current violence, to be incompatible with a membership in our ranks.

Politics, Activism, Germany

11 points by doener 46 days ago | 4 comments

Met Police smash down door of Quaker meeting house to arrest activists (thetimes.com)

Police Brutality, Activism, UK News, Quakers

158 points by petethomas 54 days ago | 105 comments

She Inspired Laws to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable. She's a Target. (nytimes.com)
A conservative group is suing for emails of a law professor who helped create legislation to force oil, gas and coal companies to pay for climate damage.

Climate Change, Law, Fossil Fuels, Activism

11 points by mitchbob 57 days ago | 1 comments

'No Other Land' Filmmaker Beaten and Detained, Claims Activist Group (hollywoodreporter.com)
One of the co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been injured and detained after a conflict that took place on the West Bank, according to his fellow filmmaker and an activist group.

Filmmaking, Activism, Israel, Palestine, Documentary

24 points by suraci 59 days ago | 2 comments

Donate USB Drives and SD Cards to Help US Smuggle Outside Info into North Korea (flashdrivesforfreedom.org)
Believe it or not, USBs are a significant form of sharing information in North Korea. Many citizens have devices with USB ports and SD card slots. So for many years, North Korean defectors have organized efforts to smuggle outside info into North Korea on USB drives to counter Kim Jong-un’s constant propaganda. But these groups were buying memory devices at cost with limited resources.

North Korea, Technology, Politics, Activism

8 points by punnerud 61 days ago | 5 comments

NYU Website Hacked (archive.org)
On June 29 2023, racial affirmative action in college admissions was ruled illegal. Computer Niggy Exploitation (CNE) reveals NYU continued anyway.

Cybersecurity, Higher Education, Activism

23 points by mikevm 62 days ago | 28 comments

Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted Messaging (briarproject.org)
Briar is a messaging app designed for activists, journalists, and anyone else who needs a safe, easy and robust way to communicate.

Privacy, Messaging Apps, Security, Activism

450 points by CobaltFire 70 days ago | 211 comments

Elon Musk targeted me over Tesla protests. That proves our movement is working (theguardian.com)
On Saturday morning, I woke up to a nightmare of notifications. On Sunday, it got worse. Elon Musk had tweeted and amplified inflammatory lies about me and Tesla Takedown, a growing national grassroots movement peacefully protesting at Tesla showrooms that I’m proudly a part of. Musk tweeted: “Costa is committing crimes.”

Elon Musk, Tesla, Protests, Activism, Social Media

22 points by archagon 71 days ago | 2 comments

US relies on rare foreign policy provision to try to deport Mahmoud Khalil (theguardian.com)
The US government is relying on a rarely used provision of the law to try to deport a prominent Palestinian activist who recently completed his graduate studies at Columbia University, where he was a leader in last year’s campus protests.

Politics, Immigration, United States, Palestine, Activism

22 points by n1b0m 71 days ago | 5 comments

'A new phase': why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest (theguardian.com)
Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy

Climate Change, Activism, Environmentalism, Protest, Sabotage

13 points by edward 73 days ago | 0 comments

ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests (apnews.com)
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia University, according to his attorney.

Politics, Activism, Immigration, Higher Education

88 points by zzzeek 75 days ago | 30 comments

ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says (theguardian.com)
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested on Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney.

Immigration, Activism, Politics, Law Enforcement, Palestine

141 points by n1b0m 75 days ago | 172 comments

The Secret Campaign in China to Save a Woman Chained by the Neck (nytimes.com)
Three years ago, a video blogger stumbled on a shack in a tiny village in rural China.

Human Rights, China, Social Media, Activism

12 points by erickhill 79 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Best Security Practices for Activists? (ycombinator.com)
Eight years ago I asked for advice about security practices for activists, and received the helpful advice (from Thomas Ptacek, if I remember correctly) not to disarm unilaterally, but to use a useful tool if it helps a group of activists organize well, and not to obsess about the full theoretical security of one online tool versus another.

Security, Activism, Online Tools, Privacy

17 points by tokenadult 83 days ago | 10 comments

Heritage Foundation Details Plans to Doxx and Target Wikipeda Editors (techdirt.com)
The Heritage Foundation sent the pitch deck outlining the Wikipedia initiative to Jewish foundations and other prospective supporters of Project Esther, its roadmap for fighting antisemitism and anti-Zionism.

Politics, Wikipedia, Activism, Antisemitism

28 points by archagon 86 days ago | 4 comments

The A-level student who became an enemy of the Chinese state (bbc.com)
Just over a year ago, Chloe Cheung was sitting her A-levels. Now she's on a Chinese government list of wanted dissidents.

Politics, China, Activism, Students

11 points by zfg 95 days ago | 2 comments

Nothing about us without us (wikipedia.org)
"Nothing about us without us" (Latin: Nihil de nobis, sine nobis) is a slogan used to communicate the idea that no policy should be decided by any representative without the full and direct participation of members of the group(s) affected by that policy.

Social Justice, Politics, Representation, Activism

38 points by timeon 96 days ago | 7 comments

World Is Burning. Here's What You Can Do About It (joanwestenberg.com)
Everything hurts right now.

Climate Change, Environmentalism, Activism

12 points by vednig 97 days ago | 2 comments

Marsha P Johnson: A Chrome extension to highlight trans erasure (github.com/HamptonMakes)
A web extension that highlights trans erasure by replacing "LGB" with "LGBTQ+🧱".

LGBTQ+, Activism, Chrome Extensions, Web Development, Social Justice

96 points by earthboundkid 98 days ago | 45 comments

The Guerilla Open Access Manifesto [Aaron Swartz, 2008] (archive.org)

Open Access, Activism, Digital Rights

4 points by bbor 104 days ago | 1 comments

Infosec 101 for Activists (infosecforactivists.org)
America has a strong tradition of activism, dating back to slave revolts and indigenous uprisings even before the founding of the United States.

Cybersecurity, Activism, Social Justice

486 points by greenie_beans 108 days ago | 207 comments

How a Leftist Activist Group Helped Torpedo a Psychedelic Therapy (nytimes.com)
After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was expected to be a shoo-in.