Bana Alabed, Aleppo’s tweeting girl, meets Turkey’s President Erdogan BUT some questions Bana’s father’s position…

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Bana Alabed, Aleppo’s tweeting girl, meets Turkey’s President Erdogan

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Syrian seven-year-old Bana Alabed, who tweeted about life in Aleppo, meets Turkey’s President Erdogan.

Bana! The victim of a terrorist dad! We ask those naive in the West who sympathized with her fabricated story, what do you think now?! http://pic.twitter.com/Axfgtka75s

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Aleppo tweeter Bana al-Abed meets Turkish president Erdogan – video

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Guardian Staff

 

Bana al-Abed, the Syrian girl whose Tweets from eastern Aleppo captured the world’s attention, meets with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and first lady Emine Erdogan at his palace in Ankara on Wednesday. Seven-year-old Bana and her mother were evacuated to safety on Monday, part of an evacuation deal that saw the remaining residents of Aleppo head to other parts of the country. Bana thanked the president for supporting the children of Aleppo. Photograph: Kayhan Ozer/Getty Images

Syria’s Civil War Is Spilling Into Turkey’s Streets — And Art Galleries

FiveThirtyEight » Features by Nicholas Danforth

 

Following two deadly bomb attacks against Turkish security forces last week, the assassination of a Russian ambassador at an art gallery in Ankara on Monday revealed the extent to which Syria’s civil war has spilled over into Turkey.

Pro-government papers in Turkey: the Gulenists, assisted by the CIA (Yeni Şafak) or the "Western alliance" (Takvim), did it. http://pic.twitter.com/9hXpVPUfXz

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The murder in Ankara is vultures coming home to roost

open Democracy News Analysis – by Mark Galeotti

Russia’s “wins” have largely been destructive and destabilising. The assassination of its ambassador to Turkey shows consequences are never far behind.

Erdogan Says Follower of Gulen, His Rival, Killed Russian Envoy

NYT > Turkey by By RICK GLADSTONE

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on accusations that the assassin’s fealty lay with Fethullah Gulen, an outlawed Muslim cleric.

New Video Surfaces of Assassination of Russian Ambassador inTurkey
Mediaite
A new video has surfaced showing the first few seconds of shooting in Ankara yesterday in the assassination of Russia’s ambassador in Turkey. The video, posted to Twitter by Radio Sawa’s Zaid Benjamin, shows the shots ringing out at the very end, and .

Russian ambassador killing: Andrei Karlov’s body flown home from Turkey

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

 

The body of the Russian ambassador to Turkey has been flown home after he was shot dead in Turkey.

5 scenarios to watch after the shooting of Russian ambassador in Ankara
gulfnews.com
The Turkish government has been on the receiving end of such hacks before; on December 7, Wikileaks released over 57,000 emails of Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s minister of energy and natural resources and also President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law.

 

Turkey Assassination Suggests Erdogan’s Loyalty Problem Is Lingering

NYT > Turkey by By RICK GLADSTONE

 

The affiliation of the man who killed Russia’s ambassador remains unclear, but the assassination betrayed a glaring unknown among forces that have pledged fealty to the president.

Clashes in Al Bab: 4 Soldiers Killed, 15 Injured

Bianet :: English

 

In an operation carried out in al-Bab as a part of Operation Euphrates Shield, an armed conflict has occurred killing four soldiers, injuring 15 others.

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IETF approves HTTP error code 451 for Internet censorship

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

The 451 HTTP error code, first proposed in 2012 as a tribute to Ray Bradbury’s classic novel is now an IETF standard and is the preferred error message for a server to send to a browser when content is blocked for legal reasons. (more…)

New ten-part series on surveillance & corruption from creator of Aaron Swartz doc

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Brian Knappenberger, the documentarian who created The Internet’s Own Boy, a beautiful documentary about Aaron Swartz, has announced a new ten-part documentary series called “Truth and Power,” which will show on Pivot.(more…)

How Twitter Bots Turn Tweeters into Activists

 MIT Technology Review

Researchers found Twitter users are happy to respond to calls to action from bots, but only if the bots don’t act too human.

Wishful thinking versus terrorism: why crypto backdoors are a dumb idea

 Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

“We know of no case where such an addition of exceptional access capabilities has not resulted in weakened security.” (more…)

The CIA Secret to Cybersecurity That No One Seems to Get

Wired Top Stories by Mike Gault

Native Videos Dominate on Facebook (Study)

All Facebook by David Cohen

With video beginning to dominate Facebook, native videos have been dominant in terms of engagement.

A new study by social analytics provider Quintly found that Facebook native videos are drawing up to four times more interactions than videos uploaded from other sources.

A Brazilian Judge Has Shut Down WhatsApp for 48 Hours, as Brazil’s Congress Looks to Shutter the Whole Internet

 Social Media Today by Aaron Miles

A judge in Brazil has ordered WhatsApp to be shut down for 48 hours due to the company “not cooperating” with an investigation into the company prompted by its telcom rivals. Additionally, the Brazilian congress is preparing a number of draconian bills that could damage or shut down social media in Brazil.

Landmark Algorithm Breaks 30-Year Impasse

Wired Top Stories by Erica Klarreich

Computer scientists are abuzz over a fast new algorithm for solving one of the central problems in the field.

Hasty, Fearful Passage of Cybersecurity Bill Recalls Patriot Act

The Intercept by Jenna McLaughlin

Congress easily passed a thinly disguised surveillance provision — the final version of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, or CISA — on Friday; it was shoehorned into a must-pass budget bill to prevent a government shutdown before the holidays.

Born of a climate of fear combined with a sense of urgency, the bill claims to do one thing — help companies share information with the government to heed off cyber attacks — and does entirely another, increasing the U.S. government’s spying powers while letting companies with poor cyber hygiene off the hook. It’s likely to spawn unintended consequences.

Bro: a free/open intrusion detection system

Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow

“Bro network” an (unfortunately named) open/free IDS that turns all your network traffic into events that can trigger scripts you write. As Nat writes, “Good pedigree (Vern Paxson, a TCP/IP elder god) despite the wince-inducing name.” (more…)

The 2015 Data Awards

FiveThirtyEight » Features by Jody Avirgan

A very special ceremony, honoring the year’s most interesting people and stories from the world of data. Presented by What’s The Point‘s Jody Avirgan and the FiveThirtyEight staff.

The best twitter bots

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Zachary M. Seward picks the best Twitter bots of 2015 for Quartz. My favorite is Derek Arnold’s @FFD8FFDB, which tweets random screengrabs from insecure, internet-connected security cameras around the world.

Pirate Bay Founder Builds The Ultimate Piracy Machine

 TorrentFreak

Former Pirate Bay spokesperson Peter Sunde has always been very outspoken about people’s inherent drive to copy things.

Why 2015 was the year of emoji

 Mashable! by Alicia Marie Tan

Let’s do an experiment. Grab your phone and open up your text messages. Scroll through a text thread until you land on an emoji. Chances are you didn’t have to scroll very far if at all, right?

Democratic Debate Spawns Fantasy Talk on Encryption

The Intercept by Jenna McLaughlin

During Saturday’s debate, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said the U.S. should commission a “Manhattan-like project,” a reference to the secret World War II-era atomic bomb endeavor, to address the alleged threat encryption poses to law enforcement. She also admitted she doesn’t actually understand the technology.

The Untold Story of Silk Road’s Rise—and Fall

Wired Top Stories by Wired Staff

The story how Silk Road grew into a $1.2 billion operation, and how federal law enforcement shut it down.

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Eurosphere agenda: “Spain’s voters say no to two-party system…

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Spain’s December 20 General Elections: start of a new historical cycle

 open Democracy News Analysis – by José Luis Villacañas

Being able to foster ‘real’ change in favour of the oppressed while, at the same time, responding to their need for security would be a great achievement for any political entity. Español

MAIN FOCUS: Spain’s voters say no to two-party system | 21/12/2015

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The conservatives emerged ahead of the Socialists as the strongest party in the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, but Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy lost his absolute majority. The third and fourth positions were taken by the left-wing Podemos and the liberal Ciudadanos. The country is now completely ungovernable, some commentators write. For others the result is a step towards more democracy.

Uncertainty rules in Spain after messy election outcome

Open Europe blog by Vincenzo Scarpetta

Uncertainty rules in Spain after messy election outcome

 

Divided Spain faces coalition struggle

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Spain’s political parties face a struggle to form a stable government after a historic election that broke the traditional two-party dominance.

Spain PM Rajoy’s party loses majority

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Spain’s governing Popular Party wins most seats in the general election but loses its majority and must now try to form a coalition.

Podemos: radical blueprint for democratic reform

open Democracy News Analysis – by Paolo Gerbaudo

Iglesias’ party proposes a radical opening up of the state through citizen participation in decision-making, and administration as a weapon against oligarchic power.

Carolina Bescansa, Pablo Iglesias, Ada Colau at Caja Magica, Madrid. December 13, 2015. Demotix/Jorge Gonzalez. All rigths reserved.Arguably the flagship policy of Podemos in this election campaign is not the proposal for a guaranteed basic income of 600 euros, nor is it the progressive raising of the minimum wage to 800 euros, but the introduction of a recall referendum, in the case of a breaching of the electoral contract.

VIDEO: Photos celebrate Swedish dads

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Photographer Johan Bävman profiled 45 dads in Sweden, arguably the most father-friendly country in the world.

VIDEO: Inside the Bataclan: Survivors’ stories

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Six people remember the Bataclan concert hall attacks

Migrant crisis: Is Germany far right rise echo of the past?

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Is far-right rise in German city an echo of the past?

MAIN FOCUS: EU to boost border protection | 16/12/2015

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The EU Commission wants to expand Frontex and give it a stronger mandate. It presented its plans on Tuesday in Strasbourg. In future the agency will be able to deploy border protection forces even against the will of individual member states. Some commentators see the strengthening of this body as long overdue. For others the goal of sealing Europe off is an illusion.

MAIN FOCUS: Fed boldly raises interest rates | 17/12/2015

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The US Federal Reserve raised the key interest rate on Wednesday for the first time in almost ten years. It now lies between 0.25 and 0.5 percent. Europe will benefit from the turnaround, some commentators believe. Others fear that the global economy is still too vulnerable to make the move worthwhile.

Banksy mural in Calais shows Steve Jobs

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Graffiti artist Banksy creates a new artwork in the so-called Jungle refugee camp in Calais depicting the late founder of Apple as a migrant.

Spain election: Taking back Barcelona’s apartments

BBC News | Europe | World Edition

Radical activists seek to take housing back for the people

Trump v Le Pen: In their own words

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

US and French right-wingers in their own words

MAIN FOCUS: VW wants to wipe the slate clean | 11/12/2015

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The top management at German carmaker Volkswagen reported on the state of the company’s internal investigations into the emissions scandal on Thursday and announced plans to foster a new business culture. Nothing but a failed PR stunt, some commentators write. Others praise the company for dealing openly with the crisis.

Integrated education in Europe: privilege or right?

open Democracy News Analysis – by Margareta Matache

This international human rights day, the deep-rooted stereotype that implies that Romani families do not value education contributes substantially to a general lack of awareness in working to ensure equality in education for all.

International Romani Day in Baia Mare, Romania. Demotix/Diana Topan. All rights reserved.“I am proud that my son is graduating from high school this year. There are few Roma children in our community who finish high school. If my boy had had an education where he was separated from other (non-Roma) children, he would no longer be in school now, he would hardly have finished eighth grade. He would have been a child without an education.”

MAIN FOCUS: Political centre wrestling with Le Pen | 08/12/2015

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France’s Socialist Party plans to withdraw its candidates in three regions for Sunday’s second round of the regional elections in a bid to strengthen the conservatives and prevent another victory for the Front National. An alliance between conservatives and Socialists would send the wrong signal to voters, some commentators criticise. Others believe such a step is the only way to stop the rise of the far right.

MAIN FOCUS: Angela Merkel is Person of the Year | 10/12/2015

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2015. Merkel has shown strong leadership during the euro, Ukraineand refugee crises, the magazine wrote explaining its decision. The chancellor’s commitment to Western values is exemplary, some commentators observe. Others take the view that she has misjudged the refugee crisis.

Angela Merkel is the first woman to win TIME Person of the Year in 29 years

Mashable! by Megan Specia

After a 29-year wait TIME magazine finally named a woman as Person of the Year: German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

INFOGRAPHIC: Can Germany’s Energiewende ensure supply security?

EurActiv.com

Germany is highly dependent on imported energy. Oil and natural gas are mostly imported and supply can be disrupted by conflicts or political instability, as seen in Ukraine.

MAIN FOCUS: Anger at Trump’s anti-Islam rhetoric | 09/12/2015

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Leading US politicians have harshly condemned would-be Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s demands for a ban on Muslims entering the US. Commentators are dismayed to see Trump still mobilising voters despite his discriminatory discourse and fear his remarks play into the hands of terrorists.

Spain heads to its most unpredictable election in decades

Open Europe blog by Vincenzo Scarpetta

Spain heads to its most unpredictable election in decades

Paris COP21: the worst deal in the history of global climate negotiations

open Democracy News Analysis – by C. J. Polychroniou

The role of technology in solving the climate change challenge was completely ignored by world leaders at the Paris conference.

Climate protesters in Paris, December 12, 2015. Demotix/ Jo Syz. All rights reserved.Not long before the start of the Paris COP21 climate change talks, whose intended aim was to produce a comprehensive strategy for addressing and hopefully solving the “unchecked climate change” problem, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory released a study that is so shocking it should have made world leaders and delegates attending the conference lose sleep at night.

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