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Good Idea: Blowing the whistle
https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-make-millions-as-a-professional-whistleblower
A real life detective story.
Some people make their living snitching on fraudulent rich people. And get payed by the state for doing so.
Sadly not all whistleblower get a financial reward for watching out. By coming forward, whistleblowers help protect the public interest, hold people in power accountable, and often bring about necessary change. It takes courage to speak up, especially when it could come at personal cost, but their actions help create a fairer and more transparent world. Without whistleblowers, many injustices would go unchecked.
Do you have a story about important whistleblowings?
Like Snowden or the Boeing case? Share them in the comments!
#whistleblowing
https://www.gq.com/story/how-to-make-millions-as-a-professional-whistleblower
A real life detective story.
Some people make their living snitching on fraudulent rich people. And get payed by the state for doing so.
Sadly not all whistleblower get a financial reward for watching out. By coming forward, whistleblowers help protect the public interest, hold people in power accountable, and often bring about necessary change. It takes courage to speak up, especially when it could come at personal cost, but their actions help create a fairer and more transparent world. Without whistleblowers, many injustices would go unchecked.
Do you have a story about important whistleblowings?
Like Snowden or the Boeing case? Share them in the comments!
#whistleblowing
GQ
How to Make Millions as a Professional Whistleblower
A little-known provision in US law permits anyone to blow the whistle on financial fraud—and potentially take home a percentage of the funds collected. One undercover sleuth has made a wild career out of it.
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On this day, 17 September 1849, legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman and her brothers, Ben and Henry, escaped from slavery in Maryland. After the escape, Ben and Henry decided to go back, which essentially made Tubman return as well. But, not long later, Harriet Tubman escaped once more and travelled to Philadelphia. In the years following her escape, she worked tirelessly to save money to return and free more enslaved people: rescuing around 70 people in 13 missions through the underground railroad. Tubman later helped John Brown recruit fighters for an insurrection at Harpers Ferry. During the civil war, Tubman became the first woman to lead an armed attack during the conflict, playing a leading role in the Combahee River raid in which over 750 enslaved people were rescued. Later in life, Tubman remained active active in the women's rights movement until her death in 1913.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8941/harriet-tubman-escapes-slavery * If you enjoy our social media posts be sure to check out our podcasts. In our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History, we speak with participants in social movements about their experiences, and our daily mini podcast, On This Day in Working Class History, has one of our anniversaries each day. We also have a website and map containing thousands of our stories with full sources. All of our work is funded by you, our readers and listeners, on Patreon. To learn more and support us check out our links in our bio.
On this day, 17 September 1849, legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman and her brothers, Ben and Henry, escaped from slavery in Maryland. After the escape, Ben and Henry decided to go back, which essentially made Tubman return as well. But, not long later, Harriet Tubman escaped once more and travelled to Philadelphia. In the years following her escape, she worked tirelessly to save money to return and free more enslaved people: rescuing around 70 people in 13 missions through the underground railroad. Tubman later helped John Brown recruit fighters for an insurrection at Harpers Ferry. During the civil war, Tubman became the first woman to lead an armed attack during the conflict, playing a leading role in the Combahee River raid in which over 750 enslaved people were rescued. Later in life, Tubman remained active active in the women's rights movement until her death in 1913.More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8941/harriet-tubman-escapes-slavery * If you enjoy our social media posts be sure to check out our podcasts. In our flagship longform podcast, Working Class History, we speak with participants in social movements about their experiences, and our daily mini podcast, On This Day in Working Class History, has one of our anniversaries each day. We also have a website and map containing thousands of our stories with full sources. All of our work is funded by you, our readers and listeners, on Patreon. To learn more and support us check out our links in our bio.
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Nicht nur in den USA setzt die Politik zunehmend auf Polizei, Grenzen und Strafjustiz. Die US-Geografin Ruth Wilson Gilmore erklärt, warum Linke das grundsätzlich bekämpfen sollten und wieso Abolitionismus mehr ist als eine historische Bewegung zur Abschaffung der Sklaverei. https://www.woz.ch/!KMX21WS0ZTAG
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore: «Abolitionismus ist eine Aufforderung, internationalistisch zu denken»
Nicht nur in den USA setzt die Politik zunehmend auf Polizei, Grenzen und Strafjustiz. Die US-Geografin Ruth Wilson Gilmore erklärt, warum Linke das grundsätzlich bekämpfen sollten und wieso Abolitionismus mehr ist als eine historische Bewegung zur Abschaffung…
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Forwarded from Schlingels Finest (Julian)
💿 Platten, die die Welt bedeuten: Laurie Anderson-Amelia feat. Anohni
Die große Klangkünstlerin und Avantgardistin Laurie Anderson wagt sich auf ihrem neuen Album an Texte der Flugpionierin Amelia Earhart und wird dabei von Anohni unterstützt.
Schon immer entsteht bei Projekten, die Laurie Anderson eine Menge Magie. Auf ihrer neuen Platte "Amelia" setzt sie sich mit Texten aus dem Tagebuch von Amelia Earhart auseinander. Jener Flugpionierin, die in der ersten Hälfte des 20.Jahrhunderts als Pilotin Aufsehen und Sichtbarkeit erlangte, bevor sie tragisch abstürzte. Laurie Anderson macht aus dem Leben von Earhart mittels Klangcollagen, cineastische Arrangements, Spoken Word, Tagebuchlyrik und Ambients ein direkt begreifbares, sehr kurzweiliges Hörstück, das auf verschiedenen Ebenen funktioniert.
Magie entsteht uch wenn Anohni auf einer handvoll Songs ihre so eindrucksvolle wie einzigartige Stimme erhebt und das Ganze dann endgültig zu einem generations- und stilübergreifenden Rundflug macht.
Die große Klangkünstlerin und Avantgardistin Laurie Anderson wagt sich auf ihrem neuen Album an Texte der Flugpionierin Amelia Earhart und wird dabei von Anohni unterstützt.
Schon immer entsteht bei Projekten, die Laurie Anderson eine Menge Magie. Auf ihrer neuen Platte "Amelia" setzt sie sich mit Texten aus dem Tagebuch von Amelia Earhart auseinander. Jener Flugpionierin, die in der ersten Hälfte des 20.Jahrhunderts als Pilotin Aufsehen und Sichtbarkeit erlangte, bevor sie tragisch abstürzte. Laurie Anderson macht aus dem Leben von Earhart mittels Klangcollagen, cineastische Arrangements, Spoken Word, Tagebuchlyrik und Ambients ein direkt begreifbares, sehr kurzweiliges Hörstück, das auf verschiedenen Ebenen funktioniert.
Magie entsteht uch wenn Anohni auf einer handvoll Songs ihre so eindrucksvolle wie einzigartige Stimme erhebt und das Ganze dann endgültig zu einem generations- und stilübergreifenden Rundflug macht.
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Laurie Anderson im Interview über ihr neues Album "Amelia"
Die US-Künstlerin Laurie Anderson im Interview über ihr neues Album, das sie der US-Luftfahrt-Pionierin und Frauenrechtlerin Amelia Earhart widmet.
Forwarded from CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective
This week, there are demonstrations in New York City after police attacked a person they accused of dodging the fare on the subway. Multiple police opened fire, shooting the suspect, each other, and several other people who happened to be in the station.
It's senseless to have police randomly shooting people to enforce a $2.90 fare. Make the subways free as a step towards the abolition of capitalism and police.
https://crimethinc.com/nobodypays
It's senseless to have police randomly shooting people to enforce a $2.90 fare. Make the subways free as a step towards the abolition of capitalism and police.
https://crimethinc.com/nobodypays