Friday, October 4, 2013

TOR Radio No. 69, "Guy Evans on the DC Shooting, False Narratives, and Silk Road’s 'Heisenberg'" -- 2013 Oct 04 FR

On this edition of Traces of Reality Radio: Guillermo is joined by the host of Smells Like Human Spirit, Guy Evans.  Guillermo and Guy discuss the incident in Washington, DC yesterday that led to police fatally shooting a 34 year-old mother, Mariam Carey.  We discuss how sloppy media reporting, the propagation of false narratives, and confirmation bias causes misinformation to spread so rapidly in the digital age.

Also on the show – the Silk Road takedown, the arrest of the "Heisenberg of the internet," Dread Pirate Roberts, identified as Ross Ulbricht, what it means for Tor, internet anonymity, and the "war on drugs."
Related Links:

Car Chase, White House to Capitol, Has Fatal End
Kelley Vlahos: DC Shooting: Shame on You New York Daily News
Alhurra TV: Video of Shooting near U.S. Capitol
Feds Arrest Alleged ‘Dread Pirate Roberts,’ the Brain Behind the Silk Road Drug Site
Meet The Dread Pirate Roberts, The Man Behind Booming Black Market Drug Website Silk Road
Official Criminal Complaint Against Ross Ulbricht (PDF)
NSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users
Tor and the Silk Road takedown
Did Shutting Down Silk Road Make the World a More Dangerous Place?

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From RepublicBroadcasting.org:
With a passion for Liberty, Guillermo has been involved in the Ron Paul Revolution since 2007, serving most recently as a National Delegate for Paul in 2012. As both a student and teacher of American History, much of what Guillermo discusses is based on a historical perspective, with emphasis on the struggle between liberty and tyranny, our deteriorating Constitution and civil rights. His background in Psychology and Sociology allow him the keen insight to filter through the propaganda and deliver the "traces of reality" that are left behind.

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