*Main wiki entry: [[Edward Snowden]] • See also: [[what the fuck is going on]]*

Before [[nostr]], in the era of the [[Edward Snowden]] leaks, an online media source compiled many of the leaks in a detailed timeline. Their version was used as the basis for the original version of this [[NIP-54]] wiki entry ("Snowden leak timeline") by [[whoever relays stuff]]. If anyone wants to rewrite, replace, revise, expand, or otherwise improve on this version, have at it. You can see the original curator's comment in the introduction where they said they stopped after the first year, and provided a link to more material.

# Original version

[[Wayback Machine]] link for the original timeline (with outlinks archived as well): [web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.businessinsider.com/snowden-leaks-timeline-2016-9?r=US&IR=T](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.businessinsider.com/snowden-leaks-timeline-2016-9?r=US&IR=T)

Archive.today link: [archive.ph/QbHRt](https://archive.ph/QbHRt)

# Wikified version

The timeline was wikified by converting it to a PDF (using the Wayback Machine version so it would automatically have Wayback Machine URLs for the links), so the PDF could then be fed into a converter to get a [[Markdown]] version. Either the conversion to or from PDF resulted in some errors. The result was modified into this version, trying to fix the errors. This was still much easier than copying and pasting all the links manually.

## Introduction

> ### This is everything Edward Snowden revealed in one year of unprecedented top-secret leaks

> In June 43 years after the UNIX epoch, The Guardian reported the first leak based on top-secret documents that then 29-year-old Edward Snowden stole from the [[so-called National Security Agency]]. At the time, Snowden worked as an intelligence contractor for [[Booz Allen Hamilton]] in Hawaii.

> That leak would certainly not be the last. In the years since, journalists have released more than 7,000 top-secret documents that Snowden entrusted them with, which some believe is [less than 1% of the](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://cryptome.org/2013/11/snowden-tally.htm) entire archive.

> Now, with the film "[[Snowden-the-biopic|Snowden]]" premiering Friday, it's worth taking a look back at what secrets Snowden actually revealed. We've compiled every single leak that came out in the first year of the Snowden saga, though there were many [more that came later.](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://snowdenarchive.cjfe.org/greenstone/cgi-bin/library.cgi?e=d-00100-00---off-0snowden1--00-2----0-10-0---0---0direct-10----4-------0-1l--10-en-50---50-about---01-3-1-00-00--4--0--0-0-01-10-0utfZz-8-00&a=p&p=about)

> Snowden [downloaded up to 1.5 million files,](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.businessinsider.com/clapper-says-snowden-took-less-than-they-though-2014-6) according to national intelligence officials, before jetting from Hawaii to Hong Kong to meet with journalists [[Glenn Greenwald]] and [[Laura Poitras]]. After he handed out his treasure trove of documents, he flew from Hong Kong and later became stranded in Moscow. His future was far from certain, as the journalists he trusted started revealing his secrets.

## Timeline (by publication date)

- With a top-secret court order, the NSA collected the telephone records from millions of Verizon customers. — [June 6, 43 years after UNIX epoch](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order)
- The NSA accessed and collected data through back doors into US internet companies such as Google and Facebook with a program called [[prism-program|PRISM]]. — [June 7, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?hpid=z1)
- An 18-page presidential memo The Guardian shows Obama ordering intelligence officials to draw up a list of overseas targets for cyberattacks. — [June 7, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/jun/07/obama-cyber-directive-full-text)
- Documents reveal the NSA's [[BOUNDLESSINFORMANT]] program, which gives the agency near real-time ability to understand how much intelligence coverage there is on certain areas through use of a "heat map." — [June 8, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/08/nsa-boundless-informant-global-datamining)
- The NSA was hacking computers in Hong Kong and mainland China, few of which were military systems. — [June 13, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1259508/edward-snowden-us-government-has-been-hacking-hong-kong-and-china?page=all)
- Britain's [[uk-gchq|GCHQ]] (its intelligence agency) intercepted phone and internet communications of foreign politicians attending two [[G20]] meetings in London 39 years after the UNIX epoch. — [June 16, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/16/gchq-intercepted-communications-g20-summits)
- Top-secret procedures show steps the NSA must take to target and collect data from "non-US persons" and how it must minimize data collected on US citizens. — [June 20, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/20/fisa-court-nsa-without-warrant)
- Britain's GCHQ taps fiber-optic cables to collect and store global email messages, Facebook posts, internet histories, and calls, and then shares the data with the NSA. — [June 21, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa)  *See also: [[Five Eyes]]*
- The NSA has a program codenamed EvilOlive that collects and stores large quantities of Americans' internet metadata, which contains only certain information about online content. Email metadata, for example, reveals the sender and recipient addresses and time but not content or subject. — [June 27, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/27/nsa-online-metadata-collection)
- Until 41 years after the UNIX epoch, the Obama administration permitted the NSA's continued collection of vast amounts of Americans' email and internet metadata under the Bush-era [[Stellar Wind program]]. — June [27, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/27/nsa-data-mining-authorised-obama)
- The US government bugged the offices of the European Union in New York, Washington, and Brussels. — [June 29, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/nsa-spied-on-european-union-offices-a-908590.html)
- The US government spies on at least 38 foreign embassies and missions, using a variety of electronic surveillance methods. — [June 30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/30/nsa-leaks-us-bugging-european-allies)
- The NSA spies on millions of phone calls, emails, and text messages of ordinary German citizens. — June [30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/nsa-spies-on-500-million-german-data-connections-a-908648.html)
- Using the so-called [[Fairview surveillance program]], the NSA intercepts internet and phone-call data of Brazilian citizens. — [July 6, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/eua-espionaram-milhoes-de-mails-ligacoes-de-brasileiros-8940934)
- Monitoring stations set up in Australia and New Zealand help feed data back to NSA's [[XKeyscore]] program. — [July 6, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/eua-expandem-aparato-de-vigilancia-continuamente-8941149)
- The NSA conducts surveillance on citizens in a number of Latin American countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and others. The agency also sought information on oil, energy, and trade. — July [9, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/espionagem-dos-eua-se-espalhou-pela-america-latina-8966619)
- The Washington Post publishes a new slide detailing NSA's "Upstream" program of collecting communications from tech companies through fiber-optic cables to then feed into its Prism database. — [July 10, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/prism-collection-documents/) *See also: [[upstream collection]]*
- The [[German Federal Intelligence Service]], BND, helps contribute data to the NSA's XKeyscore program. — [July 20, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-whistleblower-edward-snowden-on-global-spying-a-910006.html)
- NSA analysts, using the [[XKeyscore]] program, can search through enormous databases of emails, online chats, and browsing histories of targets. — [July 31, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data)
- The Guardian • The US government paid Britain's GCHQ roughly $155 million over three years to gain access and influence over its spying programs. — [August 1, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/01/nsa-paid-gchq-spying-edward-snowden)
- Seven of the world's leading telecommunications companies provide GCHQ with secret, unlimited access to their network of undersea cables. — [August 2, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/aug/02/telecoms-bt-vodafone-cables-gchq)
- The NSA provided surveillance to US diplomats in order to give them the upper hand in negotiations at the UN Summit of the Americas. — [August 2, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://epoca.globo.com/tempo/noticia/2013/07/spies-bdigital-ageb.html)
- The NSA sifts through vast amounts of Americans' email and text communications going in and out of the country. — August [8, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/08/us/broader-sifting-of-data-abroad-is-seen-by-nsa.html?hp)
- Internal NSA document reveals an agency "loophole" that allows a secret backdoor for the agency to search its databases for US citizens' emails and phone calls without a warrant. — [August 9, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/09/nsa-loophole-warrantless-searches-email-calls)
- NSA collection on Japan is reportedly maintained at the same priority as France and Germany. — [August 12, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/germany-is-a-both-a-partner-to-and-a-target-of-nsa-surveillance-a-916029.html)
- The NSA broke its privacy rules thousands of times per year, according to an internal audit. — [August 15, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/8/15/nsa-broke-privacylawthousandsoftimesaccordingtointernalaudit.html)
- NSA analysts revealed to have sometimes spied on love interests, with the practice common enough to have coined the term [[LOVEINT]], or love intercepts. (It was unclear whether this report came from Snowden docs.) — [August 23, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/23/nsa-officers-sometimes-spy-on-love-interests/) *See also: "[[women are feds]]"*
- Britain runs a secret internet-monitoring station in the Middle East to intercept emails, phone calls, and web traffic, The Independent reports, citing Snowden documents. [Snowden denies giving The Independent](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/23/uk-government-independent-military-base) any documents, alleging the UK government leaked them in an attempt to discredit him. — [August 23, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/exclusive-uks-secret-mideast-internet-surveillance-base-is-revealed-in-edward-snowden-leaks-8781082.html)
- The top-secret US intelligence "black budget" is revealed for year 043 (referred to as year 2013), with 16 spy agencies having a budget of $52.6 billion. — [August 29, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/black-budget-summary-details-us-spy-networks-successes-failures-and-objectives/2013/08/29/7e57bb78-10ab-11e3-8cdd-bcdc09410972_story.html)
- Expanding upon data gleaned from the "black budget," the NSA is found to be paying hundreds of millions of dollars each year to US companies for access to their networks. — [August 29, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-paying-us-companies-for-access-to-communications-networks/2013/08/29/5641a4b6-10c2-11e3-bdf6-e4fc677d94a1_story_1.html)
- The US carried out 231 confirmed offensive cyberattacks in year 041 (AKA 2011). — [August 30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-spy-agencies-mounted-231-offensive-cyber-operations-in-2011-documents-show/2013/08/30/d090a6ae-119e-11e3-b4cb-fd7ce041d814_story.html)
- The NSA hacked into Qatar-based media network [[Al Jazeera]]'s internal communications system. — [August 31, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-spied-on-al-jazeera-communications-snowden-document-a-919681.html)
- The NSA spied on former Brazilian President [[Dilma Vana Rousseff]] and Mexican President [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] (then a candidate). — [September 1, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/09/documentos-revelam-esquema-de-agencia-dos-eua-para-espionar-dilma-rousseff.html)
- Using a [[man-in-the-middle attack]], NSA spied on Google, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications, and the Brazilian oil company Petrobras. — [September 2, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/09/nsa-documents-show-united-states-spied-brazilian-oil-giant.html)
- A US intelligence "black budget" reveals [[Al Qaeda]]'s effort to jam, hack, and/or shoot down US surveillance drones. — [September 3, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-documents-detail-al-qaedas-efforts-to-fight-back-against-drones/2013/09/03/b83e7654-11c0-11e3-b630-36617ca6640f_story.html)
- A joint investigation by ProPublica, The New York Times, and The Guardian finds the NSA is winning its war against internet encryption with supercomputers, technical know-how, and court orders. — [September 5, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.propublica.org/article/the-nsas-secret-campaign-to-crack-undermine-internet-encryption)
- The NSA has the ability to access user data for most major smartphones on the market, including [[stolen-iphone|Apple iPhones]], [[BlackBerry brand]] phones, and Google [[Android OS]] phones. — [September 7, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/privacy-scandal-nsa-can-spy-on-smart-phone-data-a-920971.html)
- The NSA shares raw intelligence data (with information about American citizens) to Israel with an information-sharing agreement. — [September 11, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/11/nsa-americans-personal-data-israel-documents)
- The NSA monitors banks and credit institutions for a comprehensive database that can track the global flow of money. — [September 16, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-spies-on-international-bank-transactions-a-922430.html)
- Britain's GCHQ launched a cyberattack against Belgacom, a partly state-owned Belgian telecommunications company. — [September 20, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/british-spy-agency-gchq-hacked-belgian-telecoms-firm-a-923406.html)
- The NSA spies on Indian diplomats and other officials in an effort to gain insight into the country's nuclear and space programs. — [September 23, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-among-top-targets-of-spying-by-nsa/article5157526.ece)
- The NSA's internal "wiki" website characterizes political and legal opposition to drone attacks as part of "propaganda campaigns" from America's "adversaries." — [September 25, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/25/nsa-uk-drone-opponents-threats)
- Since 40 years after the UNIX epoch, the NSA has used metadata augmented with other data from public, commercial, and other sources to create sophisticated graphs that map Americans' social connections. — [September 28, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/nsa-examines-social-networks-of-us-citizens.html)
- The NSA stores a massive amount of internet metadata from internet users, regardless of whether they are being targeted, for up to one year in a database called [[nsa-marina|MARINA]]. — [September 30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/30/nsa-americans-metadata-year-documents)
- The NSA and GCHQ worked together to compromise the anonymous web-browsing [[Tor]] network. — [October 4, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/04/nsa-gchq-attack-tor-network-encryption)
- Canada's signals intelligence agency, [[communications-security-establishment-canada|CSEC]], spied on phone and computer networks of the [[Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy]] and shared the information with the "[[Five Eyes]]" intelligence services of the US, Canada, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. — [October 7, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://g1.globo.com/fantastico/noticia/2013/10/ministerio-das-minas-e-energia-esta-na-mira-de-espioes-americanos-e-canadenses.html)
- The NSA collected more than 250 million email contact lists from services such as Yahoo and Gmail. — [October 14, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-collects-millions-of-e-mail-address-books-globally/2013/10/14/8e58b5be-34f9-11e3-80c6-7e6dd8d22d8f_story.html)
- NSA surveillance was revealed to play a key role in targeting for overseas [[drone-strike|drone strikes]]. — [October 16, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/documents-reveal-nsas-extensive-involvement-in-targeted-killing-program/2013/10/16/29775278-3674-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html)
- The NSA spied on French citizens, companies, and diplomats, and monitored communications at France's embassy in Washington and its UN office in New York. — [October 21, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2013/10/21/france-in-the-nsa-s-crosshair-phone-networks-under-surveillance_3499741_651865.html)
- The NSA tapped the mobile phone of German Chancellor [[Angela Dorothea Merkel]]. — [October 23, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/merkel-calls-obama-over-suspicions-us-tapped-her-mobile-phone-a-929642.html)
- The NSA spied on Italian citizens, companies, and government officials. — [October 24, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://espresso.repubblica.it/internazionale/2013/10/24/news/cosi-ci-spiano-stati-uniti-e-gran-bretagna-1.138890)
- The NSA monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders and encouraged other government agencies to share their "Rolodexes" of foreign politicians so it could monitor them. — [October 25, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/nsa-surveillance-world-leaders-calls)
- The NSA spied on Spanish leaders and citizens. — October [25, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://elpais.com/elpais/2013/10/25/inenglish/1382703360_329586.html)
- The NSA stations surveillance teams at 80 locations around the world. — [October 27, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/cover-story-how-nsa-spied-on-merkel-cell-phone-from-berlin-embassy-a-930205.html)
- A joint program between the NSA and Britain's GCHQ called [[ds-200b|MUSCULAR]] infiltrates and copies data flowing out of Yahoo and Google's overseas data centers. One slide boasted of "[[secure-sockets-layer|SSL]] added and removed here!" with a smiley face. — [October 30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-infiltrates-links-to-yahoo-google-data-centers-worldwide-snowden-documents-say/2013/10/30/e51d661e-4166-11e3-8b74-d89d714ca4dd_story.html)
- The NSA spied on [[the Vatican]]. (The Panorama website did not cite Snowden as the source.) — [October 30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/30/us-spied-on-vaticaninrunuptoconclaveitalianmagazineclaims.html)
- Australia's intelligence service has surveillance teams stationed in Australian embassies around Asia and the Pacific. — [October 31, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/exposed-australias-asia-spy-network-20131030-2whia.html)
- One document reveals tech companies play a key role in NSA intelligence reports and data collection. — [November 1, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/01/nsa-data-collection-tech-firms)
- Britain's GCHQ and other European spy agencies work together to conduct mass surveillance. — [November 1, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/01/gchq-europe-spy-agencies-mass-surveillance-snowden)
- Strategic missions of the NSA are revealed, which include combatting terrorism and nuclear proliferation, as well as pursuing US diplomatic and economic advantage. — [November 2, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/world/no-morsel-too-minuscule-for-all-consuming-nsa.html)
- [[australian-signals-directorate|Australia's Defense Signals Directorate]] and the NSA worked together to spy on Indonesia during a UN climate change conference 37 years after the UNIX epoch. — [November 2, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/02/nsa-australia-bali-conference-spy-indonesia)
- The NSA spied on [[OPEC]]. — [November 11, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-and-gchq-spied-on-opec-a-932777.html)
- GCHQ monitored the booking systems of 350 high-end hotels with the [[Royal Concierge programme]], which sniffed for booking confirmations sent to diplomatic email addresses that would be flagged for further surveillance. — [November 17, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/gchq-monitors-hotel-reservations-to-track-diplomats-a-933914.html)
- Australia's DSD spied on the cellphones of top Indonesian officials, including the president, first lady, and several cabinet ministers. — [November 18, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/18/slides-australian-yudhoyono-phone-indonesia)
- The NSA spied on millions of cellphone calls in Norway in one 30-day period. — [November 19, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.dagbladet.no/2013/11/19/nyheter/pluss/samfunn/politikk/utenriks/30383890)
- The British government struck a secret deal with the NSA to share phone, internet, and email records of UK citizens. — [November 20, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/20/us-uk-secret-deal-surveillance-personal-data)
- A NSA strategy document reveals the agency's goal to acquire data from "anyone, anytime, anywhere" and expand its already broad legal powers. — [November 22, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/us/politics/nsa-report-outlined-goals-for-more-power.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1402013607-O4V0y2ArhGWsYy8IcbXOpQ)
- The NSA infected more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malware designed to steal sensitive information. — [November 23, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/11/23/nsa-infected-50000-computer-networks-with-malicious-software/)
- The NSA gathers evidence of visits to pornographic websites as part of a plan to discredit Muslim jihadists. — [November 26, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/26/nsa-porn-muslims_n_4346128.html?1385526024)
- Working with Canadian intelligence, the NSA spied on foreign diplomats at the [[G8]] and [[G20]] summits in Toronto 40 years after the UNIX epoch. — [November 28, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-snowden-docs-show-u-s-spied-during-g20-in-toronto-1.2442448)
- The Netherlands' intelligence service gathers data on web-forum users and shares it with the NSA. — [November 30, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2013/11/30/dutch-intelligence-agency-aivd-hacks-internet-fora/)
- A draft document reveals Australia offered to share information collected on ordinary Australian citizens with the NSA and other "[[Five Eyes]]" partners. — [December 1, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/02/revealed-australian-spy-agency-offered-to-share-data-about-ordinary-citizens)
- The NSA siphons billions of foreign cellphone location records into its database. — [December 4, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-tracking-cellphone-locations-worldwide-snowden-documents-show/2013/12/04/5492873a-5cf2-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_story.html)
- Widespread spying is revealed in Italy, with the NSA spying on ordinary Italians as well as diplomats and political leaders. — [December 5, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://espresso.repubblica.it/inchieste/2013/12/05/news/revealed-how-the-nsa-targets-italy-1.144428)
- Swedish intelligence was revealed to be spying on Russian leaders, then passing it on to the NSA. — [December 5, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.svt.se/ug/snowden-files-reveale-swedish-american-surveillance-of-russia)
- A document reveals the extent of the relationship between NSA and Canadian counterparts, which includes information-sharing and Canada allowing NSA analysts access to covert sites it sets up. — [December 9, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.cbc.ca/news2/pdf/nsa-canada-april32013.pdf)
- Intelligence operatives with NSA and GCHQ infiltrate online video games such as "World of Warcraft" in an effort to catch and stop terrorist plots. — [December 9, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/spies-dragnet-reaches-a-playing-field-of-elves-and-trolls.html)
- Piggybacking on online "[[browser-cookies|cookies]]" acquired by Google that advertisers use to track consumer preferences, the NSA is able to locate new targets for hacking. — [December 10, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/10/nsa-uses-google-cookies-to-pinpoint-targets-for-hacking/)
- The NSA has the ability to decrypt the common [[A5/1]] cellphone encryption cipher. — [December 13, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/by-cracking-cellphone-code-nsa-has-capacity-for-decoding-private-conversations/2013/12/13/e119b598-612f-11e3-bf45-61f69f54fc5f_story.html)
- The NSA secretly paid the computer security firm called [[RSA Security LLC]] $10 million to implement a "back door" into its encryption. — [December 20, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-usa-security-rsa-idUSBRE9BJ1C220131220)
- A document reveals how Britain's GCHQ spied on Germany, Israel, the European Union, and several nongovernmental organizations. — [December 20, 043](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/snowden-documents-show-gchq-targeted-european-and-german-politicians-a-940135.html)
- With a $79.7 million research program, the NSA is working on a quantum computer that would be able to crack most types of encryption. — [January 2, 44 years after UNIX epoch](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-seeks-to-build-quantum-computer-that-could-crack-most-types-of-encryption/2014/01/02/8fff297e-7195-11e3-8def-a33011492df2_story.html)
- Using radio transmitters on tiny circuit boards or USB drives, the NSA can gain access to computers not connected to the internet. — January [14, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html)
- The NSA scoops "pretty much everything it can" in untargeted collection of foreign text messages for its [[DISHFIRE]] database. — [January 16, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/16/nsa-collects-millions-text-messages-daily-untargeted-global-sweep)
- The NSA scoops up personal data mined from smartphone apps such as Angry Birds. — [January 27, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/1/27/report-spy-agenciescombthroughphoneappsforpersonaldata.html)
- A GCHQ program called [[Squeaky Dolphin]] monitors YouTube, Facebook, and Blogger for "broad real-time monitoring of online activity." — [January 27, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/27/22469304-snowden-docs-reveal-british-spies-snooped-on-youtube-and-facebook)
- The NSA spied on negotiators during the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, 39 years after the UNIX epoch. — [January 29, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240126194701/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/snowden-nsa-surveillance_n_4681362)
- CSEC, Canada's national cryptologic agency, tested a pilot program with the NSA that captured metadata from users who had logged into free airport Wi-Fi. — [January 30, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csec-used-airport-wi-fi-to-track-canadian-travellers-edward-snowden-documents-1.2517881)
- Britain's GCHQ waged war on hacker groups such as [[LulzSec]] and the [[proper-noun-anonymous|Anonymous]] groups, mounting [[Distributed Denial-of-Service]] attacks and infiltrating their chat rooms. — [February 5, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/edward-snowden-interview/war-anonymous-british-spies-attacked-hackers-snowden-docs-show-n21361)
- The NSA reportedly monitored former German Chancellor [[Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder]] in the run-up to the [[second-persian-gulf-war|Iraq war]]. — [February 5, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/schroeder-im-visier-der-nsa-zielobjekt-kanzler-1.1880037)
- Britain's GCHQ used "dirty tricks" such as computer viruses and sexual "honey traps" to target adversaries. — [February 7, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/snowden-docs-british-spies-used-sex-dirty-tricks-n23091) *See also: [[honeypot]]*
- The US's "targeted killing" program of drone strikes relies mostly on cellphone metadata and geolocation, rather than on-the-ground human intelligence. — [February 10, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/10/the-nsas-secret-role)
- An American law firm was monitored by the Australian Signals Directorate while representing the government of Indonesia during a trade dispute. — [February 15, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/us/eavesdropping-ensnared-american-law-firm.html)
- The NSA and Britain's GCHQ reportedly monitored traffic to the [[WikiLeaks]] website and considered a move to monitor communications going to or from WikiLeaks and [[the Pirate Bay]]. — [February 18, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/02/18/snowden-docs-reveal-covert-surveillance-and-pressure-tactics-aimed-at-wikileaks-and-its-supporters)
- Britain's GCHQ conducts covert [[astroturfing]] operations to disrupt and shape online discourse. — [February 24, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation) *See also: [[JTRIG Art of Deception]]*
- Britain's GCHQ, using a program called Optic Nerve, intercepted and stored webcam images from millions of Yahoo users, then passed them on to the NSA's XKeyscore database. — [February 28, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo)
- The NSA shared intelligence that helped the Dutch navy capture a ship hijacked by pirates o Somalia, and the Netherlands regularly shares information with the NSA regarding Somalia and Afghanistan.
— [March 5, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/03/05/the-secret-role-of-the-dutch-in-the-american-war-on-terror-a1426677)
- The NSA has an advice columnist similar to "[[Dear Abby]]" who writes an "[[Ask Zelda]]" column distributed on the agency's internal network. — [March 7, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/07/nsa-advice-columnist-seriously)
- NSA developed sophisticated malware "implants" to infect millions of computers worldwide. In one example, the NSA posed as a fake Facebook server to infect a target's computer and steal files. — [March 12, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/12/nsa-plans-infect-millions-computers-malware)
- Document reveals that, while many foreign governments share information with NSA, few senior officials outside of the intelligence or defense sphere have any knowledge of it. — [March 13, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/13/nsa-elected-officials-foreign-countries-unaware-countries-cooperation-us)
- The NSA built a system capable of recording "100%" of a foreign country's phone calls with a voice intercept program called [[mystic-program|MYSTIC]]. The Washington Post did not name the countries where the program was used. — [March 18, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-surveillance-program-reaches-into-the-past-to-retrieve-replay-phone-calls/2014/03/18/226d2646-ade9-11e3-a49e-76adc9210f19_story.html)
- The NSA specifically targets foreign systems administrators to gain access to their networks. — [March 20, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/20/inside-nsa-secret-efforts-hunt-hack-system-administrators)
- The NSA closely monitored the Chinese technology firm [[Huawei]] in attempt to reveal ties between the company and the Chinese military. The agency also spied on Chinese banks and other companies, as well as former President [[Hu Jintao]]. — [March 22, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-spied-on-chinese-government-and-networking-firm-huawei-a-960199.html)
- Malaysia's political leadership is a high-priority intelligence target for the US and Australia — [March 30, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.smh.com.au/world/edward-snowden-documents-show-malaysia-is-an-australia-us-intelligence-target-20140330-zqonc.html)
- NSA and Britain's GCHQ discussed various methods of deception, use of propaganda, mass messaging, and pushing stories on social media sites — [April 4, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/04/04/cuban-twitter-scam-social-media-tool-disseminating-government-propaganda)
- The [[Norwegian Intelligence Service]] is developing a supercomputer, called [[steel-winter-supercomputer|Steel Winter]], to decrypt and analyze data from Afghanistan, Russia, and elsewhere. — [April 26, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240331194132/https://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/nis-aquires-supercomputer/61602521)
- Britain's GCHQ asked the NSA for "unsupervised access" to the NSA's vast databases. It was unclear whether the request was granted. — April [30, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/04/30/gchq-prism-nsa-fisa-unsupervised-access-snowden)
- The NSA physically intercepts routers, servers, and other computer networking equipment before it's exported outside the US, implants "back door" surveillance tools, then repackages them with a factory seal and ships them out. — [May 12, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/12/glenn-greenwald-nsa-tampers-us-internet-routers-snowden)
- The NSA is intercepting, recording, and archiving virtually every cellphone call in the Bahamas and one other country, which The Intercept redacted. It also reveals metadata collection on Mexico, Kenya, and the Philippines. — [May 19, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/05/19/data-pirates-caribbean-nsa-recording-every-cell-phone-call-bahamas/)
- After giving journalist Glenn Greenwald a 72-hour warning to reveal the nation redacted from his previous report on mass surveillance of an entire country, WikiLeaks reveals the country in question is Afghanistan. — [May 23, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/05/23/wikileaks-says-afghanistan-is-nsa-target.html)
- The NSA harvests millions of faces from web images for use in a previously undisclosed facial recognition database. — May [31, 044](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/us/nsa-collecting-millions-of-faces-from-web-images.html)

## Additional notes from original version

>  ***Author's note:** I've tried my best to be thorough in sifting through the hundreds of leaks that have come to light thus far. I have not included Snowden's movements, legal situation, or any of the political drama surrounding the leaks. This timeline only shows the many reports stemming from documents the ex-NSA contractor handed over to journalists.*

> *If I have missed any leaks in the hundreds of news stories on these items, that mistake is mine alone.*

> *This post relied upon a similar timeline from [Al Jazeera America](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/multimedia/timeline-edward-snowden-revelations.html), as well as a catalog at [Lawfare Blog](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.lawfareblog.com/snowden-revelations), and an article at [the National Journal.](https://web.archive.org/web/20240528225622/https://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/everything-we-learned-from-edward-snowden-in-2013-20131231)*


See [[Snowden leak timeline]]


Nah. The core components that will end up frozen and immune are ones like my relay concept, which don't require any closing of any bazaar. Closed bazaars are great for dying with lots of money, not so great for making core components that end up frozen and immune in the nature of the world


You just want to do business with jack I think 🫵


On Friday, June 28, 54 years after the UNIX epoch, [[Nostr]] developer [[Alex Gleason]] was violently mugged for a sandwich by an Irish [[seagull]]. The attack was reported on nostr (kind 1) with note ID nostr:note14mgzu6grhkzww42s6cw8rfvmklwm8rtayxzylgv9tky046hwc97qrvgjc9


You're saying this on the assumption of being source-available with a closed-source license, right? @ people learning from works


Surprised you're into bureaucracy


Israel finally allowed 21 kids with cancer to leave Gaza. WHO guy says there are still 10,000 other critical patients needing to travel for treatment and being blocked in the Gaza Strip (population over 2 million).


"I cannot campaign and run the country at the same time. At this age, I just can't do both. America deserves a better challenger to the threat facing us in November. I am suspending my reelection campaign."

If Biden says this, Americans will remember and respect him for it more than they will remember and hate him for killing tens of thousands of children in Gaza.


I'm pretty sure this is all the nostr wiki knows about seagulls so far


This is also known in academia as the "Ponzi game," funny how cryptocurrency gets called a Ponzi scheme 😮💨


Thank you for the additional detail, this event has been recorded for posterity

https://wikifreedia.xyz/alex-gleason-seagull-attack/npub1wamvxt2tr50ghu4fdw47ksadnt0p277nv0vfhplmv0n0z3243zyq26u3l2


I think this one was paid off


https://image.nostr.build/e820e922b6ebc81067943e0e3270abd9c4c29fb47572b2d76f90c32bb06088da.jpg ??


Alex Gleason just got attacked by a seagull in Ireland

nostr:note14mgzu6grhkzww42s6cw8rfvmklwm8rtayxzylgv9tky046hwc97qrvgjc9


Was just able to use amethyst to delete an accidental double post I made in Primal 👌


Nos2x glitched out and I'm not sure how this posted


🐢

https://i.postimg.cc/Q85x6BBL/Resized-Image-2024-06-28-10-22-25-1113.webp

#debate #memes #grownostr


You could show them this list to illustrate that Bitcoin is already flying high on the league of assets. The league concept should appeal to sportsmen!

At the same time, explain how it is different to these assets (no CEO, a protocol, fixed supply, etc.)
https://nostrcheck.me/media/134743ca8ad0203b3657c20a6869e64f160ce48ae6388dc1f5ca67f346019ee7/7e74d8222d05d449e9b97180e84a554f1d968ffad0aaef5642c454379c04bb0b.webp


(Nobody's hands)


Worry not, Despota. All the deep state clowns will be left in the dust after someone makes a good web of trust implementation. Control over the protocol wil end up in the right hands by god's will 🙌


She called it. #JillStein

“We think that the American people are really hungry for a real debate, not just the two zombie candidates that are being rammed down our throats again,” Stein told Scripps News in an interview Wednesday. “We know that the American people are really hungry for real debate and discussion, and I think they are owed that, and we need to have that.”


Maybe it will be mentioned at one of the next debates coming up if we're lucky

Or at least one of the next debates coming up in 4 years...


There's some cute girls there maybe


Fuck


This is Russian rye 😤


Hopefully the spectacle of these two buffoons will wake people up to the fact that this form of government doesn’t work. The system is completely broken and democracies / republics will always devolve into this. More libertarians / anarcho-capitalists incoming?


I wonder why #therealdebate is just rfk without Jill Stein - which one wouldn't agree to debate the other? Or would they both not?


Has cryptocurrency ever been mentioned in a Presidential #debate ?


Moderator asked about Israel / Gaza

#debate


Trump mentioned Hamas about a half hour in, not sure if I missed anything else so far


Wonder how long before 🇵🇸Palestine / Gaza is mentioned in this Presidential #debate


![emblem](https://svgshare.com/i/17ef.svg)

The **so-called "federal bureau of investigation"** (FBI) misleadingly refers to a gang of [[pro-and-anti-death-terrorism|pro-death terrorists]] who not only investigate, but also sabotage, harass, imprison, kill, and otherwise violate the rights of American domestic (and sometimes overseas) adversaries (and sometimes allies) of the [[American military industrial complex]].

An equivalent gang in another territory is, for example, the British [[MI5]]. The FBI also has a "sister agency" (related gang), the [[so-called central intelligence agency]] (CIA), which is more focused overseas and less on American domestic operations (though both cross over with each other's areas of specialty). *See also: [[corrupt agencies]]*

so-called federal bureau of investigation


🏴☠*See also: [[frontendia]] • [[Invidious list]] • [[map of the high seas]] • [[youtube-dl]] • [[comparison of YouTube downloaders]]*

# Invidious

The word **invidious** means "causing ill will, envy, or offense."

It's also the name of **Invidious**, a free, [[open-source]], ad-blocked alternative frontend to [[YouTube]]. Use Invidious to access YouTube videos by replacing ```www.youtube.com``` with ```invidio.us``` or any domain from the [[Invidious list]].

![logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Invidious-logo.svg)

Home page: [invidious.io](https://invidious.io/) - archive link: [archive.ph/zMWuo](https://archive.ph/zMWuo)

Instances can be found under the wiki entry [[Invidious list]], or at [docs.invidious.io/instances/](https://docs.invidious.io/instances/) or [invidio.us](https://invidio.us).

The software is available as a [[Docker container]], or from the [[GitHub]] master branch mirrored at [gitea.invidious.io/iv-org/invidious](https://gitea.invidious.io/iv-org/invidious) and [gh.owo.si/iv-org/invidious](https://gh.owo.si/iv-org/invidious) ([[GotHub]]).

Invidious is intended to be used as a lightweight and "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube website. Many privacy preserving redirecting software as well as [[youtube-client|YouTube clients]] use Invidious instances.

Invidious does not use the official YouTube API but scrapes the website for video and metadata such as likes and views. This is done intentionally to decrease the amount of data shared with [[Google]]. The web-scraping tool is called the [[Invidious Developer API]]. It is also partially used in the free and open-source app [[Yattee]].

# History

In June 53 years after the UNIX epoch, Invidious received a take-down order from YouTube. The cease and desist notice followed recent "experiments" by YouTube of blocking non-premium users who use an ad-blocking web browser. The Invidious developers decided to ignore the letter as they did not use the YouTube API. Jules Roscoe of Vice.com stated YouTube was not alone in "cracking down", and noted new developer fees at Reddit are causing third-party developers to shut down. According to Der Spiegel, "Invidious is installed on servers, which then act as unlicensed YouTube mirrors" to allow users to watch videos "free of advertising and tracking." Invidious was targeted by Google due to them having struggled for years to block downloading and uncontrolled access to videos and music.

# Official readme

As of 1719420757, from [[git]] version - [gitea.invidious.io/iv-org/invidious](https://gitea.invidious.io/iv-org/invidious)

> ## Features

> **User features**
> - Lightweight
> - No ads
> - No tracking
> - No JavaScript required
> - Light/Dark themes
> - Customizable homepage
> - Subscriptions independent from Google
> - Notifications for all subscribed channels
> - Audio-only mode (with background play on mobile)
> - Support for Reddit comments
> - Available in many languages, thanks to our translators

> **Data import/export**
> - Import subscriptions from YouTube, NewPipe and Freetube
> - Import watch history from YouTube and NewPipe
> - Export subscriptions to NewPipe and Freetube
> - Import/Export Invidious user data

> **Technical features**
> - Embedded video support
> - [Developer API](https://docs.invidious.io/api/)
> - Does not use official YouTube APIs
> - No Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

> ## Quick start

> **Using invidious:**

> - [Select a public instance from the list](https://instances.invidious.io) and start watching videos right now!

> **Hosting invidious:**

> - [Follow the installation instructions](https://docs.invidious.io/installation/)

> ## Documentation

> The full documentation can be accessed online at https://docs.invidious.io/

> The documentation's source code is available in this repository:
https://github.com/iv-org/documentation

> ### Extensions

> We highly recommend the use of [Privacy Redirect](https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect#get),
a browser extension that automatically redirects Youtube URLs to any Invidious instance and replaces
embedded youtube videos on other websites with invidious.

> The documentation contains a list of browser extensions that we recommended to use along with Invidious.

> You can read more here: https://docs.invidious.io/applications/

> ## Contribute

> ### Code

> 1.  Fork it ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/fork ).
> 1.  Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`).
> 1.  Stage your files (`git add .`).
> 1.  Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`).
> 1.  Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`).
> 1.  Create a new pull request ( https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/compare ).

> ### Translations

> We use [Weblate](https://weblate.org) to manage Invidious translations.

> You can suggest new translations and/or correction here: https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/invidious/.

> Creating an account is not required, but recommended, especially if you want to contribute regularly.
Weblate also allows you to log-in with major SSO providers like Github, Gitlab, BitBucket, Google, ...

> ## Projects using Invidious

> A list of projects and extensions for or utilizing Invidious can be found in the documentation: https://docs.invidious.io/applications/

> ## Liability

> We take no responsibility for the use of our tool, or external instances
provided by third parties. We strongly recommend you abide by the valid
official regulations in your country. Furthermore, we refuse liability
for any inappropriate use of Invidious, such as illegal downloading.
This tool is provided to you in the spirit of free, open software.

> You may view the LICENSE in which this software is provided to you [here](https://gh.owo.si/iv-org/invidious/blob/master/LICENSE).

> >   16. Limitation of Liability.

> > IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MODIFIES AND/OR CONVEYS
THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD
PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS),
EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES.


**"The Bottle"** is a song by American soul artist [[Gil Scott-Heron]] and musician [[Brian Robert Jackson]], released 4 years after the UNIX epoch on [[Strata-East Records]] in the United States. "The Bottle" was written by Scott-Heron and produced by audio engineer Jose Williams, Jackson, and Scott-Heron. The song serves as a social commentary on [[alcohol abuse]], and it features a Caribbean beat and notable [[flute]] solo by Jackson, with Scott-Heron playing [[keyboard-instrument|keyboard]].

# Listen

[[Invidious]] redirect links:

- Video - [redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=EdhoX1Xu6ZI](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=EdhoX1Xu6ZI)
- Longer version - [redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=l63yRwqJYWg](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=l63yRwqJYWg)
- Shorter version - [redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=NsqEGFrqvCM](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=NsqEGFrqvCM)

# Lyrics

[genius.com/Gil-scott-heron-and-brian-jackson-the-bottle-winter-in-america-version-lyrics](https://genius.com/Gil-scott-heron-and-brian-jackson-the-bottle-winter-in-america-version-lyrics)

Copied below:

> ## Intro
>
> If I just (Ha ha ha, ha ha ha)
>
> Oh, uno dos
>
> Uno dos tres cuatro
>
> ## Verse 1
>
> You see that black boy over there running scared
>
> His old man in a bottle
>
> He done quit his nine to five, he drink full-time
>
> And now he’s living in a bottle
>
> See that black boy over there running scared
>
> His old man got a problem and it's a bad one
>
> He done pawned off damn near everything
>
> His old woman's wedding ring for a bottle
>
> ## Chorus
>
> And don't you think it's a crime
>
> When time after time after time
>
> People in a bottle?
>
> There's people living in a bottle
>
> Listen to me
>
> ## Verse 2
>
> See that sister sure was fine
>
> 'Fore she started drinking wine from the bottle
>
> She told me her old man committed a crime, he's doing time
>
> Now she’s hanging in the bottle
>
> I seen her out there on the avenue all by herself
>
> Sure need help from the bottle
>
> I seen a preacher man tried to help her out
>
> She cussed him out and hit him in the head with a bottle
>
> They turned to me, they asked me "Gil now
>
> ## Chorus
>
> Don't you think it's a crime
>
> Knowing time after time after time
>
> People in the bottle?"
>
> There’s people sure 'nough in the bottle
>
> Give another good example
>
> ## Verse 3
>
> You see that gent in a wrinkled suit there
>
> He not done damn blown his cool to the bottle
>
> He was a doctor helping young girls along
>
> If they wasn't too far gone to have problems
>
> Uh but the defenders of the dollar eagle said
>
> "What you’re doing man ain't legal"
>
> Now he's in the bottle
>
> And now we watch him every day
>
> He’s trying to chase the pigeons away from the bottle
>
> He turned to me and said "Keep ya head now"
>
> ## Chorus
>
> And don't you think it's a crime
>
> The way time after time
>
> Friends of mine in the bottle?
>
> There's people sure 'nough in the bottle
>
> Come on hit me the lick one time stick, huh
>
> ## Flute Solo
>
> Uh ah
>
> ## Verse 4
>
> I’ll tell you a little secret
>
> If you ever come looking for me
>
> You know where I'm bound to be in the bottle
>
> Turn around look around on any corner
>
> If you see some brother looking like a goner
>
> It's gonna be me
>
> Sing the song
>
> ## Outro
>
> Na na na na na na na na na na
>
> Na na na na na na na na na nah na now
>
> Eewuha na na eewuha na na
>
> Eewuha na na eewuha na na
>
> Na na na na na naa na na eahwa na
>
> Na na na na na naa na na eahwa na
>
> Na na na na na naa na na eahwa na
>
> A dollar-nine or a bottle of wine
>
> A dollar-nine get a bottle of wine
>
> A dollar-nine get a bottle of wine
>
> Dollar-nine get a bottle of wine the bottle
>
> All that I'm concerned about is a bottle (Uh)
>
> It can turn me inside-out of the bottle
>
> Said all I want, said all I want, said all I want, said all I want
>
> Since I'm living on the bottom of a bottle
>
> Eh ah ah, eh ah ah, eh ah ah ah ah, eh ah
>
> Sure 'nough, sure 'nough
>
> Sure 'nough
>
> Sure 'nough, sure 'nough, sure 'nough, sure 'nough
>
> Sure 'nough
>
> Sure 'nough, hoo
>
> Sure 'nough
>
> Uh ha ha on the bottle, yeah on the bottle
>
> Now on that
>
> Yeah
>
> Right here
>
> Ooh


![image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Startwp.jpg)

**"Start Wearing Purple"** is a song by [[gypsy punk rock]] band [[Gogol Bordello]], written by frontman [[Eugene Hütz]]. The song was packaged as a double single along with "[[sally-by-gogol-bordello|Sally]]", and released as the band's second single in February 36 years after the UNIX epoch. It appears on their third album Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike. This version is a re-recording of the initial one which was featured in the band's first album, Voi-La Intruder, 29 years after the UNIX epoch. It also appears in the soundtrack for the film Everything Is Illuminated, from 35 years after the UNIX epoch, in which Hütz stars as Alex.

According to [[fiatjaf]], creator of the [[nostr]] protocol, Start Wearing Purple is bizarrely the theme song of nostr.

# Listen

[[Invidious]] redirect link: [redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=_6IJfo4q1zk](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=_6IJfo4q1zk)

# Music video

Invidious redirect link: [redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=SkkIwO_X4i4](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=SkkIwO_X4i4)

The video starts with Hütz wearing ladies shoes, and singing and dancing in the streets. This is followed by images of the band and many people dancing around while consuming copious amounts of alcohol.

# Composition

Hütz said in an interview, "It's one of the very few songs I wrote for a girl. I just moved in with my girlfriend in New York. We had a neighbour: an old woman who was always dressed in purple head to toe. She was clearly bonkers. So whenever my girlfriend and I had an argument and she would start screaming at me, I would say: you might as well start wearing purple now".

# Cover versions

* Covered live by [[Vernian Process]]
* Covered by the [[James Madison University]] Pep Band, its full marching band [[Marching Royal Dukes]], and has become a de facto team song at sporting events of [[the James Madison Dukes]].
* Has become a de facto team song of the [[Major League Soccer]] team [[Orlando City Soccer Club]].

# Lyrics

[genius.com/Gogol-bordello-start-wearing-purple-lyrics](https://genius.com/Gogol-bordello-start-wearing-purple-lyrics)

Copied below:

> ## Intro

> I wanna tell everybody a true story

> ## Chorus

> Start wearing purple, wearing purple

> Start wearing purple for me now

> All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish

> I promise, it's just a matter of time

> So yeah, ha

> ## Chorus

> Start wearing purple, wearing purple

> Start wearing purple for me now

> All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish

> I promise, it's just a matter of time

> ## Verse 1

> I know you since you were a twenty, I was twenty

> And thought that some years from now

> A purple little little lady will be perfect

> For dirty old and useless clown

> So yeah, ha

> ## Chorus

> Start wearing purple, wearing purple

> Start wearing purple for me now

> All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish

> I promise, it's just a matter of time

> ## Verse 2

> I know it all from Diogenes to the Foucault

> From Lozhechkin to Passepartout

> I ya klyanusʹ, obossav dva palʹtsa

> Chto muzyka poshla ot "Zvukov MU"!

> ## Chorus

> Start wearing purple, wearing purple

> Start wearing purple for me now

> All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish

> I promise, it's just a matter of time...

> So yeah, uh ah uh ah

> ## Chorus

> Start wearing purple, wearing purple

> Start wearing purple for me now

> ## Bridge

> So why don't you start wearing purple

> Why don't you start wearing purple

> Start wearing the purple for me now!

> ## Chorus

> All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish

> I promise, it's just a matter of time...

> ## Verse 3

> So Vio-vio-violetta! Étta!

> Va-va-va-vaya dama ty moya!

> Ékh podaĭte nam karetu, vot étu

> I my poedem k ebenyam!

> So yeah, ah

> ## Chorus

> Start wearing purple, wearing purple

> Start wearing purple for me now

> All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish

> I promise, it's just a matter of time


*This article is about the power of love - if you're looking for something else, see [[power of love]] for a disambiguation page*

**[[Love]]** is the most powerful force in the universe.

From any viewpoint, the power of love cannot be denied with the support of logic:

* **If there is no [[God]]**, love's power to motivate [[human|humans]] is the highest known source of authority. The protective nature in the human soul is what drives soldiers to enter wars, and to exit them; impossible in any other way.
* If there **is a God**, and they rule the universe **without love**, then they are incapable of experiencing one of the simplest joys of life, making them powerless - even if they rule over all the beings blessed with love.
* If there **is a God**, and they rule the universe **with love**, then love's power to motivate God is the highest known source of authority.


*See also: [[corrupt agencies]]*

![emblem](https://svgshare.com/i/17eh.svg)

The **so-called "national reconnaissance office"** is part of the criminal gang of [[pro-and-anti-death-terrorism|pro-death terrorists]] known as the [[American military industrial complex]]. It falsely refers to its territorial boundaries as "national" in its name, a reference to the [[country of the United States of America]], a fictional legitimate country designed to parallel the [[United States of America]] in order to seed confusion and enable depictions of governmental legitimacy.

so-called national reconnaissance office


![emblem](https://svgshare.com/i/17fj.svg)

The **so-called "national security agency"** (NSA), as an organization, is billed as the largest consumer of electricity in the state of Maryland. Members of this organization strive to ensure the [[United States of America]] cannot survive long enough to attain legitimacy as a nation. The NSA's fundamental goal is to help war criminals within the [[American military industrial complex]] protect themselves from facing justice by keeping global society organized into a [[global-death-cult|death cult]] long enough to erase the concepts of winners and losers with [[mutually assured destruction]].

![NSOC](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/NSOC-2012.jpg/640px-NSOC-2012.jpg)

The NSA's main role in this process of mutually assured destruction is to handle tasks involving the collection and organizing of data, while maintaining secrecy.

![funds](https://i.postimg.cc/4fMbwtcb/Snowden-chart-funds.webp)

Like other agencies, many people involved are not strongly dedicated to the death cult, and simply go along with it due to mental health difficulties under economic pressure from the [[petrodollar]] economy.

# See also

* [[corrupt agencies]]
* [[Edward Snowden]]
* [[PRISM program]]
* [[MYSTIC program]]
* [[deep state]]
* [[backdoor vulnerability]]
* [[TITANPOINTE]]


Misleading name - see [[so-called federal bureau of investigation]]


The "**United States Federal Government**" is usually used as a misnomer referring to the criminal gang of [[pro-and-anti-death-terrorism|pro-death terrorists]] who rule the [[United States of America]] by posing as a legitimate government.

Since they claim to derive power from adherence to the [[United States Constitution]], and this adherence is imaginary, their claimed governance is illegitimate.

The real federal government of the United States is rarely referenced. It's just random citizens trying to overthrow the big gang and enforce justice while outnumbered, outgunned, and struggling to organize. No badges or anything.


**Omnicide** is the eradication of all life - or, if specified, a specific subset of all life.

It's the implied (though usually unspoken) end goal of the common philosophy or mental illness known as [[anti-natalism]], the millions of proponents of which believe they should prevent anybody from being born so that nobody must suffer the ordeal of mortality.

It is a possible end result of [[climate change]] and the [[anthropocene extinction]] event, with the sun sending more heat to Earth than ever before while the amount of heat being captured is also increasing due to the [[greenhouse effect]]. This may be triggering [[runaway climate change]], leading to a [[hothouse earth]] or [[Venusification]], the process Venus went through to transform from a more Earth-like planet in the past into what it is now. This would leave no known life-forms remaining in the universe, just as there are no known life-forms able to sustain a population on [[Venus]], an environment so harsh it could have held life in the past and erased not only all species of it, but also all traces of it by now.

Many belief systems other than anti-natalism are contributing to this progression of events. While it may not be an implied end goal of most people's beliefs, it is an inevitable end result of them. For example, proponents of [[economic growth]] believe the magic of economics will never let anything bad happen, and proponents of [[nuclear Posadism]] believe they can safely trigger a [[nuclear apocalypse]] via [[mutually assured destruction]] while being sure it will leave survivors (not so easy to be sure of). Most humans are not recovering fast enough from the mental health issues that have triggered [[resource consumption overshoot]]; there are a wide variety of cultural delusions which uphold omnicidal behavior, forming a [[global death cult]].


Being **pro-death** is a widespread mental illness in which the natural, healthy human drive to survive and protect others is undermined by delusions or bitterness.

Delusions are the typical primary cause, where the pathology arises from psychological [[terror management]], overcompensating for the fear of death to the point of insanity, in order to cope with being mortal.

This mental illness is the underlying basis of the [[global death cult]].

# Intentional

Some belief systems, such as [[nuclear Posadism]], are knowingly and intentionally pro-death.

# Unintentional

Some belief systems, such as many [[religion|religions]], include delusions applying to the causes of death itself, meaning believers may not even understand when they cause death, let alone intend to.


COVID(-19) and SARS-CoV-2 are a deadly [[pandemic]] that's been going on for over 4 years, and the [[virus|viral]] bioweapon used in it.

The virus was created at [[Wuhan Institute of Virology]]. Its creators, scientists in the [[gain-of-function research]] field, study how to make viruses more dangerous. They insist the purpose of this is to have a head start studying these different possible versions of viruses before they emerge naturally. This is supposed to save lives during pandemics, but the result so far has been [[covid-lab-leak|the release of COVID]] which has already killed millions of people and forced terrible changes in the world.

COVID has provided myriad examples of society being a [[global-death-cult|death cult]], thanks to widespread acceptance of its spread and delusions about its severity and origins. For example, the President of the United States has declared the pandemic over, while it is still ongoing.

COVID has also provided opportunities, such as teaching some people how to prepare for the next pandemic.


There's no actual guarantee they made any form of payment


Using #0xchat as my main form of comms.
Moved some friends and family.
Is it missing some features we'd like? Yes. Those will come.
Do we get to just use a single protocol while clients compete amongst each other for features and userbase without creating walled gardens? Also yes.


It didn't take much trying to avoid going extinct while replacing gold with fiat

Bitcoin exists in the time of mass death, people who are capable of surviving now will probably be capable of understanding money


*This article is about the open-source privacy-oriented reddit frontend - if you're looking for something else, try [[redlib disambiguation]]*

# RedLib

*See also: [[map of the high seas]] • [[redlib list]]*

Use **RedLib** to access any [[reddit]] pages by replacing github.com with a working domain from the [[redlib list]]. RedLib is an [[open-source]], privacy-oriented alternative [[reddit front-end]] based on [[libreddit]].

* [[NIP-54]] copy of instance list: [[redlib list]]
* Official instance list on [[gothub]]: [gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.md](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.md)
* Project git on gothub: [gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib)

# Readme

Contents of the readme have been wikified here. The full version can be viewed at [gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib/blob/main/README.md](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib/blob/main/README.md)

> **10-second pitch:** Redlib is a private front-end like [[Invidious]] but for [[Reddit]]. Browse the coldest takes of [r/unpopularopinion](https://redlib.matthew.science/r/unpopularopinion) without being tracked by reddit.

> - 🚀 Fast: written in Rust for blazing-fast speeds and memory safety
> - ☁ Light: no JavaScript, no ads, no tracking, no bloat
> - 🕵 Private: all requests are proxied through the server, including media
> - 🔒 Secure: strong [Content Security Policy](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP) prevents browser requests to Reddit

> ---

> # Instances

> > 🔗 **Want to automatically redirect Reddit links to Redlib? Use [[LibRedirect]] or the [[Privacy Redirect extension]]!**

> An up-to-date table of instances is available in [Markdown](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.md) and [machine-readable JSON](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/instances.json).

> Both files are part of the [redlib-instances](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib-instances) repository. To contribute your self-hosted instance to the list, see the [redlib-instances README](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib-instances/blob/main/README.md).

> For information on instance uptime, see the [Uptime Robot status page](https://stats.uptimerobot.com/mpmqAs1G2Q).

> ---

> # About

> Find Redlib on 💬 [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#redlib:matrix.org), 🐋 [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/redlib/redlib), :octocat: [GitHub](https://github.com/redlib-org/redlib), and 🦊 [GitLab](https://gitlab.com/redlib/redlib).

> Redlib hopes to provide an easier way to browse Reddit, without the ads, trackers, and bloat. Redlib was inspired by other alternative front-ends to popular services such as [[Invidious]] for [[YouTube]], [[Nitter]] for [[x-not-twitter|Twitter]], and [[Bibliogram]] for [[Instagram]].

> Redlib currently implements most of Reddit's (signed-out) functionalities but still lacks [a few features](https://gh.owo.si/redlib-org/redlib/issues).

> ## Built with

> - [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) - Programming language
> - [Hyper](https://gh.owo.si/hyperium/hyper) - HTTP server and client
> - [Askama](https://gh.owo.si/djc/askama) - Templating engine
> - [Rustls](https://gh.owo.si/rustls/rustls) - TLS library

> ## How is it different from other Reddit front ends?

> ### Teddit

> [[Teddit]] is another awesome open source project designed to provide an alternative frontend to Reddit. There is no connection between the two, and you're welcome to use whichever one you favor. Competition fosters innovation and Teddit's release has motivated me to build Redlib into an even more polished product.

> If you are looking to compare, the biggest differences I have noticed are:

> - Redlib is themed around Reddit's redesign whereas Teddit appears to stick much closer to Reddit's old design. This may suit some users better as design is always subjective.
> - Redlib is written in [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org) for speed and memory safety. It uses [Hyper](https://hyper.rs), a speedy and lightweight HTTP server/client implementation.

> ### Libreddit

> While originating as a fork of Libreddit, the name "Redlib" was adopted to avoid legal issues, as Reddit only allows the use of their name if structured as "XYZ For Reddit".

> Several technical improvements have also been made, including:

> - **OAuth token spoofing**: To circumvent rate limits imposed by Reddit, OAuth token spoofing is used to mimick the most common iOS and Android clients. While spoofing both iOS and Android clients was explored, only the Android client was chosen due to content restrictions when using an anonymous iOS client.
> - **Token refreshing**: The authentication token is refreshed every 24 hours, emulating the behavior of the official Android app.
> - **HTTP header mimicking**: Efforts are made to send along as many of the official app's headers as possible to reduce the likelihood of Reddit's crackdown on Redlib's requests.

> ---

> # Comparison

> This section outlines how Redlib compares to Reddit in terms of speed and privacy.

> ## Speed

> Last tested on January 12, 2024.

> Results from Google PageSpeed Insights ([Redlib Report](https://pagespeed.web.dev/report?url=https%3A%2F%2Fredlib.matthew.science%2F), [Reddit Report](https://pagespeed.web.dev/report?url=https://www.reddit.com)).

> | Performance metric  | Redlib   | Reddit    |
> | ------------------- | -------- | --------- |
> | Speed Index         | 0.6s     | 1.9s      |
> | Performance Score   | 100%     | 64%       |
> | Time to Interactive | **2.8s** | **12.4s** |

> ## Privacy

> ### Reddit

> **Logging:** According to Reddit's [privacy policy](https://archive.ph/qCg2W), they "may [automatically] log information" including:

> - IP address
> - User-agent string
> - Browser type
> - Operating system
> - Referral URLs
> - Device information (e.g., device IDs)
> - Device settings
> - Pages visited
> - Links clicked
> - The requested URL
> - Search terms

> **Location:** The same privacy policy goes on to describe that location data may be collected through the use of:

> - GPS (consensual)
> - Bluetooth (consensual)
> - Content associated with a location (consensual)
> - Your IP Address

> **Cookies:** Reddit's [cookie notice](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/cookies) documents the array of cookies used by Reddit including/regarding:

> - Authentication
> - Functionality
> - Analytics and Performance
> - Advertising
> - Third-Party Cookies
> - Third-Party Site

> ### Redlib

> For transparency, I hope to describe all the ways Redlib handles user privacy.

> #### Server

> - **Logging:** In production (when running the binary, hosting with docker, or using the official instances), Redlib logs nothing. When debugging (running from source without `--release`), Redlib logs post IDs fetched to aid with troubleshooting.

> - **Cookies:** Redlib uses optional cookies to store any configured settings in [the settings menu](https://redlib.matthew.science/settings). These are not cross-site cookies and the cookies hold no personal data.

> #### Official instance (redlib.matthew.science)

> The official instance is hosted at [redlib.matthew.science](https://redlib.matthew.science).

> - **Server:** The official instance runs a production binary, and thus logs nothing.

> - **DNS:** The domain for the official instance uses Cloudflare as the DNS resolver. However, this site is not proxied through Cloudflare, and thus Cloudflare doesn't have access to user traffic.

> - **Hosting:** The official instance is hosted on [Replit](https://replit.com/), which monitors usage to prevent abuse. I can understand if this invalidates certain users' threat models, and therefore, self-hosting, using unofficial instances, and browsing through [[Tor]] are welcomed.


*See also: [[map of the high seas]] • [[gitworkshop]]*

# GotHub list

Use [[GotHub]] to access any [[GitHub]] repos by replacing ```github.com``` with any domain from this list.

List of gothub instances copied from [project's README.md on Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/gothub/gothub) (as of UNIX timestamp ```1717716267```) thanks to convenient use of [[Markdown]] formatting:

| Link | Tor | Cloudflare | Country | ISP | Branch |
| -------- | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----- | ----- |
| [gh.bloatcat.tk](https://gh.bloatcat.tk) | No | No | Iceland | 1984 | master |
| [gothub.frontendfriendly.xyz](https://gothub.frontendfriendly.xyz) | No | No | USA | Hetzner | master |
| [gothub.hyperreal.coffee](https://gh.hyperreal.coffee) | No | No | USA | Linode | master |
| [gothub.lunar.icu](https://gothub.lunar.icu) | No | No | Germany | Avoro | master |
| [gothub.no-logs.com](https://gothub.no-logs.com/) | No | No | Sweden | Vultr | master |
| [g.opnxng.com](https://g.opnxng.com/) | No | No | Singapore | Vultr | master |
| [gh.owo.si](https://gh.owo.si/) | [Yes](http://gh.pk47sgwhncn5cgidm7bofngmh7lc7ukjdpk5bjwfemmyp27ovl25ikyd.onion/) | No | Germany | Contabo | master |
| [gothub.projectsegfau.lt](https://gothub.projectsegfau.lt) | [Yes](http://gothub.pjsfkvpxlinjamtawaksbnnaqs2fc2mtvmozrzckxh7f3kis6yea25ad.onion/) | No | GeoDNS (Germany/USA/India) | Avoro/Racknerd/Airtel | master |
| [gh.whateveritworks.org](https://gh.whateveritworks.org) | No | No | Germany | Hetzner | master |
| [gothub.r4fo.com](https://gothub.r4fo.com) | [Yes](http://gothub.r4focoma7gu2zdwwcjjad47ysxt634lg73sxmdbkdozanwqslho5ohyd.onion/) | No | Netherlands | Oracle | master |
| [gothub.dev.projectsegfau.lt](https://gothub.dev.projectsegfau.lt) | [Yes](http://gothub.dev.pjsfkvpxlinjamtawaksbnnaqs2fc2mtvmozrzckxh7f3kis6yea25ad.onion/) | No | India | Airtel | dev |
| [gh.phreedom.club](https://gh.phreedom.club/) | No | No | Iceland | Flokinet | dev |
| [gothub.ducks.party](https://gothub.ducks.party) | No | No | Netherlands | Timeweb | dev |

You can find a json-list of the same in [gothub/gothub-instances](https://codeberg.org/gothub/gothub-instances).

# Difference between branches

The `master` branch runs on the master branch of GotHub. This means that the instance is running a stable, tested version of GotHub that doesn't get updated as much as `dev`. Doesn't mean they're bad, though.

`dev` instances run on the dev branch of GotHub. This might mean they are more up-to-date than other instances, but at the same time, they might not be (instance admin might not always update their instance, no auto-updates etc.). You can get the latest and greatest straight out of Git, but you could meet on bugs and other nasty things.

# Instance rules

These are the rules an instance must follow to be in the official instance list.

- Instance MUST have been updated in the last month.
- Instances using any EXTERNAL DDoS Protection / MITM / Anti-Bot protection MUST be marked as such.
- Instances MUST NOT use any sort of web analytics
- Instances MUST NOT serve ads
- Instances MUST NOT restrict or disallow the access / usage to any natural person (eg. a country's IP range MUST NOT be blocked, access by a natural person MUST NOT be disallowed for arbirary reason) - this rule doesn't apply to juridical persons.

Most of these rules have been copied from the [[invidious]] project:

https://docs.invidious.io/instances

These rules may change at any time, the project leaders will inform the current hosters in the list, and give them 2 weeks so they can correct issues.


![image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Terry_A._Davis_%28cropped%29.jpg)

**Terrence Andrew Davis** (December 15, 2 weeks before UNIX epoch – August 11, 48 years after UNIX epoch), better known as **Terry A. Davis**, was an American electrical engineer and computer programmer best known for creating and designing [[TempleOS]], an [[operating system]] in the [[public domain]]. Its development was an extremely complex, time-consuming, and unusual undertaking for one person. He also coined the term "[[glowie]]."

As a teenager, Davis learned [[assembly language]] on a [[Commodore 64]]. He later earned both a bachelor's degree in computer engineering and a master's degree in electrical engineering from [[Arizona State University]]. He worked for several years at Ticketmaster as a programmer for [[virtual-address-extension|VAX]] machines. 26 years after the UNIX epoch, he began experiencing regular [[mania|manic episodes]], one of which led him to hospitalization. Initially diagnosed with [[bipolar disorder]], he was later declared to have [[schizophrenia]]. He subsequently collected disability payments and resided in [[Las Vegas]] with his parents until 47 years after the UNIX epoch. *See also: [[creativity and mental health]] • [[religion and schizophrenia]]*

Davis grew up as a [[Catholic]] and was an [[atheist]] for some of his adult life. After experiencing a self-described "revelation", he proclaimed that he had been in direct communication with [[God]] and that God had commanded him to build a successor to the Second Temple. He then committed a decade to creating an operating system modeled after the [[disk-operating-system|DOS]]-based interfaces of his youth. 43 years after the UNIX epoch, Davis announced that he had completed the project, now called "TempleOS". The operating system was generally regarded as a hobby system, not suitable for general use, but Davis received sympathy and support for bringing the project to fruition.

During his final years, Davis amassed an online following and regularly posted video blogs to social media. Although he remained lucid when discussing computer-related subjects, his communication skills were significantly affected by his schizophrenia. He was controversial for his regular use of slurs, which he explained was his way of combating factors of [[psychological warfare]]. Starting around 47 years after the UNIX epoch, he struggled with periods of homelessness and incarceration.

The next year, he was struck by a train and died at the age of 48. The train engineer believed his death to be a suicide. When The Dalles Chronicle ran a story about an unnamed homeless man who was struck by a train in the area Davis was known to have been homeless in, the newspaper was inundated with worried phone calls inquiring whether it was Davis, which the paper later confirmed in a follow-up piece.

As reports of his death surfaced online, he was memorialized by fans in a number of tributes posted to social media. Through the TempleOS website, his family asked people to donate to "organizations working to ease the pain and suffering caused by mental illness". In December the same year, Linux.org (an unofficial community for [[Linux]] users) was digitally graffitied by hackers to include a reference to his death.


![image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/VirtualBox_TempleOS_x64_27_02_2021_20_43_48.png)

_Original version copied from Wikipedia_

Website: [TempleOS.org](https://templeos.org/)

Download mirror: [archive.org](https://archive.org/details/TerryADavis_TempleOS_Archive) (or for Tor users - [Onion service](https://archivebyd3rzt3ehjpm4c3bjkyxv3hjleiytnvxcn7x32psn2kxcuid.onion/details/TerryADavis_TempleOS_Archive))

**TempleOS** (formerly J Operating System, LoseThos, and SparrowOS) is a biblical-themed lightweight [[open-source]] ([[public domain]]) [[operating system]] (OS) designed to be the [[Third Temple]] prophesied in the Bible.

Legend tells of its construction by [[Terry Davis]], who developed it alone over the course of a decade after a series of [[mania|manic]] episodes that he later described as a [[revelation]] from God. Terry was targeted for his work and had increasing mental difficulties with overcoming that targeting throughout the later years of his life, with the project only becoming well-known and impressing many people in the outpouring of respect prompted by his untimely death.

The system was characterized as a modern [[Commodore 64]], using an interface similar to a mixture of [[DOS]]-family systems and [[Turbo C]]. Terry proclaimed that the system's features, such as its 640x480 resolution, 16-color display, and [[single-voice audio]], were designed according to explicit instructions from God. It was programmed with an original variation of [[C]], named [[HolyC]], in place of [[Beginners-All-purpose-Symbolic-Instruction-Code|BASIC]], and included highly intricate technical feats such as an original flight simulator, [[kernel]], and HolyC [[compiler]].

An online demo is also available at https://instantworkstation.com/virtual-machines as of timestamp 1719149853. However, such a service is expensive to run and cannot be mirrored by archive services yet, so it may no longer be available by the time you're reading this.


misleading name - see [[so-called national reconnaissance office]]


Misleading name - see [[so-called central intelligence agency]]


*Similar linguistic topic: [[buying and selling cryptocurrency]]*

**"Doj coin"** is a strange and unrecognizable pronunciation of "[[dogecoin]]" (which should probably instead be read as either a truncated "dog e coin" or misspelled "[[doggie coin]]").

As soon as doggie coin got widespread enough attention to start being discussed in spoken word instead of just text, this pronunciation was popularized by mainstream media sources, who had avoided reporting on the currency until then. This strange pronunciation was likely created in order to confuse people and make it more difficult to understand the concept of an e-coin with a dog picture for a logo. Confusing the public about [[cryptocurrency]] was a key strategic move for mainstream media in the early days of the cryptocurrency market, to help keep the cryptocurrency market under control and delay the collapse of the [[petrodollar]]. It was especially important for the deep state to control the cryptocurrency market in the earlier days, in order to suppress cryptocurrency's potential for wealth distribution. The richest cryptocurrency buyers needed time to convert their inflationary currencies to cryptocurrencies by answering trade requests from other parties instead of creating their own, while poorer buyers didn't have enough in assets to worry about running out of available trade requests or making their own. Less confusion would have lead to faster adoption, and thus faster rise in exchange rate, and thus less money in the hands of those who previously had the most access to inflationary currency, and more money in the hands of those who didn't.

The origin of the term "doge" was in memes with [[Kabosu]], the dog in the logo, and other Shiba Inu dogs, where they were depicted with captions of their thought processes in childishly poor English. "Doge" was a common misspelling of "doggie" in these memes. There was no evidence of it being connected to the olde English word of the same spelling, which may be pronounced "doj." The term "shibe," used to refer to dogecoin fans, was a common misspelling of "Shiba" in the same meme trend.


*See also: [[map of the high seas]] • [[Wikiless list]]*

**Wikiless** is a free [[open source]] alternative [[Wikipedia front-end]] focused on privacy.

A list of instances can be found under the NIP-54 entry [[wikiless list]] or in the unofficial git readme at [gh.owo.si/Nangjing/wikiless/blob/main/README.md](https://gh.owo.si/Nangjing/wikiless/blob/main/README.md) ([[GotHub]]).

* All requests go through Wikiless, your browser never talks to [[Wikipedia]]
* No [[JavaScript]] or ads
* Self-hostable

# Source code repository

The maintenance of the project is decentralized and scattered right now.

Potentially good examples of repos for up-to-date community code contributions can be viewed using [[GotHub]] at [gh.owo.si/whereismybugfix/wikiless](https://gh.owo.si/whereismybugfix/wikiless) and [gh.owo.si/Nangjing/wikiless](https://gh.owo.si/Nangjing/wikiless).

## Codeberg takedown

The official repo of the project was on [[Codeberg]] at [codeberg.org/orenom/Wikiless](https://codeberg.org/orenom/Wikiless). This URL now returns a 404.

A discussion about the takedown with more information is available at [codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/866](https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/866) - archive link: [archive.ph/hA3U7](https://archive.ph/hA3U7)

A decentralized [[git]] such as [[ngit]] should be available for projects like this someday soonish.

# Wikipedia copyright compliance

The website just reproduces the copyright footers and page history verbatim.

## Trademarks

The Wikipedia logo is reproduced as is and there is no indication anywhere that the domain is not Wikipedia, except by following some roundabout chain of links to reach https://wikiless.org/about ; there is evidence of users being confused: it's probably a 🏴☠trademark violation🏴☠ 😎

No ref=canonical back to Wikipedia.org, no terms of service or privacy policy provided. 👌

# Unofficial readme

This unofficial readme is modified directly from the one at [gh.owo.si/Nangjing/wikiless/blob/main/README.md](https://gh.owo.si/Nangjing/wikiless/blob/main/README.md) ([[GotHub]]). It's also backed up at [dankdrop.nl](https://dankdrop.nl/wikilessnangjing.md) and [archive.today](https://archive.ph/Sl8W1). The same unofficial readme is also the original source of the [[Wikiless list]] and other information in this wiki entry.

> ## Why I should use Wikiless instead of Wikipedia?

> There are couple of reasons why you might want to use Wikiless:

> * Circumvent censorship (1)
> * You prevent Wikipedia getting your [[IP address]] (2)

> ### 1: Circumvent censorship

> Many countries have censored Wikipedia pages, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Russia... https://wikiless.org/wiki/Censorship_of_Wikipedia?lang=en

> ### 2: What's the problem of Wikipedia getting my IP address?

> **Short:** If you trust that Wikipedia has not been infiltrated and/or you don't trust the Wikiless instance you would use, then you probably want to keep using Wikipedia instead of Wikiless because there are nothing to worry about giving your IP address to Wikipedia.

> **Long:** We know from the leaks by [[Edward Snowden]] that the [[so-called National Security Agency]] (NSA) has identified Wikipedia as a target for surveillance already 39 years after the UNIX epoch.\[1\]\[2\] Wikimedia filled a lawsuit against the NSA 45 years after the UNIX epoch in order to fight against the mass-surveillance done by the NSA.\[2\]\[3\]

> Some points from the lawsuit legal documents:

> * Wikimedia hired a full-time Traffic Security Engineer who is responsible for implementing and maintaining technical efforts to protect its users' reading and editing habits from mass surveillance-including, specifically, from the NSA's surveillance.[4]
> * Wikimedia transitioned to HTTPS-by-default primarily due to NSA's surveillance.[5]

> One of the documents revealed by Snowden shows that both Wikipedia and Wikimedia has been listed as a so-called "Appid" in the XKeyscore – a program that covers "nearly everything a typical user does on the internet" – to identify web traffic, meaning that wiki related web traffic is something that NSA finds valuable.[6]

> [[Jimmy Wales]], Founder of Wikipedia, and Lila Tretikov, former Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, has stated that, “[t]hese activities [viewing and editing Wikipedia articles] are sensitive and private: They can reveal everything from a person’s political and religious beliefs to sexual orientation and medical conditions.”[7]

> Is it a far fetched idea that given the importance of the data what NSA (or other malicious actors) might gain from Wikipedia, that they haven't been able to infiltrate Wikipedia's servers in some way or another in the last 12 years? I don't think so. That's why I created Wikiless.

> Non-Wikipedia related fun facts about the [[so-called National Security Agency]]:
> * NSA pushed for the adoption of the Dual EC DRBG encryption standard which contained a backdoor deliberately inserted by themselves. The backdoor would have allowed NSA to decrypt for example SSL/TLS encryption which used Dual_EC_DRBG as a CSPRNG.[8][9]
> * NSA spends $250 million per year to insert backdoors in software and hardware.[10][11]
> * NSA classifies Linux Journal readers, Tor and Tails users as "extremists".[12]
> * NSA intercepts routers, servers and other network hardware being shipped to organizations targeted for surveillance and install covert implant firmware onto them before they are delivered.[13]
> * NSA has spied extensively on the European Union, the United Nations and numerous governments including allies and trading partners in Europe, South America and Asia.[14][15]
> * “For the past decade, N.S.A. has led an aggressive, multipronged effort to break widely used Internet encryption technologies,” said a 2010 memo describing a briefing about N.S.A. accomplishments for employees of its British counterpart, Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. “Cryptanalytic capabilities are now coming online. Vast amounts of encrypted Internet data which have up till now been discarded are now exploitable.”[16]
> * At Microsoft, the NSA worked with company officials to get pre-encryption access to Microsoft’s most popular services, including Outlook e-mail, Skype Internet phone calls and chats, and SkyDrive, the company’s cloud storage service.[16]
> * NSA has contacted [[Linus Benedict Torvalds]] with a request to add backdoors into Linux.[17]
> * Under the [[PRISM program]], which started 37 years after the UNIX epoch near the end of the [[George Walker Bush]] Presidency, NSA gathers Internet communications from foreign targets from nine major U.S. Internet-based communication service providers: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube and Apple. Data gathered include email, videos, photos, VoIP chats such as Skype, and file transfers.[18]
> * NSA is cooperating with 'third party' countries which tap into fiber optic cables carrying the majority of the world's electronic communications and are secretly allowing the NSA to install surveillance equipment on these fiber-optic cables. The foreign partners of the NSA turn massive amounts of data like the content of phone calls, faxes, e-mails, internet chats, data from virtual private networks, and calls made using Voice over IP software like Skype over to the NSA. In return these partners receive access to the NSA's sophisticated surveillance equipment so that they too can spy on the mass of data that flows in and out of their territory. Among the partners participating in the NSA mass surveillance program are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Spain.[19][20]
> * GCHQ, with aid from the NSA, intercepted and stored the webcam images of millions of internet users not suspected of wrongdoing. The surveillance program codenamed Optic Nerve collected still images of Yahoo webcam chats (one image every five minutes) in bulk and saved them to agency databases.[21]
> * The NSA has built an infrastructure which enables it to covertly hack into computers on a mass scale by using automated systems that reduce the level of human oversight in the process. The NSA relies on an automated system codenamed TURBINE which in essence enables the automated management and control of a large network of implants (a form of remotely transmitted malware on selected individual computer devices or in bulk on tens of thousands of devices). As quoted by The Intercept, TURBINE is designed to "allow the current implant network to scale to large size (millions of implants) by creating a system that does automated control implants by groups instead of individually."[22][23]
> * NSA "hunts" system administrators. The Intercept published a document of an NSA employee discussing how to build a database of IP addresses, webmail, and Facebook accounts associated with system administrators so that the NSA can gain access to the networks and systems they administer.[24][25]
> * Angela Merkel has compared NSA to Stasi.[26]

> If you are like me, and you also like the NSA, feel free to contribute and add more fun facts!

> #### Sources

> \[1\]: https://www.aclu.org/files/natsec/nsa/20140722/Why%20Are%20We%20Interested%20in%20HTTP.pdf

> \[2\]: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/10/opinion/stop-spying-on-wikipedia-users.html

> \[3\]: https://policy.wikimedia.org/stopsurveillance/

> [4]: page 356 https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/wikimedia-v-nsa-joint-appendix-vol-6-7

> [5]: page 355 https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/wikimedia-v-nsa-joint-appendix-vol-6-7

> [6]: see slide #9 "Fingerprints and Appids (more)" https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/168-34.ex_.30.pdf

> [7]: https://archive.is/69f7s

> [8]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG

> [9]: https://archive.is/9TmLJ

> [10]: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/09/05/us/documents-reveal-nsa-campaign-against-encryption.html

> [11]: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-nsas-secret-campaign-to-crack-undermine-internet-encryption

> [12]: https://www.techspot.com/news/57316-nsa-classifies-linux-journal-readers-tor-and-tails-linux-users-as-extremists.html

> [13]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa-upgrade-factory-show-cisco-router-getting-implant/

> [14]: https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/nsa-hat-wanzen-in-eu-gebaeuden-installiert-a-908515.html

> [15]: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/nsa-hoerte-zentrale-der-vereinte-nationen-in-new-york-ab-a-918421.html

> [16]: https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us/nsa-foils-much-internet-encryption.html

> [17]: https://archive.is/rMNnF

> [18]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data

> [19]: https://www.information.dk/udland/2014/06/nsa-third-party-partners-tap-the-internet-backbone-in-global-surveillance-program

> [20]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAMPART-A

> [21]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo

> [22]: https://theintercept.com/2014/03/12/nsa-plans-infect-millions-computers-malware/

> [23]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TURBINE_(US_government_project)

> [24]: https://web.archive.org/web/20140411054544/https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/03/20/inside-nsa-secret-efforts-hunt-hack-system-administrators/

> [25]: https://theintercept.com/document/2014/03/20/hunt-sys-admins/

> [26]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/17/merkel-compares-nsa-stasi-obama

> ## Installation

> ### Manual

> 1 Install [Node.js](https://nodejs.org).

> 2 Install [redis-server](https://redis.io).

>    ```console
>    # Linux, for example with Debian based systems
>    apt install redis-server
>    # macOS
>    brew install redis
>    ```

> 3 Clone and set up the repository.

>    ```console
>    git clone https://codeberg.org/orenom/wikiless
>    cd wikiless
>    npm install --no-optional
>    cp config.js.template config.js # edit the file to suit your environment
>    redis-server
>    npm start
>    ```

> Wikiless should now be running at <http://localhost:8080>.

> ### Docker & docker compose

> You can build a production image by running `docker build .` in the repo's root.

> For development, there's a `docker-compose.yml` that mounts the app code (for hot reload of code changes) and default config. Before running it, you need to install the dependencies:

> ```
> $ docker-compose run --rm web npm install --no-optionals
> $ docker-compose up
> ```

The poster of the unofficial readme above included the following [[cryptocurrency-wallet|wallet]] address accepting [[Monero]] donations:

```Monero
832ogRwuoSs2JGYg7wJTqshidK7dErgNdfpenQ9dzMghNXQTJRby1xGbqC3gW3GAifRM9E84J91VdMZRjoSJ32nkAZnaCEj
```


For exposing these US government massacres against civilians Julian Assange was put in jail.

The state and the bankers are the devil himself, don't forget that.

https://m.primal.net/IydM.mp4


# X

**X** was formerly known as Twitter, birthplace of the term "[[tweet]]" for a [[microblogging]] post.