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Monday, November 29, 2010

Wikileaks Cable Viewer

Wikileaks began on Sunday November 28th publishing 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables, the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain. The documents will give people around the world an unprecedented insight into US Government foreign activities.

Graphics of the cablegate dataset


  • Cables by origin and classification




  • Cables by Subject




  • Cables by Country




  • Cables by Organization




  • Cables by Program




  • Cables by Topic




  • The cables, which date from 1966 up until the end of February this year, contain confidential communications between 274 embassies in countries throughout the world and the State Department in Washington DC. 15,652 of the cables are classified Secret.
    The embassy cables will be released in stages over the next few months. The subject matter of these cables is of such importance, and the geographical spread so broad, that to do otherwise would not do this material justice.
    The cables show the extent of US spying on its allies and the UN; turning a blind eye to corruption and human rights abuse in "client states"; backroom deals with supposedly neutral countries; lobbying for US corporations; and the measures US diplomats take to advance those who have access to them.
    This document release reveals the contradictions between the US’s public persona and what it says behind closed doors – and shows that if citizens in a democracy want their governments to reflect their wishes, they should ask to see what’s going on behind the scenes.
    Every American schoolchild is taught that George Washington – the country’s first President – could not tell a lie. If the administrations of his successors lived up to the same principle, today’s document flood would be a mere embarrassment. Instead, the US Government has been warning governments -- even the most corrupt -- around the world about the coming leaks and is bracing itself for the exposures.
    The full set consists of 251,287 documents, comprising 261,276,536 words (seven times the size of "The Iraq War Logs", the world's previously largest classified information release).
    The cables cover from 28th December 1966 to 28th February 2010 and originate from 274 embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions.

    How to explore the data

    Search for events that you remember that happened for example in your country. You can browse by date or search for an origin near you.
    Pick out interesting events and tell others about them. Use twitter, reddit, mail whatever suits your audience best.
    For twitter or other social networking services please use the #cablegate or unique reference ID (e.g.#66BUENOSAIRES2481) as hash tags.

    Key figures:

    • 15, 652 secret
    • 101,748 confidential
    • 133,887 unclassified
    • Iraq most discussed country – 15,365 (Cables coming from Iraq – 6,677)
    • Ankara, Turkey had most cables coming from it – 7,918
    • From Secretary of State office - 8,017


    According to the US State Departments labeling system, the most frequent subjects discussed are:
    • External political relations – 145,451
    • Internal government affairs – 122,896
    • Human rights – 55,211
    • Economic Conditions – 49,044
    • Terrorists and terrorism – 28,801
    • UN security council – 6,532


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    Comparing Democratic and Republican tax plans

    The Republicans' plan to extend the Bush administration tax cuts for the wealthy would cost $36.6 billion more than the Democrats' plan, which extends cuts only for families making less than $250,000 a year and individuals making less than $200,000.

    Graphic compares tax plans.

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    Saturday, November 27, 2010

    Catmillionaire

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    Monday, November 22, 2010

    Your mom and I are going to...

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    Friday, November 19, 2010

    Drunk in Public!

    Hipster hop phenoms The Delusions, a Boston-based indie hip-hop group comprising Big Daddy Supreme, Madame Psychosis, Somervillionaire and Fresh Slice X have officially released their first single and music video, Drunk in Public! Buy it online! It includes the B-side Controversy, a DiP remix, and the video. http://thedelusions.bandcamp.com/

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    Friday, November 12, 2010

    The wet-dog shake

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    Saturday, November 6, 2010

    Demon Sheep Political Ad

    Who decided this was a good idea? Watch all the way to the end, if you get bored, skip to 2:20.

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    Mu

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