Anti-coup protesters in Thailand adopt 'Hunger Games' 3-finger salute

Xeni Jardin 1:06 pm Tue Jun 3, 2014

Bangkok Post.

Thailand's military National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has decided that protesters who flash the anti-coup three-finger sign, which they've adopted en masse from 'The Hunger Games,' are subject to arrest and criminal charges.

coup

The Bangkok Post was first to report, and Robert Mackey has a good roundup at the New York Times. Here's the AP's coverage. Newley Purnell, WSJ's man in Thailand, has an item here.

Katniss would be proud.

The three finger anti-thai coup salute – offered fleetingly by these woman at a Bangkok shopping mall pic.twitter.com/lgPQ7PNxki

— John Sparks (@c4sparks) June 1, 2014

"It's means thanks, it means admiration, it means goodbye to someone you love" -[Katniss Everdeen] pic.twitter.com/TzsrK8Vgxi

— The Reader (@TheReaderThai) June 2, 2014

Amazon used a China firm on U.S. blacklist for thermal cameras to monitor workers for COVID-19 fever

• Amazon's new Chinese thermal spycam vendor was blacklisted by U.S. over allegations it helped China detain and monitor Uighurs and other Muslim minorities READ THE REST
Financial Times journalist Mark Di Stefano accused of accessing private Zoom meetings, then publishing the information

Mark Di Stefano of the Financial Times is accused by The Independent of accessing private Zoom meetings held by The Independent and The Evening Standard as journalists were learning how… READ THE REST
Hackers tried to break into WHO, which faces more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks

Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier in March, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, Reuters reports. Security experts blame an advanced cyber-espionage hacker group known as DarkHotel.… READ THE REST
Short Post, just one paragraph

Dessert cheesecake wafer bear claw fruitcake. Fruitcake chupa chups donut candy canes marzipan. Apple pie sweet roll tart chocolate cake macaroon marshmallow carrot cake gummi bears sweet. Pastry sugar plum… READ THE REST
Save 50% on a 1-year subscription to Dashlane's premium password manager

We all know vital information about ourselves and our private digital accounts can be compromised by cybercriminals. However, many would be frightened to know just how compromised they and their… READ THE REST
The Bite Helper removes the itch of a mosquito bite in seconds

While mosquitoes have certainly earned their title as the deadliest animal on earth, their impact on most of our lives is usually a lot less consequential. But even though they… READ THE REST