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May 20, 2014
Where this novel, set in the future, mirrors the events of today is the most depressing and unfortunate suicide of hacktavist and Reddit founder, Aaron Swartz. The federal prosecutors (democratically appointed, as who can tell the difference between either party today) had stated that part of Aaron's punishment, along with a lengthy jail sentence, was an Internet sanction - - he wasn't allowed to go online for the remainder of his life! [Just prior to his suicide, the prosecutors decided to drop this punishment, but his attorney and so-called mentor, Lawrence Lessig, waited a few days, before telling Aaron and by that time Aaron was dead. Lessig would later attend the forum for international finance and banker types, the Bilderberger Forum, along with executives from Stratfor and Palantir Technology - - highly, highly suspicious?]