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huh?

You didn't "fit" into their social status stratified, rigid hierarchy breeding program.

But you look pretty cute to me! ; )

Watch out, though, you may start to yearn for progeny after your bioclock gets smothered by too much caste system oppression...

And might I suggest another search engine? They're getting data, which is a zero sum game to them.

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Remember..

A good one could. "Agape" or love for your people, who you represent or fight for. Imagine if MLK had an office. Some people do care. I think Sanders does, who has a high enough profile for people to know about him. Sawant also.

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In an alternate timeline...

What do you think about sites that don't work with all variety of DNS (not even cloudflare) or proxies or tor or Firefox or Chrome or varied AP or varied devices--in short, all access combinations?

Dead link? Total Information Awareness roving tap castiron?

Can you unblock 404 Media podcasts on Signal and Identity Hacked? Tried both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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7 Things You Should Know Before Switching to GrapheneOS

Unfortunately, Tinder doesn't work and that is helpful to get in touch with the ladies. That app is too hell bent on location data which GOS handles more privately.

NFC should work, it is just scheduled to be deactivated after 3 months if not used for security reasons.

I think GOS is very user friendly and has many positive privacy and security enhancements. I would like to see if they can surpass sandboxed Google Play and officially support other repositories and updaters like Accrescent. Also, a standard way of securing traffic beyond encrypted DNS would be good such as a tor client like Orbot.

Looking into the Veilid ecosystem might also be a source for further development ideas.

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Spend Tor Browser to as many people as possible instead of work until everyone uses it and gchq/nsa cant monitor anything. Recommend on linux. In China tor blocked google "tor circumvention"

tor (TBB) doesn't work for everything and most people want something fast and convinient that only takes clicking a few buttons to get working. They will think it is too much work.

I recommend Brave browser which can use tor in private browsing mode but also has a regular browser with encrypted DNS (cloudflare, https strict, and shields) for things like banking, shopping, and online accounts (that might help to have a password manager for).

Also, Tor browser does not have any passthrough for security keys but Brave based on chromium does. Tor browser does not have a password manager.

Firejail should work on a profile for Brave as sandboxing is always helpful. TBB can be sandboxed easily, however.

This "multi-tiered" approach would be better for most people who aren't just accessing a handful of onionsites that replace or are in opposition to an entirely different set of services than those usually accessed on the conventional internet (online banking, social media, a few publication sites, and a search engine).

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Trump Is ‘Weird,’ Vance Is ‘Creepy.’ Finally, the Democrats Start Name-Calling

Name calling like that should work well with the youth vote. Smart. Politics is just a shit throwing contest. The other side will probably follow suit with terms that fit the demonized adjectives popular among the demographics of their base.

Contrary to the prevailing view that youth are rebellious, they always obey the patriarchy behind the scenes, the merchants of "the cool" dictating the popular image to them. Pretty hard to get milage out of calling a non-white woman creepy or weird. On the other hand, it is kind of a reflexive acceptance when those negative predicates are applied to any male over 20. Agreed. I think dicks of any age are weird and gross myself.

But will their POLICIES improve our lives?

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I just started caring about my own privacy. What apps should i get rid of, why and what can i replace it with?

Don't use Discord. That is a major vector for attack. Seen it happen myself.

Even Sandboxed Google Play has problems.

I don't think there is any equivalent of Graphene for Mac hardware. With Pegasus and Predator software around, phones are very hard to secure.

Rely on tor browser and torrifying where you can with Orbot (Guardian Project).

Instead of Telegram, how about Signal and Briar? We just heard about how Telegram's executive got hit and may now have to bow to pressure. Signal has kept its design integrity as far as we know.

Minimal apps are better than many to reduce attack surface. Maybe try accessing some of those services on other devices instead of on your personal tracking device.

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David Graeber

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Yes. He is the best. I have read probably everything he has written. It was very sad he passed. Would have been interesting to see what he would have come up with had he lived as long as Marshall Sahlins, one of his teachers. But I think he developed his thought enough in the years he had that we got what we needed to help us move forward and carry on. All in all, a satisfyingly complete body of work. He will be missed.

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The fatal tuck behind the ear...

I don't consider the image a violation, myself. Seems to be a popular statement in the community and looks like a jest rather than a poor taste threat. I think people can empathize with any woman who has been a victim of sexual violence and most people would understand where this is coming from rather than feel threatened by it. I can imagine the rage and anguish victims must feel. She could also be defending her life, in which case, her thought is justified legally. Could even be sparking metaphorically, as in their victimizer is still in her mind and she need to heal psychologically. The image is not calling for violence against a specific, named person, or a group identity but abstractly about an imaginary "rapist" by an imaginary character that is even being "coy" about it, suggesting playfulness while still being serious.

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Anon explains the 2nd amendment

That was the Framers' intention. It was not for a hunting permit. Do you have a better idea about how to enforce the self-preservation of liberty and freedom from tyranny when the tyrannical government is armed and disposed to use force against a subjugated population? How would you prevent another King George? Say you don't like Trump and he has all the top guns as the next POTUS and decided to declare a military dictatorship? Sure, they have the most powerful weapons but lawyers aren't going to help. Wouldn't you rather fight for freedom than lay down and die in the camps?