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MAGA Puts Wikipedia in Its Crosshairs
Republicans would be upset about Wikipedia being censored if they knew how to read.
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MAGA Puts Wikipedia in Its Crosshairs
Republicans would be upset about Wikipedia being censored if they knew how to read.
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Who is the enemy?
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What does SLT mean?
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What are some methods of distributed civil disobedience for Americans?
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This is a great start, but this one is showing its age, and could use an update.
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Who is the enemy?
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It never occurred to me that a government would pay a funeral home, but now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense for a government to collectively pay for the disposal of human remains, since everyone needs it, and it can't be abused.
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Amerikkka land of the jailed (But China is defo AuThOrITarIAn!!)
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They still don't get it
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I'd argue the opposite: satire and humor are the best way to get people on your side and motivated.
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Hey environment, how's it going
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At the risk of sounding like an out of touch janny, what's a janny?
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there is a solution
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I second this, and add that if you have an area of expertise, you will have more impact if you utilize that expertise. Some examples:
And if you don't want to spend effort, you can always donate to a cause.
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CDC erupts in chaos after ousted chief Susan Monarez refuses to resign
"Nevertheless, she persisted."
- Mitch McConnell, about Elizabeth Warren
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Can we discuss TV streaming boxes?
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I'm glad that you're happy with it, but you couldn't pay me to use a Xiaomi product.
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Programmer meme
That is some serious dependency inversion.
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ICE acquires Israeli spyware capable of hacking phones and encrypted apps
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It's not clear how the spyware gets onto the phone, though. Typically the user needs to download something that happens to have spyware in it. Unless the USA government includes this spyware in heretofore legitimate government apps so that a significant number of people install the spyware unintentionally, I don't see how this spyware is of practical value. Including it in government apps might be their plan, though, even though there is a high chance that the malicious app(s) would be banned. But the USA government could threaten Apple or Google into letting the app remain available for download. Dark times.
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there is a solution
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Definitely! Always vote, even if you have low confidence in the election's integrity or your influence on the overall outcome. You have nothing to lose by voting anyway.
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Linux phones are more important now than ever
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Thanks for the suggestion! I was about to ask what non-Android Linux options are available.
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[Video] NSFL GORE: Charlie Kirk gets shot in the neck at rally
Looks like the host is down. I get ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED.
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What should we call "proof of age" or "age verification"?
We all know “proof of age” or “age verification” is synonymous with mass surveilance
Is it? I was under the impression that websites would use private identity verification companies like iDenfy to perform age verification. The identity verification company would need to use a government API to verify the person's existence and age, but this doesn't necessarily mean that the identity verification company is reporting to the government which people have initiated age verification, or for which websites.
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What should we call "proof of age" or "age verification"?
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Source?
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What exactly is the situation of the Uyghur in China's Xinjiang since 2014 up until now?
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Linux phones are more important now than ever
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It gives Google ultimate control over what apps you can install on “your” phone.
Only if you're using Android, though. It makes sense to me that Google would want publishers of Android apps to be verified, since Google would face backlash if any attacker could publish Android apps anonymously.
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Average lib take when communism is involved
It's possible to hate a country and also be forced to capitulate to it (or die trying to resist, if you don't have a family that you care about).