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. @kimzetter is on the money here re Signal:

submitted 12 hours ago • 12 comments

To be clear, Trump does not have the authority to do this. The constitution explicitly states that "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or […]

submitted 11 hours ago • 3 comments

The "federated" service that isn't federated. Which is owned by one company. 🤔 (I know folks like it, hi all of you through the bridge... but it is not owned by the people, it is owned by one single company).

submitted 17 hours ago • 3 comments

Signal provides: - Excellent protection against third party interception of communications (wiretapping). - Limited protection against compromised (hacked) or lost devices - No protection against certain common usage mistakes (accidentally including a a reporter in your large group war […]

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Let's be honest: Haven't we all at one point drunk texted a reporter an invitation to discuss plans for an upcoming military attack? Something tells me Hegseth will be hitting the sauce pretty hard tonight.

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I've noticed something that I think is worth pointing out: pretty much ALL of the pushback I have gotten on LinkedIn over the past few months over stories critical of this administration has come from men in IT. Many of whom no doubt idolize Musk, who in […] [Original post on infosec.exchange]

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community note irl

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Nobody's looking for a return to the status quo. The old playbooks don't work. Irrespective of what the stock market might have been doing, real people are struggling. It's about building a bold plan for a future that serves everyone and ensures nobody falls through the cracks […]

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There is no such thing as neutral technology.

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Inclusion matters, including in open source and open protocols. If an org platforms a transphobe or someone who otherwise threatens a vulnerable community, that should be reason enough to not engage. On top of being morally wrong and anti-social, it means they don't really care about the people […]

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Preview for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS. Taken from Official Nintendo Magazine 110 - August 2014 (UK) This issue can be downloaded here: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/OfficialNintendoMagazine.html #nintendo #3DS #MonsterHunter

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Review for Tomodachi Life on 3DS. Taken from Official Nintendo Magazine 110 - August 2014 (UK) This issue can be downloaded here: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/OfficialNintendoMagazine.html #nintendo #3DS

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At some point, this administration and its mouthpieces like Musk and Stephen Miller are going get a federal judge killed with their rhetoric that judges should be impeached for ruling against the president. Every time they do this they are effectively painting a target on judges for their more […]

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Spoke with a friend today who paraphrased @Dahlialith in telling me: it isn’t a sprint, it isn’t a marathon, it’s a relay. To deal with the Republican Fascists’ assault on U.S. constitution, democracy, and rule of law, we each have to be ready to hand off the baton when we need a break and to […]

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

The Trump administration deletes evidence database documenting Putin's war crimes, including the abduction of thousands of Ukrainian children, thereby preventing the rescue of these most vulnerable victims of the war […]

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

On the inevitability of returning to the office: https://werd.io/2025/forcing-people-back-to-the-office-was-a-choice-im

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

I feel like we haven't really processed or even talked much about the extent to which US federal agencies have transitioned to communicating press releases and important information on X. Want to interact with your government? Sure, just do it through X. If you let that really sink in, it's a […]

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NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!” @USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?” NEBRASKA CROWD: CHEERS WILDLY (not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)

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Access to public documents is more important than ever, with government websites and records disappearing. Wired's global editorial director explains why her publication has removed paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Read it at the Freedom of the Press Foundation. #Paywall #FOIA #DOGE #Trump […]

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Wired is going to stop paywalling articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. #Media https://werd.io/2025/wired-is-dropping-paywalls-for-foia-based-reporting-others-should-follow

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I’m sure that some people that the Trump regime put on planes for jails in El Salvador have done some awful things. That’s utterly irrelevant to the point: by, the President may not order the deportation of people in the U.S. without affording them due process - a chance to know the grounds for […]

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Gosh, WaPo, don't you think maybe you're giving the POTUS a little too much credit?

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 54F at Logan Airport and visibility is 3mi. The Trump administration has placed all journalists at Voice of America on administrative leave. Protests at Tesla dealerships have spread nationwide. A green card […]

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

60 Minutes - Newsmakers What musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration "...I just felt like, well, there's usually two responses to something. You can complain about it, or you could do something about it. I chose the latter within […]

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

The Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped. @AssociatedPress reports: "U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with […]

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Preview for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D on Nintendo 3DS. Taken from NGamer 59 - February 2011 (UK) This issue can be downloaded here: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/ngamer.html #nintendo #3DS

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In a very significant development, Indivisible is organizing to have Chuck Schumer step aside as Senate Minority Leader. I will be doing all I can to support the effort. Learn more at https://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/117130?t=14&akid=117130%2E125319%2EtVHwGu. 1/

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Review for Pokémon Red / Blue on Game Boy. Taken from Total Game Boy 4 (Color) - July 1999 (UK) This issue can be downloaded here in full: https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/TotalGameBoy.html #RetroGaming #nintendo #GameBoy #pokemon

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Review for Pokémon Pinball on Game Boy Color. Taken from Total Game Boy 4 (Color) - July 1999 (UK) I feel that this review misses the ball here, as I enjoyed Pokémon Pinball a ton on the GBC. Kinda with the Second Opinion writer did this review instead... This […] [Original post on retro.pizza]

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

What is going on in the U.S. is wrong and scary. Fighting back against Republican Fascism and those complicit in it is imperative. Eschew paralysis. Don’t let the bastards get you down.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

End to end encrypt all the things.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Unfortunately Cortez-Masto has come out as a YES. https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/114161773355120281

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

It does seem that Senate Democrats are ready for a new Leader.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

Keep calling Democratic Senators.. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. According to AOC “Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.” The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. Republicans need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.

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As of an hour ago, #Nevada Sen. Cortez-Masto said she was undecided on the cloture vote. Please call her, especially if you live in Nevada, and ask her to vote NO. Senator Cortez Masto's DC office phone number is: 202-224-3542 - call now, and share for others to as well.

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Nancy Pelosi has issued a statement, urging Senste Democrats to vote NO on cloture and the Senate as a whole to vote for an alternative CR proposed by Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray. “Listen to the women, For The People."

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Even as more Democratic Senators have committed to voting NO on the Republican continuing resolution, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he plans to vote yes. This is a terrible choice, an abdication of his responsibilities to the Constitution, the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

submitted 12 days ago • 10 comments

DC reveals first look Justice League & Sonic the Hedgehog comic book crossover series: https://gonintendo.com/contents/46319-dc-reveals-first-look-justice-league-sonic-the-hedgehog-comic-book-crossover-series Add to your pull list today! #sonic

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I applaud Democratic Representative Bill Keating, of Massachusetts, for literally standing up for his colleague, Rep. Sarah McBride. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/republican-misgenders-sarah-mcbride

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

I'm really getting sick of having to keep turning off Apple Intelligence every time of my devices updates, which they do fairly frequently. Apple needs to respect their customers' choices and stop this crap now.

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments