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  • #uber is now a #surveillance company (they found no other business model) https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/02/09/600613.htm          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:10:45


  • Let's hope #mancity will sign Jack #Grealish next month https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Cjgwaa6VM #football #uk          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:11:00


  • #Firefox Add-on Reviews: Supercharge your productivity with a browser extension https://addons.mozilla.org/blog/supercharge-your-productivity-with-a-browser-extension/ #mozilla          ☞ <

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:12:04


  • Strange tools https://i.redd.it/1vanwwpl17871.jpg          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:12:24


  • xf86-video-amdgpu 21.0.0 Released For #Radeon #Linux Users Still On #XOrg https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=xf86-video-amdgpu-21.0.0          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:14:41


  • SiFive speeds up RISC-V U74 cores as Canaan unveils a 3-TOPS Kendryte K510 http://linuxgizmos.com/sifive-speeds-up-risc-v-u74-cores-as-canaan-unveils-a-3-tops-kendryte-k510/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:18:21


  • Mr Innovative made an automated machine to cut four different colors of wires | Arduino Blog ⚓ https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/07/30/mr-innovative-made-an-automated-machine-to-cut-four-different-colors-of-wires/ ䷉ #Arduino #Hardware #OpenHardware #Hacking | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/30/#latest          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:18:35


  • LHS/Linux in the Ham Shack Episode #422: The Weekender LXXV https://lhspodcast.info/2021/07/lhs-episode-422-the-weekender-lxxv-2/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:27:28


  • Removing #PipeWire in #Gentoo Linux https://fitzcarraldoblog.wordpress.com/2021/07/30/removing-pipewire-in-gentoo-linux/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:29:56


  • Latest Steam Client Beta Adds a Storage Manager, #GNU #Linux Improvements https://www.pcmag.com/news/latest-steam-client-beta-adds-a-storage-manager-linux-improvements          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:33:37


  • "Here’s your weekly #Fedora report. Read what happened this week and what’s coming up. Your contributions are welcome (see the end of the post)!" https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fridays-fedora-facts-2021-30/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:33:51


  • #intel still sucking up to #microsoft and helping Microsoft ATTACK #gnu #linux https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Compute-21.30.20482 see also http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:34:38


  • Amazon gets $888 million GDPR fine for behavioral advertising https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/amazon-gets-888-million-gdpr-fine-for-behavioral-advertising/ do #microsoft next, e.g.: http://techrights.org/2021/03/22/epoleaks-report-march-2021-finale/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:35:49


  • #GNU #Linux #Absolute64 20210730 released https://www.absolutelinux.org/ "Based on Slackware64-current." #slackware          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:36:12


  • Links 31/7/2021: Wine 6.14 and Chrome 93 Beta • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/chrome-93-beta/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/chrome-93-beta/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:41:30


  • #Programming: GSoC Projects, Python, and Rust • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153993 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:46:21


  • Leftovers: Licensing, SynchroKnot, Firefox, Shows, Privilege Escalation • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153992 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:46:42


  • Freenode Shrinks by Another Quarter and Gemini Continues to Grow (For Techrights at Least) • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/freenode-self-harm/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/freenode-self-harm/         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:52:04


  • #Arduino -powered pinewood derby car scale measures center of gravity • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153991          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:53:27


  • Low-Level Software: PulseAudio, VirtualBox, #Vulkan and #Radeon • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153990 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:58:00


  • #Xubuntu 21.10 to Include New Apps, Including a Clipboard Manager http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153937#comment-30420 #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:58:22


  • #greenashing https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aYxOgP2_460s.jpg          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 01:59:59


  • Repaint your car, get free parking https://i.imgur.com/WdZFLnf.jpg          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:00:43


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153989 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:04:38


  • #Wine 6.14 Announcement • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153987 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:04:53


  • Rule of thumb: the more a company BRAGS about being "GREEN", the more polluting the company REALLY is. The PR is based on "mixed messages"-induced confusion. Like GOP claiming to stand for free speech...          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:06:37


  • The 7 Best #freesw Paint Alternatives for Linux • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153986 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:15:15


  • The 6 Best #Android #Emulators for Linux • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153985 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:15:29


  • #Stylish is a Great Dynamic Desktop Wallpaper Changer for GNU/Linux • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153983 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:15:45


  • [Meme] A Web of False Dichotomies • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/techrights-in-gemini-space/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/techrights-in-gemini-space/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:18:04


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153984 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:30:28


  • #QtWebEngine and Google’s Web Monoculture • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153982 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:31:25


  • #Fedora and #IBM / #RedHat Leftovers • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153988 #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:31:37


  • The Smartest Meter of All • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/the-smart-meter-ode/ ䷉ #Techrights #spying #privacy #surveillance #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/the-smart-meter-ode/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:35:57


  • " #freenode started requiring users to have registered accounts and connect via SASL" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-300721.html#tJul%2030%2017:09:53          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:41:28


  • Today in #Techrights • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153994 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:41:41


  • #Freenode continues to perish faster than we’ve imagined; it’s a good thing that we’ve had contingencies set up; regarding the monopolised and increasingly centralised Web, we’re still making baby steps towards weaning ourselves off it • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/freenode-self-harm/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/freenode-self-harm/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:43:17


  • Watch out for #clownflare #greenwashing https://cdn-social.privacytools.io/ptio-mastodon/cache/media_attachments/files/106/672/580/911/100/650/original/a70428010cf5b7fc.png #cloudflare actually HARMS the environment (and many other things!)          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:45:20


  • A reminder that Techrights is fully available (all blog posts and wiki pages) in gemini:// • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/techrights-in-gemini-space/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/techrights-in-gemini-space/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:46:14


  • Yesterday a lady came over to take our power readings (electric/gas meter); secure these people’s jobs as they help protect people’s privacy (dignity) at home • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/30/the-smart-meter-ode/ ䷉ #Techrights #privacy #dignity #safety | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/30/the-smart-meter-ode/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:46:54


  • "Clown" = #surveillance https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Freespire-7.7-Released #linspire / #freespire trying to be #chromeOS http://techrights.org/2019/01/12/linspyware/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 02:59:21


  • So #linspire / #xandros is basically a #monopoly and #surveillance booster. LOL. https://techvues.blogspot.com/2021/07/linspires-new-direction-explained.html talk about missing the whole point... #chromeOS http://techrights.org/2019/01/12/linspyware/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:01:40


  • "A few weeks back I did a stream doing a base install of #Gentoo so thought why not do a followup stream where we get a graphical environment installed." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6lvbiqaSn8          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:08:46


  • #Linspire #Xandros All About Monopolies and Surveillance • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153995 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines "Thankfully, students in 2021 don't have to use an old-school Windows notebook like their dad or grandad. Instead, kids can use Linux to optimize their education" https://betanews.com/2021/07/30/linux-back-school-kubuntu-focus-xe/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:10:57


  • #twitrss still online but perpetually broken. #twitter has been very good at screwing third parties over the years... and they're not in the BUSINESS of MISINFORMATION http://techrights.org/2021/07/05/bill-gates-pays-twitter/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:15:00


  • #patenttrolls or #patent trolls with #swpat / #swpats are very common. #softwarepatents aren't a thing of the past yet. We must focus on eradicating them in Europe. Corruption at EPO bred these, under the guise of "HEY HI", "4IR" etc. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Software_Patents_in_Europe          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:18:27


  • #Openwashing Reports in #techrights have had a big impact in their time (around 2019 onwards). The weekly openwashing reports helped cement this term, which we coined around 2008 or 2007. http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/openwashing.png          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:20:05


  • A year ago, before any vaccinations (let alone MASS vaccination campaigns) we reopened all the restaurants and saw maybe 10 deaths per day. This year (summertime) it's about 100 per day. I remain unconvinced by our regime's #covid19 strategy. http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Eat-Out-Help-Out         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:23:59


  • Notice how many #patent maximalists' blogs perished in recent years (quiet, barely active, or completely shut down). Even noisy Twitter accounts of #patents lovers (profiteers) and fanatics are quieter, e.g. Janal Kalis...          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:30:39


  • "Increasingly, proprietary software companies like #Microsoft , #Apple , and #Adobe are pushing video and audio formats that restrict access and restrict software developers." http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/playogg/en/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:33:31


  • "First, unmitigated transmission will disproportionately affect unvaccinated children and young people who have already suffered greatly. Official UK Government data show that as of July 4, 2021, 51% of the total UK population have been fully vaccinated and 68% have been partially vaccinated." http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/07/20/mass-infection/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 03:35:06


  • #Techrights Bulletin for Friday, July 30, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext          ☞ <<,,/li>

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 04:07:02


  • #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 04:07:30


  • #BeagleV Starlight SBC won’t be mass manufactured, redesigned BeagleV #RISCV SBC expected in Q1 2022 https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/07/31/beaglev-starlight-sbc-wont-be-mass-manufactured-redesigned-beaglev-risc-v-sbc-expected-in-q1-2022/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 06:36:21


  • Dirk Eddelbuettel: #RcppAnnoy 0.0.19 on CRAN: Maintenance http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2021/07/30#rcppannoy_0.0.19          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 06:37:17


  • This week in KDE: Better HiDPI on X11 • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153996 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 06:45:29


  • #JupiterNano – Tiny Cortex-A5 board runs Linux or NuttX RTOS (Crowdfunding) • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153997 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 06:46:01


  • 14 Best Free Linux News Aggregators (Updated 2021) • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153998 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 06:56:06


  • ● NEWS ● #SimonHørupEskildsen ☞ Napkin Problem 15: Increase HTTP Performance by Fitting In the Initial TCP Slow Start Window https://sirupsen.com/napkin/problem-15/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:09:15


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge ☞ Here are the latest accusations #Activision #Blizzard employees have leveled at the company https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22602655/activision-blizzard-employees-accusations-allegations-lawsuit          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:09:45


  • ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #Activision ☞ Activision, Facing Internal Turmoil, Grapples With #MeToo Reckoning https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/technology/activision-walkout-metoo-call-of-duty.html          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:09:57


  • ● [Old] ● #SimonHørupEskildsen # ☞ Napkin Problem 14: Using checksums to verify syncing 100M database records https://sirupsen.com/napkin/problem-14-using-checksums-to-verify/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:11:40


  • ● NEWS ● #OpenAI #Programming ☞ Introducing Triton: Open-Source GPU Programming for Neural Networks https://openai.com/blog/triton/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:12:32


  • ● NEWS ● #USDA #Surveillance #covid19 ☞ Surveillance Data Shows White-Tailed Deer Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/stakeholder-messages/wildlife-damage-news/deer-sars          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:13:22


  • ● NEWS ● #Salon #Health ☞ Think the delta variant is scary? Anti-vaccination Trumpers are truly terrifying https://www.salon.com/2021/07/30/think-the-delta-variant-is-scary-anti-vaccination-trumpers-are-truly-terrifying/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:13:53


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #ProprietarySoftware ☞ #Mastodon now has an official iPhone app https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22602275/mastodon-decentralized-social-network-official-ios-app-launches          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:14:49


  • ● NEWS ● #BBC #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Older Kindles may lose #internet connection, Amazon warns https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58013362          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:15:05


  • ● NEWS ● #TheHill #ProprietarySoftware ☞ #SolarWinds [crackers] accessed over two dozen federal prosecutors' offices: DOJ https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/565751-doj-says-solarwinds-hackers-accessed-over-two-dozen-prosecutors-offices          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:15:26


  • ● NEWS ● #NPR #Surveillance ☞ Parents Are Asking #TikTok For Access To The Videos Their Kids Are Watching https://text.npr.org/1022442198          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:16:02


  • ● NEWS ● #RaspberryPi #RasPi #GNU #Linux ☞ Humane mouse trap | The MagPi #108 https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/humane-mouse-trap-the-magpi-108/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:16:58


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Welcome to Washington Square Park, Capital of Woke #Bohemia https://www.thenation.com/article/society/washington-square-scene/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:18:32


  • iophk: DDoS services are now no longer a cottage industry but big money, all built on #Microsoft #Windows https://itwire.com/security/ddos-attack-volumes-rise-significantly-radware.html          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:19:22


  • iophk: #Google can get the courts to subpoena Microsoft records, but the byzantine routing process will ensure that those records are destroyed by routine culling before they are found and/or retrieved          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:20:09


  • ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Monopolies ☞ Microsoft is facing a subpoena for millions of documents in Google’s #antitrust case https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/30/22601166/us-google-antitrust-case-microsoft-document-discovery          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:20:58


  • ● NEWS ● #NewZealandHerald #Copyrights ☞ US drops #extradition against one #Megaupload defendant after 'life-threatening' illness emerges https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/us-drops-extradition-against-one-megaupload-defendant-after-life-threatening-illness-emerges/2HEMFF22HVY7IMBT2FFELICCVA/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:22:22


  • ● NEWS ● #NewZealand #Copyrights ☞ US drops #extradition against #Megaupload defendant https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/us-drops-extradition-against-megaupload-defendant          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:23:03


  • ● NEWS ● #NPR #Copyrights ☞ #ScarlettJohansson Is Suing #Disney For Its Streaming Release Of 'Black Widow' https://text.npr.org/1022412545          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:23:19


  • ● NEWS ● #PCGamer #Copyrights ☞ Games Workshop is trying to shut down fan animations https://www.pcgamer.com/games-workshop-is-trying-to-shut-down-fan-animations/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:23:32


  • ● NEWS ● #CBN #BokoHaram ☞ Islamic Jihadists Kill Nearly 3,500 Nigerian Christians, Attack 300 Churches in 200 Days https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/2021/july/islamic-jihadists-kill-nearly-3-500-nigerian-christians-attack-300-churches-in-200-days          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:38:20


  • It’s the religion, stupid https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/07/we-should-not-heed-ilhan-omars-call-special-envoy-hugh-fitzgerald/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:38:46


  • ● NEWS ● #VOANews ☞ Watchdog Alarmed at ‘Mounting #Taliban Revenge Killings’ https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/watchdog-alarmed-mounting-taliban-revenge-killings          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:39:01


  • #Turkey serving as vessel for radical Islamists - U.N. report https://ahvalnews.com/isis/turkey-serving-vessel-radical-islamists-un-report          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:39:57


  • ● NEWS ● #SaudiArabia #Taliban ☞ Afghan comedian Khasha Jawan assaulted, killed by Taliban: Report https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2021/07/28/Afghan-comedian-Khasha-Jawan-allegedly-assaulted-killed-by-Taliban-          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:40:20


  • ● NEWS ● #DeutscheWelle #Overpopulation ☞ Earth Overshoot Day moves forward by nearly a month https://www.dw.com/en/earth-overshoot-day-moves-forward-by-nearly-a-month/a-58612967          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:41:51


  • ● NEWS ● #ABC #Overpopulation ☞ Earth Overshoot Day marks date planet has used up resources for the year https://abcnews.go.com/International/earth-overshoot-day-marks-date-planet-resources-year/story?id=79126014          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:42:08


  • ● NEWS ● #France24 #Overpopulation ☞ Earth overshoot day: Resource consumption rebounds after pandemic https://www.france24.com/en/video/20210729-earth-overshoot-day-resource-consumption-rebounds-after-pandemic          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:42:36


  • ● NEWS ● #NPR ☞ Former Sen. #CarlLevin Dies At 87 https://text.npr.org/1022576824          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:43:54


  • ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes #India ☞ #Delhi HC adjourns hearing on pleas of #WhatsApp , #Facebook challenging IT Rules till Aug 27 https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/social-media/delhi-hc-adjourns-hearing-on-pleas-of-whatsapp-facebook-challenging-it-rules-till-aug-27/84889397          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:44:38


  • ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #Misinformation ☞ #Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/world/europe/disinformation-social-media.html          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:50:02


  • ● NEWS ● #TheHill #Misinformation ☞ Democrats urge tech CEOs to combat Spanish disinformation https://thehill.com/policy/technology/565637-democrats-urge-tech-ceos-to-combat-spanish-disinformation          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:50:14


  • ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes #Censorship ☞ #Google says it removed 71,132 content pieces in May, 83,613 items in June in #India https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/google-says-it-removed-71132-content-pieces-in-may-83613-items-in-june-in-india/84889402          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:51:22


  • ● NEWS ● #RAIRFoundation #Censorship ☞ Sharia London: Christian Refugee Hatun Tash Stabbed While Wearing Charlie Hebdo T-Shirt (UPDATE) https://rairfoundation.com/sharia-london-christian-refugee-hatun-tash-stabbed-while-wearing-charlie-hebdo-t-shirt-video/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:51:40


  • ● NEWS ● #TheTimesofIsrael #Censorship ☞ Woman in #CharlieHebdo T-shirt stabbed in #London park https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/woman-in-charlie-hebdo-t-shirt-stabbed-in-london-park/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:51:56


  • ● NEWS ● #TheSundayTimesUK #Censorship ☞ Hatun Tash: Speakers’ Corner is anti-Christian, says woman who was stabbed https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/f327d120-ef1b-11eb-8f01-2c678acbb979          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:52:13


  • ● NEWS ● #ABP #PressFreedom ☞ Indian Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui Not Killed In Crossfire, But Executed By Taliban: Report https://news.abplive.com/news/india/indian-photojournalist-danish-siddiqui-not-killed-in-crossfire-but-executed-by-taliban-report-1472937          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:54:20


  • ● NEWS ● #duvaR #PressFreedom ☞ #Turkey sees 158 percent rise in #police violence towards women journalists https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkey-sees-158-percent-rise-in-police-violence-towards-women-journalists-news-58340          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:55:32


  • ● NEWS ● #CWJ #PressFreedom ☞ #Turkey : #CFWIJ demands action to end police brutality against journalists https://womeninjournalism.org/cfwij-press-statements/turkey-cfwij-demands-action-to-end-police-brutality-against-journalists          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:56:27


  • ● NEWS ● #MalayMail #PressFreedom #malayasia ☞ False Islamic doctrines: Ibu Yati, two individuals claim trial https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/07/28/false-islamic-doctrines-ibu-yati-two-individuals-claim-trial/1993409          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:57:14


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Copyright ☞ #CopyrightTroll #RichardLiebowitz Keeps On Losing In Court https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210725/23031447245/copyright-troll-richard-liebowitz-keeps-losing-court.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 07:58:49


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Disinformation ☞ Disentangling Disinformation: Not As Easy As It Looks https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210730/09143547274/disentangling-disinformation-not-as-easy-as-it-looks.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:02:10


  • ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Jake Paul Fight Piracy: Judge Dismisses Triller's Lawsuit Against YouTuber https://torrentfreak.com/jake-paul-fight-piracy-judge-dismisses-trillers-lawsuit-against-youtuber-210730/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:03:11


  • ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights #BREIN ☞ BREIN Pulled 466 Pirate Sites and Services Offline Last Year https://torrentfreak.com/brein-pulled-466-pirate-sites-and-services-offline-last-year-210730/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:03:47


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Bolivia ☞ House Democrats Want to Know the Truth About the Bolivian Coup https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/oas-bolivia-coup-investigation/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:05:07


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ #NinaTurner Wants to Go to Congress as a Champion for Labor Rights https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nina-turner-labor-rights/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:05:26


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #covid19 ☞ The #DeltaVariant Is Contagious as Hell—and People Are Selfish https://www.thenation.com/article/society/covid-delta-kids/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:07:07


  • ● NEWS ● #MichaelGeist #canada ☞ Picking Up Where Bill C-10 Left Off: The Canadian Government’s Non-Consultation on Online Harms Legislation https://www.michaelgeist.ca/2021/07/onlineharmsnonconsult/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:08:19


  • ● NEWS ● #LaQuadatureDuNet #Luxembourg #GDPR ☞ Amazon Fined 746 Million Euros Following Our Collective Legal Action https://www.laquadrature.net/en/2021/07/30/amazon-fined-746-million-euros-following-our-collective-legal-action/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:09:03


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #activism ☞ What it Takes https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/what-it-takes/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:10:15


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Finance ☞ #Homelessness Escalates as #California ’s Recall #Election Nears https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/california-recall-homelessness/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:11:21


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ When Government and Big Tech Collude Against the #FirstAmendment : an Interview With Nadine Strossen https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/when-government-and-big-tech-collude-against-the-first-amendment-an-interview-with-nadine-strossen/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:12:25


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Slavery ☞ Yes, the Constitution was "Pro-Slavery" https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/yes-the-constitution-was-pro-slavery/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:12:55


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Preventing an American #Pinochet https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/preventing-an-american-pinochet/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:14:12


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Is the US Heading for the Exit? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/is-the-us-heading-for-the-exit/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:16:59


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #ColdWar ☞ Let’s Reinvent the U.S. Military for Real National Defense https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/lets-reinvent-the-u-s-military-for-real-national-defense/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:17:24


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen #Voting https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/new-york-noncitizen-voting/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:20:17


  • ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ We Need to Scale Back America’s #War Machine https://www.thenation.com/article/world/america-war-machine/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:21:00


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ #HumanRights Watch Accuses #Israel of Apparent #WarCrimes in #Gaza Assault; Urges ICC Probe https://www.democracynow.org/2021/7/30/investigation_israel_war_crimes_palestine          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:24:02


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Israel ☞ Anti-BDS Jewish Orgs Back Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Sales Ban in Settlements Despite Israeli Pressure https://www.democracynow.org/2021/7/30/israel_campaign_ben_jerrys          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:24:59


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Biden Furthers #Trump Immigration Policy With Expedited #Deportations of Families https://truthout.org/articles/biden-furthers-trump-immigration-policy-with-expedited-deportations-of-families/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:25:52


  • Saudi-funded Human Rights Watch Accuses #Israel of Apparent #WarCrimes in #Gaza Assault https://truthout.org/video/human-rights-watch-accuses-israel-of-apparent-war-crimes-in-gaza-assault/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:27:12


  • ● NEWS ● #CraigMurray ☞ Going Dark https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/07/going-dark/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:28:02


  • ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ “People Are Outraged”: #GeneralStrike in #Guatemala Denounces #Corruption & Mishandling of Pandemic https://www.democracynow.org/2021/7/30/guatemala_national_strike          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:28:37


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ Democrats Make Last-Minute Push to Extend #Eviction Moratorium https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-make-last-minute-push-to-extend-eviction-moratorium/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:29:07


  • ● NEWS ● #TheGrayZone ☞ Craig Murray’s jailing is the national security state’s latest assault on independent journalism https://thegrayzone.com/2021/07/31/craig-murrays-jailing-national-security-state-independent-journalism/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:29:49


  • ● NEWS ● #ProPublica ☞ What #Philadelphia Reveals About America’s #Homicide Surge https://www.propublica.org/article/philadelphia-homicide-surge          ☞ <

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:30:27


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Climate ☞ Exxon-Influenced Senators Carved Climate Out of Infrastructure Almost Entirely https://truthout.org/articles/exxon-influenced-senators-carved-climate-out-of-infrastructure-almost-entirely/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:31:25


  • #ilhanomar https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/07/we-should-not-heed-ilhan-omars-call-special-envoy-hugh-fitzgerald/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:33:05


  • #fgm #somalia https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jul/21/death-of-13-year-old-girl-sparks-calls-for-action-on-fgm-in-somalia          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:33:37


  • #twitter dragging its heels, for fear of being called "phobic" https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/politics/15726730/hate-preacher-anjem-choudary-banned-twitter-days/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:34:11


  • old: #microsoft crimes https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/borland-sues-microsoft-over-brain-drain/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:34:44


  • #trump #taxreturns https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-tax-returns-must-be-handed-over-to-congress-1205254/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:38:57


  • #de #germany #facebook #fb https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/106670838907613001          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:40:10


  • #Activision #Blizzard "has hired one of the foremost union busting firms to "manage" their employees' concerns. it didn't even take them a week." https://kitty.town/@tessaracht/106665338751758074          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:40:56


  • old: 30 Years Ago: The Rise, Fall and Survival of Ashton-Tate’s #dBASE https://www.eweek.com/database/30-years-ago-the-rise-fall-and-survival-of-ashton-tate-s-dbase/ #AshtonTate          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:41:58


  • #joekaufman https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/07/group-associated-terror-exploits-surfside-building-joe-kaufman/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:42:20


  • Starting outline for the DNG Safe Programmer Certificate https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20210728.201253.dc31c41a.en.html          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:43:03


  • #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153999 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:45:01


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #EPA Approval of #PFAS for #Fracking May Spell a New Health Crisis for Communities https://truthout.org/articles/epa-approval-of-pfas-for-fracking-may-spell-a-new-health-crisis-for-communities/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:45:23


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Biden Promotes $100 Incentives to Encourage Unvaccinated to Get Their Shots https://truthout.org/articles/biden-promotes-100-incentives-to-encourage-unvaccinated-to-get-their-shots/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:45:45


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Jobs Bill Must Protect Dreamers https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/the-jobs-bill-must-protect-dreamers/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:46:35


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Hawley ☞ Hawley's “Love America Act” is All About Hate https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/hawleys-love-america-act-is-all-about-hate/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:47:08


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #Navalny ☞ Russia’s federal censor orders #YouTube to block ‘Navalny Live’ https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/07/30/russia-s-federal-censor-orders-youtube-to-block-navalny-live          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:48:08


  • ● NEWS ● #FAIR #Vaccine ☞ There’s No ‘Vaccine Mandate’—but That Doesn’t Stop WaPo Asking People How They Feel About It https://fair.org/home/theres-no-vaccine-mandate-but-that-doesnt-stop-wapo-asking-people-how-they-feel-about-it/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:49:02


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ As Progressives Call for End to Blockade, #Biden Announces More Sanctions Against Cuba https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/progressives-call-end-blockade-biden-announces-more-sanctions-against-cuba          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:49:45


  • ● NEWS ● #FAIR ☞ Luke Harris on Critical Race Theory, Cindy Cohn on Pegasus Spyware https://fair.org/home/luke-harris-on-critical-race-theory-cindy-cohn-on-pegasus-spyware/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:50:22


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Progressives Issue Dire Warning as House Bill to Extend #Eviction Moratorium Dies https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/progressives-issue-dire-warning-house-bill-extend-eviction-moratorium-dies          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:51:31


  • ● NEWS ● #Orac ☞ #War on #cancer progress report, belated 2021 edition https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/07/30/war-on-cancer-progress-report-belated-2021-edition/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:52:52


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ How the #USDA is Failing America’s Captive #Elephants https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/how-the-usda-is-failing-americas-captive-elephants/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:54:07


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #finland ☞ Eric Blanc, the Finnish Revolution of 1918 and Voting Democrat https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/eric-blanc-the-finnish-revolution-of-1918-and-voting-democrat/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:54:28


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Judges Rule in Favor of a School's Use of #ShockTherapy That #UN Calls #Torture https://truthout.org/articles/judges-rule-in-favor-of-a-schools-use-of-shock-therapy-that-un-calls-torture/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:55:10


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ Omar Unveils Guaranteed Income Bill to Send American Adults $1,200 a Month https://truthout.org/articles/omar-unveils-guaranteed-income-bill-to-send-american-adults-1200-a-month/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:55:47


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #covid19 ☞ Both the #DeltaVariant and Thin-Willed Democrats Are Lethal to Our Society https://truthout.org/articles/both-the-delta-variant-and-thin-willed-democrats-are-lethal-to-our-society/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:56:36


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Slamming #China Won’t Save Fossil #Capitalism From Itself https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/slamming-china-wont-save-fossil-capitalism-from-itself/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:57:28


  • ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews ☞ #Australia : A Laboratory of Empire with Lowkey & Aamer Rahman https://www.mintpressnews.com/australia-laboratory-empire-with-lowkey-aamer-rahman/278090/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:58:27


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ How Ben & Jerry’s Exposed #Israel ’s anti- #BDS Strategy https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/how-ben-jerrys-exposed-israels-anti-bds-strategy/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:59:05


  • ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Trump May Have Broken Promise to Donate Salary in Last Year as President https://truthout.org/articles/trump-may-have-broken-promise-to-donate-salary-in-last-year-as-president/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 08:59:41


  • ● NEWS ● #TheRevelator #Panama ☞ Species Spotlight: Will the Panamanian Golden Frog Survive? https://therevelator.org/panamanian-golden-frog/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:00:55


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ #Putin establishes commission for historical education headed by ex-Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/07/30/putin-establishes-commission-for-historical-education-headed-by-ex-culture-minister-vladimir-medinsky          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:01:21


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Russia blocks website for #Khodorkovsky ’s Dossier Center https://meduza.io/en/news/2021/07/30/russia-blocks-website-for-khodorkovsky-s-dossier-center          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:02:02


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #Florida Sheriff's Office Now Notifying People It Will Be Inflicting Its Pre-Crime Program On Them https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210724/15223647236/florida-sheriffs-office-now-notifying-people-it-will-be-inflicting-pre-crime-program-them.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:04:16


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ ‘Flawed from a human rights perspective’: #Lithuania is seeing a massive increase in illegal crossings from Belarus. What’s fueling this crisis? And what’s Lukashenko getting out of it? https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/07/30/flawed-from-a-human-rights-perspective          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:06:09


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Citing #Donziger Case, Dems Raise Alarm About Use of Private Prosecutors in Federal Court https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/citing-donziger-case-dems-raise-alarm-about-use-private-prosecutors-federal-court          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:06:43


  • "It is worth noting that #Iraq was bombed once every three days from the end of the Gulf War" https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/roaming-charges-20/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:07:32


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Rise of the Right: How the Vaudeville Left Fuels #WhiteSupremacy https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/rise-of-the-right-how-the-vaudeville-left-fuels-white-supremacy/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:08:23


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Joe Biden’s Hollow Resistance: Words vs. Deeds https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/joe-bidens-hollow-resistance-words-vs-deeds/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:08:56


  • "It reminds me of a rural Detroit. Some structures have been burnt, but most still stand, tottering like street corner drunks in knee-high weeds." https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/hinterlands-rural-detroits/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:19:41


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The US Has No Business Lecturing #Cuba About “Free and Fair” Elections https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/the-us-has-no-business-lecturing-cuba-about-free-and-fair-elections/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:20:57


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The #India Nation and Its Borders https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/the-indian-nation-and-its-borders/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:21:47


  • ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia #Navalny ☞ ‘I want to show I’m not afraid’: Opposition politician Violetta Grudina on her forced hospitalization and decision to go on hunger strike https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/07/30/i-want-to-show-i-m-not-afraid          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:22:51


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | ALEC's Annual Meeting Queues up Fights Over Federal Powers, Fossil Fuels, Big Tech, Labor Rights, and the GOP's Culture Wars https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/30/alecs-annual-meeting-queues-fights-over-federal-powers-fossil-fuels-big-tech-labor          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:23:30


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Internet ☞ #Broadband Portion Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Appears Watered Down But Still Helpful https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210729/07465047268/broadband-portion-bipartisan-infrastructure-plan-appears-watered-down-still-helpful.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:24:08


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Is There a Progressive Case Against Quantitative Easing? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/is-there-a-progressive-case-against-quantitative-easing/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:24:43


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Glimmers of Hope for #Wildlife in #Colorado https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/glimmers-of-hope-for-wildlife-in-colorado/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:25:24


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #goldenDawnald #sedition #insurrection ☞ January 6 Uprising Was an Attempted Fascist Coup d’Etat https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/january-6-uprising-was-a-fascist-coup-detat/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:28:55


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Cuba ☞ Opinion | SOS: A Plea for Freedom From Misleading Media Narratives on Cuba https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/30/sos-plea-freedom-misleading-media-narratives-cuba          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:29:22


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #GulfWar ☞ Opinion | The Soldiers Who Resisted the First Gulf War Deserve Recognition https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/30/soldiers-who-resisted-first-gulf-war-deserve-recognition          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:30:03


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The #AirConditioning Nightmare: an Interview With Eric Dean Wilson https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/the-air-conditioning-nightmare-an-interview-with-eric-dean-wilson/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:33:27


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ As #Biden Refuses to Act, Dems Make Last-Minute Push to Extend #Eviction Moratorium https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/biden-refuses-act-dems-make-last-minute-push-extend-eviction-moratorium          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:34:13


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #covid19 ☞ 'A Very Serious Threat': #CDC Document Warns #DeltaVariant Is as Contagious as Chickenpox https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/very-serious-threat-cdc-document-warns-delta-variant-contagious-chickenpox          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:34:42


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #TikTok ☞ Stop The #Antitrust #Gerrymandering https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210727/10152047259/stop-antitrust-gerrymandering.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:36:06


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #electionfraud = #trump rigging the election ☞ 'Just Say That the Election Was Corrupt,' #Trump Told DOJ in December https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/just-say-election-was-corrupt-trump-told-doj-december          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:36:49


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #FamousCriminal #Trump ☞ 'About Damn Time': DOJ Says Treasury Department Must Give Trump's #TaxReturns to Congress https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/about-damn-time-doj-says-treasury-department-must-give-trumps-tax-returns-congress          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:37:13


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Digital Rights Groups Hail Record €746 Million #Amazon Data #Privacy Fine https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/digital-rights-groups-hail-record-eu746-million-amazon-data-privacy-fine          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:37:40


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #de #germany ☞ Top German Court Says #Facebook Must Inform Users About Deleting Their Posts Or Suspending Their Account, Explain Why, And Allow Them To Respond https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210730/06582247273/top-german-court-says-facebook-must-inform-users-about-deleting-their-posts-suspending-their-account-explain-why-allow-them-to.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:38:38


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Cuba ☞ Let Cuba Live: the Movement Standing Up to Biden’s Maximum Pressure https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/let-cuba-live-the-movement-standing-up-to-bidens-maximum-pressure/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:40:13


  • 𝔗𝔢𝔠𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔰 #IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 30, 2021 • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/irc-log-300721/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/31/irc-log-300721/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:42:10


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #RedBubble ☞ Last Month In An LA Court I Witnessed The Future Of A World Without Section 230; It Was A Mess https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210729/13243147272/last-month-la-court-i-witnessed-future-world-without-section-230-it-was-mess.shtml #Section230          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:43:02


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #CBD ☞ Opinion | A Missed Opportunity: Rights of Nature Removed From New Draft of Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/30/missed-opportunity-rights-nature-removed-new-draft-post-2020-global-biodiversity          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:43:40


  • ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ DC Court Dumps #Police Union's Attempt To Block Release Of Recordings, Officers' Names Following Police Shootings https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210725/15253547241/dc-court-dumps-police-unions-attempt-to-block-release-recordings-officers-names-following-police-shootings.shtml          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:44:32


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ Opinion | America's Billionaires: Borrowing Their Way to #TaxAvoidance https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/30/americas-billionaires-borrowing-their-way-tax-avoidance          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:45:32


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Global Right Wing's Bizarre Obsession With #Pedophilia https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/the-global-right-wings-bizarre-obsession-with-pedophilia/ can't believe this was SPUN as a PARTISAN issue...          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:46:33


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Afghanistan ☞ Afghanistan, Failure and Second Thoughts https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/afghanistan-failure-and-second-thoughts/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:47:32


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Medicare ☞ On Medicare's 56th Birthday, Activists Deliver 125,000+ Petitions Urging Congress to Expand the Program https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/medicares-56th-birthday-activists-deliver-125000-petitions-urging-congress-expand          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:48:13


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Science Museum Just Killed Its 'Own Reputation,' Says #GretaThunberg After Docs Reveal Gag Clause With Shell https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/science-museum-just-killed-its-own-reputation-says-greta-thunberg-after-docs-reveal          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:48:57


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #patents #gmo #pesticides #cancer ☞ Kinder, Gentler GMOs? https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/kinder-gentler-gmos/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:49:22


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ “Pushing Back at Authority”: Son Volt, and the Power of Protest Music https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/pushing-back-at-authority-son-volt-and-the-power-of-protest-music/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:50:04


  • "Democratic Rep. #IlhanOmar of #Minnesota is set to introduce legislation on Friday that would establish a guaranteed income program and postal banking services to provide most U.S. adults" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/30/new-guaranteed-income-bill-omar-proposes-sending-most-people-us-1200-month          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:51:25


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Making Our Demands Both Practical and Visionary https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/making-our-demands-both-practical-and-visionary/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:52:05


  • ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Can the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 Actually Help to Defend Democracy? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/30/can-house-select-committee-investigate-january-6-actually-help-defend-democracy          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:52:52


  • ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Populist-Epistemology https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/07/30/populist-epistemology/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 09:53:35


  • Links 31/7/2021: KDE Progress and Activision Catastrophe • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/activision-catastrophe/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/31/activision-catastrophe/         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:14:16


  • Proprietary Software • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154000          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:15:14


  • Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154001 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:15:45


  • Today’s 🅣🅤🅧 🅜🅐🅒🅗🅘🅝🅔🅢 Leftovers • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154002 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:16:09


  • Sorry, #ibm #redhat ... but burnout is burnout and can happen to anybody, nothing to do with #freesw ("open source"); this is as silly as your several articles about breakfasts for "open source people" (as if coding and software licences affect your diet). You've run out of topics. https://opensource.com/article/21/7/burnout-open-source          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:24:17


  • This Web site called #OpenSourceDotCom has become a lot of #openwashing , #IBM #marketing and general non-tech articles being painted with the "open" crush to make it seem "tech".          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:27:21


  • The Death of #Freenode Would Be Freenode's Own Fault http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/the-death-of-freenode-would-be-freenodes-own-fault/ #irc #freesw #internet #selfnuke         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 13:03:42


  • #techrights under big DDOS attack          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 13:48:16


  • KDE's HiDPI Scaling Support For X11 Is Getting Into Better Shape http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153996#comment-30422          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:26:18


  • hmmm... a #mintcast that's not the #linuxmint one. This could cause confusion https://unlimitedhangout.com/2021/07/press/mintcast-435-with-mnar-adley/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:28:52


  • So-called #internet 'driver's licence' https://rokfin.com/post/47332/Exposing-the-TechnocraticTranshumanistCyberPandemic-Agenda-with-Whitney-Webb          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:29:40


  • #wikipedia as Establishment 'hack job' against alternative media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MintPress_News          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:42:04


  • "The bundle is on the smaller side though but even so, what's there seems like a pretty good deal overall with some real indie gems included." https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/07/you-can-get-delver-tower-of-time-and-more-in-the-humble-rpg-heroes-bundle          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:43:46


  • "Today (Saturday 31st of August, 17:00 UTC) is the third installment of the recently rejuvenated Community meetings! Taking place on Jist Meet" https://news.opensuse.org/2021/07/31/recently_soon1/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:44:40


  • More RT Code Out For Review, RT Patches Updated Against Linux 5.14 - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-RT-Updates ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/31/#latest          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:45:36


  • Linux's #FWUPD Expands Poly High-End Web Camera Support - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-FWUPD-1.5.12 ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/31/#latest          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:46:45


  • When it sounds like a bubble it probably is... https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2021/07/bitcoin-whale-moves-btc-after-it-appreciated-over-630000-in-9-years/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:49:43


  • Still using his #apple creds to pretend he's important https://aithority.com/it-and-devops/steve-wozniak-to-imagine-the-developer-of-the-future-in-2021-devops-world-keynote/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:58:08


  • Or... just stop using them or using public transport https://www.automotiveworld.com/articles/why-we-all-should-share-our-cars/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:58:45


  • Falling for #ibm clown marketers https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/546681545/turnium-onboards-its-sd-wan-edge-to-ibm-cloud-for-telecommunications-to-connect-customers-applications-devices          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 14:59:11


  • One paragraph before last shows that #Mozilla does not actually do #VPN ; it's a reseller for some dodgy company, reusing the #Firefox brand to sell a bunch of crap or upsell (likely bogus privacy or a ticking time bomb) https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/mozilla-vpn          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:03:08


  • #Mozilla Shames Itself and Harms Its Reputation by Stating That “ #Comcast Has Taken Major Steps to Protect Customer Privacy” http://techrights.org/2020/06/25/mozilla-comcast/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:04:02


  • #Haiku R1/Beta3 released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153797#comment-30423         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:18:46


  • " #Microservices and #containers are two methods that enable companies to more efficiently create and deliver applications. Here's how they work -- and when they're best used together." https://searchapparchitecture.techtarget.com/tip/How-microservices-and-containers-work-apart-and-together          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:24:37


  • You know what they really mean by "data science"... https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/gds-creates-govcookiecutter-for-data-science/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:25:20


  • Your PC is not compatible with Windows 11? Here are your options! • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154003 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:25:42


  • When you receive packages from Microsoft/GitHub/NPM you're basically begging for malware. Not just PRISM; Microsoft literally brings people from the NSA to run GitHub/NPM. https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/aaron-portnoy-theres-no-silver-bullet-for-ransomware-or-supply-chain-attacks          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:27:36


  • This Week In Security: Fail2RCE, TPM Sniffing, Fishy Leaks, And Decompiling | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2021/07/30/this-week-in-security-fail2rce-tpm-sniffing-fishy-leaks-and-decompiling/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/31/#latest          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:28:31


  • Ransomware Changes: DoppelPaymer Rebrands; #Babuk Evolves ⚓ https://www.govinfosecurity.com/ransomware-changes-doppelpaymer-rebrands-babuk-evolves-a-17185 "the operation appears to have been rebranded by its operator"          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:29:36


  • "We also saw #ransomware groups continue to innovate with #LockBit 2.0 now using group policies to automate the deployment of their ransomware over a Windows domain." #microsoft #windows TCO. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-july-30th-2021-1-billion-saved/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:30:53


  • Is this journalism or "sales"? https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/feature/Secure-applications-with-Keycloak-authentication-tool          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:39:31


  • #MXLinux 21 Beta 1 Released: Here’s What’s New • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154004 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:39:49


  • Way before #mozilla and #firefox got hijacked by #politics https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-firefox-kid          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:41:35


  • The brand Linspire was brought back, but the agenda seems to be more or less the same, namely pushing proprietary software and serving Microsoft's commercial agenda (in 'Linux' clothing)         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:46:19


  • #Linspire Should Be Avoided in 2021 Just Like It Was Avoided 14 Years Ago • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/linspire-clown/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/31/linspire-clown/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 15:57:56


  • Raw: #ElodieBergot Breaking the Law by Threatening Against the Exercise of Fundamental Rights http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/outlaw-bergot/ #epo #crime #corruption #iloat          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 16:29:46


  • For 17 Days (and Counting) #AntónioCampinos Has Failed to Respond to Call for Compliance With the Law http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/following-court-orders/ #epo #europe #iloat #ilo          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:11:59


  • oday in #Techrights • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/154005 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:17:35


  • 71 more #covid19 deaths in #uk after the #borisnaro directive: http://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2021/07/20/mass-infection/ For comparison, Italy 16, Belgium and NL 6, Germany 4. UK? 71 and rising each week!!! Yay! FREEDOM!         ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:21:28


  • #Freenode is going dark and now it’s asking people to create accounts at #IRCcom (just to get back into the network that they may have already occupied for decades) as if Freenode owns “IRC” as a whole • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/the-death-of-freenode-would-be-freenodes-own-fault/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:24:16


  • The brand #Linspire was brought back, but the agenda seems to be more or less the same, namely pushing #proprietarysoftware and serving Microsoft’s commercial agenda (in ‘Linux’ clothing) • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/linspire-clown/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:25:18


  • Over the years we saw a number of rude letters from #ElodieBergot , the grossly under-qualified spouse of a friend of Vichyite #BenoîtBattistelli ; most of these we never published • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/outlaw-bergot/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/31/outlaw-bergot/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:27:59


  • #TeamCampinos has been so arrogant and so evasive that there’s no indication (yet) that it will follow court orders • 𝑻𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/31/following-court-orders/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #Europe #patents | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/31/following-court-orders/          ☞

posted Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 17:29:07



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