@zleap
I mean, all litter is gross and bad for the environment. I wish they hadn't just gone for the low hanging fruit while ignoring every other company that creates our trash.
It's a step I suppose. When governments choose to fine an already unpopular group or industry rather than attempt widespread change it just suggests to me that they're more interested in revenue than 'the good.'
@TheGuardian_uk
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"How Dare Signal Protect Its Users"
(With Strong Encrypted Communication)
Asks Speaker / Advisor Of FBI, WEF (World Economic Forum) etc (Reid Blackman)
#News #privacy #HumanRights #ReidBlackman #FOSS #FBI #LawEnforcement #Signal #MassSurveillance #WorldEconomicForum #WEF #metadata #databrokers #Fascism
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/03/fbi-advisor-claims-signals-refusal-to-collect-metadata-is-bad-for-everyone/
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#Police Rely On #WarOnDrugs To Increase Budgets (documented).
#Drugwar: decades of infringements to ALL person #Rights, #Constitutional / otherwise.
Court precedents erode what is left of your rights in the future (most occur in said cases).
#MassSurveillance: It's not for your safety. Never has been.
#HumanRights #USA
https://asamnews.com/2022/11/07/sacramento-utility-shares-private-customer-information-targeting-asian-american-residents-allegedly-growing-marijuana-cannabis-illegal-data-sharing/
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BMW have successfully lobbied for their customers to receive dedicated spaces in parking lots
TMI?
@Some_Emo_Chick Interesting... A bit of both if I'm being honest 
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The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent its latest overview of notorious piracy markets to the US Government. The Hollywood group, which also represents Netflix, lists a broad variety of online piracy threats.
Hollywood and Netflix Report Top Piracy Threats to US Govt
Hollywood and Netflix Report Top Piracy Threats to US Govt
@Some_Emo_Chick My tor bridge is definitely seeing a lot more activity from Iran lately. Thinking of setting up a second, I need an excuse to get another VPS anyway.
@vvv@mastodon.technology @urusan This, honestly. Upgrading that 10 year old PC now will be a more more dramatic change than waiting for what will ultimately be an incremental improvement to current hardware. If you want to try and time the market to get this generations hardware cheap when the next one comes out you can. There are no guarantees though, and the crypto vultures have just introduced more uncertainty, not less.
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@NunyaBidness
@freemo I had never even heard of it until today
The people running the state of Nebraska must be really happy Facebook is such an easy scapegoat. The State uses a warrant to keep tabs on a minors reproductive organs and FB takes the majority of the heat because they didn't stick their own necks out in the process? Reactionaries have it so easy these days...
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Democrats' Cowardice and Complicity in the Post-Roe World https://theintercept.com/2022/07/05/roe-wade-abortion-democrats-planned-parenthood/ - source : Natasha Lennard
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Had to take the bus into town today, and wore a kilt. Some Delores decided to take issue; which sadly I'm used to. "Why are you wearing a skirt?!" and so on. As I said, used to it (and big scary white dude, so I have some privilege to wield), so I'm calmly addressing it with her
But then she said "well how am I supposed to explain that to my kid?!", and friends, I didn't have to say a thing, because the most awesome Black lady jumped in. She turned to her kid (I'd guess roughly 13 years old) and said "hey, why is he allowed to wear a skirt?"
Kid: "he's grown enough to wear whatever the fuck he wants"
Mom: "see?! Ain't hard ma'am"
Delores huffed but that was pretty much the end 🤣
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