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And a second post, made just now, by @endomain

Not seen here at Qoto, so a RT to spread the message.

OP : hackers.town/@endomain/1042638

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Hello everyone.

There is a non-zero possibility that major US cities are about to get their civilian communications infrastructure turned off or significantly restricted. If this idea scares you too much to contemplate, please move on. I can't think of how to CW this appropriately, so my apologies for your anxiety, but this is important to my social circle, so I'll continue.

If you're worried about COVID-19 but you still want to make a positive impact, you can help to prepare for this eventuality.

The best way I can think to fight against comms being shut down is to use Dual Power Structure thinking: let's make our own network. This is not as unrealistic as it sounds. HAM Radio folks are already doing it. The software is open source, and runs on a massive number of surplus hardware.

Check out the AREDEN Compatibility Matrix: arednmesh.org/content/supporte

If you work your local network and make a few fast Amazon orders, I bet you'd have several square miles of coverage ready to go in an instant, and ready to backhaul internet to people who need it to protest.

You might say, "But Endomain, I'm not a licensed ham operator!"

I am not telling you what to do, but a lot of folks are breaking a lot of laws just by protesting. Folks are rightfully afraid of COVID-19 and that's fair, but you know what's socially distant? Rooftops of boarded up or looted buildings that are empty but still have electricity. Maybe this is a risk folks, licensed or not, are willing to take to take to keep comms up for protesters.

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And a post that we don't see here, as we have dividing walls in the .

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uspol, internet shutdown, $BIGCORP

I think that we're probably going to see the federal government order the shutdown of the internet and cell network in specific places.

Which means a few $BIGCORPs (namely Google, Amazon, Verizon, AT&T, Xfinity) are going to have to to decide if their dedicated backhaul networks and dedicated edge networks will comply with these orders.

The telcos have mostly all proven how much they love the taste of boot leather, so they'll fold. But this won't actually shut off Google and Amazon services and hosted properties in some places due to how this all is architected.

That's where the really wild legal battle will explode, I suspect. Because the current DOJ has given these companies 0 reason to cooperate, and if these companies wanted they could deploy free wifi for their products and it'd be a MASSIVE and actually most legal PR play that would further ingratiate their notion reliability with the US and global consumer.

Both Google and Amazon both want to ingratiate themselves with the EU going forward for GDPR exceptions. Defying the American government in court if it means holding to EU-stated values (hypocritical as this is) has material value for them.

So this is about to get VERY spicy.

RT : hackers.town/@endomain/1042637

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Paseri Cats! goodness. Thank you!


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RT @paseri021
It is rainy today.
We are days to sleep.

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Running, Live Water is always best.

Charlie Parker appreciates it, nice new fountain for drinks.


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@DaisyTheGinger1 Love the cat fountain. Mum got it because Dizzy would only drink from a dripping tap, but as soon as I heard it running it was mine. Ella only like to drink from the top of the bubbler.

🐾Charlie Parker
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Nice place to catch some rays, Zolder. Beautiful shiny, long hair coat too. matter.


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I am sitting here with my paws crossed on . What are all the up to this weekend?

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Monty, a curious Tuxedo, long haired too. Very pretty.


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What am I thinking when I give my hoomins this look?
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After_Effects.


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RT @HisSmudgesty
I have been on the catnip.
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Lovely Tuxedo.


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RT @BigBlackBeast4
Scuse me hoom! I notice you has found yourself some treats!😻 Dont you fink it would be fun if we found mine treats too😹😹😹🐾
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-- an explainer and from the US. How the Aloha prints became associated with a disgruntled and heavily armed Far Right seeking armed insurrection.
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With growing alarm, I've watched armed white men protesting around the US. But, as a Hawai'i resident, I've wondered specifically about the reoccurring presence of aloha shirts. Here is a THREAD explaining the odd a…
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Meeko in his new home. Those Blue eyes. Incredible. Good luck, bro.


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RT @HudsonHicksCat
We've updated our twitter name as I have a new brother.

Hoomans are keeping us separated until Meeko is less shy.

Over night Meeko will have a huge cage to keep him in to keeps him safe as I might play too rough.
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Nice find, friend!


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RT @CuriousMonty
I’ve found me a shady spot and hunkered down 😺😺
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Gorgeous.. Two of them, great colours.


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RT @CocoNPops
Mum had a bad night and appeared at 5am to give us breakfast... We were the ones who weren’t quite ready this time.. 💤
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Pull up a chair, , this is one of the good things worth a visit to birdsite - read the thread. Yes, you can have a coffee if you prefer (over tea).
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I’ve noticed that with every killing of an unarmed black person, there are white folks who decide that they want to “fight racism.”

I’m not here tryna kill your vibe, I’m happy you’re here, but it’s also time for some honesty. So…
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Comfiness, I want to be the one in the red blanky wrap up...


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RT @theasscat
Social distancing lesson
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LOL.... Thanks, that DOES sound eerily appropriate! 😜😝


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This one is for @design_RG
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and a great photo. Lovely Feline and a really special box.


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RT @3JazzCats
10 years! Dad has had a HUGE piece of workout equipment taking up space. Mum ordered a Christmas tree storage bag, dismantled the steel monster and packed it under the bed. He doesn’t want to let it go. Score one for mum ‘cuz we got a box! ❤️Ella
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Cory Doctorow, not only a great sci-fi writer but an important commentator.
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Must-read by @doctorow about politics, the internet and action/inaction locusmag.com/2020/01/cory-doct
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That really sounds like an Appropriate Description - my impression too

“Australia is an oligarchic, neoliberal place of increasing inequality, housing insecurity, and waves of climate emergencies that threaten the habitability of much of the continent's landmass”
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“Australia is an oligarchic, neoliberal place of increasing inequality, housing insecurity, and waves of climate emergencies that threaten the h…
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The Economist, a favourite source here.
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RT @TheEconomist
What the Dominic Cummings scandal reveals about the nature of the two men who sit at the apex of British government econ.trib.al/Ej9hXoa
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Ohhh. What a beauty. for lovely Juno.


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RT @Miezebiene
Me and my banana are having a little nap in big Phoebe's box 📦🍌💤 Let's enjoy it as long as it lasts 😸😾 Happy furriends 💓😽 *Juno*
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