Achilleas gioypi @gioypi@qoto.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gioypi
Computer scientist with a passion for open-source projects.
Interested in playing games, making games and talking about games.
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Joined May 2020
A private security company, National Eviction Team (NET), has been hired by HS2 Ltd to patrol the public byways bordering the HS2 construction sites and evict protesters from public lands in UK.
NET employees have frequently used violence and intimidation tactics against the peaceful protesters, and local police have turned a blind eye.
One protester was placed in a choke hold until he blacked out. Another bled profusely after being repeatedly hit across the head. Another had their life endangered when a NET employee tried to evict them from a tree without the use of a safety harness.
In addition to the violence, both NET and HS2 Ltd employees have repeatedly ignored the Covid-19 safety guidelines on social distancing and protective masks.
@freemo Oh yes, I know that 😶
@freemo Having minimum exposure to the policies of American parties, I wouldn't have guessed.
A study suggests that hispanic and black people are more concerned about climate change in the USA...
https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/race-and-climate-change/
What if #climatechange and #racism are connected through a culture of violence?
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson makes a compelling argument about it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/03/im-black-climate-scientist-racism-derails-our-efforts-save-planet/
New episode from the juice media!
A reminder of the current #shitfuckery in #australia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CMUtKWubxg
Links to take action:
https://350.org.au/a-peoples-recovery/
https://www.foe.org.au/take_action
https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/covid-recovery/out-of-this-crisis-a-people-s-recovery/out-of-this-crisis-a-people-s-recovery
In USA, #police are using facial recognition to target protesters and stingrays to track cell phones, and the #Trump administration is trying to get the power to collect web browser information on any #American without a warrant, including protesters.
In his statement, Trump said he would use the #military to "dominate the streets," and he encouraged state governors to do the same.
The land of the what?
#surveillance #surveillancestate #facialrecognition #fascism
Achilleas gioypi
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As critics of this theory have pointed out, people may do things because they are addicted, or coralled, or coerced.
But I think there's value in applying revealed preferences to a society.
When officials decide to spend 5,500% of the cost of outfitting pandemic workers on outfitting militarized police, they are telling you who they think you are, and what you value.
More importantly, they're telling you who THEY are, and what THEY value.
eof/
Achilleas gioypi
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More of the wisdom we need right now from the late great Martin Luther King Jr.
I guess it's edited, I can't say for sure. I still like it.
#blackmirror
https://www.privacytools.io/ has a nice list of privacy oriented services and apps and a detailed comparison for each category.
"Ultimately, saying that you don't care about #privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different from saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say. Or that you don't care about freedom of the press because you don't like to read. Or that you don't care about freedom of religion because you don't believe in God. Or that you don't care about the freedom to peacably assemble because you're a lazy, antisocial agoraphobe. "
- Edward #Snowden
Achilleas gioypi
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@freemo I did not vet the list instances, but liked the idea of having ANOTHER place for people to find interesting ones.
This is in addition to Eugen's nice and well known https://joinmastodon.org/
...and another less functional, similar site : https://instances.social/
Freely reporting here, sir, the visitors are welcome to choose or reject whichever they like.
@DrBenway Perfect! Disappointingly relevant.
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
- Isaac Asimov
@torresjrjr Welcome! ✌️
@crackurbones Reminds me of how fireflies sometimes sync their blinking when they visit the same tree.
@design_RG @koyu@koyu.space Fully support!
That's a cool use of #AR !
@design_RG I wanted to believe that Denmark and the Netherlands are "cleaner" that the members of the Five Eyes.
And, surprise, the CIA is also involved... 🤦♂️
- github
- https://github.com/gioypi
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/gioypi
Computer scientist with a passion for open-source projects.
Interested in playing games, making games and talking about games.
🤘☮️🕹️
Joined May 2020
