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@design_RG Oh ok. Yeah, governor of Ohio overruled and shut down voting until after June, Wisconsin governor did the same but he was overruled by supreme court. My only guess is that no one pursued overturning the Ohio Governor.

@design_RG how did the governor of Ohio succeed in blocking? same situation. No opposition?

@Sphinx yeah, I use For when there is some need for privacy I.e public wifi

@freemo Agreed. They are already trying. We will someday have the same reference to this pandemic in regards to rights as we do to pre/post 911 rights.

@freemo I unfortunately hover on the edge of the worrying about authoritarian gov't policies, and have to keep myself from drifting completely into it. Times like these are the times we lose are rights, because those in power always take advantage.

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@Sphinx I've been back and forth on it since it came out, but on it now for over a year nearly exclusively, all devices

Every year, I revisit my idea of a Randomocracy - where all of congress, VP, president is picked at random SS# drawing. At this point, I still think it's a pretty solid idea, with results that would be better than what we have now, at worst on par.

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@Koala Pretty good, besides the video I had to make with a buddy of mine for his Arab friend.

@design_RG I'm severely allergic to cats, but not to your posts, so keep em comin'

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@utf8equalsX Is it salt? Drilling holes in stumps and filling with salt will rapidly dehydrate the stump, allowing it to break and be removed easily

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#Google is using its services to create face templates and "voiceprints" of children through a program in which the search giant provides school districts across the country with Chromebooks and free access to G Suite for Education apps.

Two children sue Google for allegedly collecting students' biometric data - CNET
cnet.com/news/two-children-sue

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When the government demands new high-tech surveillance powers, we have three questions: Has the government shown it would be effective? Would it do too much harm to our freedoms? Are there sufficient guardrails? eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/how-

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Isn’t that ‘Medicare for all’? Trump administration rolls out interesting plan for funding Covid-19 treatments in US

The Trump administration has said it intends to pay providers treating coronavirus patients at ‘Medicare rates’ and prohibit additional billing – in effect, testing a flagship progressive proposal for nationalized healthcare. Read Full Article at RT.com
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rt.com/usa/484942-trump-corona

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