Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

#BBCNews - War a real threat and Europe not ready, warns Poland's Tusk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68692195

#Taliban edict to resume #stoning #women to #death met with horror

The Taliban’s announcement that it is 🔥resuming publicly stoning women to death🔥 has been enabled by the international community’s silence, human rights groups have said.
Safia Arefi, a lawyer and head of the #Afghan #human #rights organisation 🔸Women’s Window of Hope🔸, said the announcement had condemned Afghan women to return to the darkest days of Taliban rule in the 1990s.

“With this announcement by the Taliban leader, a new chapter of private punishments has begun and Afghan women are experiencing the depths of loneliness,” Arefi said.

“Now, no one is standing beside them to save them from Taliban punishments. The international community has chosen to remain silent in the face of these violations of women’s rights.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/28/taliban-edict-to-resume-stoning-women-to-death-met-with-horror?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It's #FossFriday again!

Today's project is #Zulip. Zulip is an open source chat client similar to Slack or Discord but IMHO better: it has a threading-first design philosophy that works great for following many conversations at once. They also offer free access to the paid cloud plan for small non-profits, researchers, and open source projects. I don't use Zulip a ton bc of network effects. People don't want to use yet another chat tool. But it's such a great tool!!

https://zulip.com

#EAS for US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: An Amber Alert has been issued for MA 3SCX29 a red 2021 Toyota Camry. The vehicle was stolen this morning before 9am on Exchange Street in Chicopee, MA. Inside the vehicle was a a 3-year-old autistic child who was last seen wearing a green Easter shirt with a dinosaur and eggs. Possible suspect is a 50 -60 year old male wearing black Crocs and black pants Source: 200146,US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,** DO

@mastodonmigration Even better. Just stop covering the Trump campaign. Without news coverage, it would wither away and die. I blamed news media in 2016 for giving so much free publicity to a clown. I now blame them for giving so much free publicity to a self-described dictator.

This Saturday (1pm March 30th) is our Linux install day (and free computer repair day) at @thegamerclub #Glasgow as part of the International #Hackerspace Open Day.

If you or someone you know has a laptop that could get a new lease of life by installing Linux (or just need a PC/laptop fixed), then come join us and our team of volunteers will be able to lend a hand.

https://meetu.ps/e/MYNZD/DbV/i

Exploding “Dark #Stars” – Unveiling the Explosive Secrets of #DarkMatter

https://scitechdaily.com/exploding-dark-stars-unveiling-the-explosive-secrets-of-dark-matter/
#space #science #astronomy

#EU #CJEU #GDPR #DataProtection #BigTech #AdTech #TargetedAds #OnlineTracking: "In a landmark decision on 7 March 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a groundbreaking judgment against online targeted ads prohibited by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This ruling has far-reaching implications for major platforms, including giants like Google and TikTok, that rely on the online personalised advertising industry as part of their business model. The Court recognised that invasive tracking and profiling cannot be sanctioned through ‘consent’ pop-ups, responding to a complaint that focused on the mechanisms facilitating the covert profiling and monitoring of the private activities of a majority of individuals across the digital realm. The court’s decision emphasised the need for stricter controls on the online tracking and advertising industry." https://edri.org/our-work/europes-highest-court-delivers-landmark-judgment-against-iab-europe-in-gdpr-consent-spam-pop-ups-case/