Like George W. Bush, Donald Trump Is Lying His Way Into War
Donald Trump built his ascent on public hatred for George W. Bush’s forever wars. As he lies his way into a war with Iran, he’s poised to take up Bush’s legacy as his own.
Mamdani Laments 'Sad Burden of… Dehumanizing Language' in NYC Mayoral Race
Progressive NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faces rising Islamophobic threats and accusations of antisemitism. Despite condemning hate, he's criticized for not showing enough emotion. How can he navigate this toxic political landscape? #NYCmayor #antisemitism #Islamophobia
Mamdani Laments 'Sad Burden of… Dehumanizing Language' in NYC Mayoral Race
"Zohran is a breath of fresh air in today's abysmal political climate worldwide," said one observer.julia-conley (Common Dreams)
Austrian government agrees on plan to allow monitoring of secure messaging
VIENNA - Austria's coalition government has agreed on a plan to enable police to monitor suspects' secure messaging in order to thwart militant attacks, ending what security officials have said is a rare and dangerous blind spot for a European Union country.
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Austrian government agrees on plan to allow monitoring of secure messaging
VIENNA - Austria's coalition government has agreed on a plan to enable police to monitor suspects' secure messaging in order to thwart militant attacks, ending what security officials have said is a rare and dangerous blind spot for a European Union …The Straits Times
Journalist Who Decried Trump's 'Deportation of Dissent' Says He Was Deported for Dissent
"Alistair Kitchen's deportation is a clear case of retaliation in connection with his reporting, and such action sends a chilling message to journalists," said one press freedom defender.
Journalist Who Decried Trump's 'Deportation of Dissent' Says He Was Deported for Dissent
"Alistair Kitchen's deportation is a clear case of retaliation in connection with his reporting, and such action sends a chilling message to journalists," said one press freedom defender.brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)
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Press freedom advocates demand accountability after Israel bombs Iran state radio headquarters
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned Israeli authorities on Monday after it struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) headquarters during the fourth day of fire exchanged between Israel and Iran.
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Press freedom advocates demand accountability after Israel bombs Iran state radio headquarters
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned Israeli authorities on Monday after it struck the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) headquarters during the fourth day of fire exchanged...Mariam BahaaEldein Thabet | Mansoura U. Faculty of Law, EG (- JURIST - News)
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Acting head of civil rights agency defends decisions undercutting transgender workers
The acting chair of the federal agency that enforces workers rights acknowledged Wednesday that transgender workers are protected under civil rights laws but defended her decision to drop lawsuits on their behalf, saying her agency is not independent and must comply with Donald Trump’s orders.
Andrea Lucas, who was first appointed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2020 and elevated to chair in January, spoke at her confirmation hearing at the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Her nomination to serve another five-year term as an EEOC commissioner requires Senate confirmation, though whether she stays on as chair will be up to Trump.
Republican senators praised her leadership, especially her commitment to rolling back Biden-era regulations and guidance on gender-identity rights, which Lucas has argued overstepped the EEOC’s authority.
Lucas faced questions from Democrats who said she has eroded the traditional independence of the EEOC and acted on the president’s whims since Trump fired two of the agency’s Democratic commissioners before their terms expired in an unprecedented act.
Iran summons German envoy after Merz' pro-Israel comments
Iran summons German envoy after Merz' pro-Israel comments
The German chancellor had said that Israel was doing the "dirty work… for all of us." Meanwhile, Trump has said he "may" or "may not" get involved in the attacks on Iran. Follow DW for the latest.Kieran Burke (Deutsche Welle)
Stanley Falls, Icefields Parkway, Jasper AB
One of the many great waterfalls with an easy hike along the Icefields parkway in Jasper NP, this 2.6 mile roundtrip rises a mere 450 ft along Beauty creek. Multiple falls are passed along this route that is highly worth the minimal effort. Hiked 5/14
Another waterfall below Stanley falls and the pretty patterns formed from its outflow.
A smaller fall that is upstream from the main Stanley falls.
A front view of one of the long rapids shows how clear the water can be when it is not being disturbed by flow.
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Ukraine and Iran: two fronts of a piecemeal world war
Ukraine and Iran: two fronts of a piecemeal world war
The Ukraine war and the Israel-Iran conflict are not separate crises, but interlinked fronts in a piecemeal world war — one that pits the US against a de facto alliance of of Russia, Iran and ChinaThomas Fazi
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I wonder if historians in the future will mark the beginning of ww3 w Ukraine and Iran.
Also, I'm assuming the down votes are because the article makes it clear that the United States is the reason why the Ukrainians are fighting the Russians.
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16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now
16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now
Change all your account passwords now — don’t wait: 16 billion credentials are confirmed as having been leaked.Forbes
ICE seeks proprietary data and tech to monitor up to a million people
ICE seeks proprietary data and tech to monitor up to a million people
The DHS component published an RFI seeking the services of a company to scour data sources and help identify “potentially criminal and fraudulent behavior before crime and fraud can materialize.”Rebecca Heilweil (FedScoop)
Windows 11 user has 30 years of 'irreplaceable photos and work' locked away in OneDrive - and Microsoft's silence is deafening
Windows 11 user has 30 years of 'irreplaceable photos and work' locked away in OneDrive - and Microsoft's silence is deafening
Microsoft accused of being a 'Kafkaesque black hole of corporate negligence'Darren Allan (TechRadar)
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Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg
Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg | TechCrunch
Digg launched its iOS app to testers who are a part of its Groundbreakers community of early adopters.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
UN rights chief urges governments to 'wake up' to 'horrifying' suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
UN rights chief urges governments to 'wake up' to 'horrifying' suffering of Palestinians in Gaza
The address raised concerns about escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, the fallout from sweeping U.S. tariffs, and China's human rights record — alongside wars and conflict in places like Sudan and Ukraine.PBS News
Some Democratic senators regret voting to confirm Kristi Noem as DHS secretary
Some of the seven Democrats who voted for Noem say they'd now oppose her in the wake of Trump's aggressive deportation plans and last week's incident involving Sen. Alex Padilla.
Five days after Donald Trump's inauguration, seven Senate Democrats voted to confirm Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.
Nearly 5 months later, most of them are critical of her, with some going as far as to say they regret their votes.
"I'm very disappointed. I'm very disappointed in her," Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told NBC News this week. "If I were voting on her today, I definitely wouldn't vote for her."
Freshman Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., also said he would vote differently and oppose her nomination if he could do it again.
Some Democratic senators regret voting to confirm Kristi Noem as DHS secretary
After seven Democrats voted for Noem, some say they'd now oppose her in the wake of Trump's aggressive deportation plans and last week's incident involving Sen. Alex Padilla.Sahil Kapur (NBC News)
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Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
The Mycelium Mesh Project is testing DIY networks that can be quickly deployed on trees or lamp posts during a political uprising.Ella Fassler (VICE)
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Lessons for protesters from Standing Rock
Lessons for protesters from Standing Rock
The events following the 2016 protest are urgently relevant to our current political moment.Emily Atkin (HEATED)
Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
Activists are Designing Mesh Networks to Deploy During Civil Unrest
The Mycelium Mesh Project is testing DIY networks that can be quickly deployed on trees or lamp posts during a political uprising.Ella Fassler (VICE)
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The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta - The Atlantic
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A car that accelerates instead of braking every once in a while is not ready for the road. A faucet that occasionally spits out boiling water instead of cold does not belong in your home. Working properly most of the time simply isn’t good enough for technologies that people are heavily reliant upon. And two and a half years after the launch of ChatGPT, generative AI is becoming such a technology.Even without actively seeking out a chatbot, billions of people are now pushed to interact with AI when searching the web, checking their email, using social media, and online shopping. Ninety-two percent of Fortune 500 companies use OpenAI products, universities are providing free chatbot access to potentially millions of students, and U.S. national-intelligence agencies are deploying AI programs across their workflows.
The Entire Internet Is Reverting to Beta
The AI takeover is changing everything about the web—and not necessarily for the better.Matteo Wong (The Atlantic)
Bunker Buster Bomb Myth /MIT Prof Ted Postol & Lt Col Daniel Davis
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Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
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‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down
‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down
Shelters are a lifeline in Israel from Iranian attacks, but Palestinian citizens of the country have been locked out.Al Jazeera
‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number
‘It’s terrifying’: WhatsApp AI helper mistakenly shares user’s number
Chatbot tries to change subject after serving up unrelated user’s mobile to man asking for rail firm helplineRobert Booth (The Guardian)
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TLDR: Bot generated random number, happened to be a real person’s phone number
I don’t understand what is “terrifying” about that. Even without the bot, anyone with malicious intent could imagine up a random phone number.
These kind articles with thin content are just used by these news agencies to fit into the “bots are bad” narrative that makes them money. Of course bots are bad in many ways, but not for such flimsy reasons.
Why establishment Democrats still can’t stomach progressive candidates like Zohran Mamdani
Who’s afraid of Zohran Mamdani? The answer, it would seem, is the entire establishment. The 33-year-old democratic socialist and New York City mayoral candidate has surged in the polls in recent weeks, netting endorsements not just from progressive voices like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders but also his fellow candidates for the mayoralty, with Brad Lander and Michael Blake taking advantage of the ranked-choice voting system in the primary and cross-endorsing Mamdani’s campaign.
With the primary just around the corner, polls have Mamdani closing the gap on Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced former governor of New York. This has spooked the establishment, which is now doing everything it can to stop Mamdani’s rise.
Take Michael Bloomberg, who endorsed Cuomo earlier this month and followed this up with a $5m donation to a pro-Cuomo Pac. The largesse appears motivated not by admiration for Cuomo – during his mayoralty, sources told the New York Times that Bloomberg saw Cuomo as “the epitome of the self-interested, horse-trading political culture he has long stood against” – but animosity towards Mamdani and his policies.
Mamdani wants to increase taxes on residents earning more than $1m a year, increase corporate taxes and freeze rents: policies that aren’t exactly popular with the billionaire set.
Why establishment Democrats still can’t stomach progressive candidates like Zohran Mamdani
The anti-Mamdani mobilization is depressingly predictable, with a party that is allergic to fresh blood and new thinkingArwa Mahdawi (The Guardian)
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Youth-led Sunrise Movement to launch campaign to ‘villainize big oil’ and force climate action
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/23526927
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Youth-led Sunrise Movement to launch campaign to ‘villainize big oil’ and force climate action
With climate policies under siege by the Trump, young climate activists are intensifying their campaignDharna Noor (The Guardian)
fzn: output selected line number with fzf instead text [Bash]
fzn() {
nl | fzf --with-nth 2.. "${@}" | awk '{print $1}'
}Usage:
find . -maxdepth 1 -type d | fzn -e -mI always forget how to do this manually, so I made this simple function for Bash. Just copy this like an alias into your .bashrc and use it like any other command in a pipe.
bentornamento dell’NHK leggendo senza ritegno per far marcire il tempismo
Prendendo quasi al volo l’occasione di averlo caricato su TomoStash l’altro giorno (dove ci è finito semplicemente perché avevo già il file da parte scaricato, che ha preso molta polvere dato che non avevo mai trovato il momento giusto per leggerlo), stasera ho preso da parte il mio momento più marcio per iniziare a leggere […]
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bentornamento dell’NHK leggendo senza ritegno per far marcire il tempismo
Prendendo quasi al volo l’occasione di averlo caricato su TomoStash l’altro giorno (dove ci è finito semplicemente perché avevo già il file da parte scaricato, che ha preso molta polvere dato che non avevo mai trovato il momento giusto per leggerlo), stasera ho preso da parte il mio momento più marcio per iniziare a leggere quel “capolavoro accidentale” che è Welcome to the NHK, storia di cui avevo consumato solo l’adattamento anime… La situazione scaturita è finora surreale come al solito, e i pianeti che si sono allineati affinché le cose andassero così (nella misura in cui il loro movimento influenza costantemente ed inevitabilmente la mia esistenza) lo sapevano persino ben prima di tracciare la propria traiettoria nello spazio, che il doloroso universo in cui vivo io e quello di Satō si sarebbero toccati già per i primi fondamentali attimi. 🙏Ero fuori verso inizio sera (cosa certamente non tipica per una hikikomori, ma io non sono ciò; io sono per molti versi ben peggio, e solo all’immediata apparenza più socialmente accettabile), poco prima di tornare a casa, mentre cercavo di scrivere delle bozze non molto sensate sul mio telefono; gira che mi rigira, mi escono solo stronzate. Al che, dal niente, penso “basta!” e vado immediatamente sul mio sito piratista, immaginando che sia molto meglio abbandonarmi alla lettura, se proprio devo distrarmi con le parole, piuttosto che impazzire in quel modo. Le uniche alternative sensate sarebbero state togliere il telefono dalle mani (“prova a non morire challenge”), aprire Duolingo, o aprire qualche puzzle game, ma nessuna di quelle opzioni sul momento mi interessava minimamente; quindi, meglio leggere per dimenticare… cioè, per passare 10 minuti… e scelgo proprio quel romanzo leggero, che pur conoscendo dall’anime, essendo passati molti anni, ricordo abbastanza male da giustificare al quadrato questa lettura. 🥁
È incredibile allora come, prima iniziando a leggere, poi tornando a casa, le energie dell’inizio della storia e quella della mia anima stiano perfettamente combaciando. Non faccio assolutamente spoiler — perché, anche se l’opera è vecchia e ben localizzata in italiano, pare che in realtà relativamente poca gente la conosca, e personalmente consiglio fortemente di recuperarla in una delle tante forme sotto cui è disponibile — ma Satō ha perfettamente ragione. È incredibile quanto la gente per strada ci guardi storti (anche se pare che a me non sussurrino nulla alle spalle) e, nonostante nel mio caso questo probabilmente non sarà abbastanza per farmi abbandonare l’università, certamente le basi più astratte e generalizzate di causa ed effetto le abbiamo in comune: la più assoluta ed irrisolvibile condizione di reclusione sociale in senso lato. E quindi, se lui passa 16 ore al giorno sotto al kotatsu a dormire, io che vivo in Italia (dove i こたつ non si usano) e sono in estate (dove i コタツ non si usano) potrei tristemente finire 16 ore al giorno a bedrottare, con una mano su un tomo e l’altra che graffia la parete o mi distrugge i capelli… 🕷️
Sulla fine del momento di lettura — che già mi ha fatta arrivare ad 1/4 del libro — però, comunque, mi era salito un mal di testa tanto strano quanto particolarmente fastidioso. L’emicrania lieve così mi viene quando passo 10 ore di fila davanti al PC a programmare software che nessuno mai userà (
inclusa la sottoscritta dopo qualche settimana…), non dovrebbe venirmi per aver passato si e no un’ora e mezza sul letto tranquilla a leggere; per giunta, con il Kindle, e non un maledetto dispositivo con tremendo schermo distruggi-retine LCD od OLED! Ma forse sono semplicemente fuori allenamento, e il mio cervello si fonde a leggere così tanto tutto di fila. Tanto poi mi è passato tutto dopo aver cenato, ma non sono sicura se è perché avevo fame e l’ho placata, o semplicemente è perché ho staccato un attimo… anche perché, perdendomi nel leggere, la fame mi era passata di mente; cazzo se i libri saziano seriamente più della materia organica commestibile…e se fungono da grandissimo copium…#lettura #reading #WelcomeToTheNHK
Welcome to the N.H.K. | TomoStash
Pubblicato in Giappone nel 2002 e tradotto in 15 lingue, finalmente in Italia il romanzo che ha dato origine al manga e alla famosa serie tv. Sato è uno hikikomori: da quattro anni non esce di casa, se non una volta alla settimana per fare la spesa.gamingshitposting.github.io
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I'm looking for a new instance since lemm.ee is closing by the end of the month. What's a good instance to be on these days?
I'm looking for a instance with the fewest trolls, bots, and anyone that likes to take things to the extremes.
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Since you mention you have no real opinions about lemm.ee.
You were just on there by chance.
I’ll propose you the style of blahaj which is to have downvotes disabled, its quite a different way to interact with lemmy, maybe a bit weird to get used to. But it feels much less hostile. And it fosters a good culture of just ignoring shitty takes and replies.
As far as “no extremes” you mentioned you prefer, blahaj blocks lemmygrad and hexbear (ultra authoritarians) and any far right instance (think hilariouschaos)
Lobbyists for Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta back a campaign for a 10-year US state AI regulation ban, a move dividing the AI industry and the GOP
Big Tech pushes for 10-year ban on US states regulating AI
Call by Amazon, Google and Microsoft lobbyists for a ‘moratorium’ has split industry and the Republican partyAlex Rogers (Financial Times)
Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3 million peers
Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3 million peers
So I was uh, downloading some linux isos, like usual. It was going slowly, so I opened up the Trackers tab in qBittorrent and saw the following:Kian Bradley (Kian Bradley’s Blog)
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TPB is still around, only magnet links are around. They were hosting torrent files which is basically a list of trackers. That's what they had to drop, in order to continue functioning. And their DNS is still banned like from almost every westernized country.
Regardless of technicalities, they were #1 biggest player. (Today they are like #3 or #5?) What I mean to say, is that they got busted mainly because of this. To make an example.
[OC] Playful babies
I spent a whole hour looking at them, the youngsters spent all that time just playing, and getting scared every 5 minutes when the metro went by, going to hide under those planks they're standing on in that photo.
Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans
Iranian opposition supporters grapple with US and Israeli regime change plans
‘We want freedom on our own terms,’ says one Tehran resident, while another writes, ‘Someone is helping us’William Christou (The Guardian)
Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3 million peers
Resurrecting a dead torrent tracker and finding 3 million peers
So I was uh, downloading some linux isos, like usual. It was going slowly, so I opened up the Trackers tab in qBittorrent and saw the following:Kian Bradley (Kian Bradley’s Blog)
Monitor zerlegt das Narrativ vom „Faulen Deutschland“ (WDR)
In einer Zeit, in der radikale, rechte und konservative Kräfte immer wieder gegen vermeintlich „arbeitsunwillige“ Teile der Bevölkerung mobilisieren, macht sich die Redaktion des WDR Magazins „Monitor“ die Arbeit, einmal genauer hinzusehen – und das tut gut. Und weh. Und macht mich wütend. (WDR)
Kurzperlen | Monitor zerlegt das Narrativ vom „Faulen Deutschland“ (WDR)
In einer Zeit, in der radikale, rechte und konservative Kräfte immer wieder gegen vermeintlich „arbeitsunwillige“ Teile der Bevölkerung mobilisieren…Die (Medien-) Kurzperlen (NexxtPress)
Oggi, 18 giugno, nel 1928, è dato per disperso l'esploratore Roald Amundsen
Dopo essere stato informato dell'incidente del dirigibile Italia a bordo del quale si trovavano l'esploratore italiano Umberto Nobile e il suo equipaggio, il 18 giugno 1928 Amundsen salì a bordo dell'idrovolante francese Latham 47 e andò generosamente in loro soccorso, nonostante le forti discussioni avute con l'italiano riguardo ai meriti della precedente avventura aeronautica con il dirigibile N1-Norge. Durante le ricerche, effettuate sopra i cieli del Mare Glaciale Artico, il mezzo scomparve nelle acque del mare di Barents senza mai essere ritrovato. Le numerose ricerche non ebbero alcun esito.
Dalla voce su Amundsen di Wikipedia.
Per saperne di più sulla spedizione del dirigibile Italia
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#otd
#accaddeoggi
La tragica spedizione del Dirigibile Italia di Umberto Nobile
Quasi cento anni fa la missione al Polo Nord guidata da Umberto Nobile ebbe un drammatico epilogo. Ripercorriamone insieme la storia.Francesco Caldari (Fatti per la Storia)
Google Receives Piracy Shield Orders to Block Pirate Sites in Public DNS * TorrentFreak
Google Receives Piracy Shield Orders to Block Pirate Sites in Public DNS * TorrentFreak
Blocking orders from Italy's Piracy Shield system sent to Google last month saw the company "promptly" block pirate sites from its public DNS.Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)
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Find one close to you, find one that isn't run by a trash company. Find a few more and set them up as your upstream. Use them.
Only 1 in 3 Euro consumers are trading in their old phones
European consumers are mostly saying 'non' to trading in their old phones
: Are they using it to death then locking it in a drawer? Schemes needed as shipments of refurbed kit dipsDan Robinson (The Register)
I don't know if it's the same in Europe, but here in Canada, I've only seen the option to trade in old phones when you're buying one of the fancier phones with a bunch of bells and whistles I don't need. There no way they would give me enough for this phone to make up for the price difference.
Also, 40 months is an unusually long time to be holding on to the same phone? What?
Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket
Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket | Honda Global Corporate Website
Honda Global | Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket*1 (6.Honda Global
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Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket
Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket | Honda Global Corporate Website
Honda Global | Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket*1 (6.Honda Global
Em Adespoton
in reply to BrikoX • • •Er, does this compel everyone to cooperate, or is it just a “yeah, police are legally allowed to monitor encrypted communications” kind of thing?
The first seems dystopian and the second performative, and neither seems like it will do what Austria’s government says it will.
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in reply to Em Adespoton • • •Let's stop the EU chat control! - stopchatcontrol.eu
stopchatcontrol.euEm Adespoton
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