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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The First Amendment right to free speech, and freedom of the press to allow the public to hold its government accountable, is one of the core principles of our #democracy - without these things we are just another dictatorship like Russia or China. www.cnn.com/2026/09/20/m...
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Major TV networks stand with CNN, decline to replace its White House pool crew | CNN Business
The major television networks are standing with CNN by declining to replace its White House pool crew after the Trump administration barred the network from fulfilling its assigned duties on Monday.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you can vote in person early or on election day, I think this is the year to do it. The war against mail voting is because one party has tended to use mail ballots more than another. If you want to be sure your vote counts, try to vote in person this year if possible www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/p...
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USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public | CNN Politics
The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*...
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’
Even after judges rejected the same ploy, the Trump administration is going directly to social media and telecommunications companies
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Distributed Denial of Secrets @ddosecrets.org · 27/08/2026
Help protect our upcoming publications against censorship or interference by downloading this encrypted "insurance" file: data.ddosecrets.org/DDoSecrets-A... (Torrent: data.ddosecrets.org/DDoSecrets-A...)
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https://data.ddosecrets.org/DDoSecrets-AES/ddosecrets-2026-08-26.aes256
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Can’t wait for this sh*t to be over and we can hopefully go back to being the (mostly) “good guys”. I realize that’s a rosy view but JFC it seems like the guiding principle atm is ”how can we be more evil and/or incompetent“—it’s like there’s a contest for sinking to new lows. Sad!
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
#memes #insomnia #nolife
Sending a message at 4am and imagining my friend's face when he wakes up and sees it (smiling face image)
Seeing my message go immediately double check mark (what the hell face image)
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Is there a darkweb version of GitHub yet? Somewhere people can publish code they might otherwise be afraid of being sued for? I don’t have anything specific in mind, just seems like something that could be useful in certain circumstances (like when a company says WONTFIX to responsible disclosure)
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I’ve had this little clip running in the back of my mind for the last few months, something like yada yada “no new foreign wars”. 👌
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 05/07/2026
If Grindr wants to back up its claim that it "takes user privacy very seriously,” it should make privacy the default across its platform, rather than something users need to go through complicated processes to opt in to. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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EFF to Grindr: This Pride Month, Put Safety and Privacy Over Profits
This Pride month, we’re calling on the dating app Grindr to prioritize LGBTQ+ user safety by making privacy the default across its platform. That means no more sharing personal data with advertisers
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I wish I could have a little pocket universe with just an extra day or two to watch all the YouTube videos I’ve looked at and thought “I want to watch that later”
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I need a pin that says, “Proud human user of em dashes—long before November 2022!” Or maybe just the simpler “ALT-0151-ing long before ChatGPT”
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy 4/20 to those who celebrate!
Picture of a gas station sign with a car, a fuel gauge, and a bong, all above the gas prices
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 17/04/2026
BREAKING: 150+ journalists including @maddow.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social @jamestgriffiths.com @doctorow.pluralistic.net @taylorlorenz.bsky.social @kattenbarge.bsky.social are thanking @archive.org for services to journalism. ✍🏻Journalists can still sign at www.savethearchive.com/journalists/
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Journalists Applaud the Internet Archive’s Role In Preserving the Public Record
Journalists are thanking the Internet Archive for their respectful preservation of news and history and for being an important resource for journalists. This letter is coming at a time where many majo...
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
You know what doesn’t need to get through the Strait of Hormuz? Wind and solar 🤦‍♂️
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Welp, I guess it’s back to killing dogs for Kristi Noem
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
inb4 @signal.org gets banned in the U.S. to “protect the children”
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move
Agents searched Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home and seized devices in inquiry tied to a classified materials case
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 09/12/2025
Every available method of age verification systematically excludes or harms marginalized people. The real question isn’t whether these systems discriminate, but how extensively. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and Australia now have various
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Do they ever take a day off from being evil? wtop.com/lifestyle/20...
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FDA withdraws requirements to check for asbestos in makeup - WTOP News
A recently withdrawn FDA rule means cosmetic companies are no longer required to test talc-based products for asbestos, leaving consumers responsible for choosing safer options.
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Deviant Ollam ツ @deviantollam.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 23/11/2025
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, EFF discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national network of surveillance data in connection with protest activity. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters
Through an analysis of 10 months of nationwide searches on Flock Safety's servers, we discovered that more than 50 federal, state, and local agencies ran hundreds of searches through Flock's national
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
reclaimthenet.org/the-disguise...
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The Disguised Return of The EU's Private Message Scanning Plot
After public outrage buried it once, the EU’s mass surveillance plan is back; rebranded, repackaged, and more invasive than before.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
@vox.com happy to hear Astead Herndon @astead-mirror.bluesky.bot on the Today Explained pod—he’s a great addition to an already-great team. Keep up the good work!
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
“He didn’t leave any specific instructions about what to do with his remains, but we were able to infer from his excessive use of the 🔥 emoji that he probably would have wanted cremation”
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
At least I know how to pronounce Louvre now 🤷‍♂️
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
I’m afraid we’re about to declare war on Venezuela. Then 47 can use the Alien Enemies Act at will & get a lot more wartime/emergency power. Renaming DoD to DoW, bombing boats off Venezuela, now this meeting, it’s all adding up. Never thought I would live under martial law www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...
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Hegseth orders hundreds of senior military officers to Virginia for highly unusual meeting | CNN Politics
Hundreds of US generals and admirals around the globe have been called to Virginia for a meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, several US officials told CNN, though the reason for th...
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I’ve never been so interested in watching late night comedy shows as now
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
2028 isn’t the next battle to focus on, 2026 is. As Kasparov says here, if we lose in 2026, we may have no hope in 2028 as they will have changed the system to eliminate free and fair elections. www.youtube.com/watch?v=61hF...
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Live from The Atlantic Festival: ‘2026 Is the Battlefield’
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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No age gate South Africa @noverifactionsa.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Resources to those who don't Know much about 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and want to be informed: I recommend articles/videos written by @taylorlorenz.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-d... video goes into discussion about these laws, interview was around this article : law.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...
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Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Hey websites: If I’m smart enough to know how to copy and paste from the “email” to the “confirm email” fields, I’m smart enough to know that what I’m copying and pasting is correct. Disabling pasting in the “confirm email” field just pisses me off.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Back in the early 90s businesses were convinced you wouldn‘t need programmers any more because business users could just drag and drop code modules and have a working app. I don’t think AI is going to replace the need for smart tech people like a lot of businesses think/hope.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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How ICE Spies On American Citizens | Incognito Mode | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It's happening. Get up and get out Protesting before you have to explain how you stayed home and did nothing.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
@pimoroni.com I have the Badger 2040 and love it but was wondering, if I’m just using a static badge with no animations or anything fancy, do I need to have the battery pack attached to the back and plugged in?
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The Onion @theonion.com · 28/07/2025
Shocking Video Captures Calm Police Officers Handling Situation Nonviolently
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NPR @npr.org · 26/07/2025
The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.
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Trump's EPA now says greenhouse gases don't endanger people
The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
@paymentvillage.bsky.social What is the "Card testing workshop"? I saw it in HT and am curious, but there was no description and I didn't see one on your website either
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadm...
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Our small team vs millions of bots — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software
The FSF has been campaigning for your software freedom for forty years. We can't prevent a dystopian future alone - join us in our crucial work to guard user freedom and defy dystopia. Become an associate member today!
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NPR @npr.org · 05/07/2025
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I think I might start adding “before December 2022” to any search that isn’t time related, to try to filter out all the AI slop I’m seeing in search results now
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It was never about citizens vs. non-citizens. It was always about whites vs. non-whites, re-asserting white power and reducing the number of non-whites.
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Inclusive Little Unicorn 🅅 @emmie.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I realize stickers are a fairly passive action of resistance, but, I want to continue to encourage others in their anti-ICE fight. This is one avenue at my disposal. With that in mind, here are brand new stickers (the Icee ones were printed by me but not created by me). Who wants some?
A photo of stickers on a table with a couple anti-ICE sentiments. One sticker is in the style of Icee drinks and says "Abolish ICE" and "keep families together" and the other has the word "FIRE" written with red sharpie on top of the department of homeland security logo with "ICE" underneath. Most of T he Icee style stickers seem to have some kind of ice holographic effect on their surface. In the midst of other piles of stickers centered in the frame is a sticker with the word "FIRE" written in red sharpie on top of the department of homeland security logo with "ICE" underneath. In the middle of the sticker are the words "Freedom Is Respecting Everyone."
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Outlook = work email. Nobody sane is choosing to use Outlook for personal email.
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Hey random website: You’ve been asking me for 15 years, and I still don’t want to install your stupid app that’s going to suck up all the data on my phone and ship it to who-knows-where. #apps #privacy #web
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
The right to a free press is, alongside the right to free speech and free & fair elections, one of the foundational rights of our democracy
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
If you get news from someplace other than social media—very recommended btw—consider becoming a paid subscriber. Many news organizations are under threat today, or will be soon, because they publish facts and are not just blatantly sycophantic to Dear Leader. Also consider supporting @freedom.press
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
ssd.eff.org/module/atten... #nokings
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Attending a Protest
For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountab...
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7zig...
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And One - Military Fashion Show
YouTube video by Salubri1986
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/ @npr.org
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Urge Congress: Save Public Media
Save your local stations. Email your Members of Congress now!
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Anthony @chirael.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
“Some Democrats make comparisons between ICE and Gestapo at hearing, drawing GOP pushback… Republican Rep. Burlison of pushed back, saying, ‘I’m just still kind of trying to understand the connection between our ICE officers and the Gestapo.’” www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Live updates: Protests against Trump ICE raids flare across US | CNN
Protests similar to those in Los Angeles are popping up in other major US cities, including New York, Seattle, Austin, Spokane and Washington, DC, with demonstrations planned into the weekend. Follow ...
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