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Our military relies on public trust that service members will uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, regardless of personal loyalties or political opinions. President Trump's deployment of troops to police civilians in D.C. and other major U.S. cities undermines that trust.
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Our military relies on public trust that service members will uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, regardless of personal loyalties or political opinions. President Trump's deployment of troops to police civilians in D.C. and other major U.S. cities undermines that trust.
NO. No tax credits for water stealing/energy-destroying/copyright stealing AI. NO. #taxcheats #banAI #greed #corruption #hypocrites #corporatedoublespeak
OpenAI asked Trump administration to expand Chips Act tax credit to cover data centers | TechCrunch
A recent letter from OpenAI reveals more details about how the company is hoping the federal government can support its ambitious plans for data center construction.
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
NO. No tax credits for water stealing/energy-destroying/copyright stealing AI. NO. #taxcheats #banAI #greed #corruption #hypocrites #corporatedoublespeak
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From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers.
What the First Amendment Really Protects
From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers.
www.aclu.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers.
HST also famously had 'the buck stops here' on his desk, in a PBS documentary on Jimmy Carter there's a scene where you still see it on Carter's White House desk. I'm sure Reagan tossed it and Dump wouldn't know the word 'accountability' any more than he knows 'Truth' or "honesty' #jailTrump
Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
HST also famously had 'the buck stops here' on his desk, in a PBS documentary on Jimmy Carter there's a scene where you still see it on Carter's White House desk. I'm sure Reagan tossed it and Dump wouldn't know the word 'accountability' any more than he knows 'Truth' or "honesty' #jailTrump
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DOGE and others in the administration want to build a giant database of records by haphazardly combining info the government collected for one purpose, like paying taxes, and use it for another purpose, like targeting immigrants. We can't let this happen. takebackctrl.org/get-a-warrant
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
DOGE and others in the administration want to build a giant database of records by haphazardly combining info the government collected for one purpose, like paying taxes, and use it for another purpose, like targeting immigrants. We can't let this happen. takebackctrl.org/get-a-warrant
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Just to make it clear, that is the President of the US fighting to prevent the needy people of the US from getting food. He is doing everything in his power to make sure that children and adults go hungry. That is the definition of evil.
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving. #FuckTrump #NoKings #8647
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving. #FuckTrump #NoKings #8647
Trump admin asks appeals court to pause judge’s requirement that it make full November SNAP payments | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is asking a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order that requires the government to fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Just to make it clear, that is the President of the US fighting to prevent the needy people of the US from getting food. He is doing everything in his power to make sure that children and adults go hungry. That is the definition of evil.
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving. #FuckTrump #NoKings #8647
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving. #FuckTrump #NoKings #8647
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The government is throwing tons of taxpayer money "at this idea that they can somehow collect and organize everything that they know about us and only use it for good,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @NOTUS.org. “We ought to be very, very skeptical of this.” www.notus.org/immigration...
ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies
“We've never seen anything like this before,” Geo Group founder George Zoley said.
www.notus.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The government is throwing tons of taxpayer money "at this idea that they can somehow collect and organize everything that they know about us and only use it for good,” EFF’s Cindy Cohn told @NOTUS.org. “We ought to be very, very skeptical of this.” www.notus.org/immigration...
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Privacy is a team sport! Protect yourself and your community:
🔐 Use encrypted chat apps
👩💻 Check EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides
🗺️ Help map police tech in your area
Together, we can take back CTRL.
takebackctrl.org/reclaim-you...
🔐 Use encrypted chat apps
👩💻 Check EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides
🗺️ Help map police tech in your area
Together, we can take back CTRL.
takebackctrl.org/reclaim-you...
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Privacy is a team sport! Protect yourself and your community:
🔐 Use encrypted chat apps
👩💻 Check EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides
🗺️ Help map police tech in your area
Together, we can take back CTRL.
takebackctrl.org/reclaim-you...
🔐 Use encrypted chat apps
👩💻 Check EFF’s Surveillance Self-Defense guides
🗺️ Help map police tech in your area
Together, we can take back CTRL.
takebackctrl.org/reclaim-you...
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Security means different things for different people. Check out our surveillance self-defense guides for protesters, researchers, LGBTQ youth, human rights defenders, and more. ssd.eff.org/module-cate...
Security Scenarios
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ssd.eff.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Security means different things for different people. Check out our surveillance self-defense guides for protesters, researchers, LGBTQ youth, human rights defenders, and more. ssd.eff.org/module-cate...
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“Putting a powerful surveillance tool like this in the hands of state & local law enforcement officials around the country will only further erode peoples’ Fourth Amendment rights, for citizens & non-citizens alike,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @404Media.co.
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly...
CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Putting a powerful surveillance tool like this in the hands of state & local law enforcement officials around the country will only further erode peoples’ Fourth Amendment rights, for citizens & non-citizens alike,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @404Media.co.
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly...
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New from 404 Media: CBP has quietly launched a facial recognition app for local cops to do immigration enforcement. Scans their face, tells cops whether to contact ICE about this person or not. A truly rapid expansion of ICE's facial recognition app to local cops
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
CBP Quietly Launches Face Scanning App for Local Cops To Do Immigration Enforcement
The app, called Mobile Identify and available on the Google Play Store, is specifically for local and regional law enforcement agencies working with ICE on immigration enforcement.
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
New from 404 Media: CBP has quietly launched a facial recognition app for local cops to do immigration enforcement. Scans their face, tells cops whether to contact ICE about this person or not. A truly rapid expansion of ICE's facial recognition app to local cops
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
www.404media.co/cbp-quietly-...
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EFF was created for scary moments like the one we’re facing now. For 35 years, EFF has fought to ensure your rights follow you online and wherever you use technology. Join us today: supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
Defend Privacy and Free Speech
Don’t let tyrants co-opt tech. Join EFF and help fight back.
supporters.eff.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
EFF was created for scary moments like the one we’re facing now. For 35 years, EFF has fought to ensure your rights follow you online and wherever you use technology. Join us today: supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
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1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
Europe’s left flocks to New York to take notes on Mamdani’s meteoric rise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
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We’ve mapped over 13,000 surveillance technologies used by police across the U.S.
Drones. License plate readers. Body-worn cameras.
It’s all in EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance—because you deserve to know who’s watching. Help us Take Back CTRL. takebackctrl.org/stop-survei...
Drones. License plate readers. Body-worn cameras.
It’s all in EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance—because you deserve to know who’s watching. Help us Take Back CTRL. takebackctrl.org/stop-survei...
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
We’ve mapped over 13,000 surveillance technologies used by police across the U.S.
Drones. License plate readers. Body-worn cameras.
It’s all in EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance—because you deserve to know who’s watching. Help us Take Back CTRL. takebackctrl.org/stop-survei...
Drones. License plate readers. Body-worn cameras.
It’s all in EFF’s Atlas of Surveillance—because you deserve to know who’s watching. Help us Take Back CTRL. takebackctrl.org/stop-survei...
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“All of these things combined serve as a threat to free speech, an intimidation tactic to protest.”
An Obscure Military Program Helps Local Cops Buy Armored Cars and Spyware. It Might Balloon Under Trump.
The 1122 program, as it’s known, presents a danger to protesters facing off against militarized cops, according to a new report.
interc.pt
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“All of these things combined serve as a threat to free speech, an intimidation tactic to protest.”
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Schools, libraries, and other organizations can make private browsing the norm by deploying Privacy Badger on devices they manage. If you work at an organization with managed devices, talk to your IT team about Privacy Badger. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
From Libraries to Schools: Why Organizations Should Install Privacy
In an era of pervasive online surveillance, organizations have an important role to play in protecting their communities’ privacy. Schools, libraries, and other organizations can make private
www.eff.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Schools, libraries, and other organizations can make private browsing the norm by deploying Privacy Badger on devices they manage. If you work at an organization with managed devices, talk to your IT team about Privacy Badger. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
Choosing the VPN That's Right for You
VPN stands for “Virtual Private Network.” When you connect to a VPN, all data that you send (such as the requests to servers when browsing the web) appears to originate from the VPN itself, rather than your internet service provider (ISP). This masks your IP address, which can be an...
ssd.eff.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A VPN is not a tool for anonymity, and while it can protect your location from some companies, there are many other ways companies may track you. ssd.eff.org/module/choo...
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Support EFF today. We're fighting to Take Back CTRL. That means working to:
📸 Stop Surveillance
👩💻 Keep your data safe and secure
🗣️ Protect your right to stay loud
supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
📸 Stop Surveillance
👩💻 Keep your data safe and secure
🗣️ Protect your right to stay loud
supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
Defend Privacy and Free Speech
Don’t let tyrants co-opt tech. Join EFF and help fight back.
supporters.eff.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Support EFF today. We're fighting to Take Back CTRL. That means working to:
📸 Stop Surveillance
👩💻 Keep your data safe and secure
🗣️ Protect your right to stay loud
supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
📸 Stop Surveillance
👩💻 Keep your data safe and secure
🗣️ Protect your right to stay loud
supporters.eff.org/donate/tbc
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Paint.NET 5.1.9 is now available! This is mostly a maintenance release with some important bug fixes, but it also adds a new Bulgarian translation. Enjoy! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133998...
July 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Paint.NET 5.1.9 is now available! This is mostly a maintenance release with some important bug fixes, but it also adds a new Bulgarian translation. Enjoy! forums.getpaint.net/topic/133998...