Julian Mair
@julianmair.com
Digital, Human & Queer rights 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | Privacy & Security | Anti-Facism ✊
Working on @air.ms, a new private messenger based on Messaging Layer Security (MLS), built by @phoenixrd.bsky.social.
Ex wire.com, Ex Wellsome.care
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Working on @air.ms, a new private messenger based on Messaging Layer Security (MLS), built by @phoenixrd.bsky.social.
Ex wire.com, Ex Wellsome.care
he/him
📮 julianmair.com/contact
On my way to Brussels for #FOSDEM. Ping me if you would like to join the invite-only beta of @air.ms!
We will be at #FOSDEM and will bring something exciting: Invitation codes for the beta phase of @air.ms, our new secure messenger based on MLS! ✨
Hit @julianmair.com up if you’d like to join the beta with your friends.
Hit @julianmair.com up if you’d like to join the beta with your friends.
January 30, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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“Remember the names of those who die on the streets of Minneapolis”
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
“Remember the names of those who die on the streets of Minneapolis”
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Die Bundesregierung plant eine riesige anlasslose Zwangsspeicherung von allen IP-Adressen und weiteren Begleitdaten bei allen Providern: Nein zur #Vorratdatenspeicherung www.ccc.de/de/updates/2...
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Die Bundesregierung plant eine riesige anlasslose Zwangsspeicherung von allen IP-Adressen und weiteren Begleitdaten bei allen Providern: Nein zur #Vorratdatenspeicherung www.ccc.de/de/updates/2...
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Ohne Anlass sollen Kommunikationsdaten jedes einzelnen Menschen gespeichert werden: Persönlichkeitsprofile durch #Vorratsdatenspeicherung www.heise.de/news/CCC-vs-...
CCC vs. Dammbruch: Regierung muss Recht auf anonyme Internetnutzung retten
Der CCC verurteilt das Ja von Justizministerin Hubig zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung als historischen Angriff auf die Bürgerrechte und anlasslose Massenüberwachung.
www.heise.de
January 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Ohne Anlass sollen Kommunikationsdaten jedes einzelnen Menschen gespeichert werden: Persönlichkeitsprofile durch #Vorratsdatenspeicherung www.heise.de/news/CCC-vs-...
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Took advice from @parismarx.com a couple weeks ago and it's been great. Most all changes I've made have zero impact on my day-to-day, but mean I'm supporting a wide diversity of non-US platforms. A couple are even a genuine improvement.
Combat both US tech capitulation and Enshittification at once.
Combat both US tech capitulation and Enshittification at once.
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Took advice from @parismarx.com a couple weeks ago and it's been great. Most all changes I've made have zero impact on my day-to-day, but mean I'm supporting a wide diversity of non-US platforms. A couple are even a genuine improvement.
Combat both US tech capitulation and Enshittification at once.
Combat both US tech capitulation and Enshittification at once.
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So American law enforcement agents kill peaceful mothers and caretakers on the streets. This is insane and needs the awareness and the critical voice of European leaders despite all the geopolitical turmoil.
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
So American law enforcement agents kill peaceful mothers and caretakers on the streets. This is insane and needs the awareness and the critical voice of European leaders despite all the geopolitical turmoil.
Good luck, humanity!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Good luck, humanity!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Microsoft and BitLocker: If you have access to keys, eventually governments are going to come. And MS provided the keys www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Microsoft and BitLocker: If you have access to keys, eventually governments are going to come. And MS provided the keys www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Refreshing read by @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy!
"In the media, success is often reduced to the size of a company or the bank account of its founder. Can we just stop equating success with short-term economic growth? What if we used usefulness and longevity?"
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
"In the media, success is often reduced to the size of a company or the bank account of its founder. Can we just stop equating success with short-term economic growth? What if we used usefulness and longevity?"
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
Why there’s no European Google?
Why there’s no European Google? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Refreshing read by @ploum.mamot.fr.ap.brid.gy!
"In the media, success is often reduced to the size of a company or the bank account of its founder. Can we just stop equating success with short-term economic growth? What if we used usefulness and longevity?"
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
"In the media, success is often reduced to the size of a company or the bank account of its founder. Can we just stop equating success with short-term economic growth? What if we used usefulness and longevity?"
ploum.net/2026-01-22-w...
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Wenn ihr euch mal anschauen wollt, wie professionell #Digitalminister Karsten Wildberger im Ausschuss auf meine Fragen antwortet :'D
www.youtube.com/shorts/7NRtW...
www.youtube.com/shorts/7NRtW...
Meine Frage an Karsten Wildberger :)
YouTube video by Sonja Lemke
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Wenn ihr euch mal anschauen wollt, wie professionell #Digitalminister Karsten Wildberger im Ausschuss auf meine Fragen antwortet :'D
www.youtube.com/shorts/7NRtW...
www.youtube.com/shorts/7NRtW...
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Was wir im Bundestag so machen.
(Die ganze Sitzung mit dem Digitalminister war ungefähr so.)
(Die ganze Sitzung mit dem Digitalminister war ungefähr so.)
Wenn ihr euch mal anschauen wollt, wie professionell #Digitalminister Karsten Wildberger im Ausschuss auf meine Fragen antwortet :'D
www.youtube.com/shorts/7NRtW...
www.youtube.com/shorts/7NRtW...
Meine Frage an Karsten Wildberger :)
YouTube video by Sonja Lemke
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Was wir im Bundestag so machen.
(Die ganze Sitzung mit dem Digitalminister war ungefähr so.)
(Die ganze Sitzung mit dem Digitalminister war ungefähr so.)
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Ach guck, so langsam verstehen (politische) EntscheiderInnen, was für ein massives Risiko #Palantir für eine Demokratie ist ❤️
Nach Trumps Drohungen wächst der Widerstand gegen Palantir
"US-Strafzölle, der Grönland-Streit und Dauerkritik an Europa schüren..."
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Nach Trumps Drohungen wächst der Widerstand gegen Palantir
"US-Strafzölle, der Grönland-Streit und Dauerkritik an Europa schüren..."
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Software: Nach Trumps Drohungen wächst der Widerstand gegen Palantir
US-Strafzölle, der Grönland-Streit und Dauerkritik an Europa schüren Zweifel an den USA als Partner. In Berlin wächst deshalb die Skepsis gegenüber der Polizei-Software Palantir.
www.handelsblatt.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Ach guck, so langsam verstehen (politische) EntscheiderInnen, was für ein massives Risiko #Palantir für eine Demokratie ist ❤️
Nach Trumps Drohungen wächst der Widerstand gegen Palantir
"US-Strafzölle, der Grönland-Streit und Dauerkritik an Europa schüren..."
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Nach Trumps Drohungen wächst der Widerstand gegen Palantir
"US-Strafzölle, der Grönland-Streit und Dauerkritik an Europa schüren..."
www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
Watching Trump live in #Davos. Rarely have I felt so intellectually hoodwinked 🤦♂️
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
Davos live: Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for ‘immediate negotiations’
Rolling coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where the US president is addressing world leaders
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Watching Trump live in #Davos. Rarely have I felt so intellectually hoodwinked 🤦♂️
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
“Silicon Valley is in the middle of a psychotic break, an existential crisis, and they are looking for God and they are looking for eternity and they're looking for trillions of dollars.”
Another really good episode with @parismarx.com & @gilduran.com 🎧
techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
Another really good episode with @parismarx.com & @gilduran.com 🎧
techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
Peter Thiel is the Real Antichrist w/ Gil Duran - Tech Won’t Save Us
techwontsave.us
January 20, 2026 at 8:23 PM
“Silicon Valley is in the middle of a psychotic break, an existential crisis, and they are looking for God and they are looking for eternity and they're looking for trillions of dollars.”
Another really good episode with @parismarx.com & @gilduran.com 🎧
techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
Another really good episode with @parismarx.com & @gilduran.com 🎧
techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
Great inspiration by @parismarx.com on reducing dependency on US digital tech, individually and collectively.
pca.st/episode/3bdb...
pca.st/episode/3bdb...
Pocket Casts
pca.st
January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Great inspiration by @parismarx.com on reducing dependency on US digital tech, individually and collectively.
pca.st/episode/3bdb...
pca.st/episode/3bdb...
@micahflee.com gave a great talk about practical defenses against #technofascism, with solid recommendations against #surveillance – especially in times when pretty much everyone becomes an at-risk user.
micahflee.com/practical-de...
micahflee.com/practical-de...
Practical Defenses Against Technofascism
I gave the Saturday morning keynote at BSidesPDX! I spoke honestly and frankly about the terrifying reality that Americans are facing under Trump's fascist regime, alongside practical advice for commu...
micahflee.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
@micahflee.com gave a great talk about practical defenses against #technofascism, with solid recommendations against #surveillance – especially in times when pretty much everyone becomes an at-risk user.
micahflee.com/practical-de...
micahflee.com/practical-de...
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New release: Air v0.9.0
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Thank you all for the helpful feedback! This release only contains bug fixes. ↓
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Thank you all for the helpful feedback! This release only contains bug fixes. ↓
January 19, 2026 at 6:32 AM
New release: Air v0.9.0
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Thank you all for the helpful feedback! This release only contains bug fixes. ↓
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Thank you all for the helpful feedback! This release only contains bug fixes. ↓
Imagine you could only use the global internet if the government in your country puts you on an allow-list.
#Iran
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#Iran
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Iran plans permanent break from global internet, say activists
Report claims unrestricted online access will be a ‘government privilege’, limited to individuals vetted by regime
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Imagine you could only use the global internet if the government in your country puts you on an allow-list.
#Iran
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#Iran
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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New release: Air v0.8.0
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Features:
- You can now choose the app's language
- Design tweaks in the chat
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Features:
- You can now choose the app's language
- Design tweaks in the chat
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 AM
New release: Air v0.8.0
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Features:
- You can now choose the app's language
- Design tweaks in the chat
Air is a new private messenger based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. Invite-only for now.
Features:
- You can now choose the app's language
- Design tweaks in the chat
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Merz rechnet mit wolfsbeteilung zur Sicherung von Schafen
Sicherheit Grönlands: Friedrich Merz rechnet mit US-Beteiligung an Nato-Schutz für Grönland
Der Bundeskanzler geht davon aus, dass die Nato gemeinsam für die Sicherheit Grönlands sorgen wird. In welchem Umfang sich die USA beteiligen, werde sich zeigen.
www.zeit.de
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Merz rechnet mit wolfsbeteilung zur Sicherung von Schafen
Großartige Folge!
Torment Nexus – warum Tech-CEOs ein schlechtes Leseverständnis von SciFi-Dystopien haben.
Torment Nexus – warum Tech-CEOs ein schlechtes Leseverständnis von SciFi-Dystopien haben.
Der Torment Nexus
pca.st
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Großartige Folge!
Torment Nexus – warum Tech-CEOs ein schlechtes Leseverständnis von SciFi-Dystopien haben.
Torment Nexus – warum Tech-CEOs ein schlechtes Leseverständnis von SciFi-Dystopien haben.
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Statt Vorsorge: Berliner Senat setzt nach Stromanschlag auf mehr Videoüberwachung mit „KI“. Wegner (CDU) will das „schnell machen“ www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/strom...
Stromausfall: Senat setzt nach Stromanschlag auf mehr Videoüberwachung
Nach dem Stromausfall in 45.000 Haushalten will Berlin neuralgische Punkte mit mehr Kameras und KI sichern. Wie weit darf Videoüberwachung im öffentlichen Raum gehen?
www.tagesspiegel.de
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Statt Vorsorge: Berliner Senat setzt nach Stromanschlag auf mehr Videoüberwachung mit „KI“. Wegner (CDU) will das „schnell machen“ www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/strom...