Michael 🏳️🌈
@my4ng.bsky.social
CompSci Graduate in 🇦🇺
Rusty 🦀 Programmer
Rusty 🦀 Programmer
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So GitHub is too dangerous for kids but 4chan is not… 🧐 What parallel universe do these unelected and uneducated bureaucrats come from?!
So GitHub is too dangerous for kids but 4chan is not… 🧐 What parallel universe do these unelected and uneducated bureaucrats come from?!
4chan unlikely to be included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban, eSafety commissioner says
Julie Inman Grant says message board will need to comply with other codes which will also include age assurance for sites hosting violent and adult content
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
So GitHub is too dangerous for kids but 4chan is not… 🧐 What parallel universe do these unelected and uneducated bureaucrats come from?!
So GitHub is too dangerous for kids but 4chan is not… 🧐 What parallel universe do these unelected and uneducated bureaucrats come from?!
This is what happens when you let a bunch of clueless, incompetent yet arrogant bureaucrats in charge. They are out of touch and out of their mind: www.reddit.com/r/privacy/s/... #privacy
From the privacy community on Reddit: GitHub is included on the list that could make their platform restricted under Australia's social media ban
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www.reddit.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is what happens when you let a bunch of clueless, incompetent yet arrogant bureaucrats in charge. They are out of touch and out of their mind: www.reddit.com/r/privacy/s/... #privacy
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Border patrol protecting the crosswalk at 9 and Florida in Shaw. Not receiving a warm welcome.
August 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Border patrol protecting the crosswalk at 9 and Florida in Shaw. Not receiving a warm welcome.
Won’t anyone think of the children? No, it has never been about the children but a clandestine and shameful surveillance and censorship operation against the freedom of speech and thought.
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Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules
The Wikimedia Foundation says the new rules could threaten user privacy and safety.
www.bbc.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Won’t anyone think of the children? No, it has never been about the children but a clandestine and shameful surveillance and censorship operation against the freedom of speech and thought.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is an encroachment of the most fundamental rights of privacy and freedom. Thank you Signal for E2EE protection from the mass surveillance of the Five Eyes and beyond. #signal #privacy www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Australian Labor government threatens Signal encrypted messaging system
The Albanese government’s moves are attacking the existence of a vital free, open-source, encrypted communications platform used by millions of people worldwide.
www.wsws.org
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This is an encroachment of the most fundamental rights of privacy and freedom. Thank you Signal for E2EE protection from the mass surveillance of the Five Eyes and beyond. #signal #privacy www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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Ghislane Maxwell is a child sex trafficker that Trump just gave immunity to in exchange for her silence on him.
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
July 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ghislane Maxwell is a child sex trafficker that Trump just gave immunity to in exchange for her silence on him.
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
Wanna bet she only names democrats now and magically gets pardoned in a few years?
There can be NO age verification when there is no research and infrastructure to do it in a secure, anonymous and third-party-less way. Rushing it on the pretext of child safety will only result in disaster, as if there are not enough data breaches and abuses already. #privacy
July 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
There can be NO age verification when there is no research and infrastructure to do it in a secure, anonymous and third-party-less way. Rushing it on the pretext of child safety will only result in disaster, as if there are not enough data breaches and abuses already. #privacy
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Leave trans kids alone.
June 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Leave trans kids alone.
On the same day as the Helsinki Pride parade, tens of thousands were threatened with fines and imprisonment in Budapest for simply showing they are proud of who they are or support.
Let’s show them we are who we are, and no one can take it away from us! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #pride
Let’s show them we are who we are, and no one can take it away from us! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #pride
June 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On the same day as the Helsinki Pride parade, tens of thousands were threatened with fines and imprisonment in Budapest for simply showing they are proud of who they are or support.
Let’s show them we are who we are, and no one can take it away from us! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #pride
Let’s show them we are who we are, and no one can take it away from us! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #pride
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Mikayla Raines of save-a-fox took her own life, because of an online smear campaign and relentless bullying. There were many times I fought against the unwarranted hatred and proofless smear campaigns when I would post save-a-fox content.
An immeasurable loss for foxes. People are fucking vile...
An immeasurable loss for foxes. People are fucking vile...
An unimaginable loss for the rescue
YouTube video by Saveafox
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June 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Mikayla Raines of save-a-fox took her own life, because of an online smear campaign and relentless bullying. There were many times I fought against the unwarranted hatred and proofless smear campaigns when I would post save-a-fox content.
An immeasurable loss for foxes. People are fucking vile...
An immeasurable loss for foxes. People are fucking vile...
LGBTQ+ communities throughout the world are being attacked and persecuted today. But we are proud, we are strong, and we aren’t going anywhere! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #lgbtq #loveislove #transrightsarehumanrights
June 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
LGBTQ+ communities throughout the world are being attacked and persecuted today. But we are proud, we are strong, and we aren’t going anywhere! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ #lgbtq #loveislove #transrightsarehumanrights
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Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest
Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest
MADISON, WI—Amid his political action committee’s campaign to influence a closely contested Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Elon Musk told reporters Friday that he was amazed by how much cheaper bri...
theonion.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Elon Musk Amazed At How Much Cheaper Bribing Voters Is In Midwest
What’s a good way for racism to be accepted? 🧐 Oh, just call it anti-DEI.
March 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
What’s a good way for racism to be accepted? 🧐 Oh, just call it anti-DEI.
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He put the ______ in Dictator.
February 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
He put the ______ in Dictator.
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new from me: Elon Musk's X appears to be blocking links to directly contact users on Signal
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service
Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.
www.disruptionist.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
new from me: Elon Musk's X appears to be blocking links to directly contact users on Signal
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE
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All we can do is watch Skynet being built in real time?! Welcome to the future nobody wanted.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
DOGE as a National Cyberattack - Schneier on Security
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, b...
www.schneier.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
All we can do is watch Skynet being built in real time?! Welcome to the future nobody wanted.
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
www.schneier.com/blog/archive...
We need more blatantly wrong facts on the internet to mess up AIs that simply scrub and steal data.
February 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We need more blatantly wrong facts on the internet to mess up AIs that simply scrub and steal data.
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Google drops its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
February 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Google drops its pledge not to use AI for weapons or surveillance
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Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perfectly captured.