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Please continue to contact your representatives and urge them to:
-oppose age verification laws
-rescind existing AV laws
-protect peoples rights to use VPNs
-protect section 230
-oppose age verification laws
-rescind existing AV laws
-protect peoples rights to use VPNs
-protect section 230
The failure of age-verification laws is now turning into a War on VPNs. The British government and a number of US states are now proposing that VPNs be banned entirely, or only accessible to those who have surrendered to facial scans, ID check and other identity verification.
'The UK war on VPNs is an embarrassment' – backlash grows over proposed VPN age-checks
Critics are warning against proposals to restrict VPN access — but will the plans actually become law?
www.techradar.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Please continue to contact your representatives and urge them to:
-oppose age verification laws
-rescind existing AV laws
-protect peoples rights to use VPNs
-protect section 230
-oppose age verification laws
-rescind existing AV laws
-protect peoples rights to use VPNs
-protect section 230
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sorry for being cringe I'm trying to enjoy being alive
February 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
sorry for being cringe I'm trying to enjoy being alive
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I don't mean to seem alarmed, but it appears Google's book search function is, just...gone.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
In a sane country it would be a huge deal, front page news, that a privately owned utility that millions researches, from journalists to scholars, rely on every day to advance knowledge can just disappear.
February 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Black Trans Trailblazers That You May Not Learn About in History Class
For Black History Month, we’re honoring these Black trans pioneers from across America.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
It's black history month, and so our writer S. Baum decided to cover black trans people you may not hear about in your history classes.
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
Go read their latest piece, and don't forget to subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/black-tran...
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
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A group of trans people in Germany, circa 1930 (pre full Nazi take over and book burnings).
It's important to share this image widely as it dispels the myth that being trans is something new and trendy.
It's important to share this image widely as it dispels the myth that being trans is something new and trendy.
January 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
A group of trans people in Germany, circa 1930 (pre full Nazi take over and book burnings).
It's important to share this image widely as it dispels the myth that being trans is something new and trendy.
It's important to share this image widely as it dispels the myth that being trans is something new and trendy.
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I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
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Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
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A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
January 31, 2026 at 11:12 PM
A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
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Kansas has passed a bill that would revoke trans people's drivers licenses, forcing them to surrender them for replacements.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
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It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Kansas Legislature Passes Trans Bathroom Bounty, Drivers License Revocations
“They're using very overtly anti-democratic measures to pass all this stuff because they know that it's unpopular.”
www.erininthemorning.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Kansas has passed a bill that would revoke trans people's drivers licenses, forcing them to surrender them for replacements.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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We all owe everything good in our lives to women
The director of Resident Evil Requiem has said that the game's female staff members worked hard to ensure hero Leon S. Kennedy "would make anyone's heart throb." https://bit.ly/4t0OupX
January 30, 2026 at 11:32 PM
We all owe everything good in our lives to women
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Back anatomy practice that doubles as body type headcanon #spardacest #dmcdv
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Back anatomy practice that doubles as body type headcanon #spardacest #dmcdv
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Tomodachi Life stream going great so far
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Tomodachi Life stream going great so far
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1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
Kansas Advancing Anti-Trans Bill Allowing Bounty Hunters To Patrol Private Business Bathrooms
The bill, which is racing through the Kansas legislature, stands a significant chance of passing the Senate.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
1. The most extreme anti-trans bill ever proposed is currently rocketing through the Kansas legislature.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
It would empower bounty hunters to search for trans people in bathrooms, even in private businesses, and sue them for large sums of money.
The House is voting on it today.
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Sorry, I can't go to work today
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Sorry, I can't go to work today
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Weeks ago, CHLA ended treatment of trans youth in capitulation to the Trump administration.
Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
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Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
In Huge Lawsuit, Six CHLA Families Successfully Prevented The Trump Admin From Obtaining Info Of 3,000 Trans Kids
Legal documents outline the impossible choices faced by families attacked by the Trump regime and stonewalled by CHLA—and how lawyers stepped up to stop them.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Weeks ago, CHLA ended treatment of trans youth in capitulation to the Trump administration.
Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Then, the government demanded the personal info of 3,000 trans kid patients there.
Six families just successfully stopped them with a lawsuit.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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One of the things that really annoys me is that all of us who were getting beat up on our university campuses 2 years ago for protesting Israel's genocide of Gaza told y'all that this was coming. If they were willing to do it to us, everyone else was next.
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 AM
One of the things that really annoys me is that all of us who were getting beat up on our university campuses 2 years ago for protesting Israel's genocide of Gaza told y'all that this was coming. If they were willing to do it to us, everyone else was next.
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Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
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But somehow we're the problem.
A review of the app stores “found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store…”
Apple, Google host dozens of AI ‘nudify’ apps like Grok, report finds
A tech watchdog organization found 55 nudify apps on Google Play and 47 in the Apple App Store.
www.cnbc.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
But somehow we're the problem.
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ICE & U.S. Customs & Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual & violent criminal histories in recent years.
At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years.
This article includes names of the agents.
At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years.
This article includes names of the agents.
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 AM
ICE & U.S. Customs & Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual & violent criminal histories in recent years.
At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years.
This article includes names of the agents.
At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years.
This article includes names of the agents.
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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