Judicious
@shibeinu.com
I care about privacy and digital rights.
I like to read a lot (moderately) on comics, news articles, blog posts, and sometimes non-fiction books.
I like to read a lot (moderately) on comics, news articles, blog posts, and sometimes non-fiction books.
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Gabarit de mémoire citoyen
Projet de loi n° 1, une offensive législative antidémocratique
𝑨𝙪 𝙌𝒖𝙚́𝒃𝙚𝒄, 𝙤𝒏 𝒍𝙪𝒕𝙩𝒆 𝒑𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙣𝒐𝙨 𝙙𝒓𝙤𝒊𝙩𝒔
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Projet de loi n° 1, une offensive législative antidémocratique
𝑨𝙪 𝙌𝒖𝙚́𝒃𝙚𝒄, 𝙤𝒏 𝒍𝙪𝒕𝙩𝒆 𝒑𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙣𝒐𝙨 𝙙𝒓𝙤𝒊𝙩𝒔
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November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Gabarit de mémoire citoyen
Projet de loi n° 1, une offensive législative antidémocratique
𝑨𝙪 𝙌𝒖𝙚́𝒃𝙚𝒄, 𝙤𝒏 𝒍𝙪𝒕𝙩𝒆 𝒑𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙣𝒐𝙨 𝙙𝒓𝙤𝒊𝙩𝒔
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Projet de loi n° 1, une offensive législative antidémocratique
𝑨𝙪 𝙌𝒖𝙚́𝒃𝙚𝒄, 𝙤𝒏 𝒍𝙪𝒕𝙩𝒆 𝒑𝙤𝒖𝙧 𝙣𝒐𝙨 𝙙𝒓𝙤𝒊𝙩𝒔
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C'est vraiment inquiétant à ce que la CAQ continue à brimer nos droits fondamentaux en abusant encore certainement cette 'clause nonobstant' (ou clause dérogatoire) ... ☹️
Communiqué — Adoption du projet de loi 94 — La Ligue des droits et libertés déplore l'adoption d'une nouvelle loi attentatoire aux droits.
liguedesdroits.ca/pl94-la-ligu...
liguedesdroits.ca/pl94-la-ligu...
November 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
C'est vraiment inquiétant à ce que la CAQ continue à brimer nos droits fondamentaux en abusant encore certainement cette 'clause nonobstant' (ou clause dérogatoire) ... ☹️
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My latest newsletter is about how a credulous media and a trusting society emboldened Big Tech to do serious harm.
And it’s about why these companies don’t deserve our trust or our forgiveness.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-benefi...
And it’s about why these companies don’t deserve our trust or our forgiveness.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-benefi...
The Benefit of the Doubt
Big Tech doesn't deserve your grace. Or your forgiveness.
whatwelost.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My latest newsletter is about how a credulous media and a trusting society emboldened Big Tech to do serious harm.
And it’s about why these companies don’t deserve our trust or our forgiveness.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-benefi...
And it’s about why these companies don’t deserve our trust or our forgiveness.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-benefi...
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Is it just me, or does anyone else find it frighteningly surreal that the terrible atrocities, injustices and war crimes of faraway lands that we studied in history books when we were kids are now being committed, promoted and even celebrated by our own U.S. government, on a daily basis?
August 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it frighteningly surreal that the terrible atrocities, injustices and war crimes of faraway lands that we studied in history books when we were kids are now being committed, promoted and even celebrated by our own U.S. government, on a daily basis?
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What makes us human isn’t comfort or efficiency—it’s our capacity for meaning-making through struggle and choice. In an era of magical thinking, we risk losing this fundamental human capacity.
The Magical Thinking That’s Killing Our Humanity
Why Avoiding Hard Choices Is Destroying What Makes Us Human
www.notesfromthecircus.com
June 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What makes us human isn’t comfort or efficiency—it’s our capacity for meaning-making through struggle and choice. In an era of magical thinking, we risk losing this fundamental human capacity.
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Bill C-2 lets Canadian cops demand users' info without a warrant—and it paves the way for that info to go to U.S. government agencies.
Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Donald Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies.Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borde...
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July 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Bill C-2 lets Canadian cops demand users' info without a warrant—and it paves the way for that info to go to U.S. government agencies.
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Grateful to @brockm.bsky.social for his insightful blog post at @techdirt.com following up my @theatlantic.com essay on John Roberts's and the Supreme Court's enablement of what has become all-too-dictatorial presidency. www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/o...
On The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Vandalism In Service Of Inherited Wealth
Peter Shane’s devastating analysis in The Atlantic has performed the invaluable service of documenting what many suspected but few could prove: that Chief Justice John Rob…
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July 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Grateful to @brockm.bsky.social for his insightful blog post at @techdirt.com following up my @theatlantic.com essay on John Roberts's and the Supreme Court's enablement of what has become all-too-dictatorial presidency. www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/o...
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My latest newsletter is about how Big Tech killed the concept of ownership, in the process turning consumers into digital serfs.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/i-miss-act...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/i-miss-act...
I Miss Actually Owning Stuff
"You'll own nothing and you'll hate it"
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July 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
My latest newsletter is about how Big Tech killed the concept of ownership, in the process turning consumers into digital serfs.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/i-miss-act...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/i-miss-act...
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In Canada, debates over who can claim Indigenous identity are unfolding across institutions and now, the courtroom. @michellecyca.com explores how Canada has failed at the basic task of distinguishing authentic from fraudulent. thewalrus.ca/can-you-be-sued-...
June 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
In Canada, debates over who can claim Indigenous identity are unfolding across institutions and now, the courtroom. @michellecyca.com explores how Canada has failed at the basic task of distinguishing authentic from fraudulent. thewalrus.ca/can-you-be-sued-...
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Did Sam Altman and Jony Ive plan to rip off Iyo's device, but were so stupid that they literally called their company "io" while leaking that they planned to make something very similar? And OpenAI once tried to acquire the company in question?
Every day I believe shit can't get any stupider!
Every day I believe shit can't get any stupider!
![io Products, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence hardware company founded in 2024 by Jony Ive, Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey and Tang Tan.[1] The company was acquired by OpenAI in May 2025 to lead its hardware product development.[2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qc6xzgctorfsm35w6i3vdebx/bafkreiaiujscnibzcdmn5l3vozmi7m23r6lvigb3qdtlbtalt3knfxzv4e@jpeg)
June 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Did Sam Altman and Jony Ive plan to rip off Iyo's device, but were so stupid that they literally called their company "io" while leaking that they planned to make something very similar? And OpenAI once tried to acquire the company in question?
Every day I believe shit can't get any stupider!
Every day I believe shit can't get any stupider!
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BS, Canadians are having issues and they are NOT isolated incidents.
U.S. ambassador says #Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern'
Ottawa's new travel advice says Canadians should 'expect scrutiny at ports of entry'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador says #Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern'
Ottawa's new travel advice says Canadians should 'expect scrutiny at ports of entry'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador says Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern' | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada is pushing back on Ottawa's travel advice, saying his country doesn't search phones at the border and arguing some Americans travelling here are having a tough time.
www.cbc.ca
June 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
BS, Canadians are having issues and they are NOT isolated incidents.
U.S. ambassador says #Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern'
Ottawa's new travel advice says Canadians should 'expect scrutiny at ports of entry'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador says #Canadians facing device searches, detainment 'not a pattern'
Ottawa's new travel advice says Canadians should 'expect scrutiny at ports of entry'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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The Trump administration is working with private companies like Palantir to create detailed reports on every American, which could help them weaponize our personal information in their quest to deport immigrants and punish critics.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Trump administration is working with private companies like Palantir to create detailed reports on every American, which could help them weaponize our personal information in their quest to deport immigrants and punish critics.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
This is a huge threat to our constitutional rights.
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I love people who are like "rip mangadex i hesitate to support piracy though." Piracy is why we have an international community of anime and manga fans. Never let kodansha, shueisha, or big Crunchyroll tell you otherwise.
May 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I love people who are like "rip mangadex i hesitate to support piracy though." Piracy is why we have an international community of anime and manga fans. Never let kodansha, shueisha, or big Crunchyroll tell you otherwise.
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Missed this incredibly fucked up bit of nonsense yesterday. The gov't is run by an entire group of crazy uncles who believe the dumbest shit passed around the internet.
RFK Jr. is a disgusting liar. This is psychotic.
He claimed today that "during the Biden administration, HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking, and for sex, and for slavery"—and that there are "300,000 children that were lost by the Biden administration."
This is complete bullshit.
He claimed today that "during the Biden administration, HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking, and for sex, and for slavery"—and that there are "300,000 children that were lost by the Biden administration."
This is complete bullshit.
May 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Missed this incredibly fucked up bit of nonsense yesterday. The gov't is run by an entire group of crazy uncles who believe the dumbest shit passed around the internet.
Ce gouvernement caquiste adore contraindre la liberté d'expression, sur-réglementation de manière discriminatoire, et limitations aux libertés civiles...
Cela permettra de «renforcer le respect et le civisme dans toutes les écoles» du Québec, a dit le ministre Drainville.
Le vouvoiement obligatoire dans les écoles du Québec dès la rentrée
www.ledevoir.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Ce gouvernement caquiste adore contraindre la liberté d'expression, sur-réglementation de manière discriminatoire, et limitations aux libertés civiles...
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I wrote a thing about how decentralization and democracy don't just go hand in hand. They're necessary components of the same system. For there to be true democracy there must be true decentralization.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/t...
The “De” In “Decentralization” Stands For “Democracy”
There’s a certain dark irony in watching tech billionaires who built their empires on the “democratizing power of technology” now actively working to dismantle democratic institut…
www.techdirt.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a thing about how decentralization and democracy don't just go hand in hand. They're necessary components of the same system. For there to be true democracy there must be true decentralization.
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/04/17/t...
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It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works.
A Deep Dive on End-to-End Encryption: How Do Public Key Encryption Systems Work?
If you haven’t yet, we recommend reading a few guides before this one, to help cement some of the concepts discussed here: What Should I Know About Encryption?, Key Concepts of Encryption, and Key Ver...
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April 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works.
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Si ça doit être protégé par la clause dérogatoire, c'est que c'est discriminatoire...
Pis si on utilise la clause dérogatoire pour n'importe quoi et n'importe comment, ça veut dire qu'on n'a plus de droits, juste des permissions que les politiciens nous donnent ou nous enlèvent à leur gré.
Pis si on utilise la clause dérogatoire pour n'importe quoi et n'importe comment, ça veut dire qu'on n'a plus de droits, juste des permissions que les politiciens nous donnent ou nous enlèvent à leur gré.
April 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Si ça doit être protégé par la clause dérogatoire, c'est que c'est discriminatoire...
Pis si on utilise la clause dérogatoire pour n'importe quoi et n'importe comment, ça veut dire qu'on n'a plus de droits, juste des permissions que les politiciens nous donnent ou nous enlèvent à leur gré.
Pis si on utilise la clause dérogatoire pour n'importe quoi et n'importe comment, ça veut dire qu'on n'a plus de droits, juste des permissions que les politiciens nous donnent ou nous enlèvent à leur gré.
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Because to bet against the future on this scale – to bank
on your bunker – is to betray, on the most basic level, our duties to one another. To the children we love. And to every other life form with whom we share a planetary home.
That should fill us with righteous fury.
on your bunker – is to betray, on the most basic level, our duties to one another. To the children we love. And to every other life form with whom we share a planetary home.
That should fill us with righteous fury.
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Because to bet against the future on this scale – to bank
on your bunker – is to betray, on the most basic level, our duties to one another. To the children we love. And to every other life form with whom we share a planetary home.
That should fill us with righteous fury.
on your bunker – is to betray, on the most basic level, our duties to one another. To the children we love. And to every other life form with whom we share a planetary home.
That should fill us with righteous fury.
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This is what binds together Trump's rickety coalition, connecting the Silicon Valley billionaires, with their luxury bunkers and rocket ships, to the MAGA populists, and their vision of the nation-state as nuclear-armed bunker. Both are ways of prepping for an apocalyptic future.
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is what binds together Trump's rickety coalition, connecting the Silicon Valley billionaires, with their luxury bunkers and rocket ships, to the MAGA populists, and their vision of the nation-state as nuclear-armed bunker. Both are ways of prepping for an apocalyptic future.
Vaut vraiment la peine d'être lu, dans lequel les deux autrices se penchent sur le fascisme, les idéologies ultra riches, et comment les combattre vers la fin de l'article.
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Vaut vraiment la peine d'être lu, dans lequel les deux autrices se penchent sur le fascisme, les idéologies ultra riches, et comment les combattre vers la fin de l'article.
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Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
March 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. 1/
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Want an introduction to digital surveillance, and how to protect your communications with others? Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense write-up.
Communicating With Others
Telecommunication networks and the internet have made communicating with people easier than ever, but have also made surveillance more prevalent. Without taking extra steps to protect your privacy, ev...
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March 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Want an introduction to digital surveillance, and how to protect your communications with others? Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense write-up.
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23andMe has declared bankruptcy! If you're one of their 11 million customers, now's the time to delete your personal data—your genetic information could be at risk! #23andMe
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/t...
Genetic testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy | CNN Business
Gene testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate its sale, after years of struggling to find a sustainable business model.
www.cnn.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
23andMe has declared bankruptcy! If you're one of their 11 million customers, now's the time to delete your personal data—your genetic information could be at risk! #23andMe
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/t...