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At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
(Published Oct. 2024)
(Published Oct. 2024)
Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm o...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.
(Published Oct. 2024)
(Published Oct. 2024)
> The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, or PERA, would [... revive] patents on abstract software ideas, and even [allow] patents on isolated human genes.
Wow, that is horrifying. Thank you for stopping these shenanigans, EFF!
Wow, that is horrifying. Thank you for stopping these shenanigans, EFF!
This year, Congress weighed two bills that would have undone key patent safeguards and weakened challenges to bad patents. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
> The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, or PERA, would [... revive] patents on abstract software ideas, and even [allow] patents on isolated human genes.
Wow, that is horrifying. Thank you for stopping these shenanigans, EFF!
Wow, that is horrifying. Thank you for stopping these shenanigans, EFF!
This is both terrifying and charming. www.techdirt.com/2025/12/24/1...
On a side note, I love techdirt so much and am so vocal about it that a family member recently gave me a techdirt sweatshirt. I love it!
On a side note, I love techdirt so much and am so vocal about it that a family member recently gave me a techdirt sweatshirt. I love it!
10 (Not So) Hidden Dangers of Age Verification
It’s nearly the end of 2025, and half of the US and the UK now require you to upload your ID or scan your face to watch “sexual content.” A handful of states and …
www.techdirt.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is both terrifying and charming. www.techdirt.com/2025/12/24/1...
On a side note, I love techdirt so much and am so vocal about it that a family member recently gave me a techdirt sweatshirt. I love it!
On a side note, I love techdirt so much and am so vocal about it that a family member recently gave me a techdirt sweatshirt. I love it!
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Surveillance Self-Defense is EFF's online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices. Browse our tips, tools, and how-tos today: ssd.eff.org/
Surveillance Self-Defense
We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.
Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions...
ssd.eff.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Surveillance Self-Defense is EFF's online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices. Browse our tips, tools, and how-tos today: ssd.eff.org/
Boah, ich habe gerade diesen etwas älteren Artikel gefunden, über den Media-Mogul Holger Friedrich – unglaublich… Und der gleiche Typ, dieses russische Mundstück, besitzt eine Schule in Berlin-Mitte.
taz.de/Holger-Fried...
taz.de/Holger-Fried...
Holger Friedrichs „Berliner Zeitung“: Der Systemsprenger
Die „Berliner Zeitung“ wird 80. Zum Geburtstag wächst intern der Unmut über den Verleger Holger Friedrich. Über die Abgründe eines Medienimperiums.
taz.de
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Boah, ich habe gerade diesen etwas älteren Artikel gefunden, über den Media-Mogul Holger Friedrich – unglaublich… Und der gleiche Typ, dieses russische Mundstück, besitzt eine Schule in Berlin-Mitte.
taz.de/Holger-Fried...
taz.de/Holger-Fried...
So I was my cousin’s boyfriend’s Secret Santa. I didn't know this guy, so I was unsure what to get him.
First, I decided on _Pride and Prejudice,_ but then got worried that he would feel emasculated by such a cool novel. So I decided to also get him a more serious piece of literature... 1/3
First, I decided on _Pride and Prejudice,_ but then got worried that he would feel emasculated by such a cool novel. So I decided to also get him a more serious piece of literature... 1/3
December 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
So I was my cousin’s boyfriend’s Secret Santa. I didn't know this guy, so I was unsure what to get him.
First, I decided on _Pride and Prejudice,_ but then got worried that he would feel emasculated by such a cool novel. So I decided to also get him a more serious piece of literature... 1/3
First, I decided on _Pride and Prejudice,_ but then got worried that he would feel emasculated by such a cool novel. So I decided to also get him a more serious piece of literature... 1/3
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SCOOP-1: The @nytimes.com has confirmed the following previously unreported donations/pledges to the WH ballroom:
▶️Miriam Adelson’s foundation: $25m
▶️Lockheed Martin: $10m
▶️Palantir: $10m
▶️Ripple: $5m
▶️Parsons: $2.5m
▶️Roblox CEO: $2.5
Here's a gift link.
There's more in the story 🧵…
▶️Miriam Adelson’s foundation: $25m
▶️Lockheed Martin: $10m
▶️Palantir: $10m
▶️Ripple: $5m
▶️Parsons: $2.5m
▶️Roblox CEO: $2.5
Here's a gift link.
There's more in the story 🧵…
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office (Gift Article)
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
SCOOP-1: The @nytimes.com has confirmed the following previously unreported donations/pledges to the WH ballroom:
▶️Miriam Adelson’s foundation: $25m
▶️Lockheed Martin: $10m
▶️Palantir: $10m
▶️Ripple: $5m
▶️Parsons: $2.5m
▶️Roblox CEO: $2.5
Here's a gift link.
There's more in the story 🧵…
▶️Miriam Adelson’s foundation: $25m
▶️Lockheed Martin: $10m
▶️Palantir: $10m
▶️Ripple: $5m
▶️Parsons: $2.5m
▶️Roblox CEO: $2.5
Here's a gift link.
There's more in the story 🧵…
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🧑🎄🎄 All I Want for #Christmas? Eine #Finanzwende, damit Finanzmärkte wieder den Menschen dienen.
December 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🧑🎄🎄 All I Want for #Christmas? Eine #Finanzwende, damit Finanzmärkte wieder den Menschen dienen.
Rewatching The Fifth Element and IT IS SO GOOD!!! It's been too long since I last watched it. Hot take: it's what Blade Runner should have been; preserves the PK Dickian comedy much more. Love it.
December 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Rewatching The Fifth Element and IT IS SO GOOD!!! It's been too long since I last watched it. Hot take: it's what Blade Runner should have been; preserves the PK Dickian comedy much more. Love it.
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A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded
A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded
An anomaly caused a sudden drop in altitude and created a debris field.
buff.ly
December 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A Starlink satellite seems to have exploded
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weiss does not know how to run a news organization, and so she's doing what she does best: hosting fatuous "debates" involving the people in her group chats www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
weiss does not know how to run a news organization, and so she's doing what she does best: hosting fatuous "debates" involving the people in her group chats www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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The best AI-detection/-avoidance software available is a well-compensated teacher who spends time getting to know their students and their work because they have small classes
December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The best AI-detection/-avoidance software available is a well-compensated teacher who spends time getting to know their students and their work because they have small classes
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Open-source communities, small businesses, law professors, patient advocates, and thousands of individuals all told the USPTO the same thing: we need a real way to challenge bad patents. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Thousands Tell the Patent Office: Don’t Hide Bad Patents From Review
A massive wave of public comments just told the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): don’t shut the public out of patent review.EFF submitted its own formal comment opposing the USPTO’s proposed
www.eff.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Open-source communities, small businesses, law professors, patient advocates, and thousands of individuals all told the USPTO the same thing: we need a real way to challenge bad patents. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line