simli
@simli.bsky.social
privacy, labour, online moderation (he/him)
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if you try to focus on Trump’s authoritarianism, Schumer will deflect and say people want us to focus on affordability. but when Zohran Mamdani made affordability the heart of his campaign Schumer refused to endorse him because they disagree about Israel. it’s all mealy mouthed bullshit.
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
if you try to focus on Trump’s authoritarianism, Schumer will deflect and say people want us to focus on affordability. but when Zohran Mamdani made affordability the heart of his campaign Schumer refused to endorse him because they disagree about Israel. it’s all mealy mouthed bullshit.
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“Given a significant number of [US commercial ships] are beneficially owned by Danish operators, and are integral to the US Maritime Security Program it may appear that Denmark possesses a rather potent “rare earth” of its own”
Danish weaponized interdependence, anyone?
Danish weaponized interdependence, anyone?
Letter: Does Denmark have a ‘rare earth’ of its own — in shipping?
From Malcolm Colling, Tervuren, Belgium
giftarticle.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
“Given a significant number of [US commercial ships] are beneficially owned by Danish operators, and are integral to the US Maritime Security Program it may appear that Denmark possesses a rather potent “rare earth” of its own”
Danish weaponized interdependence, anyone?
Danish weaponized interdependence, anyone?
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It’s good this bill will fail but what a perfect example of Labor’s utter incompetency and inability to actually lead the nation in any sort of proactive or confident way.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor’s hate speech and gun laws set to fail as Coalition and Greens rule out support
Opposition leader says government took ‘a month to deliver this bad bill’ as Labor criticises Liberal ‘hypocrisy’ on proposed hate laws
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
It’s good this bill will fail but what a perfect example of Labor’s utter incompetency and inability to actually lead the nation in any sort of proactive or confident way.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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scoop: Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions. The physical and digital Microsoft Library is transitioning to an AI-powered "learning experience." All of this in my Notepad newsletter, live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/862531/...
Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions
Employees are expected to use new AI tools instead
www.theverge.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
scoop: Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions. The physical and digital Microsoft Library is transitioning to an AI-powered "learning experience." All of this in my Notepad newsletter, live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/862531/...
sure, that works
Prime Video Debuts Sophie Turner’s Fierce New Look as Lara Croft in new Series "Tomb Raider."
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
sure, that works
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Another example of police abusing LPR systems:
Investigators found that while off duty Morales had made seven searches on Flock for the victim’s cars and two for his brother’s car.
He said that he did it out of desperation, bad judgment, and a lack of sleep
Investigators found that while off duty Morales had made seven searches on Flock for the victim’s cars and two for his brother’s car.
He said that he did it out of desperation, bad judgment, and a lack of sleep
Complaint: Menasha police officer allegedly used Flock cameras to find victim’s car
A Menasha police officer was arrested Wednesday morning and taken to jail for one count of stalking, Appleton police announced.
www.wbay.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Another example of police abusing LPR systems:
Investigators found that while off duty Morales had made seven searches on Flock for the victim’s cars and two for his brother’s car.
He said that he did it out of desperation, bad judgment, and a lack of sleep
Investigators found that while off duty Morales had made seven searches on Flock for the victim’s cars and two for his brother’s car.
He said that he did it out of desperation, bad judgment, and a lack of sleep
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There is no way to do this without it becoming a privacy and security nightmare, not just for the wearer but for everyone around them, and the companies just don't care.
“…the endgame is to record and analyze everything in your life, and that's not hyperbole.”
CES 2026 laid out a Black Mirror future of wearable AI that's always listening, watching, ready to help, and 'knows everything about you.' I'm not enthusiastic
With new AI assistants like Lenovo's Qira, tech brands are laying out the helpful-surveillance endgame that started with smart glasses.
www.androidcentral.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
There is no way to do this without it becoming a privacy and security nightmare, not just for the wearer but for everyone around them, and the companies just don't care.
> Claude Cowork is vulnerable to file exfiltration attacks via indirect prompt injection as a result of known-but-unresolved isolation flaws in Claude's code execution environment.
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www.promptarmor.com/resources/cl...
Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files
Claude Cowork is vulnerable to file exfiltration attacks via indirect prompt injection as a result of known-but-unresolved isolation flaws in Claude's code execution environment.
www.promptarmor.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:59 PM
> Claude Cowork is vulnerable to file exfiltration attacks via indirect prompt injection as a result of known-but-unresolved isolation flaws in Claude's code execution environment.
www.promptarmor.com/resources/cl...
www.promptarmor.com/resources/cl...
It's not even intervals of 20%, because there's a separate <1% value next to 1-20%!
January 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
It's not even intervals of 20%, because there's a separate <1% value next to 1-20%!
Can someone please find a better chart for global water fluoridation that isn't just intervals of 20% in variations of sinister red colours?
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_f...
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Can someone please find a better chart for global water fluoridation that isn't just intervals of 20% in variations of sinister red colours?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_f...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_f...
one hour until the meeting takes place btw
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
one hour until the meeting takes place btw
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I don't expect most other journalists to show any solidarity. That seems to have evaporated. Is tony dookie gonna do a piece?
Breaking WaPo:
The FBI executed a search warrant this morning at a Post reporter's home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials.
It's highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter's home.
The FBI executed a search warrant this morning at a Post reporter's home as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified materials.
It's highly unusual and aggressive for law enforcement to conduct a search on a reporter's home.
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I don't expect most other journalists to show any solidarity. That seems to have evaporated. Is tony dookie gonna do a piece?
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1/EU grovels as Greenland tries to assert itself. This is not how you project strength. But how you become a vassal.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe goes all out to make a deal with Trump on Greenland
EU governments say a military confrontation would be catastrophic for NATO — and see finding a negotiated solution their only option.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
1/EU grovels as Greenland tries to assert itself. This is not how you project strength. But how you become a vassal.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
love to watch the news in denmark where nothing ever happens
January 14, 2026 at 1:41 PM
love to watch the news in denmark where nothing ever happens
today's an interesting day to be danish
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
today's an interesting day to be danish
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Denmark increases its military presence in Greenland, according to Danish media. This is a good move. Denmark is not in a position to fight an all-out war against the U.S., but it can certainly make it a difficult operation with more dilemmas for Trump.
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Denmark increases its military presence in Greenland, according to Danish media. This is a good move. Denmark is not in a position to fight an all-out war against the U.S., but it can certainly make it a difficult operation with more dilemmas for Trump.
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Full 2025 Chinese trade data now out. Headline is clearly a historical global record $1.2 trillion surplus with the world
What of Europe?
📈China's trade surplus with the EU: +18.1%
📈 with Germany: +108%
📈 with France: +23.9%
📈 with Italy: +32.6%
📈 with Netherlands: +1.4%
What of Europe?
📈China's trade surplus with the EU: +18.1%
📈 with Germany: +108%
📈 with France: +23.9%
📈 with Italy: +32.6%
📈 with Netherlands: +1.4%
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Full 2025 Chinese trade data now out. Headline is clearly a historical global record $1.2 trillion surplus with the world
What of Europe?
📈China's trade surplus with the EU: +18.1%
📈 with Germany: +108%
📈 with France: +23.9%
📈 with Italy: +32.6%
📈 with Netherlands: +1.4%
What of Europe?
📈China's trade surplus with the EU: +18.1%
📈 with Germany: +108%
📈 with France: +23.9%
📈 with Italy: +32.6%
📈 with Netherlands: +1.4%
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That no criminal conviction nor procedural fairness is required for the minister to desginate a hate group as such will invariably lead to the criminialisation of peaceful activism and protest groups. If you don't think Labor would do this, then imagine the Coalition salivating at the prospect.
The Albo government's antisemitism bill is a rushed hatchet job. Nobody has proper time to consider it carefully enough, and it will have all sorts of unintended consequences if passed. It is the worst kind of law-making: moral panic induced, pandering to powerful lobby groups' demands.
January 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
That no criminal conviction nor procedural fairness is required for the minister to desginate a hate group as such will invariably lead to the criminialisation of peaceful activism and protest groups. If you don't think Labor would do this, then imagine the Coalition salivating at the prospect.
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Update: Betar, the racist, ultra-Zionist group that encouraged the Trump administration to target pro-Palestine demonstrators, is winding down operations following an investigation by the NY Attorney General. OAG found that Betar's harassment violated state civil rights law ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Update: Betar, the racist, ultra-Zionist group that encouraged the Trump administration to target pro-Palestine demonstrators, is winding down operations following an investigation by the NY Attorney General. OAG found that Betar's harassment violated state civil rights law ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
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SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.
This has to be the most specifically microtargeted product for millennials with disposable income.
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January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This has to be the most specifically microtargeted product for millennials with disposable income.
www.lego.com/en-us/aboutu...
www.lego.com/en-gb/themes...
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The Fed and markets have a very serious problem
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ft.com/content/21b5...
January 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The Fed and markets have a very serious problem
ft.com/content/21b5...
ft.com/content/21b5...
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Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
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This is extraordinary. I can’t think of a single Fed statement this defiant — ever. The Fed works through open consensus building and when it must, quiet, patient resistance. I cannot stress how bad things are that Jay Powell is saying these things out loud.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is extraordinary. I can’t think of a single Fed statement this defiant — ever. The Fed works through open consensus building and when it must, quiet, patient resistance. I cannot stress how bad things are that Jay Powell is saying these things out loud.
EU countries are set to trial age verification (restrictions) on social media and the internet this year, and it's crazy that Elon Musk and his defenders are handing them such an obvious excuse for implementing it.
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Joint press release: Commission presents guidelines and age verification app prototype for a safer online space for children
Today, the Commission has presented guidelines on the protection of minors, as well as a prototype of an age-verification app under the Digital Services Act (DSA)
ec.europa.eu
January 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
EU countries are set to trial age verification (restrictions) on social media and the internet this year, and it's crazy that Elon Musk and his defenders are handing them such an obvious excuse for implementing it.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...