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Does anyone read these blurbs?
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Born 23 Dec 1935, singer Esther Phillips. She received 4 Grammy nominations, including for her album From a Whisper to a Scream, as well as for the album that featured her disco recording of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," which was a major hit in 1975. She died in 1984, aged 48. #EstherPhillips
December 23, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Born 23 Dec 1935, singer Esther Phillips. She received 4 Grammy nominations, including for her album From a Whisper to a Scream, as well as for the album that featured her disco recording of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," which was a major hit in 1975. She died in 1984, aged 48. #EstherPhillips
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This is why invasive species have entered the Great Lakes and proliferated across them. The EPA is a disaster and responsible for allowing the lakes to be devastated.
Protecting the Great Lakes means stopping invasive species at the source.
We’re challenging a final rule from the U.S. EPA that lets most existing cargo vessels avoid modern ballast water treatment, allowing invasive species to spread between ports.
https://act.elpc.org/495fQ53
We’re challenging a final rule from the U.S. EPA that lets most existing cargo vessels avoid modern ballast water treatment, allowing invasive species to spread between ports.
https://act.elpc.org/495fQ53
Environmental Groups Challenge EPA Final Rule on Vessels Discharging Invasives in the Great Lakes | Environmental Law & Policy Center
act.elpc.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is why invasive species have entered the Great Lakes and proliferated across them. The EPA is a disaster and responsible for allowing the lakes to be devastated.
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In letters to seven AI firms, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Richard Blumenthal cited a study estimating that “electricity prices have increased by as much as 267 percent in the past five years” in “areas located near significant data center activity.”
Senators count the shady ways data centers pass energy costs on to Americans
Senators demand Big Tech pay upfront for data center spikes in electricity bills.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In letters to seven AI firms, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, and Richard Blumenthal cited a study estimating that “electricity prices have increased by as much as 267 percent in the past five years” in “areas located near significant data center activity.”
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
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Soap stars pay tribute to Anthony Geary, who passed away on December 14. Geary is best-known or playing Luke Spencer on #GeneralHospital #GH
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Anthony Geary Dead: Soap Stars Pay Tearful Tribute to Legendary Actor
Soap stars share heartfelt tributes after Anthony Geary’s passing, honoring the legendary actor’s unforgettable career
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Soap stars pay tribute to Anthony Geary, who passed away on December 14. Geary is best-known or playing Luke Spencer on #GeneralHospital #GH
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Lily♾️Bot has an accelerometer #Robot #Robotics #MobileRobotics #STEM #STEAM #NoireSTEMinist #Accelerometer #STEMSky #BlackSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Engineering #Professor #NoireSTEMinist
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lily♾️Bot has an accelerometer #Robot #Robotics #MobileRobotics #STEM #STEAM #NoireSTEMinist #Accelerometer #STEMSky #BlackSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Engineering #Professor #NoireSTEMinist
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Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
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December 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Online age verification isn't the same as a quick ID flash: it's surveillance. These systems collect your data and undermine your ability to anonymously access and discuss sensitive topics online. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
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“agencies are leveraging data collected for legitimate governmental purposes — tax compliance, pensions, medical and food security benefits, and now airport security — and repurposing it for surveillance.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/ice-is-mon...
ICE is monitoring all Americans’ air travel
Hope you wanted warrantless surveillance in your stocking
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
December 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“agencies are leveraging data collected for legitimate governmental purposes — tax compliance, pensions, medical and food security benefits, and now airport security — and repurposing it for surveillance.” www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/ice-is-mon...
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Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Why Isn’t Online Age Verification Just Like Showing Your ID In Person?
This blog also appears in our Age Verification Resource Hub: our one-stop shop for users seeking to understand what age-gating laws actually do, what’s at stake, how to protect yourself, and why EFF
www.eff.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Online age verification isn't like showing ID at a bar. It's more invasive, affects far more transactions, and poses serious privacy, security, and free speech risks that in-person checks never do. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Today we’re launching EFF.org/Age, our one-stop shop to answer all your questions about online age verification mandates. What’s at stake for users? How do we push back? What even IS age verification, anyway? Visit EFF.org/Age now to explore our resources and join the fight to protect the internet.
Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious
www.eff.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today we’re launching EFF.org/Age, our one-stop shop to answer all your questions about online age verification mandates. What’s at stake for users? How do we push back? What even IS age verification, anyway? Visit EFF.org/Age now to explore our resources and join the fight to protect the internet.
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Double Your Impact on Privacy & Free Speech
Right now, your donation to EFF gets an automatic 2X match! Don't let tyrants co-opt tech.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Become an EFF member today to:
- Support the fight for human rights 👩💻
- Choose a member gift (we've got shirts and hoodies!) 👕
- Get your donation automatically matched 👯♀️
Give today and power up your donation! eff.org/power-up
- Support the fight for human rights 👩💻
- Choose a member gift (we've got shirts and hoodies!) 👕
- Get your donation automatically matched 👯♀️
Give today and power up your donation! eff.org/power-up
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Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Here’s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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 Australia now have various
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December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Age-verification mandates create barriers along lines of race, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, immigration status, and socioeconomic class. Here’s 10 (not so) hidden ways how. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Police surveil everyone driving in San Jose and search that data thousands of times per month without ever seeking a warrant. It’s an unchecked police power, an end run around the courts & a blatant privacy invasion, EFF’s Lisa Femia wrote for @MercuryNews.com. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/...
Opinion: San Jose’s vast surveillance network is watching you. Be afraid.
The city’s license plate cameras are collecting revealing data that police nationwide are searching — all without warrants.
www.mercurynews.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Police surveil everyone driving in San Jose and search that data thousands of times per month without ever seeking a warrant. It’s an unchecked police power, an end run around the courts & a blatant privacy invasion, EFF’s Lisa Femia wrote for @MercuryNews.com. www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/06/...
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The government has spent billions on beach replenishment over the last four decades. But with worsening climate change, experts say more dramatic change is in order.
Floods and Storms Are Ravaging the Jersey Shore. Why Do We Keep Building It Back?
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December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The government has spent billions on beach replenishment over the last four decades. But with worsening climate change, experts say more dramatic change is in order.
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Happy 64th Birthday to 🇬🇧British film and television actor, musician and narrator #ColinSalmon born #OnThisDay in Bethnal Green, London
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy 64th Birthday to 🇬🇧British film and television actor, musician and narrator #ColinSalmon born #OnThisDay in Bethnal Green, London
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"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
Missouri search for VPNs quadruples as age verification laws kick in
Missourians begin to take matters of data security into their own hands
www.techradar.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
"By forcing everyone to hand over their most valuable and sensitive identity data, the law builds out a dangerous new surveillance infrastructure instead of actually keeping young people safe," EFF’s Molly Buckley told TechRadar. www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-pri...
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It seems when it comes to fighting narco-traffickers, Trump’s policy is death for the little guy and special treatment for the elites.
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It seems when it comes to fighting narco-traffickers, Trump’s policy is death for the little guy and special treatment for the elites.
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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#OTD in 1967, Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars & changed our view of the universe. 𝘉𝘶𝘵...
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
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#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#OTD in 1967, Jocelyn Bell discovered pulsars & changed our view of the universe. 𝘉𝘶𝘵...
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
The #Nobel Prize in #Physics for their discovery went to to her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish & to astronomer Martin Ryle.
theconversation.com/fifty-years-...
#WomenInSTEM #astrophysics #MatildaEffect
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He Killed for the CIA in Afghanistan. Trump Blames Afghan Culture Instead of Langley’s
@attackerman.bsky.social
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He Killed for the CIA in Afghanistan. Trump Blames Afghan Culture Instead of Langley’s
After the National Guard shooting, the US needs to reckon with how its legacy of global violence inevitably comes home. Stephen Miller wants to do anything but.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
He Killed for the CIA in Afghanistan. Trump Blames Afghan Culture Instead of Langley’s
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On this day in 1995, an article published by a Princeton University professor entitled "The Coming of the Super-Predators" wrongly predicted that violence in the U.S. would rise dramatically due to growing "moral poverty" by poor and minority youth.
Nov. 27, 1995 | Report Advancing 'Super-Predator' Myth Leads to Harsh, Racially Biased Sentencing
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1995, an article published by a Princeton University professor entitled "The Coming of the Super-Predators" wrongly predicted that violence in the U.S. would rise dramatically due to growing "moral poverty" by poor and minority youth.