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"Avoiding all of this tracking would require such extrication from modern social life that it would be virtually impossible for most people. That said, some simple steps could help [circumvent surveillance] ... Here are just some of the technologies law enforcement can use to surveil protesters."
When Americans take to the streets to make their voices heard, they’re inevitably dragging their digital trails right along behind them. There are a plethora of surveillance methods that law enforcement can deploy to gain insight into peoples’ identities, communications, and purchases.
Here’s how cops are using high-tech tools to monitor protesters
When Americans take to the streets to make their voices heard, they’re inevitably dragging their digital trails right along behind them.
www.themarshallproject.org
June 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Avoiding all of this tracking would require such extrication from modern social life that it would be virtually impossible for most people. That said, some simple steps could help [circumvent surveillance] ... Here are just some of the technologies law enforcement can use to surveil protesters."
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Fourteen Thousand.
The long campaign to dehumanize Palestinians is, fundamentally, about this. To provide cover for the annihilation of a people and their culture, from the youngest to the oldest, to shrugs from the most powerful nations in the world.
The long campaign to dehumanize Palestinians is, fundamentally, about this. To provide cover for the annihilation of a people and their culture, from the youngest to the oldest, to shrugs from the most powerful nations in the world.
“I want to save as many as these 14,000 babies as we can in the next 48 hours,” he told the BBC.
UN warns 14,000 babies could die in Gaza in next 48 hours without aid – Israel-Gaza war live
UN’s humanitarian chief says aid lorries, which contain baby food and nutrition, are technically in Gaza but have not reached civilians
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Fourteen Thousand.
The long campaign to dehumanize Palestinians is, fundamentally, about this. To provide cover for the annihilation of a people and their culture, from the youngest to the oldest, to shrugs from the most powerful nations in the world.
The long campaign to dehumanize Palestinians is, fundamentally, about this. To provide cover for the annihilation of a people and their culture, from the youngest to the oldest, to shrugs from the most powerful nations in the world.
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the pronatalist movement and the anti-women's-rights movement are one, and they go hand in hand with pro-poverty and anti-ed policy that hurts children.
have kids, even though they and you will suffer.
effective control over women AND the children
have kids, even though they and you will suffer.
effective control over women AND the children
Update:
Note that Head Start was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a federal investment in America' promise of equal opportunity & in our children from the most disadvantaged communities & families.
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Note that Head Start was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, a federal investment in America' promise of equal opportunity & in our children from the most disadvantaged communities & families.
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We got the plan too. www.axios.com/2025/04/17/t...
April 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
the pronatalist movement and the anti-women's-rights movement are one, and they go hand in hand with pro-poverty and anti-ed policy that hurts children.
have kids, even though they and you will suffer.
effective control over women AND the children
have kids, even though they and you will suffer.
effective control over women AND the children
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This is a neat piece of cinematic scholarship!
Researchers have discovered the original source of The Shining’s iconic end photograph
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining now holds one less mystery
www.polygon.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a neat piece of cinematic scholarship!
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
For everyone observing Trans Visibility Day
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
For everyone observing Trans Visibility Day
March 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
For everyone observing Trans Visibility Day
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
For everyone observing Trans Visibility Day
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This rocks from first to last frame.
See if you can figure out what this ad from 1984 is selling before the reveal…
March 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This rocks from first to last frame.
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Also, we've just removed the paywall for this.
We've just updated the @wired.com guide for how to better protect your privacy when you cross the US border: www.wired.com/2017/02/guid...
How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact
Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Patrol accessing your data.
www.wired.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Also, we've just removed the paywall for this.
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Want to try protest art but don't know where to start?
Might I suggest Street Art?
I'll show you the ropes on April 1, at 8pm ET/5pm PT
It's a free, 90 minute rundown of everything I think beginners need to know + Q&A
RSVP here and tell your friends!
lu.ma/2zosbsxy
Might I suggest Street Art?
I'll show you the ropes on April 1, at 8pm ET/5pm PT
It's a free, 90 minute rundown of everything I think beginners need to know + Q&A
RSVP here and tell your friends!
lu.ma/2zosbsxy
A Beginners Guide to Street Art · Zoom · Luma
Come learn the basics of how to do two street art methods: stickering and wheatpasting.
We'll cover:
Practical how-tos for creating and installing stickers and…
lu.ma
March 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Want to try protest art but don't know where to start?
Might I suggest Street Art?
I'll show you the ropes on April 1, at 8pm ET/5pm PT
It's a free, 90 minute rundown of everything I think beginners need to know + Q&A
RSVP here and tell your friends!
lu.ma/2zosbsxy
Might I suggest Street Art?
I'll show you the ropes on April 1, at 8pm ET/5pm PT
It's a free, 90 minute rundown of everything I think beginners need to know + Q&A
RSVP here and tell your friends!
lu.ma/2zosbsxy
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Target’s stock plummeted by ~ $27.27 per share by the end of February, erasing about $12.4 billion in market value.
The drop came on Feb. 28, the designated economic blackout day, and coincided with mounting backlash over the retailer’s decision to abandon its DEI commitments.
The drop came on Feb. 28, the designated economic blackout day, and coincided with mounting backlash over the retailer’s decision to abandon its DEI commitments.
Target takes a hit: $12.4 billion in value lost after boycott
Economic blackout over company shuttering diversity commitment
www.thecharlottepost.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Target’s stock plummeted by ~ $27.27 per share by the end of February, erasing about $12.4 billion in market value.
The drop came on Feb. 28, the designated economic blackout day, and coincided with mounting backlash over the retailer’s decision to abandon its DEI commitments.
The drop came on Feb. 28, the designated economic blackout day, and coincided with mounting backlash over the retailer’s decision to abandon its DEI commitments.
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An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation
Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.
www.insidehighered.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Reposted by Emily Jean
have yet to encounter a use case of AI that doesn't make me think: i could do that myself with my own mind
February 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
have yet to encounter a use case of AI that doesn't make me think: i could do that myself with my own mind
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
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Heritage professionals, please practice saying no. Be prepared. How will you resist when you are asked to participate? How will we support one another?
Hateful.
U.S. park service deletes trans references on Stonewall monument page www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
U.S. park service deletes trans references on Stonewall monument page www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
Park Service deletes trans references on Stonewall Inn monument page
“LGB” reference made to comply with Trump executive order on gender, National Park Service says.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Heritage professionals, please practice saying no. Be prepared. How will you resist when you are asked to participate? How will we support one another?
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i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.
i mean, the president's executive order isn't a goddamn law! as far as this doctor is concerned, who cares what the president says!
A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
i am going to put a finer point on this: executive orders are not laws. and they certainly are not royal decrees. they are interpretations of existing law for the purposes of enforcement. the fact that so many people are treating them as laws is actually driving me a bit insane.
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One of our brilliant students wrote an analysis of how Universities laid the groundwork for Trump's repressive policies. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
Universities Have Been Doing Trump’s Work for Him
The University of Chicago, despite its free speech reputation, has laid the groundwork for the president's threats against students who protest for Palestine.
www.thenation.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
One of our brilliant students wrote an analysis of how Universities laid the groundwork for Trump's repressive policies. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Instead of "don't cut our funding," our message should be: hands off higher ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
February 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Instead of "don't cut our funding," our message should be: hands off higher ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off.
You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off.
You want to cut our research funding? Hands off.
Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.
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funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
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Langston Hughes
February 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Langston Hughes
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Good things come to those who wait - the Video Game History Foundation Digital Library launches on January 30th, 2025. (We'll tell you all about it then!)
January 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Good things come to those who wait - the Video Game History Foundation Digital Library launches on January 30th, 2025. (We'll tell you all about it then!)
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January 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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In more ways than one!! Tonight's debut episode has released early for patreons who can't catch the stream, HOWEVER IF YOU'RE FREE AT 7 PM ET TONIGHT, YOU SHOULD WAIT AND JOIN US FOR THE DEBUT STREAM :)
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January 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In more ways than one!! Tonight's debut episode has released early for patreons who can't catch the stream, HOWEVER IF YOU'RE FREE AT 7 PM ET TONIGHT, YOU SHOULD WAIT AND JOIN US FOR THE DEBUT STREAM :)
bsky.app/profile/aust...
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