Too wound up to go to bed, so I just sent lots of emails to people hoping that they'll spread the word and get lots more people to write comments to the FCC telling them that orbital data centres and sunlight-as-a-service are incredibly stupid, dangerous ideas and should never be launched […]

Musks xAI betreibt in Southaven, Mississippi, ein Datencenter aka eine Serverfabrik, die mit Gasturbinen betrieben wird, für die das Unternehmen gar keine Genehmigung hat.

Recherche von floodlightnews.org zusammen mit der US-Ausgabe des Guardian […]

Another example why letting go of our ideas about fascism and anti-facism based on WWII is so important, and have a very hard look at state institutions in Western democracies:

"The spycops scandal involves 139 undercover officers who spied on tens of thousands of predominantly leftwing […]

RE: https://gruene.social/@Gerbsen/116052492129846084

Money transfer from the German Federal Administration to Microsoft:

2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro

(Source: German Parliament 21/4006 page 96 […]

KYIV INDEPENDENT:
Ukrainian forces hit several 'important' Russian military targets in 3 regions, General Staff says

The strikes targeted areas where Moscow had concentrated its troops, along with a Russian communications hub and a drone control center, the report read […]

The Congo River Basin is not only the 'lungs of Africa' but actually the world, given extraordinary biodiversity and presence of mature growth. Its survival is critical for the planet […]

The #naacp & other organizations are asking a judge to protect personal voter information that was seized by the #fbi.…

#georgia residents entrusted the #state with their “sensitive personal information” when they registered to #vote, & the Jan 28 seizure of ballots & other #election documents […]

STILL NEEDED: eSIMs for Gaza!

"[...] In so many ways we never thought we’d be here, still doing this two years later, weathering the storm of grief from losing Alice from this earthly plane. But in other ways, maybe this logo is part of the good within that unexpected steadfastness. That we are […]

Jesus fuck

“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

Every time I see Pam Bondi, I’m reminded that she once refused to return a Katrina‑displaced family’s dog and then fought them in court for 16 months. That choice says everything about her character.

This has to be a #doge Easter Egg.

#irs “improperly” accidentally-on-purpose] disclosed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrant" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#confidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DHS" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#immigrant tax data to [#DHS
The #tax agency only recently discovered the “mistake” & is working with other federal agencies on a response.

#law #privacy #immigration #infosec #trump […]

"The message of the Iranian people is clear. They shout:

“Death to the oppressor, be it the Shah or the mullahs’ Leader.”

This means the rejection of all forms of dictatorship. It means freedom. It means a democratic republic. It means popular sovereignty. This voice cannot be silenced. This […]

"What the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, the Canadian Constitution Foundation, SecondStreet.org, the Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute all have in common are direct links to the Atlas Network, the U.S. dark-money coalition of billionaire libertarian ideologues." […]

#EpsteinClass
“Fight, fight, fight” against the billionaires benefiting off workers’ misery.
NO NEW DATA CENTERS
NO WAREHOUSES FOR PEOPLE
NO VOTES FOR MAGA

The president of OpenAI has donated almost as much to Trump as the DNC has cash on hand www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

In late Dec, #scotus issued a temporary order blocking #trump from carrying out the #chicago deployment because, it said, the president’s ability to federalize the #nationalguard likely applies only in “exceptional” circumstances. The ruling has called into question any broader plans by the […]

JD Vance's entourage to the Olympics came over in 14 planes, with 1 plane entirely full of food supplies.

No, really. He took 1 entire plane full of American food. To Italy!

LOVE THE WOKE DOG RATES GUY.

Amber Glenn won Olympic gold on Sunday. That same day, she left social media because of death threats. Her offense: she'd told reporters the queer community is going through "a hard time." The headline called it "backlash." www.readtpa.com/p/the-thresh...

“Mistreatment of children during a militarized police action that involved armored vehicles and flashbang grenades has sparked fresh questions about tactics being employed nationwide in the name of the Trump administration's wave of immigration sweeps.… The ACLU has] filed a federal civil rights […]

The Trump administration has removed a large Rainbow Flag from the Stonewall National Monument at Christopher Park, New York. A spokesperson for the National Park Service told Gay City News that this change was made because government guidance dictates that "only the U.S. flag and other […]

After all the invertebrates we've been seeing driving dem leadership, it's so heartening to see these public servants doing their jobs with appropriate fury.

The lies, non-compliance, delays in compliance - all show the endless bad faith of the Trump regime, from its highest officers to rather low-level ones. It will take decades of reconstruction to return executive branch agencies to abiding by law.

After dismantling USAID, which contributed significantly to independent public broadcasting in Ukraine, Newsmax — a right-wing populist, pro-Trump outlet — is launching an assault on Ukrainian hearts and minds, with the aim of normalizing pro-russian MAGA narratives in the Ukrainian public […]