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[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/16/streaming-rubbish-era-dvds-platform-paywall
https://DefectiveByDesign.org
In the mainstream press, even criticism of streaming platforms takes for granted that they are entitled to the power to control what you can do with a recording, and thus reinforces that assumption. Here's an example. Once you recognize that that power is based on Digital Restrictions Management, which means using nonfree software to control what users can
Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise were taken into custody under laws that have outraged LGBTQ+ community and rights activists
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
*Two women arrested in Uganda for allegedly kissing in public could face life sentence.* That is one item in a long catalog of unjustified cruel bigotry that is fueled by various religions.
[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/10/uk-society-authors-logo-identify-books-written-by-humans-not-ai
https://gnu.org/philosophy/copyright-vs-community.html
*UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans.* I support this specific campaign, because it is a campaign for honesty and against worthless Pretend Intelligence. It may help people reject PI slop. However, I continue to reject the selfishness of most of the same authors, when they demand
As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Students in Iran have resumed large protests, condemning the state for killing many thousands of students in January.
[2/4] US Department of Hatred and Sadism, parent organization of the deportation thugs, makes a practice of subpoenas to demand antisocial media hand over identifying information about users who post, track, or criticize deportation thugs. This comes after convincing Google and Amazon to censor the special apps for exchanging information about where thug operations are taking place. The pretext the thugs give is that this information might perhaps be used for planning violence against the
[2/2] switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. Please spread the word.
[1/2] https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-no-more-palantir-money?nowrapper=true
https://stallman.org/actionnetwork-letter-instructions.html
US citizens: call on your congressional officials not to accept campaign funds from Palantir. See the instructions for how to sign this letter campaign without running any nonfree JavaScript code--not trivial, but not hard. US citizens: Join with this campaign to address this issue. To phone your congresscritter about this, the main
