Trump's most enthusiastic critics predict political repression if he wins. If they're right, the thing to do now is to prepare. That means mastering freedom technologies that protect civil liberties: bitcoin, encrypted messaging, and censorship-resistant publication protocols.
We have an op-ed coming out tomorrow with Newsweek that argues this point, among others. Stay tuned, and be prepared to share it widely!
I suspect our editorial will be the first positive mention of Nostr (this is the 'decentralized publication protocol' we link to, and have in mind) in a mainstream publication with wide circulation. That's pretty cool.
(And if I’m wrong about that, please correct me; I’d like to know who was first, if we aren’t!)
Even if he loses, Ryan Selkis might be ANGRY and sue you for UNJUST TREASON or something. Privacy tools make SLAPPs harder to grind out.
Do you have TAILS on a flash drive?
Are Trump's most enthusiastic critics *correct* that he'll crack down on civil liberties? I have no strong view here except this empirical fact: Operations Chokepoint 1 and 2 — the most dramatic cases of blocking bank access for political enemies — were under Obama and Biden.
What encrypted messaging app would you recommend? Signal no good because of mandatory telephone number.
I’m going to use GrapheneOS.
Depends on your threat model. Signal is a good step up from WhatsApp or, god forbid, Telegram; avoid the desktop app if there’s a ’hance your desktop device is compromised, of course. Those who face more sophisticated adversaries will want to try out more sophisticated tools like Session.
