U.K. Government Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913268
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137
Online Safety Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Bill
* proposed U.K. act intended to improve internet safety
* duty of care for online platforms towards their users, requiring action against both illegal & legal but harmful content
EFF counters:
* forces backdoors in messaging services
* destroys end-to-end encryption
#UK #OnlineSafetyBill #encryption #surveillance
Addendae
Online Safety Bill – some futures – 25th July 2023
https://www.regulate.tech/online-safety-bill-some-futures-25th-july-2023/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36941256
I will replicate the summary from the end of this post here so that readers short of time can cut to the chase – please carry on to unpack these points.
[SUMMARY] What are the best and worst case scenarios for how this will all play out?
In the best case, the world will look like this. ...
In the worst case, the world will look like this. ...
...
Addendae
How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return
It’s a simple bargain: The rich get huge tax breaks by donating art, property and company shares to benefit the public. But some donors collect millions while offering little or no public access
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36929335
#wealth #taxation #TaxFraud #WealtyInequality #oligarchy #DefundBillionaires
U.K. Government Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913268
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137
Online Safety Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Bill
* proposed U.K. act intended to improve internet safety
* duty of care for online platforms towards their users, requiring action against both illegal & legal but harmful content
EFF counters:
* forces backdoors in messaging services
* destroys end-to-end encryption
#UK #OnlineSafetyBill #encryption #surveillance
m/w in the U.S. ... 🤨
NSA Lobbying Congress to Save a Phone Surveillance Loophole
The National Security Agency has urged top lawmakers to resist demands that it obtain warrants for sensitive data sold by data brokers
https://www.wired.com/story/nsa-ndaa-lobbying-privacy-loophole/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36919225
https://persagen.com > search: "data brokers"
E.g. "Acxiom claims to have files on 2.5 billion people, with about 11,000 data points per consumer (quoted in Senate.gov)."
#NSA #surveillance #privacy #DataBrokers
U.K. Government Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/uk-government-very-close-eroding-encryption-worldwide
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913268
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137
Online Safety Bill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Safety_Bill
* proposed U.K. act intended to improve internet safety
* duty of care for online platforms towards their users, requiring action against both illegal & legal but harmful content
EFF counters:
* forces backdoors in messaging services
* destroys end-to-end encryption
#UK #OnlineSafetyBill #encryption #surveillance
Florida Will Allow Far Right PragerU Materials in Public Schools
* founded 2009 by right-wing radio host Dennis Prager
* pushes anti-immigrant theories
* downplays role of racism in U.S. history/modern society
* embraces Christian nationalism
* disputes climate change
* denies inequalities based on gender, race, sexuality
* promotes capitalist/imperialist ideology
https://persagen.com >> PragerU
#Florida #PragerU #disinformation #ChristianRight #ConspiracyTheories
Venezuela Delivers House Number 4.6 Million 🥳
Since 2011 the Great Housing Mission of Venezuela has provided homes to low-income families at low cost or free of charge
nostr:npub1vfpujc3jdxr6eavfpc5c95kh8lm7gzcz7hvuwjh74j6xf505xcwqf7eqfl
Great Mission Housing Venezuela: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mission_Housing_Venezuela
* Venezuelan government program to provide housing for people in precarious conditions
* launched by Hugo Chávez administration in 2011
* planned to build 350,000 houses by end of 2012
#Venezuela #AffordableHousing #HumanRights #socialism
ALEC Considers Blacklisting Companies That Voluntarily Recognize Unions
When the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) holds its annual meeting in Orlando, GOP state legislators & corporate lobbyists will embrace model legislation that creates new barriers to union organizing efforts across the U.S.
The proposal is a replica of Tennessee’s Employee Free Choice & Privacy Act (SB0650/HB1342), which was signed into law by GOP Gov. Bill Lee.
...
#ALEC #UnionBusting
nostr:npub1gt36uuuhfsdayteul8m2fvkyuuj93fxymw8tvnv9kch2h4qvlp7q3hfqfn I'm sorry to hear that, Biggus Mickus 😥 🙏 Victoria
... Addendae
What to know about Florida's new Black history curriculum as Harris prepares to speak
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189214810/florida-black-history-curriculum-kamala-harris
"We're fighting back against attempts to gaslight us, cover up our history, and rewrite the horrors of slavery," Harris said.
Changes to the social studies curriculum were approved by the Florida Board of Education.
The divisive revisions follow FL rejecting Advanced Placement course on African American studies.
https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf
#Florida #education #BlackHistory
Addendae, cont'd
DeSantis Faces Criticism Over Florida’s New Standards for Black History
Middle schoolers would learn that enslaved Americans developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/us/desantis-florida-black-history-standards.html
... the standards say that middle schoolers should be instructed that “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit” — a portrayal that drew wide rebuke.
#RonDeSantis #HistoricalRevisionism #BlackHistory #Florida
Ron DeSantis Tells Russell Brand That Jan. 6 ‘Was Not an Insurrection’
The main Republican rival to Donald J. Trump avoided answering whether he would pardon the former president
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/us/politics/desantis-russell-brand-jan-6-insurrection.html
“It was not an insurrection,” Mr. DeSantis said ...
When asked whether he would pardon Trump, DeSantis sidestepped the question.
Instead, he accused the news media of exploiting the issue.
... cont'd
The hire drew backlash f. conservatives across Texas who criticized statements McElroy made about diversity, equity & inclusion, per The Texas Tribune who first reported the story
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/11/texas-a-m-kathleen-mcelroy-journalism/
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion
McElroy's offer quickly fell apart: the position was originally tenure-eligible, but changed to a 12-year professor of practice.
McElroy ultimately turned down the offer for a one-year contract, the Tribune reported.
Addendae, cont'd
Race was a factor in Black professor’s failed hiring, Texas A&M department head says
Hart Blanton, the head of the university’s department of communications and journalism, also said then-President M. Katherine Banks interfered with the recruitment of journalist Kathleen McElroy
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/21/banks-tamu-journalism-hire
... race was a factor in university officials’ decision to water down the job offer.
... cont'd
F Minus has released a searchable database revealing that many also work with clients who support / say they support strong action to slow climate change.
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #lobbyists #FossilFuels #FossilFuelsLobby
Addendae
This Database Exposes Client Conflicts of >1,500 Big Oil Lobbyists
F Minus reveals that 100s of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations ... are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry
As lawsuits mount against the fossil fuel sector for decades of sowing climate disinformation, the PR & ad agencies, banks, institutional investors, & law firms that work with the industry are also facing increased scrutiny.
...
#DeSmog #Fminus
nostr:npub1ddpukxz4rkcadch7gu5hqre42lju5spyg2ph747yvgysathy4ulqye2tax haha fighting fire with fire., sorta 😜
Supreme Court clears way for Alabama to resume executions
https://www.scotusblog.com/2023/07/supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-alabama-to-resume-executions
Friday morning SCOTUS declined to block the execution of James Barber
Barber died by lethal injection at a prison in southern Alabama a few hours later.
Barber’s execution followed a trio of botched lethal injections in 2022, two of which went so badly that they were eventually called off.
Supreme Court clears the way for Alabama to resume executions
https://amylhowe.com/2023/07/21/supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-alabama-to-resume-executions
#Alabama #SCOTUS #CapitalPunishment
Ron DeSantis Launches Investigation Into Bud Light
DeSantis’s campaign is tanking, and this is what he comes up with
https://newrepublic.com/post/174508/ron-desantis-launches-investigation-bud-light
DeSantis calls for investigation into AB InBev (parent company of Bud Light) “regarding their Bud Light marketing campaign,” referring to the company’s single simple sponsored video w. actress / influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who is trans.
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110651379832563084
[2023-07-03] DeSantis' transphobic attack ad
#RonDeSantis #transphobia #DylanMulvaney #BudLight
Addendae
Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse - Body and Soul (from Duets II: The Great Performances)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OFMkCeP6ok
Tony Bennett - For Once in My Life (from Viva Duets)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_vpIp5jJ8
Tony Bennett, Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq57pw67ttw
#TonyBennet #AnyWinehouse #BodyAndSoul #jazz #DianaKrall
... Addendae, cont'd
Life in pictures 🙂 📸
Tony Bennett, Always a Class Act
From the early days with Frank Sinatra to his 21st-century resurgence with Lady Gaga, he was steadfast in his approach to song and style
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/style/tony-bennett-pictures.html
#TonyBennett
... cont'd
But at least one conservative Texas A&M alumni group - the Rudder Association - said it had filed a complaint about Dr. McElroy’s appointment.
Matthew Poling, the president of the group, said that members did not approve of Dr. McElroy’s work promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Her advocacy was the focus of an article in a conservative publication, Texas Scorecard, shortly after her appointment.
https://texasscorecard.com/state/aggies-hire-ny-times-diversity-advocate-to-head-journalism-program
...
... cont'd
The hire drew backlash f. conservatives across Texas who criticized statements McElroy made about diversity, equity & inclusion, per The Texas Tribune who first reported the story
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/11/texas-a-m-kathleen-mcelroy-journalism/
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diversity,_equity,_and_inclusion
McElroy's offer quickly fell apart: the position was originally tenure-eligible, but changed to a 12-year professor of practice.
McElroy ultimately turned down the offer for a one-year contract, the Tribune reported.
... cont'd
But at least one conservative Texas A&M alumni group - the Rudder Association - said it had filed a complaint about Dr. McElroy’s appointment.
Matthew Poling, the president of the group, said that members did not approve of Dr. McElroy’s work promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Her advocacy was the focus of an article in a conservative publication, Texas Scorecard, shortly after her appointment.
https://texasscorecard.com/state/aggies-hire-ny-times-diversity-advocate-to-head-journalism-program
...
... Addendae, cont'd
Texas A&M president 'retires immediately' after fallout from hiring Black journalist
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189283946/texas-am-president-retires-fallout-black-journalist-hiring
"The recent challenges regarding Dr. McElroy have made it clear to me that I must retire immediately," Banks said in her announcement.
The university announced last month it hired McElroy, a Texas A&M graduate, to lead its journalism program.
...
... Addendae
What to know about Florida's new Black history curriculum as Harris prepares to speak
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189214810/florida-black-history-curriculum-kamala-harris
"We're fighting back against attempts to gaslight us, cover up our history, and rewrite the horrors of slavery," Harris said.
Changes to the social studies curriculum were approved by the Florida Board of Education.
The divisive revisions follow FL rejecting Advanced Placement course on African American studies.
https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/20653/urlt/6-4.pdf
#Florida #education #BlackHistory