And here is the source of that important quote, very much worth reading: https://davidallengreen.com/2024/11/a-postcard-from-the-day-after-an-election-capturing-a-further-political-constitutional-moment/ nostr:npub1rl5sdpv3qwu6fv25n3eh8edmmn9a5847uht378meua84fwhwzlvs98dx0x

"Journalism has begun to feel like an enjoyable paid hobby which serves no apparent social purpose. Assembling facts and arguments has probably been a waste of a career. British lawyer and writer nostr:npub1rl5sdpv3qwu6fv25n3eh8edmmn9a5847uht378meua84fwhwzlvs98dx0x concludes: “There is no point, in and of itself, showing a candidate to be a liar, fraudster, insurrectionist and/or a fascist if people do not actually care if that candidate is a liar, fraudster, insurrectionist and/or a fascist.” - https://www.ft.com/content/b7134905-3b6f-4aee-98a9-71bab6f9b29a (gift links available)

Trying to delete your Microsoft account is a WILD experience. Currently deep in the weeds with Entra for some reason. I've never done anything with this account, yet here we are "To delete Default Directory organization, you need elevated permissions for Azure resource subscriptions in order to remove them as a pre-requisite to tenant deletion. Change the setting on access to Azure resource subscriptions through directory properties blade".

The Dutch government has announced that after consultation with its civilian Intelligence & Security agency, they think the cyber resilience risks of the EU CSAM proposal are too high. This conclusion might be of use for other member states as well, so here is a translation in English together with some context: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dutch-intel-service-csam-update/