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J. Ellsworth<p>Our forthcoming handbook, 𝘞𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘉𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘥, offers step-by-step strategies to defeat authoritarianism, build durable movements, and reclaim democracy from the ground up. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkersRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/1146/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/1146/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> The Quaker Meeting House raid shames the Met <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CrimeAndTheLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeAndTheLaw</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Paria sans portefeuille<p>"[C]onciliation only fuels <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s momentum and his predatory instincts to exact more retribution—just as ABC News’s choice to pay Trump $15 million to settle his lawsuit against the organization only invites further attacks on the press, and Columbia’s capitulation to his unprecedented intervention in its internal affairs bodes ill for the rest of America’s colleges and universities." </p><p><a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/lawyers-face-an-existential-choice/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bostonreview.net/articles/lawy</span><span class="invisible">ers-face-an-existential-choice/</span></a><br><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/civilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/lawfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfare</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a></p>
Jonathan Steele<p>Utah's new law bans most flags, including Pride, at schools and government buildings, raising concerns over civil liberties and expression. Activists warn this sets a dangerous precedent for repressive governance. How do we balance state regulations with individual rights? <a href="https://esq.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p><p>Read more: <a href="https://steelefamlaw.com/UWuPRE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">steelefamlaw.com/UWuPRE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
davidnewman<p>Farewell to Mark Klein, network engineer, civil libertarian, citizen, hero. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nsa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/att" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>att</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/citizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memo</span><span class="invisible">riam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying</span></a></p>
Stakeholders SGV<p>The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> was added to the CIVICUS Monitor <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> due to concerns about declining <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a>, particularly under the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CIVICUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CIVICUS</span></a>, a global alliance of civil society groups, cited actions such as: cuts to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a>; crackdowns on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diversity</span></a> initiatives; attempts to restrict <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFreedom</span></a> or the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePress</span></a>; and threats to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dissent</span></a>. The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> has rejected this assessment, asserting that President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in history. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DEI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://time.com/7266334/us-h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">time.com/7266334/us-h</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
David Zappelli<p>The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> was added to the CIVICUS Monitor <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> due to concerns about declining <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a>, particularly under the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CIVICUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CIVICUS</span></a>, a global alliance of civil society groups, cited actions such as: cuts to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a>; crackdowns on <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>diversity</span></a> initiatives; attempts to restrict <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/MediaFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MediaFreedom</span></a> or the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePress</span></a>; and threats to <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dissent</span></a>. The <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> has rejected this assessment, asserting that President Trump is leading the most transparent administration in history. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Watchlist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Watchlist</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DEI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://time.com/7266334/us-human-rights-watchlist-civil-liberties/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">time.com/7266334/us-human-righ</span><span class="invisible">ts-watchlist-civil-liberties/</span></a></p>
George Ellenburg (he/him/his)<p><span>Never. Talk. To. The. Police. EVER.<br><br></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CivilRights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CivilLiberties" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilLiberties</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Police" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/5A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#5A</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/4A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4A</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/PoliceState" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PoliceState</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://esq.social/users/D_J_Nathanson/statuses/114242127598156173" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://esq.social/users/D_J_Nathanson/statuses/114242127598156173</a></p>
WYM Mod<p>Is this the America we want to live in? A Turkish doctoral student, Rumeysa Ozturk, was allegedly abducted by masked U.S. immigration agents, raising alarms over authoritarian practices. Despite lack of legal infractions, claims were made of her supporting Hamas without evidence, emphasizing fears of politically motivated actions against dissenters. Ozturk’s case spotlights urgent civil liberty concerns. Read more: <a href="https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/not-america-masked-trump-operatives-snatch" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crooksandliars.com/2025/03/not</span><span class="invisible">-america-masked-trump-operatives-snatch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
HorizonMass<p>Challenging Fear And Trepidation, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> Activists Rally In Somerville Following <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Student</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> Arrest: “Justice is something that people ignore until it happens in the neighborhood.” <a href="https://horizonmass.news/2025/03/27/challenging-fear-and-trepidation-democracy-activists-rally-in-somerville-following-student-ice-arrest/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">horizonmass.news/2025/03/27/ch</span><span class="invisible">allenging-fear-and-trepidation-democracy-activists-rally-in-somerville-following-student-ice-arrest/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RumeysaOzturk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RumeysaOzturk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tufts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tufts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SomervilleMass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SomervilleMass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Massachusetts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Massachusetts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a></p>
Ted Johnson<p>The ACLU: Recyclers of jackboot junk since 1977. </p><p>via threads @davidhornik </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivlRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivlRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DOGEBags" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGEBags</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HalfHeartedFanatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalfHeartedFanatic</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>Horrifying video shows masked goons from the Department of Homeland Security muscling in and handcuffing a Turkish graduate student on a street in Somerville, MA. She was then abducted to Louisiana.</p><p>Supposedly her being one of four authors of an anti-Israel student newspaper op-ed last March justifies this police state thuggery.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RumeysaOzturk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RumeysaOzturk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tufts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tufts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfHomelandSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PoliceKidnapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceKidnapping</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IsraelPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelPalestine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/tufts-student-detained-massachusetts-immigration-6c3978da98a8d0f39ab311e092ffd892" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/tufts-stude</span><span class="invisible">nt-detained-massachusetts-immigration-6c3978da98a8d0f39ab311e092ffd892</span></a></p>
Quad9DNS<p>The latest from the Quad9 blog =&gt; The Public Risk of Governments Controlling <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a> Providers<br><a href="https://www.quad9.net/news/blog/the-public-risk-of-governments-controlling-dns-providers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">quad9.net/news/blog/the-public</span><span class="invisible">-risk-of-governments-controlling-dns-providers</span></a><br>We'd love to hear your thoughts!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/230-protects-users-not-big-tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/230-</span><span class="invisible">protects-users-not-big-tech</span></a></p><p>This article by the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> argues against the misconception that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act only protects big tech companies. </p><p>Instead, it maintains that Section 230 benefits all platforms, including small ones and individual users, by protecting them from being held liable for content created by others. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Section230" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Section230</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeSpeechOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeechOnline</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a></p>
James House-Lantto (He/Him)<p><a href="https://www.404media.co/mozilla-foundation-calls-on-tech-industry-to-block-ice-contractor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/mozilla-foundation</span><span class="invisible">-calls-on-tech-industry-to-block-ice-contractor/</span></a></p><p>The Mozilla Foundation is calling upon 30 technology companies, social networks, and websites to block web scraping by an ICE surveillance contractor called ShadowDragon after 404 Media published a list of sites that the contractor pulls data from.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/404media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>404media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p>
L Hansen<p>I’m just finding out about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> - discovered when I dug into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/5calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5calls</span></a>. I’m a fan of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petebuttigieg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petebuttigieg</span></a> and how he approaches <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>. I value <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicservice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicservice</span></a> and try to support small, local businesses that give lots of people <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opportunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opportunities</span></a>. I’m very concerned about those in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> removing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a>. Hi everyone!</p>
PrivacyDigest<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> Is Investigating Attacks on <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> as ‘Domestic <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Terrorism</span></a>.’ Here’s Why That Matters</p><p>The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk's role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/domesticterrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domesticterrorism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takedown</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/takeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takeover</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arson-domestic-terrorism-protests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arso</span><span class="invisible">n-domestic-terrorism-protests/</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Federal law bars improper disclosure. But it is so ordered! Under a draft of agreement between <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>, the tax agency would verify whether <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> officials had the right home address for people who have been ordered to leave the United States, according to a copy of the document viewed by The New York Times. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tens</span></a> of millions of workers are failing to file tax returns in fear of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/fear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fear</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
readbeanicecream<p>The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arson-domestic-terrorism-protests/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arso</span><span class="invisible">n-domestic-terrorism-protests/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fbi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doj</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uslaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uslaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawenforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawenforcement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civics</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Purges DHS’ <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a> Office </p><p>A spokesperson claimed the office “obstructed <a href="https://mas.to/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> enforcement by adding bureaucratic hurdles and undermining DHS’ mission.”<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/dhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dhs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-purges-dhs-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-office/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailybeast.com/trump-purges</span><span class="invisible">-dhs-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties-office/</span></a></p>
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