Notices by silverwizard (silverwizard@friendica.obscuritus.ca), page 4

♲ @nhannahjones@twitter.com: This framing really is problematic and is emblematic of a deep need for a reset in political reporting. An impeachment inquiry is not a game nor is it entertainment. It is a very serious matter with severe consequences for our democratic republic.

♲ @stfutony@twitter.com: there’s only ONE MONTH left in the decade. what have you accomplished?

♲ @brooklynmarie@twitter.com: Remember the "1,488 children" press releases from DHS? The weird fourteen-word headlines on press releases? How could so many people not see the open signaling?

♲ @TheTattooedProf@twitter.com: Facebook is malware. Treat it as such.

♲ @AdrianCJax@twitter.com: News outlets aren't in the news business

YouTube isn't a video platform

Facebook & Twitter aren't social sites

Google isn't a search engine or tech company

…these are ADVERTISING companies

When y'all start accepting this fact, the less surprised at their bullshit you'll be

♲ @jessnevins@twitter.com: Excerpt from a fascinating book, Richard Maxwell Brown's NO DUTY TO RETREAT, which argues (with receipts) that one major reason Americans are violent is that we departed, both de facto and de jure, from the English approach to self-defense toward something more macho & violent.

♲ @PaulMaric@twitter.com: This is how Germany deals with drivers that deliberately block EV charging bays 😅

♲ @lattera@twitter.com: I wonder what percentage of #Linux developers realize their choices not only affect different init systems on Linux, but also the BSDs: lwn.net/SubscriberLink… https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/804254/71240d6b83844653/

This type of tech, #systemd and #docker being prime examples, are forms of open source vendor lock-in. lwn.net/SubscriberLink/804254/…

♲ @_reallifemag@twitter.com: The “smart city” makes infrastructure and surveillance indistinguishable

"The Captured City" by @jathansadowski reallifemag.com/the-captured-c…