*[Department of Injustice] sues pro-Palestinian activists under law often used to protect abortion clinics.*

In general, to hold a protest at a synagogue against something done by Israel is an instance of trying to hold all Jews responsible for Israel's actions. That is a kind of antisemitism. However, this protest was against an event at that synagogue, and the event participated in expropriation of Palestinian land. It is legitimate to protest that kind of event no matter where it is held.

The rightwing extremists have followed that up with one of their frequent tactics: to start violence and then blame the victims for starting it. Not a new thing, since right-wing extremists generally consider lying legitimate, but now the US government is broadcasting the lie.

Richard Stallman will give a two hour talk in Rome, Italy tomorrow, Monday, Oct 13, starting at 4PM: Free/Libre software and freedom in the digital society

It will be at:
Sapienza University of Rome
Aula Magna of the Rectorate
Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5

Registration: https://www.di.uniroma1.it/it/distinguished-lectures

*She Sent Money to Family in Gaza. ICE Claimed It’s Evidence She Supports Hamas.*

The deportation thugs are targeting people whose parents were US citizens on military deployment, and some US veterans too.

Naturalized citizens should not be deprived of citizenship except for heinous crimes.

The deportation thugs arrested a US citizen, not saying why, and held him for three days incommunicado without allowing him to talk with a lawyer.

As he put it: "It doesn't matter if you're an immigrant, it doesn't matter the color of your skin…No one deserves to be treated this way," Retes said, adding, "I hope this never happens to anyone ever again."

Paul Krugman: US tech billionaires turned to support Republicans in 2024 because they saw that Americans had learned to distrust the uses of computing.

The Americans in question are not aware that these uses of computing deserve distrust because crucial software that deals with users is not under the control of the users. This is because either (1) it is nonfree software or (2) it runs in a server, not in the users computer.

To resist (1), I refuse to run nonfree software (see https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html). To resist (2), I reject SaaSS (see https://gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html).