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Islamic Relief

mardi 29 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Islamic Relief will argue in the Israeli Supreme Court to refute false accusations that it is a terrorist group.

Art of Phillip Guston

mardi 29 septembre 2020 à 02:00

There is a controversy over whether and how a museum should display the art of Philip Guston, which depicted people in KKK robes to relate their evil to everyday life activities.

The danger is not only that people might miss the irony the artist intended. It is also that right-wing conspiracy fabricators might intentionally try to misrepresent it or build QAnonsense around it.

Surveillance on workers

mardi 29 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Many employers are using nonfree software, including videoconference software, to surveil and monitor staff working at home.

The feature that lets someone check whether you are "active" is a malicious feature. With free software, you could fix it to say you are active.

We see also how connecting to one of those cloudy dis-service can be a way for an employer to monitor you.

Enforcing mask requirement

mardi 29 septembre 2020 à 02:00

About the difficulty of enforcing the rather lax mask requirement of Key West, and dealing with covidiots.

The people who don't wear a mask, and say "It's my business if I take a risk," evidently don't understand that their mask is needed to protect others. Other people's masks protect you; your mask is to protect them.

Perhaps it would be useful to have a massive publicity campaign about that.

Sabotage

mardi 29 septembre 2020 à 02:00

Mueller failed to use all the means at his disposal to investigate the possible crimes committed by the corrupter. And then Barr sabotaged the awareness of what Mueller had found.