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Large internet platforms

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

Senator Warren's plan to break up large internet platforms into parts would address substantial parts of the problem of surveillance capitalism.

The part that it does not handle is the practice of collecting lots of personal data about lots of people. Companies can find ways to use that data together even if it is stored in different places. And the US government, under the PAT RIOT Act, can collect all the data and put it together even if the companies don't.

Urgent: FAMILY Act

mercredi 15 mai 2019 à 02:00

US citizens: support the FAMILY Act which would give American workers paid family leave.

If you sign, please spread the word!

Endangered species

mardi 14 mai 2019 à 02:00

Republican saboteurs are working to block, and undo, protection of endangered species.

Here are some species that are in particular danger now.

The logic seems to be that if you can wipe out a species it will never get in your way again.

Application for asylum

mardi 14 mai 2019 à 02:00

A lot more Central Americans are crossing the US border unofficially to ask for asylum, now that official border crossings arbitrarily refuse to let them apply.

There are some kinds of respect we should give to everyone, but refraining from insulting them is not one of those.

Sad to say, many European countries are not much better — for instance, France.

Italy makes refugees homeless

mardi 14 mai 2019 à 02:00

Italy is making thousands of refugees homeless by destroying their shanty towns.

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