I got arrested by VanPD for protesting their inaction on missing Indigenous sex workers in the 90s, in downtown East Vancouver. I cranked up this song, while charging myself into VanPD offices. My supporters played song when I was released from illegal detainment, after ✊️❤️🦅
This is where #opensource shines. Even if this long-con could have been disastrous, it only took someone with the right mindset looking at the code to discover it. Without transparency, without insight, that most likely never would have happened.
Juxtapose that with government and corporations just saying "trust me bro" while handing you binaries. Nope. I trust #free, #libre, open source software.
The Real News reports from Soseong-ri, South Korea, where village residents have fought since 2016 against the US military and their own government to stop THAAD.
Humanity is alive, with Egyptian citizens trying to help Palestinian neighbours. Here's a clip to help you retain some hope.
The oranges that Egyptian vendor, Uncle Rabea, threw onto aid trucks, has reached people in #Gaza ❤️🍊🍊❤️
A movement promoting #boycotts against #Israeli interests has denied initiating a boycott of #McDonalds restaurants in #Malaysia, claiming the boycott was first begun by ordinary #Malaysians.
#BDSMalaysia chairman Nazari Ismail said the group had merely supported the efforts of Malaysians who wished to boycott #McDonaldsMalaysia.
@davidpnice@jiujensu@Stoat@palestine Of course the Dark Forces use every means at their disposal. It's up to us to continually and continuously counter their lies.
🧵 Thread: The Importance of Privacy in Today's World 🌐🔒
1️⃣ Privacy is not just a privilege, it's a fundamental right. In today's digital age, where information is the new currency, protecting our privacy has never been so critical. Let's delve into why privacy matters, especially in the context of the rising surveillance capitalism! 👇
6️⃣ Privacy helps to establish balanced power dynamics. When companies amass vast amounts of data, they gain unprecedented control over our lives. By demanding and valuing privacy, we reclaim agency, demanding that our personal information is not used against us for financial gain. #PowerToThePeople
By CLAIRE RUSH
Updated 6:41 PM EDT, October 19, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — "Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address #ClimateChange and could pose a #wildfire risk.
"The project, known as GTN Xpress, aims to expand the capacity of the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline, which runs through Idaho, Washington and Oregon, by about 150 million cubic feet (4.2 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave it the green light in a vote on Thursday.
We have to address both #climatecrisis and the 6th mass extinction. New, centralized mega power plants, which destroy further natural and human habitats for the profit of big corporations, are not the solution. It's time to reduce energy consumption and decentralize production. #PowerToThePeople!
On this day in 1972 Shirley Chisholm was nominated the Democratic presidential candidate. She was both the first Black person and woman to be nominated. She ran on the slogan “unbought and unbossed.”
With obvious challenges she called out her gender as the biggest, noting “…I met more discrimination as a woman than for being Black.”
"On April 15, 2023 utilities in Germany shut down the country’s three last remaining nuclear power plants. These closures mark the successful planned phase-out of German nuclear energy from the nation’s grid.
"What does this mean for Germany? What lessons should the U.S. take away from the German energy transition?
"Germany’s #Energiewende (“energy transition”) is an overarching policy commitment to achieve a low-carbon, nuclear-free economy and transition to renewable energy. While the recently completed phase-out of nuclear power is a major milestone for Germany’s energy transition, it was by no means a perfect process nor is the current energy system in Germany a perfect example to follow.
"But, Germany’s transition shows that an energy policy grounded in #environmental values works – and the earlier climate policy is implemented, the sooner the #climate policy goals can be realized. Above all, the German energy transition shows the tremendous power of active citizenry, organized #SocialMovements, and activism to transform policy and successfully demand change."