Show threadKilleansRow 🇺🇲 🇺🇦🍀5d ago

2/2...collapse into an unrecoverable abyss.

Sometimes those posts will come from an opposition #Disinformation campaign. Sometimes they originate in genuine fury attached to the current situation.
How could anyone want to fund #DHS at a time like this? Well, spending bills are part of the business of governance.Adults in the room generally want to avoid #Shutdowns, particularly at a time when severe storms are impacting more than half the country.Pick your preferred series of unfortunate events

WINGS_radioJan 23

#UN #Warns of #Rising #Internet #Shutdowns as #Digital #Blackouts #Spread #Worldwide
#UNESCO #report

A rising trend towards #government-#enforced #internet shutdowns – with at least 300 #incidents in more than 54 #countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed #warnings from the UN about the threat these digital blackouts pose to #freedom of #expression, #access to #information and #humanrights.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166813

UN warns of rising internet shutdowns as digital blackouts spread worldwide

A rising trend towards government-enforced internet shutdowns – with at least 300 incidents in more than 54 countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed warnings from the UN about the threat these digital blackouts pose to freedom of expression, access to information and human rights.

UN News
Jörg Honegger  🇺🇦Jan 21

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com

CASH PANIC HITS RUSSIA: BANKS AND GOLD RESERVES EMPTIED Vlog 1295: War in #Ukraine

russians withdrew a record amount of #cash rubles from #banks in a decade! #Kremlin`s #internet #shutdowns only made the demand for cash bigger, so they had to sell off three quarters of the #russia`s #nationalwealthfund`s #gold #reserves to satisfy the needs of the banking system and the federal #war #budget.

#russoUkrainianWar

https://youtu.be/p56w8LC2mbc

CASH PANIC HITS RUSSIA: BANKS AND GOLD RESERVES EMPTIED Vlog 1295: War in Ukraine

YouTube
Jörg Honegger  🇺🇦Jan 9

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com

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RUSSIA OFFLINE: THE BIGGEST INTERNET SHUTDOWN $11.9 BILLION LOST Vlog 1283: War in #Ukraine

#Russia took first place by a wide margin in the global ranking of #internet #censorship and #shutdowns, which is compiled annually by #Top10VPN experts. Total internet shutdowns in Russia in 2025 amounted to 37,166 hours and affected virtually the entire population of the country—146 million people.The damage to the Russian ...

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Hacker NewsDec 22

Deliberate Internet Shutdowns

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/12/deliberate-internet-shutdowns.html

#HackerNews #Deliberate #Internet #Shutdowns #InternetFreedom #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #OnlineAccess #ConnectivityIssues

Deliberate Internet Shutdowns - Schneier on Security

For two days in September, Afghanistan had no internet. No satellite failed; no cable was cut. This was a deliberate outage, mandated by the Taliban government. It followed a more localized shutdown two weeks prior, reportedly instituted “to prevent immoral activities.” No additional explanation was given. The timing couldn’t have been worse: communities still reeling from a major earthquake lost emergency communications, flights were grounded, and banking was interrupted. Afghanistan’s blackout is part of a wider pattern. Just since the end of September, there were also major nationwide internet shutdowns in ...

Schneier on Security
💚 ((**Tiefenkultur**)) 💚Oct 26

#Shutdowns began as a way to enforce #federallaw. Now #Trump is using it to #takemorepower

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-trump-congress-presidential-power-157d0d2d6d00d273dca722232ff252ad?user_email=8bba478cd17944f76546bb5c549466f185974d59ce5a1bb5b25dd825792e9304

Government shutdown is becoming a chance for Trump to take more power

The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government. Yet it wasn’t always this way. Shutdowns started as an attempt to tighten Washington’s observance of federal law. The modern phenomena of the U.S. government closing down services was set in motion in 1980 by a series of legal opinions from then-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti. In the current shutdown, Trump has used the funding lapse to punish Democrats, lay off thousands of federal workers and reconfigure the federal budget for his priorities.

AP News
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Oct 24

Do #Government #Shutdowns Affect The #TSA? Here's What You Need To Know

https://www.bgr.com/2004453/how-government-shutdowns-affect-tsa-explained/

Do Government Shutdowns Affect The TSA? Here's What You Need To Know - BGR

We know government shutdowns cut off pay for federal workers, but where does that leave TSA employees and airport security? Here's a look at what to expect.

BGR
The All About Nothing: PodcastOct 16
🎙️ @garnetking07 and @barrettgruber discuss @politicalbillsc's interaction on #AI about recent #shutdowns. #Timelines Converge!
🎧 Listen wherever you get #podcasts or 📺 Watch on YouTube!
🔗 https://bit.ly/AANEp277
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C Z Doval SantosOct 2

“ WASHINGTON (AP) — #Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs and the state of the economy is already precarious. “

Federal shutdowns usually don't do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one

https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-economy-impact-workers-5635da22356dd57949ffcd19e6863c28

How the government shutdown could impact the US economy

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs. For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget and keep the government running. But Trump's massive layoff threat and the precarious state of the American economy raise the odds of longer-lasting damage.

AP News
Hacker NewsJul 13, 2025

A Technical Look at Iran's Internet Shutdowns

https://zola.ink/blog/posts/a-technical-look-at-irans-internet-shutdown

#HackerNews #Iran #Internet #Shutdowns #Technology #Analysis #Cybersecurity #Freedom #of #Speech

A Technical Look at Iran’s Internet Shutdowns

Every time mass protests erupt in Iran, a familiar pattern follows: the flow of information stops. The internet slows to a crawl or disappears entirely.

Zola’s Blog