Highly technical and largely ignored in the media ...but highly relevant for #InfoSec #democracy and all concerned with #civilrights ... @Em0nM4stodon @randahl

https://www.keystone-collective.org/the-internet-kill-switch-iran-built-while-the-west-was-busy-debating-age-verification/

I guess we know whose side he’s on. 😕

“‘The century of progressivism,’ Thomas claims, ‘did not go well.’ For whom? By the mid-twentieth century, progressive reforms (and, later, the New Deal laws that built upon them) helped Americans reach higher standards of living than they could have imagined. …

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#Politics #USPolitics #DeclarationOfIndependance #Progressivism #ProgressivePolitics #History #ClarenceThomas #SCOTUS #CivilRights #NewDeal

https://newrepublic.com/article/209183/clarence-thomas-history-progressivism-speech

Meanwhile, in the #VolunteerState where they wipe their culos with the U.S. Constitution while enabling their #bigotry.

> GOP passes “Charlie Kirk Act” that could expel students who protest anti-LGBTQ speakers https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/gop-passes-charlie-kirk-act-that-could-expel-students-who-anti-lgbtq-speakers/

#GOP #PartyOfStupid #Tennessee #CivilRights #LGBTQ

#DOJ settles with #IBM over alleged #DEI practices

After the “modest” [we’re paying you a pittance just to get you leave us be] $17 million agreement with the company, #Trump admin attempted to paint it as a win saying they expect it to be the first of many such settlements.

#law #LegalEthics #FirstAmendment #CivilRights #labor #business #WhiteSupremacy #MaleSupremacy #heterosexism #racism #sexism
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/16/justice-department-settles-with-ibm-over-alleged-dei-practices/