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“Young people still have human rights, and that includes the right to access information and to associate with other people and to speak to the world. These laws are designed to diminish those rights,” EFF’s David Greene told The Intercept. https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

The Intercept

B.Blalock Mar 7

ARGVMI~1.PIF Mar 7

I see that #Linux and #BSD people have become quite alarmed over the last few days about a new age attestation law in #California and how it may harm #OpenSource #software.

Most of what I'm seeing so far is wild speculation by people who I'm fairly sure are not #lawyers.

Are there any actual #lawyer⁠s commenting on this matter? Preferably with some guidance on what all of this really means for #FOSS, and what #app and #OS #developers (FOSS or otherwise) need to do about it.

B.Blalock Feb 25

Urgent request for civil rights review regarding systemic harm by the Department of Children's Services in #Tennessee
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/647d498cd1b50662473c36d9/t/699e19e0b1d87259f8fa5ffb/1771968992837/DOJ+Complaint.pdf

"Despite federal findings documenting placement instability and systemic permanency
failures—particularly affecting children with disabilities—Tennessee appears to be expanding
state-operated placement capacity rather than structurally realigning its system toward
integrated, family-based alternatives."

#childrensrights #law #youthlaw

B.Blalock Feb 25

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Martin Feb 25

Investigators attempted to make a forensic extraction of Hannah Hatanson's phone. It didn't work since, as they say, Lockdown Mode for iPhone was enabled. But they did still manage to unlock her laptop and take photos and recordings of her Signal messages. Read our analysis. https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/wapo-raid-security-lessons/

Five security lessons from the FBI’s Washington Post raid

Court documents show how investigators can track digital activities, and reveal ways to harden journalists’ devices

Freedom of the Press

B.Blalock Feb 23

Romy Ilano Feb 23

Black roller skaters in der black joy parade in Oakland.

B.Blalock Feb 12

RTN Feb 12

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New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/new-mexico-los-alamos-nuclear-waste-fines.html

11.2.2026

#aquifer #Atombombe #Atomkraft #Atommüll #groundwater #Grundwasser #Kernenergie #LANL #landfill #LosAlamos #NewMexico #NuclearWaste #pollution #USA #WIPP

New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.

The New York Times

B.Blalock Feb 9

ProPublica Feb 9

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters From the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
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ProPublica is sharing eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from. We'll let their words speak for themselves.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-children-letters?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ICE #Texas #Immigration #Immigrants #Children #Family #USPolitics #Law

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility

Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight.

ProPublica

B.Blalock Jan 13

Roan Jan 13

Shot in the dark but is anyone else here a teacher? I am working on revising the literacy curriculum at my school and feel as though I’m doing it in complete isolation. I’d love to chat with another professional about it. #forkiverse #teachers #curriculum (im trying with this tagging stuff but I have legit never done it before)

B.Blalock Jan 13

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Chronological Chestnut Jan 13

A few years ago I started my privacy journey - and learned a lot!
I enjoy and appreciate good software/hardware and I think, that there are a lot of awesome people and projects, that help the world build a privacy oriented, productive, safe and fun online world. Yes, I'm talking to you @Mastodon, @fedora, @nitrokey, @signalapp, @Em0nM4stodon, @GrapheneOS, @torvalds, @techlore, @protonprivacy, @organicmaps, @librewolf, @mullvadnet, @privacyguides, @torproject, @privacytests & so many more! <3

B.Blalock Dec 25

Trump administration wants to set quota for denaturalizing American citizens : NPR

During Trump's first administration, about 170 denaturalization cases were sent to court ... Taufa says it would be a Herculean undertaking for the administration to meet the 100-to-200-per-month quota.

TAUFA: I mean, not without cutting some corners. And I think we've seen this administration is very willing to set legal precedent aside."

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/24/nx-s1-5649729/trump-administration-wants-to-set-quota-for-denaturalizing-american-citizens