Mastodawn

Some good environment news for a change, and it shows the way to go.

Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/seabed-life-triples-after-bottom-trawling-ban-in-scotland-protected-area/

Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters. “What looks like […]

Conservation news

Saturniidae 3d ago

The Tor Project 4d ago

PSA: please update Tails with the latest release. It is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser and in the Tor client. https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7_7_3/

New Release: Tails 7.7.3 | Tor Project

This release is an emergency release to fix a critical security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, as well as security vulnerabilities in Tor Browser and in the Tor client.

Saturniidae 3d ago

Blueprint for Free Speech 6d ago

Digital surveillance of journalists and human rights defenders has gone industrial, as this report shows. Finding new ways to fund internet freedom tools, including the ones we build, has never been so pressing

Will you join us? May 19

@torproject @securedrop

#FundInternetFreedom

https://www.blueprintforfreespeech.net/en/news/new-research-paints-a-bleak-picture-of-industrial-scale-surveillance-threats

New research paints a bleak picture of industrial-scale surveillance threats — Blueprint for Free Speech

Surveillance now ranks among the top three threats to safety of journalists worldwide. Spying on human rights and truth defenders has gone industrial

Blueprint for Free Speech

Saturniidae 4d ago

#datacenters #bigtech #spusa #ai #masssurveillance #urbanplanning #homes #socialism

Saturniidae 4d ago

Freedom of the Press 4d ago

The US has taken de facto control of Venezuela’s oil industry, but details of the arrangement are hidden.

A series of FPF FOIA requests targets this secrecy, which threatens to entrench the US in the deeply corrupt industry.

What is the US role in Venezuelan oil? We filed FOIAs to find out

Plus: Some in Congress want official acknowledgement of the Israeli nuclear program. Here’s what’s been declassified

Freedom of the Press

Saturniidae 4d ago

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Saturniidae 4d ago

Muir 5d ago

Barbari Bread by #VijayPrashad
#poetry
https://luciddialectics.substack.com/p/barbari-bread

Barbari Bread

In the alleys where the tired dusk descends,

Vijay Prashad

Saturniidae 4d ago

Raspberry Pi 4d ago

Hello friends.

This Maker Monday, we’re sharing some of the newer RP2350-based boards that have come to market since our newest chip launched.

Bathe in these examples demonstrating the flexibility and versatility of our microcontrollers.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/maker-monday-some-of-the-best-rp2350-based-boards/

Saturniidae 4d ago

The Calyx Institute 4d ago

WireGuard, the major software project and VPN that underpins popular security software including Mullvad and others, has found itself locked out of a key part of its Microsoft developer’s account and unable to ship software updates to Windows users.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/wireguard-vpn-developer-cant-ship-software-updates-after-microsoft-locks-account/

WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account | TechCrunch

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

TechCrunch

Saturniidae 4d ago

Privacy International 4d ago

The companies building surveillance tools in conflict zones are playing central roles in our lives

The militarisation of tech is reshaping our townsquares

https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5669/blurring-line-how-militarisation-tech-reshaping-our-town-squares

Blurring the Line: How Militarisation of Tech is Reshaping our Town Squares

We are at a war footing as we enter an era where the tech world is increasingly defined by conflict. Innovation has never been driven solely by social needs, market forces or the common good.

Privacy International