Hello SFBA!

We're here to let you know that Seb, our team member and SFBA co-founder, is stepping down from his role this month. We're all immensely grateful for Seb's contributions in helping create and build this community over the past five years, and we will miss him!

The rest of the team is staying on, and you shouldn't see any changes to how any of our SFBA services run.

We're working on plans to expand the team to ensure SFBA's long-term continuity and to build our community and offerings. If you might be interested in joining us, keep an eye out for additional announcements!

If you have any questions, feel free to reply below, or we're available as always at @moderators

The SFBA Team
@cd24, @EverydayMoggie, @Ingurido, @jeridansky, @Moritz, @neuralgraffiti

Apple to Europe: „Your laws are bad for us, therefore we are withholding unrelated features from your citizens and do everything possible to lobby against your laws.“

Apple in the USA: „We only follow the laws and orders of our authoritarian government, there is nothing we can do against it.“

Did you know it’s not just two journalists who’ve been shot while covering the LA anti-ICE protests?

It’s many more. They appear to be targeting the press. Trying to silence them. Dissuade them from reporting on what is one of the most important issues America is facing.

Does the country want to submit to a fascist authoritarian?

Or do they want to fight back?

LA has chosen to fight back. And journalists are showing up to cover it. As they should.

Adam Rose is keeping a running tally on a thread on Bluesky. Highly recommend checking it out.

here’s some of the injured:

Ryanne Mena, shot with pepper balls

Sean Becker-Carmitchel, hit multiple times

Anthony Cabassa hit in face with chemical munition

Ryanne and Sean were hit again the next day, with a tear gas cannister

No name has been given but reports of someone from KTLA being hit with less lethal ammo and going to urgent care

Lauren Tomasi hit with less lethal ammo

Nick Stern shot with less lethal ammo and requires emergency surgery

These people were clearly identifying themselves as members of the press

They were there to do their jobs

And at least in the case of Lauren Tomasi, there’s video evidence which appears to show an officer taking clear aim and firing directly at her

Say their names.

Speak up.

The public need to know the risks the press are taking just to attempt to bring truth to the masses.

The Regime have been attempting to silence, sue and throttle the press since day one.

We shouldn’t tolerate any direct attacks on them.

#ice #abolishice #uspol #fascism #journalism #la #losangeles #resist

#Deutschland: Europas #Steuerparadies für umweltschädliche SUVs

Anstatt die Steuern auf schwere #SUVs zu erhöhen, tut die Regierung des Landes mit dem größten Automarkt Europas das Gegenteil: Die Vorteile, die Unternehmen in Deutschland für einen großen #SUV erhalten, überwiegen die Steuern, die sie zahlen müssen.

Deutschland setzt damit im europäischen Vergleich in diesem Bereich die größten #Fehlanreize. Hauptgründe für das schlechte Abschneiden sind das Fehlen einer #Erstzulassungssteuer und die großen Vorteile, die Unternehmen durch Mehrwertsteuerabzüge und Abschreibungsmöglichkeiten erhalten.

Der Unterschied zum zweitgrößten Automobilmarkt der EU, Frankreich, ist bemerkenswert: In #Frankreich zahlen Unternehmen über einen Zeitraum von vier Jahren Steuern in Höhe von bis zu 142.912 €, während sie in Deutschland 7.072 € erstattet bekommen.

@verkehrswende

Quelle: "Good Tax Guide 2025" von T&E:
https://www.transportenvironment.org/topics/cars/good-tax-guide

#Verkehrspolitik #Verkehrswende #Firmenwagen #Dienstwagen #Dienstwagenprivileg
#CDU #SPD #SchwarzRot #Kleiko #Klimapolitik #Klimakrise #Autolobby #FCKSUV #Stadtpanzer #Wankpanzer #Klimaschmutzlobby #Milliardenlobby #KlimaschädlicheSubventionen #UmweltschädlicheSubventionien #DelayIsTheNewDenial

US border officials are so twitchy and paranoid that they detained and imprisoned two German teenagers ...

... even though they'd applied for -- and received -- their electronic approval for a five-week visit

Why were they detained? Because they hadn't booked accommodations for their full five weeks

they'd figured they'd travel around a bit and make decisions on the fly ... *like tourists do all the time, in most normal and free countries*

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/german-tourists-deported-hawaii-cbp-b2736655.html