⁨⁨Grim news from Texas.

Absurdly, a jury has decided to convict all of the defendants in the Prairieland case on most of the charges—including, to name one example, "Corruptly Concealing a Document" for moving a box of zines.

The jury's verdict:

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/verdict-prairieland-alvarado-ice-facility-federal-trial/

Background on the case:

https://crimethinc.com/Prairieland

This verdict is a reminder not to count on the courts to stop the rise of fascism. This is only the first of several trials in the case.

This case is intended to set a precedent enabling the government to suppress resistance of all kinds. Yet this outcome must not discourage us from fighting as hard as we can against them.

On the contrary, it should drive home the stakes of the fight.⁩ If we lose, no one will be safe, no matter how obedient and passive. Let's fight them with everything we've got while there is still a chance of victory.

US Lawmakers Move to Kill the #FBI’s Warrantless #Wiretap Access

https://www.wired.com/story/us-lawmakers-move-to-kill-the-fbis-warrantless-wiretap-access/

#politics #surveillance #Section702

Centralisation makes abuse cheap. Decentralisation makes abuse expensive and cost-prohibitive. That's why the influencer business model doesn't really work in the #Fediverse. Here you can't buy sentiment. But many try (and waste money while trying, good ;)

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We strongly oppose the Unified Attestation initiative and call for app developers supporting privacy, security and freedom on mobile to avoid it. Companies selling phones should not be deciding which operating systems people are allowed to use for apps.

https://uattest.net/