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🚨 The Conservatives (EPP) are attempting to force a new vote on Thursday (26th), seeking to *reverse* Parliament's NO on indiscriminate scanning.

This is a direct attack on democracy and blatant disregard for your right to privacy. No means no.

Take action now: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/

Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

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Germany has made ODF mandatory as the standard format for documents within its sovereign digital infrastructure. The decision is incorporated into the Deutschland-Stack, the framework governing the development, procurement and management of digital systems for public administration at all levels. This is neither a pilot project nor a recommendation from a working group, but a mandate backed by the federal government and the coalition agreement. https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/23/dear-europe/
Dear Europe: Germany has shown the way forward - TDF Community Blog

Germany has made ODF mandatory as the standard format for documents within its sovereign digital infrastructure. The decision is incorporated into the Deutschland-Stack, the framework governing the development, procurement and management of digital systems for public administration at all levels. This is neither a pilot project nor a recommendation from a working group, but a mandate backed by the federal government and the coalition agreement. The official document has been published by the IT-Planungsrat, the central political steering body comprising the federal government and state governments, which promotes and develops common, user-oriented IT solutions for efficient and secure digital administration in Germany: https://www.it-planungsrat.de/beschluss/b-2026-03-it. At this point, the question for all other European governments is clear: what are you waiting for? With this decision, the distinction between those who care about digital sovereignty and those who do not becomes stark. There are no more excuses Over the years, public administrations in Europe have accumulated a series of tired excuses, long since overtaken by the facts, for not making standard and open document formats mandatory. Let’s examine them one by one. ODF isn’t mature enough. ODF has been an ISO standard since 2006. It is now at version 1.4, with active development,

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Pfizer just announced that its Lyme disease vaccine reduced the number of tick-borne infections by over 70% in a phase 3 trial.

Warning: GSK pulled a Lyme vaccine in 2002 despite studies showing it posed no serious safety risks.

Any new Lyme vaccine is going to be a huge target for antivaxxers.

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Okay, what bozo decided magnetic bears that look like gummy bears would be a good idea for fridge magnets?!?!

Canada Recall: Bear Shaped Fridge Magnets recalled due to ingestion hazard

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/bear-shaped-fridge-magnets-recalled-due-ingestion-hazard

#recall

Iran reportedly launched drones bearing messages honoring Aaron Bushnell, describing the strike as an act of remembrance and tribute.

Aaron Bushnell was a U.S. Air Force member who gained global attention after staging a protest against Israel’s genocide on Gaza outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, where he sacrificed his life.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Genocide #Iran