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Danish citizens have launched an online petition, signed by 200,000 people, to purchase California. The petition notes that purchasing the Golden State would provide Danes with more sunshine, dominance in the tech industry, limitless avocado toast, and easy access to Disneyland. In return, California would get the rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.

Can they buy Wisconsin, please? I'd take that offer! 😆

https://ktla.com/news/california/thousands-of-danes-sign-petition-to-buy-california-from-u-s/

Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.

In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most econo…

KTLA

Google is now officially a fascist tool, as its contemptible "Gulf of America" change shows -- and as removing progressive events from the calendar shows.

You MUST expect now that Google will gladly hand over your most personal information to the Trump regime or anyone the regime likes.

You never could trust Google, once it became an advertising company. You must now assume it is your likely enemy.

Brilliant!
@watergirl @EricFielding @msmp @TonyStark I’m quite interested in Jamie Raskin and the class action lawsuit all Americans can sign on to. It would be fantastic if we could take musk for most of his billions and give it to the people he’s stealing data from. https://www.justice.gov/opcl/overview-privacy-act-1974-2020-edition/introduction#:~:text=The%20Privacy%20Act%20of%201974%2C%20Pub%20Law%20No.,information%20in%20the%20federal%20government.
Overview of the Privacy Act: 2020 Edition

From the Department of Let's all sue Elon Musk...

> The act allows a citizen whose private data has been compromised through a breach of government computers to sue for damages, Raskin said Sunday on MSNBC.

> “So what I’m thinking about and talking to my friends at Democracy Defenders and other lawyers about is, could there be a nationwide class action lawsuit … for this breach in computer security and the data of all American taxpayers?” Raskin said on MSNBC.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-maryland-rep-jamie-raskin-is-pushing-a-class-action-lawsuit-against-elon-musk/ar-AA1yHTIZ

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Putting positive energy into the Universe.

Listen to the strength, moral clarity, and courage of Rev. William Lamar IV of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Wash DC.

Targeted by the Proud Boys, Lamar and his congregants are fighting back and, this week, won a key legal battle.

Resist much, obey little. #RMOL

8 mins audio.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/07/nx-s1-5287847/d-c-pastor-hopeful-and-resolute-after-church-awarded-proud-boys-trademark

I posted a slightly edited version of this post on LinkedIn, and added this bit in reply to the DOGE supporters in infosec:

For those folks, I would say this: There is zero daylight anymore between the prerogatives of national security and cybersecurity. If you seriously believe otherwise, you should probably go find another profession. As one goes, so goes the other. The systematic efforts by DOGE to dismantle various checks and balances on executive power are very much a threat to both.

Forgejo Security Releases v10.0.1 and v7.0.13 :
https://forgejo.org/2025-02-release-v10-0-1/

https://git.hostux.net upgraded ✅

Forgejo Security Releases v10.0.1 and v7.0.13

I'm starting to see stories from Trump voters saying "This isn't what we voted for."
No. It's exactly what you voted for.