beladonaHarvard is now offering free civic courses online
https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government
https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government
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I'm a computer vision and imaging researcher specializing in CT imaging and other 3D reconstruction. Currently based in Los Angeles, CA.
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The #PirateBay founders must be looking at the arguments from #OpenAI and #Meta on why they should be allowed to ignore copyright and authorship laws with a certain level of astonishment.
Gabe SchuylerAnnouncing: https://justaqrcode.com.
Tired of "free" QR code generators that are full of ads and trackers, that share your data, and that want to sell you something? Me too. Here's my act of resistance: I made a one-page site that works entirely in your browser to generate a simple QR code. And that's all it does. You can download the HTML page and run it locally, even. Read the source; nothing up my sleeves. Just a QR code.
My offer to you -- I will continue to pay for the domain name and web hosting for it, myself. If you find it valuable, you can pay it back by creating your own useful thing for the world and releasing it for free. Let's take back the friendly web, one vexingly-monetized utility at a time!
evacideDid I mention that the data broker industry must be destroyed?
https://theintercept.com/2025/05/22/intel-agencies-buying-data-portal-privacy/
404 Media23andMe Sale Shows Your Genetic Data Is Worth $17
🔗 https://www.404media.co/23andme-sale-shows-your-genetic-data-is-worth-17/
Information Is BeautifulRubbish? Fine? Brilliant? British superlatives graded and ranked.
https://yougov.co.uk/society/articles/21568-how-good-good
US version here ('quite' interesting comparison)
https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/21717-how-good-good-1
ICC (International Criminal Court) prosecutor Khan locked out of his Microsoft email account and UK based bank accounts based on US sanctions.
"Microsoft, for example, cancelled Khan’s email address, forcing the prosecutor to move to Proton Mail, a Swiss email provider, ICC staffers said. His bank accounts in his home country of the U.K. have been blocked."
https://apnews.com/article/icc-trump-sanctions-karim-khan-court-a4b4c02751ab84c09718b1b95cbd5db3
Trump's sanctions on ICC prosecutor have halted tribunal's work
Nearly three months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. He has lost access to his email and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at The Hague-based court also have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. In addition, some nongovernmental organizations have stopped working with the ICC. Rights groups say these problems will prevent victims of war crimes from getting justice.
Electronic Frontier FoundationWired's reporting of the CFPB canceling its plans to regulate data brokers is deeply disappointing.
EFF has fought for years against data brokers selling your information with little to no oversight. It's a serious threat to privacy—and with your support we'll keep pushing back. https://eff.org/no
https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/
Associated PressMexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration
https://apnews.com/article/el-chapo-sinaloa-cartel-trump-border-harfuch-86572a31c88a216da7cd5f33006a0011?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mexican security chief confirms cartel family members entered US in a deal with Trump administration
Mexico’s government has confirmed reports that 17 family members of the son of a former cartel leader crossed into the United States. Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Tuesday that it appeared to be part of a deal between the Sinaloa Cartel's Ovidio Guzmán López and the Trump administration. Independent journalist Luis Chaparro reported over the weekend about Guzmán's relatives. The family flew from Sinaloa to Tijuana and crossed on foot to San Diego, California. Guzmán López is a son of former Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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