"Mike Gallagher pushed the bill to ban TikTok because China can 'surveil its users.' Now, he's resigning and joining an American surveillance firm" (Palantir) 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mike-gallagher-tiktok-ban-palantir-1234993167/ #privacy #tiktok #surveillance

🚨 IDAHO Republicans have banned abortion even in medical emergencies.

There's a dozen competitive legislative seats there.

Again, breaking supermajorities is the best Dems can hope to do here this cycle, but it's a start. Donate today. #Blue24

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/idblue24?refcode=gabamasto

I think it's a positive sign that such a large consumer-focused outlet like Men's Health is warning its readers about COVID reinfections, Long COVID, and is recommending masking in 2024. More of this, please!

Link: https://archive.ph/aEVqp

CEOs are increasingly using company money to fly private jets (sometimes for very short trips)

~ The $65 Million Perk for CEOs: Personal Use of the Corporate Jet Has Soared:

Company spending on the benefit has climbed 50% since before the pandemic~

(WSJ)

Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) was the most successful minicomputer firm in history. At its high point, it had multiple large campuses and amazing facilities, and even ran helicopters between them and to Logan Airport in Boston where they had their own gate. (I rode them. Very cool.) Their PDP and VAX series computers were crucial to the development of ARPANET and its evolution into the Internet.

It seemed impossible for DEC to vanish. But due to a series of market changes and poor decisions by management, they are now only a memory. Their productive period was about 30 years, from 1960 to 1990. This 30 year period is a not uncommon one for corporate arcs.

#Google is now 25 years old.

TIL if you track a package on ups.com, it will send your full tracking link including the tracking number to both Google and Facebook.

This is just "normal".

Use an ad-blocker, folks.