The EU's age verification app launched April 29. A Commission VP is already on record saying VPN circumvention is part of next steps. Utah and France are moving the same direction the same week. #DigitalRights #Privacy #VPN Read why three jurisdictions lined up: s.vp.net/OOFR7

Connecticut just sent SB 4 to the governor's desk on a 141 to 6 House vote. It builds a data broker registry, a one-request deletion tool, and bans the sale of precise geolocation data. #Privacy #DataBrokers #Surveillance

This week's Hide & Speak Hero of the Week: Mike German. 16 years FBI, deep undercover work. Caught colleagues running an illegal wiretap in 2002, reported it, got retaliated against, walked. DOJ later substantiated everything. Now he's exposing fusion centers. Full conversation 👇

Mount Sinai Healthcare Deploys Mandatory Facial Recognition Mount Sinai is mandating CLEAR1 biometric scans for check-ins. Critics say it unfairly affects immigrants, afraid to seek help for fear of deportation. #Privacy #Healthcare #NYC Read the article and see our sources: s.vp.net/fxS8X

We are proud to name the @eff.org as our Hide & Speak Hero of the Week! 🛡️ The Electronic Frontier Foundation has spent 35 years defending our digital world. From protecting free speech to fighting mass surveillance, they are true legends. Link to full livestream in comments 👇

Foreign adversaries used the same commercial location data that sells ads to target US troops in a war zone. The Pentagon confirmed it. The same surveillance economy that tracks all of us put soldiers at risk. #Surveillance #Privacy More below.

The Global Trap: Why 400+ Experts Oppose Age Verification Computer scientists warn that OS level age checks hand governments and tech giants dangerous control over user access. #Privacy #TechPolicy #InternetFreedom Read the article and see our sources: s.vp.net/2EcFO

🛡️ Meet the developer who refused to sell out: Raymond Hill aka gorhill built uBlock Origin and refused every offer to sell out. 🤝 That's why we named him the Hide & Speak Hero of the Week! 🔗 Link to full livestream in comments.

Fake IDs. Not the laminated kind. The cryptographic kind. A 2nd mailbox inside your bmail account that even bmail can't link back to your primary. Built on blind signatures inside SGX. Free with any paid plan. 1/4 Full conversation in the thread 👇

The FBI and NSA just told Americans their home routers may be hostile. #GRU Unit 26165 spent two years rewriting DNS on TP-Link routers across 23+ states. Passwords and #emails of government officials may have been harvested. Article + sources: s.vp.net/mV9rK

Heebie Jeebies: The technical term for tropical climate fauna. #AGirlandHerGay #Science #Podcast #Curiosity

Time for #CreedenceClearwaterRevival #Thai band at #Songkran #Buddhist festival

Rosalina Lee: Caitlin Clark had no idea she got a technical for tis! #CC22 #CaitlinClark #FeverRising #NowYouKnow #FromAnywhere #IndianaFever #WNBA

📞INTERVIEW ALERT📞 Here’s a fun snippet of how SURREAL (count how many times I said that word during the interview) it is to be a part of Poppy Playtime Chapter 4, a project I love so much. Huge thank you to Nized for that chat! FULL OLLIE INTERVIEW W/ NIZED: youtu.be/AvAl9KDv0wY?...

New AI from NCAR can now predict severe weather *days* in advance—potentially extending warning times for tornadoes & hurricanes. Crucial for saving lives. 🌪️ #weather Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-severe-weather-hazards-future-ai.html

Walking The Standing Stones is out now in paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited! Following our earlier adventures on the White Horse Trail, my 12-year-old son Charlie and I set off on another long walk – to tackle the Sarsen Way and Cranborne Droves Way. getbook.to/WalkingTheSt...

CFH unfiltered: #TPUSA

Critics fear Trump may use war or shootings as excuses to postpone elections. This is a dangerous game that risks provoking more attacks. Nonetheless, unlikely to be enough to postpone elections legally. #USPolitics #Election2024 #Trump #BreakingNews #CurrentEvents

Luke Tuch gets a minor for holding on this, and then also gets mobbed by the Marlies Broadcast is calling it a slewfoot

So, about first contact somebody else is going to have to do it.

Could Kimmel be next?

Fun should never come @ cost of another living being's freedom #Elephants #Elephant #ElephantSanctuary #SavetheElephants #FreeTheElephants #AnimalWelfare #BanCircus #BanCircuses #AnimalRescue #NoToAnimalCaptivity #CaptivityIsCruel #EmptyTheCages #FreeTheAnimals #SayNoToCaptivity #SavePigs #BanFur

The Rock absolutely crushed at the Roast of Kevin Hart last night. Back in great shape, too. Ring shape, even? #WWE

Last year at DoN, Kazuchika Okada wrestled Speedball Mike Bailey with this mind blowing mid-air reversal. ULTIMA WEAPON INTO HIS DROPKICK. #AEW

King Whacker of Scotland was saved from the streets of Thailand and now lives in Scotland. His reaction to the snow on Easter weekend is priceless. Not a fan 😂

"we've got to have money" green screen

Eat your heart out delia -today Walthamstow beat Tiptree & Maldon who won the league. Next year we plan to win it! We have big plans for the clubs but will only happen if the community backs it- if you want to be part of this please sign up for the club mailing list : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Part of a Pac-3 Patriot air defense interceptor on a roadway in the left (eastern) bank of Kyiv.

❗️🇨🇳🇷🇺 putin arrived on a visit to Beijing, China. #putin #Russia #China #Beijing

Jimmy Kimmel is Back! Not Fully, Still over 400 People, they are not average, They are Actors, Actors and people that built their own Careers. What I'm getting at 400 people who have Influence and are literally Supporting Jimmy Kimmel to come back. (there was some bullshit.

A MAGA influencer has been arrested, and he’s connected to Trump’s inner circle. When you look at this through the lens of criminal cults and conspiracy, it raises serious questions about the kinds of people operating within these networks. 📹: @couriernewsroom

🧒🧒🧒🧒🏻One in four children in Scotland is living in poverty, says candidate David Renton. This is a political choice. 🗳️And you can make one on 7th May - vote for the Equality Party Regional List and send David to Holyrood, where he will do all he can to end child poverty in Scotland.

How can I overcome my fear while learning English? 😌📘 Discover simple and effective ways to reduce fear and anxiety while learning English. 💡 Learn English Without Fear: 👉 englishmasteryhub.com #LearnEnglish #OvercomeFear #EnglishConfidence #EnglishLearning #EnglishMasteryHub

RSV Maternal Vaccine Cuts Infant Hospitalizations in Real World, Yet Insurance Barriers Risk Widening Racial Gaps This Season Insurance barriers in the Dallas study will blunt the vaccine's proven 67% efficacy from RCTs, leavi ▶ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wSSG0mmWt2c #TheFactum #VITALIS

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Rameswamy tried to crash the NYX locker room after a game, but was denied entry because he's actually rooting for the Cavs! I guess you don't have to be a fan of both teams to get caught in an awkward moment... Credit: @aaronparnas.bsky.social | Source

Wondering how to navigate brand partnerships without the guesswork? I've got you! In this week's Master the Media podcast, I'm answering real questions from Brand Partnership School students—the ones that matter most when building brand relationships. 🎧Listen here! masterthemedia.co/podcast/

Not everyone is simply introvert or extrovert. Ambiverts regulate steadily. Omniverts shift based on emotional state. Energy changes aren’t flaws — they’re data. Self-awareness matters more than labels. Ask: What does your energy need today? #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth #Ambivert #Omnivert

this song is about the Kennedy assassination actually

“One of the dilemmas from a Russian point of view is what can the United States Deliver on?” Historian Dr Jeff Rich speaks to the unreliable nature of the US as the major obstacle to any meaningful outcome being achieved at the summit in Alaska. Full episode in comments 👇

Nothing can prepare you for this hot mic

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As part of #FCI4Africa Use Case 3, Aglobe Development Center and University of the Bundeswehr Munich are co-developing a low-cost, electricity-free aquaponics system for off-grid, water-scarce environments. Stay tuned as we turn innovative prototypes into practical solutions! #HorizonEU

Retrobat se ha actualizado a la versión 8 mejorando aún más la experiencia de emulación en Windows! Y en nada os traigo un De Cero a Experto para que le saquéis el juguillo en vuestros handheld PC ❤️

Our next ESI Clinical Case Workshop is coming up next week. Join us May 20 at 8:30 a.m. ET for a discussion on emerging weight loss therapies and their potential effects, led by David Scott, PhD, BHM, FASBMR, and Jakub Mesinovic, PhD. Register now: smithbucklin.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

A banner week for tyrants, racists, and dummies (or banner decade, really)

Valkey maintainer Madelyn Olson explains how AI agents are helping open source maintainers manage growing contribution volumes and giving maintainers more time to focus on code quality, security and project direction. https://bit.ly/4fgkaDd

Here's the first trailer for [4‑E.V.A.]: Redemption — the #cyberpunk vampire epic! The campaign is live, the work is underway, and early support makes a huge difference Watch the trailer and back Issue #1 now (please): t.co/kd5oHk9Dwx #GraphicNovel #IndieComics

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We can have fun with science, but we shouldn't ignore science. That's how you get pandemics. #DailyZombie #Zombie #Cartoon #Shorts #OC #TacoViking #NeptunesMoons #CosmicCrash

🗣️‼️‼️LETS GOOOOOOOO ‼️‼️🗣️ BOOOOOOOO BICHETTE WITH A HOME RUN IN THE FIRST OHTANI PITCH HE SEES. WHAT A SWING. HOLY 💩 3-0 Blue Jays. #bluejays | #mlb | #postseason | #WorldSeries

If you think I've been sleeping better since the hospital I haven't HA... I donno...I feel like a lost kitten...was it really that easy to toss me out? I always knew if I showed an inkling of my True Mind it'd get me in trouble... I feel like I did before I moved out of my parents all over again.

Putin is backing Iran, strengthening a regime confronting the U.S., and exploiting the chaos for Russia’s gain. This isn’t complicated. Trump and his team need to wake up to this reality.

Yolanda Díaz eleva el tono ante el PSOE: "La política no es la vergüenza que estamos viendo"

Deborah Sandidge Photography "A Great Egret pauses for a moment of tranquility, as waves of opalescent watercolor reflect in the background. I love finding birds and colorful watery backgrounds on calm sunny evenings! Slow motion video filmed with my Nikon Z9/600mm f/4 TC lens."

Happy May the 4th be with you, I don't have much Star wars stuff aside from this inflatable lightsaber I randomly brought YEARS ago, but have a attempted wardrobe cosplay. I really need to watch the films, should I watch in chronological order or release order?

Un catxalot mort ha aparegut aquest cap de setmana davant la costa de Castelldefels. La femella ha estat retirat per un remolcador. Segons els experts, podria tractar-se del mateix exemplar que va ser albirat fa deu dies davant Barcelona amb ferides compatibles amb l’impacte d’una embarcació.

📖 Dernièrement avait lieu le lancement du livre, Rémi Quirion : entretiens par Claude Corbo, publié aux Éditions du Boréal. Retour sur mon parcours, de mon Lac-Drolet natal aux événements marquants de ma carrière. @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social Détails : https://tinyurl.com/yeeay7sf

What a fucking slime ball🤨👿👇🏼

ᑭᗩᖇᗩᑎÁ 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀: ✊🏿 Quem luta pelo povo não caminha sozinho. Nossa voz não será calada.. #renatofica Renato fica! 🔥✊🏿