Those fighting to reduce BigTech's concentration need to recognize that integration of BigTech infra into gov--via Military contracts, gov't surveillance, etc--is contrary to their aims.

The more gov is dependent on BigTech, the harder it will be to check their size/power.

Law enforcement will continue to seek access to end-to-end encrypted messages. The FBI told me as much, and an agent said they're 'excited' for the next version of Trojan Shield, where FBI secretly ran its own chat app

More: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-…

twitter.com/matthew_d_gree…

Paid opportunity for LA-based parents! Led by Mistress Lucy Khan 🐉 LoverFans FTT clips, this documentary project is part of the CA Creative Corps, which is generously supported by the California Arts Council and administered by Community Partners.

Participant screener:
tinyurl.com/SWparentLA

yes, Columbia evicted students last night, 2wks after Vanderbilt did the same. they arrested students for “trespassing” on the campus they pay tuition at, a strategy we’ve seen at other schools including Pomona. this is what the strategy on Palestine campus suppression *has been*

There's now a form if your organization will accept Nukit product donations. Please forward to your local mask bloc or group making air quality tools available to the public.

forms.gle/8tgQHTmrdtmpRT…

Please remember we are smol like a mouse🐁 so we can't send to every group😞

“The growth of a private industry geared towards removing and dismantling informal settlements and houseless encampments has grown steadily in Los Angeles and across the country,” said White. “Not only are we seeing a growth in the loss of property, but also the loss of rights.”

HUGE crowd gathering right now at USC to protest the cancellation of valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s graduation speech.

Solidarity with the students!

LET ASNA SPEAK! #LetAsnaSpeak

Every day: Israel’s genocide in Gaza has made clear how unfree we are--NYPD arresting Columbia university students calling on their university to divest, or USC cancelling a pro-Palestinian, Muslim valedictorian's speech, or the continued refusal of US elected officials to heed

“The current laws and stigma that surround sex work are what create the supposed ‘risk’ for financial institutions.”

We spoke to the Financial Times about financial discrimination facing sex workers. Sex workers need full decriminalisation now.

ft.com/content/b122b1…

columbia’s students against apartheid were right in 1985 and the students against the genocide in gaza are right today. the university responded the same way both times: mass arrests

africanactivist.msu.edu/recordFiles/21…

Thread of COVID PPE deals for the Month of April ☂️

No, the measure would require social media companies to pro-actively suppress content that the FTC (think: the Trump FTC) is willing to claim harms children, ie all LGBTQ content, content about climate change, content about harm reduction, and other lifesaving information.

The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states trib.al/bDjjbYH

And they said KOSA is nothing to worry about

Californians can quickly and easily tell their legislators know to oppose the AB3080 using a simple form on Defend Online Privacy.

defendonlineprivacy.com/ca/action.php

Executive Director Alison Boden testified yesterday at a California Assembly hearing on age-verification. After the bill passed out committee. Boden called on all Californians to write their legislators about the danger inherent in these bills.

freespeechcoalition.com/blog/fscs-alis…

Sex workers have been warning this was the ultimate goal of ID verification bills. Information about reproductive health will most likely be the next target.

Join us and other organization at 10 AM next Monday April 22 as the Supreme Court decides whether cities and towns can criminalize homelessness.

Ktown for All 💜❤ sued the city of LA due to illegal and unconstitutional sweeps we witnessed while doing outreach. The city then altered records to try to justify those sweeps after the fact. The city of LA will literally commit fraud in court to justify torturing unhoused ppl.

Meeting soon! 6-8PM, link’s in our bio ♥️