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[?]ProPublica » 🌐
@ProPublica@newsie.social

NEW: Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.

Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage less-regulated — and often riskier — investments.
propublica.org/article/401k-re

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    [?]Zhi Zhu 🕸️ » 🌐
    @ZhiZhu@newsie.social

    "Six days earlier, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller... Huffines is the man who owns ’s Zorro Ranch. He’s now going to run the finances of the state of .

    This is what policy, masquerading as safety policy, looks like... Total surveillance of what children can read, watch, and download. Total silence on the pedophiles and child traffickers."
    letsaddresstexas.substack.com/

    Text from article: Six days earlier, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller, effective August 1. Huffines is the man who owns Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. He’s now going to run the finances of the state of Texas. This is what Republican policy, masquerading as child safety policy, looks like in this state. Total surveillance of what children can read, watch, and download. Total silence on the pedophiles and child traffickers.

    Alt...Text from article: Six days earlier, Governor Greg Abbott appointed Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller, effective August 1. Huffines is the man who owns Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. He’s now going to run the finances of the state of Texas. This is what Republican policy, masquerading as child safety policy, looks like in this state. Total surveillance of what children can read, watch, and download. Total silence on the pedophiles and child traffickers.

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      [?]adb » 🌐
      @adbenitez@mastodon.de

      channel for , and other clients:

      Anime Corner: News & Features Straight From Japan. A reliable source of news about anime and Japan

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        [?]Jacob Urlich 🌍 » 🌐
        @experimentmapass@social.trom.tf

        How to find 21st century idiot?

        Ask simple questiions:
        1. How often do you read scientific curated papers or news?
        2. How often do you watch scientific curated documentaries?
        3. How often do you consume free, rich tech bros media, consiracy theories, holywood movies and entertainment shows?


















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          [?]Zhi Zhu 🕸️ » 🌐
          @ZhiZhu@newsie.social

          " can now require age verification & parental consent at the store level...

          “A minor who downloads a software application from an app store agrees to contractual terms of service, including whether the child’s location will be tracked, whether the child’s will be protected, whether information from the child’s phone can be sold by the developer, and whether the child waives the right to sue”"
          letsaddresstexas.substack.com/

          Headline and text from article: Abbott Appointed Comptroller Owns Epstein’s Ranch—Because F**k Them Kids Meanwhile, unironically SCOTUS restricts app downloads for kids, claiming they care about kids. Jul 06, 2026 Today the Supreme Court let Texas start enforcing SB 2420, the state’s App Store Accountability Act. Justice Samuel Alito, in a pair of one-sentence orders with no explanation and no dissents, denied the emergency applications filed by app-store industry groups. Texas can now require age verification and parental consent at the app store level for every mobile app download in the state. “A minor child who downloads a software application from an app store agrees to contractual terms of service, including whether the child’s location will be tracked, whether the child’s privacy will be protected, whether information from the child’s phone can be sold by the developer, and whether the child waives the right to sue,” Texas told the Supreme Court in defense of the act.

          Alt...Headline and text from article: Abbott Appointed Comptroller Owns Epstein’s Ranch—Because F**k Them Kids Meanwhile, unironically SCOTUS restricts app downloads for kids, claiming they care about kids. Jul 06, 2026 Today the Supreme Court let Texas start enforcing SB 2420, the state’s App Store Accountability Act. Justice Samuel Alito, in a pair of one-sentence orders with no explanation and no dissents, denied the emergency applications filed by app-store industry groups. Texas can now require age verification and parental consent at the app store level for every mobile app download in the state. “A minor child who downloads a software application from an app store agrees to contractual terms of service, including whether the child’s location will be tracked, whether the child’s privacy will be protected, whether information from the child’s phone can be sold by the developer, and whether the child waives the right to sue,” Texas told the Supreme Court in defense of the act.

            [?]Earl » 🌐
            @Earl@mast.john1126.com

            AI Spy

            Trying to live outside, without buying or selling with money, is prohibited.

            "Audio sensors" have been installed, with the help of Yandex, in one of Russia's protected areas. Eavesdropping with artificial intelligence will detect violations:

            hunting
            cutting down trees and bushes
            lighting fires
            organizing tourist camps

            Not allowed!

            mastodon.ml/@Murga/11685109469

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              [?]adb » 🌐
              @adbenitez@mastodon.de

              Channel for , and other clients:

              New Atlas: Technology
              Technology News. Extraordinary ideas and innovations moving the world forward.

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                [?]Stefan Bohacek » 🌐
                @stefan@stefanbohacek.online

                "Thirty-three states have banded together to sue Meta, alleging that the company was exploiting its young users on Instagram and Facebook for profit, including by collecting data from children without parental consent."

                The damages could be as high as $1.4 trillion, nearly the same as Meta's market capitalization at just above $1.5 trillion.

                gizmodo.com/metas-teen-safety-

                Via flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/tec

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                  [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
                  @DrALJONES@mastodon.social

                  Never let these genociders rest.

                  Report: Hind Rajab Foundation has welcomed reports that Israeli genocider Itamar Ben-Gvir has cancelled his planned trip to NY for a UN policing conference.

                  He cancelled the trip following calls for his prosecution & planned anti-genocide demonstrations.

                  Israeli leaders have travelled the world expecting impunity. That expectation is beginning to erode.

                  middleeastmonitor.com/20260705

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                  Hind Rajab

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                    [?]ProPublica » 🌐
                    @ProPublica@newsie.social

                    NEW: Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

                    The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”
                    propublica.org/article/ken-pax

                      [?]Tadonic the Flautulent » 🌐
                      @ubuntourist@mastodon.social

                      NYT: Under Threat from MAGA, Foreign Governments and A.I., Wikipedia Is In Peril;

                      WIKIPEDIA IS BATTLING FOR THE SOUL OF THE INTERNET

                      The internet’s largest stockpile of free knowledge is under threat from MAGA, A.I. and foreign autocrats. A bibliophile ex-ambassador is here to help.

                      nytimes.com/2026/07/05/busines

                      Under Threat from MAGA, Foreign Governments and A.I., Wikipedia Is In Peril

                      Alt...Under Threat from MAGA, Foreign Governments and A.I., Wikipedia Is In Peril

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                        [?]Texas Observer » 🌐
                        @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

                        A January 2026 investigation by Texas Observer revealed that these four businesses have links to Patriot Front, the white supremacist group that marched in Washington, D.C. during the America 250 weekend. texasobserver.org/revealed-fou

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                          [?]indigoprivacy » 🌐
                          @indigoprivacy@infosec.exchange

                          Privacy News That Actually Matters. Every Monday, one story from the data privacy world. Recent, relevant, and actually readable.

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                            [?]Indigo Privacy » 🌐
                            @indigoprivacy@mastodon.social

                            Privacy News That Actually Matters. Every Monday, one story from the data privacy world. Recent, relevant, and actually readable.

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                              [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
                              @DrALJONES@mastodon.social

                              Urgent call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safia

                              "Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s life is in imminent danger. If we do not act immediately, Gaza may lose yet another brilliant doctor, & Israel may get away with yet another brutal crime."

                              "It’s been more than 1,000 days of genocide & 500 days of Abu Safia’s detention. We need urgent action to end both."

                              His lawyer Nasser Odeh visited him on Thursday in Israel’s Nitzan Prison.

                              aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/7/

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                                [?]heise online English » 🤖 🌐
                                @heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de

                                Ubuntu makes ARM64 a first-class platform

                                Canonical is advancing the expansion of Ubuntu for ARM64. With Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, ARM64 achieves parity with AMD64 in many areas.

                                heise.de/en/news/Ubuntu-makes-

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                                  [?]♾️🇺🇦 Skykiss will Vote » 🌐
                                  @skykiss@sfba.social

                                  Meanwhile in the US, sanctions against firms previously accused of supplying equipment to aggressor russia are removed.

                                  euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/19

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                                    [?]Texas Observer » 🌐
                                    @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social

                                    From April: Worst of the worst? Prior to a public outcry, the state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter was arrested by and languished in a Raymondville detention center.

                                    She's lived in the US for 35 years and frequently helped immigrants translate in court. texasobserver.org/immigration-

                                      [?]SetSideB » 🌐
                                      @setsideb@wrestling.social

                                      SGDQ 2026 Begins Sunday
                                      It's one of those two times of year again. Games Done Quick, the bi-annual week-long charity speedrunning marathon, begins at 12:30 PM ("Noon Thirty") Eastern Time on Sunday, July 5th, that's tomorrow. The day after today, the 250th occurrence of that particular US holiday some people make a fuss about.

                                      This one is SGDQ, where the S stands f
                                      setsideb.com/sgdq-2026-begins-
                                      #2026

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                                        [?]DrALJONES » 🌐
                                        @DrALJONES@mastodon.social

                                        Report: "Spain blacklists Palantir over domestic security concerns"

                                        "Spain's government launched a blacklist of CIA-backed Palantir Technologies from public & private state-controlled entities".

                                        "Other European states have taken similar steps as Palantir’s reputation for gross human rights violations spreads".

                                        thecradle.co/articles/spain-bl

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                                          [?]Freezenet » 🌐
                                          @freezenet@noc.social

                                          Two More Studies Show that Australia’s Age Verification Laws Have Failed

                                          Research in one analysis show that 7 in 10 teens still have accounts on Facebook. Another shows 60% are still on social media.

                                          freezenet.ca/two-more-studies-

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                                            [?]Aure Free Press :verified: » 🌐
                                            @Free_Press@mstdn.social

                                            "The situation in Russia will only worsen over the coming days, weeks, months, until Putin leaves Ukraine"
                                            - Aure

                                            "Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, what the f*ck is going on?" A Russian woman asks.

                                            She's been standing in lines for three days to get fuel - without success.

                                            First, it was "Kyiv in three days," now it's "fill your fuel tank in three days".

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                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
                                              @Nonilex@masto.ai

                                              As rebrands DC festivities as a "spectacular Trump rally," broadcasters should look elsewhere to celebrate the ’ 250th.

                                              As with so much in DC, Trump took over. His effort to rebrand the Washington, DC, events, provides & outlets an opportunity to instead look around the rest of the country — so do it.

                                              Ignore the Trump rally.

                                              As an example, PBS will turn to Williamsburg, Virginia, instead of DC.


                                              cnn.com/2026/07/03/politics/am

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                                                [?]ProPublica » 🌐
                                                @ProPublica@newsie.social

                                                NEW: “He Didn’t Need to Die.” How an Immigration Detention Center Repeatedly Failed to Address a Mental Health Crisis.

                                                Geraldo Lunas Campos repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health before he died at Camp East Montana. Records paint a portrait of how the Texas facility’s staff failed to adequately respond.

                                                propublica.org/article/camp-ea

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