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[?]🫧 Social coding commons » 🌐
@smallcircles@social.coop

Remember the recent that the government chose for in their prudent decision not to let the critical infrastructure around be managed by a foreign (US) commercial enterprise?

Well, the more recent news is that the Chief Privacy Officer of the Dutch , who was behind this initiative, has been fired. In the I shared below Pieter van Oordt is called a "whistleblower". But that is an inaccurate description for a person who is just doing their job, and doing it well: Protecting our !

Sign the petition and :boosts_appreciated: boost this message, so this matter gets the attention it deserves, and hopefully Pieter will be reinstated in the CPO position to continue this important work on .

actie.degoedezaak.org/petition

cc @acm ?

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

    Current heatwave in Western Europe 4 degrees hotter due to climate change

    France and parts of Western Europe are groaning under a heatwave. Temperatures are up to 4 degrees Celsius higher than they would be without climate change.

    heise.de/en/news/Current-heatw

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

      Consumer advocates demand Safety by Design for all instead of social media bans

      The vzbv investigated Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube: Addiction-promoting mechanisms and dark patterns endanger minors despite the DSA.

      heise.de/en/news/Consumer-advo

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

        “Hello?” a voice said on the other end of the line. This time, the president had picked up.

        “I’m writing a story about a big supporter of yours in the oil industry, Jeff Hildebrand,” I said. “Can I ask what you think about him?”
        propublica.org/article/propubl

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

          Microsoft orders large gas power plant for AI in Texas

          Microsoft's AI needs a lot of electricity. For a new data center in Texas, Chevron will generate electricity from natural gas.

          heise.de/en/news/Microsoft-ord

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

          "Our patience is not unlimited", "time is not on Moscow's side": Ukraine may reconsider a ceasefire proposal with Russia

          Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrey Melnik, stated at a Security Council meeting that Kyiv may reconsider its ceasefire proposal if the UN does not adopt a resolution calling for a complete and unconditional cessation of hostilities.

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

            Invader fuel tankers in occupied Crimea are rolling with armed escorts now. Invaders are deploying mobile fire groups along logistics routes just to protect their fuel shipments, Exilenova+ reports

            Saldo confirms is now cutting invader Russian logistics on two fronts, the so-called "Novorossiya" route through Askania-Nova and a second entry point through Skadovsk.🪚 🔪 💇‍♂️

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              [?]MadeInDex 📰🌎 » 🌐
              @madeindex@mastodon.social

              What could go wrong with forcing a data hungry company like to force it's users to do ID ?
              techcrunch.com/2026/06/22/anth

              Meanwhile asylum-seekers are a great source for biometric data for the government: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

              As the is trying to imitate totalitarian states as of late, they might be better advised to imitate their instead.

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

                BREAKING NEWS

                A federal judge just blocked the Trump regime from creating a database of millions of Americans’ private information — including Social Security numbers and citizenship status — saying the Trump regime has fed knowingly inaccurate data to states that are now “actively” and “haphazardly” purging purported non-citizens from voter rolls

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                  [?]Nick Espinosa » 🌐
                  @NickAEsp@mastodon.social

                  AI-Powered Surveillance Is Expanding Globally.

                  youtu.be/ku2zRWPr8x0

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                    [?]Nick Espinosa » 🌐
                    @NickAEsp@mastodon.social

                    Daily podcast: AI-Powered Surveillance Is Expanding Globally.

                    soundcloud.com/nickaesp/aeg

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

                      Moscow Refinery Attacked - Almost No One Is Reporting It....

                      The refinery is not producing anything now. All production is suspended. Fuel rationing is now taking place in major Russian cities. I asked about it, and it refused to answer many of my questions.

                      john1126.com/769

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                      [?]ArcaneChat » 🌐
                      @arcanechat@fosstodon.org

                      Did you know you can join Ars Technica ( @arstechnica ) channel via , and other clients?

                      it is a completely encrypted channel! like you have never seen before in other platforms that have channels! for example in and all channels are unencrypted!

                      also the channel is uncensorable!

                      (NOTE: the channel is generated from official Ars Technica RSS feed)

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

                        "Israel’s war on the Palestinians never stopped; the world just stopped watching."

                        "As the war with Iran took over the headlines, coverage of Gaza fell away while the killing went on".

                        "The fact that more than half of Gaza has been de facto annexed by the occupation" & that Palestinians are still starving & unable to access life’s most basic necessities doesn't make the headlines.

                        aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/6/

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

                          Report: "Israel is Spying On Millions Of Christian Americans In Their Churches"

                          "Amid a massive drop in support from the Christian community, Israel is spending $Ms to target individuals entering churches or Christian colleges with ads"...

                          ... & "paying pastors across the country to promote propaganda & false 'anti-Palestinian' narratives every Sunday."

                          israelpalestinenews.org/fara-d

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                            [?]Truth & Answers » 🌐
                            @collective_truth@mastodon.social

                            @markhburton @2legged PAY LESS THOSE YOU UPHOLD = Short

                            You & others pay their expensive / to them / their expecting different manipulation / ending?

                            NO WAY OUT BUT NOT PLAY THE CASINO / PAY LE$$.

                            The , , , is perhaps cathartic...

                            but A LOT is a waste of time, with energy that could be invested better into ourselves about .

                            100's here and we reply shallow, , mock & don't increment / re-#create much.

                              Privacy and Surveillance boosted

                              [?]Hacker News » 🤖 🌐
                              @h4ckernews@mastodon.social

                              Danish privacy activist Lars Andersen raided by police

                              xcancel.com/LarsAnders1620/sta

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

                                Trump Tower in Chicago could soon be located on ‘Barack Hussein Obama Way' 😆
                                nbcchicago.com/news/local/trum

                                  muddle 🥣 boosted

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

                                  Featured story, from Candice Bernd: The drought-stricken City of Corpus Christi is withholding how much a controversial mine is siphoning away from surrounding residents. texasobserver.org/corpus-chris

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

                                    It's always someone else's fault. Always.
                                    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

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

                                      German solar power saves hundreds of billions of euros in climate damage costs

                                      According to estimates, solar power in Germany has massively reduced climate damage and greenhouse gases, especially in the past five years.

                                      heise.de/en/news/German-solar-

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

                                        UK’s Failed Age Verification Law is Becoming A Political Scandal

                                        The UK's failed age verification law is becoming the latest sign of political failure with the UK prime minister.

                                        freezenet.ca/uks-failed-age-ve

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