Notices by Bubs (bubbles@mastodon.world)

@SlicerDicer @BillySmith An excellent life goal if I may say so, myself. Cheers! 🥂

"US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/09/watchlist-decline-civic-freedoms-civicus

"South Korea's Constitution limits presidents to a single, five-year term, but Yoon's remark suggests he could accept calls to change the limit to two four-year terms and apply the rule to himself." -Yonhap

(In other words, Yoon wants to change the Constitution so he can rule for 8 years instead of 5).

#southkorea
#SouthKoreanews

https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250225001155315?section=national/politics

"North Korea stole over $659M in crypto heists during 2024, deployed fake job seekers" -TechCrunch

#finance
#tech
#infosec

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/14/north-korea-stole-over-659m-in-crypto-heists-during-2024-deploys-fake-job-seekers/

"It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" -R.E.M. (1987)

#music
#rock
#earworm

https://m.youtube.com/results?search_query=it%27s+the+end+of+the+world+as+we+know+it+official

I understand the need to emigrate. But I highly recommend, if you move out here to Far East Asia (Japan & South Korea) that you get some basic language skills under your belt first. (Survival level is adequate). English is scant at best, especially outside major cities.

#Emigration
#exodus
#usa

https://newrepublic.com/article/191421/trump-emigration-wave-brain-drain

Beloved USA-based Mastodon Family:

Our current administration has made it clear that the Constitution is to be ignored, & the freedoms and liberties we currently enjoy will eventually fall by the wayside.

If you're concerned with your anti-establishment online content on here, or anything critical of the regime or people in it, Mastodon has made a way of reducing the load when it comes time to cover your tracks:

Automated Post Deletion

(I love you, Fediverse! ❤️)

https://fedi.tips/deleting-posts-automatically-in-mastodon-after-a-certain-time-period/

Most corporate news isn't covering this. But a resistance is building.

"Democrats join protest against Musk’s ‘hostile takeover’ of federal payment systems"

To keep up with Dem resistance activity, check:

The Guardian
AP News
Democracy Now! (Podcast available)
The Rachel Maddow Show (Podcast
available)

(Also check out Keith Olbermann's podcast as he's been known to inspire Dems to act).

Spread the word! Avoid legacy media.

#uspol
#uspolitics

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/democrats-protest-elon-musk-treasury-washington

I've been wondering why he's been so quiet lately. Noam Chomsky (age 96) has been recovering from a stroke he had in 2023.

https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.amp.asp?newsIdx=376550