@Dingsextrem @HistoPol @noelreports
Lol, yeah fuck international laws. Sounds like Russia 🤡

@HistoPol@mastodon.social I think if you're coming from of those countries you describe, I think you're probably right. Those of us outside of those sorts of countries should have a better go of being able to stay more anonymized if we were to work at it.

That said then - if you're in that position, are you really looking to host your own Fediverse instance then? I think I'd rather just VPN in to someone else's box.

Oh, and the fediverse, as yet, isn't a terrible secure or private place. It just hasn't been part of it's design, so any sensitive activity probably shouldn't be handled on the fediverse yet anyway.

@kinetix

I have been looking at #DarkTriads for some years now (on and off.)
They dominate most people's lives. It is so amazing, that even psychogists sometimes have not heard of them.

If you start with my oldest linked article (a short one,) many things will fall into place.

@Crispius

@kinetix

#Privacy in the Age of #Fascism Revisited

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...#SuckerBerg, the #GrandDataThief, is known to deal with mostly anybody (#CambridgeAnalyticaSummit.)

It is 5 past 12 to become paranoid. Most dystopian sci-fi classics have been becoming reality's concurrently:

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110748372372904448

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@kinetix

#Privacy in the Age of #Fascism Revisited

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...others (illegally, OFC.)

To sum it up, a self-hosted instance is a treasure trove for all authoritarian governments.

But your instance's content is completely innocuous? Only about art?
Well, think again what the Nazis did with the art they considered "Entartete Kunst" ("degenerate art!)

The #Kremlin Regime supposedly has a file on every expat #Russian. This year, it was supposed to implement #AI for the surveillance....

@kinetix

#Privacy in the Age of #Fascism Revisited

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...#GeorgeOrwell's "1984," #Newspeak was only evolving, not retroactive, though. The internet never forgets. Something that you write today, inoffensive, might be judged a crime retroactively. This is where things are heading, at least as a downside risk.

To see what can happen to "free-minded" people, just look at China or Russia...or to the US, where #PeterThiel's spyware #Palantir was used to persecute journalists and...

@kinetix

#Privacy in the Age of #Fascism Revisited

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...country, being a citizen, you might be erroneously be deported, at least in the US.

Let's just use that example, B/C it has been daily news: let's imagine that, in theory, you can claim 1A, freedom of speech. Let's further assume, that in your FB, Instagram, or TikTok account you said something that really pissed the Orange Peril in the WH?

Do you really think, you could continue your life as before.

Even in...

@kinetix

#Privacy in the Age of #Fascism Revisited

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"That said then - if you're in that position, are you really looking to host your own Fediverse instance then? I think I'd rather just VPN in to someone else's box.

Exactly, at a minimum.

However, there are many countries, in North America, and Europe, that I'd include in "those countries" Far-right extremism, even fascism, has been gaining ground for years in Western democracies.

And even if you supposedly live in a democratic...

@kinetix

#Privacyin the Age of Fascism Revisited

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"That said then - if you're in that position, are you really looking to host your own Fediverse instance then? I think I'd rather just VPN in to someone else's box.

Exactly, at a minimum.

However, there are many countries, in North America, and Europe, that I'd include in "those countries" Far-right extremism, even fascism, has been gaining ground for years in Western democracies.

And even if you supposedly live in a democratic...

@insomniac @Dingsextrem @noelreports

#Legal #InternationalRelations
#RuleOfLaw
(5/5)

...insults, etc. will be reported, ostracized, as well as, obviously blocked.
Swear words are generally not tolerated in my timeline. If absolutely necessary, please use "**".
Thank you.

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@insomniac @Dingsextrem @noelreports

#Legal #InternationalRelations
#RuleOfLaw
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...charged by the #ICC.👈

I am aware, that at present, that is wishful thinking, as it would have been in 1942.

However, I'd like to remind everyone, including some presidents, that only a few years later, even the seemingly invincible Hitler was dead and there were the #NurembergTrials.

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⚠️Please mind the #Netiquette: ⚠️

As this is a devisive and contentious subject:

Ad hominem attacks,...

@insomniac @Dingsextrem @noelreports

#Legal #InternationalRelations
#RuleOfLaw
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...people or countries based on ethnicity, nationality, or horrific past experiences of a people. All are equal before the law.👈

That said, I hope someday soon, 👉all people, including presidents, that are (reasonably) suspected to have committed crimes against humanity and are war crimes in #Ukraine, #Palestine, #Iran, or #Sudan, as well as elsewhere, will be investigated and, if there is probable cause,..

@insomniac @Dingsextrem @noelreports

#Legal #InternationalRelations
#RuleOfLaw
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...equally. What happens when "rules for thee, not for me" is applied, can be seen, e. g. in #GeorgeOrwell's #AnimalFarm: "some animals are more equal than others," as many of you might remember. What ensues, is the rule of the strongest, but even that position is subject to change.
No-one can live safely, not even emperors (think of several Roman ones.)

👉Before the law, there cannot be exceptions for...

@insomniac @Dingsextrem @noelreports

#Legal #InternationalRelations
#RuleOfLaw
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All (Western) #democracies, constitutional or not, as well as the whole Post-WWII international framework with the UN, ICC, etc. are based on the rule of law.

#Putin, and others, are trying to destroy this security framework.
Even in the Middle Ages, there were international treaties. Without them, there is constant war.

Before the law, all parties are to be treated...

#MinesotaAssasinations
@silentLurker
I've made this post about the manifesto
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/114683111743454851
The information I've so far seen, does not provide any political affiliations. So, we don't know so far.
One thing is sure, though, the hit list is enormous (70) + it includes non-politicians.
So, anything is possible, still.

I do hope, though, that they were not political. That would tend to lead the US to(wards) the road of the mass assassinations of the 1920's Weimar Republic.
@GottaLaff

@Strandjunker

#MinesotaAssasinations
#USpol

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...Minnesota and other states👈, the official added. Law enforcement also found a Father’s Day card addressed to the suspect in a bag full of ammunition, the official said.”

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@Strandjunker

#MinesotaAssasinations
#USpol

(1/2)

It might look like political assassinations. That would take the US down an even darker path, as during the #WeimarRepublic.

But is it truly as it seems?

"“Law enforcement found a hit list in the #Minnesota suspect’s car that 👉contained nearly 70 names👈, a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told CNN.

The names included abortion👉 providers, pro-abortion rights advocates, and lawmakers in...

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-shootings-manhunt-06-14-25?cid=ios_app

Today at 1pm EDT I'll be participating in an online 'No Kings' event on Zoom + YouTube with several other speakers and organizers. Please join! Here's a preview of the message I'll be sharing.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81964856391?pwd=vMYnMQAidWZ36no6YimGoIYynAAHSN.1

Revenues from #FossilFuels form the core of #Russia's fiscal planning. As well as targeting Russia's #NaturalGas, the European Commission's 18th #sanctions package proposed lowering the cap on seaborne Russian #oil from $60 to $45.

The #EU measures, which also target Russian businesses & banking, requires the backing of all 27 members. The proposal on Russian oil would need the support of the #G7, which meets later this month.

#geopolitics #US #Trump #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

#Putin's #Oil Empire Gets Double Boost

The #US will not back an #EU proposal to impose a price cap on #RussianOil that seeks to curb revenues for Russian President Vladimir Putin's #war machine, acc/to Bloomberg.

#Russia could also benefit from the spike in oil prices following #Israel's attack on #Iran, a major producer of the commodity.

#geopolitics #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-putin-oil-sanctions-price-cap-2085549