Notices by Jay Baker (they/he) (mediaactivist@kolektiva.social), page 9

@morpheo Oh hell, you know what? I love RSS! I'm still astonished when major sites don't have an option, but also disappointed so many friends don't use RSS feed readers and such. But yes, if I could just rely on everyone thinking like us, that'd be problem solved haha!

Does anyone have any recommendations for the best, simplest, slickest plugin for #WordPress to allow visitors to subscribe for updates on the site? So many seem more Mailchimp-like, and I'm not wanting anything so elaborate - just enable visitors to pop in an email address and, zap, they get an update on new content.

‘Doncaster Dismantlers’ target Israeli weapons suppliers https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/08/24/doncaster-dismantlers-target-companies-supplying-israel-weapons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doncaster-dismantlers-target-companies-supplying-israel-weapons #Doncaster #FreePalestine

People and businesses need quick roll outs of security updates and end-to-end encryption for safety.

Meanwhile criminals and authoritarian governments want to exploit vulnerabilities for nefarious purposes.

The UK government is taking a side in hindering important security measures that isn't in the public interest.

#InvestigatoryPowers #e2ee #privacy #security #ukpolitics

Just an FYI: If you blame individuals (which are not #billionaires) on the #ClimateCrisis I will ask you to leave the #ClimateJustice instances. We don't do this here.

Don't get me wrong: It's good if individuals do "their part" in tackling the climate crisis, by changing their habits and lifestyles, but blaming them, when its clearly the #capitalist system's fault is just wrong.

Be #vegan, consume sustainably, ride your #bike, don't fly.
There are many good reasons to do so, e.g.:
👉 it's the right thing to do
👉 it's healthy
👉 you're a role-model for others
👉 if many people do this, it slightly changes how companies act.
👉 it fosters your awareness for the issues

But also be aware that its a droplet on a hot stone. Non-wealthy individuals won't fix the climate with their daily choices. We have to *demand* action by the big players.
And I don't mean blame China!
All of us need to demand radical climate action by our governments.

So please:
✊ #protest
✊ #strike
✊ #unionize
✊ #block
✊ #sabotage peacefully

We can do this together! I know we can.

#ConsumerBlaming is #VictimShaming

Labour conference set to host weapons manufacturers and spyware firm https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-party-conference-greenwashing-weapons-boeing-palantir-babcock/ #Labour

@Air_Quotes_Comedian Oui!

Liberté, égalité, Fraternité: France Loses Its Marbles On Internet Censorship | Hackaday https://hackaday.com/2023/08/22/liberte-egalite-fraternite-france-loses-its-marbles-on-internet-censorship/ #France #surveillance

Musk's latest X-periments: No more headlines, old posts vanish, block gets banned https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/22/x_link_chaos/

@Air_Quotes_Comedian Ah heck no, not at all! Thanks for such interesting content and interactions!

ExTwitter Broke Yet Again, Disappearing Nearly All Images From 2011 Through 2014 https://www.techdirt.com/2023/08/21/extwitter-broke-yet-again-disappearing-nearly-all-images-from-2011-through-2014/ #ElonMusk

Exclusive: Cops share dozens of photos of dead bodies and crime scenes https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-police-officers-photos-crime-scenes-dead-bodies-whatsapp/

And for the record, there's no real debate among reasonable experts: multiple COVID infections are bad. To the extent that there's *any* reasonable disagreement among experts it's over a very narrow range of extreme badness— from more likely to suffer permanent damage to vital organs (lungs, heart, kidneys, brain) ➡️ more likely to end up dead. I wouldn't want anyone to get the impression that "you'll be perfectly fine" is part of the debate because it most definitely is not.

@antiall3s That is such an absolutely brilliant piece. So glad you shared it - thanks!

Late Stage Capitalism of course turns to fascism in its last gasps, and this was symbolised rather well when right-wing billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter to turn it not just into something he calls X, but a haven for his friends like Andy Ngo and other members of the far right. I arrived here on Mastodon several years ago, but still departed that site only after Musk's purchase. I'm saddened and disappointed by some of the people I witness remaining there still now. I get that some built followings. I had over 3,000 followers on there. But at what point do your principles take over? I mean that place is now Parler or Trump Social or whatever. #Twitter #ElonMusk #fascism #Nazism #LateStageCapitalism #LateCapitalism

It makes sense though. Having a block-button on a troll website ruins the whole point of having the trolls there.

A troll website with a block button is like a motorway with speed-bumps.

If you want a block button maybe try forums that aren't just for trolls?

#twitter #block

Google 'wiretapped' tax websites with visitor traffic trackers, lawsuit claims https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2023/08/18/google_wiretapping_tax_data/ #Google #DeGoogle

@noondlyt How could I not?! And yes, you too!

@anarchopunk_girl Haha whatever it is that you don't know you're doing...please keep doing it!

@anarchopunk_girl Hell no, you rock!