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#Oceans have absorbed #heat of 1.7 billion #atomic #bombs, #scientists #warn as #UN summit opens in Nice
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Oceans have absorbed heat of 1.7 billion atomic bombs, scientists warn as UN summit opens in Nice

Scientists warn ocean is absorbing heat equivalent to five atomic bomb explosions every second, driving record temperatures, sea ice loss and mass coral bleaching
Stuti Mishra (The Independent)

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[CH] Franzosen dürfen in Porrentruy JU nicht mehr in die Badi – schon wieder

#Europa macht dicht.

In einer Gemeinde im Jura dürfen Ausländer (korrekt: Personen ohne Wohnsitz oder Arbeitsplatz in der #Schweiz) nicht mehr ins Schwimmbad.

Die Franzosen würden sich angeblich zu schlecht benehmen.

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Franzosen dürfen in Porrentruy JU nicht mehr in die Badi – schon wieder

Die jurassische Gemeinde Porrentruy beschränkt den Zugang zu ihrem Schwimmbad auf Schweizer Staatsangehörige.
Antoine Menusier (watson)
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n_n how many days has it been now since i got the first complete proof of concept working model's parts working (with the basic static 1 image format style and 1 config format ~ not the any-in-any-out aspiration yet), procrastinating on getting it neatened up...? [ over a week now? two? ] n_n i'm driving in muscle memory for the 4 commands current, rather than wrap them up into 1 command. a working dtcp shall appear, if the cosmos allows it, if i make it so. n_n

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[ Android Police: I tried password managers like Bitwarden, then came back to this popular tool ]
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What a stupid blog post. 1Password is closed source. As pretty as it is and as much marketing hype they're able to buy you will never know if there is a backdoor in it.

That alone should disqualify it from any consideration in 2025. Full stop.

#1password #credential #vault #password #manager #computer #security #privacy


I tried LastPass, Bitwarden, Enpass, and Dashlane only to come back to this popular password manager tool

You won't believe which password manager I returned to
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>Vapes are being banned because THINK OF THE CHILDREN and LE ENVIRONMENT
Bitch look at all the fucking shit you put on the radio, television, movies and every fucking thing else like that's not why the God damn birth rates are collapsing and your kid's a fucking gender weirdo faggot, like you actually give a shit about the youth. And the environment?????? BITCH YOU DON'T FUCKING LIVE OUTSIDE

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READ: Israel doesn’t have a Gaza strategy. It has a method.
Drag out the war. Exhaust the resistance. Alternate genocide and bureaucracy until Palestinians are erased or managed. mondoweiss.net/2025/05/extermi…

Extermination as negotiation: Understanding Israel’s strategy in Gaza

Whether it’s total conquest or managed containment, Israel doesn’t have a single grand strategy for Gaza, but it uses the possibility of both to prolong the war.
Abdaljawad Omar (Mondoweiss)

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Lula Slams 'Old-Fashioned' IMF at BRICS Bank Summit sputnikglobe.com/20250705/lula…

Lula Slams 'Old-Fashioned' IMF at BRICS Bank Summit

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have been struggling to respond to the emerging challenges or adapt to the current geopolitical landscape, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday.
Sputnik International

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Preventing Asian Citrus Psysllid

I have a small lemon tree that was bought from a local grower and came with the extra bonus of an Asian Citrus Psysllid infestation. The tree is dead now and I'd love to get a new tree, but want to make sure I've done everything I could to prevent a new tree from getting infested by any Psysllid still in the area.

Is there anything I can do to treat my soil or surrounding plants to make sure those little buggers aren't going to keep coming back? I'm in California where the sale of IMIDACLOPRID products is banned, which was previously the primary treatment for this.

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just_another_person

In all seriousness, you need to contact your local university agriculture extension. Like right now.

This is a huge problem this generated from unlicensed growers, and they are shipping this all over the country, causing massive outbreaks.

Unless you live in an area with an abundance of Mantids or Wasps, I don't think there are any other means of control aside from harsh pesticides.

Call your local extension immediately, tell them where you got it, and have them come visit to treat if necessary.

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Discussion - Potential piefed instance in the future?

Hello m@teys,

I've been waiting for this a long time (half a year), personally. After seeing the surge in piefed instances, i.e. blahaj, .ca, .zip, quokk.au, and .world creating their own instances, and clients guaranteeing future piefed support, we've been thinking about potentially opening an instance in the future. Not a guarantee, just an idea. This isn't a voting thread, just a discussion. Later on we'll actually vote on this.

Do note that this thread will not guarantee an instance; we are discussing a hypothetical. Suggestions? Ideas? Criticisms? make your voice heard.

Have a good week!

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A cherry pie topped with vanilla ice cream

Homemade Cherry Pie - My Baking Addiction

Homemade cherry pie combines flaky pastry with sweet cherries for the ultimate classic dessert. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
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Arrancar MacOS con Docker desde GNU/Linux

Me sucedió que buscando como instalar el navegador Safari en Linux para probar una aplicación, no encontraba nada en la página de apple y me derivaban al sistema operativo sin posibilidad de poder usarlo en Linux. Fue entonces cuando di con esta imagen de docker, que permite virtualizar el sistema operativo MacOS al completo desde una máquina virtual que se ejecuta con qemu en nuestro sistema, para inicarlo tenemos que ejecutar el siguiente comando con docker instalado y la virtualización activada en Linux:

$ docker run -it --rm --name macos --device=/dev/kvm --device=/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN -v "./disk:/dev/disk1" -v "./shared:/shared" -v "./macos:/storage" -e "VERSION=15" -e "DISK_SIZE=50G" -e "RAM_SIZE=8G" -e "CPU_CORES=4" --network host dockurr/macos

En la variable de entorno VERSION podemos indicar la versión de MacOS a instalar, y en las demás variables los recursos que queremos asignarle a la máquina virtual.

Luego solo tenemos que conectarnos por VNC al entorno gráfico que ejecuta:

$ xtightvncviewer localhost:5900

Una vez hayamos instalado el sistema podremos usarlo desde la VM con total normalidad, el único contra que le encuentro es que como no tenemos teclados de Mac hay caracteres que va a costar encontrar en nuestro teclado o directamente tendremos que copiarlos porque no están, por lo demás es un sistema completamente operativo para hacer pruebas, espero que os ayude en vuestros desarrollos.

https://blog.manalejandro.com/tag/Linux

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#Oracle renews hacking and data exfiltration.
Larry Ellison settled a lawsuit, and claims he's getting out of the business of being a data broker. Not because it's illegal and he faced a lawsuit, but he claims he's getting into healthcare instead.
Yet, the hacking increases and how is your firewall? See attached, from my desktop to yours.
SCUMBAG HACKERS OF LARRY ELLISON'S ORACLE.
Some people might be using Oracle Cloud for legitimate purposes, but most traffic is hacking to steal data. Here is ORACLE 192.29.0.0/16
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The Empire Has Accidentally Caused The Rebirth Of Real Counterculture In The West thealtworld.substack.com/p/the…

The Empire Has Accidentally Caused The Rebirth Of Real Counterculture In The West

Caitlin Johnstone- A crowd full of westerners happily being led through a chant of “Death, death to the IDF” was a historical landmark moment for the 21st century
thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)

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europesays.com/us/41819/ How weather conditions set the stage for deadly Texas flash floods – San Diego Union-Tribune #America #Ca #california #NationalNews #News #SanDiego #SanDiego #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesofAmerica #US #USA
How weather conditions set the stage for deadly Texas flash floods – San Diego Union-Tribune

How weather conditions set the stage for deadly Texas flash floods – San Diego Union-Tribune - United States

More than 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain fell in the Texas Hill Country over a span of several hours early Friday,
United States

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foxnews.com/politics/trump-rid…

Trump rides major wave of momentum going into July Fourth after Iran, BBB, Supreme Court and lawsuit victories

The "big, beautiful" bill’s passage comes on the heels of other significant victories for his administration, including a Supreme Court ruling in his favor and successful strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Diana Stancy (Fox News)

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The Prime Reasons to Avoid Amazon


 Amazon’s now-legendary “Prime Day” is July 8-11. Much like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, this means sales on lots of items on Amazon’s vast marketplace, and as such many people flock to the giant’s website to get sweet deals on everything from computers t

Amazon’s now-legendary “Prime Day” is July 8-11. Much like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, this means sales on lots of items on Amazon’s vast marketplace, and as such many people flock to the giant’s website to get sweet deals on everything from computers to small kitchen appliances and more. While many of us are feeling the financial crunch more than ever, I urge you, dear reader, to resist the allure. I don’t typically have strong opinions about where people chose to shop or how they decide to spend their heard-earned money, but in this post I hope to lay out a convincing case for why Amazon is full-stop evil, no caveats, and is undeserving of your money on a moral and ethical level no matter what your values are. Amazon needs to be stopped, and legislation will not do so. Only its loyal consumers – who keep the beast alive – can do that by taking their money elsewhere. No matter your political or personal beliefs, I'm certain Amazon violates them in one way or another, and you should vote with your dollar by buying from other places whenever possible. Here’s why.

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Amazon Is An Enemy of Civil Rights


Do you believe that black lives matter? Do you think police have too much funding, too little oversight, are a tool of an oppressive regime, and/or are a private police force for the rich to keep the poor and minorities in line? Well guess what: up until 2020 Amazon proudly sold their facial recognition software (called “Rekognition”) to law enforcement agencies all cross the country. Like every other facial recognition software out there, this system was notoriously bad at accurately identifying minorities, mainly people of color and women (if you have Netflix, there's a whole movie about this called Coded Bias, which I highly recommend). Amazon only stopped for PR reasons at the start of the George Floyd protests, and even then they only issued a “one-year moratorium.” This has since been extended indefinitely, but frankly that doesn’t matter. It’s still just PR. Why do I say that? Because for one, that ban only applies to the US. Amazon is still free to sell their faulty facial recognition services to other countries and industries. Second, Amazon still gives police across the nation unfettered access to Ring doorbells, allowing police to have vast real-time surveillance networks paid for by private citizens who may not even know law enforcement has this sort of access. Amazon is actively helping police spy on and identify – poorly – everyone, even peaceful protesters.

Amazon Is An Enemy of Small Businesses


“Well I think all lives matter,” you may say to yourself, “and I support our law enforcement officers.” That’s cool. If you’re more right-leaning, you probably believe in the free market and you’ll likely be furious to know that Amazon actively crushes small businesses. To be clear, I'm not talking about the free market where they simply provide a better product/service and win over customers from the other guys. Amazon has been repeatedly proven to use data gathered from small merchants who use their marketplace to create competing products, avoiding the financial hit of the mistakes that those smaller businesses may have already made in marketing, pricing, or production. (I believe this is the exact sort of data that would be covered by nearly every standard non-disclosure agreement that nearly every company uses these days, by the way.) Not that it matters, because Amazon can also just use their massive empire to undercut the competition, selling products at a massive loss until the competitor is eventually driven out of business, then bouncing prices back up to profit-making levels once there’s no alternatives to compete with. The use of this data in the first place isn’t just free market sorting itself out, it’s straight up corporate espionage. Amazon leverages their highly-invasive platform (which is so ubiquitous that to NOT sell on Amazon is practically a death sentence, thus forcing sellers and small business owners to submit to their monopoly or face extinction, and thereby dismantling the classic disingenuous “just go somewhere else” argument) to harvest sensitive business data and then use their resources to take the hit until the smaller guys can’t anymore and fold. In any other scenario, this would be corporate spying and illegal monopolizing. Even if it wasn’t illegal, I’d have a hard time believing any free-market enthusiast actually has no problem with this.

Amazon Is An Enemy of Human Rights and Workers


Maybe you’re an apolitical person (there’s really no such thing and that’s actually a very “privileged” stance to take, but I digress). In this situation, you can probably agree that we’re all human beings. We all deserve to be treated with respect, no matter what. Well, Amazon is unbelievably hostile to worker’s rights. For years, Amazon Prime delivery drivers have been reporting unrealistic expectations like being expected to deliver over 250 packages per shift, missing pay, intimidation, favoritism, and buggy AI tracking their “performance” (even off the clock). Many of them have reported having to pee in bottles to try to stay on schedule. One reported a hospital-worthy injury where he was advised to finish his deliveries (several hours’ worth) before seeking medical treatment. Some claim they’re instructed to “drive recklessly” to meet targets. Warehouse workers report timed bathroom breaks and not being allowed sit down for a few minutes outside of breaks. I’m all about hard work ethic, but you’ve seriously never had a day where you just needed five minutes to gather yourself?

Amazon took it one step further with patented wearables in the workplace to spy on employees and make them work even harder. (For the record, there’s no evidence they plan to roll this out yet but the fact that they expressed an interest in controlling the rights to this technology is unsettling.) When workers expressed an interest in unionizing so they could force more humane working conditions (aren’t there already supposed to be labor laws in the first place?) Amazon used their powerful surveillance network to spy on and infiltrate those groups and even attempted to put cameras over the ballot boxes during a union vote to “ensure integrity.” Amazon doesn’t give a crap about their employees, it’s all about the bottom line and quite frankly I’m surprised they haven’t just moved overseas to sweat shops.

Amazon Is An Enemy of Democracy


“Wow, we really need some regulation on Amazon!” you might be thinking. Yeah, that’d be cool, except that at this point Amazon is more powerful than the US government. Amazon spent a record $21 million in 2022 on lobbying. It decreased slightly in 2023, down to just under $20 million, and my latest statistic is just under $10m in the first half of 2024. Total Big Tech lobbying was $69 million in 2022, enough money (according to this article) to pay for 3500 soldiers for a year, 1.4 million electric bills, 46000 decent-spec laptop computers, 350 heart transplants, 233000 weeks worth of groceries, and 1750 police officers for one year (or 175 for ten years), among many other interesting things. For context, the US federal government spent $53 million on public education in 2022. And Big Tech is continuing to “cozy up” to the current administration, Amazon especially after Musk and Trump had their falling out.

Have you ever wondered why the “settlement” amounts in corporate lawsuits are always so obnoxiously low? It’s because corporations hire GOOD lawyers. They can afford to hire lawyers who are field experts and can pay them to focus all their time and attention only on that one company and that one subject/department. Then they can pour even more resources into filing new paperwork, doing research, fighting the case, etc. Eventually the court costs start to pile up and the idea of dragging this out for years and spending millions of dollars becomes arduous, frustrating, and impractical. Look at a semi-recent Home Depot data breach settlement – 10 years later! This is compounded even more when you’re an elected official. “You’ve spent HOW MUCH taxpayer money on fighting over some silly case that doesn’t even concern me – the voter – in a way I can tangibly see and understand when that money could’ve gone to better roads, schools, healthcare, national defense, etc?” The fact is that these cases do matter and do concern everyone, but they’re very abstract and it’s hard to care when you’re buying new tires multiple times per year because you damaged the old ones on a pothole, or when your kid brings home a history book from 1989, or when you work 60 hours a week and still can't afford basic healthcare coverage. Many experts argue that this a major reason the Democrats lost the 2024 election: their focus was on Trump as an existential threat to democracy while Trump focused on tangible issues like immigration and the economy.

Amazon can’t be reigned in by regulation because they can outspend the government in time, fines, lobbying, and any other area that they need to. (Not like they’re going to see much regulation anyways when the government is actively dismantling any oversight of corporations.) Elected officials are under pressure to answer for their tax money spent (in theory). Amazon only has to answer to shareholders and only one question: “how much more money did you make me this quarter?” They can afford to hire lobbyists who shape the laws – literally – and if they fail that they can always drag the court case into oblivion until it just gets settled. This is not how democracies are supposed to function, where people can pay to win. That’s an oligarchy.

This Problem Does Not Exist in a Vacuum


Do you remember when Chris Brown beat Rihanna? When that was still top news and I met people who listened to his music I’d always ask them “don’t have you an issue with him beating up Rihanna?” and without fail they’d always answer “Of course! But I just like his music, I don't support what he did.” Here’s the thing though: it’s impossible in situations like that to benefit without supporting the person in question. Every album purchase, every stream, every shirt purchased, every YouTube view, these are all metrics his managers can use to justify his popularity and book large venues with large payments. Honestly I’d even leverage illegal downloads if I was his booking agent. “They can download a song but they can’t download a concert. Those are potentially paying fans.” The same is true with Amazon. In no way can you give any money to Amazon and NOT be directly contributing to these problems I’ve listed above. Every penny you spend can be directed towards developing new surveillance tech or hiring new sales people to score new government contracts. Every purchase you make says that you’re okay with how things are currently working at Amazon and shows them that you’re willing to spend money there. Even using Alexa is sharing your data, which Amazon then uses to refine their products or serve you more ads (which they get paid for). There is absolutely no way for you to use Amazon that doesn’t tell their shareholders “I’m okay with this. Keep the course.” The only way that we can ever hope to affect change is to force their hand by taking your money elsewhere.

Facing Reality and Taking Next Steps


Look, I’m a realist, okay? I know that sometimes there are things that you absolutely cannot get anywhere else except Amazon (or if you can, it costs significantly more). First off, I’d ask you to weigh your definition of “significantly.” Paying $5 more on a $100 product – especially a luxury you can live without – is not “significant.” Furthermore, depending on your financial situation, paying $5 more on a $20 product may also not be much for you. In these cases, I urge you to take the ethical path and not give into Amazon. It’s worth paying a little extra for a good cause. Having said that, if you must use Amazon, here’s my suggestions: first off, if you already have an account, you’re probably fine to keep using it from a privacy perspective. Your history will stay there, but frankly if you create a new account, it’s likely to get flagged and suspended or if you do it wrong Amazon will still trace it back to you anyways. Feel free to keep your current account, but go ahead and make sure you use good practices like strong passwords, two-factor authentication, and alias e-mail addresses.

If you’re making a new account, I recommend using an alias email address or an old, already very-publicly exposed email address for credibility purposes (like an old Gmail address). I’ve had good success with buying pre-paid Amazon gift cards in cash at 7-Eleven and using those to make my purchases, however I’ve heard some people have still had their accounts closed for suspected fraud in short order, so don’t put too much money in right away in case that happens. You can attempt to make new accounts for every purchase (since ideally this should be rare for you anyways), or you can attempt to make one account and just keep topping it up as needed.

Last but not least, I encourage you not only to avoid Amazon itself, but avoid their subsidiaries as using them will still contribute to Amazon’s unethical empire. Unfortunately this includes popular brands like Twitch, Audible, IMDB, GoodReads, Zappos, and over 100 others. I know there's a lot and it can be hard, but as I outlined before we can’t keep hoping someone else will reign them in. There are often many feasible alternatives. I use my public library's app for audiobooks. In my case, that's Libby, which still comes with privacy concerns, but I find it to be the “lesser evil” by a mile – I'm supporting the library and the author, Libby collects less data than Amazon, I'm saving money, and I'm not being lulled into a false sense of “ownership.” In the case of GoodReads, there are privacy-respecting alternatives like Bookwyrm. For IMDB, I simply use Wikipedia (it's less cluttered anyways). It’s going to take a collective, serious effort to hit them where it hurts (the wallet) and force them to start being a more ethical company.

Prime Day is this week. Please, avoid it. Be the change you want to see in the world. A drop of water alone isn't much, but combined in force, a flood can change the world.

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Chinese PLA Support Base in Djibouti will send detachment to participate in military parade in Comoros eng.chinamil.com.cn/CHINA_2091…

Chinese PLA Support Base in Djibouti will send detachment to participate in military parade in Comoros - China Military

At the invitation of the Comorian government, a detachment of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Support Base in Djibouti will participate in the military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Comoros on July 6.
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Solidarity to the arrests of #Amsterdam. They build the biggest antifascist wall after the cold war (no, the previous was not of the soviet union). Thanks to the people that took counter action against #zionazis.

"Israeli Prime Minister's Office calls Israeli settlers to refrain from attending any cultural or sports events abroad this week."

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Dutch prosecutors quietly dropped all charges on June 16 against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, who attacked Muslim women and pro-#Palestine demonstrators in Amsterdam last November. Authorities claimed CCTV footage from the incidents had been erased and said they were “unable to identify” the perpetrators.

HRF had filed the original complaint on November 9, 2024, detailing a spree of hate crimes and public violence by Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters between November 5–8. The attacks included stoning a home with a Palestinian flag, assaulting a Palestinian taxi driver, attacking peaceful demonstrators, and chanting glorifications of the Israeli army and calls for murder and #rape of #Arabs.

Despite video evidence, eyewitness accounts, and even the prosecutor admitting that one group chant met the standard for criminal insult under #Dutch law, authorities declined to proceed with charges.

HRF accused the Dutch Public Prosecutor of applying double standards, noting how quickly police surveil and prosecute pro-Palestine demonstrators, while failing to act against a pro-Israel mob. “This is not a failure of capacity, but of political will,” the statement read.
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#zioNaZis #antifa #fascism #dutchcomplicity #Amsterdam #nojusticenopeace


Dutch Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Maccabi Tel Aviv Fans After CCTV Footage ‘Disappears’

Amsterdam (Quds News Network)- Dutch prosecutors quietly dropped all charges on June 16 against Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, who attacked Muslim women and pro-Palestine demonstrators in Amsterdam last Novem
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"To be #GOVERNED is to be #watched, #inspected, #spied upon, #directed, #law-driven, #numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so.

To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered, assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented..."

— Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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The Original Stripey Goodness

@tinker fifteen years ago Because Reasons it was a thing I had reason to use in the context of my {em|de}ployment and good gravy.
The word 'evil' is used so casually sometimes that I think on some level people genuinely don't understand the real magnitude of what is meant when we use it here.
This tool - and the commercial data brokers which enable and feed it as data sources - are a genuine evil.
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