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The Judge Justice Chamberlain said, “It will remain lawful for the claimant and other persons who were members of #PalestineAction prior to proscription to continue to express their opposition to Israel’s actions in Gaza and elsewhere, including by drawing attention to what they regard as Israel’s genocide and other serious violations of international law. [It is only if] people choose to continue to express support for Palestine Action post-proscription, that they may face criminal consequences
#OtD 5 Jul 1777 the word 'scab', meaning 'strikebreaker', was used in print for the first time. One of the most important words in the working class vocabulary! stories.workingclasshistory.co…
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The idea is that a woman is even more gentle and fragile than a flower. And since you're already supposed to be careful, tender and caring with flowers, it means you need to be even more so with women, as to not hurt them.
Zachary Miller Read our editorial on mass deportations here, and the ongoing struggle against it here. On Saturday (06/21), landscaper Narciso Barranco was beaten and arrested by federal agents whi…
Zachary Miller Read our editorial on mass deportations here, and the ongoing struggle against it here. On Saturday (06/21), landscaper Narciso Barranco was beaten and arrested by federal agents whi…
US Jew's reflection on Zionism in the 1960s (Fredy Perlman):
"I started to suspect that my Zionist relative's only connection to the Zion in the Levant was a genealogical connection traced, not over six, but over more than sixty generations. But I had come to consider such racial reckoning a peculiarity of Nazis, Afrikaaners and American Southerners."
Imaginad que Begoña Gómez hubiera enviado a su secretaria a pagar en efectivo una factura de una comilona personal que había intentado antes colarla como gasto público. Estaría ahora Peinado volcando móviles hasta del camarero.
On May 21, the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a crucial hearing titled "The Corruption of Science and Federal Health Agencies: H...
READ: Israel has long used undercover forces posing as Palestinians to sow strife. Today, it is using this strategy again in Gaza in the form of the gangs taking control over humanitarian aid. The goal is to fragment and dismember Palestinian society. mondoweiss.net/2025/06/israels…
Gavin Newsom Sues Gavin Newsom For Ruining His Political Career
Sources say that the governor's lawsuit against Gavin Newsom will be one of the largest career advancement cases in California legal history.
"If he wins, Gavin Newsom could owe Gavin Newsom millions for lost income and career opportunity," said Harold Blanc, a California attorney. "And with good reason, too — Gavin Newsom has completely wrecked Governor Newsom's shot at the presidency."
SACRAMENTO, CA — Sources close to Gavin Newsom say that the California governor is launching a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom for ruining his political career.
Correct. The common tactic we can see in the last ten years is that mixed-race politicians who claim Black international/ or African heritage are "not really Black" -- so as to dissuade Black Americans from supporting them. See Obama, Harris, Mamdani. Clockwork. Nasty work. RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:eg77l…
Hi there, I've got these really odd issue where certain windows will cause random lines like the one in the screenshot appear on my screen. They will often flicker a bit and will dissapear if I hover my mouse over them. The lines will display what is beneath the window itself. These occour quite frequently and are frankly getting quite annoying to deal with.
Is this a known issue with KDE right now? It does not happen while using Gnome on the same machine + screen. If it matters I am running CachyOS.
If there is anythign I can do to fix this then I'd greatly appriciate some pointers!
Last night at ICE in Portland was another munition heavy night and lots of violence from federal agents. Teargas filled the neighborhood with canister after canister being shot. Green and white smoke continuously filled the air. Pepper balls shot at protesters close range. Masks ripped off so the feds could mace people. Someone else was hospitalized by the brutality of the federal agents yet again.
I know these nights are scary. I know how bad these munitions and chemicals hurt and burn in the moment and that the pain and side effects can be even worse later. It’s all around bad. The thing is though it’s already very bad and scary without making things up or falsely attributing certain munitions as something that they are not.
The green smoke (same with the red when they choose to use it) that they use at ICE here, which they also used plenty in 2020 and 2021, is just green smoke. When I say “just” I don’t mean to imply that it is good for our bodies in any way, or that it isn’t toxic, because it is. These military style smoke grenades contain heavy metals and lead salts known to cause cancer and birth defects. But people keep calling it various types of gasses that it is *not*. HC gas being a big one people have been saying is what it is and that is not true.
We don’t have to pretend this smoke is something that it’s not to draw attention to how bad this chemical warfare is. Their violence and heavy handed use of chemical weapons speaks for itself. It’s already bad enough. Every single thing they do is already bad enough.
I know the green smoke looks intense because of how vibrant the color is. But there is a huge difference, and if HC gets used again, I promise you will know. This rumor isn’t just online, it often gets spread by people on the ground before anyone else. And I don’t think there is any ill intent with people doing this, but words have meaning. Facts matter.
A lot of this misinformation started in 2020. The first time they used HC gas then, feds deployed a canister and immediately lit a green smoke grenade and set it off in front of the HC. They used the green smoke to obscure the HC gas, and when it finished going off, the feds retrieved the HC gas canister and took it while leaving the green smoke one out. They were intentionally trying to make people think that the green smoke was what was being used. they didn't want anyone to know they were using HC and so it began being attributed to the green smoke.
Footage showing the canister burning, and comparison to canisters from other nights that took place after this night, is how it was later confirmed on that night they used HC gas. HC smoke burns a dark grey color, sometimes yellowish depending on how close to the canister the smoke you’re observing is. The canisters for HC remain on fire, often with flames shooting out of the top, and the canister itself is so hot you’ll see it glowing brightly the entire time it is lit.
HC is not like other common teargas used (OC and CS) which are bad enough on their own. When I said you would know… each time I’ve been otg when HC was used, well I’m not sure I even have the words to describe how bad it was. Thick clouds of smoke all around, usually from a combination of gas and smoke. People to my left and right either vomiting or completely losing consciousness. People all around ripping their full face gas masks off for reprise from the suffocation after the chemicals penetrated their masks and destroyed their filters. People’s limp bodies being carried out by street medics all around me. There was no eye flushing, at least not in the immediate vicinity where there was still gas. Medics and people who were well enough to help others would just be trying to get as many people away and out of there as fast as possible.
These photos of the green smoke canisters are all munitions used at ICE here over the past month.
i'm a 13 year protest medic, do you know if portland protest medics are doing outreach in the neighborhood for the poor people that live there? we used to do that in omaha!
"The US Army Chemical Warfare Service invented Hexachloroethane (HC) smoke screens after World War I, but by the mid-1950s armed services around the world were well-aware of HC’s acute and chronic toxicity. The “smoke” produced by HC devices is gaseous Zinc Chloride (ZnCl2), a known lethal compound that induces heavy metal poisoning (“metal fume fever”); chemically burns dermal, bronchial, and gastrointestinal epithelia; and bioaccumulates. Despite well-established impacts, US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents deployed HC in Portland Oregon to quell Black Lives Matter protests in July 2020. I use a hierarchical Bayesian model that combined multiple observation streams to compile community-collected video and photographic evidence and estimate that DHS deployed enough grenades to kill or maim hundreds of people." zenodo.org/records/4434918
Abstract Law enforcement’s use of chemical weapons is a threat to human and environmental health, exemplified during 2020 racial justice protests in Portland, Oregon, USA.
I've been thinking so just let's get better gas masks, then I read this:
"Even when using a properly fitting gas mask, however, ZnCl2 is absorbed into the body via dermal uptake. Further, given its capacity to bioaccumulate and cause delayed severe inflammation responses, ZnCl2 exposure is measured cumulatively..."
Some findings about exposure to the poison when having some distance to the deployment:
"Under ideal conditions in a wide-open field at night, the concentration of ZnCl2 produced by a typical HC grenade is high enough that an unmasked individual 200 yd (three city blocks in Portland, 183 m) from detonation has a maximum of 24 min of safety before significant acute health symptoms appear.
An individual a 1,000 yd (0.9 km) away is still at risk and only has 2.5 h It is unclear how ZnCl2 dissipates through a densely-gassed, tree-lined urban landscape within a river valley like Portland, but reported signs and symptoms indicate that it spread widely, entered the stormwater system that flows to the Willamette River, and passed through or around protective equipment worn by journalists, protesters, medics, legal observers, and bystanders."
"As a highly mobile and poisonous gas that lacks an odor itself, ZnCl2 poses a significant risk to humans as well as the environment..."
@desirable_dialogue »A weapon of mass destruction is a nuclear, radiological, chemical, biological, or other device that is intended to harm a large number of people.« (dhs.gov/topics/weapons-mass-de…)
So HC devices clearly are WMDs. Used in areas where people live.
»The Department of Homeland Security works every day to prevent terrorists and other threat actors from using these weapons to harm Americans.« - Well, dear DHS, work against your homegrown ICE terrorists!
We will not comply with this unjust law. Many people from celebrities, to artists, to writers, to journalists to activists are intending to break this unjust law. We will do it together. Unjust laws are no laws at all.
The Gjovik v Apple hearing earlier this week was very traumatic. Apple got the court's explicit okay to harass me to extent I might off myself & the court said it was misconduct by me to complain. I was shellshocked for a few days, but I'm ok now, I think because I always knew Apple was this evil.
It was like a very traumatic and disturbing confirmation of a preexisting theory.
To be clear: I had complained to Apple's lawyers that I can't afford my psych meds & I wanted them to stop threatening me with sanctions for no reason because my PTSD can cause suicidal ideation. The court said I'm not allowed to complain or ask them to stop, & ok'd their conduct
The most twisted part is I was told I'm not allowed to talk about or express my emotions at all around Apple or the court. It was basically a court gag order specific to emotions. It's literally the most f'd up thing I could think of & so it makes sense Apple thought of it.
Once again, for those still quoting primary school level science:
Rebecca Helm, a biologist and an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Asheville US writes:
"Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes and gender right now. Lots of folks make biological sex sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
If you know a bit about biology you will probably say that biological sex is caused by chromosomes, XX and you’re female, XY and you’re male. This is “chromosomal sex” but is it “biological sex”? Well...
Turns out there is only ONE GENE on the Y chromosome that really matters to sex. It’s called the SRY gene. During human embryonic development the SRY protein turns on male-associated genes. Having an SRY gene makes you “genetically male”. But is this “biological sex”?
Sometimes that SRY gene pops off the Y chromosome and over to an X chromosome. Surprise! So now you’ve got an X with an SRY and a Y without an SRY. What does this mean?
A Y with no SRY means physically you’re female, chromosomally you’re male (XY) and genetically you’re female (no SRY). An X with an SRY means you’re physically male, chromsomally female (XX) and genetically male (SRY). But biological sex is simple! There must be another answer...
Sex-related genes ultimately turn on hormones in specifics areas on the body, and reception of those hormones by cells throughout the body. Is this the root of “biological sex”??
“Hormonal male” means you produce ‘normal’ levels of male-associated hormones. Except some percentage of females will have higher levels of ‘male’ hormones than some percentage of males. Ditto ditto ‘female’ hormones. And...
...if you’re developing, your body may not produce enough hormones for your genetic sex. Leading you to be genetically male or female, chromosomally male or female, hormonally non-binary, and physically non-binary. Well, except cells have something to say about this...
Maybe cells are the answer to “biological sex”?? Right?? Cells have receptors that “hear” the signal from sex hormones. But sometimes those receptors don’t work. Like a mobile phone that’s on “do not disturb’. Call and cell, they will not answer.
What does this all mean?
It means you may be genetically male or female, chromosomally male or female, hormonally male/female/non-binary, with cells that may or may not hear the male/female/non-binary call, and all this leading to a body that can be male/non-binary/female.
Try out some combinations for yourself. Notice how confusing it gets? Can you point to what the absolute cause of biological sex is? Is it fair to judge people by it?
Of course you could try appealing to the numbers. “Most people are either male or female” you say. Except that as a biologist professor I will tell you...
The reason I don’t have my students look at their own chromosome in class is because people could learn that their chromosomal sex doesn’t match their physical sex, and learning that in the middle of a 10-point assignment is JUST NOT THE TIME.
Biological sex is complicated. Before you discriminate against someone on the basis of “biological sex” & identity, ask yourself: have you seen YOUR chromosomes? Do you know the genes of the people you love? The hormones of the people you work with? The state of their cells?
Since the answer will obviously be no, please be kind, respect people’s right to tell you who they are, and remember that you don’t have all the answers. Again: biology is complicated. Kindness and respect don’t have to be.
Note: Biological classifications exist. XX, XY, XXY XXYY and all manner of variation which is why sex isn't classified as binary. You can't have a binary classification system with more than two configurations even if two of those configurations are more common than others.
Kikes literally hate you because of your ancestry and think they are better than you because of their ancestry or tribal identity
Some of them are so delusional they imagine that converts who get their tribal identity paper work registered in Israel had biological ancestry from Jacob all along even though both the parents of converts never had such ancestry
The problem could be resolved by everyone converting but that would crrate new problems like a massive wave of child abuse
Congress has a monthlong recess coming up in August. Democrats will be launching a wave of attack ads on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP on Monday, and angry voters are waiting for Republicans at home.
#OtD 5 Jul 1888 1400 women and girls working at the Bryant & May match factory in London went on strike in solidarity with a worker who had been sacked for criticising the appalling conditions at the plant, later winning improvements stories.workingclasshistory.co…
Congress has a monthlong recess coming up in August. Democrats will be launching a wave of attack ads on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP on Monday, and angry voters are waiting for Republicans at home.
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The author expresses envy over Krishnamurthy Subramanian's lucrative book deal with Union Bank of India, highlighting the financial benefits reaped from such arrangements.
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"An assistant early childhood educator in Florianópolis, Brazil, has been taken into custody after multiple children alleged that he sexually abused them. Allec Sander de Oliveira Ribeiro, 34, worked at the Nossa Senhora de Lourdes Center for Municipal Childhood Education and was known for his vocal support of progressive causes.
On July 1, the Civil Police of Santa Catarina arrested Ribeiro following a month-long investigation into reports of sexual abuse at a local daycare. The probe began in June, after several parents reported that their children had disclosed abuse. According to the parents, the children had exhibited troubling behavioral changes in the lead-up to their disclosures. Authorities notified the Municipal Secretariat of Education, which suspended Ribeiro from his position on June 5.
Police subsequently raided Ribeiro’s home and searched his electronic devices, uncovering more than 6,000 files containing child sexual abuse material. Investigators say many of the files appear to have been produced by Ribeiro himself. Some of the victims were identified as Ribeiro’s students, and there was material that had been recorded on the daycare premises. Officers also discovered three additional hard drives concealed in his home; the total number of illicit files is now estimated to exceed 10,000.
According to Jornal Razão, several of Ribeiro’s students have been formally named as victims, the oldest being just six years old. All known victims are male. The abuse is believed to have occurred during the head teacher’s lunch break, when Ribeiro had unsupervised access to the classroom and children.
Allec Sander de Oliveira Ribeiro Since the announcement of Ribeiro’s arrest, additional parents have come forward with suspicions that their children may also have been victims.
One mother, who spoke with Clic Espumoso, said her son, who is autistic, attended Nossa Senhora de Lourdes from the age of one and remained there for four years. After being placed in Ribeiro’s class, however, the child’s behavior changed dramatically. He began routinely exposing himself, imitating inappropriate gestures, and avoiding physical contact with adults – especially men.
“He didn’t want to enter that classroom anymore. He said he didn’t want to go to daycare. It started happening more and more often,” the mother told Clic Espumoso. She raised her concerns with the head teacher overseeing Ribeiro’s class, who reportedly shared similar suspicions and took steps to reduce the time Ribeiro spent alone with the children.
“I’m not sure if he photographed my son. But I think he did. And if he did that… let him pay. Because my son didn’t deserve this. No child does,” she added, noting that police are currently investigating whether her son appears in any of the abusive material found on Ribeiro’s devices.
Investigators have also uncovered messages on Ribeiro’s devices indicating that he anticipated eventual complaints from children and sought to preemptively dismiss them as a “mania.”
Jornal Razão reports that Ribeiro was known as a supporter of progressive causes, and displayed both the LGBT and trans pride flags on his social media accounts, where he also frequently posted popular cartoon characters and references to youth media. Journalist Lorran Barentin described this as a “possible strategy to mask criminal conduct.”
Artwork shared by Ribiero’s social media profiles. Ribiero’s progressive public persona helped him cultivate trust with parents, one of whom noted: “The hardest part is that he was close to everyone. He used the right words, said the right things, and no one suspected him. But now the mask has fallen off.”
Ribeiro is currently in pre-trial detention, and is facing multiple charges related to the production of child pornography and the abuse of the vulnerable. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison."
Congress has a monthlong recess coming up in August. Democrats will be launching a wave of attack ads on cuts to Medicaid and SNAP on Monday, and angry voters are waiting for Republicans at home.
increase virtual memory reserved for Binder buffers from 1MiB to 8MiB due to Android 16 having a very large Binder transaction scaling up based on the number of apps and profiles which can go beyond the total size limit and break fully booting the OS, which occurred for a tiny number of our Alpha testers (if you were one of the tiny number of Alpha channel testers running into this, you can sideload this release to resolve the issue)
fix issues with display of the end session button to avoid it being wrongly displayed for Owner or not displayed for secondary users (we may remove this part of the upstream end session UI or make it optional since the functionality is also in the power menu)
update Pixel USB HAL to Android 16 (this was omitted in the initial port due to needing special handling for our USB-C port and pogo pins control feature)
always use UTC as the time zone for build date properties
kernel (6.6): update to latest GKI LTS branch revision
Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On (Official 25th Anniversary Alternate Music Video)
To Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Celine Dion’s biggest hit of all time, this performance focused music video has been reimagined, featuring remastered footage in stunning clarity. Newly transferred from the original 35mm film reels and assembled in a brand new 4K edit, the video features exclusive, never-before-seen footage from the original ‘My Heart Will Go On’ video shoot from 1997.
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion is a timeless ballad that captures the essence of love and remembrance. Featured in the iconic film "Titanic," this song has resonated with audiences since its release in 1997. The 25th Anniversary Alternate Music Video brings a fresh perspective to this classic, celebrating its enduring legacy.
🎵 L Y R I C S 🎵: Every night in my dreams I see you, I feel you That is how I know you go on
Far across the distance And spaces between us You have come to show you go on
Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on Once more, you open the door And you're here in my heart And my heart will go on and on
Love can touch us one time And last for a lifetime And never let go 'til we're gone
Love was when I loved you One true time I'd hold to In my life, we'll always go on
Near, far, wherever you are I believe that the heart does go on Once more, you open the door And you're here in my heart And my heart will go on and on
You're here, there's nothing I fear And I know that my heart will go on
We'll stay forever this way You are safe in my heart And my heart will go on and on
Album Artist: Celine Dion Album(s): Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack Written by: Will Jennings, James Horner Music genre(s): Pop, Adult Contemporary Released: 1997 Decade for first release: #1990sMusic
ICEBlock is making incredibly false privacy claims for marketing. They falsely claim it provides complete anonymity when it doesn't. They're ignoring both data kept by Apple and data available to the server but not stored. They're also spreading misinformation about Android:
Their claims about push notifications on Android compared to iOS are completely false. Both Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) and the Apple Push Notification service (APNs) function in a similar way with similar privacy. However, Android does not force using FCM and apps can use other push systems.
iOS forces uses Apple services including getting apps through Apple where they have a record of which apps each person and account has installed and using their push notification service. Both FCM and APNs have tokens. Android doesn't allow apps to access device IDs. Push tokens aren't device IDs.
Apple and Google can identify devices/users based on push tokens obtained by law enforcement from services. Unlike Google, Apple only recently began requiring warrants:
Apple and Google can identify devices/users based on push tokens obtained by law enforcement from services. Unlike Google, Apple only recently began requiring warrants:
https://www.reuters.
President Donald Trump made a big show on Tuesday by visiting Florida’s new immigrant detention center, where he and other GOP officials have made clear their intention to abuse human rights and ...
According to one analyst, only two groups are celebrating H.R. 1 — President Donald Trump's massive new budget law — on July 4: Republicans, and the Chinese Communist Party.New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote Friday about how H.R.
When Louise and I lived in Germany in 1986-87, we visited Dachau with our family. The crematoriums shocked our children, but even more so because this was simply a “detention facility” and not one of Hitler’s death camps.
Something big is coming to your phone on July 7, whether you asked for it or not.
#Go #ogle will begin rolling out its new Gemini AI #system, what they call an “upgrade,” but what looks a lot more like a #hostile #takeover of our phones, our #personal #data, #privacy, and #digital #autonomy. If you own an #Android phone, you will be affected. And no, you won’t be asked for permission.
This isn’t just another app. This is a system-level AI that will be deeply integrated into your phone’s OS. It will replace Google Assistant. It will access your #photos, #videos, #documents, and #clipboard #history. It reads your #notifications. It #logs your #searches, It parses your #text and #email conversations....and it understands what they mean.
Anyone who doesn’t know that Google is the world’s largest data vacuum and wrote the book on harvesting data from unsuspecting users has been living under a rock for the last 20 years. Google now has their ultimate tool: a super-intelligent AI that won’t just vacuum up your data like before, it understands it. It doesn’t just scan your messages for keywords. It reads your sentences and figures out what you meant.
Text your mom to ask about her headache, and Gemini sends her ads for the nearest headache clinic to her and maybe drop a Pfizer plug while it's at it. If hers in also an Android phone, it can grab her #information off her phone, turn it over to the clinic marketing team for extra attention. #Surveillance #technology with a helpful smile.
The mandatory update includes Android #phones, #watches, #tabs, the Android app in your #car #control system....if it says Android, it gets the upgrade on the 7th.
Here Is What Is aA Done Deal:
You can’t uninstall it. Gemini is baking itself in to your operating system, it is no longer an app.
You can’t block its access completely. Disabling permissions only disables visible functions you see. It's invasive background data analysis continues.
You can’t opt out if you use any part of the Google ecosystem. If you use Chrome, Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, or Play Store, you’re already giving it permission to spy on your life. Find alternates to these services if you don't want vacuumed.
What You Can Do:
If your phone still gives you a choice, don't accept the Gemini switchover. But know this: most newer Androids won't ask, you won't even see it happen.
Once updated, turn off as many permissions as possible in your Settings. Especially anything related to voice input, camera, location, and clipboard access. Not just Google apps too.
Use alternate apps for messaging, browsing, and email. DuckDuckGo, Brave, ProtonMail, etc. will help limit exposure.
Minimize your Google account usage. Remove Google accounts from secondary devices, or switch to a de-Googled phone if you’re really serious.
If you aren't real sharp on the inner parts of your phone, I've written a plain-english step through of these settings for the non-tech crowd. You can find it below my signature, I hope it helps.
Final Word
The integration of AI into your most personal device without informed consent, without transparency, and without full control, is not a feature. I believe it to be a major violation of privacy. You shouldn't have to be a tech wizard to keep your personal information safe and out of corporate hands! This is going to become a much bigger topic in our life in the immediate future as we are transitioned whether we want to be or not, into the era of AI.
Best of luck,
SourdoughSam
P.S. I apologize to my regular readers who are more used to my homestead and personal ramblings. As most know, I wore a tech sword in another life. Old habits come back when I see technology running rough-shod over an unsuspecting public. I had to speak out.
Step-by-step for those of us who need steps.... 😀
🔧 How to Push Back Against the Gemini AI Update by SourdoughSam
Step 1: Don’t Tap “Upgrade” or “Switch” If prompted. If your phone still gives you a prompt to replace Google Assistant with Gemini on the 7th, do not accept it. Tap “No thanks” or “Keep Assistant.” But be aware: on many devices as of July 7, this choice may no longer appear at all.
Step 2: Check Your Default Assistant Setting after the update....
Go to: Settings → Apps → Default Apps → Digital Assistant App If Gemini is listed, try switching it back to “Google Assistant” or “None.” Not all phones will allow this anymore, depending on your update level.
Step 3: Turn Off Personalization and Activity Sharing Go to: Settings → Google → Manage Your Google Account → Data & Privacy Scroll to “Web & App Activity,” “Location History,” and “YouTube History”—turn them all off. This limits what Gemini can learn.
Step 4: Disable Gemini-Specific Features (If Available) Some phones now have a Gemini Settings section. If it exists, open it and turn off every toggle you find—especially those for “Contextual Awareness,” “Message Access,” and “Phone Controls.”
Step 5: Use Alternative Apps for Sensitive Tasks Avoid Google services when possible. Use:
DuckDuckGo or Brave for browsing
ProtonMail for email
Signal, Telegram, or Discord for messaging. This reduces the information Gemini can access through app integrations.
Step 6: Remove Unused Google Accounts If you have extra Google accounts on your phone, remove them: Settings → Accounts → tap account → Remove account The fewer Google profiles, the fewer data funnels.
Step 7: Consider De-Googling or Switching Devices For those who want full control, look into custom ROMs like #GrapheneOS or de-Googled phones like #Murena. It's not for everyone, but it’s the cleanest break from forced AI integration.ok, It's not for everyone, but it’s the cleanest break from forced AI integration. "
Head_of_the_Dead · 12h (edited) Even if you're using a "dumb phone" all your messages sent to a modern phone are recorded by the receiving phone's system and both of your providers. Even when you turn your mic off, their phones listen. Even if you have no phone, Google and multiple other companies have a voice print of you and other's phones pick up and monitor your in-person conversations.
Most people's security cameras are connected to the Internet and will tie into a centralized database. Self checkouts are now doing facial recognition, so paying in cash isn't all that anonymous. Most any keyboard on a smart phone logs what you type and syncs it with Google, Apple etc, even if a message isn't sent. Your phone registers your unique gate. Phones register other nearby devices via NFC and other antennas. There's license plate readers everywhere.
Even when I go around with nothing electric on me, I'll get suggestions/ads from my conversations with people in public, once I'm home..
It's becoming more of a dystopian surveillance state by the second.
There are mitigation techniques that help, but you can't control everyone else's devices.
This is a personal Hell to me. It's all about dominating, controlling and manipulating you and everyone else.
Concentration camps are often compared to prisons, but that comparison is inaccurate. In the United States, inmates arrive in penitentiaries only after they have been convicted of serious crimes, under criminal processes constrained by the US Constit…
The world is run by psychopaths, the billionaire class are all psychopaths. We are being run over the cliff and we are being asked to condemn anybody at all who objects to this state of affairs.
The introduction of stricter legislation and controls on food production is being used to favour large companies over smaller ones, ultimately leading to a reduction in food choices and an increase in “food tyranny,” Dr. Vernon Coleman writes.
There is plenty of food on Earth. The problem is that much of it is in the wrong place. Look at what happened when the EU built its food mountains. The food was needed in Africa but the EU’s agricultural policies meant that it got stored in areas where it wasn’t needed. Tariffs on imported food, and the dumping of surpluses, together with corruption, have suppressed the development of food growing in what used to be called the “Third World.” There is no doubt that much of the starvation in Africa was directly caused by the EU dumping food there, with the result that local farmers simply could not compete and so went bankrupt.
The greedy billionaires want to get rid of farms (particularly small ones) and replace the food they produce with artificial food made in their laboratories. Their long-standing plan has suddenly become urgent since they do not want to waste a carefully created crisis. They are already selling laboratory-grown meat as beef. There will be no label to show that the meat was grown in a laboratory. The plan is that every piece of food will be digitalised and identified and part of the “Internet of Things.”
Suddenly, and belatedly, they claim to have realised that nutrition has a value in health care and they want to control our diet with legislation, advice and taxes (on sugary and fatty foods). Long-standing medical tyranny is about to be extended and to become food tyranny. They are planning to introduce medically tailored meals and to extend genetically modified foods. The policy carried out with great success in India by Monsanto, for example, will mean that farmers will have to buy all their seeds from the big companies and it will be illegal to keep seeds from one year’s crop for the following year.
The introduction of stricter legislation and controls on food production is being used to favour large companies over smaller ones, ultimately leading to a reduction in food choices and an increase in "food tyranny," Dr. Vernon Coleman writes. By Dr.
“A new direct action group calling itself ‘Yvette Cooper’ claims to have targeted Time Logistics for providing transport in Britain for Israel's Elbit Systems. Its message to the government on social media says, ‘if you want to ban Palestine Action, you’ll have to proscribe Yvette Cooper too’”
#Apple/ #iPhone users are so gullible. They'll even allow their phones to make and pass #moral #judgments about how they use their phones. At least #Android treats you like an adult.
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday gave Donald Trump the gavel used to pass the Republicans' so-called "big, beautiful" spending megabill, resulting in mockery.
Česko v pátek zasáhl masivní výpadek elektrického proudu. Všechny rozvodny přenosové soustavy jsou opět v provozu, podařilo se také již obnovit dodávky elektřiny do všech odběrných míst.
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