Thousands of pages of intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 American presidential election went missing in the final days of the last presidential administration: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/15/classified-russia-documents-missing-trump

#45 #russia #electioninterference #guardian #cnn #newyorktimes #nyt #thenewyorktimes #martinpengelly

Following from my last toot, if you want to know the _worst_ gifts to get anyone you care about: https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-12-07/column-the-worst-tech-of-2023-an-anti-gift-guide

#losangelestimes #lat #thelosangelestimes #gadgets #gifts #privacy #shopping #brianmerchant

Mozilla have a gift guide if you need any last-minute ideas: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/tech-gifts-holiday-guide-2023-christmas/

#mozilla #gifts #privacy #privacynotincluded #gadgets #shopping

The formerly incarcerated in Michigan will now be automatically registered to vote: https://www.npr.org/2023/12/16/1219695211/new-michigan-law-means-people-leaving-prison-will-automatically-be-registered-to

#enfranchisement #michigan #voting #civilrights #politicalrights #npr #michellejokischpolo #wkar #

Google are dropping support for Usenet in February 2024: https://support.google.com/groups/answer/11036538

Mozilla roll out Solo, an artificial intelligence-powered website builder specifically marketed to small business owners and freelancers: https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/introducing-solo-ai-website-builder/

#mozilla #solo #ai #artificalintelligence #websites #webdesign #rajsingh #solopreneurs #solopreneurship #freelancers #freelancing #smallbusinesses #smallbusiness

After a Taliban crackdown virtually extinguished opium production in Afghanistan, Burma has overtaken it as the largest producer: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/12/myanmar-opium-biggest-producer-overtaking-afghanistan-unodc-study

#war #conflict #drugs #heroin #drugtrade #drugwar #drugwars #burma #myanmar #poppy #poppies #theguardian #agencefrancepresse

The civilian proportion of deaths in the Gaza war is higher than the average in all world conflicts in 20th century at 61%: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/09/civilian-toll-israeli-airstrikes-gaza-unprecedented-killing-study

#yagillevi #gaza #gazawar #israelgazawar #israelhamaswar #warcrimes #atrocity #death #haaretz #israel

In this randomized clinical trial of 22 healthy, adult, identical twin pairs, those consuming a healthy vegan diet showed significantly improved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration, fasting insulin level, and weight loss compared with twins consuming a healthy omnivorous diet.: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392

In response to desperate saber-rattling imperialism from Venezuela, Guyana has appealed to the international community for defense of its sovereignty: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/06/venezuela-annex-guyana-maduro

#guyana #venezuela #imperialism #irredentism #nationalism #authoritarianism #theivery #theft #corruption #guardian #theguardian #nicolasmaduro #nicolásmaduro #irfaanali #luketaylor

Bibliophiles may like the Neglected Books Page: https://neglectedbooks.com/

#neglectedbooks #books

In addition to warnings from Egypt, the Israeli government had a detailed plan of attack that closely followed what Hamas did on Yom Kippur 2023 over a year ago, but failed to act in preparation: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-attack-intelligence.html

#newyorktimes #israel #jerichowall #hamas #israelgazawar #israelhamaswar #ronenbergman #adamgoldman #nyt #incompetence

The Washington Post has published an opinion piece parroting right-wing talking points and telling women to just stop having opinions so they can get married: https://fair.org/home/wapo-tells-women-if-you-want-marriage-compromise-with-misogyny/

#washingtonpost #wapo #misogyny #culturewar #fair #fairnessandaccuracyinreporting #juliehollar #jimnaureckas #instituteforfamilystudies #nonsense #patriarchy #overtonwindow #badpolling

For anyone who cares about baseball, the East Bay, or just sticking it to greedy capitalists, the Oakland Ballers were announced a few hours ago: https://www.oaklandballers.com/

#oaklandballers

Tens of thousands of Louisiana students are in unapproved diploma programs that have no requirements:

#charleslussier #education #louisiana #associatedpress #ap #sharonlurye #homeschooling #scams #children

If you want to do _more_ than just Buy Nothing Day, you can also OptOutside, celebrate Native American heritage, and read a book: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1213214810/black-friday-2023-alternatives-shopping

#buynothingday #blackfriday #optmist #npr #emilyolson #optoutside #hiking #library #libraries #museum #museums #learning #edification #culturejamming

I hope you will all join me in celebrating Buy Nothing Day today, as it is too easy to buy unnecessary things: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/it-s-too-easy-to-buy-stuff-you-don-t-want/ar-AA1ki3ma

#theatlantic #msn #msn.com #amandamull #buynothingday #commerce #capitalism #latestagecapitalism #consumerism #blackfriday #thanksgivingtide #ecommerce #onlineshopping #friction #risk

Conservative police officers are refusing to collaborate with progressive prosecutors: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/23/1214894247/disgusted-by-citys-top-prosecutor-a-police-officer-refuses-to-testify

#npr #propublica #sachapfeiffer #lawenforcement #legalsystem #justice #justicesystem #stlouis #rogermurphy #kimgardner #allthingsconsidered

In a surprise to no one paying attention, American law enforcement views left-wing politics as terrorism and sometimes overlooks far-right movements: https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/fbi-labels-anti-fascists-and-anti-racists-as-violent-extremists/

#unicornriot #leftwing #antifa #domesticterrorism #blm #blacklivesmatter #animalrights #alf #elf #earthliberationfront #animalliberationfront #anarchism #anticapitalism #fbi #dhs #federalbureauofinvestigation #departmentofhomelandsecurity #arturodominguez #police #policing

Disinformation and misinformation is rife about the current war in the Holy Land: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/israel-palestine-interview-series-gaza-viral-disinformation-social-media/

#megansquire #splc #southerpovertylawcenter #gaza #war #israelhamaswar #israelgazawar #palestine #israel #disinformation #misinformation #socialmedia #motherjones #henrycarnell #medialiteracy #criticalthinking