#australia

10 ways to be a genuine ally to First Nations communities

https://www.amnesty.org.au/10-ways-to-be-an-ally-to-first-nations-communities/

#gaza #israel

What students in Israel are being taught. It's pure propaganda, and even in textbooks (and yes I trust Al Jazeera's reporting).

https://www.aljazeera.com/#flips-6406373987112

#uspol

3rd world country.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8ezkkkrpy1o

#dogsofmastodon #dogs #hounds #long

I'm sorry. Conservatives are just gutless, weak losers, and this makes them cruel too.

#mastodon #mastoadmin

I can only see fully rendered pages on mastodon.social in Incognito mode on Brave. Brave is my non-work browser, I don't use Firefox much.

It seems to work Ok on Chrome but I don't use Chrome for non-work purposes.

This started happening recently.

#dogs #dogsofmastodon #hounds

#uspol #epstein

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9324992/new-mexico-sues-us-government-over-epstein-files-access/

#uspol #epstein

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/26/jpmorgan-chase-jeffrey-epstein

#linux #firefox #snapdiediedie

To not install the snap version of firefox and install the deb version instead.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to-install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04

IF your company's VPN setup is anything but vanilla:

- It's not more secure, it's less secure because this is how passwords get on post-it notes.

- You are going to pay a lot of money to all your contractors when they can't connect.

- You need a public slapping, just on principle.

#uspol #japan #china #canada

This is just one source and I've no idea what its biases if any are.

"Foreign ownership of U.S. debt, which includes both governments and private investors, is now much higher than it was 50 years ago. In 1970, total foreign holdings accounted for $14.0 billion, or just 5 percent, of DHBP. As of June 2025, such holdings made up $9.1 trillion, or 32 percent, of DHBP. "

https://www.pgpf.org/article/the-federal-government-has-borrowed-trillions-but-who-owns-all-that-debt/

#google #thegorg #enshittification #ublock #ublockorigin #ublocklite #adblockers

uBlock Origin still works everywhere except Chrome.

Don't forget to piss all over a Google/Alphabet executive when you see one!

https://ublockorigin.com/

#uspol #auspol #berniesanders #guardian

No surprises here, and even a Bernie speech has hints of exceptionalism ("richest country", ho hum, yeah I can buy stuff with massive credit debt too).

But still. Hope he's right.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/poll-progressive-candidates-election-economy

#australia #auspol #guns #itstheguns #itsthefuckingguns #gunskillpeople #guardian #firstdog #firstdogonthemoon

This has to be fixed. I just *knew* Howard was full of shit.

No guns. Fuck guns off out of this country. There is only a tiny percentage who have uses for them and if you own 2 you need scrutiny.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/19/australia-was-famous-for-having-no-guns-do-we-have-a-gun-problem-now

#uspol #iran

Courtesy of the Guardian

#dogs #dogsofmastodon #hounds

Old photo, a relative just found it.
Our senior girl, and our middle boy just after we got him. 😊

#epstein #uspol

Bit slow on Epstein news this month.
This will do, but somebody needs to leak the entire collection. Hurry up.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/07/22/epstein-case-french-model-scout-and-alleged-recruiter-found-dead_6755717_7.html

🔌 Slate Auto's electric truck ships with no modem at all, and that's the privacy story.

The startup's $24,950 EV pickup has no built-in cellular connection, so the company physically can't track your location, remote-access the car, or pull data from it. A phone app handles settings and charging info, but it only works standing next to the truck, and Slate says app data is opt-in and never sold. Their words: "We collect data to make ownership better, not to turn the owner into the product."

The context matters. Mozilla's 2023 review called cars the worst product category it has ever reviewed for privacy, with 84% of brands sharing or selling driver data. The FTC banned GM from selling driver data in 2025 after OnStar collected location every 3 seconds. Meanwhile Ford published a patent application for in-car cameras that can read lips and facial expressions.

A policy can be rewritten next quarter, but hardware that doesn't exist can't be switched on. That's the durable part. One caveat from the EFF: the app data policy can still change as the company scales.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06/slate-says-its-electric-pickup-will-never-track-you/
https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

#privacy #EV #cars

#dogs #dogsofmastodon

Our soft boy, wondering if there's a food scam to work