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How to use on your phone, tablet, and laptop 💙 Cc @1password + @citizenlab 🇨🇦
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> Third: if you refuse to give your password, as is your right, they can make your life miserable. So if you feel like you might capitulate, make sure you clear your deleted photos and texts, turn off backup to iCloud, deactivate social media accounts and delete apps.
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Us on 🦋 bsky.app/profile/artact.io

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A march at the National Mall and in all 50 state capitols in support of veterans and the VA began at noon as part of a movement called Fourteenth Now. The date was partly chosen due to Section 3 of the 14th Amendment [1], which prohibits anyone who has “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the United States from taking federal office or working in the military or civil service.

@votevets @TexasObserver @texastribune @jik

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> establishes criminal penalties for election officials who register ineligible voters, and allows private legal actions against officials for violations​

This is a disaster designed to happen. Election officials are already under threat from vigilantes. We already have thorough processes to ensure that only citizens can vote. The 1993 National Voter Registration Act does not need amending, bloating, or twisting into a tool of suppression.
newsweek.com/save-act-congress

A woman votes
Newsweek · Congress Reconsiders SAVE Act This Week—Will It Become Law?By Jenna deJong

The “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility ” = to make it easy to CANCEL OUR REGISTRATIONS for trivial things like and .

The “SAVE Act” exposes election officials doing their jobs to criminal penalties and private legal actions.

📜 OPPOSE the “SAVE Act” Disenfranchisement! Tell your friends to text SIGN PNGONT to 50409 or share:
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@resistbot

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As you look at your 401K in shambles, keep in mind that someone in this administration made an “investment" that earned 2,100% _in one hour_.

If you knew what they knew, you could have made $2.1M from $100K today. Or if you're an asshole billionaire, a lot more.

Good luck investigating this insider trading. Guess which branch of government is in charge of monitoring this illegal behavior?

🪻 has , , and qualities. This means that in addition to preventing bites, it can calm and soothe the skin.

🌿 oil is one of the best at repelling malarial mosquitoes. You may also want to throw thyme leaves into a . Research shows that burning thyme leaves offers 85 percent protection for 60 to 90 minutes.

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Healthline · 10 Natural Mosquito Repellents: What WorksMost commercial bug repellents can cause health and environmental problems. Learn about natural repellents that actually work.

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“Federal courts may not have the power to compel the release of an individual from a foreign prison, but they unquestionably have the power to order the U.S. government to take whatever steps it can to effectuate the same result. And it seemed worth writing a (short) post explaining why.” stevevladeck.com/p/138-abrego-

One First · 138. Abrego Garcia, Constructive Custody, and Federal Judicial PowerBy Steve Vladeck

Fuck Blackbaud and their enshittification. I will be sending them a check through my bank every month and making them process a paper check at greater expense to them. I hope lots of other people do that as well, though I suspect most people won't. *sigh*
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I like the term Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut is using here:

@chrismurphyct@bsky.social:
11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons.

But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs.

The people still have the power.
bsky.app/profile/chrismurphyct
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Bluesky Social · Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social)11/ The tariffs aren’t economic policy. They are political weapons. But as long as we see this clearly, we can stop him. Public mobilization is working. Today, a few Republicans joined Democrats to vote against one set of tariffs. The people still have the power.