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RT @CovidSaferSF: Thanks for the shout-out, Charles Lewis III! Check out his free weekly roundup of Covid-safer Bay Area shows & livestream…

RT @HeartOfThe_Arts: “On the opening weekend of the Broadway debut of George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck, COVID-impacted NY artists…

New, please share this underreported info: US measles cases up 360% (now in 22 states), TX measles vax clinics shut, CDC gutted, FDA delayed Novavax, FDA bird flu response team fired, new #Covid variant + cases rising in different locations, and more: https://t.co/P9udSRSJEN

Don't read that. Read this: https://t.co/2EcHZ9p1kz Better yet, tell @TheAtlantic to read it. They should, considering Ed Yong's reporting for them is in it.

The Atlantic @TheAtlantic

COVID-conscious people don't think that they've abandoned science; they’ve come to think that science has abandoned them. @danengber reports: https://t.co/AS7zuw30Qo

RT @violetblue: Want to know what the US looks like from outside right now? Fury from Canada and Australia, travel advisories in 10 countr…

Want to know what the US looks like from outside right now? Fury from Canada and Australia, travel advisories in 10 countries, US boycotts expand, "kidnapped" detention center starvation and deaths, "Imminent Regime Crisis in the United States," more: https://t.co/IdZAE7xhPB

RT @CovidSaferSF: Thank you, @nycHealthy, for this great, clear PSA! @SF_DPH @Dare2BWell @CAPublicHealth @HealthySCC we need similar publi…

New: insight on the disappearing of a tenured #cybersecurity professor/privacy researcher and his programmer wife in Indiana, the furry #hackers (SiegedSec) who leaked Project 2025 data say leader snatched by feds, and more: https://t.co/A9zHFN8tdY

RT @CovidSaferSF: (Oakland) Tuesday, 4/1, 7-9 p.m.: mask-required trans/queer/sex worker friendly self-defense class. Sliding scale, $15-$1…

RT @CovidSaferSF: Thanks for the shout-out, @violetblue! Threat Model, an invaluable resource for Covid-related news, free every Thursday.…

New by me: I explain why Trump's team used Signal (not WhatsApp/Telegram) to bypass Congress and coordinate war plans, a "Slobstack" parody of Signal do's and don'ts, feds cut funds and kick #Cybersecurity defense to states (yikes), cat photos, and more: https://t.co/VIz7i8EkYx

RT @CovidSaferSF: Thanks for the shout-out, Charles Lewis III! Check out his free weekly roundup of Covid-safer Bay Area shows & livestream…

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WIRED @WIRED

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know. https://t.co/D97OJpTT6d

When reached for comment regarding the admin's current stance on companies using forms of encryption law enforcement can't break, a While House official told WIRED: “The White House looks forward to working with industry leaders to unlock the Golden Age of digital literacy.”

WIRED @WIRED

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know. https://t.co/D97OJpTT6d

When reached for comment regarding the admin's current stance on companies using forms of encryption law enforcement can't break, a While House official told WIRED: “The White House looks forward to working with industry leaders to unlock the Golden Age of digital literacy.”

Violet Blue® @violetblue

Law enforcement requests for user data from Apple, Google, & Meta mean these companies can decide whether US authorities have access to your personal info, like location data. Meanwhile, Europeans are starting to see US data services as “no longer safe” https://t.co/8mBHVZUFMb

Law enforcement requests for user data from Apple, Google, & Meta mean these companies can decide whether US authorities have access to your personal info, like location data. Meanwhile, Europeans are starting to see US data services as “no longer safe” https://t.co/8mBHVZUFMb

New by me. Reporter note: I asked the Trump admin if its new relationship with Meta meant data sharing, and if (like in 2016) still felt companies with unbreakable encryption (like Apple) should be 'forced or punished'. They had one chilling response. https://t.co/8mBHVZUFMb