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📣Courage is contagious.
➡️ María Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless fight to restore #democracy in Venezuela 🇻🇪—despite being barred from running for president, facing threats, and living under authoritarian rule.
She’s an inspiration to me—especially as a 🇺🇸🇩🇴 Latino witnessing the rise of #authoritarianism in the U.S.
Her #courage and commitment to peaceful resistance remind me of Maya Angelou’s timeless word👇🏾
📡 At Teufelsberg (Berlin) I saw a decayed listening station…my reminder of a world we should not rebuild.
Yet the EU wants to scan EVERYTHING: chats, cloud, mail… 🤯 in the name of safety.
Mass surveillance erodes freedom.
💡If you do one thing this weekend, let it be reading this explanation of ChatControl:
👉 https://edu.nl/fcwvf
#HispanicHeritageMonth #Patriotism
This November, for the fifth time, I’m stepping up as a poll🗳️ worker because there’s a nationwide shortage, and our democracy needs us all.
As a first-generation 🇺🇸🇩🇴Dominican American, I’m deeply grateful for what this country’s offered my family and I believe that volunteerism is patriotism.
📣 ¡Pa’lante! Let’s do this together.
#PollWorker #community #Volunteerism #Democracy #Latinos #Immigrants #ElectionDay #freedom #vote #Palante
Macron criticizes, rightfully, Europe's dependency on American and Chinese technology and the disruption this gives to our social media and democratic process.
#technology #Europe #DigitalSovereignty #Eurostack #digital #BigTech #democracy #freedom #opensource #FOSS #privacy
Macron criticizes, rightfully, Europe's dependency on American and Chinese technology and the disruption this gives to our social media and democratic process.
#technology #Europe #DigitalSovereignty #Eurostack #digital #BigTech #democracy #freedom #opensource #FOSS #privacy
The EU is pushing to scan ALL private messages, even encrypted ones, endangering privacy, security, and fundamental freedoms across 450 million people.
This is mass surveillance disguised as child protection, and it breaks encryption, risks false accusations, and threatens democracy worldwide.
Learn more & act NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.eu
#ChatControl #MassSurveillance #Privacy #DigitalRights #CivilRights #EU #Signal #Element #Matrix #WhatsApp #StopChatControl #DataProtection #Freedom #SurveillanceCapitalism #Capitalism #Surveillance #DigitalFreedom #HumanRights #FreeSoftware #Linux #Debian #Ubuntu #LinuxMint #Mint #ArchLinux #Arch #Fedora
F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
"If you own a computer, you should have the right to run whatever programs you want on it. This is just as true with the apps on your Android/iPhone mobile device as it is with the applications on your Linux/Mac/Windows desktop or server. Forcing software creators into a centralized registration scheme in order to publish and distribute their works is as egregious as forcing writers and artists to register with a central authority in order to be able to distribute their creative works. It is an offense to the core principles of free speech and thought that are central to the workings of democratic societies around the world."
F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree
https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html
"If you own a computer, you should have the right to run whatever programs you want on it. This is just as true with the apps on your Android/iPhone mobile device as it is with the applications on your Linux/Mac/Windows desktop or server. Forcing software creators into a centralized registration scheme in order to publish and distribute their works is as egregious as forcing writers and artists to register with a central authority in order to be able to distribute their creative works. It is an offense to the core principles of free speech and thought that are central to the workings of democratic societies around the world."
Apple's recent support of fascism in the US highlights that there's never been a better time to adopt and support #FreeSoftware. I truly believe better, more ethical computing is to be found in the #GNU #Linux operating system that fully respects the #privacy and #freedom of users.
You may not be able to switch your OS but you can begin adopting the software and better privacy practices.
Tomorrow I'll be celebrating (virtually) 40 years of software freedom with @fsf
Apple's recent support of fascism in the US highlights that there's never been a better time to adopt and support #FreeSoftware. I truly believe better, more ethical computing is to be found in the #GNU #Linux operating system that fully respects the #privacy and #freedom of users.
You may not be able to switch your OS but you can begin adopting the software and better privacy practices.
Tomorrow I'll be celebrating (virtually) 40 years of software freedom with @fsf
📸 #Photo collage from my recent 2025 #humanitarian #volunteer trip to #Lviv, #Odesa, #Kharkiv, and #Kyiv.
I am committed to continuing to be a voice for Ukraine’s strength and beauty, sharing their stories and advocating for support. 🕊️
✍🏽 If you live in the U.S., EU, or any ally country—call, write, tag your representatives. Demand continued support for air defense and the lifting of restrictions on #Ukraine.
Slava Ukraini🇺🇦
The EU is pushing to scan ALL private messages, even encrypted ones, endangering privacy, security, and fundamental freedoms across 450 million people.
This is mass surveillance disguised as child protection, and it breaks encryption, risks false accusations, and threatens democracy worldwide.
Learn more & act NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.eu
#ChatControl #MassSurveillance #Privacy #DigitalRights #CivilRights #EU #Signal #Element #Matrix #WhatsApp #StopChatControl #DataProtection #Freedom #SurveillanceCapitalism #Capitalism #Surveillance #DigitalFreedom #HumanRights #FreeSoftware #Linux #Debian #Ubuntu #LinuxMint #Mint #ArchLinux #Arch #Fedora
🧵1/ 🇺🇸 True patriots choose #democracy over authoritarianism. Country over party. #Humanity over hate.
Months ago, I spoke out about Project 2025, because I love my country. As a 🇩🇴🇺🇸First-Generation Adult Child of #Immigrants, I consider it my civic duty to speak truth—even when it was dismissed.
🎯That dismissal reminded me of the power of propaganda and the tragedy of denial:
• We all witnessed January 6th.
• We heard, “All I need is 11,000 votes.”
Germany & Belgium shift to undecided on EU’s ChatControl law 🇪🇺
Italy & Sweden also pull back support, but 12 states still back it 🕵️
The bill mandates scanning all private chats—including encrypted ones—sparking major privacy concerns 🔐
Critics call it mass surveillance disguised as child protection 🚨
Crucial EU Council vote set for Oct 14 ⚖️
#TechNews #Privacy #Encryption #Surveillance #EU #Data #Freedom #Messaging #DigitalRights #StopScanningMe
Germany & Belgium shift to undecided on EU’s ChatControl law 🇪🇺
Italy & Sweden also pull back support, but 12 states still back it 🕵️
The bill mandates scanning all private chats—including encrypted ones—sparking major privacy concerns 🔐
Critics call it mass surveillance disguised as child protection 🚨
Crucial EU Council vote set for Oct 14 ⚖️
#TechNews #Privacy #Encryption #Surveillance #EU #Data #Freedom #Messaging #DigitalRights #StopScanningMe
It isn't just that they want us all to have digital identification, it's who they want to do it.
If US surveillance group Palantir are involved we're well & truly doomed.
The co-founder Peter Thiel, a major Trump supporter has said “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” WTF
https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/09/25/palantir-digital-id/
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194
We aren't the only ones fighting this
https://kein-palantir-bw.org/
#Government #UK #digitalid #surveillance #data #freedom #palantir #USA #Trump
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