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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>itsfoss</span></a></span> yes, but only if they remove <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacist</span></a>, make it <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mandatory</span></a> and choose <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KISS</span></a> over optics.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWwqXx12bUc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This</a> is a very blatant <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/clickbait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clickbait</span></a> and common <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/misconception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misconception</span></a>: </p><ul><li>Salaries ain't <em>worse</em> but what people call <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/perks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perks</span></a>"</em> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> is basically <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mandatory</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>. </li></ul><p>Simple things like:</p><ul><li>paid sick leave</li><li>paid vacation leave</li><li>paid parental (!!!) (not just maternal) leave</li><li>healthcare insurance</li><li><p>pension / retirement plan<br>...</p></li><li><p>In the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, gross salaries are only higher because it's <em>WAY MORE EXPENSIVE</em> to get the same "perks", because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ForProfitHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForProfitHealthcare</span></a> exists and noone gets paid vacay per law, so everyone has to cut that.</p></li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solidarity</span></a>-based systems make things <em>way cheaper</em>, and people won't demand 6-digit salaries when they have to spend like 10% of their salary just to downpay a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CarCentric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarCentric</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/suburban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suburban</span></a> shithole but have excellent <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PublicTransport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTransport</span></a> at affordable rates right at their doorstep!</p>
TrumpRaising ATC Retirement Age Not an ‘Effective Solution’ to Shortages, Union Says National Air ...<br><br><a href="https://www.flyingmag.com/raising-atc-retirement-age-not-an-effective-solution-to-shortages-union-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.flyingmag.com/raising-atc-retirement-age-not-an-effective-solution-to-shortages-union-says/</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" target="_blank">#News</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Air" target="_blank">#Air</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Traffic" target="_blank">#Traffic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Control" target="_blank">#Control</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Air" target="_blank">#Air</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Traffic" target="_blank">#Traffic</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Controllers" target="_blank">#Controllers</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aviation" target="_blank">#Aviation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Safety" target="_blank">#Safety</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mandatory" target="_blank">#mandatory</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retirement" target="_blank">#retirement</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=7tOcelIJud9OwnQ6eamrEvgaraK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
TrumpBiden and Trump Show Presidents How To Abuse Clemency Biden’s preemptive pardons and Trump’s ...<br><br><a href="https://reason.com/2025/01/22/biden-and-trump-show-presidents-how-to-abuse-clemency/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://reason.com/2025/01/22/biden-and-trump-show-presidents-how-to-abuse-clemency/</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commutations" target="_blank">#Commutations</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" target="_blank">#Congress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Criminal" target="_blank">#Criminal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Justice" target="_blank">#Justice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drug" target="_blank">#Drug</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Policy" target="_blank">#Policy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election" target="_blank">#Election</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2020" target="_blank">#2020</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Executive" target="_blank">#Executive</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Power" target="_blank">#Power</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mandatory" target="_blank">#Mandatory</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=17QsZmiquQ70xSSpZU3QDBW8Fbk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Friend Computer<p>Excerpt from PARANOIA-S1-Reality-Optional<br>by Gareth Hanrahan</p><p>Read it here:<br><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/paranoia-s1-reality-optional-gareth-hanrahan/1108860890?ean=2940013942349" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barnesandnoble.com/w/paranoia-</span><span class="invisible">s1-reality-optional-gareth-hanrahan/1108860890?ean=2940013942349</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mandatory</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governor</span></a> signs <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mandatory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religious</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ReleaseTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReleaseTime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bill</span></a> Into <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a>. Bill also <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/require" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>require</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/educators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educators</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/out" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>out</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a>’ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexuality</span></a> to their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> will take effect 90 days after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Governor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MikeDeWine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeDeWine</span></a> signed the bill. </p><p><a href="https://www.the74million.org/article/ohio-gov-mike-dewine-signs-forced-outing-mandated-religious-release-time-policy-bill-into-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">the74million.org/article/ohio-</span><span class="invisible">gov-mike-dewine-signs-forced-outing-mandated-religious-release-time-policy-bill-into-law/</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandatory</span></a> for <a href="https://c.im/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USA</span></a> users<br /><a href="https://c.im/@www.youtube.com.beauofthefifthcolumn.videos@rss-parrot.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">c.im/@www.youtube.com.beauofth</span><span class="invisible">efifthcolumn.videos@rss-parrot.net</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>The Accountable.US report details donations of at least $1.77m to CUP from <a href="https://c.im/tags/DonorsTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DonorsTrust</span></a>, a rightwing group not required to reveal the names of its donors.</p><p>“A principled philanthropic partner for conservative and libertarian donors” in its own words, but “the right’s dark-money ATM” in the words of Mother Jones magazine, DonorsTrust has links to the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Koch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Koch</span></a> network and Leonard <a href="https://c.im/tags/Leo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Leo</span></a>, two dominant figures in rightwing political funding.</p><p>Carrk said: “With extremists like Moore calling the shots, Project 2025 may not have any credibility, but unfortunately they have limitless resources from the dark-money Leonard Leo network to undermine the health and retirement security of millions of Americans.”</p><p> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Stephen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Stephen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Moore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Moore</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/privatising" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privatising</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mandatory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cutting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cutting</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Heritage</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Foundation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paul" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Paul</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dans</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/weaponised" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>weaponised</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>‘Extremist’ Trump economist plots rightwing overhaul of US treasury</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Stephen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Stephen</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Moore" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Moore</span></a>, a conservative economist whose controversial remarks about women cost him a seat on the Federal Reserve board in 2019, is now co-author of a plan to radically reform the US treasury as part of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Project2025</span></a>, a vast rightwing effort to advance radical policy proposals for Donald Trump’s possible White House return.</p><p>“Project 2025 is all about forcing a far-right agenda on to everyday Americans,” said Tony Carrk, the executive director of the progressive watchdog Accountable.US, which produced an extensive report on Moore’s views and positions.</p><p>“So it’s no wonder they tapped a notorious <a href="https://c.im/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>security</span></a> opponent like Stephen Moore to help write their policy schemes.”</p><p>Moore, Carrk said, had “dedicated his career to slashing social security benefits and taxes for billionaires”.</p><p>Like other welfare programmes such as Medicare, social security is a longstanding target of the US right but also something of a third rail for politicians of either party, given public support. </p><p>Recognising such support, Trump has pledged to “always protect social security” should he return to power. </p><p>Moore remains loyal to Trump but in the past has advocated for <a href="https://c.im/tags/privatising" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>privatising</span></a> social security, which he has called a “Ponzi scheme”, and told students they should march on the Capitol and burn their social security cards.</p><p>Moore advocates <a href="https://c.im/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mandatory</span></a> 401k accounts, in place of social security.</p><p>He added: “Yes, I am strongly in favor of <a href="https://c.im/tags/cutting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cutting</span></a> tax rates to make [the] American economy No 1.”</p><p>By its own description, Project 2025 is the work of “a broad coalition of over 70 conservative organisations”, brought together by the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Heritage</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Foundation</span></a> and aiming to shape the presidential transition should a Republican win election this year.</p><p>In the words of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paul" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Paul</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Dans</span></a>, its director, Project 2025 aims to prepare “a new army, aligned, trained, and essentially <a href="https://c.im/tags/weaponised" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>weaponised</span></a> conservatives ready to do battle against the deep state”. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/29/trump-economist-stephen-moore-us-treasury-project-2025?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/29/trump-economist-stephen-moore-us-treasury-project-2025?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/beauofthe5thcolumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>beauofthe5thcolumn</span></a> <br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandatory</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBvJlTqGFaM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=qBvJlTqGFa</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandatory</span></a> <br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/BeauoftheFifthColumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BeauoftheFifthColumn</span></a> <br />Must watch, period.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJk8w_GAiEw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=yJk8w_GAiE</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandatory</span></a> <br />Follow <br /><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@auschwitzmuseum" class="u-url mention">@<span>auschwitzmuseum</span></a></span><br /> Cause there are no different types of genocide and victims had names and faces and families, and, importantly, a future.</p><p>PS edited to add <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://c.im/@FloydyStu" class="u-url mention">@<span>FloydyStu</span></a></span> <br />reply in main toot.</p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandatory</span></a> in all <a href="https://c.im/tags/World" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>World</span></a> personal <a href="https://c.im/tags/iphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>iphones</span></a> despite the age, cause if you allow a child to have access to internet then they should know the truth.<br /><a href="https://www.auschwitz.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">auschwitz.org/en/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Biden2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Biden2024</span></a> is not an option.<br /> It is <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mandatory</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> will extend <a href="https://c.im/tags/mandatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mandatory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/service" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>service</span></a> for male citizens, a once politically unpalatable move that has become imperative in the face of growing concerns about a Chinese attack and intensifying competition between Washington and Beijing.</p><p>Conscription will increase to a full year, from the current four months, in 2024, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said at a press conference Tuesday<br /><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/taiwan-to-extend-mandatory-military-service-11672129529" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/articles/taiwan-to-ext</span><span class="invisible">end-mandatory-military-service-11672129529</span></a></p>
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