Stimulus
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Russia restricted Telegram (which was founded by Russian citizens) at the same time, so Russia blocking WhatsApp is obviously not to "protect citizens from the CIA" which is a ridiculous theory. This is an authoritarian crackdown on private communications, plain and simple. What do WhatsApp and Telegram have in common? They can both send end-to-end encrypted messages that the Russian government (or any other government) won't be able to see, even if WhatsApp or Telegram were ordered by a government to reveal these messages. Russia banning WhatsApp and restricting Telegram would be like the US banning/restricting Signal, another end-to-end encrypted messaging app that's being used to track ICE in Minneapolis. People use end-to-end encrypted messaging apps to prevent their messages from being intercepted by their own government. Seeing one of these apps being banned in any country is not something to celebrate.
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Meta also owns WhatsApp so it's not a great alternative for avoiding this situation. If you're looking for something else, try Signal, which has similar features and is used by Edward Snowden for its state-of-the-art encryption. Signal is owned by a non-profit.
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President Yoon Suk Yeol escapes impeachment The Korea Times / Kwak Yeon-soo / 2024-12-07 Impeachment motion scrapped without ballot counting as ruling party boycotts vote Source Related 2024 South Korean martial law on Wikipedia Yoon Suk Yeol on Wikipedia National Assembly (South Korea) on Wikipedia Best part of the protest against Yoon on Bluesky
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Drake in 2015: "We might just get hit with the R.I.C.O." Drake in 2024: "Petitioner has a viable cause of action for civil RICO, with predicate acts of wire fraud, mail fraud, and/or bribery for UMG's payments to unknown third parties in the form of reduced licensing fees to Spotify." It's over for him.
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Taylor Swift Fans Are Leaving X for Bluesky After Trump's Election Wired / Vittoria Elliott / Nov 8, 2024 Swifties say they're leaving X over Elon Musk's support of Donald Trump—and the rhetoric that has erupted on the platform following Trump's win. Source Related Bluesky home page Bluesky mobile apps: Android, iOS How to get started on Bluesky
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No, as long as the 22nd Amendment is enforced.
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fre:ac It's free, has no ads, works on all computers, and is still (kind of) being updated.
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Biden's Middle East Policy Is Horrific. Trump's Would Be Even Worse Common Dreams (opinion) / Bob Dreyfuss / Jun 17, 2024 When it comes to the Middle East, the choice in November 2024 is clear enough. We may wish we had a different choice, but we do not. continued...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-right_pipeline
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Was going to ask why she'd want a used vibrator but then I looked it up and learned something new today OT: No.
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Thailand deserves a tourism boom. Let me see if I can do my part.
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Don't be silly. No one would praise Charmin-core even if it wasn't produced by Dr. Luke.
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Kesha never signed up for or consented to a "casting couch" and no sexual assault victim should be blamed for being assaulted. It doesn't matter how you think Dr. Luke sexually assaulting Kesha compares to other sexual assault cases in the industry, the perpetrator (Dr. Luke in this case) is always the one who is 100% at fault.
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Purchasing 5 copies would make a bigger impact on the Hot 100 unless you're constantly streaming the song.
