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Yogthos

Great explanation of Bill 686 that US senate has put forward, If you're a US citizen then this is a must watch.

Yogthos

Under the new Restrict Act ("ban TikTok act") VPN users face 20 years in jail and up to $1million fine if they evade US internet censorship.

Compared to this, the great firewall of china looks like a picket fence.

congress.gov/bill/118th-congre

5, United States Code.

(8) FOREIGN ADVERSARY.—The term “foreign adversary”— ‘

(A) means any foreign government or regime, determined by the Secretary, pursuant to sections 3 and 5, to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of

United States persons;

and

(B) includes, unless removed by the Secretary

pursuant to section 6—

(i) the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative

/N Back to top (ii) the & congress.gov
removed by the Secretary pursuant to section 6— (i) the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region; (ii) the Republic of Cuba; (i) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (iv) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (v) the Russian Federation; and (vi) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros. (9) HOLDING.—The term “holding”— /A Back to top & congress.gov
(c) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—A person who willfully commits, willfully attempts to commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of an unlawful act described in subsection (a) shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000,000, or if a natural person, may be imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
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@yogthos god forbid they punish people who use VPNs for hate speech and abuse, cyber bullying and conspiracy. Nope. This is the hill they want everyone to die on. People goofing off is the real threat.

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@yogthos Wait, what?

I was so bummed about this news because I thought it meant I *had* to get a VPN service and worse, that I would be *compelled* to install and use Tik Tok.

I wonder how long someone will have to sit in jail before the first amendment wins.

robertburke

@yogthos Your spreading disinformation. The bill does not target individuals but companies .

This is won't a bill and is NOT the law.

Stop spreading bs.

Yogthos

A journalist poses a simple question to the UN spokesman Faran Haq: “Do you think the US military presence in Syria is illegal or not?”

Uilebheist 🏳️‍🌈

@yogthos Sounds like he went to the same school as Boris Johnson.

Yogthos

made a small #clojure library to express workflows using a state machine

github.com/yogthos/maestro

Parade du Grotesque 💀

@yogthos

Come on, man, get on with the program - this has been going for a month now! 😅

Yogthos

The Restrict Act, which is behind the TikTok furor, is horrifying. It will impact far more than a ban on TikTok and has vast implications. It will lilely have more dire privacy and rights consequences than the Patriot Act did.

congress.gov/bill/118th-congre

Yogthos

On America's structural inability to effectively compete with China in Africa
kenopalo.substack.com/p/on-ame

Yogthos

Delaware River spill: Philadelphia water safe to drink through Monday evening, officials encourage residents store tap water whyy.org/articles/pa-bristol-t

Yogthos

Astronaut Don Pettit snapped this image of the Soyuz Spacecraft, attached to the ISS with Earth streaming below & stars Streaming above

Yogthos

Why Do Poor Countries Stay Poor? (Unequal Exchange and Imperialism)

Solid video backed with several statistics explaining unequal exchange.

youtube.com/watch?v=rjLmYCfKU7

Yogthos

Colonialism Never Ended | Neo-Colonialism, Semi-Colonies & Bureaucrat Capitalism

youtube.com/watch?v=5nvCS84pML

Yogthos

Bolivian President calls for a "lithium OPEC" in Latin America to deter "foreign meddling, in particular from the US":

"We don't want our lithium to be a reason for destabilizing democratically elected governments or foreign harassment"

reuters.com/world/americas/bol

Kevin Russell

@yogthos

Biden should make every effort to support and protect democracy accross the Americas. Outsized actions to at least creat the possibility of hope for a democracy movement worthy of its name. The US has a lot to overcome in trust from democrats in Latin America.

Latin America is more completely democratic than at any point in its history, more completely democratic than any other continent.

Many parts of the world are run by the far right, under dictators.

Form a Democracy Pact.

Yogthos

Rishi Sunak's answer when challenged on woman who can't afford lightbulb sitting in dark

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ris

Yogthos

Canadians Protest Against Biden's Visit Outside U.S. Embassy in Ottawa - countering NATO warmongering, sanction on Cuba, Haiti, and solidarity towards Palestine youtube.com/watch?v=occHMREuU3

𝒥֍c੬🔸

@yogthos
Hope he will not forget the message in order to save the world, he is our only hope. doesn't he?

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@yogthos Tiny, *tiny* sliver of based for Canadians at least.

Yogthos

China and India will account for half of global growth this year, versus just a tenth for the US and euro area combined.

imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2023

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@yogthos still thinking about the time India became wealthier than the UK and their queen fucking died

Lmao get rekt

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