We had a great show today for Aaron Swartz Day 2024. Here's the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/live/MZ-PQjP-XRo?si=dFy3YyImpOo18wPQ

Here's the link to our podcast starting now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ-PQjP-XRo

The road ahead will not be easy, and some of it is not yet mapped out, but our work isn't a sprint—it's a marathon. EFF is not merely fighting against individual companies or elected officials or even specific administrations. We are fighting for you. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/2024-us-election-over-eff-ready-whats-next

EFF was proud to call Aaron Swartz a friend and ally. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/celebrating-life-aaron-swartz-aaron-swartz-day-2024

Just to clarify today's misinformation (2 of 2)
There is no Aaron Swartz crypto token and there never will be. Anyone saying otherwise is lying.☠️

We will clarify misinformation & disinformation on this platform head on now - since Twitter/X is famously known for spreading both. (why we're going to get much more active on this platform)

Just to clarify today's misinformation (1 of 2) Yes, there IS an Aaron Statue, thanks to Pablo Peniche - but it's not being unveiled until February 7th, 2025 - where we will have an in person party at the Internet Archive to celebrate the unveiling. 😍

Come to our Aaron Swartz Day podcast on Saturday, November 9th at 2pm PST/10pm UTC😍 https://www.aaronswartzday.org/episode-7-aaron-swartz-podcast/

Aaron Swartz Day is happening now! We are going till 6:30 pm https://www.youtube.com/live/U1-VoCguHKU?si=f-FXDMS_BPEkxRkQ

This year's "State of the Drop" presentation about the year (and decade) in SecureDrop will be streamed live at #AaronSwartzDay today, starting at 1:30 PM pacific time (9:30 PM UTC).

The event itself is starting right now, here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1-VoCguHKU

At 11 am PST! Here is the link for today's Day of virtual talks: https://tinyurl.com/AaronSwarzDay2023

Schedule here: https://www.aaronswartzday.org

Hey everybody there is a virtual Aaron Swartz Day tomorrow, November 11! 😍 https://www.aaronswartzday.org/

Only 10 days till to #DWebCamp !! There are still few spots left!
See you on June 21st in beautiful Mendocino, California: (also DM us here if you want to make sure to meet with us there!)😍 https://dwebcamp.org/

I'm not interested in having Fedi 'splained to me. I'm just saying why more Black folk are on BlueSky:

1. It should be almost impossible for a new, non-technical user to onboard onto the Fediverse and accidentally join a server where they will receive racist death threats.

2. It should not be possible for racists to reply to a Black user's post with hateful gore images, without other users on the server knowing it.

3. It should be easy for a new admin to default into a safe, general denylist.

There are moments when a conversation leaves you speechless and immediately expands your worldview. When I chatted with United States Army veteran, feminist, writer and trans activist Charlotte Clymer, that is exactly what happened.

As many know, the Republicans have targeted the trans community with particular viciousness and ferocity in the past two years and we want to understand what’s behind it a bit more deeply. At a more fundamental level, we want to hear from trans people like Charlotte about common myths and misconceptions and what it’s like to be trans in America today.

Importantly, those of us who are horrified by the legislative attacks on trans identity and hate crimes against trans people want to know how we can best be allies in this struggle.

Please consider taking the time to hear directly from Charlotte about what is currently happening: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/five-questions-with-charlotte-clymer

The difference between here and other places is that you're a participant here.

All of us are building this network together, right now.

Is it perfect? Not yet. Not by a long shot!

But we can keep fixing it and making it what we want. Together, collectively, every day.

This social web we're building isn't a product on a supermarket shelf. It's a society. It's a whole world.

I'm here for the long run. I'm going to keep doing what I can. Thanks for doing what you're doing. I see you. Thanks.

This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air.
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A Florida pharmacist serves as an expert witness on behalf of states defending lethal injection protocols, often speaking about a drug that he has no authority to prescribe. His testimony has helped pave the way for executions across the country.

#Florida #DeathPenalty #CriminalJustice #Crime #Courts #Experts

https://www.propublica.org/article/pharmacist-helps-clear-the-way-lethal-injection-protocol?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Join us in saying California should not normalize government use of face recognition technology. https://act.eff.org/action/stop-this-dangerous-bill-that-would-normalize-face-surveillance-in-california

How South Carolina Ended Up With an All-Male Supreme Court
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An #abortion ban struck down. The lone female justice retiring. And a majority-male legislature rallying behind the one male candidate to replace her. This is how #SouthCarolina ended up with an all-male Supreme Court as new abortion legislation looms.

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-south-carolina-ended-up-with-all-male-supreme-court?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

We are planning for @GETDWeb
Camp early this year & would like to schedule some evening meetings waaaay ahead of time, to make sure we connect while we are there. DM us here if you'd like to connect there for whatever reason. Thank you 💞 https://dwebcamp.org/

Just a note that the new Brazilian "Aaron Swartz Institute" is having their own "Remembering Aaron: 10 Years After" event at 3 PM PST here: https://eventos.institutoasw.org/