#PublicKnowledge

2025-02-19

Public Knowledge: publicknowledge.org/public-kno
“President Trump and his administration assert they are above the law, and that through Executive Orders, they can subvert our democracy by declaring that their nebulous understanding of the phrase ‘executive power’ should prevail over duly enacted statutes passed by Congress and signed into law by presidents of both parties, over the course of decades. The constitution did not change its meaning when President Trump took office."
#PublicKnowledge

Jarratt VA USA: For the Peoplejarrattva_fyi@hear-me.social
2024-11-13

Hello #Mastodon! I'm a long time writer and a proponent for getting the truth out to the public about how much more important LOCAL government plays a part in our lives.

More so than state and federal, LOCAL government dictates the small things in life: trash pickup, how tall your grass should be (before you're fined for non-compliance), street lights (and who to contact to get them fixed), and potholes in the road.

These are just a few very minor things that LOCAL government touches in our day-to-day jungle. LOCAL government touches far more than just menial matters in our yards and our streets, too, but that conversation is for another day.

I'm glad to be here on #Mastodon where I am capable of writing about the following

#Government
#localgovernment
#GovernmentPolicy
#corruption
#voting
#elections
#electionfraud
#FOIA
#FOIArequests
#publicknowledge
#education
#socialjustice
#socialinjustice

and so much more - without being Facebook Jailed.

I cannot say I will be a predominantly #Mastodonian #blogger but I will do my best to keep this little #town of #Jarratt in the spotlight - for better or worse.

You've obviously heard about the #BoarsHead closure. That's the area I'm talking about, here.

Boar's Head has nothing in comparison to the LOCAL government issues.

Stay tuned - and don't forget to visit JarrattVA.FYI for the latest news updates!

2024-11-06

How an “absolutist position” seeks to block even minor copyright exemptions, and usually succeeds

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was passed in the US in 1998, at an early stage of the shift to a digital world, with little concern for the serious harm it would cause as everything became suffused with software. The problem is that the DMCA prevents circumvention of copyright protection measures (generally known as “digital rights management”, or DRM), even if the purpose of […]

#absolutistPosition #circumvention #dmca #DRM #esa #exemptions #iceCream #ifixit #mcdonalds #publicKnowledge #rightToRepair #section1201 #usCopyrightOffice #videoGames

walledculture.org/how-an-absol

2024-04-30

WEBCAST APR 30 – Affordable Connectivity Program Day of Action

On Tuesday April 30 2024, at 11:30-13:00 EDT (15:30-17:00 UTC) Public Knowledge, Civic Nation, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC), National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), and the Digital Progress Institute (DPI) will hold an Affordable Connectivity Program Day of Action Rally in Washington DC. This event is prompted by the im

isoc.live/17795/

#post #ACP #BroadbandBreakfast #fcc #NDIA #PublicKnowledge

2023-08-16

I have been trying to follow up whats going on with The Internet Archive and i am fucking pissed that people are angry at the nazis for burning books but are supporting the continous attacks on a major public virtual library.

Will The Internet Archive be the next library of Alexandria that corporations will burn down just to profit?

Will we allow that?

#internetarchive #PublicKnowledge #savelibraries
#copyleft

2023-07-20

"‘Dark money’ and the never-ending election cycle kept a qualified consumer advocate out of the Federal Communications Commission."
theverge.com/2023/7/20/2380016

PS: Good coverage. I'd only change "qualified" to "highly qualified". Disclosure: I worked at #PublicKnowledge when #GigiSohn was its president.

#FCC #NetNeutrality #USPolitics

2023-07-17

Didn't know why our world is so messed up? They're everywhere. That's it.

Covert operations: How the CIA works with Hollywood - Listening Post (Feature)

youtube.com/watch?v=kYYXnTdObK

#CIA #USA #USIntelligence #Secret #Agencies #Freedom #PublicKnowledge #Knowledge #Movie #MovieIndustry #Misinformation #Truth

2023-05-22
2023-05-20
2023-05-19

Tomorrow (May 20), I'll be at the #Gaithersburg Book Festival with my novel *Red Team Blues*:

gaithersburgbookfestival.org/f

Monday (May 22), I'm keynoting #PublicKnowledge's Emerging Tech conference in #DC:

eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tech

Tuesday (May 23), I'll be in #Toronto for a book launch that's part of #WEPFest, a benefit for the *#WestEndPhoenix*, onstage with #DaveBidini (The #Rheostatics), Ron Diebert (#CitizenLab) and the #whistleblower Dr #NancyOlivieri:

westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfes

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2023-05-18
2023-05-17

This Saturday (May 20), I'll be at the #Gaithersburg Book Festival with my novel *Red Team Blues*:

gaithersburgbookfestival.org/f

On May 22, I'm keynoting #PublicKnowledge's Emerging Tech conference in #DC:

eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tech

On May 23, I'll be in #Toronto for a book launch that's part of #WEPFest, a benefit for the *#WestEndPhoenix*, onstage with #DaveBidini (The #Rheostatics), Ron Diebert (#CitizenLab) and the #whistleblower Dr #NancyOlivieri:

westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfes

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2023-05-16
2023-05-15
Sevtap Savas, PhDsavaslab@mstdn.ca
2023-05-14

Have a listen to today's #ThisIsOurConversation session:

Topic: Family history of cancer and your risk

We will talk more about this and what to do if the cancer runs in the family in future sessions

#ElephantInTheRoom #PublicKnowledge #NLcancer #PublicEngagement #Cancer #HereditaryCancers #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #CancerRunningInTheFamily

youtube.com/watch?v=-szHtjJhjD

2023-05-13

Next Saturday (May 20), I'll be at the #Gaithersburg Book Festival with my novel *Red Team Blues*:

gaithersburgbookfestival.org/f

On May 22, I'm keynoting #PublicKnowledge's Emerging Tech conference in #DC:

eventbrite.com/e/emerging-tech

On May 23, I'll be in #Toronto for a book launch that's part of #WEPFest, a benefit for the *#WestEndPhoenix*, onstage with #DaveBidini (The #Rheostatics), Ron Diebert (#CitizenLab) and the #whistleblower Dr #NancyOlivieri:

westendphoenix.com/shop/wepfes

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2023-04-19
2023-02-23

Want to tell Congress how restrictive licenses prevent libraries from sharing information?

Register for March for Libraries with #EveryLibrary, @internetarchive, #PublicKnowledge and remind them that libraries are a growing organism.

everylibrary.org/m4libraries20

copyright does not impose an upper limit on how efficient or innovative libraries can become / Library Futures Amici Brief / Hachette v. Internet Archive

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