Ben Trister @ben@librem.one

It Hit 80 Degrees in the Arctic This Week
https://earther.gizmodo.com/it-hit-80-degrees-in-the-arctic-this-week-1843606717 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Photos That Show The True Size Of The Earth
https://cheezburger.com/11520005/photos-that-show-the-true-size-of-the-earth #space #earth

Contact-tracing app caught sharing location data with Foursquare
https://mashable.com/article/care19-north-dakota-contact-tracing-app-sharing-location-data-foursquare/ #privacy #security #purism #librem5

Canada fines Facebook almost $6.5 million over 'false' data privacy claims
https://www.engadget.com/canada-fines-facebook-almost-65-million-over-false-data-privacy-claims-000524114.html #facebook #bigtech #purism

Mitch McConnell is pushing the Senate to pass a measure that would let the FBI collect Americans' web-browsing history without a warrant
https://www.businessinsider.com/mcconnell-patriot-act-renewal-fbi-web-browsing-history-2020-5 #privacy #security #purism

Big Oil's Climate Plans Don't Come Close to Meeting the Paris Agreement
https://earther.gizmodo.com/big-oils-climate-plans-dont-come-close-to-meeting-the-p-1843418530 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Billions Could Live in Extreme Heat Zones Within Decades, Study Finds

Researchers said that by 2070 extreme heat could encompass a much larger part of Africa, as well as parts of India, the Middle East, South America, Southeast Asia and Australia.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/climate/heat-temperatures-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

The World Just Set a Record For the Cheapest Solar Farm
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-world-just-set-a-record-for-the-cheapest-solar-farm-1843163060 #climatechange #climatecrisis

The Lab That Discovered Global Warming Has Good News and Bad News

The good news is that the pandemic shows “science works.” The bad news? Global warming may be far more dangerous than a pandemic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/nyregion/lamont-doherty-earth-observatory-global-warming.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Facebook's FTC Settlement Is Officially a Train Wreck
https://gizmodo.com/facebooks-ftc-settlement-is-officially-a-train-wreck-1843043631 #libremone #purism #bigtechdebate

New Yorker’s Expletive-Laced Rant Calling Out ‘Bullsh*t’ of Federal Economic Relief Efforts
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/new-yorkers-expletive-laced-rant-laying-out-insanity-of-federal-economic-relief-efforts-goes-viral/ #covid-19

Why relying on new technology won't save the planet
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200420125510.htm #climatechange #climatecrisis

Southwest is locked in first U.S. megadrought, study finds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/04/16/southwest-megadrought-climate-change/ #climatechange #climatecrisis

Wildlife Collapse From Climate Change Is Predicted to Hit Suddenly and Sooner - Scientists found a “cliff edge” instead of the slippery slope they expected.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/climate/wildlife-population-collapse-climate-change.html #climatechange #climatecrisis #extinction

The Next Multitrillion-Dollar Crisis Is Coming Right at Us - Addressing climate change is a big-enough idea to revive the economy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/opinion/climate-change-covid-economy.html #climatechange #climatecrisis

Apple, Google Join on Ambitious Project to Alert Users to Coronavirus Contact - The Wall Street Journal.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-google-partner-on-coronavirus-contact-tracing-technology-11586540203 #privacy #security #purism #librem5

The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom

The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/zoom-privacy-lessons.html #privacy #security #purism

Climate change could cause sudden biodiversity losses worldwide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200408110333.htm #climatecrisis #climatechange

Climate change to affect fish sizes and complex food webs
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200406112528.htm #climatecrisis #climatechange

Privacy Cannot Be a Casualty of the Coronavirus

Many Americans now rely on digital tools to work remotely and stay connected. They shouldn’t have to sacrifice their privacy to use them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/digital-privacy-coronavirus.html #privacy #security #purism