Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

For most people the internet is #Google. Giving one company so much power is dangerous: We can't let Google decide what parts of the internet we may or may not use - as the recent ban of #Element demonstrates. Let's fight for a more diverse Internet! 😀💪 Check here how to leave Google behind: https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/how-to-leave-google-gmail/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/google-play-bans-open-source-matrix-client-element-citing-abusive-content/

Russia’s President Putin Warns That Censorship Is Killing American Democracy https://www.lewrockwell.com/2021/02/paul-craig-roberts/russias-president-putin-warns-that-censorship-is-killing-american-democracy/

Medical Doctor Warns that ‘Bacterial Pneumonias Are on the Rise’ From Mask Wearing https://www.lewrockwell.com/2021/02/no_author/medical-doctor-warns-that-bacterial-pneumonias-are-on-the-rise-from-mask-wearing/

Here's The App Robinhood Investors Are Using To Join Class-Action Lawsuit Over GameStop Quagmire https://www.zerohedge.com/political/heres-app-robinhood-investors-are-using-join-class-action-lawsuit-over-gamestop-quagmire

Medical Tyranny: CDC Announces All Travelers Must Wear Two Masks, Threatens Arrest https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/medical-tyranny-cdc-announces-all-travelers-must-wear-two-masks-threatens-arrest

GameStop investor battle moves on to silver as prices surge

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55882758
#newsbot

Elon Musk grills Robinhood boss over GameStop row on Clubhouse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55888782
#newsbot

Because Mastodon is built on open standards, anyone can write an app for it, and there are loads to choose from.

✅ You can find Mastodon apps for Android, iPhone/iPad, Linux, Mac, Windows and more at https://joinmastodon.org/apps

You can of course just use your browser instead if you prefer.

#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #Apps #MastodonApps

FB testing screen to encourage users to accept active tracking
https://www.axios.com/facebook-notification-apple-privacy-changes-39092ba5-25e4-4e83-87ff-81967733f919.html

(submitted by asimpletune)

Robinhood Raises Another $2.4B from shareholders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/robinhood-raises-another-2-4-billion-from-shareholders-11612197680

(submitted by sarthakjshetty)

Democrats still facing backlash over Biden's unkept promise of $2,000 https://www.wnd.com/2021/02/democrats-still-facing-backlash-bidens-unkept-promise-2000/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium&utm_content=2021-02-01 https://twitter.com/worldnetdaily/status/1356252475456507905 #Biden #Democrats

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Sanders dismisses Biden's 'unity' plans https://www.wnd.com/2021/02/sanders-dismisses-bidens-unity-plans/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium&utm_content=2021-02-01 https://twitter.com/worldnetdaily/status/1356254109729361923 #Biden

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Biden giving jobs to Obama scandal veterans https://www.wnd.com/2021/02/biden-giving-jobs-obama-scandal-veterans/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium&utm_content=2021-02-01 https://twitter.com/worldnetdaily/status/1356260400631697408 #Biden #Obama #Veteran

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Normalcy, to the establishment, means more big government, big regulation, and big headaches for private people who just want to live their lives peacefully. https://buff.ly/36qeceJ https://twitter.com/reason/status/1356108015833927684 #reason #Normal

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President Biden has promised that he will "broadly use his clemency power for certain non-violent and drug crimes." He should do that throughout his administration, instead of waiting until he is nearly out of office. https://buff.ly/36p0Yif https://twitter.com/reason/status/1356092666283511809 #reason #Biden

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The devolution of the presidency into something resembling elective monarchy should worry everybody, @JD_Tuccille writes https://reason.com/2021/02/01/bidens-executive-orders-continue-the-presidencys-slide-toward-elective-monarchy/ https://twitter.com/reason/status/1356268074245058560 #reason #Biden

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RT Billy Binion
The U.S. got a lovely snow this weekend! East Coasters should be thankful they don't live in England, where police are handing out £10,000 fines for...starting snowball fights.

Remember when Boris called the UK a "land of liberty"? 🙃

My latest @reason: https://reason.com/2021/01/29/boris-johnson-uk-government-fines-covid-restrictions-snowball-fights/ https://twitter.com/billybinion/status/1356271959408050179 #reason #UK

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Deputizing federal agents to enforce transit mask rules will open up all sorts of new surveillance, harassment, & abuse opportunities #ReasonRoundup https://reason.com/2021/02/01/federal-masks-cops-to-start-targeting-travelers-today/ https://twitter.com/reason/status/1356251215487614979 #reason

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Ending the filibuster will make the Senate even more dysfunctional than it is now, writes @jiwallner. https://buff.ly/3tg5edS https://twitter.com/reason/status/1356239633974259714 #reason #Senate

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REPORT: GameStop, Other Bets Cost Hedge Fund 53% In January Losses https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/31/gamestop-bets-melvin-capital-january-losses/ https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1356271142244397063 #DailyCaller #Tucker

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