troyjg9 @troyjg9@librem.one

A new study analyzes how so-called "smart TVs" and other IOT devices are collecting and sending data beyond what you might expect.

One solution is to not connect your TV to wifi and instead use a set-top box from a manufacturer you trust. https://www.zdnet.com/article/smart-tvs-send-user-data-to-tech-heavyweights-including-facebook-google-netflix/

Trump merch this way! >>>> https://www.trumpseason.com/ <<<<

make no mistake:

Massachusetts Sen. PocaHonkey has overtaken former VP Joe "Burisma" Biden in Iowa, according to a new Des Moines Register/CNN poll.

bit.ly/Comrade-Fraud_30zxHvG #MAGA #UniteBlue #Democrats #Millennials #FeelTheBern #Resist #Socialism

Is Gab the VHS of social networking?

Vlogger "America's Man's Man" (AMM) was apparently about to get the heave-ho from YouTube. In response, he proactively migrated to Epik for hosting and now has all his 200+ videos migrated from YouTube to Us.Tv.

AMM posted a video tonight that makes the case that Gab could be the new standard-bearer of decentralized social networks. It is early days, but I agree that Mastodon and the Fediverse are gamechangers.

You can see the video here:

https://us.tv/videos/watch/feafae69-6574-4757-93ef-de35666f5893

In case you missed it, Gab is the largest instance of Mastodon. Sibyl, a division of Epik, is the host of Gab. @sibyl_ltd will soon introduce FediHost.com with turn-key solutions for sites compatible with Mastodon.

As for migrating videos to Us.Tv, or to your own branded PeerTube instance, @anonymize made a nice tool for bulk migrating videos from YouTube. For anyone who needs help there, contact anonymize@epik.com

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It's happening, 450 miles of border wall begins construction in Yuma Arizona....

#maga #maga2020 #news #IllegalImmigration #bordercrisis
#News #kag #kag2020

https://therightnews.ca
https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/09/the-construction-of-450-miles-of-border-wall-starts-in-arizona/

If you still use Gmail, Google can scan your emails to track & keep full history of what you buy online. Yikes.

@michaelgroth recommends switching to one of these privacy-first email providers:
• @ProtonMail
• @TutanotaTeam
• @Posteo_de
• @Runbox https://www.fastcompany.com/90392612/these-4-gmail-alternatives-put-your-privacy-first

10 years ago I started using ad blockers because I thought ads were annoying. Now I think that's the _least_ important reason to use them.

I think we should call them "browser firewalls." That more accurately describes their purpose.

The number of hunting licenses sold in the United States last year was greater than the combat personnel of the ten biggest armies in the world COMBINED.
Democrat politicians considering gun confiscation (aka mandatory “buyback”) laws should chew on that.

This is the PineTime. A companion for your Linux smartphone, and new side-project of ours. More news coming in the future...

(If you have experience with FreeRTOS or mbed, and are interested, please get in touch!)

Linux For Everyone | Episode 8: Purism's Librem 5 and the Alternative Mobile OS.

Michael and Ryan from Destination Linux join me to tease a huge announcement slated for September 15, then we settle in for a discussion about Purism's Librem 5 delay, and the overall landscape of alternate mobile operating systems.

+Discovery of the Week archiving webgames of the past, Manjaro levels up.

==> https://linuxforeveryone.fireside.fm/8-destination-linux-purism-librem5-flashpoint
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@killyourfm @dasgeek @MichaelTunnell #podcast #Linux #Librem5 @Linux4Everyone

Is #Huawei going to save the Linux desktop?
That's a *very* interesting move.
#linux #desktop #opensource #ungoogling
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/09/12/huawei-just-started-selling-laptops-with-deepin-linux-pre-installed/#6c1ef7477824

Here we go again

The Homosexual Lobby's fight to bury Traditional Values just became an all-out war.

You see, Hollywood's radical liberal elites have joined the Homosexual Lobby's efforts to twist the arms of Senators to pass the Gay Bill of Special Rights (H.R. 5 & S. 788).

One of the most dangerous anti-Family advocates in Hollywood is Taylor Swift.

In her new music video, "You Need to Calm Down," she portrays pro-Family Americans like us as hateful, toothless, country bumpkins.

Throughout the entire video, she cries to support "equality." And at the end, she calls on viewers to join the Homosexual Lobby's efforts to pressure the Senate to pass the Gay Bill of Special Rights.

But how can someone so privileged and so out of touch with the average American tell us to "calm down" when the religious freedoms we cherish are being purged?

The Gay Bill of Special would add sexual orientation and gender identity to federally-protected minority status.

It would force companies, including Christian-owned businesses, to support gender identity claims and mandate transgender access to opposite-sex restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms despite their religious beliefs.

This bill would give special rights and create an unfair advantage for transgender "women" in the workplace and even allow them to compete in women's sports.

This is exactly what I have been warning conservatives about since the earliest version of this radical bill was first introduced in 1974.

My friend, this is not just a childish attack on Christian Values by Taylor Swift -- her petition has over 557,000 signers so far and it doesn't seem to be slowing down.

You and I must rally the pro-Family army like never before, because this has become a fight for the survival of the Christian Values we know to be true.

Your Public Advocate is launching a petition drive to rally even more pro-Family Americans to show Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other weak-kneed Senators that Hollywood does not speak for us.

You and I will show the Senate that millions of real Americans want to protect Traditional Values and Religious Liberty from being purged from existence.

So please sign your petition to "Stop the Gay Bill of Special Rights" to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and your Senators right away.

Our success and ability to take on the Homosexual Agenda relies on the gracious support of patriots like you.

And in this fight, we can't afford to hold anything back.

So once you have signed your petition, I pray you will chip in $10 or $25 to help your Public Advocate double-down on our proven efforts to "Stop the Gay Bill of Special Rights."

However, if that is too much for you right now, even a small gift of $5 will help us in this fight for the survival of Christian Values.

But most importantly, please don't forget to sign your crucial petition.

Thank you for your support, and God bless.

For the Family,

www.publicadvocatemail.org

The progress of #pinephone hardware

from left to right: Project Anakin, Project Don't be evil and the final hardware

This is something I didn't talk about yet, but you can expect /e/OS on
@PINE64 #Pinebook in a near future.

Then will probably have a version for Olimex @olimex laptops, and then /e/OS for #Pinephone

#mydataisMYdata #android #ungoogle #opensource
https://e.foundation

Bernie Sanders Says America Needs To Fund Mass Abortions For Third World Countries
https://www.elearian.com/fundingthirdworld.html