Techdirt. – Brazil Bans ExTwitter In Battle With Musk, Takes VPNs & Users Down With It

Aug 312024
 

In the battle between Elon Musk and Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the biggest losers are Brazilians. They are now at risk of being stripped of VPNs while facing massive fines if they somehow get around a countrywide ban on ExTwitter.
Yesterday, I wrote about the standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil, and how neither side comes out of it looking very good. Where it was left was that Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was (1) freezing Starlink assets and (2) threatening to ban ExTwitter entirely from the country.
As we noted, there was nothing particularly new about the second point. Brazil has done this in the past with WhatsApp and Telegram. The freezing…

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Ballot Access News – Georgia Democrats in Process of Suing Secretary of State to Remove Minor Party and Independent Presidential Candidates

Aug 312024
 

Georgia Democrats are about to sue the Secretary of State, to reverse the Secretary’s decision that puts Jill Stein, Cornel West, and Claudia De la Cruz on the ballot.

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Ars Technica – Blood puddles, mold, tainted meat, bugs: Boar’s Head inspections are horrifying

Aug 312024
 

Enlarge / A recall notice is posted next to Boar’s Head meats that are displayed at a Safeway store on July 31, 2024, in San Rafael, California. (credit: Getty | Justin Sullivan)
Federal inspections found 69 violations—many grisly—at the Boar’s Head meat facility at the center of a deadly, nationwide Listeria outbreak that has now killed nine people, sickened and hospitalized a total of 57 across 18 states, and spurred the nationwide recall of more than 7 million pounds of meat.
The Jarratt, Virginia-based facility had repeated problems with mold, water leaks, dirty equipment and rooms, meat debris stuck on walls and equipment, various bugs, and, at one point, puddles of blood on the floor,…

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Green Pages – Upon the passing of Phil Donahue: Phil Donahue, Ralph Nader and the Green Party

Aug 312024
 

By Mike Feinstein. Advisor, Green Pages Editorial Board Phil Donahue – an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show, passed away on August 18, 2024. During his storied career, Donahue had a special relationship with Ralph Nader and the Green Party. The first time the Green Party ever had an extended national TV presence in the United States was in February 1996, when 1996 Green presidential candidate Ralph Nader appeared on the Phil Donahue Show. The Green Party owes a great debt of gratitude to Phil Donahue for this unprecedented opportunity. This historic broadcast — and the legitimacy and momentum it gave to the Green…

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