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Colorado launches new system for reporting alleged misconduct by federal agents

coloradosun.com/2026/01/21/col…



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HOLY SHIT:

ICE officers are being told they can enter homes to make arrests without a judge's warrant | AP News
apnews.com/article/ice-arrests…

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in reply to Bond. James Bond.

It is very very very very very very very very very very very very very bad, because if they can enter immigrants' homes without a warrant, then they can enter anyone's home without a warrant. The idea that the Fourth Amendment can be overridden by an "administrative warrant" issued by an employee of the very agency that wants to fuck with you is ludicrous, and if we had a serious Supreme Court it would be shot down immediately.

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⚠️ SCAM ALERT

Some scammers are pretending to be Mastodon admins and asking people to "verify" their accounts by clicking on a link, which then asks for their card details or other sensitive info.

DO NOT CLICK THE SCAM LINK!

GENUINE MASTODON ADMINS WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO VERIFY!

There is a real verification system on Mastodon, but it's entirely optional and does not involve credit cards. Genuine verification is voluntary and based on website ownership.

(via mastodon.social/@docpop/115930…)


New phishing scam pretending to be from an official Mastodon account.

Mastodon does not send out verification requests like this. So don't click the link if you receive a message like this, just report it as spam.


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p.s. Thanks to @docpop for warning about this, you can see an example screenshot of one of these scams in their post at mastodon.social/@docpop/115930…


New phishing scam pretending to be from an official Mastodon account.

Mastodon does not send out verification requests like this. So don't click the link if you receive a message like this, just report it as spam.


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in reply to Fedi.Tips

@docpop Curious, is there an evergreen page on the FediTips website of warnings like this we can check periodically? Or direct new people to?
in reply to Robert Kingett

@WeirdWriter

Good idea! I'm not sure how to approach such a page though, would people notice it without a warning post?

I guess it could be a list of common scams?

in reply to Fedi.Tips

No, I don't think so, but this way you can basically focus on updating the page and have it be evergreen. I was thinking of the new users that maybe don't federate with everyone yet so might not even see your account. Could be good for us old hats too to see what we missed if we're offline. @FediTips
in reply to Fedi.Tips

You are also posting links, just now.

To tell people "Don't click on links" doesn't help. You would have to explain, which links they should and which they should not click.

Your links are safe cause your name is FediTips? See the problem?

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in reply to ᴺⁱˑᢻ 🍸

@nilz

The post gives them info about how to tell which are scam links πŸ™‚

I didn't say "don't click links", I said "don't click the scam link".

in reply to Fedi.Tips

Which post do you mean?
The one you linked to?
Well, I didn't click that link. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ






Kyiv Independent's new documentary reveals how Russia prepared to seize #Crimea since the early 1990s


The #documentary investigates how #Russia steadily expanded its presence in Crimea and, in #violation of #InternationalLaw, sought to seize control of the peninsula from the moment #Ukraine declared independence in 1991, through #military assaults, political schemes, and even #coup plots.

The documentary is available to watch on the Kyiv Independent's YouTube channel.

kyivindependent.com/new-kyiv-i…

#films #documentaries #movies #history #video #free



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#PeerTube admins. What's your favorite plugin for your instance and which plugins do you think are essential?

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Playlist reverse, it lets you put the latest videos at the top of the list which is great for anything which involves recent developments (tech news etc).

Without the plugin, people have to scroll to the bottom of your playlist every time to see the latest additions.




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instagram.com/reel/DTwCSEPD7R_…

Todd Blanch doing some of the dirtiest work for this regime ... shutting down the investigation of rene goods murder

#tolerance4all



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"But if it's 1000 years from now, why do they talk like people today? Why are there disabled people, and fat people, and why do they still listen to our music, andβ€”"

Stop. It's not a documentary about the future. It's a sci-fi/fantasy show about the present. It always has been.

in reply to Steve Shives

the original show had disabled people, too. They made a whole spinoff about the disabled person!!






β™² @wistquotes@friendica.world:
A quotation NOT from Ben Franklin
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.


Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
(Spurious)


More about this counterfeit quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/81…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #badguy #enemy #propaganda #revolution #selfdetermination #war





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Did you know that lightbulb in German is β€˜glow pear’?

Well now you do - GlΓΌhbirne πŸ’‘

#TIL

#til

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I'm going to look at this, but I gotta say the future is the past, isn't it?#Electric Vehicles #greenfuture #forum



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There's a new website in NZ called OK Bouquet, where you can search in your local area and see if anyone local is selling flowers from their gardens. There are quite a few flower farms/florists on there, but there's also local people who make bunches of flowers from their gardens.

I put a jar of Floret zinnias up on there to see what happens. Who knows if anything will come of it, but it's an interesting concept.

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I never applied for an amateur radio license because I didn't like the idea of appearing on an official list of "skilled" people. Until now that was a theoretical fear. One I wasn't even sure if it was warranted or just me being overly cautious.

In Belarus things escalated quickly. Radio amateurs - usually recognized as men of goodwill - have been declared enemies of the state and publicly shamed and indicted for high treason.

steanlab.medium.com/mayday-389…

in reply to ~n

During the 2nd world war, both sides confiscated amateur radio equipment; however my understanding is that Germany did it a lot sooner; I'd heard that in the UK those amateurs turned into people fixing stuff in the field, but in Germany they went the other way and engineered the equipment to survive in the field with less help.



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”We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land…we still would not sell ourselves. We know what happened to Indigenous people in Alaska and Native Americans. … We see who Trump surrounds himself withβ€”white power peopleβ€”and we are not white. We are people of color. We know our rights would likely be taken away.”
β€”Tillie Martinussen, Former Greenland MP
#trump #greenland


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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment

popular.info/p/ice-has-stopped…


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Hey, Tech Types:

I tried getting into Apple Notes on my Windows laptop, via Librewolf.

I got an error on the page, saying Notes can’t open. It said, β€œThis browser's WebGL feature is not available.”

Anyone know what that means and how to resolve it?

I used to be able to access Notes on this same laptop when using Firefox and more recently I think on Vivaldi, so I suspect it’s a browser thing but don’t know for sure.

#Windows
#Apple
#librewolf

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RE: telescoper.blog/2026/01/19/bar…

Translation for Americans: a member of the Irish parliament (the Dail) who happens to be a barrister (an attorney specialising in advocacy in front of a judge, including criminal prosecution/defense) has formally written to the head of the Irish cybercrime unit setting out applicable charges against X/Grok and sternly requesting formal prosecution of that company on child pornography/trafficking charges.


Barry Ward’s Letter about Grok/AI


TD Barry Ward, who is also a barrister, has written a letter laying out very clearly why X/Grok could and should be prosecuted immediately under existing Irish law. I’m sharing it in full as it is the public interest. I’ll add my own opinion that the X premises should be raided as soon as possible before evidence can be destroyed.

The letter follows

–o–

To:
Detective Superintendent Pat Ryan
Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau

Dear Superintendent,

You will no doubt be aware of the social media company X and its Grok app, which utilises artificial intelligence to generate pictures and videos. I understand you are also aware that, among its capabilities is the generation, by artificial intelligence, of false images of real people either naked or in bikinis, etc. There has been a great deal of controversy recently about the use of this technology and its ability to target people without their knowledge or consent.

Whatever about the sharing of such images being contrary to the provisions of Coco’s Law (sections 2 and 3 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020), the Grok app is also capable of generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child pornography as defined by section 2(1) of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as substituted by section 9(b) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017).

In the circumstances, it seems there are reasonable grounds that the corporate entity X, as owner of Grok, or indeed the corporate entity Grok itself, is acting in contravention of a number of provisions of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 (as amended). Inter alia, it is my contention that the following offences are being committed by X, Grok, and/or its subsidiaries:

1.⁠ ⁠Possession of child pornography contrary to section 6(1) in that the material generated by the Grok app must be stored on servers owned and/or operated by X and with the company’s knowledge, in this jurisdiction or in the European Union [subsections 6(3) and (4) would not apply in this case];

2.⁠ ⁠Production of child pornography contrary to section 5(1)(a) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, in that material is being generated by the Grok app, which constitutes child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child pornography as defined by section 2(1), since it constitutes a visual representation that shows person who is depicted as being a child β€œbeing engaged in real or simulated sexually explicit activity” (per paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of child pornography in section 2(1) as amended by section 9(b) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017);

3.⁠ ⁠Distribution of chiid pornography contrary to section 5(1)(b) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, in that the said images that constitute child pornography are being distributed, transmitted, disseminated or published to the users of the Grok app by X or its subsidiaries;

4.⁠ ⁠Distribution of chiid pornography contrary to section 5(1)(c) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, in that the Child pornography is being sold to the users of the Grok app by X or its subsidiaries, now that the app has been very publically put behind a pay wall;

5.⁠ ⁠Knowing possession any child pornography for the purpose of distributing, transmitting, disseminating, publishing, exporting, selling or showing same, contrary to section 5(1)(g) as substituted by section 12 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017.

You will also be aware that, pursuant to section 9(1) of the 1998 Act, a body corporate is equally liable to be proceeded against and punished as if it were an individual.

Given the foregoing, as well as the public outcry against public decency, it is clear to me that X is flagrantly disregarding the laws of this country put in place by the Oireachtas to protect its citizens.

I am formally lodging this criminal complaint in the anticipation that you will investigate it fully and transmit a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions without delay; I would be grateful to hear from you in this regard.

Yours sincerely,

Barry Ward TD
Senior Counsel

#BarryWard #Garda #Grok #Twitter #X


in reply to Charlie Stross

@tenkoman

I'm now imagining Grok having a seizure and blasting out pictures of nude politicians everywhere.

in reply to Jack William Bell

@jackwilliambell @tenkoman I think you mean "nudes of male politicians, not just the female politicians Grok is already being used to threaten and humiliate".




Latest Fedi stuff


So, no update on #Loops , obviously its dead to me at this point since it doesn't work.

#holos we did a little more testing and stuff, I'm following my account both here and on my Mastodon, with the same results, however I have found if I mention this account, the post shares and shares quickly, so it looks like my account is simply not Federating, since its both this instance and stlouis.social that can't see its posts.

@Holos Social



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RE: kolektiva.social/@HeavenlyPoss…

I may boost this post every day. If you live in the USA, I would definitely follow @HeavenlyPossum as we need all the help we can get as the weather can and will get much darker.


If you’re not in Minnesota but still want to help, here are some projects to consider supporting:

standwithminnesota.com




#uspol


Yes, the Americans are now running death camps.

Medical care in ICE custody now denied as policy.

We'll see these death camps here soon. Somewhere the locations are being chosen.

Fascists do not put on the brakes or see reason. They can't now. They're all war criminals and the counts are added to daily.

They can only shut up the non-fascists, by fear, by incarceration or by death.

And they have to expand or die which guarantees they will indeed come for us here.

popular.info/p/ice-has-stopped…


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