It's interesting that Francis gave interview to the AP, calling for the Catholic church to fight the criminalization of homosexuality & demanding bishops change their stances, the day after the extremist Pope Benedict's book was published posthumously.
#Christofascism: It Came From the Basement https://apple.news/Al5atesC6QV-gJhbF8-V58w
How Elon Musk's Twitter usage and stewardship is making him toxic for many Tesla customers and shareholders at a time when the company badly needs new business (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-01-25/elon-musk-s-flailing-reputation-is-bad-news-for-tesla-stock
http://www.techmeme.com/230125/p26#a230125p26
And now we have this nugget:
Santos "claimed to have turned down an offer to attend Harvard University’s business school."
Twitter suspends the verified account of US white nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes, one day after lifting his ban from July 2021 (Shayan Sardarizadeh/@shayan86)
https://twitter.com/shayan86/status/1618260488508571649
http://www.techmeme.com/230125/p22#a230125p22
spoiler: Microsoft tried to implement some very basic energy savings functionality into a game console, and a party with no actual policies beyond division and performative outrage pretended to be upset about it
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/25/xbox-climate-change-woke/
Snap solves a problem in the most inefficient and propietary way possible.
Just waiting for MS to buy Canonical already.
Way putting the effort into flatpaks and appimages if most of your desktop users are on Ubuntu.
#OpenSource #Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/01/ubuntu-telegram-desktop-now-a-snap
Let me be clear: Amy Coney Barrett was paid to speak to a group that supports the re-criminalization of homosexuality everywhere.
"Declaring such laws 'unjust,' Francis said the Catholic Church can and should work to put an end to them. 'It must do this. It must do this,' he said."
This is going to drive the Catholic bishops crazy.
https://apnews.com/article/pope-francis-gay-rights-ap-interview-1359756ae22f27f87c1d4d6b9c8ce212
@PrivacyDigest When I read sometyhing like this, it just astounds me the lengths that some people will go to when lying to children! AND the girl in the story is ten years old - are we now trying to convince ten year olds that Santa is real?
There a life lesson in here somewhere I guess.
JNU: #India students angry after screening of BBC #Modi #documentary blocked - #BBC
Students say power was cut to prevent them showing the film which has riled India's #government
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64371327?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
#Censorship, arrests, power cuts. #India scrambles to block #BBC #documentary
The suppression of the documentary is raising alarm bells about eroding #civilliberties in India under #Modi 's #BJP party.
Everyone Wants Your #Email Address. Think Twice Before Sharing It. - NY Times
Your email address has become a digital bread crumb for companies to link your activity across sites. Here’s how you can limit this.
#tracking #follow
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/technology/personaltech/email-address-digital-tracking.html
Ron DeSantis is an illiberal conservative who has built a political career that intentionally drafts off of the historical winds of a host of different bigotries. By building a political coalition that way, he not only breathes new life into those bigotries, he also provides an example of what a modern, “Christian and patriotic” form of authoritarianism would look like in practice on US soil. https://wapo.st/3JeHW2l
#News Pope Francis criticizes countries with anti-LGBTQ laws https://w.st/fMeD4
Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated several Hindu nationalist accounts that were popular in India; upon returning, some have tweeted material denigrating Muslims (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/musks-twitter-reprieves-hindu-nationalist-accounts-that-disparage-muslims-11674652031?mod=djemalertNEWS
http://www.techmeme.com/230125/p15#a230125p15