Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Victory! New Jersey Court Rules Police Must Give Defendant the Facial Recognition Algorithms Used to Identify Him
New Jersey appellate court today ruled that state prosecutors—who charged a man for armed robbery after the technology showed he was a “possible match” for the suspect—must turn over to the defendant detailed information about the face scanning software used, including how it works, source code, and its error rate.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/victory-new-jersey-court-rules-police-must-give-defendant-facial-recognition #NewJersey #FacialRecognition #algorithm

EPA sued over #pesticide-coated seeds’ ‘devastating impacts’ on US #wildlife

#Environmental groups’ lawsuit seeks to force tighter regulation of #neonicotinoids on seeds that #pollute soil, water and air
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/10/epa-pesticide-toxic-seeds-lawsuit-environment-pollution #Environment #Sustainability #Pollution

#caturday #cat #MickeyRaccoon

“Pawned”

The latest Trump indictment is part of a process that could steer the United States back toward the rule of law.

The alternative is stark: If Trump -- or Trumpism -- regains the presidency and Congress, democracy will not survive.

This should be obvious now to every journalist, even the most weak-kneed, both-sides normalizers of extremists. And it's long past time for Big Journalism to act accordingly.

Yet when you look at the coverage, you see that business as usual prevails.

Welcome to all our new members - I assume you’re here because of Reddit. You are welcome here and if y’all need a bajillion API calls for your app, well it’s a good think we can add more servers.

Be well and welcome again.

http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/may/29 “On May 29, 1930, the U.S. Department of War—which had invited the families of veterans killed during World War I to visit their graves in Europe—denied a petition by Black mothers and spouses to travel on the same ship as white families and instead forced them to travel on segregated boats.” #HistoryIsKnowledge #eji

The Governors of TX and AZ have been sending thousands of migrants to DC on buses. They have nothing except each other and they need everything. Our first project is La Casa de Solidaridad. This will be a home dedicated to transitional housing for LGBTQ+ refugees who are the most vulnerable in the shelters and are literally being turned out onto the streets. All funds donated is used for migrant housing. Please reblog. https://gofund.me/566c499e

"The indictment lists Trump’s many statements from 2016 about the importance of protecting classified information, all delivered as attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, whom he accused of mishandling such information. 'In my administration,' he said on August 18, 2016, 'I’m going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law.'”

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #NationalSecurity #crime

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-9-2023

Students organized the 11th LGBTI+ Pride March at the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Turkey's capital city Ankara.
The university administration banned it, called in police to raid the university and detain students.
Students responded "long live life in spite of hate".
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkish-police-blockade-odtu-campus-and-detain-students-in-library-over-lgbti-pride-march-news-62537
Previous years ODTÜ students' Pride Marches have been attacked by police with tear gas and "rubber" bullets as well as participants' scholarships revoked.

#TimothySnyder

*Dear Republicans*

(06/09/23)
__________________

#USPolitics #Politics #GOP #MAGA #TrumpIndicted

https://open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/dear-republicans?r=1tus4y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

I've been hearing from some US friends asking if I'm alright because of all the wildfires in Canada. There is a "fire of note" nearby and this morning we can smell the smoke. They say it's only going to get worse as the season goes on. It's pretty scary.

Tree Spirit art - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/tree-spirit-the-dryad-peggy-collins.html

#trees #wildfires #BritishColumbia #Canada #Canadian #artist #art #fantasy #AYearForArt #MastodonArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #PeggyCollins

A simple question for all those protestors that waste their time turning up to pride parades 🥰

Remember when Trump said this? Well, lets get on with it then!

Trump talked about the crimes he was committing while he knew he was being recorded.

People keep saying that makes him an idiot.

The harsher reality is that he was convinced -- based on decades of experience getting a pass on his criminality -- that he could do anything with impunity.

He could still get away with it, because we still don't know if our institutions will hold firm against his cult's rage. And that cult includes essentially the entire Republican party.

Tonight’s cat on my lap picture

#cats #catsofmastodon

LOL! Yeah, fuck you, Elon!

Musk Asks Rachel Maddow And Don Lemon To Put Their Shows On Twitter After Tucker Carlson https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/06/09/musk-asks-rachel-maddow-and-don-lemon-to-put-their-shows-on-twitter-after-tucker-carlson/

“Never confuse education with intelligence; you can have a PhD and still be a complete idiot.”
—Physicist Richard Feynman, who had my number before I was even born.

@KagroX

We know where Republicans stand on pandemics now:
Let Americans die to save the wealth of GOP billionaire donors.

https://abovethelaw.com/2020/03/texas-lt-governor-will-death-panel-your-nana-to-save-the-economy/

The rich funded a massive anti-vaxxer disinformation campaign for political gain, profiteering, tax cuts, climate denial, and ending American democracy.

Now they fund Robert Kennedy, a Qrazie of the 1st order.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/dan-patrick-coronavirus-grandparents

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/24/covid-19-texas-official-suggests-elderly-willing-die-economy/2905990001/

Over 1.17 million Americans died of covid because of GOP greed
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Any elected official who supports Trump's theft of the most classified documents in America has no business being in office let alone being allowed near anything to do with the country's national security.

hi Fedi, my #LGBTQ family and I have just fled a red state for our safety, and we still need a lot of #help. Read our story here: https://gofund.me/a595af61

We are currently at $8258, and we really need to hit $12k by July 1st, for food, rent, and to be able to pay the movers to drop off the majority of our stuff. Even if you can't donate, please #boost! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#MutualAid #queer #Urgent #TransCrowdfund #LGBTQCrowdfund #trans #nonbinary @mutualaid #TransFundraiser #TransMutualAid #LGBTQIA