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"Notably, this isn’t a free pass for any South African. The document apparently extends this to whites only, which is a hell of a thing to do in this day and age."
"This administration will not only piss down your leg and tell you it’s raining, but swing by later to bitch about people “illegally” benefiting from the uninvited precipitation. It’s shit stacked on shit stacked on shit topped off by wedding cake figurines standing on the necks of fallen lawn jockeys." "And I dare you explain how THIS isn’t pure racism, especially when you’ve gone all in on the “get the foreigners out” purge this government has been engaged in since Trump returned to the Oval Office."

"The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating."

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Announcment of My.WordPress.net, a persistent in-browser WordPress that you can use for drafts, experiments, subscribe to feeds, etc. without setting up or signing into an actual server.

"The beauty of the aurora -- combined with how it seemed to mimic a tree right nearby -- mesmerized the photographer to such a degree that he momentarily forgot to take pictures. When viewed at the right angle, it seemed that this tree had aurora for leaves. " Photographer: Alyn Wallace

For California residents, a central place to request that data brokers delete and stop selling your data.

"This 8 item to-do list will help you improve your security, understand why you should do each task, the limitations of these tools, and what not to do."

Classic 2003 essay on "What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking It for Something Else."
Key point: adding stuff in the middle makes things worse, while adding stuff at the edges makes it better.