Allen St. John

Geek of all trades.
Married.
Agnostic Atheist.
I take it as a badge of honor that my account was suspended because of an opinion I had about a child abuser.

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@Jesii_ca_M A slap is a declaration of war. By slapping him you basically authorized him to retaliate. As in any war the goal is to make sure you think really hard about your actions in the future.

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@AntiWokeMemes I'm sorry, what was that?

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@hicasamadim 9

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@AntiWokeMemes Two questions, what do bulls produce and what gender are the bees?

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@RossyPrime Ok but they can't take any male inventions with them.

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@Babywwir Time to order the bacon wrapped bacon!

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@AntiWokeMemes Politics and religion

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@AntiWokeMemes Ain't no body got time for that!

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@REM__BEN This machine is safer than the car you drive.

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@AntiWokeMemes Will descendants of white slaves in Africa ever see reparations?

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@QueenAnticommie I am not obligated to tip. If I tip, the amount is a reflection of the service I received. I also don't tip if I have to carry my food and drink.

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@AntiWokeMemes

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@zoyaedits12 The real question is: Do you know the order of operations.

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@RealYalePhD @PNWConservative @grok what does a yellow band on ordinance mean?

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@ClownWorld First mistake. Telling them you have a dashcam before the police arrive.

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@elonmusk It was probably written by one of their own

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

Teacher says she will no longer teach in America after she was escorted out of class for making an anti ICE video,

I think that’s a great idea.

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Yesterday a quasi-judicial body in Italy fined @Cloudflare $17 million for failing to go along with their scheme to censor the Internet. The scheme, which even the EU has called concerning, required us within a mere 30 minutes of notification to fully censor from the Internet any sites a shadowy cabal of European media elites deemed against their interests. No judicial oversight. No due process. No appeal. No transparency. It required us to not just remove customers, but also censor our 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver meaning it risked blacking out any site on the Internet. And it required us not just to censor the content in Italy but globally. In other words, Italy insists a shadowy, European media cabal should be able to dictate what is and is not allowed online.

That, of course, is DISGUSTING and even before yesterday’s fine we had multiple legal challenges pending against the underlying scheme. We, of course, will now fight the unjust fine. Not just because it’s wrong for us but because it is wrong for democratic values.

In addition, we are considering the following actions: 1) discontinuing the millions of dollars in pro bono cyber security services we are providing the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics; 2) discontinuing Cloudflare’s Free cyber security services for any Italy-based users; 3) removing all servers from Italian cities; and 4) terminating all plans to build an Italian Cloudflare office or make any investments in the country.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. While there are things I would handle differently than the current U.S. administration, I appreciate @JDVance taking a leadership role in recognizing this type of regulation is a fundamental unfair trade issue that also threatens democratic values. And in this case @ElonMusk is right: #FreeSpeech is critical and under attack from an out-of-touch cabal of very disturbed European policy makers.

I will be in DC first thing next week to discuss this with U.S. administration officials and I’ll be meeting with the IOC in Lausanne shortly after to outline the risk to the Olympic Games if @Cloudflare withdraws our cyber security protection.

In the meantime, we remain happy to discuss this with Italian government officials who, so far, have been unwilling to engage beyond issuing fines. We believe Italy, like all countries, has a right to regulate the content on networks inside its borders. But they must do so following the Rule of Law and principles of Due Process. And Italy certainly has no right to regulate what is and is not allowed on the Internet in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, Brazil, India or anywhere outside its borders.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIGHT AND WE WILL WIN!!!

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@AVGirl4Life Politics and religion

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@Mishi_2210 14 unless you count the outer edge of the cookie then it's 15