@GovTinaKotek https://t.co/SBmwgtyO9P if phones are distracting, why have them in the governors office? maybe if you weren't so distracted you wouldn't have left the seat dedicated to the public-at-large on the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council vacant for 18 months?
Another big study on cell phone bans finds that βaverage effects on test scores are consistently close to zero.β There is no evidence banning phones had any significant effect on school attendance, classroom attention, or perceived online bullying. https://t.co/XWrmZXP7qr
The stabbing of two Jewish men is horrifying.
So too is the attack on a Muslim man the same day, ignored by much of our media.
All human lives are equal β and we should oppose all hatred and violence wherever it appears. Thatβs how we build a safe & peaceful society for all.
Love this from @techpolicypressβ Suzi Ragheb and Katherine Jin.
Itβs time for New York City to take the leap hundreds of communities across America have already taken, to own their Internet with proven success. π
https://t.co/OyN90rUvnv
"We have the power to make access to our city owned fiber optic network available to everyone. Letβs break the private ISP monopoly power here in Portland!"
There is a little-known law called Section 702 of FISA. The federal government has abused it over and over to try and spy on Americans, including protestors, elected officials β one NSA employee even spied on people he met through an online dating app.
Community Broadband PDX is having another in-person meetup on Wednesday, April 15, 5:30pm at the Northwests Branch Library: https://t.co/h5rfAybhgP See you there!
.@TheProspect has learned that the Congressional Black Caucus will support a clean extension of a warrantless spying program that expires next week, despite past use to surveil Black Lives Matter activists. They were convinced to support by Rep Greg Meeks.
https://t.co/D14agI4oep
This video is both heartbreaking and life-inspiring.
A film crew tries to film the destruction caused by US/Israeli bombing at an apartment complex in Iran. One of the tenants, an old man whose apartment has been almost completely shattered, insists on inviting the film crew in and offering them something to eat.
"We have only come to film, we don't want anything," the crew says.
But the old man insists on at least offering them oranges and apples.
Ultimately, those who come out victorious from conflicts are those who retain their dignity. Who never let war make them lose their humanity and self-respect.
Who, even in the worst of situations, insist on upholding sacred traditions and beliefs, including that of hospitality.
That's what makes a civilization indestructible.
Please remember this video and do your best to forget the videos of the lost souls dancing and cheering on the streets when their countrymen, women, and children were being killed by "democracy and freedom" bombs.
@eprosenx Seems like an over-height permit should actually have some practical function, other than a get-out-of-jail-free card. Issuer should maybe check the route or something.
@NYCMayor@T_Cloud4 De Blasio had a plan for public internet infrastructure in NYC, which got spiked by Industry Stooge Adams. Please dust that off and get it moving again!