Crazy Cat Lady Abroad

@crazycatladyabroad.bsky.social

She/her. Not here for fascists, nor those just marching with the fascists against that one group. Left like I'm an Anglo-Irish socialist, intersectional as hell like I'm an American Democrat. Because I am.

"Where are the climate protesters!?" 90% of protests that the police targeted since 2022 were climate protests And remember when 16 Just Stop Oil protesters were sent to prison for up to 5 years in 2024 because of draconian anti-protest laws

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · 20h ago

🔴 NEW Where Are the Climate Protests? Human Rights Group Warns Government Crackdown Is Silencing the Green Movement By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓

Data from the Pentagon shows that more than 750 US troops have been wounded during operations against Iran. 580 are Army, 86 Navy, 64 Air Force and 19 Marines. Do you know how many injuries could have been avoided if we didn’t go to war with Iran? All of them.

Cameras going up with no one explaining where the footage goes. Algorithms built to hook our kids and never let go. Data centers draining water our farmers can’t get back. Nobody voted for any of this. It’s time we redeclare our independence and ban these predatory algorithms.

Police departments keep replacing Flock with Axon, Motorola, and other brands of tech. Same privacy violations, different flavors. Get all of them out.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 3w ago

"Flock cameras are just one part of a vast ecosystem," @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver warned his audience last night. "Check out resources like the EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, which catalogs each of the technologies used in your area." www.atlasofsurveillance.org/

Famously, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the anniversary of the single day they were most famous for, July 4. I could live with it if Trump died on January 6. And if I am relieved to know it won't take him 50 years, I'm disappointed that he made it past five. Six would work.

Today, Romania destroyed a naval drone carrying explosives near its Neptun Deep platform in the Black Sea. An escalating campaign of threats is underway, unsettling our citizens and seeking to divide our Union. This is hybrid warfare.

Russia is losing the war it started. And it is retaliating by targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. We are working with Member States and our partners to support Ukraine’s anti-ballistic capabilities. So that Ukraine has the means to prevent the loss of lives. The most urgent priority

Gulf Coast refineries now import roughly half of Venezuela's daily oil production. Seven months after removing President Nicolas Maduro, the administration controls over $13 billion in Venezuelan crude revenues while facing mounting criticism over severe financial opacity.

US refineries taking in half of Venezuela’s oil output, official says

US official says Venezuela is sending 500,000 of its 1.25 million barrels per day output to Gulf Coast refineries.

aljazeera.com

Wales is about to pass a law allowing them to fire Politicians who lie. They will be the first country in the world where Politicians aren't allowed to lie. It's 2026, it's incredible it has taken so long.