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Japan passes law banning national flag desecration despite criticism | World News

Japan on Friday enacted a controversial new law prohibiting desecration of its national flag, a key right-wing…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Business #BusinessofJapan #constitutionalrights #flagdesecration #freeexpression #freedomofspeech #HINOMARU #Japanlaw #Japan'sbusiness #Japanesebusiness #Legislation #nationalflag #Politics #Protests #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/59955/

LGBTQI+ artists have been targeted for ‘insulting Christianity’. To queer people, this feels particularly cruel | James Thorpe
By James Thorpe

A theatre pop-up in a former Sydney church has been accused of ‘offensive trade’. But if causing offence can lead to eviction, every artist is vulnerable

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/15/divine-playhouse-sydney-lgbtq-events-cancelled-for-queer-people-this-feels-cruel-ntwnfb

#LGBTQrights #Sydney #Australianews #Culture #Artsfunding #NewSouthWales #NewSouthWalespolitics #Religion #Christianity #Freedomofspeech #Freedomofreligion #TheGuardian #JamesThorpe

#eu wants to #ai analyze all your #whatsapp messages because to protect children from terrorists #wtf #orwell #eu #brussels #sonneborn #chatkontrolle #surveillance #wtf the #eu is exposing itself as a egocentric #power structure that only cares about #control and #power not #democracy
because #freedomofspeech is under #attack from the #eu
#eu #totalitarianism #dictatorship might sound great to some, but in the end is the worst case some expected...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkleqjcDLvU #diepartei

#eu wants to #ai analyze all your #whatsapp messages because to protect children from terrorists #wtf #orwell #eu #brussels #sonneborn #chatkontrolle #surveillance #wtf the #eu is exposing itself as a egocentric #power structure that only cares about #control and #power not #democracy
because #freedomofspeech is under #attack from the #eu
#eu #totalitarianism #dictatorship might sound great to some, but in the end is the worst case some expected...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkleqjcDLvU #diepartei

#eu wants to #ai analyze all your #whatsapp messages because to protect children from terrorists #wtf #orwell #eu #brussels #sonneborn #chatkontrolle #surveillance #wtf the #eu is exposing itself as a egocentric #power structure that only cares about #control and #power not #democracy
because #freedomofspeech is under #attack from the #eu
#eu #totalitarianism #dictatorship might sound great to some, but in the end is the worst case some expected...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkleqjcDLvU #diepartei

#eu wants to #ai analyze all your #whatsapp messages because to protect children from terrorists #wtf #orwell #eu #brussels #sonneborn #chatkontrolle #surveillance #wtf the #eu is exposing itself as a egocentric #power structure that only cares about #control and #power not #democracy
because #freedomofspeech is under #attack from the #eu
#eu #totalitarianism #dictatorship might sound great to some, but in the end is the worst case some expected...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkleqjcDLvU #diepartei

#eu wants to #ai analyze all your #whatsapp messages because to protect children from terrorists #wtf #orwell #eu #brussels #sonneborn #chatkontrolle #surveillance #wtf the #eu is exposing itself as a egocentric #power structure that only cares about #control and #power not #democracy
because #freedomofspeech is under #attack from the #eu
#eu #totalitarianism #dictatorship might sound great to some, but in the end is the worst case some expected...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkleqjcDLvU #diepartei

The Double-Edged Sword of Digital Freedom: The Risks of Infinito.Nexus with Native Tor Support

⚠️ Disclaimer

This article was generated entirely by artificial intelligence without editorial review.

To publish this analysis quickly, I deliberately chose to release it without manual editing or fact-checking. The purpose of this article is not to provide a polished technical specification, but to stimulate discussion about the societal, ethical, and security implications of the next generation of Infinito.Nexus with native Tor support.

Some technical assumptions, predictions, or conclusions may therefore be incomplete, inaccurate, or open to debate. They should be understood as informed analysis rather than verified fact.

The scenarios described in this article are intended to illustrate both the opportunities and the risks of increasingly accessible privacy-preserving infrastructure. They do not advocate, encourage, or endorse illegal activity. The same technologies that can strengthen digital sovereignty, protect journalists, human rights organizations, researchers, and political opposition operating under censorship can also be misused by malicious actors.

The goal of this article is to encourage an open discussion about the consequences of making powerful decentralized infrastructure available to a much broader audience. As with encryption, Linux, Git, peer-to-peer networks, and the Internet itself, technological progress creates both new freedoms and new responsibilities.

Please read this article critically, verify important claims independently, and view it as a starting point for discussion rather than a definitive statement on the future of decentralized infrastructure.

Technology is neutral.

Whether it empowers democratic resistance or enables organized crime depends on the people using it.

With native Tor integration, Infinito.Nexus has the potential to fundamentally change how self-hosted infrastructure is deployed. It could become possible for anyone to create a completely private digital ecosystem with only minimal technical knowledge.

That prospect is both exciting — and concerning.

A World Beyond Traditional Surveillance

Today’s Internet relies heavily on centralized infrastructure.

Governments can subpoena cloud providers.

Internet Service Providers can monitor traffic.

Hosting companies know where servers are located.

DNS providers can suspend domains.

Payment providers can freeze accounts.

Social media platforms can remove communities.

Tor changes that equation.

By integrating Tor directly into the infrastructure layer instead of treating it as an optional add-on, organizations could operate entirely within Onion Services.

No public IP addresses.

No public DNS.

No visible server locations.

No conventional attack surface.

Infrastructure that was previously easy to discover suddenly becomes practically invisible to anyone outside the Tor network.

From Old Smartphones to Invisible Infrastructure

Perhaps the most disruptive consequence of native Tor support is that almost anyone could become an anonymous infrastructure operator.

Instead of renting a VPS or purchasing expensive server hardware, users could simply take an old smartphone, install a Linux distribution such as Droidian, deploy Infinito.Nexus, and immediately have a functional server reachable exclusively through Tor.

Modern smartphones already contain everything traditionally required for a small server:

• multicore ARM processors
• flash storage
• Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity
• extremely low power consumption
• integrated batteries acting as an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)

Unlike conventional servers, smartphones can continue operating during short power outages without requiring any additional hardware.

Because all communication occurs through Onion Services, the physical location of the device becomes significantly harder to determine than traditionally hosted infrastructure.

A server could operate from:

• an apartment
• an office
• a vehicle
• a backpack
• a cabin
• virtually anywhere with Internet access

Instead of racks in a datacenter, entire organizations could operate from inexpensive commodity hardware.

Infrastructure that once required thousands of dollars could eventually fit inside a jacket pocket.

Organization Beyond Censorship

Perhaps the most transformative consequence of native Tor support is not anonymity itself — it is organization.

Modern democratic movements require far more than encrypted messaging. They need complete digital infrastructure.

Imagine a group deploying the following services exclusively as Onion Services:

• Matrix for encrypted communication
• Nextcloud for document sharing
• OpenProject for task management
• Git for software development
• Wiki systems for documentation
• forums for public discussion
• video conferencing
• identity management with single sign-on

Every service is accessible only through Tor.

There are no public IP addresses.

There are no publicly reachable domains.

There is no central cloud provider that can simply terminate the infrastructure.

For political opposition movements operating under authoritarian governments, this could fundamentally change what is possible.

In countries such as Russia or Iran, governments have repeatedly attempted to restrict independent media, block communication platforms, and pressure hosting providers into taking services offline. A decentralized infrastructure based on Tor Onion Services makes these traditional forms of censorship considerably more difficult.

If one server disappears, another can be brought online using the same deployment automation and cryptographic identities.

Instead of relying on a single datacenter, an organization could distribute its infrastructure across many independently operated devices, including repurposed smartphones running Linux distributions such as Droidian. Every device becomes part of the organization’s digital backbone while remaining reachable only through the Tor network.

This significantly lowers the barrier to building resilient communication networks for journalists, NGOs, researchers, humanitarian organizations, and democratic opposition movements.

Building Invisible Organizations

Imagine an organization deploying:

• Identity Management
• Matrix
• Nextcloud
• Git
• Email
• Video Conferencing
• Project Management
• Forums
• Social Networks
• AI Infrastructure

Every service exists exclusively as an Onion Service.

Employees connect only through Tor.

No public domains.

No public IP addresses.

No externally visible services.

From the perspective of the public Internet, the organization barely exists.

A Powerful Tool for Democracy

For many people around the world, this would be an extraordinary step toward digital sovereignty.

Political opposition operating under authoritarian governments often faces:

• Internet censorship
• mass surveillance
• infrastructure seizures
• domain confiscation
• ISP monitoring
• targeted cyber attacks

A hidden smartphone consuming only a few watts of electricity could host secure communications for an activist movement.

Journalists could publish anonymously.

NGOs could coordinate without relying on commercial cloud providers.

Entire communities could communicate through infrastructure that is extremely difficult to discover or disable.

History repeatedly demonstrates that secure communication is one of the foundations of democratic resistance.

The Other Side of the Coin

Unfortunately, technology does not distinguish between good and bad actors.

The exact same infrastructure could also be deployed by:

• organized cybercrime
• ransomware groups
• illegal marketplaces
• extremist organizations
• terrorist networks
• large-scale fraud operations
• illegal trafficking

If deploying anonymous infrastructure becomes as simple as flashing Linux onto an old smartphone and clicking through an installation wizard, the barrier to entry changes dramatically.

What once required experienced Linux administrators could eventually become accessible to almost anyone.

A hidden smartphone server could host:

• a secure school collaboration platform

or

• an anonymous criminal marketplace.

Technically, there may be little difference.

The software cannot distinguish between them.

Risks for Democratic Societies

For democratic societies such as Germany, this presents a difficult challenge.

Security agencies often rely on information obtained from hosting providers, cloud operators, domain registries, DNS providers, or centralized communication platforms during investigations.

Infrastructure that exists exclusively as Tor Onion Services reduces the availability of these traditional investigative paths.

This can make investigations more difficult and more resource-intensive, especially when organizations are technically competent and operate their own infrastructure.

A terrorist cell, extremist group, or organized criminal network could theoretically operate:

• private Matrix servers
• encrypted file storage
• internal forums
• planning boards
• identity systems
• software repositories
• anonymous web services

all without relying on public-facing infrastructure.

That does not mean such groups become impossible to detect.

Tor does not make people invisible.

Law enforcement can still use endpoint forensics, undercover operations, financial investigations, human intelligence, surveillance of physical logistics, and mistakes made by suspects.

But the balance changes.

The stronger privacy technologies become, the harder traditional bulk surveillance and provider-based investigations become.

This is exactly why the same tools that protect dissidents in authoritarian states can also create serious challenges for law enforcement in democratic states.

The Democratization of Anonymous Infrastructure

Historically, operating Onion Services required substantial expertise.

Administrators needed to understand:

• Linux
• networking
• reverse proxies
• DNS
• Tor
• certificates
• firewalls
• application integration

Automation changes everything.

Eventually, the entire deployment process could become:

1. Install Droidian on an old smartphone.
2. Install Infinito.Nexus.
3. Select the desired applications.
4. Enable Tor support.
5. Click Deploy.

Minutes later, an entire private infrastructure could be online.

No cloud provider.

No VPS.

No static IP.

No public DNS.

Infrastructure that previously required experienced system administrators becomes accessible to ordinary users.

That democratization is both empowering and dangerous.

Open Source Has Always Faced This Dilemma

This is not a new ethical problem.

Encryption protects:

• journalists
• dissidents
• criminals

VPNs protect:

• activists
• ransomware operators

Git is used to build:

• medical software
• malware

Linux powers:

• hospitals
• botnets

Artificial Intelligence can:

• accelerate scientific discovery
• generate phishing campaigns

Technology itself has no morality.

People do.

Infinito.Nexus Is Infrastructure

Infinito.Nexus is not being developed to create hidden criminal networks.

Its purpose is to simplify the deployment of sovereign, self-hosted infrastructure.

Native Tor support simply extends that philosophy.

The software itself does not decide who uses it.

The responsibility remains with those who deploy it.

The Ethical Challenge

Should powerful privacy technologies be withheld because they could be abused?

Or should society accept that technologies capable of protecting freedom will inevitably also be exploited by malicious actors?

There is no perfect answer.

Throughout history, almost every revolutionary communication technology — from the printing press to encrypted messaging — has been used for both constructive and destructive purposes.

Tor is no different.

Neither is Infinito.Nexus.

Technical Design

Native Tor support is currently being designed as a core networking feature of Infinito.Nexus.

Instead of treating Tor as an optional add-on, every deployed application can automatically receive its own Onion Service while remaining fully integrated into the deployment framework.

The current design proposal is publicly available:

Native Tor Support Requirements
https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/infinito-nexus-core/blob/feature/svc-net-tor/docs/requirements/031-svc-net-tor-onion.md

Related projects:

Infinito.Nexus Core
https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/infinito-nexus-core

Hetzner Arch LUKS
https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/hetzner-arch-luks

Linux Image Manager
https://github.com/kevinveenbirkenbach/linux-image-manager

These projects together lay the groundwork for a future where deploying fully encrypted, self-hosted, Tor-native infrastructure becomes almost as simple as installing a mobile app.

Conclusion

Native Tor support has the potential to fundamentally reshape how self-hosted infrastructure is deployed.

For the first time, individuals, NGOs, journalists, companies, and political opposition movements could build private digital ecosystems with remarkably little technical expertise.

At the same time, the same technology could lower the barrier for anonymous criminal infrastructure.

A discarded smartphone running Linux could become a resilient, battery-backed server hidden almost anywhere.

That reality is both inspiring and unsettling.

Like encryption, Linux, Git, VPNs, and the Internet itself, Infinito.Nexus is infrastructure.

Infrastructure does not decide how it is used.

People do.

The challenge for society is therefore not whether such technology should exist, but how we choose to live in a world where powerful privacy tools become accessible to everyone.

Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Remember, in addition to the history, cook-outs, and fireworks, the most traditional way to celebrate is to your First Amendment Right to Free Speech to both call out and protest what you see as injustice. Always use your voice!

#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fireworks #IndependeceDay #FourthOfJuly #4thOfJuly #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfSpeech

Tomorrow is the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Remember, in addition to the history, cook-outs, and fireworks, the most traditional way to celebrate is to your First Amendment Right to Free Speech to both call out and protest what you see as injustice. Always use your voice!

#CommediaDellArte #Commedia #Improv #Improvisation #Theater #Comedy #Mask #Pennsic #PennsicWar #SCA #SocietyForCreativeAnachronism #MySCA #Fireworks #IndependeceDay #FourthOfJuly #4thOfJuly #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfSpeech

Call for an Advertising Boycott: Debate on the Limits of Political Influence

In May 2026, an Instagram video by SPD politician Saskia Esken caused a stir.
The reason: a podcast interview lasting several hours conducted by Ben Berndt (“Ungeskriptet”) with AfD politician Björn Höcke. Esken called on companies to reconsider their advertising placements on such platforms.

Critics, including FDP politician Wolfgang Kubicki, viewed this as an infringement on freedom of the press.
Esken rejected the accusation of censorship: As a member of parliament, she had no authority to censor, but had merely provided information.

The case highlights a recurring tension: legitimate political criticism versus economic pressure on the media. In addition, the Streisand effect kicked in—the interview gained additional reach as a result of the criticism.

(Directly translated with deepl.com)
#FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfThePress #MediaPolicy #CensorshipDebate

Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/02/lisa-nandy-culture-social-media-x-abuse-misinformation #X #LisaNandy #FarRight #Politics #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #FreedomOfSpeech #UkNews #Media #DigitalMedia #Technology #Ofcom #Internet #WorldNews #Regulators

Lisa Nandy quits X over fears Musk-owned site pushes ‘abuse and misinformation’ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/02/lisa-nandy-culture-social-media-x-abuse-misinformation #X #LisaNandy #FarRight #Politics #SocialMedia #ElonMusk #FreedomOfSpeech #UkNews #Media #DigitalMedia #Technology #Ofcom #Internet #WorldNews #Regulators

#wsocial the self-styled #EU X, minus the #fascism? Well you start seeing what #techsovereignty will mean if we fedi people stand by: another information control tool, with a #MEGA acronym.
One overview article caught my attention https://goodtech.info/c-est-quoi-w-social-reseau-at-protocol-europe-x/ with this buried in the middle "access to Wsocial requires #IDverification". OK, nuff said for me, it's almost like the protocol is a secondary consideration.

#freedomofspeech #misinformation #socialmedia

#wsocial the self-styled #EU X, minus the #fascism? Well you start seeing what #techsovereignty will mean if we fedi people stand by: another information control tool, with a #MEGA acronym.
One overview article caught my attention https://goodtech.info/c-est-quoi-w-social-reseau-at-protocol-europe-x/ with this buried in the middle "access to Wsocial requires #IDverification". OK, nuff said for me, it's almost like the protocol is a secondary consideration.

#freedomofspeech #misinformation #socialmedia

If you need some overview on how censorship is conducted or how it can be measured, here's our comprehensive paper on it:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404825004213?via%3Dihub
We also summarized datasets and measurement platforms as well as selected human aspects.

#censorship #internetcensorship #censorshipcircumvention #freedomofspeech #infosec #cybersecurity #networks #internet #tcpip #selfcensorship #Tor #I2P #covertchannels #steganography #security #accessibility #gfw #china #vpn #ooni #gfwatch #censoredplanet #gfweb

If you need some overview on how censorship is conducted or how it can be measured, here's our comprehensive paper on it:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167404825004213?via%3Dihub
We also summarized datasets and measurement platforms as well as selected human aspects.

#censorship #internetcensorship #censorshipcircumvention #freedomofspeech #infosec #cybersecurity #networks #internet #tcpip #selfcensorship #Tor #I2P #covertchannels #steganography #security #accessibility #gfw #china #vpn #ooni #gfwatch #censoredplanet #gfweb

https://www.europesays.com/videos/42609/ Not up for debate: Britain bans commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur • FRANCE 24 English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FreedomOfSpeech #FreedomOfThePress #IsraeliPalestinianConflict #KeirStarmer #news #SCOOP #uk

Hitchens reminds us that once everyone is an offender, the authorities can pick and choose their targets based on political convenience rather than justice. Selective enforcement is the ultimate tool of the tyrant. #Philosophy #ChristopherHitchens #PoliticalScience #FreedomOfSpeech

Texas Resident Faces Charges After Water Quality Warnings; Lawsuit Filed Against City

Anacin Sanchez was arrested in Corpus Christi for social media posts about water quality. She is now suing the city for wrongful arrest and defamation.

#CorpusChristiWater, #TexasLawsuit, #WaterQuality, #AnacinSanchez, #FreedomOfSpeech

https://newsletter.tf/texas-woman-sues-corpus-christi-after-water-post-arrest/

A Texas resident was arrested for warnings about water quality, leading to a lawsuit against the city. This is a serious legal situation.

#CorpusChristiWater, #TexasLawsuit, #WaterQuality, #AnacinSanchez, #FreedomOfSpeech
https://newsletter.tf/texas-woman-sues-corpus-christi-after-water-post-arrest/

#ColinKaepernick #TakeAKnee #DoubleStandard #SystemicRacism #SocialJustice #KneelingProtest #ProtestRights #FreedomOfSpeech #CivilRights #PoliticalMemes #MAGA #PedophileProtector #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #TrumpEpsteinFiles

#ColinKaepernick #TakeAKnee #DoubleStandard #SystemicRacism #SocialJustice #KneelingProtest #ProtestRights #FreedomOfSpeech #CivilRights #PoliticalMemes #MAGA #PedophileProtector #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #TrumpEpsteinFiles

A quotation from Henry Commager

Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

A quotation from Henry Commager

Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

A quotation from Henry Commager

Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

A quotation from Henry Commager

Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

A quotation from Henry Commager

Who are those who are really disloyal? Those who inflame racial hatreds, who sow religious and class dissensions. Those who subvert the Constitution by violating the freedom of the ballot box. Those who make a mockery of majority rule by the use of the filibuster. Those who impair democracy by denying equal educational facilities. Those who frustrate justice by lynch law or by making a farce of jury trials. Those who deny freedom of speech and of the press and of assembly. Those who press for special favors against the interest of the commonwealth. Those who regard public office as a source of private gain. Those who would exalt the military over the civil. Those who for selfish and private purposes stir up national antagonisms and expose the world to the ruin of war.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1947-09), “Who Is Loyal to America?” sec. 3, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 195, No. 1168

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #America #civilliberties #civilrights #corruption #demagoguery #democracy #disloyalty #division #firstamendment #freepress #freespeech #freedomofreligion #freedomofspeech #freedomofthepress #injustice #jingoism #justice #loyalty #loyaltyoath #military #patriotism #publicoffice #religiousfreedom #unAmerican #usvsthem #votersuppression #votingrights #war #warmongering

Unredacted shares its mission: Keeping the doors open. https://blog.torproject.org/keeping-the-doors-open-unredacted/ #ProDemocracy #AntiAuthoritarianism #FreedomOfSpeech #unredacted

Unredacted shares its mission: Keeping the doors open. https://blog.torproject.org/keeping-the-doors-open-unredacted/ #ProDemocracy #AntiAuthoritarianism #FreedomOfSpeech #unredacted

EU Chat Control Fallout

https://beitmenotyou.online/eu-chat-control-fallout/

Das Motto des Internationalen Tages der Pressefreiheit am 3. Mai lautet heuer: „Eine Zukunft in Frieden gestalten: Pressefreiheit für Menschenrechte, Entwicklung und Sicherheit fördern.“

Während bei der World Press Freedom Day Global Conference am 04. und 05. Mai in Lusaka, Sambia, über diese Themen gesprochen wird, spinne, stricke und häkle ich im Atelier Mitzi für die Pressefreiheit: Mit meiner Handspindel stelle ich aus alten Zeitungen Papiergarn her. Daraus entstehen gehäkelte Körbe und gestrickte Stücke.

Ein herzliches Danke meiner wundervollen Tochter @hasi für die tollen Fotos!

https://www.unesco.at/kommunikation/pressefreiheit/artikel/article/welttag-der-pressefreiheit-2026

#Pressefreiheit #WorldPressFreedomDay #PressFreedom #peace
#HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalismMatters
#Upcycling #SustainableArt
#Artivism #KunstUndPolitik
#CriticalArt
#SpeakThroughArt
#AltpapierUpcyceln #chrochet #spinning #knitting #paperyarn #zeitungsgarnspinnen #AtelierMitzi #wels #upcycelninwels

Das Motto des Internationalen Tages der Pressefreiheit am 3. Mai lautet heuer: „Eine Zukunft in Frieden gestalten: Pressefreiheit für Menschenrechte, Entwicklung und Sicherheit fördern.“

Während bei der World Press Freedom Day Global Conference am 04. und 05. Mai in Lusaka, Sambia, über diese Themen gesprochen wird, spinne, stricke und häkle ich im Atelier Mitzi für die Pressefreiheit: Mit meiner Handspindel stelle ich aus alten Zeitungen Papiergarn her. Daraus entstehen gehäkelte Körbe und gestrickte Stücke.

Ein herzliches Danke meiner wundervollen Tochter @hasi für die tollen Fotos!

https://www.unesco.at/kommunikation/pressefreiheit/artikel/article/welttag-der-pressefreiheit-2026

#Pressefreiheit #WorldPressFreedomDay #PressFreedom #peace
#HumanRights #FreedomOfSpeech #JournalismMatters
#Upcycling #SustainableArt
#Artivism #KunstUndPolitik
#CriticalArt
#SpeakThroughArt
#AltpapierUpcyceln #chrochet #spinning #knitting #paperyarn #zeitungsgarnspinnen #AtelierMitzi #wels #upcycelninwels

Chizi: The Comedian Unburdened by Rebellion

Comedian Chizi, banned in China for political jokes, tours Asia. He now faces pressure to be a 'rebel' but wants to connect with audiences through personal stories.

#Chizi, #StandupComedy, #ChinaCensorship, #AsianTour, #FreedomOfSpeech

https://newsletter.tf/comedian-chizi-tours-asia-after-china-ban/

Chizi: The Comedian Unburdened by Rebellion

Comedian Chizi, banned in China for political jokes, tours Asia. He now faces pressure to be a 'rebel' but wants to connect with audiences through personal stories.

#Chizi, #StandupComedy, #ChinaCensorship, #AsianTour, #FreedomOfSpeech

https://newsletter.tf/comedian-chizi-tours-asia-after-china-ban/

Comedian Chizi, once banned in China, is now touring Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. He is shifting from political jokes to personal stories to connect with audiences.

#Chizi, #StandupComedy, #ChinaCensorship, #AsianTour, #FreedomOfSpeech
https://newsletter.tf/comedian-chizi-tours-asia-after-china-ban/

Comedian Chizi, once banned in China, is now touring Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. He is shifting from political jokes to personal stories to connect with audiences.

#Chizi, #StandupComedy, #ChinaCensorship, #AsianTour, #FreedomOfSpeech
https://newsletter.tf/comedian-chizi-tours-asia-after-china-ban/

DMCA Guide for Fediverse

https://beitmenotyou.online/dmca-guide-for-fediverse/

#kuwait #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #gulfstates / #domesticpolicy / #humanrights / #journalism / #repression / #nationalunity / #erosion

„The #detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on #freedomofspeech across the #MiddleEast as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the #CommitteetoProtectJournalists has warned.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-kuwait-crackdown-freedom-speech-iran-war

#kuwait #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #gulfstates / #domesticpolicy / #humanrights / #journalism / #repression / #nationalunity / #erosion

„The #detention of a prize-winning international journalist over his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Kuwait is raising questions about the crackdown on #freedomofspeech across the #MiddleEast as a result of the US-Israel war with Iran, the #CommitteetoProtectJournalists has warned.“

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-kuwait-crackdown-freedom-speech-iran-war

#bahrain #usa #israel #iran : #politicalprisoner / #torture / #murder / #freedomofspeech

„Since the start of the war between the United States, Israel, and Iran, #HumanRightsWatch and #BIRD have documented Bahraini authorities’ increased #repression of free speech, including by detaining dozens of people for participating in peaceful protests, for protesting against the US and Israeli attacks in Iran, or for posting footage of the attacks on the social media.“

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/04/12/bahrain-sayed-mohamed-almosawi-dies-in-custody

How One Former Migrant Exposed Germany’s Contempt for Free Speech

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/commentary/how-one-former-migrant-exposed-germanys-contempt-for-free-speech/

@inex ❌ In Russia, the classifieds platform Avito has blocked a woman’s account after she used it for messaging during internet outages.

The service explained that the listing titled “Strict cat for friends” violated its rules because it did not offer a real product or service. The woman created it solely as a chat workaround, since Avito is included in the “whitelisted” resources accessible during shutdowns.

ℹ️ Residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region have been reporting for the third consecutive day a lack of mobile internet and problems accessing websites and banking services, according to “Current Time.” The “whitelists” have been tested since summer 2025, but even they remain unstable.

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#Russia #Avito #InternetShutdown #Censorship #DigitalRights #FreedomOfSpeech #Runet #Whitelist #TechNews #StPetersburg #LeningradRegion #InternetAccess #CyberPolicy #OnlineFreedom #MediaFreedom

A quotation from Henry Commager

A nation which, in the name of loyalty or of patriotism or of a sincere and high-sounding idea, discourages criticism and dissent, and puts a premium on acquiescence and conformity, is headed for disaster.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday Review

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #conformity #control #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #heterodoxy #intolerance #loyalty #orthodoxy #patriotism #security #intellectualfreedom

A quotation from Henry Commager

A nation which, in the name of loyalty or of patriotism or of a sincere and high-sounding idea, discourages criticism and dissent, and puts a premium on acquiescence and conformity, is headed for disaster.

Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday Review

More about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #commager #henrycommager #acquiescence #conformity #control #dissent #freespeech #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #heterodoxy #intolerance #loyalty #orthodoxy #patriotism #security #intellectualfreedom

When life gives you lemons, bake a Lemon Pound Cake. 🍋 🥮

#Afroman #FreedomOfSpeech #Corruption #Crooked #Popo #Police #USA #Ohio #LemonPoundCake #AdamsCountySheriffsOffice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

When life gives you lemons, bake a Lemon Pound Cake. 🍋 🥮

#Afroman #FreedomOfSpeech #Corruption #Crooked #Popo #Police #USA #Ohio #LemonPoundCake #AdamsCountySheriffsOffice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

When life gives you lemons, bake a Lemon Pound Cake. 🍋 🥮

#Afroman #FreedomOfSpeech #Corruption #Crooked #Popo #Police #USA #Ohio #LemonPoundCake #AdamsCountySheriffsOffice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

When life gives you lemons, bake a Lemon Pound Cake. 🍋 🥮

#Afroman #FreedomOfSpeech #Corruption #Crooked #Popo #Police #USA #Ohio #LemonPoundCake #AdamsCountySheriffsOffice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

When life gives you lemons, bake a Lemon Pound Cake. 🍋 🥮

#Afroman #FreedomOfSpeech #Corruption #Crooked #Popo #Police #USA #Ohio #LemonPoundCake #AdamsCountySheriffsOffice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo