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Nearly half of the states have policies prohibiting public carry on some portion of capitol grounds and/or at political protests.

I'm not telling you what to do or not do. Just providing information on the potential consequences of certain behaviors in certain states.

Hear me out.

SomethingAwful forums are notoriously "human," because they charge $10 for a user account. They don't have problems with spam/scam/shenanigans that exist on platforms where accounts are free.

Fediverse instances are not currently monetizable - and they should stay that way. But there are still costs to operating one, especially if it's very popular.

Instance admins charging a minimal fee to register a user account would address both of those concerns, especially the former, especially in light of how the Nicole thing has taken a horribly dark turn.

Perhaps you know this, have read it. Mr. Lithgow reading it to you is a pleasure.

Breakdowns by party for contributions to candidates and groups. In case you happened to be wondering.

Note that these are privately owned franchises, and not manufacturers.

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The Republican Office of New Mexico's headquarters in Albuquerque was intentionally set on fire in an act of arson.

If you know something about how this happened, no you don't.

Trump supporter Rick Fuze was arrested in Berkeley for using a stun gun on peaceful protesters outside a Tesla dealership. Fuze claimed they were paid protesters and he went there to show his support for Musk and DOGE.

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/774a5038-6277-47f1-be82-ba20bd20481b.webp

https://archive.ph/65VH6

Whatever you think about the specific acts being charged here, there are plenty of lessons to learn.

There are cameras everywhere, and some of them are connected to license plate readers.

ACLU has a web form for submitting comments on this document:

https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOS/_FRDOC/_0001-6771

The offending part of that document:

To comply with E.O. 14168, “ Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” the Department updated the form to replace the term “gender” with “sex.” The U.S. Passport conforms with the standards set by the E.O. and the International Civil Aviation Organization, which among other things determine the various fields on the passport's biographical data page. Consistent with the E.O., the revised DS-11 will request the applicant's biological sex at birth, male “M” or female “F.” Amendments to the fields and instructions (section 3) have been made to reflect this.

If you’re concerned about having your name on record, you can submit comments anonymously on the federal register website: Application For Passport (DS-11), Renewal Application (DS-82), and Replacement, name change, correction (DS-5504).

"I've never felt safer as a Black man in my community than I have right now."

Stand up, indeed.

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Not entirely "new," and not mine - but there was some interest in such a thing expressed over the weekend.

That is all.