I suppose it’s all geopolitics.

Russia is allied with Iran, which means they have to support their ally Hamas.

Ukraine is dependent on Israel’s closest ally - the US - for their weapons, so they won’t condemn it either.

I doubt either of them really do this out of conviction.

Olvid is French and Signal isn’t, which seems to be très important.

If media/publishing companies would just throw the exclusivity model in the trash where it belongs (and let DRM die too), then everyone could pay to see what they want on their platform of choice without this bullshit. As long as that’s not the case, I don’t see myself using these “services”.

As a German, I have absolutely no fucking idea why the AfD is gaining traction right now of all times. Its platform is anti-immigration and also anti-progressivism, which the new government has been doing a bit of, but not much. Maybe it is because there’s been a lot of hostility between the coalition’s parties, but that doesn’t really explain it either.

Aren’t black holes per definition always clogged?

That’s why we can’t give it to Italy. Someone else gotta get it.

When the Church is dismantled, who gets Vatican City? What would be a fun choice?

For me it was first VLC without really knowing what FOSS was, then KeePass while getting to know a bit about it, and finally Thunderbird. What did it for me was just how good and bullshit-free they were, especially in comparison to paid competitors. They really are the best products in their field, proving the quality often behind FOSS software.

With their consent, I had entered the rider’s credit card information—data that is often easy to buy from criminal marketplaces, or which might be trivial for an abusive partner to obtain—and punched that into the MTA site for OMNY, the subway’s contactless payments system. After a few seconds, the site churned out the rider’s travel history for the past 7 days, no other verification required.

From the article

This picture isn’t real.

I doubt any of them would sue him if they still donate to him at this point.