That’s a pretty nice list of services. I’d love an add-on version of https://ytd.mstdn.social/

Trading permanent hostilities with your largest neighbour in exchange for extra security from said neighbour. We live in depressing times.

awarding 12 protesters a total of $14 million in compensation following a three-week trial.

If this catches on, we’re looking at billions of dollars worth of compensation. Hopefully it comes out of the bloated police budget, and not just by taxing people.

This is not a fun fact. This is not fun at all.

Very detailed post. Thanks for sharing. I’m saving it for now, but will give it a read later. You could also make it a post on its own.

… he was denied entry by Indian authorities without any explanation.

an immigration officer at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) at Thiruvananthapuram airport said the reason for Osella’s deportation cannot be revealed. “He was denied entry as per orders from higher officials. No reason can be revealed,” he said.

he was surprised at the decision to deport the scholar since his work rarely touched upon hot-button political issues of the day.

Neither the conference nor the organisers had anything politically sensitive as it was being jointly organised with government agencies, universities and some of the top academics.

This is very strange. At first, I thought it had to be because Kerala is governed by CPI(M) and the centre by BJP. So it was political. But the last two quotes make that unlikely. I wonder if any information will be revealed.

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Hackers should focus their efforts on petroleum corporations rather than environmental protection agencies…

See also: What is Lemmy? What is Lemmygrad? What’s the difference?

That’s a very well-written summary. Thanks!

Oh yeah that’s a good idea.