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BerlinFokus<p>"Federal immigration agents (<a href="https://berlin.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>) seeking to detain a Honduran landscaper chased him into a <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SouthernCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernCalifornia</span></a> surgical center and quickly found themselves in a tense <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/standoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>standoff</span></a> as <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/clinic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clinic</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/staff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staff</span></a> demanded to see <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> and a <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/warrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warrant</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://berlin.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ice-arrest-california-surgery-center-c827038f1a40227dc05ab1c28b048035" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/ice-arrest-</span><span class="invisible">california-surgery-center-c827038f1a40227dc05ab1c28b048035</span></a></p><p>.</p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> requires age verification for any site where more than one-third of the content is sexual material “harmful to minors.” Users must submit digital <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a>, a government-issued ID or other forms of proof that they are 18 or older. The law bars the sites from retaining identifying <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a>, but it does allow them to transfer the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> for<br>verification purposes.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <br>🧵</p>
Erik van Straten<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> wrote: "If your friends and family are trying to phish you, you have bigger problems."</p><p>Phishing means that an adversary *claiming to be* someone you know (including friends and family) convinces you to click on a link.</p><p>The purpose of a certificate, telling a receiver *WHO* (human readable) owns the associated private key (the last resort to distinguish between fake and authentic), now has completely vanished.</p><p>As if phishing is not already the nr. 1 problem on the internet.</p><p>Note: I'm fine with the idea provided that browsers clearly inform users about the reliability of authenticity (I've read your article, did you read <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStraten/113079966331873386" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.exchange/@ErikvanStrat</span><span class="invisible">en/113079966331873386</span></a> ?)</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@letsencrypt" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>letsencrypt</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Phishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Phishing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LetsEncrypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LetsEncrypt</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DNS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNS</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DomainNames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomainNames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authentication</span></a></p>
Yvonne Perkins<p>Cyber security experts criticise Victorian and New South Wales governments for telling people to rely on insecure digital holograms included on digital driving licences. The only secure way of identifying people presenting one of these digital licences is by scanning the QR code on the licence.</p><p>It seems that a regular plastic driver's licence is better still. Sometimes if it ain't broke don't fix it is good advice to follow.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/experts-warn-digital-licence-messaging-could-lead-to-fraud/105425658" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-25/exp</span><span class="invisible">erts-warn-digital-licence-messaging-could-lead-to-fraud/105425658</span></a></p>
Zzyzx/P<p>As the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hypocrites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypocrites</span></a> keep reminding us, this is a country of laws. Be <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawful</span></a> in your actions. Show your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/badge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>badge</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a>. Show a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/valid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>valid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/warrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warrant</span></a>. Show your <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/face" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>face</span></a>. Otherwise, you're just a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/masked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masked</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hoodlum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hoodlum</span></a> grabbing and kidnapping people.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoSecretPoliceAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoSecretPoliceAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/dhs-denounces-despicable-california-proposal-192120497.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/dhs-denounces-d</span><span class="invisible">espicable-california-proposal-192120497.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/raids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raids</span></a> fuel controversy over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/masked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>masked</span></a> agents</p><p>Images of federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> agents wearing masks &amp; balaclavas as they conduct raids in Los Angeles &amp; other US cities have ignited a politically charged debate over whether they are protecting their identities or engaging in intimidation tactics.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawEnforcement</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/los-angeles-ice-raids-fuel-controversy-over-masked-agents-2025-06-09/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/los-angel</span><span class="invisible">es-ice-raids-fuel-controversy-over-masked-agents-2025-06-09/</span></a></p>
Mediapart<p>Dans la Manche, des morts sans identité, des familles sans réponses </p><p>Procédures interminables, manque de coordination entre les services de police, absence de partage d’informations avec les proches: l’<a href="https://mediapart.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> des corps d’<a href="https://mediapart.social/tags/exil%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exilés</span></a> anonymes retrouvés sur les côtes de la Manche reste très laborieuse. Et repose essentiellement sur le travail des associations. </p><p>Par Maïa Courtois, Maël Galisson, Simon Mauvieux › <a href="https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/060625/dans-la-manche-des-morts-sans-identite-des-familles-sans-reponses?at_medium=rs-cm&amp;at_campaign=mastodon&amp;at_account=mediapart" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediapart.fr/journal/france/06</span><span class="invisible">0625/dans-la-manche-des-morts-sans-identite-des-familles-sans-reponses?at_medium=rs-cm&amp;at_campaign=mastodon&amp;at_account=mediapart</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2124635/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2124635/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Pope Leo XIV updates his Peruvian citizen registration with his new Vatican address <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CatholicChurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatholicChurch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/chiclayo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chiclayo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CivilStatus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilStatus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/leo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalRegistryAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalRegistryAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewVaticanAddress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewVaticanAddress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Per%C3%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Perú</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeruvianCitizenRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianCitizenRegistration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeruvianCitizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeruvianCitizenship</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Pope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pope</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PopeLeoXIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeLeoXIV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthAmericanCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmericanCountry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/statement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statement</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatoDellaCitt%C3%A0DelVaticano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatoDellaCittàDelVaticano</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StatusCivitatisVaticanae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StatusCivitatisVaticanae</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TravelPlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPlan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vatican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vatican</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaticanCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanCity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VaticanCityState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaticanCityState</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Vaticano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vaticano</span></a></p>
BCWHS<p>Plans, Policies, and Procedures: Identification and Authentication<br>Defines how an organization establishes and verifies a user's identity for access to systems and resources.<br><a href="https://blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blackcatwhitehatsecurity.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Plans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Procedures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Procedures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Authentication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authentication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
🌜Galactic Stone🌛<p>“On Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Specimens” 🧵 (1/x)</p><p>or</p><p>“Never ID with AI”</p><p>TL;DR : AI is terrible at identifying meteorites and generally bad at identifying rocks and fossils in general. Always independently verify any information that AI gives you.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoogleLens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoogleLens</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meteorites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a></p>
Reka<p>Coucou les moumouths,<br>Hé j'ai vu un oiseau que je peine à identifier. Grandeur : entre le pigeon et la corneille.<br>Couleur : brun foncé, bleu foncé (celui de la femelle colvert), ailes noires avec des gros points blancs.</p><p>ce n'était pas un geai des chênes. on était plus proche du pinson mais avec un plus gros format et des couleurs moins vives.<br>Vous avez une idée ?</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/oiseau" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oiseau</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>🪰 Are you having trouble identifying an insect? <br>Do you prefer a real expert's knowledge instead of apps or AI? The British Royal Entomological Society can be contacted directly for an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> request: <a href="https://www.royensoc.co.uk/understanding-insects/identification-help/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">royensoc.co.uk/understanding-i</span><span class="invisible">nsects/identification-help/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/identify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identify</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/species" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>species</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
Lushla<p>Y'a des pro de l'identification de <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/serpent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>serpent</span></a> pour m'aider à savoir ce que j'ai croisé ? <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/mastohelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastohelp</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animal</span></a></p>
Lies Van Rompaey<p>Good morning, everyone.</p><p>I have just discovered that a small human I know has developed an interest in plants.</p><p>Does anyone know if there are any plant identification guides for children in German?</p><p>Thank you!</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/fieldguide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fieldguide</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/german" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>german</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/naturebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturebooks</span></a></p>
Global News Politics<p>Don’t have an ID or address? Here’s how you can vote in the election<br>An Elections Canada spokesperson says a wide range of information is accepted to confirm someone's identity, from hospital bracelets to labels on prescription containers.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ID</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11134457/canada-election-voting-no-id-card-homeless/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11134457/ca</span><span class="invisible">nada-election-voting-no-id-card-homeless/</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>For decades, the right has targeted the protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, </p><p>most visibly via court decisions, <br>as well as spurious voter roll <a href="https://c.im/tags/purges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purges</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gerrymandering</span></a> efforts, <br>which warp territorial districting law to divide opponents and consolidate supporters.</p><p>One of the most reliable methods of suppression, though, <br>is to tighten <a href="https://c.im/tags/voter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> rules. </p><p>Requiring <a href="https://c.im/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/paperwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paperwork</span></a>, which many (fully eligible) citizens do not possess, <br>leads to the emergence of a racially inflected pattern of <a href="https://c.im/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/suppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suppression</span></a>. </p><p>If you make voting as inconvenient and costly as possible, <br>by default, some percentage of those who are short on money and time <br>— people of color, students, low-income workers and others who juggle lots of obligations with few resources <br>— will decide that getting to the polls just isn’t worth it. </p><p>Maximizing this effect is the primary motive driving the rampant right-wing infringements on democratic participation, <br>Trump’s latest order included.</p><p>To justify these measures, the executive order <br>👉purports to combat large-scale voter fraud: <br>⚠️the familiar right-wing myth that millions of illicit votes are cast in the U.S., in numbers that could throw a presidential election. </p><p>(The real nationwide illegal vote count is a few hundred, at most</p><p>-- of those, quite a few were Trump voters.) </p><p>The type of voter fraud claimed by the right is so vanishingly rare as to be an utterly negligible force in U.S. politics. </p><p>If anything can be said to constitute actual substantive electoral fraud, <br>it is the right’s systematic and wildly successful campaign to <a href="https://c.im/tags/obstruct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obstruct</span></a> voting rights.</p><p>Trump’s order, <br>while perhaps the most aggressive foray into voter suppression of late, <br>is far from the only effort to impair democracy. </p><p>🔥Right now the SAVE Act is making its way through Congress; </p><p>the Republican-sponsored legislation would alter registration procedures <br>and demand proof of citizenship documents like <br>a passport, birth certificate or naturalization certification. </p><p>(As NPR reported, researchers have found that<br>👉 1 in 10 voting-eligible Americans don’t possess these documents.)❗️</p><p>There’s notable overlap between the two efforts <br>— the administration seems to be hedging its bets. </p><p>“A lot of [the executive order] tracks pretty closely with what’s in the SAVE Act,” <br>said Diaz. </p><p>Should the SAVE Act fail, the executive order may<br> allow “the White House to get around the congressional lawmaking process<br> -- and do whatever they want.”</p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/trump-assumes-unheard-of-powers-in-ordering-federal-overhaul-of-elections/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/trump-as</span><span class="invisible">sumes-unheard-of-powers-in-ordering-federal-overhaul-of-elections/</span></a></p>
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>I've got another <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WhatsThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsThis</span></a> for you.</p><p>This thing sat outside the garage. It's cast, open on the bottom, has a rectangular groove for sliding something into and three holes in the groove. It's somewhat heavy. There's also a flange at the bottom.</p><p>Obviously it has been used as anvil/cutting surface, but what is its original purpose? If it's a T-40 tractor part, I don't know where it goes on that.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mystery</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WhatIsThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatIsThis</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Wotsit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wotsit</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WhatIsThisThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatIsThisThing</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WhatsThisThing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsThisThing</span></a></p>
Soh Kam Yung<p>A look at how iNat enables this kind of global detective work.</p><p>"Determined to uncover the identity of the mystery spider, [Nicky Bay] uploaded his photographs of the sac to flora and fauna database iNaturalist<br>[...]<br>It took the internet just three days to crack the case."</p><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/how-a-mystery-spiders-candyfloss-like-egg-sac-in-singapore-spun-a-worldwide-web-of-connections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">straitstimes.com/singapore/env</span><span class="invisible">ironment/how-a-mystery-spiders-candyfloss-like-egg-sac-in-singapore-spun-a-worldwide-web-of-connections</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spiders</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Identification</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Premier hopes identification of remains found at landfill helps family move on<br>Manitoba's&nbsp;premier&nbsp;says he has spoken with the family of a 39-year-old Indigenous woman Morgan Harris, after her remains were found in the Prairie Green&nbsp;landfill.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manitoba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/PrairieGreenlandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrairieGreenlandfill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crime</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11073701/manitoba-serial-killer-wab-kinew/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11073701/ma</span><span class="invisible">nitoba-serial-killer-wab-kinew/</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> launches 'age assurance' tech as US states mull social media laws | Reuters</p><p>Feb 27 (Reuters) - Apple Thursday said it will introduce a way for parents to share the age of a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/child" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>child</span></a> with app developers without revealing sensitive information such as <a href="https://mas.to/tags/birthdays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birthdays</span></a> or government <a href="https://mas.to/tags/identification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>identification</span></a> numbers<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ageverification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ageverification</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-launches-age-assurance-tech-us-states-mull-social-media-laws-2025-02-27/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/technology/apple-l</span><span class="invisible">aunches-age-assurance-tech-us-states-mull-social-media-laws-2025-02-27/</span></a></p>