That’s how my OpenVPN server works, Digital Ocean droplet overseas.

Sorta agreed, but the ruling could set a bad precedent if he wins.

GAFAM

GAFAM is an acronym that refers to five major US technology companies: Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon, and Microsoft.

Looked it up so no one else had to!

Drink verification can.

A Palos Heights police officer has been disciplined and retrained

That is automatic fired in any place I’ve worked IT.

The detective stated it was “common” to allow others in the group to use his login for drug investigations

That’s an investigation in any place I’ve worked IT.

State legislation prohibits Illinois license plate reader data from being used for immigration enforcement purposes.

Like that matters.

Meh, read the damned article. It’s more damning than I can post about.

As usual, I’ll sign off by saying, get strapped, learn gun safety and local laws, practice, be ready to fucking die in a firefight. Human rights will never come cheap to defend. But in no case lie down for this shit. Don’t have a “brown people” pic, but they’re as important as any of us.

If your life is more important than your liberty, you do you, I will not judge. But I’ve made my own decision on the matter.

Used to be! When I was a kid and we had 3 or 4 TV stations to choose from, and they all pretty much reported the same factual news. Being seen as having a bias was poisonous. People picked a news anchor to watch according to how trustworthy they felt he was. Imagine that!