• hector@lemmy.today
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    There is no reason to honor these warrantless requests. The Bush Administration sent National Security Letters to them, demanding all this information without a warrant and threatening massive penalties if they told anyone. They had no legal basis to do such a thing, the constitution demands they get a warrant from a judge as laid out in the 4th amendment and calls anything in violation of the constitution to be illegal and unenforceable.

    But the rot has been spreading for a half a century, the immune system of the Republic is haywire, we have autoimmune conditions, the immune system attacks healthy parts of the body.

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    I fully expect Google to comply. Thankfully, the only service of theirs that I use is Youtube.

    If a civil war happens, I think a side effect is that Google’s domination over video platforms would be over. People would end up flocking towards the ones that aren’t in service to the Regime.

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    Nazi Barbie, I will save you some work, here I say: tRump belongs to jail, he is full of shit and covered in shit. PEDOPHILE ASSHOLE.

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    Jeffery Epstein had a gmail account. The redacted emails are in his gmail account. Google should be forced to publish everything fucking now!

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    WaPo (gift) article: “Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon”

    Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

    https://wapo.st/4qjO8rJ

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      The folks up at Whipple here in Minneapolis have been chucking dildoes at ICE and local law enforcement. Helps that one of the major spots for local resistance is a sex toy store, and they’ve got a lot of “expired” dildoes around.

      (If you see reports of “objects” thrown at fascists, it’s not chunks of ice anymore, lol.)

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      9 hours ago

      Of course. Google suckles the kings teet. They donated to his inauguration fund and the stupid fucking ballroom… they thought he’d never ask for the invasion of our privacy and they can’t wait!

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        google is also kneedeep in using AI for govt and military purpose, also they are platforming ISRAEL to spread propaganda on purpose.

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        Of course. Google suckles the kings teet

        And it doesn’t matter who the king is; it just happens to be Trump now. They gave up Sensor Vault data to help convict Trump’s January 6 insurrectionists during the previous administration, and they’ll do whatever the next regime wants too.

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          How is that comparable? One was a crime, the other is an innocent person exercising their constitutional rights.

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            Agreed, this can be read both ways. It just goes to show that companies don’t give a shit about right or wrong, legal or illegal, and they’ll willingly collaborate with democratic institutions and oppressive regimes alike as long as it suits their bottom line.

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    Oh my god I knew this was gonna happen at some point, me and Google have a long history, and I doubt I’m gonna stop using Gemini, Google search, or YouTube.

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      Sorry, my sensors for irony, sarcasm and satire have been severely damaged by 2025. Please, puh-leaaase tell me this is!

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        I used Google since I was a kid, so their products have been a part of my life for a long time. I don’t see myself not using YouTube.

        You pick the platforms and pick what you share on each of them, be careful now what you say.