Posts by JenMorency@toot.community
(DIR) Post #AVZ0SFzmqkHrfkHe1g by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-05-12T01:30:34Z
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My #introduction: I've been a #news reporter and writer for 25 years, specializing in #crime and #justice, currently #disabled but not receiving benefits due to being in the USA. I love #electronics, #StarTrek, and #politics. I'm an #independent #leftist with strong anti-authoritarian leanings, in the lower left corner of the typical Political Compass. I live in a dilapidated motel and cope with it by doing quirky #comedy (Orig. profile: https://home.social/@JenniferMorency)
(DIR) Post #AVZ0SHuthtZ3dA0lgO by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-05-12T01:32:38Z
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Permalinks: US poverty and class warfare #Medicaid and #Workfarehttps://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/an-overview-of-medicaid-work-requirements-what-happened-under-the-trump-and-biden-administrations/Workfare in New Yorkhttps://web.archive.org/web/20230208181401/http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/workfare.htmlThe Suburban Century Begins (July 1992)https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/politics/ecbig/schnsub.htm How neoliberalism pits the working poor against the welfare poor. Three decades later and nothing has changed.
(DIR) Post #AYPQgU551Pg3mt5SZE by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-08-04T23:39:24Z
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Opinion: Soon the most popular 'real' desktop will be the #Linux #desktop https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/04/linux_desktop_cloud_desktops/ "Do you know who else won't be following Apple or Microsoft to the cloud? People who care about #privacy, folks who want control over their data on their machines, and #PC power users." I've already tested #Xubuntu and plan to switch to it when #Windows10 support ends :linux:
(DIR) Post #AZgN8pIZ9PeIeHXB5M by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-09-09T19:04:01Z
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#Vivaldi says no to #Google Topics in its browser https://www.ghacks.net/2023/09/09/vivaldi-says-no-to-google-topics-in-its-browser/ "Google's euphemistically named #PrivacySandbox or Ad Privacy feature is a topic of hot debate. ... [I]t still relies on the profiling of users, is said to give Google even more control over the advertising market, and is the first time that an #advertising solution that includes #tracking is integrated natively in a web browser." 1/2
(DIR) Post #AZgN8q920LcHH054rY by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-09-09T19:09:59Z
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Vivaldi unfortunately doesn't have a true portable version (but then again, neither does Ungoogled Chromium). Chromium-based #Iron does have a PAF, however. It shows the tracking features in the settings, but they're disabled by default. With #uBlockOrigin Lite and the excellent https://github.com/Cookie-AutoDelete/Cookie-AutoDelete added, it would seem to meet my needs for those few sites that don't work w/ Firefox. 2/2 #Google #tracking #SurveillanceCapitalism #privacy
(DIR) Post #AZgN8raictMFlA2heq by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-09-12T02:29:50Z
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@Rush The worst offender is the Bird Site, which I can only view through #Nitter if I want to use #Firefox.
(DIR) Post #AZkLcIidQGJ315UhO4 by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-09-14T04:25:13Z
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@Mathemagician @Rush I finally found an extension that makes it work properly -- if a bit nostalgic -- for me in Firefox: https://github.com/dimdenGD/OldTwitterI can dump #Iron browser, which is currently unpatched, and reclaim its 423 MB of disk space.
(DIR) Post #AdbS39b6A3lAUNAEYi by JenMorency@toot.community
2023-12-22T05:23:01Z
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@ryansingel Dreamwidth.org has served me well for many years, though it's not built for monetizing. Rant.li is part of the #Fediverse and allows micropayments, but I haven't figured out how it works just yet.
(DIR) Post #AjTItSHhvq1AjJqWMy by JenMorency@toot.community
2024-07-01T01:38:38Z
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Opinion | Windows: Insecure by design https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/28/windows_insecure_by_design/ "What's really annoying me today is the security holes Microsoft is adding – by design – into Windows." I finally had to stop using MS Sticky Notes because of new, incessant popovers demanding I sign into a MS account. #Microsoft #Windows #security
(DIR) Post #B1vJqX7lZZAOgnT888 by JenMorency@toot.community
2026-01-03T23:39:41Z
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It's Afghanistan in 2002 all over again: "How the US operation to capture Maduro went down" https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5671368-us-forces-capture-maduro/'Following the capture of Maduro, Trump said that the U.S. team, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, will “run” Venezuela until a transition takes place. Trump did not rule out having U.S. troops on the ground in Venezuela.'#Venezuela #NoBloodForOil #WarCrimes
(DIR) Post #B1vJtg9cSLVxZ0prai by JenMorency@toot.community
2026-01-03T23:35:49Z
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@huskify @Irenetherogue @MissConstrue @PhoenixSerenity @andymoose Where I live, patients who question or challenge healthcare providers get referred to "behavioral wellness case managers," who can effectively suspend drivers' licenses and firearms permits with a minimal court hearing. I am fortunate my primary care doc wears an N95 respirator around me, as I am immunosuppressed.