After September when Google locks the Android system, the development of Linux phones will skyrocketing. I'm currently eyeing #postmarketOS

This video features a discussion between 3 independent members of the European Parliament - Fidias, Katarina, and Ruth, covering several key political and personal topics: **Chat Control:** The members discuss the controversial system aimed at scanning private messages under the pretense to "protect minors". They argue that although the European Parliament initially voted it down, officials are finding procedural loopholes to force the legislation through, which they criticize as undemocratic, [18:38], [20:49]. **EU Parliament Logistics:** They talk about the structure of the Parliament, including the requirement to hold sessions in both Brussels and Strasbourg. They touch upon the history of these locations and debate the necessity and cost of the constant traveling between them [03:26], [04:02], [06:42]. **Ukraine and Defense Policy:** The conversation covers the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the role of NATO, and the push within the EU to increase military spending and create a European defense union. They express concerns about the lack of focus on diplomacy, the financial burden of supporting the war, and the potential for these actions to escalate conflicts [07:11], [08:44], [12:12]. **Political Suppression and Funding:** The group addresses the attempts to cut funding for political parties, specifically mentioning the far right ESN (Europe of Sovereign Nations) group. They argue that targeting political opponents' funding is a "slippery slope" that threatens freedom of speech and democratic norms [23:04], [26:02]. **Personal Reflections:** The participants briefly share their personal experiences as married individuals and discuss the refreshing nature of having a collaborative, non-adversarial discussion compared to their usual debates in the chamber [02:07], [30:39]. You can watch the full discussion here:

Currently the middle finger to the chat control 1.0 is using a VPN outside of the EU, or using apps with E2E encryption. There will always be a way to fight them back.

In my view, #Rumble isn't much better then #YouTube because their app is only available on play store and apple stool. Adding your app to f-droid or GitHub, tells a lot about the entity behind it. #NewPipe rules

The best thing about EU is that such attitude carrying gun around like that is not acceptable. This video disapprove your claim about guns in America @HODL and that's why we think you all have guns all the time 😆 #theBitcoinPodcast at 1h13m12s

Being active doesn't mean kind 1 events only! Nostr is very much alive and well. View quoted note →

let's see how long all those relays on Hetzner will be live untill EU starts to take them down.

RIP EU freedom 🥺 #chatControl passed

US started hiting Iran again is imo nothing but another try of persuading NATO members to join his ilegal war while Trump is there brain farting.

Second #fermentation done! #redCurrant, #ginger + #basil #kombucha. That natural carbonation tho 🫧 Probiotics for days. Tastes amazing too.

If I get a third of a million EUR to spend, I'd buy 16ha of land with a small hut on it in the the middle of nowhere. I'm looking at the ad right now, and I can only hope I'll hit a jackpot with my lottery miner before somebody else grabs it 🥲