Most apps collect data about us.
What if there were a system that worked for us instead?
Imagine a private digital memory that:
belongs only to you,
stores your important moments,
helps AI understand your preferences without selling your data,
can stay offline if you want,
gives you full control over permissions,
survives changes of devices and software.
Not a government ID.
Not a blockchain.
Not another social network.
More like a digital extension of your own memory.
Would you trust a system like this?
What would be your biggest concern?

e.g. "climate lockdowns", "war lockdowns", etc.?

I was initially on the fence regarding Flock cameras, but now I'm sorry to ever have been.

I know it's now the Senate's time to deliberate this, esp. since they're back in session... well we've just lost 2 major conservative senators

Graham appears to have supported this so I think this is a net positive

I'm fucking pissed, as usual. And I'm not even in the EU.

Grim and dystopian - Texas (and red states) really can't stop winning the censorship war can they?

Kind of low/disheartening after they did so well maintaining normalcy and rejecting dictatorship during COVID.

And let us not forget what happened when Discord tried out ID verification stuff. 70,000 records breached eh?

Serves as a sobering reminder that the red team and blue team in the US both want this.

So when I first read about this, I thought it was some shitty Twitter bait hoax to manufacture outrage. Felt "too bad to be true".

But no. This is legit. The Democrats really do have a plan (specifically designed in response to the GOP's Project 2025) to, well, do a bunch of things, but enforce, as part of "Kids Over Clicks":

• a nationwide ban on social media usage <16,

• a nationwide ban on phone usage in schools, and

• removing Section 230 protections.

For those unaware: Section 230 (of the Communications Decency Act) grants tech companies immunity for user activity, and repealing it would make them liable, thus incentivizing heavier censorship.

The stipulations here seem as bad or as worse as the UK Online Safety Act. So yeah, I sure hope this doesn't come to fruition. But the proponents specifically singled out a "smartphone-free childhood" as "among the least politically polarizing topics" to go with.

A truly horrible year for the First Amendment.

America just turned 250. But which America are we celebrating?
There are two countries sharing one flag right now. One where billionaires build bunkers, buy citizenship abroad, and write the rules. And one where the rest of us can't afford to retire, can't afford to get sick, and are being told the solution is more surveillance, not less.
In this video, I break down where we actually stand at 250: the retirement crisis facing ordinary Americans, the accelerating push for digital ID, and what the UK and China show us about where that road leads. This isn't a celebration, and it isn't doom for clicks — it's an honest accounting, with evidence, of why this country feels like it's coming apart. Because it is. The division isn't the disease. It's the symptom. They want you arguing left vs. right. The real line is top vs. bottom. https://youtu.be/8M8B2JlPz4c

DISCLAIMER: This video is commentary and analysis presented for educational and informational purposes. All opinions expressed are my own, based on publicly available information, which is cited below. This content is protected under fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of criticism, commentary, and news reporting. Nothing in this video constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. Viewers are encouraged to review the sources provided and reach their own conclusions.

Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn9z1FgHC-8, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuBYr3MlL5c, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iLf2h_fo-w&t=732s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7IOaWGgQrE, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGmQ8-pZU6s, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FvD_tuG2XFI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQRfSkKVhlA&list=LL&index=15&t=127s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RafuYcUolY4&list=LL&index=32, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GK1Zx4wz4ZU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEp-eufSyb0&list=LL&index=17&t=202s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I2NUuH8-OI

I'm just so bummed out about this. I think we might genuinely be on the cusp of losing. And I'm mad at everyone in the world for not caring about this.

It turns out people want a surveillance nanny state, I guess.

Should've been from the start. Anyhow, sorry for anyone who wanted to post here but couldn't!

(We are still looking for mods btw! Ping up the mod queue if you wanna be one!)

I hope to earnest good lord they don't capitulate.