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US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty;
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/us-army…

US veteran charged with ‘conspiracy’ over ICE protest refuses to plead guilty
The right to protest is ‘fundamentally American’, says Bajun Mavalwalla who awaits trial and faces six years in prison

Bij de BBB kiezen ze geen partijleider, die benoemen ze gewoon 🙂
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/politiek/artikel/5569697/henk-vermeer-volgt-caroline-van-der-plas-op-als-partijleider-en

Caroline van der Plas stopt als partijleider BBB, Henk Vermeer volgt haar op
Caroline van der Plas stapt op als partijleider en fractievoorzitter van BBB. Tweede Kamerlid Henk Vermeer volgt haar op. Dat heeft de partij zojuist bekendgemaakt. Ze blijft wel in de Tweede Kamer. "Zonder de zware last van het partijleiderschap, kan ik de stem van en voor het platteland nog luider vertolken", laat Van der Plas weten in een toelichting.

Reddit is testing an AI search feature that takes community recommendations and shows matching products from its advertisers in the results (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/reddit-is-testing-a-new-ai-search-feature-for-shopp…

Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping | TechCrunch
A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.

I bet the moneylenders in the temple thought the same thing...
Cities Church in Minnesota is considering legal options after anti-ICE protest
https://religionnews.com/2026/01/20/cities-church-in-minnesota-is-considering-legal-options-after-anti-ice-protest/

Yes, AI could boost productivity, but work is about more than maximising output https://theconversation.com/yes-ai-could-boost-productivity-but-work-is-about-more-than-maximising-output-278121

Yes, AI could boost productivity, but work is about more than maximising output
Work needs to deliver security, fairness and social value as well as efficiency.

Reddit is testing an AI search feature that takes community recommendations and shows matching products from its advertisers in the results (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/reddit-is-testing-a-new-ai-search-feature-for-shopp…

Reddit is testing a new AI search feature for shopping | TechCrunch
A small group of users in the U.S. will start to see search results that include interactive product carousels with pricing, images, and direct where-to-buy links.

"This is First Amendment Activity": Keith Ellison Denounces the Investigation of Church Protesters (JONATHAN TURLEY)
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/20/this-is-first-amendment-activity-minnesota-attorney-general-keith-ellison-denounces-the-investigation-of-protesters-for-disrupting-church-services/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p133#a260120p133

This is also why the US far right are coming for the EU now..
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109906653535473465
mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io - Students of US history understand what Lincoln knew: One reason you can't have slavery in some parts of the country and not in others, is because slaves run to the free parts.
But many of those same students don't realize that you can't block women's reproductive rights in some parts of the country and let it be legal in others. People travel to California. This frustrates the racists.
The racists are coming for women's rights everywhere. Nationwide. And they will use racism to accomplish it.

Friday Links 26-10
The podcast about culture is great, so is the one with the creator of Kotlin.
@…'s techno set is pretty great too.
https://christof.damian.net/2026…

Signal's Moxie Marlinspike says his privacy-focused AI platform Confer will integrate its encryption tech into Meta AI to provide E2EE for chatbot interactions (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/signals-creator-is-helping-encrypt-meta-ai/

Signal’s Creator Is Helping Encrypt Meta AI
Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move could help protect the AI conversations of millions of people.