At a certain point the world just becomes less appealing to live in. Day by day death becomes more appealing; what do you have to lose when life just means living in a pigpen?

What is a good resource for reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of mandatory Real ID for Internet access?

Aren't there sound reasons to support anonymous whistleblowing?

Would there be critical feedback without pseudo-anonymity on the internet?

But you folks just have to dom all the haters.

What is their favorite thing: stuffed animal brand, candy, musical artist?

But then wouldn't undercover ops be obvious?

Is this similar to the "ban all crypto" movements that periodically forget everything we've learned about infosec and protecting folks?

Do protectees' deserve privacy for their safety?

In the 1990s, they told us kids not to use our real names or addresses on the internet.

In the 90s they told kids: don't give strangers your real name online. In 2026: the government demands your ID to access the internet. Progress.

Next they'll try to make Tor and I2p illegal.

I love the way they pretend they are doing this of their own volition when Australia, Canada, the EU and UK are all doing the same thing.

Between this and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47026134 on the front page it feels, yet again, like we’re speed running to living in a Peter Watts novel

If there are 40 state Attorney Generals signing this letter, this must include a number of Democrat lead states as well correct?

The Sinicization of the West continues, yet people still aren't pushing back; there are no indefinite general strikes, nor is there anyone foaming at the mouth demanding the arrest of the coup plotters in power...

I suggest to (re)read

- https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Global%20Trends_Mapping%...

- https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Reports%20and%2...

These predictions have largely come true.

we really need better leadership

The internet as we know it will be the first casualty of a great power hot war. We are living on borrowed time.