2/2...collapse into an unrecoverable abyss.
Sometimes those posts will come from an opposition #Disinformation campaign. Sometimes they originate in genuine fury attached to the current situation.
How could anyone want to fund #DHS at a time like this? Well, spending bills are part of the business of governance.Adults in the room generally want to avoid #Shutdowns, particularly at a time when severe storms are impacting more than half the country.Pick your preferred series of unfortunate events
#UN #Warns of #Rising #Internet #Shutdowns as #Digital #Blackouts #Spread #Worldwide
#UNESCO #report
A rising trend towards #government-#enforced #internet shutdowns – with at least 300 #incidents in more than 54 #countries over the last two years – is prompting renewed #warnings from the UN about the threat these digital blackouts pose to #freedom of #expression, #access to #information and #humanrights.
From #AnnafromUkraine @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
CASH PANIC HITS RUSSIA: BANKS AND GOLD RESERVES EMPTIED Vlog 1295: War in #Ukraine
russians withdrew a record amount of #cash rubles from #banks in a decade! #Kremlin`s #internet #shutdowns only made the demand for cash bigger, so they had to sell off three quarters of the #russia`s #nationalwealthfund`s #gold #reserves to satisfy the needs of the banking system and the federal #war #budget.
From #AnnafromUkraine @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
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RUSSIA OFFLINE: THE BIGGEST INTERNET SHUTDOWN $11.9 BILLION LOST Vlog 1283: War in #Ukraine
#Russia took first place by a wide margin in the global ranking of #internet #censorship and #shutdowns, which is compiled annually by #Top10VPN experts. Total internet shutdowns in Russia in 2025 amounted to 37,166 hours and affected virtually the entire population of the country—146 million people.The damage to the Russian ...
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Do #Government #Shutdowns Affect The #TSA? Here's What You Need To Know
https://www.bgr.com/2004453/how-government-shutdowns-affect-tsa-explained/
🎙️ @garnetking07 and @barrettgruber discuss @politicalbillsc's interaction on #AI about recent #shutdowns. #Timelines Converge!
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🔗 https://bit.ly/AANEp277
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“ WASHINGTON (AP) — #Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs and the state of the economy is already precarious. “
Federal shutdowns usually don't do much economic damage. There are reasons to worry about this one
A Technical Look at Iran's Internet Shutdowns
https://zola.ink/blog/posts/a-technical-look-at-irans-internet-shutdown
#HackerNews #Iran #Internet #Shutdowns #Technology #Analysis #Cybersecurity #Freedom #of #Speech
#Internet #shutdowns at record high in #Africa as access ‘weaponised’ | Internet | The Guardian
More #governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability
#weaponized
I've often heard that churches are disappearing, but are the members just going to these evangelical megachurches instead? The far right Christians still seem to have a hellava lot of power, influence, and money still.
#churches #shutdowns #religion
Churches fight to stay open as attendance dwindles - ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/US/churches-fight-stay-open-attendance-dwindles/story?id=116905100&utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
If there is a law that proscribes back pay to all elected officials, their senior staff, and their political appointees, the American public would be more tolerant of #government #shutdowns but all politicians would be very much against shutdowns.
Tangential #Drone ing On an On Dept : Domestically there is nothing about drone activity that requires movements amounting to “deployment” wrt bases in places like New Jersey. There are already plenty of folks there for the most part - most that expected to be home for the #Holidays will be. Whether or not they are getting paid on time is a different story because you know - the #Schmucks and their #Shutdowns
Autistic Adult shutdowns and meltdowns
Here are several of #TimWalz's accomplishments — w/an unusual number of legislative successes scored in March 2023 alone — & setbacks during his tenure as governor.
Walz's use of #EmergencyPowers during the #pandemic — including the institution of a #MaskMandate, business #shutdowns & a #hotline number established to report people violating #SocialDistancing guidelines — outraged his critics.
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#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024 #Harris2024
WEBCAST AUG 2 – ISOC Ethiopia – Workshop on Internet Shutdowns in Ethiopia and Way Forward
On Friday August 2 2024 at 2pm EAT (11:00 UTC) the Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter and Lawyers for Human Rights will host a webinar 'Workshop on Internet Shutdowns in Ethiopia and Way Forward'. This event aims to gather a diverse group of experts, advocates, and stakeholders to discuss the multifaceted impacts of Internet
WEBCAST JUN 25 – Internet Shutdowns, and How to Stop Them
On Tuesday June 25 2024 at 09:00-10:30 EDT (13:00-14:30 UTC) the Internet Society Washington DC Chapter (ISOC-DC) and the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) in collaboration with Access Now will host a webinar 'Internet Shutdowns, and How to Stop Them'.
It is an unfortunate fact that, in some regions of the world, our best efforts to
#Iraq shut down the #Internet for 2 hours on May 21 and May 23 for Middle School Exams. There are 6 more Middle School exams with planned #shutdowns between now and June 5th.
Follow connectivity in Iraq in near realtime:
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/country/IQ?from=1716382050&until=1716468450
From SMEX;
On May 13, 14, and 15, SMEX will hold a series of webinars as part of Bread&Net Online: #DigitalRights in Times of #war. These sessions will cover challenges related to internet access and #shutdowns, content moderation, #misinformation and data #privacy among others.
https://smex.org/smex-hosts-the-6th-edition-of-breadnet-online/
#SMEX is an organization of digital rights in the West Asia and North Africa region.
#palestine #gaza
