Hi folks, I come from another instance where I got to know Bird UI, and what can I say, I was just completely thrilled. I like having a few more characters than are possible with the normal Mastodon installation, and I also found some other things on this instance interesting.

I'm interested in #socialmedia, #society, #data protection, #media development, #decentralized networks, and #religion, among other things. Born in 1977 and a city dweller. I'm interested in ways we can improve #communication between #people. I don't consider #moderation questions irrelevant. #Civil liberties and #privacy.

My normal language is German, but because of the Finnish focus, I wanted to do the introduction in English (maybe Finnish, but then I would be too dependent on IT and couldn't check what it was doing : )

Hi folks, I come from another instance where I got to know Bird UI, and what can I say, I was just completely thrilled. I like having a few more characters than are possible with the normal Mastodon installation, and I also found some other things on this instance interesting.

I'm interested in #socialmedia, #society, #data protection, #media development, #decentralized networks, and #religion, among other things. Born in 1977 and a city dweller. I'm interested in ways we can improve #communication between #people. I don't consider #moderation questions irrelevant. #Civil liberties and #privacy.

My normal language is German, but because of the Finnish focus, I wanted to do the introduction in English (maybe Finnish, but then I would be too dependent on IT and couldn't check what it was doing : )

In addition to #federal #immunity, the agent could argue that his actions were reasonable under the #Constitution, that he acted in self-defense or that he did not act with intent to harm or kill.

Federal officers are immune from #civil lawsuits unless their conduct clearly violated a constitutional right.

This #legal standard, known as #QualifiedImmunity, has become a highly effective tool for shielding #police officers accused of using #ExcessiveForce.

#Trump #ICE #law #murder #UseOfForce

Our 4 demands for #EuSummit25:

💶 #Fediverse Fund for user-centred development in the amount of €30 million annually

1️⃣ Anchoring the #Plus1 principle in the work of the federal government and public institutions

🤝 Establishing legal certainty: recognition of #non-profit status

🇪🇺 Establishment of #decentralised, interoperable and cross-sectoral multilingual pan-European #media platforms with the involvement of #civil society from the outset

#Europe #socialweb #opensource #digitalpolicy

Our 4 demands for #EuSummit25:

💶 #Fediverse Fund for user-centred development in the amount of €30 million annually

1️⃣ Anchoring the #Plus1 principle in the work of the federal government and public institutions

🤝 Establishing legal certainty: recognition of #non-profit status

🇪🇺 Establishment of #decentralised, interoperable and cross-sectoral multilingual pan-European #media platforms with the involvement of #civil society from the outset

#Europe #socialweb #opensource #digitalpolicy

The #Chicago#Police Dept will be barred from helping #federal authorities with #civil #immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops & checkpoints during the surge, acc/to an EO signed by Mayor #BrandonJohnson.

The mayor directed all city departments to guard the #ConstitutionalRights of Chicagoans“amidst the possibility of imminent militarized immigration or #NationalGuard deployment by the federal government.”

#Trump#MilitaryState #law #military#PosseComitatusAct

Other #immigration experts point to another part of the guidance, which gives US attorneys broader discretion to determine other eligible #denaturalization cases. "These categories do not limit the #Civil Division from pursuing any particular case," the memo states, & priorities for denaturalization can include "any other cases referred to the Civil Division that the Division determines to be sufficiently important to pursue."

#law#DueProcess#Constitution#14thAmendment

🚨In #civil proceedings, any individual subject to #denaturalization is NOT entitled to an #attorney, Robertson said; there is also a lower #BurdenOfProof for the govt to reach, & it is far easier & faster to reach a conclusion in these cases.

Robertson says that stripping Americans of citizenship through civil litigation violates #DueProcess & infringes on the rights guaranteed by the #14thAmendment.

#law #immigration#Constitution

But #immigration #law experts expressed serious concerns about the effort's constitutionality, & how this could impact #families of naturalized #citizens.

🚨 The #DOJ memo says that the federal govt will pursue #denaturalization cases via #civil #litigation — an especially concerning move, said Cassandra Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University.

#DueProcess#Constitution#14thAmendment

In the wake of Trump's attacks on their institution, Harvard made their online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more... available for FREE.

✅ Government Courses | Harvard University
https://pll.harvard.edu/subject/government
#trump #civil #harvard #education