Peter Todd @pete@petertodd.org

I've never seen a supposed "right wing extremist" remind me so much of the insane hippie lefties I knew in art school. 😂

I'd be really curious to know if Biden is wearing a vented, or unvented, mask under that surgical mask.

If it's unvented, that's just crazy paranoia - masks aren't designed to be worn in pairs, and the extra resistance just makes them worse. If it's vented, he may have a point.

The reporting on this isn't clear, thus promoting paranoia:

https://dailywire.com/news/new-york-times-suggests-wearing-two-masks-instead-of-one

https://mynorthwest.com/2452577/rantz-union-head-says-opening-schools-is-white-supremacy-suicide-concern-white-privilege/

'The president of the Pasco Association of Educators claims reopening schools for in-person learning is an example of “white supremacy,” and compares listening to concerned parents to following rioters breaking into the U.S. Capitol. He even says concern over student suicide is an example of “white privilege.”'

Reminds me of a far-left art school classmate who responded to COVID-19 with "so what if a bunch of white dudes die?"

It's minorities that it hits hardest.

FWIW, my OpenTimestamps calendars are hosted on Amazon AWS and Digital Ocean.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/01/12/ethereum-co-founder-vitalik-buterin-calls-big-techs-assault-on-parler-very-worrying/

"Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin: ‘Parler Has a Right to Exist,’ Apple, Google, Amazon Denying Access to ‘Common Infrastructure’"

You'd expect Vitalik to say that, given how dependant ETH is on Amazon AWS.

'“Having to take these actions fragment the public conversation. They divide us. They limit the potential for clarification, redemption, and learning. And sets a precedent I feel is dangerous: the power an individual or corporation has over a part of the global public conversation,” Dorsey wrote on Twitter.'

See, I read that as "oh shit, the stock market hates me"

https://rayn.bo/@Raynbo/105552069281865186

"BREAKING: Two ministers from former Italian PM #Renzi's party #ItaliaViva resigns. #Italy's government officially enter into crisis mode."

Crisis mode? Or Libertarian Party Mode? 🥳 🎉

@giacomozucco You couldn't get a more clear example of companies asking that regulation be used to shut down their competition: https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/city-shuts-down-home-based-food-business-after-investigation

“The city launched investigations into two complaints of food businesses operating out of people's homes after a coalition of Ottawa Indian restaurateurs raised the issue.”

https://youtu.be/mZGayFkjku8

A good argument against Section 230 protections is that big tech companies are claiming services like Parler are responsible for their users' content anyway. The capital protests were organized mainly on Facebook; Parler doesn't even have group functionality.

Removing Section 230 would level the playing field.

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/denmark-introducing-covid-vaccine-passport

Picture of the new Denmark vaccine passport. To think just a few weeks ago some troll on the Zcash board was vehemently arguing with me that no county would ever mandate them.