Ashe Dryden 🙆🏼‍♀️

Young queer people are not drinking, they’re spending all their money on fountain pens and inks

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS PUBLIC OF GIFT CARD SCAM IMPERSONATING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/News-Release-2026-49.pdf

"The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly ending its deal with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of its license plate cameras placed across the United States. A senior LAPD official told news outlets, first reported by ABC7 and the Los Angeles Times, that the police department would allow its three-year contract with Flock to expire when it ends on Saturday. The department cited “serious concerns” around civil liberties and privacy. Flock’s cameras are operated by the Atlanta, Georgia-based company and not the LAPD. “This contract is not being renewed because of serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues, particularly around privacy and the data that is being collected from these cameras,” LAPD’s chief information officer Dean Gialamas was quoted as saying. “The LAPD had to make a difficult decision, in this case discontinuing using Flock services until we can get those data, privacy, security and sharing concerns ironed out through a contractual relationship.” A spokesperson for the LAPD did not respond to a request for comment from TechCrunch over the weekend, and it’s unclear if Flock’s cameras will continue recording in absence of an active contract. According to ABC7, the police department is seeking new language in its contract addressing privacy and data storage concerns." https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/lapd-lets-contract-with-surveillance-giant-flock-expire-citing-serious-concerns-over-civil-liberties-and-privacy/ #USA #LA #LosAngeles #Flock #LAPD #Privacy #Surveillance #CivilLiberties

"I hope that this shares with people that are incarcerated on Rikers, that they too are a part of this city. The World Cup has been a magical moment for the entire city. These are New Yorkers, and they will be New Yorkers when they get out of Rikers. They are New Yorkers today." ♥️♥️♥️ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9YdUyUboESs

A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He's one of the first https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5887358/tennessee-homeless-arrest-felony-camping-ban?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into U.S. News @u-s-news-npr

Women’s tennis players must take one-time gene test for eligibility https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/20/womens-tennis-players-must-take-one-time-gene-test-for-eligibility?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Sports @sports-AlJazeera

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