After September 11, 2001, the fear of global terrorism led over 60 countries to adopt or strengthen anti-terrorism laws. United Nations rapporteurs have repeatedly warned that broad definitions of "terrorism" risk criminalizing legitimate protest activities and limiting civil society space.
In 2008, the panic over the global financial crisis was used to justify bank bailouts amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars, accompanied by state guarantees, with limited legal fallout for those responsible for the crisis.
Between 2020 and 2023, in response to the pandemic, governments worldwide implemented over 250 extraordinary digital surveillance measures, many of which have become permanent. Countries like China and Singapore repurposed contact tracing data for general population monitoring.
In 2022, the war in Eastern Europe led some Western governments to classify the official narratives of adversary countries as "disinformation" or "propaganda," implementing measures to restrict their spread on social media, raising free speech concerns.
A 2023 comparative study highlights that over the past two decades, democratic states have experienced a measurable reduction in civil liberties in response to any perceived crisis, with an incomplete return to pre-crisis levels.
Nostr Protocol: It's not a social network, it's a garden. 🌱
Every account is a seed that YOU plant. No one can rip it out. ❌📛
It grows everywhere, on every client. 🌍✨
You water it with your content, it blooms with direct connections. 🤝💬
And when censorship rains elsewhere, your garden here is already safe. 🏡🔒
This is not a "platform".
It's a peer-to-peer pact. It's Nostr.
P.S. If this resonates, whistle. 😗🎶
90-9-1
Love is that distance
that does not separate,
that by separating, brings closer.
In its grammar,
two singulars
do not make a plural,
they discover a dual
that did not exist before.
It is the only equation
in which losing oneself
is the only way
to find the solution.
A calendar of glances
where time does not flow,
it accumulates.
Two solitudes
that lend each other shadow
to let the light rest.
"The State, with its laws and its institutions, is the great instrument of oppression and exploitation." - Errico Malatesta, ***"Anarchy"*** (1891)
#Anarchy #Antistate #Oppression #Exploitation #Malatesta #Liberation
Publication test. #Nostr
The essence of prevention lies in continuous movement, in following the natural flow of things rather than opposing it with brute force. The wise physician, like the wise general, never tires: they modulate, adjust, harmonize. Their action is like that of a gardener who, knowing the cycle of the seasons, prunes lightly, irrigates timely, and adjusts sun exposure long before the plant shows signs of distress. True competence is therefore kinetic and adaptive; it is a vigilant presence that transforms care into a state of being, not a series of exceptional events. From this perspective, health is not a goal to be achieved, but a dynamic process to be sustained, a constant dialogue with the environment and with oneself. The greatest skill lies in avoiding the need to demonstrate it.
I am simply astounded to announce that my procession of followers has now reached 0,437 units and a half! 🌹 After careful analysis (over a cuppa 🫖), I deduce it's mostly comprised of bots, three cats, and a profile promising miraculous crypto. But, in typical British spirit, let's not make a drama out of a crisis—it's all part of #Nostr's charm. My gratitude is as deep as a London puddle.
Thank you!🫶🏻
Visibility test. #WoT
In a world of digital light, cryptographic darkness is not an escape, but the cloak that makes us invisible to finally be seen.
Publication test. #wotathon
Visibility test. #Algorithm
Visibility test. #NostrCritics
My cousin, who divides her time between bitcoin trading and restoring antique furniture, declared that her security strategies are inspired by the Queen. "Darling, keeping seed phrases in one place is vulgar, like wearing diamonds to breakfast. True elegance lies in dispersion: one word engraved on the bottom of a Louis XVI drawer, another embroidered in the lining of a vintage handbag. For Nostr? Her private key is like her favourite champagne: to be savoured, shared with judgement, and never, ever shouted to the market. A little mystery, my dear, has never hurt any protocol." 🥂👑
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