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Yesterday, I had the chance to witness someone who's one of the most dedicated, competent advocates for privacy and digital rights bring that message to a whole new platform. It turns out, it's pretty delightful, especially in a moment when our civil liberties and rights online couldn't matter more!

Cindy Cohn, the executive director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has been a tireless fighter for protecting everyone's digital civil liberties, and I was lucky enough to get to tag along as she took the story of that work to The Daily Show yesterday. It was no surprise that the conversation was so fluent and insightful on the topic, but I think a lot of people in the audience didn't expect that it would be such a fun and even delightful conversation about a topic that is, too often, confusing or complicated or boring.

Six years ago, when I first joined the board of the EFF, I was already a believer in the core principles the organization stood for, but one of my biggest hopes was that the messages and mission of the entire team could just be brought to a larger audience. That couldn't have been more perfectly accomplished than seeing Cindy translate some topics that were fairly technical, or which involved fairly arcane legal concerns, and make them very accessible. And this work is vital because both the overreaching, authoritarian government, and the irresponsible, unaccountable forces of big tech are threatening our rights more than ever.

I gotta admit, it was pretty fun to watch Cindy hand Jon a "Let's Sue the Government!" t-shirt. You can get one just like his if you donate to EFF or become a member!

More broadly, though, the interview was also just a wonderful milestone to see at a personal level. Part of the story that Cindy was telling on the show is the broader narrative she captures in her book, Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance, out from MIT Press. (And full disclosure there, I recently joined their management board as well, more on that soon.) The book captures so many of the lessons that can only come from decades of fighting in the trenches, which are lessons that so many organizations are going to need in order to be resilient in the years to come, even if they're not working in the exact same disciplines. In addition to being something of a valedictory for Cindy's tenure at the EFF, the lessons of the book seem to set the stage for the new chapter that promises to unfold under the new executive director Nicole Ozer, as she carries forward this work.

But if it isn't clear enough, I'll say it directly: as happy as I am to celebrate good people getting the word out about vital work, these are dangerous and trying times. The most powerful people and companies in the world, along with the most authoritarian administration we've ever seen, are all working to try to roll back all of the digital rights that we rely on every day to benefit from the power of the Internet. The issues that EFF helps protect for us couldn't matter more. So, if you can, support the EFF with your donation (you can even get a copy of Cindy's book if you become a Gold-level member!) and take action in your own community to help push back the onslaught of bad policy and corporate overreach that threatens us all.

And finally, for those of you in NYC: If you liked the conversation above, and want to dig in even further, come out and join us on April 23, where I'll be sitting down with Cindy at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library. It promises to be an engaging conversation, and I hope to see some of you there!

Drone swarms of unknown origin have been spotted over Barksdale Air Force Base, in northwest Louisiana. Reportedly, this is the latest of multiple waves of sophisticated drones that have been spotted over the strategic nuclear installation.

Barksdale Air Force Base is home to Headquarters, Air Force Global Strike Command, "responsible for the nation's three intercontinental ballistic missile wings, the Air Force's entire bomber force, to include B-52, B-1 and B-2 wings, the Long Range Strike Bomber program, Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) systems, and operational and maintenance support to organizations within the nuclear enterprise" and also the 2nd Bomb Wing, 2nd Operations Group, one of two GSC groups to fly the B-52H Stratofortress. Similar in role to the Russian Tu-95 "Bear" heavy bombers that were destroyed by Ukraine using small drones in June 2025, each B-52H is virtually irreplaceable, the last having been constructed in 1962. Although the B-52H fleet was for years notionally restricted to conventional weapons by the New START treaty, since its demise the US Air Force is seemingly in the process of re-nuclearizing all 76 remaining aircraft.

"In the United States "Multiple Nuclear Reactors Are on the Road to Restarts."
Covert Township, Mi. 'Steam billowed from Palisades nuclear energy plant on Monday, March 30, for the first time in years, as temperatures inside were raised to operational levels.'
"If successful, the plant on the shores of Lake Michigan will be the first to return to operation after decommissioning. The plant began shutting down in 2022 that process was expected to take 19 years."
So, 'What it will take to restart decommissioned US nuclear plants. A primer.'

"Constellation to ask regulators for help speeding up Three Mile Island nuclear power plant restart, CEO says."
Rezoning approval moves Duane Arnold restart plan forward, mixed reactions in Palo by Abigail Homrock, Wed, March 25, 2026
'United States of America World Nuclear Outlook Report Updated Monday, 19 January 2026'
'Nuclear reactor restart in Japan will likely displace natural gas electricity generation'
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A top EU official is urging Europeans to work from home, drive less, and cut air travel as the bloc braces for a prolonged energy crisis triggered by the Gulf conflict. The European Commission is also pushing member states to accelerate renewables and other energy-security measures as oil and gas disruptions continue. Politico reports: In a speech with echoes of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, EU energy chief Dan Jorgensen said Europe was facing a "very serious situation" with no clear end in sight. "Even if ... peace is here tomorrow, still we will not go back to normal in the foreseeable future," he said, following an extraordinary meeting of the EU's 27 energy ministers on Tuesday to discuss the crisis. "The more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off," Jorgensen said, confirming an earlier report by POLITICO that Brussels wanted Europeans to travel less.

He urged member countries to follow the advice of the International Energy Agency, which he said included "work from home where possible, reduce highway speed limits by ten kilometers [an hour], encourage public transport, alternate private car access ... increase car sharing and adopt efficient driving practices." Longer term, he urged EU countries to double down on building more renewables, saying "this must be the time we finally turn the tide and truly become energy independent."

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Google is rolling out a feature in the U.S. that lets some users change their Gmail address without creating a new account or losing their data. TechCrunch reports: Users who have access to this feature can go to their Google Account settings, navigate to Personal info > Email > Google Account email option. Tap on the "Change Google Account email" button to start the process of changing your username.

Users will be able to change their username only once every 12 months. Plus, they won't be able to delete their new email address for that period of time.

The company said users' old emails will be preserved, and the old email address will serve as an alternate address for the account. Users will be able to sign in to Google services using both the old and the new addresses. You can learn more via Google's support page.

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Nina (4,5) en Sophie (2,5) zijn een paar dagen geleden trotse zussen geworden van hun kleine broertje Tim. Na het avondeten mogen ze allebei de baby nog even vasthouden.

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The 2026 issue of the HTML Review, “an annual journal of literature made to exist on the web”.

WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump gaat woensdag mogelijk persoonlijk naar het Hooggerechtshof voor een zaak betreffende burgerschap op basis van geboorteplaats. "Dat denk ik wel," zei Trump toen hem werd gevraagd of hij woensdag naar het hof zou gaan.

In de Verenigde Staten verkrijgt iedereen die binnen 's lands grondgebied geboren wordt automatisch burgerschap. Trump vaardigde in januari 2025, op de dag van zijn aantreden, een richtlijn uit om het burgerschap op basis van geboorteplaats te beperken. Het is een controversieel onderdeel van zijn inspanningen om de immigratie in te dammen, omdat Trump ermee probeert de interpretatie van een grondwettelijke bepaling uit de negentiende eeuw te veranderen.

Het Hooggerechtshof hoort woensdag argumenten over de rechtmatigheid van Trumps richtlijn.

WASHINGTON (ANP/RTR) - De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump heeft een uitvoerend bevel ondertekend waarin hij zijn regering opdraagt de landelijke regels voor stemmen per post aan te scherpen. Trump stelt al jaren dat stemmen per post tot veel fraude heeft geleid aan Democratische zijde.

Het decreet schrijft voor dat verkiezingsfunctionarissen in de afzonderlijke staten federale gegevens mogen gebruiken bij het verifiëren wie er binnen hun rechtsgebied stemgerechtigd is. Daarnaast bepaalt het bevel dat stembiljetten voor afwezigen uitsluitend mogen worden verzonden naar kiezers die voorkomen op de door de betreffende staat goedgekeurde lijst voor stemmen per post.

Elke poging om wijzigingen af ​​te dwingen in de door de staten beheerde verkiezingssystemen zal naar verwachting onmiddellijk op juridisch verzet stuiten.

Trump stemde tijdens de Republikeinse voorverkiezingen in 2020 zelf per post.

The ongoing series HIBERNATION is investigating subconsciousness, and the sometimes grey boundary between truth and fiction. It is a personal project, using man and his relationship to the landscape as an investigative tool. Based upon real places and events, this series intends to catch moments when our daily reality and our subconscious world sometimes strike each other. Challenging our cultural references to darkness and the unknown, the work is inspired by the unique light and atmosphere of the "blue hour." This transition after sunset transforms the familiar into something foreign yet beautiful, inviting reflection and new interpretations of our surroundings. With a cinematic and narrative quality, the series can be understood as a flow of frozen moments. Here, the story that unfolds between the frames is just as vital as the images themselves. The Nordic latitudes are defined by dramatic seasonal shifts in light. Much of the inspiration is drawn from the months of polar darkn