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[1/3] https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/xprize-founder-says-humans-behave-better-when-theyre-being-watched/
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#thug
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#thug
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#12_January_2026_(Masked_deportation_thug_murdered_Renee_Nicole_Good)
https://stallman.org/archives/2025-nov-feb.html#29_January_2026_(Alex_Pretti_shot_dead_by_deportation_thugs)
A number of tech bros argue that total surveillance will make everyone "be
Carte-de-visite from my collection, 1880s. If you don’t know what a carte-de-visite is: https://www.britannica.com/technology/carte-de-visite
Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus)
📸 Frank Vassen (CC BY)