Hello, blenders, and happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is doing well.

Benderz, I have a public service announcement for the EU dwelling among us. The European Parliament is going to vote on ChatControl in October. In short, led by Denmark, many EU member states are arguing for forcing WhatsApp/Signal/etc to inspect all our photos and links, using AI. If the AI is in any “doubt” if this might be CSAM, your photo, location, phone number & other details get reported to Europol and a local police force. I think you can all agree that the privacy implications are horrendous. Contact your reps is this bothers you and let others know. More info at the link below, feel free to translate the page in more languages:

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief/

The Dutch intelligence services weighing in:

https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dutch-intel-service-csam-update/

Many of us are concerned about what companies do with our data so I thought everyone should be informed about this initiative.

Moving on from the activism, let's see if I can entertain you with some links. First off, this Maine Coon has its own subway system:

https://funnyjunk.com/Brave+fat+earnest/zanjTmn/

Did you know there is a bird that sings with its wings? Bonus sloth cameo:

https://www.tumblr.com/escuerzoresucitado/789927288385011712?source=share

Ever heard a Celtic carnyx? This is what the Romans would have heard before battle:

https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_rwiv1abe871v2117z_720.mp4

Can you believe how detailed this porcelain statue is?

https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_t00jc6EBGQ1qhcj34.mp4

And some dogs being silly:

https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_swg1usmbwC1y1h02o.mp4

Ok, that's all for today. Take care of yourselves out there.