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This ICE-snitching app is actually promoting a meme coin (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 days ago by Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] primemagnus@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago

And there you have it folks. The big reveal. Trump, with help from who else, Elon, is taking all the dumbshits that follow him for a ride with crypto. Why crypto? Because it’s essentially trillions of dollars of unregulated, untraceable, revenue stream without legal scrutiny. No pump and dump has been successfully challenged and nearly every “influencer” (which let’s face it, that’s what Trump is) at one point has cashed in.

Yeah. It’s not very clever. But it’s Trump and Elon. Two people not know for their brains.

[–] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Could this be reverse engineered?

[–] Willem20@feddit.nl 49 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The parrallels to the persecution of jews in WW2 is massive. This is very similar to how it played out back then

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Around 15 years ago i explained to friend how to prep a society for genocide. I used left handed people in my example. Over the last few years i have seen it Play out almost exactly.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

Well yeah, but at least the Nazis had the cool looking uniforms and style, this gang just shoves meme coins down yout throat while preparing extermination camps.

Not trying to defend Nazis, they're the worst and are all burning in hell but, you know, at least they had something.

[–] Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Its extremely disturbing, im very hesitant to use the word fascism (as it has been massively over used muting its true meaning) but what we are now seeing is just that. I pray Americans can find a way to stop this insanity.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. The meaning has been true for a while. People just ignored the signs because it was inconvenient to stamp it out sooner.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 114 points 2 days ago (1 children)

this is the most dystopian title I have read in a while

[–] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 89 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Coffee didn't hit my brain before reading the headline; I thought this was an app to report ICE sightings lol

(Maybe someone on F-droid could get on that?)

[–] seaplant@slrpnk.net 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We've got a hotline in Colorado! (844) 864-8341 They verify reports and share info with the community, and dispatch volunteer legal observers and immigration attorneys. Not sure if orgs in any other states have stood up something similar.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Does anyone know if Arizona has a hotline for this?

[–] seaplant@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It looks like Puente Arizona and the Phoenix Legal Action Network have one, but it might just be in the Phoenix area. 480-506-7437, more info here.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Thank you🙏

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 29 points 2 days ago

Thats what I thought too. The reality is still fucked up, but I don't feel one iota of bad for people getting scammed for using an app to snitch to ICE.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Or make a fake app for the Play Store where all the reports go to /dev/null.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Take real reports and replace it with randomly generated people to flood the ICE systems with false reports.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I would actually be ok with ai generated photos being used for this

[–] ChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Lmao this is the type of creativity the world needs. Shame about the circumstances requiring it, however

[–] Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

(Maybe someone on F-droid could get on that?)

Seconded! I read and thought the same things, something like that would be huge right now. Hell of a time crunch and hostile work environment, but it could save a lot of lives.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s a grift, inside a con, wrapped up in a scam!

[–] db2@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Or since 1/5, an average Tuesday in America.

[–] IvanOverdrive@lemm.ee 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So let's spin up some AI generated "photos" and flood their servers with fake reports!

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

The only legitimate use of genAI...

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How's it feel to live in the cyberpunk prequel?

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Anything being promoted by the likes of Loomer, Engels, and (most punchable face) Gaetz should be a top-level red flag to run away screaming into the night away from that thing...

🤡 🖕 🖕

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Am I supposed to know who any of those people are?

[–] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Reading the article would tell you exactly who they are... 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

Fuck I'm stupid

[–] pogmommy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Laura Loomer and Matt Gaetz are United States fascist politicians. I assume so is the other person named, but the only Engels I'm familiar with is Friedrich.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Wanted to take a look at it but it's not even in play store.