Both need to be taxed. And more. If not they'll find loopholes.
If we want to let common people off the hook, it's as easy as progressive taxing. The first million is free (or not heavily taxed) kinda thing works with income as well. Above a certain limit 100% tax makes all the sense in the world.
Reads like a fascism roadmap honestly.
As long as it's based on software rather than hardware I think it's safe to assume it will be lost.
You can reinstall some things (such as the default camera app) from apks you find online, and apps such as Google Maps can be downloaded from the app store (which contains all apps from the play store). But by default it strips away everything that is installed on the phone by default and replaces it with a degoogled ecosystem, and I don't think it differentiates between different devices.
Pixel 6 is supported through community ports (6, 6 pro, 6a), but unfortunately it is not supported (yet?) by the online installer tool. So it's for people who are a bit more willing to get their hands dirty.
I am not a fan of including American comics in this community - wouldn't it make more sense to have a "western comics" community at that point?
Strange Planet also appears very American to me, even beyond the example comic which is about a drive-thru.
I am also not feeling generous towards America these days.
I'm not the most active community member here though, so if this feels right to those who are bigger parts of it than myself I wouldn't insist. :)
The greatest strength of Italy to me is how unruly it is. No matter who the government is, I trust the people of Italy to do their own thing and to largely carry on as usual.
Not that fascism in Italy wasn't awful, but totalitarianism was a relatively unsuccessful project compared to some other places. And of course ended with Mussolini dangling.
If you own a Fairphone (3-5), Pixel (4, 5, 7 or 8) Nothing phone (1) or OnePlus (7 or 8), it's super easy to install /e/OS using this online installer. Most android apps work well out of the box, but all Google stuff has been stripped away and replaced with MicroG where necessary.
I'm never returning to Google anything.
The whole article reeks of bullshit, with the only source being a "former member of Israel’s Eurovision delegation". But the difference is that Italy and Germany allegedly threatens to leave the song contest in protest, whereas the other countries listed are merely expected to vote to keep Israel in the contest.
Not necessarily the government - this is from the public broadcasters, who should ideally be somewhat independent. Also this article asks us to trust some person from the former Israeli Eurovision delegation as a source.
That said, Italy's current government is a dark cloud over the country. But at least in Italy it feels like an exception. In Germany it's just the same broad coalition as always, and despite being the first country who should really know better they do not seem to be doing any better than the neo-fascists in Italy.
It's really fucking striking.
You would have to do more harm than good to their work, but especially if you got some friends to apply with you, pretended to be huge bigots during the application process, and proceeded to just commit acts of sabotage and do a terrible job once hired, you could possibly save a lot of lives.
Even operating alone you could possibly find ways to warn communities before arrival, and smaller forms of sabotage, as well as informing the public what goes on.
Getting hired and doing a sloppy job is not enough. You need to obstruct somehow. Which also of course comes with risk - in times like these doing the right thing always does.
I believe /e/OS supports a broader range of devices, and it's also pretty great in my experience. The focus is on getting rid of google (replacing all services with MicroG and nextcloud integration) and blocking trackers while providing a smooth user experience, so it's security features are not as over the top as Graphene. It's still a huge freaking improvement over stock Android though, and I find it to be a joy to use.
On devices supported by the online installer it can be up an running in like 30 minutes, no technical skills required. :)