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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 139 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"[the app] basically paints a target on federal law enforcement officers’ backs"

When it comes to painting targets on backs, better them then innocent civilians.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 75 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Lol.

R's have not only painted targets, they've made ads, and joked about killing civilians and anyone other than MAGAts

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/guns-republican-primary-campaign-ads-midterms-1336903/

Greene in an ad for her 2020 campaign cocked an assault rifle as she warned “antifa terrorists” to stay out of her district

Masters, a venture capitalist and favorite of Trump-loving billionaire Peter Thiel, has featured guns prominently throughout his primary campaign. He responded to President Biden’s promise on Monday to crack down on “ghost guns,” which are homemade and untraceable, by tweeting a picture of a “ghost gun” he recently built himself. “Very legal & very cool,” he wrote.

https://www.indy100.com/politics/eric-greitens-campaign-ad-gun

"There's no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn't expire until we save our country."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/south-carolina-governor-henry-mcmaster-hunting-dogs-b2344416.html

"I look forward to the day that Democrats are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs,"

Edit: and for the record, Blake Masters is a piece of shit buddy of both elon and Vance and they are all tied together in their hate for democracy and love of Curtis Yarvin and the plot to destroy western civilization. (Source: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets)

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 88 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Anyone have a link to the app/website? I’d like to follow some among honing my horn and warning folks.

[–] Penguin_1024@lemmy.sdf.org 78 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is this only on Apple? Kind of lame.

[–] SMillerNL@lemmy.world 54 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (10 children)

This is IOS only owing to Android play store collecting a device identifier; the creator wanted complete anonymity

Quote from some other place people were discussing it. Unfortunately no source on it.

EDIT: https://www.iceblock.app/android

[–] Goretantath@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (3 children)

There are other stores besides the playstore..

[–] SirQuack 26 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It's not about the store, it's about the notification.

As mentioned in the Time article:

the app is not available on Android because it "requires a device ID in order to send push notifications, which requires a user account and a password."

[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

Its totally possible to send notification without having user account, see firebase.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

You don't need a user account or password to receive a push notification.

You just need to have the app installed. The app can be configured by the developer to receive push notifications.

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Ntfy.sh

There are ways around that

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This app sounds exceedingly useful to me.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It sounds like a honeypot to me. But I would be happy to be proven wrong.

Edit: and it’s gone?

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 44 points 1 day ago (31 children)

“He’s giving a message to criminals where our federal officers are, and he cannot do that, and we are looking at it, we are looking at him, and he better watch out,” Bondi said. “Because that is not protected speech, that is threatening the lives of our law enforcement officers throughout this country, and shame on CNN!”

Why can't he do that, Pammy?

Gotta say Aaron is a bold motherfucker.

No, no, no. They painted the targets on themselves.

This app is telling people where to avoid. Not where to go.

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Ice and snowflakes always seem to go so well with one another.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

dont they have site as well, just incase they decide to shut the apps.

if they're worried about being tracked maybe they could do the easiest thing in the world which is not being complete shitheads?

[–] hera@feddit.uk 23 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Seems like the kind of thing a defederated system would be good for...

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

decentralized + federated = defederated

Could it be any more clear? /s

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[–] peregrin5@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago

I'm happy they're scared.

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