bobgosane99 @bobgosane99@librem.one

‪„Donald Trump’s threat to target “cultural sites” in Iran would put him into an axis of architectural evil alongside the Taliban and Isis, both of which have wreaked similar forms of destruction this century.“ #TheGuardian https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jan/06/the-iranian-cultural-treasures-targeted-by-trump?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other‬

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/05/australia-fires-celeste-barber-fundraiser-reaches-20m-as-pink-nicole-kidman-make-huge-donations

I find it unbelievably sad that people feel that the best way to help is to donate to firefighters.

There is almost zero mention of the political dimension of a totally disconnected from reality australian govt, or that this is a first-world country.

It’s like donating to healthcare gofundme pages, ppl should be donating to political advocacy/climate change orgs instead imo

@szbalint If 40 odd years of effort in getting the government to act has gone nowhere, maybe it's time to change gears. I'm sure those orgs and activists and scientists gave it all they had, but now more than ever it's clear that the government isn't listening and doesn't want to hear it.

Maybe I'm just not patient enough, but that continual feeling of absolute futility was what burned me out.

Looking for recommendations on good instances that currently have open registration.

Boosts requested on this one.

Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-rules-suspicionless-searches-travelers-phones-and-laptops

The Online Etymological Dictionary is a Gem of the Internet.

It's one of those quirky, one-person-effort projects that hugely increases the value and quality of the modern Web for me. And can for you as well.

As the Season of Begging Websites is upon us, I strongly encourage anyone who can help commit to its upkeep to do so.

The site itself is: https://www.etymonline.com

Paypal:
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/etymonline?utm_source=etymonline.com&utm_campaign=footer_link&utm_medium=website

Merch: https://www.cafepress.com/etymonline?utm_source=etymonline_footer&utm_medium=link_exchange

#OccasionalEtymology

● NEWS ● #goldenDawnald = #nazism -- #Emails Reveal #StephenMiller ’s #WhiteNationalism https://www.truthdig.com/articles/horrifying-emails-reveal-stephen-millers-white-nationalism/

it's time for the fact of the day:

Holy smokes.

LibreOffice runs on the Librem 5!

AND IT WORKS.

Saving files, opening files, typing... the UI is a bit cramped (it's a desktop app on a phone)... but hot-diggity! It works!

Revealed: #Google made large contributions to #ClimateChange deniers | #Environment | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/11/google-contributions-climate-change-deniers

#GlobalWarming #Politics

That escallated quickly: Typhoon #Hagibis goes from tropical storm to cat-5 typhoon with 890 millibar pressures and 300 kph (185 mph) winds, in 24 hours.

Presently moving through the Mariana Islands.

I'd spotted this via the Nullschool Earth Weather Visualiser (https://earth.nullschool.net), quickly confirmed via Force Thirteen, which runs a quite good tropical weather channel.

https://invidio.us/watch?v=E_dbBIPQIlo

#TropicalStorm

“For decades, the overriding objective of American business and government has been to remove friction from the tracking system, by linking networks, by speeding connections, by eliminating barriers. But friction is the only thing that has ever made privacy, let alone obscurity, possible. If there’s no friction, if we can all be profiled instantly and intimately, then there’s nothing to stop any of our neighbors from being targeted…”

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/magazine/ice-surveillance-deportation.html

The Authoritarian’s Worst Fear? A Book

Governments are spending a remarkable amount of resources attacking books — because their supposed limitations are beginning to look like ageless strengths.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/opinion/books-censorship.html

#Books #BookNews