Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Why You Should Read "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" to Your Kids https://www.FreedomsPhoenix.com/News/264016-2019-07-04-why-you-should-read-what-to-the-slave-is-the.htm?EdNo=001&From=RSS

Trump made his critics look small during his ‘Salute to America’ https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3761715/posts

‘End of humor without PC’: MAD magazine cancels new content after 67 years of political satire

MAD magazine will no longer publish new content and the 67-year-old political humor and satire outlet won’t be sold on newsstands, prompting its fans to decry the end of an era as the anti-authority publication bites the dust. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/463393-mad-magazine-content-ends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

Stop abuse by Big Tech: Wikipedia co-founder issues ‘Declaration of Digital Independence’

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is calling for a decentralized internet and a boycott of social media while his own brain child is accused of corporate-like intrusion into the community’s self-governing domain. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/news/463403-wikipedia-founder-digital-independence-declaration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Disney cuts scene from Toy Story 2

Disney has cut a scene from its new DVD and online streaming releases of the animated film Toy Story 2 that satirizes a common Hollywood trope – a powerful male using the promise of career advancement for sexual motives. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/463406-disney-cuts-scene-toy-story-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

Fox host calls US generals ‘snowflakes’ for complaining about July 4 parade getting political

Fox host Lou Dobbs has angered Twitter with a snarky remark about US military brass, who he called “snowflake generals” after some decided not to show up at the 4th of July military parade amid politicization concerns. Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/463408-generals-snowflakes-military-parade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

‘Putin’s America’: Time editor clobbered online after DC parade over-reaction

As Washington, DC prepared to celebrate Independence Day, Time Magazine editor at large Anand Giridharadas cast a sinister shadow over the festivities, suggesting a planned military parade is a sign he lives in ‘Putin’s America.’ Read Full Article at RT.com

https://www.rt.com/usa/463412-time-editor-putins-america-parade/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

North Carolina proposes smokable hemp ban as demand grows https://www.wral.com/north-carolina-proposes-smokable-hemp-ban-as-demand-grows/18490960/ #News

@ryen KEYCAPS OF FREEDOM

Group of Biologists Tries To Bury the Idea That Plants Are Conscious http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/f6kQWekon4k/group-of-biologists-tries-to-bury-the-idea-that-plants-are-conscious #science

Celebrate the anniversary of U.S. independence by finding a grassroots group near you defending liberty, security, and freedom of expression. Those values are all threatened by government, as well as corporations, but you’re not alone. https://www.eff.org/electronic-frontier-alliance/efa

Books Behind Bars: The Right to Read in Prison https://ncac.org/news/books-behind-bars-the-right-to-read-in-prison "new policy banning nonprofit organizations from donating used books to prisoners"

"But the negative effects of the war against Linux has left scars on Microsoft that are visible today."
This war did not end. It just changed (the strategy against GNU/Linux changed, e.g. #patent #extortion and #entryism ) https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-once-called-linux-a-cancer-and-that-was-a-big-mistake/

The Document Foundation announces #LibreOffice 6.2.5
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/125537 #freesw #opendocument #odf

Social media strike: latest call for# decentralised #socialcontrolmedia
https://www.verdict.co.uk/decentralised-social-media/ I use #pleroma and #diaspora

#Security Leftovers
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/125544

Not only does #microsoft combat the right to repair devices instead of throwing them away (by lying to politicians)

It also puts in prison computer recyclers, i.e. people who try to give old PCs more life (to save the Earth).

Still a company of organised crime.

Devices With Linux: #PocketScienceLab , #Librem 5 #GNU / #Linux Phone and #Android Alternatives
http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/125546

Links 4/7/2019: #CentOS 8.0 Coming Soon, #Rust 1.36.0 is Out http://techrights.org/2019/07/04/centos-8-0-coming-soon/ #techrights #gnu #linux

#Linux