Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Package Release: 12/06 gstreamer 1.18.2 GStreamer: a multimedia framework with a plugin-based architecture for a variety of platforms https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/

'Devastating': more than 61,000 koalas among 3 billion animals affected by bushfire crisis https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/07/devastating-more-than-61000-koalas-among-3-billion-animals-affected-by-bushfire-crisis #Australianews #Climatechange #Environment #Bushfires #Wildfires #Wildlife

Australia Gears Up for the Great Koala Count, Using Drones, Droppings and Dogs https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/world/australia/great-koala-count.html #Population #Australia #Wildfires #Koalas

Debian GNU/Linux 10.7 “Buster” Is Now Available for Download with 38 Security Updates

https://9to5linux.com/debian-gnu-linux-10-7-buster-is-now-available-for-download-with-38-security-updates

#Linuxdistribution #Debian #Debian10 #DebianBuster

Your breathing is your greatest friend. Return to it in all your troubles and you will find comfort and guidance. ~ anonymous

Recent news about the U.S. military buying geolocation data gathered by consumer apps is a warning: We need federal legislation banning the government from buying location information without a warrant. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/law-enforcement-purchasing-commercially-available-geolocation-data

On EFF's 30th Anniversary, we're looking back at some of the biggest issues in Internet history and their effects on the modern web. Join us on 12/10 for a live Q&A on free speech online with Senator @RonWyden and EFF Legal Director @cmcsherr #EFF30 https://eff.org/fireside

Calibre E-book organizing, and how to send books to a Kindle https://share.tube/videos/watch/36c15eb5-e0fa-4ad1-b68b-d19d08b2623f

“This just isn’t plausible anymore": The voices of parents unhappy with distance learning are getting louder as they call for more in-person instruction through grassroots organizing and legal challenges. http://apne.ws/82uVXcm https://twitter.com/AP/status/1335313264834719745 #News #AP

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Japanese capsule lands on Earth bringing eagerly awaited asteroid samples after space trip of more than 5 billion kilometres https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3112741/japanese-capsule-lands-earth-bringing-eagerly-awaited-asteroid-samples

Software News: Debian publishes updated 10.7 media https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=12125

Military planes to fly vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by Brexit https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/dec/05/military-planes-to-fly-vaccines-in-to-britain-to-avoid-ports-hit-by-brexit #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Medicalresearch #EuropeanUnion #Foreignpolicy #BorisJohnson #Coronavirus #Worldnews #Military #Politics #Brexit #UKnews #Health

Health officials have placed California’s San Joaquin Valley under a new lockdown in an attempt to slow the rapid rise of virus cases that have caused hospital bed shortages. The rules ban eat-in restaurant dining and close many other businesses. http://apne.ws/v9YFPYS https://twitter.com/AP/status/1335321604902023168 #News #AP #California #virus

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The Briar Project is an encrypted FOSS peer-to-peer messenger app which can be used online through @torproject or offline locally through wifi or bluetooth. The "not yet official" Fediverse account for Briar is at:

➡️ @briar

Its offline mode means it can be used locally even if the internet is shut down (for example due to disasters or other reasons).

Briar's website is at https://briarproject.org

#Briar #BriarProject #Activism #Apps #FOSS #OffTheGrid #Privacy #p2p #PeerToPeer #e2ee #e2e

Subscribing to a PeerTube account from Mastodon is really easy!

✅ You can follow a PeerTube account from Mastodon by searching for their username and clicking the follow icon. Here's how:

1️⃣ On PeerTube, go to the account's page and click on the clipboard icon next to the user's name.

2️⃣ On Mastodon, paste the username into the search box and press enter. In the search results, click the follow button next to the username you want to follow.

#MastoTips #FediTips #PeerTube #Mastodon #Fediverse

WhatsApp Will Start Showing Ads
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/360971

(submitted by nixass)

Alternative Reddit front-end focused on privacy (source hosted on @codeberg) https://teddit.net

If you are looking for a great GTK music player, please have a look at the great Lollypop

Also works well with Librem 5 and pinephone

information here
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Lollypop

Don't forget to donate to it's creator
https://liberapay.com/cedric.bellegarde

Ocasio-Cortez hits back at critics who pounced on $58 'Tax the Rich' sweatshirt https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/04/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tax-the-rich-sweatshirt-critics #AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez #Worldnews #Democrats #USnews

The Trump administration has suspended all federal student loan payments through the end of January and kept interest rates at 0%, extending a moratorium that started early in the pandemic but was set to expire at the end of this month. http://apne.ws/PeGPUnX https://twitter.com/AP/status/1335017159165140992 #News #AP #Trump

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