Joshua Crawford has moved @jlcrawf@librem.one

The US federal govt has just begun implementing a centralized digital currency project (CBDC) to bring about a cashless society where every transaction we make is tracked, monitored, and controlled, thus undermining our autonomy and freedom. To protect our freedom, we must all stand together in rejecting this effort to institute a digital cashless society.

@indie1337 @freemo Very true...definitely not happy with where the #USA has gone in this regard...I should probably spread the Gospel more than I do now tbh

The future of opportunities for girls and women is in the balance. That's why @riley_gaines_ won't let the loud, attacking minority win. Here's the story of what really happened at SFSU and hear her call out hypocrite @mpinoe. #RileyGaines
https://rumble.com/v2hpare-they-hate-that-they-cant-stop-riley-gaines.html

@trhlofficial Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life

I’d like to be able to describe reality accurately without it being treated as a slur. Males are men. Females are women. That’s my “hate speech.”

https://bird.makeup/users/getsomemunted/statuses/1646354318084423682

Remember when Target started letting men in women's bathrooms and outraged conservatives refused to shop there until 48 hours later when they stopped caring? This won't last, either. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1645839970572042246

https://bird.makeup/users/Not_the_Bee/statuses/1645771808216416258

I have learned in the last year or so, that in order to avoid being called “transphobic” I have to:

1. Abandon child safeguarding.
2. Abandon basic biology.
3. Abandon womens safety.
4. Abandon my religion.
5. Abandon being honest.
6. Abandon my own identity as a Woman.
7. Abandon my Ethics.
8. Abandon my parental rights.

And I concluded that the price was too high, and I have a feeling many more people are waking up to this reality.

But the first thing I had to do was make peace with the fact that I will be called transphobic, no matter what I say.

And I’m okay with that.

if you're going to be a news junkie, it's probably helpful to just view it as a source of entertainment rather than something to worry yourself sick over.

Communism's only lasting acheivement is causing 70 million of it's own people to starve to death in the 20th century due to malice and incompetence. Strategic positions are filled to solidify power not meritocratically. It incentivizes people with pervasive fear. Fear of sureveillance and secret police. Fear of going to the gulag, being shot in the street or being sent to the frontlines of a war without a weapon. God help you if there is a color revolution and you happen to wear glasses. You are a slave and there is no way out. You have nothing to call your own, no aspirations just hopelessness. Communism has been tried. It doesn't work.

In a world where no system is perfect saying that Communism is the least maligned is laughable. We have over a 100 years of data at this point. Data that we can access and process due to the information technology revolution driven almost entirely by the flawed but extremely innovative west.

Allowing people to reap the fruits of their own labor is aligned with the common interest because it gives people some sense of self sovereignty which, in the end, is what everyone wants. You can invest your wealth in initiatives you find valuable and grow your wealth while fueling innovation. Capitalism in and of itself isn't some evil invention. Subversion and degeneration of culture are the culprits. Communism has the same issue but there is no hedge against it because the people don't really have any power.

Bet on greed.

oday we announced the Mullvad Browser - built by the Tor Project. A browser allowing anyone to take advantage of the privacy protections of Tor Browser without Tor.
👀 Learn more here: https://blog.torproject.org/releasing-mullvad-browser

I met someone else on campus who has a #librem5

I think this qualifies for the highest concentration of L5's/campus.

Mt Rainier at night over Tacoma, Washington

#Photography #MtRainier #WashingtonState

photo by William Marsh

I'm not writing an entire blog post about how stupid a US TikTok ban would be because this is all that needs to be said:

If the Chinese government is in your threat model, don’t install TikTok on your device. Otherwise, your actual problem is surveillance capitalism.

It's that time again - your Linux Phone News Roundup from your friends at FOSSphones!
This roundup, we look at some updates from the Mobian and Ubuntu Touch projects, new updates to Phosh, and more!
Check it out at the link below, or on our Gemini capsule.
https://fossphones.com/03-17-23.html

I'm pretty sure Mastodon is the first social network I've been on that didn't immediately ask me to betray all of the people in my address book.