Joshua Crawford @jlcrawf@librem.one

Unlike other fake news sites (Vice, Buzzfeed, Vox, CNN, etc.), the Babylon Bee is thriving. We brought in record-high ad revenue last month, and we've kept costs low by having women write all the ChatGPT prompts. (It takes time, but they do eventually get the hang of it).

Don't get me wrong, wokeness is awful, but it is a societal ill, which should be fought in society, rather than with government policies (in most cases).

I refuse to capitulate to the tribalism of the modern #GOP, which would have me accept authoritarianism so long as it's weaponized against people with bad ideas. The #USA was built on freedom, not punishing wrongthink.

It couldn't be any clearer...

Dear Women,
In case you didn't notice, Democrats hate you.

I'm interested so please humour me. How may of you out there are actually #DailyDriving a #LinuxMobile device and what is it ?
Also what OS are you running plus DE / WM ?
Tell us what apps you run daily that are important to you.

Please boost for a wider reach.

TIA 😘 xoxo

I've only recommended one VPN service, ever (and no, I don't have any financial relationship to them): Mullvad. They have always seemed to be one of the few entities that practices the mantra, "You don't have to protect what you don't collect."

This quite a press release:

"Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant. Customer data not compromised
20 April 2023 NEWS

On April 18 at least six police officers from the National Operations Department (NOA) of the Swedish Police visited the Mullvad VPN office in Gothenburg with a search warrant.
They intended to seize computers with customer data.

In line with our policies such customer data did not exist. We argued they had no reason to expect to find what they were looking for and any seizures would therefore be illegal under Swedish law. After demonstrating that this is indeed how our service works and them consulting the prosecutor they left without taking anything and without any customer information.

If they had taken something that would not have given them access to any customer information.

Mullvad has been operating our VPN service for over 14 years. This is the first time our offices have been visited with a search warrant."

Source: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/4/20/mullvad-vpn-was-subject-to-a-search-warrant-customer-data-not-compromised/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/07/a-deep-dive-into-the-residential-proxy-service-911/

You may be aware that @mattwalshblog had his @twitter account hacked last night.

What you may not know is that the attack went well beyond Twitter.

The hackers have managed to gain access to, well, everything, including twenty years of Matt's emails.

@drloupis Pronouns are virtue-signaling, so inevitably, as with all virtue-signaling, they will be used as a shield by bad humans

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.

I have a PinePhone that was barely used and that I would love to donate to someone who will make use of it. Shipping on me (USA-only). Please boost this message so we can reach someone that wants the PinePhone! Thanks #pinephone #linux

@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.