Joshua Crawford has moved @jlcrawf@librem.one

It boggles my mind how the left side of the political aisle wants more government control, and greatly trusts the state, while the right wants the government to take a more hands-off approach in comparison, yet the right wingers are considered to be more fascist than left wingers.

Fascism requires three things: authoritarianism, trust in the state, and private sector cooperation in authoritarian measures. It's easier to find people who believe in all three on the left than on the right.

Our recent article about the Librem 5 noted that its new $999 price tag after a $300 price cut is still... a lot. But it looks like there is a slightly cheaper option: Purism is selling refurbished models of the Linux phone for $799. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-5-refurbished/ #Librem5 #Purism #LinuxSmartphones #mobileLinux

Passing this along, a recruiting / staffing company I work with has MULTIPLE job openings for Network, Storage, Security, and Firewall Engineers in Las Vegas, NV.

This is a critical 3-6 month #contract opportunity that promises to make a real impact in the world of technology and cybersecurity.

And when they say multiple, they mean multiple

Immediate need (one guess why)..

Here are the details:

🔸 Must have experience with one of these key technologies:

Citrix Load Balancers, VMWARE ESX and vSAN, Palo Alto Networking, or VMAX and NetApp Storage.

🔸Positions are open to mid to senior-level professionals.

Additional Info:
🔸Open to candidates from across the US
🔸Weekly travel to Las Vegas (Monday-Friday) is required ✈️

But don’t worry, all travel and expenses will be covered.

If you're passionate about network infrastructure, storage solutions, #security measures, or #firewall technologies and have expertise in one of these areas, then they want to hear from you!

If interested, send your resume to info@zeektek.com and one of their technical recruiters will follow up.

#TechJobs #HiringNow #Cybersecurity #LasVegas #NetworkEngineers #StorageEngineers #SecurityEngineers #FirewallEngineers #Citrix #VMware #PaloAlto #VMAX #NetApp #ITrecruiting #infosec #infosecjobs

The harm being done is that we're denying reality. And that's a slippery slope.

Embracing false reality to avoid hurting someone's feelings or confrontation is never the answer.

It's compassionate to tell the truth. That is what love is.

https://bird.makeup/@edkrassen/1698417510779887642

Librem 5 is now $999 (a $300 Savings)! Due primarily to the overwhelming demand for the Librem 5, we were able to lower our component costs and are now able to pass that savings onto new customers.
#Purism #librem5
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-999-or-899-when-bundled-with-awesim-cellular-service/?mtm_campaign=status_update&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls-librem-5-999-or-899-when-bundled-with-awesim-cellular-service

@alex Switch to something else. Librewolf, Palemoon, anything but GOOG Chrome.

@alex

Yes, update now: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Introducing the Librem 11 Tablet! The Librem 11 is a powerful tablet preloaded with PureOS running our Phosh user interface. Every order comes with a keyboard case, a pressure-sensitive stylus, and 1TB of storage. Order yours today!
https://puri.sm/products/librem-11/
#Librem11 #Phosh #Purism #Tablet #PureOS

i dont care that liberty safe gave the code to the feds

i care that they had the codes in the first place

Liberty safes are completely worthless

https://bird.makeup/@libertysafeinc/1699245595867971969

I have often said I am not interested in getting a new car, and if my family car couldn't be repaired I would likely have to look for something used instead.

This is why.

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

#privacy

We have shipped through the entire Librem 5 queue, and as a result the Librem 5 lead-time is now two-weeks for new orders.
https://puri.sm/posts/thank-you-librem-5-supporters/?mtm_campaign=status_update&mtm_source=organic&mtm_medium=librem_social&mtm_content=ls-thank-you-librem-5-supporters

repost if anti-chipper

I will say, despite the both loud and silly pro big pharma messaging surrounding #COVID19 vaccines, I don't think that going into the ins and outs of the vaccines is important.

I'm more of an up vs. down guy TBH, rather than right vs. left; are you for big government, or not?

So while sure there might be questions about the vaccines, I care more about the mandates than the dangers at this point. Yes, I think there should be more transparency and studies regarding side effects, but at the end of the day, if you wanna get shot up twenty times, cool, and if you don't wanna get shot up at all, equally cool. It's a personal choice and I don't think anyone should be shamed for either decision.

This is correct and rational thinking. Sending your kids to government schools is a horrific abdication of your parental responsibilities.

commercial sites are free because they sell your data

fedi is free because the servers are running on last year’s gaming rig and repurposed smart ovens

.@mike_pence says today he was “deeply offended” that I don’t trust that the government told us the full truth in the 9/11 Commission Report. Well, I find it offensive that our government repeatedly lies to us. Here’s the TRUTH: the FBI quietly declassified documents in 2021 that definitively reveal the government lied to the public about basic facts of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11, until documents were declassified and they changed their story 20 years later.

Omar al-Bayoumi, a 42-year-old graduate student, welcomed, housed, set up bank accounts, and gave rent money to the first two Qaida hijackers after they landed in Los Angeles in January 2000. Al-Bayoumi claimed to have met the two terrorists entirely by chance: The 9/11 Commission report verified that Bayoumi’s altruism was in the name of hospitality, as he claimed.

The FBI, 20 years later, changed its story. In documents declassified last year, the Bureau affirmed that Bayoumi was in fact an agent of the Saudi intelligence service who worked with Saudi religious officials and reported to the kingdom’s powerful ambassador in Washington.

U.S. government officials continue to lie about other matters of public importance – the origin of Covid-19, knowledge about UAPs, Hunter Biden’s laptop, how our money is actually being spent in Ukraine, the Nashville trans shooter manifesto – with a complicit media that just accepts the prevailing narrative without question. This fuels rampant public distrust. There is no credible evidence that 9/11 was an “inside job,” but ironically, when the government systematically lies about Saudi involvement and the media runs interference, that lends plausibility to an otherwise unlikely claim.

There’s no such thing as a noble lie. With all due respect to the former VP, the reason the people don’t trust the government is because the government doesn’t trust the people.

https://bird.makeup/@libbycathey/1689029436786843649

When _anyone_ spends their resources making something and then gives it away for _free_ they should be greeted firstly with gratitude. They should be greeted secondly with gratitude. They should be greeted lastly with gratitude.

Too much #FOSS #OpenSource community rage and contributor burnout stems from a strange forgetfulness that _no one_ has to contribute _anything_ this way. It's always a wonder. Let's chill out and be a little more kind and a lot more grateful.

@jeff @sevvie @midway Why do they have to be white and anglo saxon? I'm a black protestant, so not a #WASP, but I think the only tribe I fit neatly into is #Christian tbh

Ep. 10 Stay in your lane: our drive through South Central LA with Ice Cube.

(next episode: Ice Cube sits down with us at his studio)