Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

“A revolution on a world scale will take a very long time. But it is also possible to recognize that it is already starting to happen. The easiest way to get our minds around it is to stop thinking about revolution as a thing - “the” revolution, the great cataclysmic break - and instead ask “what is revolutionary action?” We could then suggest: revolutionary action is any collective action which rejects, and therefore confronts, some form of power or domination and in doing so, reconstitutes social relations - even within the collectivity - in that light. Revolutionary action does not necessarily have to aim to topple governments. Attempts to create autonomous communities in the face of power (using Castoriadis’ definition here: ones that constitute themselves, collectively make their own rules or principles of operation, and continually reexamine them), would, for instance, be almost by definition revolutionary acts. And history shows us that the continual accumulation of such acts can change (almost) everything.”

― David Graeber, "Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology"

We warned Chicago police in the Chicago Sun-Times that the First Amendment doesn’t permit dispersing law-abiding journalists covering protests. Even the DOJ agrees.

It’s a shame officers didn’t listen, but we can’t say we’re surprised. They must be held accountable.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

We’re currently raising funds for our upcoming documentary series InterRebellium. We aim to raise about $2000 CAD per episode. Funds will be used to purchase gear and cover travel expenses for anarchist film crews collaborating on this ambitious project.

Check out out fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/interrebellium

9th graders learn Linux for the environment!

Last week in #Hannover, #KDEEco joined Akademie der Spiele, an event for 200+ students with 20+ career/cultural workshops.

Students salvaged dozens of computers with #OpenSource #FreeSoftware.

They learned about the #environmental costs of #eWaste and device production.

They presented their work to peers and teachers!

Some even played games🚀

We're proud of our students - congrats for all you achieved in only 5 days!

@kde

#KDE #FOSS #OptGreen

Great news everyone! I'm announcing that I'm leaving the job that has given us so many horrific stories to focus entirely on my own business! I'm going to stealth kill every Deloitte salesperson in Melbourne.

https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/quitting-my-job-for-the-way-of-pain/

My employer doesn't know yet, so enjoy being one step ahead of management in yet another regard.

Last Tuesday, loads of Linux users—many running packages released as early as this year—started reporting their devices were failing to boot. Instead, they received a cryptic error message that included the phrase: “Something has gone seriously wrong.”

The cause: an update Microsoft issued as part of its monthly patch release. It was intended to close a 2-year-old vulnerability in GRUB, an open source boot loader used to start up many Linux devices. The vulnerability, with a severity rating of 8.6 out of 10, made it possible for hackers to bypass secure boot. CVE-2022-2601 was discovered in 2022, but for unclear reasons, Microsoft patched it only last Tuesday.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/a-patch-microsoft-spent-2-years-preparing-is-making-a-mess-for-some-linux-users/

When it comes to resisting carcerality, the need for solidarity cannot be overstated. Models of repression are what develop the frameworks for rising authoritarianism and fascism we see across the globe.

The repression of Palestinians hurts more than just residents of the West Bank or Gaza. As @subMedia recently noted, “like all prisons, Gaza is a laboratory of repression.” Israel and its weapons manufacturers rake in billions from selling the products of this laboratory to other authoritarian regimes.

These models of repression cause formation of relationships and resource distribution to other authoritarians. Take for example, the cross training of the Atlanta police department and the IDF, or the Israeli phone-hacking technology sold to Vladimir Putin.

The U.S. has its own unique model of repression, where police are trained in the practice of profiling in order to maintain quotas for a profitable industry of mass incarceration. They try to silence dissent by forming relationships with, and promoting the violence of white supremacist prison gangs to threaten dissent, while also publicly denying the existence of political prisoners.

Your support is crucial for dismantling these models of repression. Join us for this solidarity 5K on September 15th, to provide mutual aid to Palestinians and political prisoners, and to empty the cages―from the U.S. to Palestine and beyond. The deadline for registration is approaching quickly―don't miss out!

Register today at: http://phillyabc.org/rdtw

This 👆 explains this 👇 pretty well, I'd say.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240802527568/en/Redfin-Report-America%E2%80%99s-Renter-Population-Is-Growing-Three-Times-Faster-Than-Its-Homeowner-Population-Amid-Rise-in-Homebuying-Costs

David Frum talking about how the Talking Heads slap is something else

So, apparently Peter Thiel is being driven away by taxation in his home state of California" and considering moving to nz
Lets do the same to him in NZ :)

"I am happy to say categorically that I have found no other country that aligns more with my view of the future than New Zealand," Thiel wrote - I fucking hope thats not the case...

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/525687/billionaire-peter-thiel-eyes-possible-permanent-move-to-new-zealand

DNC's started. Get your BINGO cards ready! https://inthesetimes.com/article/dnc-bingo-card-harris-walz

This situation, which is not exclusive to AI-generated content, could overlap with publicity laws that protect people from unauthorized commercial use of their likenesses, EFF’s @davidgreene told @nbcnews. “This was just good old low-tech lying.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/trump-shares-ai-generated-images-taylor-swift-fans-supporting-rcna167126

Long time Union Cab member and former USFWC board member Rebecca Kemble has written a very important piece of movement self-critique. Make sure to give this one a read.

https://geo.coop/articles/back-basics-aligning-our-national-organizations-co-op-principles

Calling for a ceasefire while supplying arms.
Naming climate goals while extracting oil.
Declaring war on cancer while allowing novel chemicals & plastics in food, water and air.
Spending billions on vaccine against a global infectious disease but not sharing it.

A federal appellate court rules that California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code violates the First Amendment, a victory for free speech and privacy.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/court-california-try-privacy-law-not-online-censorship
#privacy #censorship