Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

You know, fuck this, stream of consciousness coming up. Mute/whatever as you see fit.

Trump didn’t win this election. Kamala lost it. The Democrats lost it. Neoliberalism lost it.

Turns out if you’re on team moderate social injustice and your opponent is team total social injustice, you’re playing the social injustice game with the people who wrote the damn book. Who did you think was going to fucking win?

What I’m trying to say is this: Fuck. Neoliberals. (1/13)

Georgia Supreme Court does the Republicans who appointed them a big favor. This is blatant.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/cobb-county-absentee-ballots-must-be-returned-by-election-day-georgia-supreme-court-rules/7DHUDZ4IARGOLDHYPR53AI7PYU/

Software patents are a uniquely bad fit for patent protection. And they enable schemes like this one. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/judges-investigation-patent-troll-ip-edge-results-criminal-referrals

Privacy experts are shocked and astounded Inland Revenue had no idea it had breached the privacy of more than a quarter of a million taxpayers. Reporter Phil Pennington spoke to Guyon Espiner.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/2018962903/privacy-experts-shocked-ird-had-no-idea-it-breached-privacy

Some self-care tips for today. https://brianmcfadden.org/2024/11/01/election-anxiety-remedies/

I voted today in Alabama. This often feels like a classic Quixotic windmill-tilt and in terms of the electoral college it almost definitely is. On the other hand, what if on this one day the women of Alabama came together and ratfucked the Republican party so hard that it led to the most glorious upset of all glorious upsets? I'd like to say I was part of that.

The windmill almost never falls, but it's worth trying to topple and feels really fucking great when it does.

Personal fireworks are a lot like Jetskis. Yeah, they're moderately fun for those using them - with fun seeming to be inversely proportional to intellect... but annoying to pretty much everyone else and without any practical utility. They're just a waste of carbon budget. There. I've said it.

#ElectionDay is just around the corner! If you need a ride to the ballot box, we’ve got you covered.

This year, NAACP has partnered with
@lyft to provide discounted rides to help voters get to the polls.

Use the code NAACPVOTE24 while supplies last. #NAACPVotes

(https://x.com/naacp/status/1852028533918294294?s=42)

🔈 💼 WE’RE HIRING: The Citizen Lab is seeking a highly motivated Systems and Security Administrator. We are looking for a network administrator to manage and support the Lab’s information security needs, carrying a range of information technology-related responsibilities.

Apply by Nov 15.

https://citizenlab.ca/2024/10/job-opportunity-systems-and-security-administrator/

#JobOpportunity #TechCareers

One of my readers posted this article and I enjoyed it quite a bit:

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They started complaining about the MIT licence! The SFJKSJFDKL MIT licence!!!

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software

The wording of “person” might not apply to a “company”?
```

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42046749

We are on ULP strike. We gave #NYTimes management months of notice of our strike deadline, we made ourselves available around the clock, but the company has decided that our members aren’t worth enough to agree to a fair contract and stop committing unfair labor practices.

#Union #Unions #Tech #Election #Election2024 #Labor #Strike #CollectiveBargaining #Contract #NewsGuild #CWA #Solidarity

There's no cure for Election Anxiety, but the symptoms can be ameliorated. https://www.gocomics.com/brian-mcfadden/2024/11/04

agx was already taken on fosstodon so with a #ruhri background I'll move my #fediverse presence to https://ruhr.social/deck/@agx . Hope to see you there.

I'll set up the account move as well in a couple of days but as that has a 30d cooling off period let's see if things work out over there.

🙏 for the service #libremone !

Luxon's government is betting the country on a scientific breakthrough to save us from climate change. Meanwhile they are full speed ahead on fossil fuel industries while cutting science budgets to the bone. Make it add up.

Can anyone point me to resources on how to report trouble -- e.g. right-wing intimidation -- at polling places?

One way this election affects me personally is that I could lose my health insurance through the ACA, which has allowed me to be self-employed all these years. For a refresher on what healthcare was like for freelancers pre-ACA, see this autobio comic from 2012. https://kffhealthnews.org/multimedia/open-letter-to-supreme-court-cartoon/

#Palestine / More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage

The letter highlights several editorial commitments that the #BBC should implement, such as making it clear when there is insufficient evidence to back up #Israeli claims, including regular historical context predating October 2023, and robustly challenging Israeli government and military representatives in all interviews.

The BBC has denied these claims, insisting that it strives to live up to its responsibility to deliver the most trusted and impartial news. However, the signatories of the letter insist that the bias favors Israel, citing examples such as dehumanizing and misleading headlines, omissions of coverage, and a lack of emphasis on Israel's role in certain events.

[…] Other concerns raised by staff include omissions of coverage, such as the failure to live broadcast South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice on 11 January but choosing to live broadcast Israel’s defence the following day.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bbc-israel-gaza-letter-tim-davie-bias-palestine-b2636737.html

@palestine
@israel
#IsraelWarCrimes
#IsraelOccupation