Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Be OK with failure. It sucks and makes us feel all types of ways. Through those emotions there is ALWAYS wisdom if you choose to find it. Failure and facing it can be a helpful tool to success.

There is currently a bill that would ban federal use of face recognition and limit funding streams for police use of the technology at the state and local level. Contact your elected officials here: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-to-ban-federal-use-of-face-recognition

These Colors DO Run: Seattle Reportback from July 4th “Patriot” Rally https://itsgoingdown.org/these-colors-do-run-seattle-reportback-from-july-4th-patriot-rally/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I feel so utterly devoid of energy right now, it's hard to grasp... even though I just had a few days off, I feel like I could really do with a few months off right now.

Fairphone is a member of the Fair Cobalt Alliance, a program addressing hazardous working conditions, child labor and low incomes among artisanal cobalt miners in the DRC. @DavidSturmes@twitter.com shares more in our latest blog: https://bit.ly/3glcmOF

Research Libraries Tell Publishers To Drop Their Awful Lawsuit Against The Internet Archive - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200627/21500644801/research-libraries-tell-publishers-to-drop-their-awful-lawsuit-against-internet-archive.shtml

A few large companies control Americans' access to the Internet. That needs to change. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-to-vote-yes-on-giving-us-all-access-to-affordable-high-speed-internet

The Cop-Free Zone : Reflections from Experiments in Autonomy around the US https://crimethinc.com/2020/07/02/the-cop-free-zone-reflections-from-experiments-in-autonomy-around-the-us?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Court Rules Facebook Widgets Can Be Considered Wiretaps
https://gizmodo.com/court-rules-facebook-widgets-can-be-considered-wiretaps-1844245159 #facebook #bigtech #purism #libremone

https://www.theverge.com/21310611/microsoft-edge-browser-forced-update-chromium-editorial

At a moment when more Americans are speaking up about reforming police, a Senate panel is wrongly pushing forward with a proposal to let law enforcement control our online lives. Stop EARN IT. https://act.eff.org/action/stop-the-earn-it-bill-before-it-breaks-encryption

The Growing Impact of far-Right Media & Conspiracies on Fusion Centers https://itsgoingdown.org/the-growing-far-right-impact-on-fusion-centers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Reposting this tidbit out of context because its a good point and context isn’t necessary.

Because it wasn’t anarchists who nuked Japan, or killed the Jews, or murdered the kulaks, or instituted Jim Crow laws, Anarchists weren’t behind Tuskegee or literally any mass atrocity committed in history. Anarchists didn’t start the world worlds, they didn’t re-paint the middle east, they didn’t make owning weed a prison offence, and they didn’t murder George Floyd. Statists did that. “But it’ll be different THIS time!” is the real absurdity.

#EuropeanUnion formally bars #US #travellers due to #coronavirus threat

https://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/european-union-formally-bars-u-s-travelers-due-to-coronavirus-threat-86480453786?fbclid=IwAR0VFjlvSa-weGhhxSlVjQlo_j4W2MBWh8xDJjW1rCcYVdWybx499uFda3s

#EU #Covid-19 #Pandemic