Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Journalist @johnpilger@twitter.com has a long track record of speaking truth to power. And as a former guest editor of New Internationalist, here's what he had to say about why you should join our 3600 co-owners, and help #SaveOurStories:

Oh yeah, use the robot dog to police public housing. O brave new world, That has such creatures in it!

"N.Y.P.D.’s Robot Dog Returns to Work, Touching Off a Backlash
Deployed at a public housing building, the device drew condemnation as a stark example of police power and misplaced priorities."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/nyregion/robot-dog-nypd.html

""People's Choice Communications is an employee-owned social enterprise launched by members of IBEW Local #3 to bridge the digital divide and help our neighbors get connected to the Internet during the COVID-19 pandemic," the ISP's website says. (...) "After we build out a network in your building, it transfers to cooperative ownership, so profits are returned to users," the People's Choice website says. "We are able to provide high-speed service in most cases for $10-$20/month. No more cable company ripping you off, and as an owner, you have a vote in policies like data privacy."

Please, tell me again how we need capitalists to "create jobs" and "innovate" lest we all starve to death. Entertain me.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/charter-cable-technicians-on-strike-since-2017-are-building-a-new-isp/

Did your data get breached by Facebook in its vast, ghastly, 500,000,000 person valdez? The lovely folks at Digital Rights Ireland are suing Facebook under the GDPR for money damages and they'd like to sign you up to be part of the lawsuit.

https://www.digitalrights.ie/facebook/

You're eligible if you live in the EU and your data was leaked. And, thanks to the GDPR, your participation in the legal action could result in Facebook being on the hook for real cash damages.

https://digitalfreedomfund.org/the-power-of-class-and-mass-action-for-digital-rights/

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Humans Have Destroyed 97% Of Earth's Ecosystems
https://earther.gizmodo.com/humans-have-destroyed-97-of-earths-ecosystems-1846691917

PSA: #MAILSPRING / #NYLASMAIL HAS *NOT* GONE OPEN SOURCE

Beware the #openwashing claims of this company about removing the need for a MailspringID and #opensourcing #MailSync. These make it sound like this #email project has gone #FOSS / #opensource, getting many to pay for a subscription for #privacy focused #email. The server though is (and is planned to remain) closed, #proprietary, #centralized and owned by a US corporation (Foundry 376 LLC).

Details:
https://community.getmailspring.com/t/a-free-open-source-future-for-mailspring/484/20

Please boost.

"D.C. Guard misused helicopters in low-flying confrontation with George Floyd protesters, Army concludes"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/04/15/dc-guard-helicopter-george-floyd-protest/

Just 3% of world’s #ecosystems remain intact, study suggests | #Wildlife | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/15/just-3-of-worlds-ecosystems-remain-intact-study-suggests

#Biodiversity #Ecology #Conservation #Deforestation #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

I can’t believe I’m having to write this code in a fucking web server. What a mockery of the web, human rights, and the GDPR.

Fuck you, Google!

#FLoC #Google #SurveillanceCapitalism