Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The fact you're looking at this on an ActivityPub-enabled Fediverse app demonstrates that a community of focused individuals can create a global-scale network around an open standard that rivals (or, frankly, beats) pretty much anything capitalism could create, even at its 'best'.

And these communities create without profit motive - just because they share a vision and think it'd be a good thing. All they require is sustainability, not exploitative profit.

I think that's worth celebrating.

With these 'big tech' corporate lay offs, I encourage those who're unexpectedly back in the job market to consider the power dynamics & lacking ethics of the previous employers they chose to work for and look out for (and avoid) new role in similar circumstances (that's likely to have the same ultimate outcome).

The options with more principled, ethical management (perhaps even non-profits & foundations) might not pay as well, but the peace of mind might easily be worth the difference.

@lightweight every billionaire is a policy failure

Obscene wealth should be a source of shame and contrition rather than inspiring bravado and a sense of worthiness & superiority.

Kevin McCarthy just officially put COVID conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Greene was previously banned from Twitter for spreading COVID disinformation and continues to spread lies about the pandemic to this day.

📢 I'm looking to #hire a part-time #frontend #webdev to help me build important and cool projects at @freedomofpress such as the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker (https://pressfreedomtracker.us/)

The work we do is meaningful and we're a fun and thoughtful team.

We're particularly looking for someone with #react experience. #dataviz and #python are a bonus.

We posted this #job a couple weeks ago, and are going through apps now, so apply soon!

https://grnh.se/ed48e1175us

ACAB
Some people in NYC hacked a programmable road sign to display their own messages. Want to do this yourself? It’s surprisingly easy!

Just CogDogBlogged: LinkedUn

https://cogdogblog.com/2023/01/linkedun/

NYPD to ticket homeless people $50-$250 and jail time:
"The summonses require the payment of the fine. If not paid, a bench warrant would be issued for the violator, who be hauled into court and potentially jailed if he or she could not pay."
https://nypost.com/2023/01/18/nypd-mulls-new-tactic-to-curb-rampant-nyc-homelessness/

‘No miracles needed’: Prof Mark Jacobson on how wind, sun and water can power the world - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/23/no-miracles-needed-prof-mark-jacobson-on-how-wind-sun-and-water-can-power-the-world hopeful and necessary: we must act fast to address the growing #ClimateCrisis - this is how we do it... #renewables

Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support #FreeSoftware https://u.fsf.org/32h

Can the NY Times do the "both sides" routine any more absurdly than this, regarding the Republicans' stated intention to sabotage the U.S. and global economies?

The Times' political coverage is consistent journalistic malpractice. It is not going to improve, and that's the saddest part of all.

BREAKING -- We have obtained a quote from the keynote speech at the World Economic Forum being held at Davos.

#ClimateCrisis #Collapse #AntiCapitalism

Vigils, rallies, and banner drops in solidarity with the fight to #StopCopCity in #Atlanta are spreading in the wake of the brutal murder of a 26 year old forest defender at the hands of he police yesterday. Check out roundup here:

https://itsgoingdown.org/rallies-spread-after-murder-cop-city/

We call on all people of good conscience to stand in solidarity with the movement to #stopcopcity and defend the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta. @defendatlforest@twitter.com @ATLSolFund@twitter.com #defendatlforest

Appalling: A school district near me takes down rainbows because their braindead lawyer said they would open the district to "appropriate criticism." No, the criticism is that you are bigots teaching our children. For shame!
Rainbow signs to be replaced in N.J. middle school https://www.nj.com/education/2023/01/rainbow-signs-to-be-replaced-in-nj-middle-school.html

Anybody familiar with this organization? #cooperatives
https://www.cooperacionsantaana.org/