Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

We Tories understand your pain in these difficult times (we have created) & even though you can’t afford food or to heat your homes, we are proud to announce. ‘FLOATING FOREIGN BASTARD DEATH TRAP’ The latest P.R stunt in our on-going effort to distract you from the absolute shit hole you currently live in
#brexit #ToryLies #tory #tories #ToriesOut #toryscum #politics #ukpolitics #Corruption #ToryCorruption #inflation #bbc #nhs #news #braverman #SuellaBraverman #stoptheboats #suella #EU #COVID19

Indian government accused of rewriting #history after edits to #schoolbooks | #India | The Guardian

#Modi and his nationalist regime are going down the fascist route, like may other countries.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/06/indian-government-accused-of-rewriting-history-after-edits-to-schoolbooks

#GreenhouseGas #emissions rose at ‘alarming’ rate last year, US data shows | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/06/greenhouse-gas-emissions-noaa-report-us-data

#Pollution #Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #NOAA

Among the list of reasons modern cars are unappealing to me: in addition to uploading location data, they also sometimes have cameras that upload video to the vendor. In this case employees at Tesla found the juiciest videos and shared them internally:

https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-workers-shared-sensitive-images-recorded-by-customer-cars-2023-04-06/

#privacy

Has there ever been a more dishonest and corrupt Supreme Court justice than Clarence Thomas? https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow

The above thought brought to you by the realization that while yes, ChatGPT can sometimes write text that includes citations (sometimes even genuine ones), it isn't actually citing *its* references, but rather citing the references that its reference cited.

I really wish more people read Black Agenda Report, rather than relying on whatever NPR or the NYT is reporting. A little steely-eyed realism is always refreshing.

https://www.blackagendareport.com/trump-derangement-syndrome-returns-0

Outcry as Australian opposition refuses to back constitutional recognition of Indigenous people - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/06/outcry-as-australian-opposition-refuses-to-back-constitutional-recognition-of-indigenous-people when people show you who they are... #australia

Just submitted my first spam report on Mastodon. Tell me again what tools the Fediverse has to prevent spammers from getting through. Any #Feditips for dealing with this?

libraries need your help. the Internet Archive needs your help.

Please come to the Don't delete our books! Rally
in San Francisco
Start: Saturday, April 08, 2023 • 11:00 AM by Fight for the Future

location: Internet Archive• 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118 US

https://actionnetwork.org/events/dont-delete-our-books-rally-in-san-francisco

“My hot take on “15 minute cities” is if you can get to the coffee shop within fifteen minutes, but the barrista who makes your drink can’t afford to live closer than a half-hour away, then you live in a theme park.” - Gareth Klieber #cities #urbanism

If you are interested in #OnlineCommunities, you probably know about The WELL http://well.com , a forum that has been in continuous operation since 1985. It turns out that https://bigthink.com/the-well/ is trying to steal the name and a very close approximation of the WELL's logo (the swirl).

@erlend @pluralistic I've come around to the opinion that we need a maximum wealth distribution: one order of magnitude between the poorest (hint: universal basic income) and the wealthiest (hint: 100% income tax above 10x UBI level—progressive taxation bands below it). Socialized education, healthcare, housing, and old age/disability support. Only by ensuring even the richest need the common services as much as the poor can we guarantee the services will be properly funded.

Asked for examples of sexual harassment at law schools, ChatGPT named a GW law prof accused of touching a student on a class trip to Alaska, citing a 2018 Washington Post story.

The law prof is real. The rest was made up.

We wrote about what happens when AIs lie about you: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/05/chatgpt-lies/

One person is dead and two volunteers with #Reno #FoodNotBombs are in “critical, but stable condition” after a 57 year old man drove into a group of people on Monday in what police are reporting is an "intentional" attack.

On Tuesday, members of Food not Bombs and the wider community held a vigil and a GoFundMe has been set up to cover medical and funeral costs.

Our report: https://itsgoingdown.org/reno-fnb-vehicle-attack/

Something about Al-Aqsa must be understood. Yes it's the 3rd holiest place in Islam, but it's also the last open space for Palestinians in JLM. Students go there to study, families have picnics in its courtyard, youths hang out in Bal Al-'Amoud. Outside of it, their neighborhoods are ghettos, they are threaten with eviction by fanatic settlers, and fascist gangs attacking them when go to work in the Jewish part of town. Protecting it is a big priority.
#antireport

Video via @/theIMEU
BREAKING: Israeli police are invading Al Aqsa Mosque for the second day in a row, shooting at Palestinian worshippers inside.

State senator blames mass shootings on lack of god in schools, forgetting Nashville shooting was, um, at a Christian school - https://boingboing.net/2023/04/04/state-senator-blames-mass-shootings-on-lack-of-god-in-schools-forgetting-nashville-shooting-was-um-at-a-christian-school.html #awkward

It seems to me that the small matter of “are the allegations supported by the known facts?” deserves at least a tiny bit of attention from the media. The answer is overwhelmingly yes. https://presswatchers.org/2023/03/coverage-of-trump-indictment-should-stick-to-the-facts/

I just called my senators to ask them to do what they can to prevent the RESTRICT Act, which would allow the executive branch to make it illegal to download and use whatever software they feel like banning: https://act.eff.org/action/stop-the-restrict-act-and-pass-real-privacy-legislation

Here's what I said:

« Hello, I'm [NAME], a resident of [CITY, STATE]. I'm calling to ask Senator [NAME] to push back hard against Senate Bill 686, aka the "RESTRICT Act". If TikTok is violating people's privacy, then there needs to be privacy legislation aimed at the corporations themselves. Instead, this bill would criminalize individuals for installing software banned at the whim of the executive branch, a massive violation of freedom of speech and right to association. This unconstitutional bill must not be allowed to pass. [LEAVE NUMBER AND ADDRESS IF YOU WANT] Thank you. »

Find phone numbers here: https://www.senate.gov/