Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

@AlexVoss @DemocracyMattersALot the specific context here is Ohio Republicans snuck a ballot measure in a special election this August which, if passed, will make it incredibly difficult to make constitutional amendments via citizen-initiated ballot measures (both making it harder to get amendments on ballot and harder to pass).

this is most specifically targeting an abortion access measure that has already managed to get on the ballot this November; if the issue in the special election passes, the abortion amendment will require 60% to pass instead of 50%, and the other changes introduced will make it next to impossible to introduce amendments fixing any other popular issue that Republicans are against (raising minimum wage, fixing the terrible gerrymandering problem we have, etc).

and indeed, the "abortion" amendment is actually worded to protect "reproductive choices" which would protect contraception in our constitution, preventing any future awful law.

The cognitive dissonance and mental gymnastics of Microsoft's security team can't be overstated.

Are you sick of hearing how wind and solar can't scale, and nuclear power is the only and fastest way to save the planet? I certainly am.

My first batch at recurse center I told a friend I kept hearing "what if we train them and they leave?" and he told me the correct response is "What if we don't train them and they STAY?"

Researchers showed asbestos contaminated talcum powder caused cancer. Johnson and Johnson spun the resulting liability off into a subsidiary, and has now started suing the researchers who uncovered the link. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/johnson-johnson-sues-researchers-who-linked-talc-cancer-2023-07-13/

If you identify responsibility or ethics in the behaviour of large multinational corporations, it’s an oversight.

📝 Blog post: I have published post about my migration to #Codeberg, features guide on setting up redirect from GitHub and extended guide on setting up Codeberg pages with #jekyll

https://daudix-ufo.codeberg.page/blog/posts/Migration%20from%20GitHub%20to%20Codeberg

Capitalism as a system gives people an incentive to do exactly one thing: maximize accumulation. That this does not work out well is not surprising. Corporate social responsibility is bullshit. #CSR

Question is what we can realistically, practically do about it in the time we have left.

Here is my suggestion: stop being dismissive of and cynical about governments and see them as the only chance we have to plot a path that is not catastrophic. Then consistently hold them to account.

Did you know that "pushing your #code to #GitHub" is not how to #OpenSource a project?

It is about adding a Free #License, and you can push anywhere you want, including #Codeberg, for example :)

#FreeSoftware #ServiceTweet

Do any #NeedleFelt, #FiberArts, or other #crafts people have advice on displaying needle felt while keeping it safe from wool moths?

(boosts welcome)

BIGOTRY: RFK Jr. spreads hateful COVID-19 conspiracies about Jews https://washingtonpress.com/2023/07/15/bigotry-rfk-jr-spreads-hateful-covid-19-conspiracies-about-jews/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#RishiSunak to force English #universities to cap numbers of students on ‘low-value’ degrees | #Students | The Guardian

A #university #education is meant to be to promote scholarship and learning. It is not supposed to be merely a treadmill to employment.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jul/14/rishi-sunak-force-english-universities-cap-low-value-degrees

#UK #England #Education #HigherEducation #Politics

@dangillmor This is the thing: https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy

We have a bunch of additional resources in SSD and we're working on more, but DDF is where everything is laid out in the simplest way in one place.

In-N-Out banning masks on employees sure looks like a move to push out the ones who have disabilities or conditions that make covid more serious. The reasons in the corporate memo posted here https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/110/713/502/297/352/099/small/c3b5330c16b05272.png don't pass the smell test.

DeSantis' Florida is creating a state-run, brownshirt "militia". https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/07/14/florida-state-guard-desantis-national-guard-training/

At least some honorable people there are saying, "No way will I be part of this."

But America's new fascists are more and more brazen. And if the rest of us don't start taking the threat they represent more seriously, they could prevail.

Most American college students borrow under $26K for college.

But 73% of Black students borrow at least $57K. Because their families have less net worth. Because of racism.

And Black women borrow more than Black men.

From @pluralistic, an in-depth look at why they're smearing Lina Kahn, a "once-in-a-generation, groundbreaking, brilliant legal scholar and fighter for the public interest, the slayer of Reaganomics." https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/14/making-good-trouble/#the-peoples-champion

A $400 billion company just sued scientists for their peer-reviewed research revealing a safety issue, but there's been total silence from all the prominent anti-vax and anti-cancel culture people.

Gosh, it's like they're all just fronts for right-wing billionaires.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/johnson-johnson-sues-researchers-who-linked-talc-cancer-2023-07-13/