Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The next time, the so-called tech leaders throw up their hands, asking, "What more could we have done?" I'll point to bullshit like this - where inclusion takes a backseat, and even the fucking girls' club is run by the boys' club.

To Blackbird let me just say this: the standard you walk past is the standard you accept.

When you read this investor memo, were you proud of where your money is going?

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/dear-blackbird-women-in-tech-are-not-corporate-girlies

Excited to expand my freelance journalism portfolio in 2024

With bylines in Wired, The Next Web, the SF Chronicle etc, I'm ready to bring analytical and engaging storytelling to new audiences.

Editors seeking fresh perspectives, I'm keen to connect!

Found out the hard way that the wheels on the trollies at the local Woollies lock up before you get to the bike racks. I had 25kg of groceries too! I did appreciate the irony of the "Pushing for a greener future" printing on the cart actively preventing me from doing my shopping by bike though.

#cycling #woolworths #groceries

Support the International Anti-Fascist Defence Fund by getting this ALWAYS ANTIFASCIST – NO PASARÁN Football Scarf on the project to publish The Hands That Crafted the Bomb: The Making of a Lifelong Antifascist by Josh Fernandez.

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I will always support continuous and open dialogue about the limits of free speech and the responsibilities that come with it. I will never advocate for abandoning free speech. But we must commit to its true purpose: to facilitate a diversity of ideas, mutual understanding, and the common good.

In this light, an absolutist intolerance of Nazism is not an offence against free speech. It's the only way to protect and preserve it.

https://joanwestenberg.com/blog/nazis-dont-deserve-free-speech

I think it may finally be time to throw in the towel on all things tech and just start a ska band who's in

This is not great

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-alaskas-rivers-turning-orange/

BREAKING: PRESS Act unanimously passes the House https://freedom.press/news/press-act-unanimously-passes-the-house-now-on-to-the-senate/

Prosecutors have an expression for the rampant fraud enabled by Walmart's crappy security practices and loathing of consumer-protection regulations: "The Walmart scheme".

@ProPublica reports on an ongoing scandal.

Bottom line: Do NOT buy gift cards from Walmart. And if you have them, don't fall for scammers' tricks.

https://www.propublica.org/article/walmart-financial-services-became-fraud-magnet-gift-cards-money-laundering

I'm about to retire (again...) in a few weeks. I'm looking out for opportunities to give back. I'm interested in either speaking/teaching/workshops (very willing to travel) or any #OpenSource or #NonProfit groups that would like some UX help. I'd appreciate a boost!

One year ago today on January 18, 2023, Tortuguita–Manuel Esteban Paez Terán–was murdered by Atlanta cops.

In honor of Tort and to #StopCopCity, support the Atlanta Solidarity Fund @AtlSolFund if you can http://atlsolidarity.org.

Art by @nobonzo via Just Seeds

Once again, Teen Vogue is the place to go for quality political analysis. NYT and WaPo need to take some notes.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-isnt-going-anywhere-masking-up-could-save-my-life

My favourite item of transphobia from my mentions today has to be the dude insisting transgender women shouldn't get free menstrual products

Tampons and pads should be free and easy to access for all.
They're not a luxury item. They're a basic need.

The situation, and Apple's remedy, are just another reminder that you may think you own what you bought. But if the seller can downgrade it without your permission, you don't really own it.

Democrats: Maybe Hold A Primary Perhaps Possibly? - SOME MORE NEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewOCLKY1pSw

If you're still rolling out "Make (X) Great Again" jokes, subject lines and slogans in 2024 you are getting blocked so damn fast

Tonite... CommunityBridge Town Hall
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PGH community activists Krystal & Peppy are facing state repression related a the protest against a transphobic speaker.

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#Greenland losing 30m tonnes of #ice an hour, study reveals | Ice | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange