Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Latest comic: A second Revolution?
#uspol #elections #fascism #authoritarianism #democracy #election2024

Another great farm day, farmer Dan made an effort to teach us new things like how to operate his Jang precision seeder and how to make compost tea from worm casings, kelp, and rock phosphorous. Good conversation about C Factor, too, and the importance of drawing on our accumulated experiences of solidarity.

The chief dingus has some amendments to his cronies' Project 2025. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/7/12/2253492/-Cartoon-Trump-s-project-2025

Garry Tan, a literal Christofascist, is a top sponsor of the "new" San Francisco Democrats. https://missionlocal.org/2024/07/see-how-they-run-london-breed-gets-glitzy-at-gala-for-sf-dems-the-new-sf-dems/ #sfPol

Read more in Peter Marshall's "Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism," which Noam Chomsky says "is the book I always recommend when asked—as I often am—for something on the history and ideas of anarchism.” https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=148

Peter Marshall: “The continued appeal of anarchism can probably be attributed to its enduring affinity with both the rational and emotional impulses lying deep within us. It is an attitude, a way of life as well as a social philosophy. It presents a telling analysis of existing institutions and practices, and at the same time offers the prospect of a radically transformed society.

Above all, it holds up the bewitching ideal of personal and social freedom, both in the negative sense of being free from all external restraint and imposed authority, and in the positive sense of being free to celebrate the full harmony of being. Whatever its future success as a historical movement, anarchism will remain a fundamental part of human experience, for the drive for freedom is one of our deepest needs and the vision of a free society is one of our oldest dreams. Neither can ever be fully repressed; both will outlive all rulers and their States.”

@largess @_noelamac_ @meltedcheese @weaselx86 @Sheril

Human beings are the only species ignoring its own risk of extinction because it wasn't cost effective from the point of view of the rich.

‘Greenwashing colonialism’
Construction of Europe’s biggest wind farm in the Fosen Peninsula began in 2016. A total of 151 wind turbines and 131km (81 miles) of new roads and power cables are now spread across the winter pastures for local reindeer herders and were placed there without the consent of local Sami.

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/2/24/also-forced-from-our-homes-the-norwegian-sami-and-the-palestinian-cause via @susurros

I have been working on this for the past two months, after growing increasingly concerned about the influence this industry is trying to exert. Did you know crypto companies have spent more this cycle than the oil or pharmaceutical industries, despite being a small fraction of the size?

#crypto #cryptocurrency #elections #USpol #lobbying

So this, from Firefox, is fucking toxic: https://mstdn.social/@Lokjo/112772496939724214

You might be aware Chrome— a browser made by an ad company— has been trying to claw back the limitations recently placed on ad networks by the death of third-party cookies, and added new features that gather and report data directly to ad networks. You'd know this because Chrome displayed a popup.

If you're a Firefox user, what you probably don't know is Firefox added this feature and *has already turned it on without asking you*

How to not leak customer data:

- Don’t collect them

AOC is impressive.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3KZy3NSqnkg or

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KZy3NSqnkg

And about half of SCOTUS is decidedly not.

After half a year of work, it's a wrap on JUSTICE WARRIORS: VOTE HARDER. Off to press next week. It hits the streets on 9/11.

I posted an article over at the Daily Kos:

"We Are All Trapped in a Teenage Romantic Comedy"

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/12/2253677/-We-Are-All-Trapped-In-A-Teenage-Romantic-Comedy

Meanwhile, the company calling itself AT&T admits that that the data it held about basically EVERY MOBILE CUSTOMER was taken by hackers.

Executives belong in jail, but they'll get even bigger amounts of loot because there is no accountability. Zero.

And Congress -- you can mostly blame the Republicans for this -- does absolutely nothing to protect us or punish this kind of willful incompetence.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/07/nearly-all-att-subscribers-call-records-stolen-in-snowflake-cloud-hack/

Yes, Windsor deceived Alito by posing as a religious conservative.

But Alito deceives America by posing as a principled originalist. Bottom line: The deception Windsor helped expose is far more consequential than the deception she carried out.

Read more:

https://freedom.press/news/revisiting-the-undercover-alito-recording-post-trump-v-united-states/

Journalistic ethicists condemned filmmaker Lauren Windsor's secret taping of Justice Samuel Alito.

But the alarming Supreme Court decision immunizing Donald Trump from prosecution shows why it's actually a prime example of when surreptitious reporting is justified.

https://freedom.press/news/revisiting-the-undercover-alito-recording-post-trump-v-united-states/

Chase Bank Smashes Its Own Windows
by Some anarchists

Multiple locations of Chase Bank ceased operations due to lockout in a coordinated attack as a result of war profiteering in #Gaza. Chase staff were forced to break their own windows in order to gain entry to the building.

This week, multiple locations of Chase Bank in Oakland had their operations temporarily halted in a coordinated effort to push for full divestment from Israel's genocidal occupation in Palestine. Bank employees and customers found door locks and ATMs disabled, and statements permanently fused to glass doors and windows. These actions were undertaken in order to expose and indict Chase for its financial participation in genocide through its remaining investments in military contractors, including Elbit Systems and Israel's economy.

The statements were adhered to glass doors and windows using a quick drying epoxy, resulting in a bond that cannot be removed. This caused Chase to have to remove and replace their own windows and doors. The method is similar to wheat-pasting: Glass is coated with epoxy, the message is applied, and then another layer of epoxy is added. Additionally, a thick layer of epoxy was applied over the buttons of the ATM, disabling the machine. Using this method is more discreet than breaking windows and results in the same amount of repair needs and financial damage to Chase. We value human lives over the capitalist's private property and see these damages as a justified response to Chase's complicity in genocide.

👀Read full communique:
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/07/11/18867944.php

#Palestine #Israel #ChaseBank #Sabotage
@CrimethInc @subMedia @igd_news

Last year at San Diego Comic-Con I approached Lloyd Kaufman about an idea I had to revive The Toxic Avenger as a comic book. This year at Comic-Con we’re on a panel together to talk about the new series.
https://sdccblog.com/2024/07/ahoy-comics-makes-landfall-at-comic-con-with-panel-for-the-toxic-avenger/

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https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-optional-subscription-added-to-advance-development/
#PureOS #OpenSourceFunding #Purism