Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Recently I received an AI-written email from a friend. It wasn’t sent to test AI, or to show it off, as in “ha ha check this out”; ....
https://mrgan.com/ai-email-from-a-friend/

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Not only is one German state moving from Microsoft to LibreOffice, but the whole federal government is committing to move to open standards by 2027: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/29/germany-committing-to-odf-and-open-document-standards/

@reiunion is calling on all REI members to vote no on corporate's hand picked, union busting slate.

So I just did that. You have until May 1st to vote! A great way to take action for #MayDay

https://www.ourrei.com/2025-rei-board-elections

#union #coop

Enjoyed this from @_elena.
https://mastodon.social/@_elena/114348001009857066

As a journalist on the Fediverse with a Ghost site and newsletter, I don't need the adoption option, but I'd LOVE IT if more people signed up to my free newsletter.

Being niche and not being a mega Ghost success story like 404 or Molly W (both of whom I think are great) I can't really say that avoiding the big social media channels is a great plan for reach, but I do it anyway because it's what I believe in.

https://tansyhoskins.org/

In other news, I'm desperate enough for work at this point that I'm willing to consider freelance software work again. If you know anyone who needs scripts, tools, integrations, etc. and want an expert in Open Source, XMPP, Go(lang), Rust, PostgreSQL, and other tools, LMK.

I won't work on or with AI or blockchain related products or companies.

#Trump 100 days: delusions of monarchy coupled with fundamental #ineptitude - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/29/trump-100-days-doge-trade-wars-economy what a fab headline

#DOGE could help #Musk firms avoid $2.3B in government penalties, Democrats say - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/doge-could-help-musk-firms-avoid-2-3b-in-government-penalties-democrats-say/ " Senate memo: DOGE can help Musk stop investigations and make lawsuits disappear."

50 years later, #Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war - https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/04/50-years-later-vietnams-environment-still-bears-the-scars-of-war/ " Degraded ecosystems and dioxin-contaminated soils and waters reflect the long-term ecological impact." grim stuff #ecocide

Europe’s Devastating Power Outage in Photos - https://www.wired.com/gallery/europes-devastating-power-outage-in-photos/ if, as seems likely, this was caused by #climate issues, expect to see it happen elsewhere and more often

Good morning Fedi friends!

The day starts on a bright note, seeing the results of the Canadian elections 🇨🇦

Yesterday was the 1st day of pre-production for the Fediverse promo video. FASCINATING discussions with my interns. I understood so many things about the Fediverse from the POV of people not familiar with it.

The concept of servers / instances and software can be confusing. I finally got a breakthrough thanks to FediDB.

Today we’re reworking the script.

Have a great day everyone!

From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:

In the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, his appointees and allies in Congress have joined his campaign against the press, and are endeavoring to defund, defang and silence independent and critical reporting:

https://pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/trump-allies-pursue-multipronged-campaign-against-the-press/

If more people decline face scans, TSA might rethink “whether it’s actually effective to roll out programs like these,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told @huffingtonpost. Without pushback, they're "just going to keep instituting more and more invasive techniques.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-you-can-and-should-opt-out-of-tsa-facial-recognition-right-now-goog_l_680a673ae4b0b1be33560c93

#Temu adds ‘import charges’ after #Trump #tariffs - https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/28/temu-adds-import-charges-after-trump-tariffs/ "Temu is adding “import charges” of around 145%" maybe this will teach people how tariffs actually work...

Government Actually Threatens #Wikipedia’s Editorial Freedom; Self-Proclaimed Free Speech Warriors Suddenly Have Other Plans - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/government-actually-threatens-wikipedias-editorial-freedom-self-proclaimed-free-speech-warriors-suddenly-have-other-plans/ "Even if Wikipedia’s content was biased (it isn’t), even if every editor was actively trying to push an anti-Israel narrative (they aren’t), that would still be protected by the First Amendment."

🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩‍🚀

"This is what resistance to the digital coup looks like"

https://news.elenarossini.com/this-is-what-resistance-to-the-digital-coup-looks-like/

mentioning @jaredwhite @anildash @ghost @caseynewton @molly0xfff @404mediaco @Daojoan @theindex @dangillmor @ryanbroderick @micahflee @melaniebartos @kleisli

I'd love to hear what you think about #AdoptAWriter ✨

#tech #Fediverse #activism #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #FLOSS #blog #resistance #SaveSocial

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DHS Deported A Two-Year-Old US Citizen To Honduras And Now A Federal Judge Wants Some Answers - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/dhs-deported-a-two-year-old-us-citizen-to-honduras-and-now-a-federal-judge-wants-some-answers/

I have never felt as helplessly frustrated as trying to help my friend troubleshoot a JAWS screenreader problem on Windoze. JAWS tech support tells us it's a Windows problem, MS accessibility support tells us it's a JAWS problem. Meanwhile, she's paid good money for software that is essential to her being able to work, only the software doesn't work. Oh, and there's only one guy in our whole state available to help people in this situation - ONE F'n GUY!

“In addition to all the principled reasons to not cave to Trump, there’s also the practical one that it doesn’t work,” Seth Stern tells The Guardian. “He will be right back at your door with his hands out the next day.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/27/trump-60-minutes

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