Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

A #question to #audio freaks:

can you recommend a #microphone setup for recording #birds on nearby trees?

I'd like to be able to extract a clean #sound later, but there's always the rustling of leaves, the hum of a tractor somewhere, sometimes other animals.

#Blackbirds make amazing sound effects and I want to have a collection os jingles for app notifications before their mating season ends.

#bird #nature #NatureLovers #birdwatching #AskFedi

I went to a talk lately that was mostly about something else, but the speaker came out with:

“If you only remember one thing from this talk, remember this. Everyone in this room who likes helping people, raise your hand.”

Every hand, or nearly every hand, went up.

“If you like asking other people for help, keep your hand up.”

Almost every hand went back down.

“As you can see, people like helping you. When you ask for help, you’re making them feel good, even if you don’t like asking.”

I’ve genuinely forgotten the rest of the presentation but I won’t forget that.

Trump's generals, disgracing the uniforms they wear, are following orders. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/06/silence-generals/683106/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweC9SKhWuL8c7oypTub1ifvo

Reposting this Facebook post from Castenada's Market in Windsor, Calif. Please read. 👇

Military.com - Uniformed troops in the audience for the president’s Fort Bragg speech were handpicked for their political leanings and physical appearance (“no fat soldiers”), while MAGA merchandise was sold on site. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/11/bragg-soldiers-who-cheered-trumps-political-attacks-while-uniform-were-checked-allegiance-appearance.html

“The news norms that facilitate democratic life may also facilitate its undoing.”

Important new book by Nik Usher and Jessica C. Hagman, "Amplifying Extremism: Small Town Politicians, Media Storms, and American Journalism" -- free download (apparently for a limited time).

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/how-american-journalism-amplifies-extremism-its-not-the-way-you-think/

Always remember

- Age verification is deanonymization
- Deanonymization is censorship

There is no nuance on this

https://icosahedron.website/@bstacey/114666162022621001

"Without a commitment to documenting truth, all that’s left is propaganda."

As Big Journalism mostly bows to Trump and normalizes his extremism and crimes, a very few journalists are doing what's needed -- standing up to give us the reality and the context. Molly White (https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff) is a brilliant example.

https://www.citationneeded.news/it-matters-i-care/

Boosting an upcoming online event this weekend focussing on alternative funding models for the Solidarity Economy. Hosted by HUMANS ("Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks" - based in Madison but with links worldwide).

https://mutualaidnetwork.org/event/humans-june-solidarity-summit-2025-06-14-2025-06-15-27/page/introduction-humans-march-solidarity-summit-copy

Could be relevant to those of us with an interest in alternative currency / finance and solidarity networks.

Schedule: https://mutualaidnetwork.org/event/humans-june-solidarity-summit-2025-06-14-2025-06-15-27/agenda

Lots of interesting links on their participant map: https://padlet.com/steph280/solidarity-summit-action-map-the-human-family-i0f3qaq50vzmkl0w

Hey... you (ᵘˢᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᴳᵉⁿᵉʳᵃᵗᶦᵛᵉ ᴬᴵ). Write the damn email yourself. Take the notes for the meeting yourself. It's not that hard. Also, stop fooling yourself, you're not THAT busy.

'Tech giants’ carbon emissions up 150% with AI growth'
https://www.energymonitor.ai/news/international-telecommunication-union-operational-emissions/

The deployment of federal agencies to LA may be getting the headlines, but many of the most serious abuses have come from local police.

We helped lead a letter to the LAPD and LASD reminding them of journalists' rights and the liability they're risking.

https://media.freedom.press/media/documents/LAPD_LASD_letter_06112025.pdf

Today is June 11, the annual day of action in solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners. As we mobilize to defend our communities from ICE and DHS, our thoughts are also with Marius Mason, Monica Caballero, and other captured comrades.

Abolish prisons. Freedom for all.

https://june11.noblogs.org/

Background on the history of June 11, which has been observed for 25 years:

http://crimethinc.com/June11

Today is International Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason and all long-term anarchist prisoners. Even as the world burns, we cannot forget those inside.

If you're not in the streets today, write a letter to an anarchist prisoner.

"They promised connection. But they delivered addiction, surveillance, and manipulation."

What a simple, powerful statement about commercial social media by @_elena in her amazing movie.

I'm going to steal this. (With attribution of course!)

https://videos.elenarossini.com/w/64VuNCccZNrP4u9MfgbhkN

Nearly 6 months into the 2nd Trump Presidency

and an ongoing escalation of raids by CBP and ICE,

things came to a head in Los Angeles this week.

¡Hoy decimos basta! (Today we say enough)

The Trump regime has responded by calling in the National Guard and US Marines to try to quell the riots.

Solidarity actions are being organized in cities around the country. Link up with your trusted crew, and start making plans.

The military cannot be everywhere at once, the more of us who go out and resist, the safer we are collectively.

STAY SAFE.

GO HARD.

https://kolektiva.media/w/pXYpeMiQyDndaK4HEBWPxm

Repeat after me: For rich people and big companies, one-time fines, no matter how high, are just cost of doing business. As long as the ratio profit to fine is acceptable, they will pay, but delay the payment by going through all court levels, simply because they can afford that route. If you want companies or rich people to change, your better options are laws and regulations that make the unwanted behaviour illegal or you tax/tariff them at a level that makes the profits go to zero or below.

#Trump’s war on knowledge requires re-inventing academic publishing as #diamond #openaccess - https://walledculture.org/trumps-war-on-knowledge-requires-re-inventing-academic-publishing-as-diamond-open-access/ this is getting serious #copyright

🔴 This week's comic now up on Boing Boing
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BILLIONAIRE BROMANCE Comics
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https://boingboing.net/2025/06/11/tom-the-dancing-bug-billionaire-bromance-comics.html

Made a video on the whole "the Chinese just smuggled in bioweapons to kill our crops!!" panic.

Good to send to friends & family who caught the hype.

https://youtu.be/5knlkykCS8Q

World’s biggest sand battery to heat Finnish town without fossil fuels - https://thenextweb.com/news/worlds-biggest-sand-battery-heat-finnish-town-fossil-fuels " The device could help regions across Europe wean off natural gas "