Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The left is told to vote Democrat in general elections so as not to waste our vote. Instead, we should focus on primaries to get the candidates we want. Then when we try to push for a left candidate in the primaries and are told not to vote for them because they are not electable.
Then a left candidate *does* win a primary (Mamdani) and the Democratic establishment indicates they are clearly willing to put any amount of money toward an independent candidate to beat him.
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Let that sink in:

“Parts of the Mediterranean are now running more than 5-6°C above their long-term average as well, or around eight standard deviations from the average. In statistics anything more than two standard deviations from the average is usually considered an extreme departure from normal.”

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

https://www.intellinews.com/europe-swelters-in-historic-heatwave-388341/

How corrupt is the Roberts court? It is inconceivable that the spate of more-power-for-Trump decisions from the Roberts court would have gone the same way if Harris was president.

We all know what's going on. The extreme right owns the government. It is dismantling democracy and the rule of law.

✨ New blog post: “Back to the Old Internet: A Personal Reboot”
Switching to Linux. Self-hosting. Fossifying my phone.
I thought the old internet was gone — turns out, it just needed a reboot.
https://laurahargreaves.com/the-old-internet/

#OldInternet #OpenWeb #FOSS #Linux #DigitalReboot

DRM ruins efforts at historical preservation. If all of our media is locked up in digital streaming platforms -- which will go under eventually -- how will it be preserved for future generations? Live DRM-free instead: https://u.fsf.org/1aj #EndDRM #DRM

A recent comic on the US giving international tourists the Big Brother treatment

#comic #cartoon #uspol #travel #firstamendment #privacy

Sorry for the radio silence — we’ve been at our annual meeting conducting high-level strategy sessions (see attached).

At least 60 killed across Gaza in Israeli strikes - health workers - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/28/iran-israel-gaza-war-donald-trump-hamas-middle-east-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-685fe2668f08ac61dea2fbea#block-685fe2668f08ac61dea2fbea just another day in hell... #gazagenocide

The Conservatives On The Supreme Court Are So Scared Of Nudity, They’ll Throw Out The First Amendment - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/27/the-conservatives-on-the-supreme-court-are-so-scared-of-nudity-theyll-throw-out-the-first-amendment/ "The internet that emerges from this decision will look much more like the one authoritarian governments prefer: where every click requires identification, where any viewpoint can be age-gated, and where anonymity becomes a luxury only the powerful can afford. "

Ahahah my employer posted photos of us hoisting and flying the trans flag outside the aquarium and the haters are so angry it’s so funny they’re trying to say fish aren’t gay and people are like uhh some of our fish do actually change genders

#LGBTQ #Trans #Pride

It is not surprising that Rupert Murdoch’s editorial boards savaged Mamdani. But the onslaught from the more centrist outlets is telling: Like the business establishment, they fear progressive economic policies when it comes to housing, education, transit and public safety, despite all overtures to the contrary.

https://fair.org/home/media-did-their-best-to-scare-voters-away-from-zohran-mamdani/

Me, two weeks ago:

"Strange days indeed; imagine listening to a carpenter describe themselves as "hammer-first."

"But do you... build houses?"

"Incidentally, yes; but our main focus is on hitting nails with hammers."

Microsoft today:

"AI is now a fundamental part of how we work," Liuson wrote. "Just like collaboration, data-driven thinking, and effective communication, using AI is no longer optional - it's core to every role and every level."

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-internal-memo-using-ai-no-longer-optional-github-copilot-2025-6

I have to tip my hat to Microsoft for having worked so hard to convince the world that the City of Munich failed with their Linux migration.

It's of course just a big fat lie. Munich is since 20+ years growing their Open Source footprint. They are sharing and they are growing their use of open source.

https://opensource.muenchen.de

Hi all. It's been a while since I've asked, but I'm here again asking for you to support your local fediverse instance. I know many instance operators struggle to make ends meet each month, and there does seem to be a downward trend on donations across the board. If you love this place and are in a position to and your instance supports it, please consider supporting them.

Thank you!

Website/device age verification is a privacy and security nightmare and everyone who tells you that this is a solved problem is lying to you.

https://gizmodo.com/supreme-court-says-age-verification-laws-for-porn-sites-are-constitutional-2000621265

How quickly will California cops force the legislature to ban this service that helps people ID rogue officers? Guessing days, not weeks.

https://www.404media.co/fucklapd-com-lets-anyone-use-facial-recognition-to-instantly-identify-cops/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

The Supreme Court today broke a fundamental agreement between internet users and the state that has existed since its inception: the government will not stand in the way of people accessing First Amendment-protected material. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/todays-supreme-court-decision-age-verification-tramples-free-speech-and-undermines

This bill would mandate a whole new censorship infrastructure, encompassing not just images but the products and services used to create them, with few safeguards against abuse. Tell Congress to say NO to the NO FAKES Act. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/no-fakes-act-has-changed-and-its-so-much-worse

The endlessly corrupt Supreme Court has just given Trump more dictatorial powers.

It's not over, but the fascists are close to the finish line.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/27/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-scotus

This is hard for Americans to understand. We've never lived with mass hunger. SNAP & other food programs have been *that* successful that we forgot what problem they solve.

It's kinda like the Dutch going "Huh, we haven't flooded in like 70 years. I guess we can blow up all these dikes!"