Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

#Trump demands Kennedy Center Opera House be named after his current wife, or lose all federal funding - https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/07/trump-demands-kennedy-center-opera-house-be-named-after-his-current-wife-or-lose-all-federal-funding this blackmail is not just shameless, it is utterly tacky, as you'd expect for #epstein's close friend...

#Amazon acquires Bee, the #AI wearable that #records everything you say - https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/22/amazon-acquires-bee-the-ai-wearable-that-records-everything-you-say/ "In the past, Amazon shared footage with law enforcement from people’s personal Ring security cameras, with neither the owner’s consent, nor a warrant. " so there's that... #privacy #surveillance

DuckDuckGo Is Hoping to Win Over #AI-Hating Searchers - https://gizmodo.com/duckduckgo-is-hoping-to-win-over-ai-hating-searchers-2000632816 likely to become an important approach

We have completed the upgrade to Forgejo v12. Please report all (new) issues you might encounter to https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/Community/issues/

Have fun!

#IanHislop calls arrest of man holding #PrivateEye cartoon at #Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ | #Protest | The Guardian

So much for non-violent freedom of expression in Britiain.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/23/private-eye-cartoon-arrest-ian-hislop-protest

#UK #Politics

We are scheduling an upgrade to Forgejo v11 tomorrow/today (Wednesday) within 10.00 - 14.00 CEST (08.00 - 12.00 UTC).

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Starmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehood - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/22/starmer-under-pressure-from-cabinet-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood "Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’" well, that's good #palestine #gazagenocide

Humans can be tracked with unique 'fingerprint' based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals - https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/22/whofi_wifi_identifier/ "Observers could therefore track a person as they pass through signals sent by different Wi-Fi networks – even if they’re not carrying a phone." #surveillance #privacy

Also, it's really weird how this conversation in the US always revolves around "Making farm jobs good enough for Americans."

Farm jobs should be good jobs no matter who's doing them.

Even a lot of self-described progressives seem to have a hard time getting that!

knock it off it's weird

I just deleted my entire social media presence before visiting the US – and I'm a citizen - https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/21/column_social_media_entrapment/ "Remember the year: 2025 was when it all changed. When socials transformed from self-expression to entrapment." important point

I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/22/gaza-israel-deliberate-starvation-ceasefire-aid "my third time in Gaza since December 2023 as a volunteer surgeon with Medical Aid for Palestinians. I experienced mass casualty events and raised the alarm about malnutrition back in January 2024. But nothing has prepared me for the sheer horror I’m witnessing now: the weaponisation of starvation against an entire population." #gazagenocide #israel

🚀 New on #TheFutureIsFederated 👩‍🚀

"The Future is Federated: Year 2" - where I take a look back at a year of posts (and some cringy early ones), argue that the #Fediverse is collectivist in nature (as opposed to the individualism of Big Tech platforms) and discuss my plans for the future of this blog series... and what success for the Fediverse looks like to me (spoiler alert: slow organic growth and sustainability)

🔗 : https://news.elenarossini.com/the-future-is-federated-year-2/

#tech #activism #BigTech #SocialMedia #FOSS #blog

What the UK needs are *mass protests* with hundreds of thousands of people holding those “I OPPOSE GENOCIDE – I SUPPORT PALESTINE ACTION” signs.

They can arrest 50.

They can arrest 100.

They cannot arrest 100,000.

They cannot arrest a million.

#Palestine #PalestineAction #FreePalestine #UK #protest #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #StopIsrael #StopArmingIsrael #StopTheGenocide #YourGovernmentHasFailed #powerToThePeople

Mike #Johnson Quit Work Early to Give #Trump “Space” to Deal with His Jeffrey #Epstein Problem - https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/22/mike-johnson-quit-work-early-to-give-trump-space-to-deal-with-his-jeffrey-epstein-problem/ "

This is a Big Fucking Deal.

Because Trump is running scared, the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein has — however temporarily — deprived Trump of his majority in the House."

#Instagram Suspends Zohran #Mamdani’s account - https://nycjournals.com/2025/07/21/instagram-suspends-zohran-mamdanis-account-leaked-memo-cites-national-interest-as-meta-tilts-right/ "explained by Instagram senior directors in an internal leaked memo that his content was deemed “too socialist,” and goes against current national US interest." staggering even for the evil #meta

Holy crap. I still haven't deployed my upgraded personal blog. I have a bunch of posts that I've withheld for months now because I was going to push it to production 'any day now'... but Drupal 11's got a remarkably convoluted tool chain, especially with regard to theming. So I've still got one or two pesky things to sort... then I will make it live. This has gone on long enough. I need to put a fork in it. It's (so close to) done. Must be patient & do the last bits of hard work.

Ooo - fascinating to hear Jesse Mulligan throwing some shade at the Microsoft corporation (and RNZ's use of MS Windows) in his intro just now. Heh, seems like the worm is turning... lovely to hear it.

Nous relayons ici le communiqué de Jakhi McCray, un modèle de dignité et de courage face à la répression. Il y a quelques heures, ce camarade a été mis en accusation pour l'incendie criminel de plusieurs autopatrouilles du commissariat du 83e district du NYPD.

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It has been one month since the NYPD & the U.S. government came after me, accusing me of setting fire to police vehicles belonging to the 83rd precinct in Brooklyn. According to them, $800,000 worth of damage was done & the charred remains of the vehicles represented a direct attack on the police.

Today, July 21st, I walked into the 83rd precinct & turned myself in. There's a real chance that I won't see the outside of a cell for years. but I make this choice clear of mind &, in a naive way, hopeful. It's a hope that comes from feeling loved & supported by my friends, my family, & my comrades that have rallied in support of me in wake of the accusations. It's a feeling that I cherish & will hold on to in the now uncertain timeline of my life. I'm 21 years old & I know it's normal to be unsure about life & the world, but I want to thank you-whether I know you or you're just meeting me for the first time now—for giving me some comfort in all this.

My charge comes with a minimum sentence of five years & a maximum of 20. The federal government has labeled me "armed & dangerous" & blasted a $30,000 bounty for my capture, which Zionist & white supremacist news outlets have happily supported in their racist doxxing & smear campaign against me. My home has been raided alongside two other addresses in New York City, & my little siblings had assault rifles brandished at them as they were harassed & forced outside.

I'm not, nor was I ever, scared. This scare tactic is nothing compared to other black people that are beaten &/or murdered, & their names being dragged through the mud as the media does damage control for the officers that did it. It's not new to Palestinians & Arabs that are being assassinated, deported, & harassed. I've met immigrants that live under daily paranoia. not knowing whether or not ICE goons will bust through their doors & kidnap their families.

I've been arrested 12 times before this, & doxxed & lied about by fascist press & police officers alike. I've seen friends & comrades lose relationships, homes, & jobs because of their refusal to be responsible for the genocide in Palestine & the kidnapping of migrants. The SCC61, the CUNY8, the Prarieland 11, the 2020 prisoners, Tarek Barzouk, Leqaa Kordia—all just a few current examples of the government's attempt to regain control. The use of COINTELPRO & its domestic warfare campaign that left hundreds of dead & imprisoned revolutionaries throughout the 20th century & now has caused a memory crater in our movement, where we don't know how to handle the brutality of State repression.

Repression is the State trying to call our bluff. It is intense because it shows itself when our potential to disrupt genocides & capital becomes too grand to ignore. Millions of people, whether they consider themselves revolutionaries or not, that participated in the encampments, the anti-ICE street rebellions, & the George Floyd Uprising have helped create a social crisis in the last five years that continues to bring in millions more & fuel the need for liberation.

The constant effort it takes the State to oppress us is not manageable. It is already breaking, with the funding & hiring disasters in federal agencies, the infighting between the Trump administration & his base, & the complete political catastrophe over Israel. The harshness of the State's eye on our movement is nothing more than a defensive reaction. a mask from their fear. This is as much of a make or break moment for them as it is for us. If we come out of this with our solidarity & our infrastructure intact, it is a monumental win for our communities & a devastation to our enemies.

Our greatest strength is each other-that we are not just coworkers maintaining appearances for the duration of a shift. We are comrades, & with that comes a promise to love, defend, & fight for one another. Because you are my comrades, I hold this promise towards all of you. I don't know what will happen now, but I do know that I will never stop fighting & I will do my best wherever I find myself to be.

With love & solidarity, Jakhi

Using a little extra juice to power Christmas lights shouldn’t bring the cops to your door — but police looking for cannabis are using power meters as home-mounted spies. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/when-your-power-meter-becomes-tool-mass-surveillance

I posted on Boing Boing about Mario Guevara, a journalist arrested over a month ago while covering the No Kings Day protest, and still being imprisoned despite there being no charges against him.
https://boingboing.net/2025/07/21/atlanta-based-reporter-has-been-in-jail-for-over-a-month-for-the-u-s-crime-of-journalism.html