Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Every terrible thing ICE is doing was pioneered by regular cops and prisons, and by US soldiers abroad, with the unanimous backing and approval of the entire US political system.

Aside from the war crime of attacking survivors of a shipwreck, we must now add the war crime of perfidy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/us-boat-attacks-law.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EFA.7xgP.qIPINOLUNg8W [gift link]

Perfidy is a considered serious crime in war because, among other things, using civilian cover for offensive missions casts suspicion on all civilians in the theatre, putting non-combatants at risk.

@dangillmor
Good, but since it's hosted on Github is a little incoherent.

Elizabeth Warren's speech today impugned greedy billionaires & their millionaire minions who control the Dem Party. She voiced obviously true stuff we're told never to say - which is why those millionaire minions in media have logged on to smarmily criticize her. https://www.levernews.com/elizabeth-warrens-third-act/

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"We are far past the stage of permissiveness with white-supremacist violence inside DHS. We are at the stage of active, enthusiastic commission of it."

Big Journalism doesn't get it, because it doesn't want to. So we have to rely on independent reporting that does.

https://www.forever-wars.com/either-ice-is-abolished-or-it-will-kill-many-more-renee-goods/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter

🎉 Join us January 21 for a virtual Public Domain Day celebration! We’re throwing an online party to mark the latest wave of creativity entering the #publicdomain.

Works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 are now free, and we’re celebrating together.

🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright-virtual-public-domain-day-2026/

#PublicDomainDay

RE: https://wandering.shop/@xgranade/115883972029010549

There should be a list documenting which open source projects are making use of "AI" code generation (eg: code stolen from other open source projects without following the licenses), and that list should track the last clean no-"AI" commit for future forks.

This is because I want to not run "AI"-generated code on my computer. If you disagree with this, you're saying I have no right to keep slopware off my computer, and in fact information must be hidden from me to prevent me from avoiding it.

What I do not apologize for: thinking that a list of open-source software encumbered by AI antifeatures should exist. It's a useful resource if you're trying to avoid the proliferation of AI — my mistake and my harm as far as that's concerned was in the how and not the what.

I also do not apologize for believing that AI boosters should be held accountable for their actions. This was the wrong way to do it, but I don't believe my own personal goal was bad, and I do not apologize for holding it.

Yes, with enough massaging, you can get the model to output reasonable code that compiles and does roughly what you wanted it to do. But you could write the same code in less time with less work just by knowing what the fuck you're doing -- and that's what bothers me most: that people who have no idea what the code does will vibe themselves into a corner out of which they lack the skill to debug, thus wasting even more resources.

AI is improving so rapidly, soon creating technical debt will not even require developers anymore.

FCC lets Verizon lock phones for longer, making it harder to switch carriers
FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/fcc-lets-verizon-lock-phones-for-longer-making-it-harder-to-switch-carriers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Waymo passenger flees after car drives on Phoenix light rail tracks
L: https://www.azfamily.com/2026/01/08/waymo-passenger-flees-after-car-drives-phoenix-light-rail-tracks/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46593168
posted on 2026.01.12 at 14:39:55 (c=2, p=7)

NEW: As protests against ICE continue across Minneapolis, right-wing influencers have flocked to the area to create content and agitate the crowd. Protesters have confronted far-right personalities such as Jake Lang, Jayden Scott, and Gregor Butzow on Friday and Nick Sortor and Cam Higby over the weekend. Other agitators have also appeared and are seeking clicks.

https://youtu.be/ntt3gu-Gn68

BREAKING: Senator Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth, DOD, and others over Hegseth's censure of Kelly and effort to reduce his retirement grade, alleging violations of the First Amendment, due process, Speech & Debate Clause, and federal laws.

Kelly is represented by Arnold & Porter.

if you are in nyc or nearby, come join this sunday for the first ever nyc co-op cloud convergence, at 2:30pm at ridgewood commons ❄️

co-organized with @3wordchant and paul
flyer created by @halopoem

more info about co-op cloud at https://coopcloud.tech/

Palestinian women are at the forefront of the anti-colonial struggle against Israel’s occupation of their lands. Everything We Thought Was Beautiful: Interviews with Radical Palestinian Women broadcasts these women’s struggles in their own words and on all fronts—against colonialism, white supremacy, conservatism, patriarchy, state control—and Israel’s occupation.

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Statement from Federal Reserve Chair
L: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm?mod=ANLink
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46589489
posted on 2026.01.12 at 10:05:51 (c=1, p=6)

Please #Report this sick #Gofundme for the #Murderer of #ReneeNicoleGood & share the info with your networks 👊
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#FuckICE #DefundMurderers #USpol #DomesticTerrorist #Murderer

My comic spotted in the wild.