@luminos And I still want to see a network of cooperatives across Europe where Open Source developers can work together to create better solutions AND earn a living. Such an obvious thing to do, really, and so much more a practical approach than foundations.
Huh. So Ronald Lauder, the billionaire who owns Estee Lauder, is apparently the guy who convinced Trump that he should destroy NATO by invading Greenland.
Maybe don't buy shit from them? Here's a convenient list of their brands: https://www.elcompanies.com/en/our-brands
And sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Lauder
http://web.archive.org/web/20251107131250/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/us/politics/trump-greenland.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/ronald-lauder-billionaire-donor-donald-trump-ukraine-greenland
The government’s arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are naked attacks on freedom of the press.
Two federal courts flatly rejected prosecuting Lemon, but instead of accepting that humiliating defeat, the government has now doubled down.
Read our statement: https://freedom.press/issues/fpf-statement-on-outrageous-arrest-of-don-lemon/
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Come by to the XMPP/Jabber #Realtime Lounge at #FOSDEM! ULB, AW building, Level 1
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#decentralization #operators #service #EU #europa #opensource #EuropeanUnion #europe #FOSDEM
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About 30 minutes ago, we have recreated a runner which is currently processing the backlog of Hosted Woodpecker CI/CD builds.
Take a look at details about which jobs have been queued or missed and changes in the environment at https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/changelog/issues/4#issuecomment-10265260
/ BOSTON: STAND WITH MINNESOTA!
/ ICE OUT!
/ NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
/ NO BUSINESS AS USUAL
/ FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH
/ 3 PM
/ COPLEY SQUARE
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EFF is closed today as part of the national shutdown in opposition to ICE and CBP and the brutality and terror they and other federal agencies continue to inflict on immigrant communities and any who stand with them. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/eff-close-friday-solidarity-national-shutdown
"But, guys, I've found a niche personal use-case for Gemini/ChatGPT/Claude Code. That's worth it, right guys? Right?"
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/29/gas-power-ai-climate
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Amid National Call to Make Polluters Pay, Illinois Lawmakers Are Prepping a Climate Change Superfund Bill - https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28012026/amid-national-call-to-make-polluters-pay-illinois-lawmakers-are-prepping-a-climate-change-superfund-bill/ "As climate costs rise and the U.S. backslides on action, pressure mounts on states to fill the gaps." #climatecrisis #fossilfuels
Must see from @euronews:
"Fact check: Is the EU launching a social media platform called 'W'?"
"A spokesperson for the European Commission told The Cube, Euronews' fact-checking team, that the EU is not launching or funding any social media platform, and that there is currently no EU-backed project called "W".
[...] W is a privately owned social media start-up incorporated in Sweden, backed by private investors mainly from the Nordic region."
Please share widely
Packing for #FOSDEM 🥳
I have so many items of clothing promoting the Fediverse that I could change outfits multiple times a day 😂
If anyone is interested in a forest green sweatshirt that says "the future is federated" (size small, unisex) let me know. I had it remade (comped) because v1 came out differently than my mockup.
I'll have it with me tomorrow, just ask.
See you around! I'm sooo exciteeeeeed
American jews apply for German passports to escape the Trump regime.
Let that sink in.
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
"with a big old lie and a flag and a pie and a mom and a bible most folks are just liable to buy any line, any place, any time" - Frank Zappa