Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

(reminder, Linux users make up 20% of Fedi and 2% of the real world, never forget how poorly we represent humanity in general)

Wikimedia and the new knowledge loop – report from a Wikimedia CH roundtable - https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/02/20/wikimedia-and-the-new-knowledge-loop-report-from-a-wikimedia-ch-roundtable-2/ "The future threat is not that #AI uses #Wikipedia, but that Wikipedia becomes invisible to humans."

A preventable virus, a paralyzed child, and zero regrets - https://boingboing.net/2026/02/19/a-preventable-virus-a-paralyzed-child-and-zero-regrets.html "A South Carolina mother has no regrets about denying her child the measles vaccine, even though her lucky-to-be-alive son has suffered measles encephalitis and will have trouble walking." she's a monster #antivaxxers

Now — still!— in the Twin Cities, there are thousands of people who are living in hiding, terrified (justifiably so) of an authoritarian secret police kidnapping them off the street because of the way they look.

For these people, full-on fascism is already here. Still.

MPR shares their voices:

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/19/during-ice-surge-minnesota-immigrants-share-their-stories-from-hiding

I KNOW somebody in this community can win this money.

“Fulu’s latest bounty is for Ring’s video doorbell cameras, meant to encourage hackers and tinkerers to disable software features that require the devices to send data to Amazon. The reward is a potential payout of $10,000 or more.” https://www.wired.com/story/a-10k-bounty-awaits-anyone-who-can-hack-ring-cameras-to-stop-sharing-data-with-amazon/

Germany's leader wants to end anonymity online, demonstrating ignorance of both technology and the manifestly good reasons for anonymity (e.g. person with views govt doesn't like, whistle-blowers, etc.).

He, like so many before him, wants you to get a license to speak.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/germanys-merz-calls-real-names-211340863.html

No comment needed

there is no solution to the fascist international that doesn't start with stopping the massive redistribution of wealth and land to a small elite

but stopping it is not enough, it must be followed by reversing that redistribution of land and wealth, to flow from the small elite to everyone else

and this isn't unrealistic

whats unrealistic is burning the planet to build an AI god, to ask it how to save the planet. not only is it unrealistic is deeply anti-human

Microsoft Uses Plagiarized AI Slop Flowchart to Explain How Git Works

https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-uses-plagiarized-ai-slop-flowchart-to-explain-how-git-works/

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward
L: https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-wrote-a-hit-piece-on-me-part-4/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47083145
posted on 2026.02.19 at 22:05:08 (c=0, p=5)

RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116100144361015072

Crime-infested Trump regime welcomes criminals -- of the right sort -- to America.

Kentucky, for goodness' sake.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional, affirming that state funds “are for common schools and for nothing else.”

The state’s high court ruled the “Constitution as it stands is clear that it does not permit funneling public education funds outside the common public school system,” Justice Michelle M. Keller wrote in a unanimous opinion.
https://apnews.com/article/charter-schools-kentucky-supreme-court-dca91480d26e4546bfc055acd063ea5a

#PublicSchools #kypol #PublicEducation

"How do you make limited‑equity housing co‑ops work on a community land trust? What does it take to convert a manufactured home community into resident ownership? And what exactly is a permanent real estate co‑op?

"If you’ve ever wished for clear, practical explanations of the shared equity models helping communities secure permanently affordable housing, this webinar is for you."
#Housing #Coops

https://ncbaclusa.coop/blog/cdf-introduces-new-catalog-of-shared-equity-models-helping-communities-secure-permanently-affordable-housing/

A must-read report from CPJ: "We returned from hell": Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons

"58 Palestinian journalists reported being subjected to what they described as torture, abuse, or other forms of violence in Israeli detention facilities."

https://cpj.org/special-reports/we-returned-from-hell-palestinian-journalists-recount-torture-in-israeli-prisons/

AI vibe-generates the same ‘random’ passwords over and over

The most random number is 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0B6hoOE9uo&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA - video
https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260219-ai-generates-the-same-random-passwords-over-and-over - podcast

time: 5 min 32 sec

HEADLINE: "Trump announces $10B donation to Board of Peace"

ALT HEADLINE: "Trump steals $10B from the American people in broad daylight"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_978LLWYags

NEW: ‘I’m a U.S. Citizen and I was arrested by ICE,’ A Statement from a Legal Observer in Minneapolis

Upwards of 206 U.S. citizens have been hauled off the streets by masked federal agents over the past 3 months in Minnesota.

One of the hundreds shared their experience which they said illustrates the broader systemic harm faced by immigrants, Indigenous people and communities of color.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/im-a-u-s-citizen-and-i-was-arrested-by-ice-a-statement-from-a-legal-observer-in-minneapolis/

Let's disrupt <industry> by reinventing <thing that already exists> but exempt from labour laws!

"They're going full steam ahead to figure out how to wring a profit out of this stuff," EFF’s Cooper Quintin told @Bbcworld. "There are countless ways to abuse this." https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260218-i-hacked-chatgpt-and-googles-ai-and-it-only-took-20-minutes