Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

My fellow people of the United States, if I have anything to teach from what Minneapolis just lived through, it is this:

Nobody is coming to save us.

Not Congress. Not the courts. Not the ICC or the EU or NATO. Not the generals or the rank and file. Not the press. Not the markets. Not the elections. Not some mythical version of “The People” that materializes out of nowhere as some messianic external force.

We’re it. We’re all we’ve got. If we don’t stop fascism from completely engulfing the US, then nobody stops it.

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Famous quotes from NASA mission comms:
- Apollo 11: "The Eagle has landed"
- Apollo 13: "Houston, we have a problem"
- Artemis 2: "We are still updating Outlook so everything but email is go"

the cloud has a silver lining?

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/iran-threatens-complete-and-utter-annihilation-of-openais-usd30b-stargate-ai-data-center-in-abu-dhabi-regime-posts-video-with-satellite-imagery-of-chatgpt-makers-premier-1gw-data-center

A CEO CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

THEREFORE A CEO MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION

The Trump regime is a criminal enterprise primarily focused on harming the powerless and the children: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/us/ice-arrests-texas-families.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YlA.9Oq7.DMBFU3IA-Ly7&smid=url-share

Fuck MrBeast and this toxic culture of endless gambling.

regular reminder that working excessively isn't beautiful or noble or commendable
it's unhealthy, harmful and a symptom of a deeply sick society

#Doonesbury by #GarryTrudeau for April 5, 2026 | GoComics

https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2026/04/05

#Humour #Cartoon

I just finished reading The Forest on the Edge of Time by Jasmin Kirkbride and it was brilliant!

A sometimes jarring and ultimately optimistic scifi/time travel/philosophical romp that I expect to reverberate in me for a long time.

#bookstodon #solarpunk

RE: https://journa.host/@NatalieDavis/116352761031799707

There's blood on the wires.

Deutsche Bahn: Your train is going from platform 7 at 21:20.
Deutsche Bahn: No, 5 min late, platform 7, 21:25.
Deutsche Bahn: No, it is going on time, platform 7, 21:20.
[A train arrives at 21:09]
Deutsche Bahn display: Do not board! Do not board! Do not board!
Deutsche Bahn app: Platform 7, 21:20.
Deutsche Bahn display: Do not board! Do not board! Do not board!
[Font size 2]: Stuttgart 21:35 from platform 8.
(It is not just across, it requires walking around because the station is a terminus.)

#travel #railway #Germany

Always wanted to go deeper with Linux? Now’s your chance with this @nostarch book bundle! You’ll also support EFF’s work when you pay what you want for this bundle 💸 https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-good-stuff-no-starch-books

the introduction of so-called "AI" into products whose users obviously and definitely Do Not Want It, such as ecosia or at mozilla, exemplifies the sheer soullessness of the nonprofit industrial complex. evidently the people making decisions at ecosia don't actually care about the environment, or being sustainable, or planting trees (which tbh is a very simplistic solution to a complex problem to begin with). No, to them ecosia is just a step on their career path like any other, and they're clearly more focused on being able to write "spearheaded introduction of AI at [company]" in their resume than they are on making good decisions that actually further the goals the nonprofit is ostensibly for.

Cyberdecks seem to be having a resurgence, and the designs are changing for the better. How our current age mirrors the history of medieval guilds, the Luddites, and the Arts and Crafts movement. And #solarpunk is getting brought up more often!

https://blog.hydroponictrash.solar/cyberdecks-going-analoge-and-convivial-technology/

“The media betray their duty by not loudly declaring that the president of the United States is out of his mind.” - Mark Jacob, author/historian & former editor at Chicago Tribune/Chicago Sun-Times.

“If I were in Trump's Cabinet, I would spend Easter calling constitutional lawyers about the 25th Amendment. This is completely, utterly unhinged. …” - Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), ranking member, Europe & Regional Security Cooperation Subcommittee

New legislation could spell the end for the creative open-source community that has grown around 3D printing. From medical equipment to cat toys, we can't let innovation be stifled by state mandated censorware. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/print-blocking-anti-consumer-permission-print-part-1

Nina of @abcdd speaks about the implications of the Foreign Terrorist Organization status by the US State Dept on the members of the Antifa Ost case in Germany, the deBanking of anti-repression and prisoner support groups, and the political landscape in Germany

https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/04/05/abc-dresden-on-debanking-and-us-anti-antifascist-pressure/