@stephaniewalter This is a great idea! I wonder though about the tax implications. Would the receiving organization have to pay taxes on the gift they received from you? Any experience with that?
@purism While fixing #convergence related issues in #phosh, #phoc and the kernel for the #librem5 I wanted things to be more automatic. So #phosh can now enable a 'docked' mode on screen plug: windows become moveable automatically (and get their close button back), #squeekboard gets disabled and there's a quick setting that lets you toggle that too:
Introducing: Fund Your App
Vote for the mobile phone apps you desire to see working on the #librem5 phone!
https://puri.sm/fund-your-app/
"Fund Your App is a great way to show how far we have come with the Librem 5 and PureOS, it also allows people to vote on what is our app development priority."
Providing 500 each to 50 homeless people resulted in a savings of 100 per person according to new unconditional cash grant experiment https://basicincometoday.com/providing-7500-each-to-50-homeless-people-resulted-in-a-savings-of-8100-per-person-according-to-new-unconditional-cash-grant-experiment/
Fed Lending Saved Corporate America. It Could Do the Same for Cities and States. https://theintercept.com/2020/10/08/city-state-budget-crisis-fed-coronavirus/
World’s garment workers face ruin as fashion brands refuse to pay 6bn https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/oct/08/worlds-garment-workers-face-ruin-as-fashion-brands-refuse-to-pay-16bn
UN accused over failure to investigate 'war on drugs' killings in the Philippines https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/oct/08/un-accused-over-failure-to-investigate-war-on-drugs-killings-in-the-philippines-duterte
Europe's migration 'crisis' isn't about numbers. It's about prejudice https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/europe-migration-crisis-prejudice-eu-refugee-orban-christian
Courts have been forcing people to defend themselves from eviction on proprietary videoconferencing platforms. We should not accept opaque, proprietary software as infrastructure for our democracy. Read more: https://u.fsf.org/35n
A Bunch of Union Organizers Explain What's Wrong with Unions - We asked the real experts about the gap between public enthusiasm for unions and the lack of actual union members. https://inthesetimes.com/article/union-density-workers-organizing-staff-experts-public-enthusiasm
The Compost Co-op in Greenfield MA was started by formerly incarcerated people to provide living wage jobs for returning citizens. With a successful worker co-op under their belt, they're now looking to purchase an apartment building to provide safe, affordable housing for their members. If you can spare a few bucks, help these amazing comrades make their down payment:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/affordable-housing-and-coop-sustainability
US #Cooperative Resource Ecosystem Map from Univ. Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
https://uwcc.wisc.edu/research/national-cooperative-resource-ecosystem/
Some wonderful news:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/07/golden-dawn-leader-and-ex-mps-found-guilty-in-landmark-trial
tl;dr Greek Nazis are headed to jail. 👍
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#GoldenDawn:
"This is just a geometric symbol."
Greek courts:
"Well, if it is so, then that over there is just a piece of rugged architecture.
And it just so happens that if you use that particular geometric symbol, you end up on the inside of that particular piece of rugged architecture. 🤷♀️"
5 Southern Mayors Propose to Fight Poverty by Guaranteeing Income https://basicincometoday.com/5-southern-mayors-propose-to-fight-poverty-by-guaranteeing-income/
Report: Environmental agencies are violating civil rights laws — and the EPA is letting them https://grist.org/justice/report-environmental-agencies-are-violating-civil-rights-laws-and-the-epa-is-letting-them/
While other oil companies pledge ‘net-zero,’ Exxon plans to increase emissions https://grist.org/climate/while-other-oil-companies-pledge-net-zero-exxon-plans-to-increase-emissions/
Progressive Groups Are Preparing to Thwart a Possible Trump-Led Coup. Here's How. https://inthesetimes.com/article/donald-trump-coup-election-day-labor-unions-grassroots-progressive-organizations
Amazon Expects Its Employees to Operate Like Fast-Moving Machines. This Amazon Picker Is Fighting Back. https://inthesetimes.com/article/amazon-picker-workplace-safety
#ShlaerMellor, #FunctionPointAnalysis, #punk, #environmentalist, #unionAdvocate, #anarchosocialist
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