Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

The Federal Reserve just took a major step forward on climate https://grist.org/climate/the-federal-reserve-just-took-a-major-step-forward-on-climate/

These ladies love natural gas! Too bad they aren’t real. https://grist.org/climate/these-ladies-love-natural-gas-too-bad-they-arent-real/

What California’s farmworkers can teach us during a season of giving https://grist.org/justice/what-californias-farmworkers-can-teach-us-during-a-season-of-giving/

Fuck colonialism. Make them a state or a country, but if we do the latter, we need to give them back their money.

https://theintercept.com/2020/12/18/deconstructed-puerto-rico-statehood/

Trump to CIA: Say Goodbye to Your War on Terror https://theintercept.com/2020/12/19/trump-pentagon-cia-biden/

This is the real story on the pandemic and what capitalist healthcare brings to the people.

Hospital CEOs Have Gotten Rich Cutting Staff and Supplies. Now They’re Not Ready for the Next Wave.
https://theintercept.com/2020/12/20/covid-hospital-ceos-nurses/

Time to burn City Hall.

Detroit is Suing Black Lives Matter Protesters for “Civil Conspiracy”
https://theintercept.com/2020/12/21/detroit-black-lives-matter-lawsuit/

This falls under the #FTFY category. The article totally ignores polling on progressive issues. If anything, progressives need to get louder and more entrenched.

Progressives are a minority in America. To win, they need to compromise
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2020/dec/19/progressives-us-democrats-power-new-deal

If We Don’t Break Up Big Tech, We’ll All Be Uber Drivers Soon https://inthesetimes.com/article/amazon-gig-workers-labor-rights-antitrust-laws-break-up-uber

There Are Only 300 Wolverines Left in the Lower 48. Why Won’t the Government Protect Them? https://inthesetimes.com/article/wolverine-endangered-species-act-climate-change

The Numbers Show Covid Is a Mental Health Crisis - The U.S. mental health system was already in tatters. https://inthesetimes.com/article/mental-health-covid-pandemic-medicare-for-all-single-payer

Harry Chapin's The Cat's in the Cradle has to be the most depressing song ever. Combine it with Descendent's Suburban Home and you have the blueprint for #FML.

The Pain of Pandemic-Induced Unemployment in America Is Brutal and Unceasing https://basicincometoday.com/the-pain-of-pandemic-induced-unemployment-in-america-is-brutal-and-unceasing/

The Trump Administration Has Planted a Land Mine in Federal Agencies https://theintercept.com/2020/12/18/the-trump-administration-has-planted-a-landmine-in-federal-agencies/

Up to 3 million devices infected by malware-laced Chrome and Edge add-ons https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/up-to-3-million-devices-infected-by-malware-laced-chrome-and-edge-add-ons/