Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

I was digging through some old files this morning and found these icons with the cooperative principles on them. I made them for stickers or buttons originally, but never did anything with them, so I dedicated them to the public domain and threw them up here if anyone wants to use them for anything (I can send an SVG too but you'll need all the fonts):

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cooperative_Principles.png

The co-op principles: https://ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity

A Texas sheriff used 83,000+ license plate reader cameras to track a woman “suspected of having an abortion.” The reason listed in the record: “had an abortion, search for female.” https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/she-got-abortion-so-texas-cop-used-83000-cameras-track-her-down

#Exercise ‘better than drugs’ to stop #cancer returning after treatment, trial finds - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/01/exercise-better-than-drugs-after-cancer-treatment-international-trial-finds "First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing" amazing

The #Forgejo monthly update was published ✨

Ongoing issues with the Matrix chat room were addressed by recreating the room. Users are encouraged to join the new room, as the old room is deprecated. Security updates have been released for versions v11 and v7. Progress continues on the moderation feature funded by @nlnet. Work on federated user activity continues, including the ability to follow Forgejo users from GoToSocial.

https://forgejo.org/2025-05-monthly-update/

Next time you hear someone say, "We have a shortage of ____" (teachers, nurses, a particular STEM role, whatever), think about the first time you heard someone say that about that role.

If it was longer ago than the time it takes to train a new entrant, get a certification, or complete a relevant degree, then there is no shortage of personnel; there's a shortage of willingness to pay people what their work is worth.

I can't believe we decided "databases, but make them worse" was a bad technological underpinning for our industry. I'm five years, hopefully I'll be equally surprised that "what if we wrote a bunch of code without caring if any of it was correct or secure or good or useful" isn't a core skill.

#Doonesbury by #GarryTrudeau on GoComics

https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/2025/06/01

#Humour #Cartoon

The vibe-coding trend is going to end up being one of the biggest national security risks we've seen in the software industry

https://flipboard.com/@semafor/semafor-qhf227ugz/-/a-Rkaq4LdoR7y9sCQ38tqofQ%3Aa%3A3943444710-%2F0

I just discovered the superb https://powrss.com by @enocc - a site that aims to "make it easier to discover independent sites."

And thanks to it, I found this inspiring blog post by @sylvia: "Do Nothing" https://sylvia.studio/do-nothing/

Aw the magic of the internet (as it was originally intended) ✨

Wishing everyone a lovely Sunday! And fascinating, serendipitous discoveries on https://powrss.com 😊

Do not use hCaptcha on your website. It's viciously ableist

https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/hellcaptcha-accessibility-theater-at-its-worst/

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

What in the cinnamon toast fuck?!

From a friend on Facebook:

Civics is now considered a sensitive subject

Civics

Treat #SocialHousing as #CriticalInfrastructure to unlock billions, says Peabody boss | Social housing | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/31/treat-social-housing-as-critical-infrastructure-to-unlock-billions-says-peabody-boss

#UK #Politics #Housing #Infrastructure

Now with alt text added:

Latest comic: What lives matter?

#cartoon #comic

On this day in 1921, a white mob attacked the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma—known as Black Wall Street. Over 300 people were killed, thousands were displaced, and more than 35 blocks were burned to the ground. The Tulsa Massacre was not just an act of racial violence, but a deliberate assault on Black prosperity and self-determination.

I've also been asking this question for awhile, which is why it really bugs me to see people quoting him who don't seem to know that he was an instrumental part of creating the very things he rails against today.

Sloppy styles for ICE goons. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/5/30/2325027/-Cartoon-ICE-mart

Wanted to listen to a new favorite band, Durry, this morning and saw they just dropped a new video, and it's another banger. I'm a sucker for clever lyrics, and Durry always delivers. For instance, check this out:

If you got time to lean, then you got time to clean
Is what they told me
They don’t own me
They just own the only thing that’s keeping me alive
They swear that’s not a threat
'Cause I could always starve to death
I guess I’ll pledge allegiance to the paycheck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcEvNwQ7v-U

The story of Alma Bowman, a disabled woman and US citizen detained by ICE, just keeps getting worse.

She’s been in the country for 50 years. They took her wheelchair, denied her medications and threw her in a detention facility in Georgia.

Her case is getting a decent amount of media attention, with petitions circulating to get her released.

But did you know it’s not the first time she’s very nearly faced deportation?

In 2020, she was a key witness in a legal battle against Irwin County Detention Centre.

She helped blow the whistle about a doctor performing unnecessary hysterectomies and sterilizations on immigrant women detained in the facility.

This is Nazi level eugenics.

They’re grabbing people off the streets. They’re disappearing them. Many die in custody and/or are never seen again.

Sterilization of ‘undesirables’ is sadly nothing new. It’s a way to push white supremacy.

It takes a lot of courage to speak out against such practices, and it’s horrifying that she’s again sitting in a detention centre without due process.

https://fightbacknews.org/articles/free-alma-bowman

#almabowman #ice #immigration #fascism #uspol #disability #ableism #eugenics