Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Futility is trying to teach others through language that which we ourselves have only managed to understand through direct experience.

⚠️ Important PSA about #Pocket ‼️

If you used Pocket to save interesting articles you found online, you may be aware that #Mozilla decided to shut down the app and discontinue support.

I vaguely remembered that date was July and had a mini-heart attack when I saw it was actually July 8.

Good news though: if you, like me, have hundreds of articles saved to Pocket, you have until October 8 to request an export of your data (I just did): https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket

Next up: moving to @wallabag 🤗

Dozens of Palestinians killed in latest Israeli attacks near food aid distribution site, medics and witnesses say - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/13/dozens-of-palestinians-killed-in-latest-israeli-attacks-near-food-aid-distribution-sites-medics-and-witnesses-say "Witnesses describe people shot in head and torso" "aid" - sickening murder, more like #gazagenocide

Please report any account that tells you that you need to verify your #Mastodon account to continue using it through a private message. It is a scam. We do not require identity verification. Real staff accounts either have a special role badge on their profile or are verified through the joinmastodon.org domain and will typically never reach out through private messages.

@lightweight @billbennett @bananabob @podsrover I’d rather not have to trust corporations not be evil, and instead know that if they do evil some well-funded government regulatory body will catch them and rain hellfire down on them.

We have allowed corporate lobbyists and propaganda to weaken government regulatory powers and that’s been a big mistake. Without that balance, corporations don’t need to benefit society, just their shareholders.

#seems_legit

🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic:
TRUMP SCIENCE!
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Brought to you by the proud and mighty INNER HIVE, including new members Jon Mayo and Neil deMause.
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bit.ly/theInnerHive
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

https://m.soundcloud.com/mrdaveyd/hkr-07-08-25-daryle-l-jenkins-how-the-state-is-arming-white-supremacy?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=1&si=2AAEF6202236411D9FE1B9F3887AFAD1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Before you buy on amazon, check if the product-company has their own website and order it there.

This way the shop gets the full price, and corporations have less investment.

Have a great weekend you all. 😊

#goodnews #golokjo #golocal #weekend #supportlocal #fridaymotivation

“We are talking about technologies that are trying to subvert democratic rule, trying to entrench surveillance, and about a government that uses surveillance technology against its citizens,” EFF’s Saira Hussain told Prism. https://prismreports.org/2025/07/10/surveillance-state-in-u-s-is-far-worse-than-you-imagined/

If you're looking for a cool channel about the intersections of prepping, community organizing and beyond - check out Black Flag Civilian.

"You can expect content about rifles, comms, night vision, medical, community organizing, and more. (i.e. Everything you need to take care of yourself and your neighborhood, without corporations or government.)

I don’t care where you're from or how you live your life. If you're working class, we’re on the same team.

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born…” It’s our job to meet this uncertain, turbulent era with competence and a willingness to care for one another. We protect us."

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@BlackFlagCivilian

Slow down on building power plants for all those new #AI datacenters, report warns - https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/10/us_datacenter_growth/ "Projections are likely exaggerated, a new analysis from an environmental group says" - of course they are, it's all based on a bubble...

Will people PLEASE stop talking about the "Tax payer's union"/Curia poll as if it is real?

The TPU is an #AtlasNetwork front. People disagree on how they cook their poll, and they probably use all the dirty tricks together.

The pertinent bit is that they've always been an outlier. They're trying to be inaccurate.

Instead of talking about how right wing party is up or left wing party is down in the Curia poll, the story is that their propaganda is working.

Removing a news outlet from a government media list because its reporter caught a U.S. attorney claiming he lived in a boarded up house to satisfy residency requirements is almost as petty as it is unconstitutional.

US attorney John A. Sarcone III should reverse this ridiculous order before New York tax payers have to foot the bill for a First Amendment lawsuit.

https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/interim-u-s-attorney-removes-times-union-media-20761206.php

Brief Congress update: my very own district in "deep red east NC" has been drifting to the center for years.

It's flippable in '26.

I'm so ready for this, I'm doing FARM FACTS FOR KIM HARDY.

For every donation to this link I will post one (1) farm fact!

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nc07social

US shoppers feel the heat of Trump’s trade war: ‘the prices are going up’ - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/10/trump-tariffs-price-increase-shoppers how odd: #trump assured people that wouldn't happen... #tariffs

#Forgejo 11.0.3 and 7.0.16 were just released! They are security releases.

We recommend that all installations are upgraded to the latest version as soon as possible.

Check out the release notes and download it at https://forgejo.org/releases/. If you experience any issues with this release, please report to https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/issues.

#forgejorelease

US issues sanctions against Francesca Albanese, UN official investigating abuses in Gaza - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/israel-gaza-war-un-sanctions more trump bullying trying to quell investigations of #gazagenocide

🔴 Brand new comic now up on Daily Kos!
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TRUMP SCIENCE!
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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/10/2332469/-Cartoon-Tom-the-Dancing-Bug-presents-Trump-Science