Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Everyone who platformed RFK Jr.'s nonsense over the last several decades was dazzled by that last name like they were a grandma with decorative JFK plates all over the place. https://www.gocomics.com/brian-mcfadden/2025/09/08

Polite notice about the UK press.

(Too polite for the client journalism it actually all is now)

#CO₂ #emissions per capita

This graph is instructive as it shows the main culprits in pumping #CarbonDioxide into the atmosphere. Historically, and now, the #UK (and #Europe), #Australia, #Canada and of course the #US have been by far the main culprits. It’s easy for deniers to point to #India and #China but they are latecomers to the problem.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?time=earliest..2023&country=OWID_WRLCHNGBROWID_EURUSAAUSCAN~IND

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #GreenhouseGases

Reject the far-right lies: refugees are not the danger to women

https://www.counterfire.org/article/reject-the-far-right-lies-refugees-are-not-the-danger-to-women/

Re AT Protocol "versus" ActivityPub "There does not have to be a “winning” protocol. We do not build a better open social web for everyone by fighting and arguing about protocol superiority."

Strongly endorse; collaboration on ths will work way better than competition.

https://writings.thisismissem.social/statement-on-discourse-about-activitypub-and-at-protocol/

For those interested, we'll be having our monthly #Libre / #FOSS / #OpenEverything virtual gathering tomorrow evening (20:00 NZST) at https://meeting.iridescent.nz - all welcome (we sometimes have folks joining from overseas - you're welcome, too)! It's a chance to meet folks and discuss topics related to technology, culture, and all things 'open' here in Aotearoa. The participants at the meeting determine the direction and content. Usually runs for 2 hrs, but you can come and go as desired.

The fact that a tech summit's primary communications platform is LinkedIn should tell you everything you need to know about its credibility. Namely, none.

thank you for humoring me on this. making nonstop videos about farm slavery & public health that "have to be fun!! or else no one will watch!" is a bit of staring into the abyss

sometimes you just wanna make something weird. as a little treat

Latest comic: Pros and cons of going trad

Hey #rust community, crazy idea:

A crate registry without #Microsoft as a gatekeeper.

If I started one, would you publish your library there?

What should I name it?

Background:

you can't publish on crates.io without #Github account = #microsoft's permission.

https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io/issues/326

As we all know, Microsoft has a history of supporting #Linux and we should trust them.

https://www.theregister.com/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/

pffft lol. Just no.

#opensource #community #floss

Professionals have determined that the orange rapist speaks at a fourth grade level.

It's no wonder that so many rethuglicans think he's a genius.

#politics #OrangeRapist #FascistAmeriKKKa #Nazis #tyranny #dictator #OrangeTyrant

They are outright mimicking Nazi propaganda.

Something Good The Supreme Court Could Do: Finally Fix The First Amendment Problems With Platform Liability For #Copyright Infringement - https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/05/something-good-the-supreme-court-could-do-finally-fix-the-first-amendment-problems-with-platform-liability-for-copyright-infringement/ but won't, of course...

Reuters bends knee to China dictatorship and removes video of Xi and Putin talking about changing out body parts.

Presumably lots of people have copies, so it's important for them to post them promiscuously -- and if possible anonymously -- to boost Streisand effect.

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/reuters-withdraws-xi-putin-longevity-video-after-china-state-tv-pulls-legal-2025-09-06/

A dumb dude from a fancy family is going to kill millions of regular families. Here are some "jokes" about it. https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/5/2341950/-Cartoon-RFK-Jr-s-initiatives

This year marks 10 years of Shout Your Abortion. For a decade, SYA has armed activists, created new ones, and fostered collective participation in abortion access nationwide. Explore Shout Your Abortion and My Mom Had an Abortion at pmpress.org.

Axon’s AI police report writing tool is designed to not keep a record of which parts of a final report were written by AI and which parts were written by the officer. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/axons-draft-one-designed-defy-transparency

If you're a programmer and you:

- Don't really like writing code
- Like reviewing other people's code
- Don't care much about the environment
- Aren't worried about getting sued for copyright infringement
- Want to spend half a year learning a new tool
- Find it relaxing to argue with a computer
- Feel like spending $20-200 more per month
- Enjoy being confidently lied to

...then generative AI might be right for you!

#LLM #GenerativeAI #AI #programming