Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

In case you didn't already know, plastic recycling has always been a lie.

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/12/report-shows-how-recycling-is-largely-a-toxic-lie-pushed-by-plastics-industry.html

This course looks interesting and is a good example of the kind of ambitious solidarity economy organizing being done in Latin America that goes unseen and unrecognized in the English-speaking context.
https://solidarius.net/info/apresentacao_curso_redes.pdf

man, it sure is cringe that as AI is flop-sweating, it's getting propped up by huge contracts with educational institutions

(guess whose employer laid off 1000 people since july but announced "we have subscribed to chatGPT for everyone left" today)

Half of Europeans see #Trump as enemy of Europe, survey finds - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/04/europeans-trump-enemy-of-europe-russia-war-poll "Nine-country poll finds half of people believe risk of war with Russia is high and three-quarters want to stay in EU" only half?

Once again, we are fighting with an ongoing DoS attack. We are very sorry for the disruption of the service and hope to bring the service back online soon.

When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE

A Guide from Chicago Organizers

https://crimethinc.com/StandUptoICE

Are masked agents stalking your town, looking to kidnap your neighbors? Want to do your part to protect each other, but don’t know where to start?

This guide is based on the knowledge that an array of people have accumulated in Chicago over the past several months during “Operation Midway Blitz.”

As federal agents expand their assaults on communities across the country, it is crucial to share and build on these practices.

Academics, looks like there's an open letter against solar geoengineering that you can sign on to here: https://www.solargeoeng.org/

Quoting @morloi and re-sharing this here (translated) for you my Fedi friends:

“Today I fulfilled a desire. Thanks to @_elena and @niccolove, I brought a little piece of the Fediverse to the stage at Social Media Strategies, perhaps the most important event in Italy dedicated to social media professionals. Surprised faces, a gesture of annoyance, and hopefully a bit of curiosity too….”

Thank you so much Morloi! 💖

#fediverso #advocacy https://livellosegreto.it/@morloi/115657932664318057

“I do think there have to be consequences for abject war crimes. If you’re doing something unlawful and ruthless, there is a consequences. That’s why the military says it won’t follow unlawful orders”

Is this a Democrat saying this? Senator Mark Kelly?

No. It’s Pete Hegseth.

An old video has surfaced of him saying exactly what Senator Kelly and others said.

They got called “seditionists”

So let’s take Pete’s advice.

There should be consequences for war crimes.

Lock him up.

#uspol #hegseth #warcrimes #fascism

More than 1 million bags of shredded cheese is being recalled because they may contain metal fragments.

This is what happens when you cut food safety standards and gut the FDA

If you have cheese by the Great Lakes Cheese Co sold at Walmart, Publix or Aldi….check recall alerts

Just gonna leave it here for now: I really wish someone. anyone. had read the article before firing off their hot takes.

Everyone thinks they're "standing up for rural areas" and they're just simping for giant dairies. Let's stop being this gullible guys 🤠

This is one of the clearest, best-documented cases of "corrupt local leaders sell off public natural resources for personal gain" that you'll ever see printed in the news.

And somehow everybody just... missed that part?

California Announces New Online Portal to Report Misconduct by Federal Agents https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/california-announces-new-online-portal-report-misconduct-federal-agents

It is an extremely important to time to support independent journalism. You may notice that I repost Techdirt's content all the damn time. That's because Mike Masnick is usually right and I think you should know about it.

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/03/support-techdirts-uncompromising-coverage-get-our-first-commemorative-coin/

Wondering why Trump is murdering alleged (no proof) drug traffickers on the open seas while pardoning a mega-crook head of state who was helping to smuggle tons of drugs into the US?

Krugman has a compelling theory. It involves the slimy crypto crowd.

https://www.nationalmemo.com/donald-trump-crimes

You might think it's not a priority with all the doom happening around.

But the erosion of privacy rights is directly linked to the erosion of human rights, and the loss of democracy.

Privacy makes it safe for you to discuss, to organize, to resist, and to be your true self. This is exactly why fascists and authoritarians are attacking it.

If we lose privacy, we lose everything else. We have to defend it with all we've got.

Privacy rights are a priority.

#Privacy #HumanRights #Democracy

In Cover-Up, Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh: The filmmaker and FPF’s founding board member spoke with CJR about her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.

https://www.cjr.org/the-interview/cover-up-laura-poitras-investigates-seymour-hersh.php

Top 5 reasons GNOME is awesome:

1. Distraction-free: we respect you and include personal digital wellbeing features

2. Accessibility: we work to make computing accessible to all

3. Design: we make a cohesive, modern experience that looks great

4. Free and Open Source: we preserve your freedoms

5. Privacy: your data is yours, and we respect that

If these resonate with you, consider supporting us today! We're aiming for 1,500 #FriendsOfGNOME by the end of the year.

https://donate.gnome.org

Hate-read this and gimme some clicks. https://patreon.com/BrianMcFadden

🔴 Brand new comic now up on Boing Boing
-
The Republican Circus:
Did I Speak Out? Not Me.
-
https://boingboing.net/2025/12/03/tom-the-dancing-bug-did-i-speak-out-not-me.html