Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

#Listening to the Spring EP by Aotearoa anarcho-punk band Fog, released in August of 2025;

https://areweinthecloudsnow.bandcamp.com/album/spring

#music #punk #Fog

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/24/repatriate-the-gold-german-economists-advise-withdrawal-from-us-vaults "Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts" everyone should do this

This chemical-wielding thug and his goon heloers should be in prison.

One of the current diagnostic criteria for autism is a lack of imagination.

Would you say you lack imagination?

Whatever way you answer, I'd love to hear more detail - if you've time & inclination.

Reposts also appreciated ☺️

#AskingAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #Diagnosis #Neurodivergent

Yet another reminder that when it comes to data privacy, Microsoft cannot be trusted -- and, worse, its management is an eager ally of the fascists who run our government.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/microsoft-gave-fbi-a-set-of-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-unlock-suspects-laptops-reports/

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.

He was a 24/7 caregiver for his severely disabled son Wael.

At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.

I wrote about Wael and how our caregivers are an extension of us.

Without them we can’t do basic activities of daily living.

Wael died on Friday at age 30.

He didn’t even get to say goodbye to his father.

ICE caused his death & unnecessary suffering.

Now they’re refusing to allow Maher to attend the funeral.

Absolute ghouls.

#uspol #fascism #eugenics #disability #abolishice #immigration

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/nation-world/kiefer-sutherland-arrest-allegedly-punch-choke-uber-driver/507-5789b027-35b8-4cee-94ef-53a99db03b94

Only goons, henchmen, and stooges would take orders from these bozos. https://patreon.com/BrianMcFadden

I was wondering when a reporter would uncover this.

So BitLocker is super secure, right? Well... BitLocker recovery keys are backed up to Microsoft's Cloud - and they give them out to law enforcement on request. Using the BitLocker recovery key, you can just unlock the device without a PIN etc.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

Instagram ICE critic wins fight to stay anonymous as DHS backs down
Community watch groups have a playbook to keep ICE away from subscriber information.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/instagram-ice-critic-wins-fight-to-stay-anonymous-as-dhs-backs-down/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

@Natsura 😉

🤣 ✊

#USPolitics #Minnesota #FuckICE

Know your rights.

Our NLG bandana is discounted until ICE is out of Minnesota. Just use code "STRIKE" at checkout. See all discounted merch here: https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_list&c=263&sortby=num_sold:desc

Microsoft sure is saying the quiet part out loud.

Amplify this, Satya. 🖕

Heads up, people not used to the cold! Wear thermal underwear, not Nermal underwear, unless you want Garfield to send your butt to Abu Dhabi.

Zine spread at the show last night. #FPM @The_Counterforce @la_chaine

You can print and distro most of this yourself wherever you are!!
#zines #distroism

btw I rarely sell original art, but I'm doing so for the pencils/inks for this comic.
https://tomdbug.wpcomstaging.com/2026/01/20/original-artwork-for-sale/

Former crypto-mining company building 430 MW datacenter in secret location for secret client - https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/applied_digital_secret_datacenter/ "Keeps location under wraps after communities opposed past projects"

"...Mahmood is effectively telling the British public that they are prisoners and that the government quite literally plans to become Big Brother using AI. Yet there is barely a word about it in the media (with the notable exceptions of The Telegraph and The National). This, of course, is also a feature, not a bug."

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2026/01/uk-home-secretarys-surprisingly-candid-admission-about-real-reason-for-ai-surveillance-state.html

So tell me, how do you feel about TikTok in the US now opening ways for systems like Palantir and others that "assist" ICE to access the user data? Allowing the US to do what they accused China to do, surveillance, when avoiding that was the original reason for the whole fight?

(Gift article) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/technology/tiktok-deal-oracle-bytedance-china-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GlA.Ch28.MfmfMNfXD4Hr&smid=url-share

Ben Jennings (Guardian) on the Tangerine Tyrants' (so-called) Board of Peace.

#politics #Trump