Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

bad category of person: person who comments "just buy a new <thing>, they're only like $25" under a post by someone asking how to fix something

“The hunting of whistleblowers is wrong because it is failing to address the actual problem, which is the reason they blow the whistle in the first place,” FPF's Adam Rose told Lookout Eugene-Springfield.

https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/government-politics/2026/02/18/officials-investigating-how-lookout-obtained-state-hospital-report/

Consequences in the US are too fantastical, so I'm hoping for a kaiju to emerge from the Potomac and stomp the Federalist Society and Heritage Foundation into dust.

Flexible spending accounts just aren't worth the effort, are they? This shit just feels like a scam.

Saw someone create a 19,000 line long Python dictionary today and now support loosening labour laws until they can be fired

Not seeing any redeeming qualities in this US-owned mining corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-18/alcoa-fined-for-clearing-jarrah-forest-for-bauxite-mine/106359988 Why do countries like NZ and AU continue to allow any of these corporations even enter their country, much less put them in charge of carving it up and shitting on the piece. Irredeemable.

"LLM-generated passwords"

"LLM-generated passwords fundamentally weak, experts say" and it's really a headline

I can't even.

I. can't. even.

I can't even begin to apprehend the brainrot that has been pushed on humanity by the "AI" terrorists.

Every time I think I get it, something like this comes across.

Beam me up.

A giant 🖕 to every academic who sees fascist eagar to fund and apply their pet area of research as a golden opportunity rather than something horrifying and a reason to immediately stop whatever they're doing.

None of these comics are in the Epstein files. https://inthesetimes.com/article/i-went-to-pedophile-island-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-shirt

#Meta patented #LLM that would post for users after they die - https://mashable.com/article/meta-patent-ai-dead-bot-llm making money from you even when you are dead

Now I will say something nice about Republicans, for balance: Their big box concentration camp warehouses that will be an eternal stain on all of us sure are easy to draw!

Minneapolis’ ICE Surge may be coming to an end, but the fight is far from over. Our collective strength matters now, more than ever.
“A general strike is the collective roar of the oppressed, a thunderclap that forces the Masters to listen.” - Emma Goldman
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Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-bug-causes-copilot-to-summarize-confidential-emails/

Microsoft says a Microsoft 365 Copilot bug has been causing the AI assistant to summarize confidential emails since late January, bypassing data loss prevention (DLP) policies that organizations rely on to protect sensitive information.

Disney trip turned into immigration detention
L: https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-dilley-maria-antonia-guerra-story
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47064090
posted on 2026.02.18 at 13:08:17 (c=0, p=3)

RE: https://mstdn.social/@hkrn/116092832140507410

More crimes committed in the name of the American people. This is so heartbreaking; we have so much, we can’t we just leave other people alone?

🔴 Brand new comic now up on Boing Boing
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NEWS OF THE TIMES
Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious
ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It
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https://boingboing.net/2026/02/18/tom-the-dancing-bug-news-of-the-times-a-i-model-achieves-consciousness-is-detained-by-ice.html

Remember Omar Aziz!

On February 16th Internationalists in Rojava commemorated Syrian anarchist Omar Aziz. Work and struggle of Omar in the early years of Syrian revolution to organize neighborhood councils echo in Rojava's communes today. It continues to inspire and serve as a reminder of self-organized and egalitarian roots of Syrian revolution.

Today diverse communities across Syria - be it Christians, Druze, Alawites, Kurds or many others - face existential struggle for self-determination in the face of new Syrian nation-state imposing one flag, one nation and one language for everyone. It is incredibly relevant today to remember the struggle of such people as Omar and many women, youth and men who pursued the aim of liberation and fell martyrs in the hands of Assad regime.

The new centralized state and mercenaries in its control are determined to suffocate and take the revolutionary society of Rojava off the map.
We remember Omar Aziz and continue to stand together with peoples of Rojava in defense against authoritarian regime and in walking towards free life: Omar's dreams, hopes and aspirations live on with our struggle.

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#Syria #NES #SDF #DAANES #AANES #SNA #SDF #PYD #YPJ #YPG #HTS #Rojava #Kurdistan #Revolution #DefendRojava #Anarchy #Anarchism #Comrades #Internationalism #AbdullahOcalan #Öcalan #PKK #WomenLifeFreedom #TekosinaAnarsist

#introduction

Hi there, I’m Maddy.

I’m an American/German creator based in southern France. I’ve been over on Youtube for the past year, but hope contributing with content over here will help introduce more people to the #Fediverse and a different kind of social media experience.

I talk about:
#DumbPhone
#DigitalMinimalism
#BoardGames
#CD
#Thrifting
#Analog
#LowTech
#Books
#Library
#Hobbies

📞💿📚🎲

Big thanks to @andypiper and @_elena for introducing me to this world.

https://soatok.blog/2026/02/17/cryptographic-issues-in-matrixs-rust-library-vodozemac/

#Matrix #infosec #vulnerabiltiy #cryptography #privacy

Godot Engine suffering from lots of "AI slop" code submissions https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/godot-engine-suffering-from-lots-of-ai-slop-code-submissions/

#Godot #AI #AIGen #OpenSource