Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

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The Broken U.S. Press Sits Down For Cocktails And Giggles With Fascists - https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/22/the-broken-u-s-press-sits-down-for-cocktails-and-giggles-with-fascists/

https://theclassworkproject.com/lumpen-18-call-out/

Are you a working-class queer tired of getting fucked over by capitalism, the hetero-patriarchy, and its pink-washed variants? Lumpen journal has put out a call for articles for their upcoming issue: Queer Liberation is Class Struggle! Deadline for submissions is May 7th.

A snapshot of the #ElectricityGeneration mix right now in #GreatBritain. There’s a fair bit of #Wind nationally which is producing about a third and a little more is being produced by #SolarEnergy. #FossilFuels, or #Gas, is only being required to provide an almost negligible amount, although that will have to pick up a bit at night.

https://grid.iamkate.com/

#Environment #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #UK

🔴 Brand new comic now up on Boing Boing
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts enters...
THE SHADOW DOCKET!!
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https://boingboing.net/2026/04/22/tom-the-dancing-bug-the-secret-origin-of-justice-robertss-shadow-docket.html

I saw this in a café (Le Boxx in Malmö - their coffee is outstanding!) and I can't find a logical flaw in the argument.

"Capitalism will never eliminate homelessness because the threat of homelessness motivates low wages"

*wearily reaches up and resets the sign*

It has been [0] days since I have been unable to learn critical information about a local business because it was posted exclusively to Instagram, and in particular behind a login gate.

#Oil price crisis could last months or years, EU's energy commissioner warns - https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/22/ukraine-eu-90bn-loan-russia-war-hungary-zelenskyy-putin-magyar-orban-europe-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69e89f6e8f08979e8e011af3#block-69e89f6e8f08979e8e011af3 and all caused by #trump's blundering incompetence - for zero gains

@tommorris There have been hints that the US President is watching mistranslated, auto-dubbed interviews with other heads of state and it having consequences.

There's a reason why interpretation is a job with educational requirements.

Make a fortune with AI!
#webcomics #comics

#Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/israel-death-penalty-law-rights-body-council-of-europe "Not using capital punishment ‘really a requirement’ for Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, says president"

#Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its #AI models - https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/21/meta-will-record-employees-keystrokes-and-use-it-to-train-its-ai-models/ and definitely not to monitor people's working

Anyone in Berlin knows a good family lawyer?
A friend is looking and it's urgent. English speaking and familiar with international law would be great!

The arguments behind every landmark Supreme Court ruling have never been freely available to the public… until now.

Thanks to a gift from the Wolf Law Library at William & Mary Law School, more than 125,000 #SCOTUS records & briefs are now freely freely available on the Internet Archive, spanning 1830 through 2019. The arguments that shaped America, including Brown v. Board of Education. Loving v. Virginia.

Read the full announcement ⤵️
https://blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u-s-supreme-court-records-and-briefs-the-arguments-that-shaped-america-now-freely-available/

#DemocracysLibrary

Open-source software is in existential danger -- and the ramifications of that are grim for everyone but the opportunists who'll make a few bucks from its demise.

https://www.404media.co/this-ai-tool-rips-off-open-source-software-without-violating-copyright/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter

Next week in Rijeka!!! Can’t wait to walk up all those stairs again to witness the PARAF PUNK graffiti - which might be the only punk graffiti that is declared a protected monument by a mayor??