Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

An appeals court just denied President Joe Biden’s attempt to block the release of his interviews with his ghostwriter.

This ruling is a victory for transparency — and establishes a powerful precedent.

If Biden’s interviews must be released in the public interest, that same standard must apply to Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump.

You cannot have one standard of secrecy for your political allies and another for your opponents.

Our friends at The Border Chronicle have launched Wall Watch, an interactive map documenting the growing infrastructure at the US-Mexico border, featuring surveillance data compiled by EFF. https://wallwatch.theborderchronicle.com

FL Attorney General James Uthmeier has been accused of corruption, including by a member of his own party.

Maybe he should open his books, instead of attacking the New York Times over its reporting.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/10/florida-new-york-times-shareholder-01031142

A federal judge just killed DOE’s blanket “still interested” FOIA policy.

It’s diabolical for an agency to ignore FOIA requests for years, then close them if the requesters don't remind the agency that they still want the records.

Government delay shouldn’t be allowed to be transformed into a weapon against transparency.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/08/judge-throws-out-does-blanket-still-interested-foia-policy/

As Michigan moves toward the general election, Branko Marcetic says to expect two things: predictions of doom for the Left and enormous spending from AIPAC and other big-money groups to try to make those predictions come true.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/abdul-el-sayed-donovan-mckinney-michigan-bernie-sanders-left-aipac

FEMA obligated $11.1 billion to completely overhaul Puerto Rico’s electrical grid. Less than 25% has been distributed.

Coenia Sanchez reports on how federal restrictions have stalled the rebuilding of infrastructure people depend on to survive.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/puerto-rico-water-crisis-trump-congress

I work in #infosec and consider myself pretty well educated on what’s happening with #AI.

But I’m about 33% of the way through @emilymbender and Alex Hanna’s book, “The AI Con”, and I’ve really learned a lot more.

If you’re skeptical or curious about AI, this is a must-read. I’m recommending it to everyone I know.

#books #bookstodon #reading #AI #technology #nonfiction