Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

So you want an example of why copyright doesn't do shit for real-life artists who aren't already fucking rich?

One of my friends got their music sampled by Timbaland. Those of you who know anything about Timbaland are probably saying "oh for fuck's sake" right about now. For those who know nothing: he does this shit A LOT.

The resulting song got used in a big musician's album. I don't wanna doxx them and they want to be private, and disclosing what would expose them. So, suffice it to say: it was a successful album.

Anyway, she sued.

They settled for $12,000. Which the IRS wanted money afterwards. They took home about $7.5k or so.

They used this money to buy a used car.

Meanwhile: he made millions off the song upfront for his work.

That wasn't punishment or a deterrent, that was an accounting rounding error.

Timbaland still routinely does this, by the way, and most artists actually don't even bother fighting back, they put him on blast on social media and then nothing happens, because that's about all they can do.

That's how copyright works in the real world.

I wrote this article nearly two years ago but it’s just as relevant today.

I wish every healthcare worker would read it and realize patients deserve protection.

They deserve to be safe in the place they go to get care.

They deserve to feel valued and like their doctor understands the science.

They deserve masks in healthcare: https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers

“People who have no reverence will destroy a mountain to get the coal out of it or destroy a field to get a crop out of it. They’ll make extravagant assumptions about their own competence and intelligence, and they’ll make extravagant mistakes." -- Wendell Berry.

Blog post: https://dangillmor.com/2026/09/01/wendell-berry-r-i-p/

The monthly #PureOS development report for July is available:

https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-development-report-july-2026/

It describes forking, carrying on and coming together again of PureOS and #Debian.

The upcoming PureOS release, #Dawn, will be based on Debian #Trixie.

PureOS is the operating system for @purism devices, like the #Librem5 #Linux #phone. It is fine tuned for #Purism hardware.

You can support #MobileLinux by a buying Purism devices or optionally paying for a PureOS subscription.

#OpenSource #Librem16 #FOSS

No, we're not renaming it. All map data in Organic Maps comes from the OpenStreetMap project.

status.codeberg.org & status.codeberg.eu got their new certificates! We also identified the cause and it should not happen in the future anymore.

How can workers that want to reject and refuse degenerative technologies ("AI") stand in solidarity with each other and start organizing? How can we resist "AI" inevitability narratives in the workplace?

Many of us are increasingly required to use AI tools – often presented as "the only option" without any alternative; and no-one is informing us about our right to resist, object, and refuse. In many workplaces, expressing AI-critical sentiments has become a no-go, leaving workers silenced and with even less options to build networks of solidarity.

If you feel alone, alienated and silenced, don't despair!

Join us for this discussion panel about organizing towards AI Abolition in the workplace.

Time: Tuesday, September 15th, 16.30-18.00
Place: Copenhagen, CSS, Auditorium 35.01.44, Gammeltoftsgade 15

#AI #ResistAI #AbolishAI #Union #Organizing #LaborOrganizing #Climate #GenerativeAI

Palantir executives donated more money to Democrats than Republicans: about $880,000 to 67 Democratic members of Congress and $420,000 to 48 Republicans.

Find out who took money from companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation agenda.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/immigration-customs-enforcement-ice-palantir-congress-donations

Codeberg.org was offline for a few minutes. We did a Ceph upgrade and noticed that it upgraded MDS services with disregard to keeping one MDS active. This meant our filesystem was unavailable due to no MDS being active and 'rejoining' takes a few minutes.

P.S. we are aware that status.codeberg.org has it's certificate expired and we are working on that.

“Immigrant women have always been the most vulnerable people in the prison system because there is no accountability for the guards.”

Khawla Nakua investigates how strip searches are normalized as security and used as tools of abuse.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/investigation-prison-abolition-invasive-humiliating-routine-violence-incarceration-women-strip-searches

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Stop Gen Al: Open House Action Planning

Saturday, September 12th, 2026

UTC: 5pm

Pacific (Americas): 10am

Central: Noon

Eastern: 1pm

BST (British): 6pm

CEST (Europe): 7pm

CST (China): 1am Sunday

AEST (Australia): 3am Sunday

Meeting will take place via Zoom, free-of-charge, and open to all*. All Al features in Zoom will be turned OFF, and any attendees caught using Gen Al will be removed from the meeting.

Feel free to speak up, and let your voice be heard. Or stay quiet and lurk. Its up to you.

We need your help to plan: coordinating with datacentre protesters, fundraising activities to help humans who have lost their income, future media appearances, help for people to overcome chatbot addiction, help for parents to protect their kids from slop at school, and how to plan for survival once the bubble’s burst.

Attendees may be removed for bigotry, pro torment nexus views, harassment, Al use, or being bots, at host’s discretion.

https://stopgenai.com/open

You’re allowed to use a pseudonym/fake name. On scheduling page, click forward to September 12th.

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Find these zines and more at my table at the Berlin Punk Rock Market this Sunday! 💥

Thanks a lot to @The_Counterforce ✌️👌

#punk #berlinpunkrockmarket

Lol, after having two weeks off on leave, I've just realised that every technological development over the past few years has pretty much entirely killed my enthusiasm for technology.

I just don't give a shit about any of it any more haha

Well, this is about as comprehensive of a list that anyone's going to get!

https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware

I forgot to share the review I contributed to the Counterforce! 📚

HERE : https://the-counterforce.org/jeff-miller-temporary-palaces/

Social Security was designed to replace about 40% of a worker's income — not to be a full retirement plan. As pension access has declined for decades, one study finds universal retirement access could cut elder poverty more than 25% by 2045. https://inthesetimes.com/article/big-idea-universal-retirement-access-pensions

Given Debian's recent vote to allow slop in their OS, I think we should have a second vote on whether or not to redirect the 500 GBP that we were going to donate to them somewhere else. I don't think they would have been a winner of our largesse if the votes were held today. #SocialCoopGovernance

Will Lawrence says opposition to data centers comes down to a basic question: Who decides the future of a community—its residents or Silicon Valley and Wall Street?

Rebecca Burns speaks with the insurgent candidate taking on the GOP in Michigan

https://inthesetimes.com/article/meet-will-lawrence-the-tenant-organizer-running-for-congress-in-a-deep-purple-district

Not only were reporters from major national outlets inexplicably denied access to the G20 summit, so were local news outlets from the host city of Asheville, NC, a venue supposedly selected to showcase the region's recovery from Tropical Storm Helene.

https://avlwatchdog.org/watchdog-other-selected-media-denied-access-to-cover-g20-finance-summit-in-asheville/