theo @theo@librem.one

"Inflation hawks warn us of the wage price spiral, which is when inflation goes up and powerful workers bargain for higher wages, which drives up costs, and thus prices, and thus wages. This is the fairy-tale version of what happened in the 1970s and it's entirely true except for the fact that it was OPEC's embargo driving up oil prices that caused inflation, a fact that makes it entirely false, but oh well."

From @pluralistic:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/14/medieval-bloodletters/#its-the-stupid-economy

Julian Assange extradition hearing underway in UK this week. If successfully prosecuted in the US for espionage, he faces up to 175 yrs jail. The case has grave implications for journalism/press freedom worldwide. Great video explainer on what's at stake:

MEAA: #MEAAmedia members can join @khrafnsson and @Scottludlam this Thursday night for a special Zoom briefing about the #Assangecase. Register here:
https://www.meaa.org/events/the-case-against-julian-assange/ https://twitter.com/sunanda..

4 days to go. On Monday Julian will see his lawyers for the first time in 6 months, at the start of his 4-week hearing. He won't have read the case in full because late US submissions won't reach the prison before the hearing starts.

Read my latest update and help us reach £100k

Stella Moris: Today I'm launching a crowdjustice campaign to free Julian.

Our children need their father back. Please help me make that happen.

#SaveJulian
#FreeAssange

https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/juliana..

If I were to create an advertisement for #RSS, it would be like this:

"Do not let GAFAM curate the web for you. Curate it yourself. Use RSS feeds."

Feel free to steal this. 😉

"Arguing that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say."
— Edward Snowden

Similarly, the argument that you don't care about software freedom because you don't know coding can be considered as same. It's like arguing that you don't care about the food you eat because you don't know cooking!

#FreeSoftware #SoftwareFreedom

Disturbing reports that Google Play is threatening to kick out Mastodon apps. See:

https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/104763960269049818

https://toot.fedilab.app/@fedilab/104765191594914330

App stores have a track record of acting capriciously & are also easy targets for gov't censors (including Trump). This is why alternatives like @fdroidorg are so important for user freedom.

If unfamiliar: F-Droid is a free & open source app you can use to install other Android apps, with focus on free & open source software. Get it here:

https://f-droid.org/

To celebrate smashing 74 bugs last year with the Bug Smash Fund, we are running a special offer:

This week only (August 17-21), everyone who donates exactly $74 (must be $74!) will receive two mystery t-shirts + a pack of stickers from Tor.

https://donate.torproject.org/

Julians partner @stellamoris1 launches crowdjustice appeal to help meet legal costs in London Magistrates hearings. "It is a matter of David against Goliath". If convicted, Julian faces a sentence of 175 years. #FreeAssange #FreePress

https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/julianassange/ https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/1296370413812027392 #Wikileaks #Assange #London

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Students shouldn't be forced to use Zoom, Skype, and other nasty proprietary software to access an education. Support their #UserFreedom: sign our petition! https://u.fsf.org/34d

The Massive Privacy Loopholes in School Laptops

https://puri.sm/posts/the-massive-privacy-loopholes-in-school-laptops/

"If you are a parent who cares about #privacy ...you can also invest in Purism products and have peace of mind that your child's data is protected while they access school services on the web..."

Original article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/10/laptop-buyers-guide-distance-learning/

#freedom #security