Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

AI data centers could raise electric rates in Northern Virginia by 25% by 2030. Nationwide, data centers are already helping push power bills up faster than the cost of living.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/artificial-intelligence-ai-data-centers-climate-change

This is very random but please boost: Can someone in Bodø lend me a handle to change the direction of opening the window? Where I am staying the window only tilts a bit, it is way too hot and I need fresh air. The receptionist told me that they are not allowed to give me the handle despite there being no children and no drunk people in the room. I already travel with a Swiss Army knife to unscrew some types of window limiters (yes I do screw them back in before leaving) but do not have the thing used here (a square prism rod perhaps 6mm wide).

#bodø #norway #travel #window #lock #windowLimiter

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Every day of the war with Iran is Groundhog Day.

Put $25 a month behind independent, worker-centered journalism, and we’ll send the first 10 new or upgrading sustainers a signed copy of Hamilton Nolan’s The Hammer.

You’ll also receive In These Times in print for as long as you sustain. The offer runs through August 7—or until all 10 copies are claimed.

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AIPAC and affiliated groups have spent nearly $30 million supporting Haley Stevens—their largest investment ever in a single race.

Danny Postel reports that her campaign has outspent Abdul El-Sayed’s 12 to 1.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/abdul-el-sayed-haley-stevens-michigan-senate-primary-democratic-party

Yegge’s only intellectual asset was a complete disregard for NDAs while working for secretive organisations and even then he arguably misinterpreted much of what he saw. Taking him seriously was always a mistake. (And, yeah, that was a mistake I definitely committed myself at one point.)

Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia

It's been a year & people tell me they've changed their mind, feel safer now to sign, etc. So I'm sharing it again for them. We're almost at 2k & anybody from anywhere can add their names.

https://openletter.earth/open-letter-stop-the-uncritical-adoption-of-ai-technologies-in-academia-b65bba1e?limit=0

“Attacks on LGBTI people are the warning sign of a wider backlash against democracy - Commissioner for Human Rights”

https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/attacks-on-lgbti-people-are-the-warning-sign-of-a-wider-backlash-against-democracy

Politico has become right-wing mouthpiece, and nowhere is that clearer than its crusade to make much more of New Jersey's voter registration goof's than it remotely deserves. Pathetic, but that's Politico under right-wing ownership. https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/legacy-medias-embarrassing-feeding-frenzy-on-new-jersey-voter-registration-error/?utm_campaign=13200977-Free%20Newsletter%20Emails&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=430946188&utm_content=430946188&utm_source=hs_email

On Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee will vote on four bills that would expand age verification, increase online surveillance, and make it harder to access lawful speech online. Take one minute to tell your senators to vote NO. https://www.acteff.org/campaign/167270/

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Markwayne
Markwayne, Markwayne

They're beggin you to not expose the scammmm 🎶

https://newrepublic.com/article/213884/maga-erupts-trump-mullin-immigration

This week, the Senate Commerce Committee is considering a package of internet bills that would expand age verification and restrict online speech. The Youth AI Privacy Act is no exception. Congress should reject it. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/youth-ai-privacy-acts-privacy-paradox

Parents should decide the right level of tech oversight for their family. Congress shouldn’t mandate one model for everyone. But that’s the model of the CHATBOT Act. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/chatbot-act-forces-one-parenting-model-every-family

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (31/2026): Reported Progress

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-31-2026/

#Phosh #Sxmo #SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #Librem5 #PureOS #Jolla2 #PlasmaMobile #GNOME #MechaComet #LinuxMobile

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