Roy Schestowitz

• [Meme] #EPC 50th Anniversary Whitewash in Preparation... • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/whitewash-epo-50/ ䷉ #Techrights #epo #europe #patents | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/04/whitewash-epo-50/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 00:20:03

• The EPO’s Overseer/Overseen #Collusion — Part XXXXI: Public Service or Self-Service? • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/epo-self-service/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #Europe #Corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/04/epo-self-service/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 00:52:29

• Gammath SPOT version 1.9 (beta) released on 4 February 2022, but the project needs to #deletegithub https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gammath_SPOT #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware #fsf    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:01:37

• #clowncomputing means #security breach. No journalist should use such systems. https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/04/news_corp_china_compromised/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:02:50

• #Zenwalk #GNU #Linux 15.0-220204 is out. Good to see #distrowatch too emphasising GNU (Ladislav)    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:05:35

• System76 refreshes Kudu Linux laptop with Ryzen 7 CPU and up to 64GB RAM http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/160960#comment-32742   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:08:09

• Reminds me of the #penguin clickbait of late https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/49106/20220129/new-study-reveals-octopuses-extraterrestrial-organisms-space.htm    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:10:02

• "Yet another update as things keep accelerating. Steam Deck Verified and Playable games just reached a total of 251 titles during our last refresh." #kde #archlinus #gnu #linux https://boilingsteam.com/steam-deck-verified-and-playable-games-cross-the-250-titles-mark/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:11:49

• "After borking my #ChimeraOS install (by running sudo frzr-unlock to unlock the immutable file system, then sudo pacman -Syu to upgrade the packages. Pretty dumb of me to do that), I went on to try Arch." https://boilingsteam.com/gpd-win-3-the-tide-me-over-for-the-steam-deck/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:14:34

• Wow. Some site still push this 2-WEEK-OLD "news" https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/all-linux-distributions-affected-by-12-year-old-pwnkit-local-privilege-escalation-bug-allowing-an-attacker-to-execute-commands-as-root/ see http://techrights.org/2022/01/13/microsoft-connected-fud-pr/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:18:27

• 3D Printed Radiation Shields Get Put To The Test | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/02/04/3d-printed-radiation-shields-get-put-to-the-test/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/05/#latest    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:20:22

• #Apple , #Broadcom undo $1bn Wi-Fi #patent payout to #Caltech - #ElReg ⚓ https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/04/apple_broadcom_caltech/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:22:08

• "You may have noticed additional Stage 3 links marked with "desktop profile" on the #Gentoo downloads page recently. So what's this about?" #gnu #linux https://dilfridge.blogspot.com/2022/02/gentoo-desktop-stage-3-downloads.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:29:19

• #Debian on an x86_64 tablet • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161115 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:39:42

• #GeckoLinux Pantheon | Review from an #openSUSE User • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161116 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:40:51

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161117 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:41:06

• #Games: Dying Light 2 Stay Human, #SteamDeck , and More • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161118 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:42:21

• Cellular IoT gateways come in industrial, security, and transport flavors ⚓ https://linuxgizmos.com/cellular-iot-gateways-come-in-industrial-security-and-transport-flavors/ ䷉ #LinuxGizmos #Hardware #Devices #GNU #Linux    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:44:51

• Why Rubber is Such a Problem for Retro Computing Enthusiasts ⚓ https://tedium.co/2022/02/04/rubber-decay-retro-computers-history/ ䷉ #tedium | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/05/#latest    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:46:56

• The #EPO is slowly gearing up to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the #EPC in October 1973 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/whitewash-epo-50/ ䷉ #Techrights #Europe #Corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/04/whitewash-epo-50/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:49:03

• Benoît Battistelli‘s #EPO #corruption (persisting under the current administration of his friend, #AntónioCampinos ) is under investigation again; we consider how an institution meant to be run by public servants became self-serving money machine • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/epo-self-service/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/04/epo-self-service/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:51:02

• xkcd: Sea Chase ⚓ https://xkcd.com/2577/ ䷉ #xkcd    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:55:27

• #QubesOS 4.1.0 has been released! • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161119 #JoannaRutkowska has left. I wonder why...    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:55:55

• "combat hair discrimination in our community." https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/02/05/next-400-northeast-ohio-cosmetologist-awarded-grant-combat-hair-discrimination/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 01:56:32

• "I've said for ages that I wanted to play SuperTux the platformer not #SuperTux Kart the racer and that's finally happening today, I have no idea how long the game is but I know it's been in development for year." https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OLewR5KLwJo    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 02:04:24

• Dirk Eddelbuettel: corels 0.0.4 on CRAN: M1 Update http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com/blog/2022/02/04#corels_0.0.4 #cran #Rcpp    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 02:05:38

• " #pupX is a GUI to set various properties of the X server. It is to be found in the "Desktop" menu category. One popular use is to set mouse acceleration; however, that is broken." https://bkhome.org/news/202202/pupx-fixed.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 02:09:16

• #Techrights Bulletin for Friday, February 04, 2022 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:44:58

• #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:45:07

• "they aren't big fans of documenting the code at MICROS~1 (just like Dehomag)" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-040222.html#tFeb%2004%2014:30:08 #ibm #microsoft   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:52:01

• Beyond Mankind: The Awakening Old School Action RPG Is Out Now on Linux • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161120 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:52:31

• #Meet Una, a Full-Featured MPR (AUR Fork) Helper for Debian and Ubuntu-Based Distros • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161121 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:52:45

• 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 #IRC Proceedings: Friday, February 04, 2022 • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/irc-log-040222/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/irc-log-040222/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:53:46

• Over the next couple of weeks #techrights will cover the #corruption of the #epo on a daily basis    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 07:59:29

• This week in KDE: Discover redesign has begun • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161122 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 08:55:58

• Cellular IoT gateways come in industrial, security, and transport flavors • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161123 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 08:56:30

• Best #FreeSW Alternatives to SAS/GRAPH • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161124 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 08:57:50

• #Google #Android Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161125 #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 08:58:09

• ● NEWS ● #ComputerWorld #Programming ☞ Beginner's guide to R: Syntax quirks you'll want to know https://www.computerworld.com/article/2497319/business-intelligence-beginner-s-guide-to-r-syntax-quirks-you-ll-want-to-know.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:04:13

• ● NEWS ● #ABC #Health ☞ Mom sues #socialcontrolmedia giants for allegedly driving her 11-year-old daughter to suicide https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mom-sues-social-media-giants-allegedly-driving-11/story?id=82652830    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:05:05

• ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #ProprietarySoftware ☞ A Change by #Apple Is Tormenting #Internet Companies, Especially Meta https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/technology/apple-privacy-changes-meta.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:05:46

• ● NEWS ● #NBC #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Facebook is staring down a 'perfect storm' of challenges that will define its future https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/facebook-stalling-growth-says-social-media-users-freedom-choice-rcna14803    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:09:37

• ● NEWS ● #Axios #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Facebook users drop, while metaverse runs up a tab https://www.axios.com/facebook-users-drop-metaverse-costs-earnings-4c6dfe38-9e59-4c74-9fd9-34bb5400dae7.html "the Facebook social network is now a legacy product for Meta"    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:09:46

• ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ 6 Reasons Meta Is in Trouble https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/03/technology/facebook-meta-challenges.html "stock plummeted 26 percent and its market value plunged by more than $230 billion." < ---- FAKE ECONOMY!! BUBBLE!    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:09:59

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews #Africa ☞ Coups in Africa https://projects.voanews.com/african-coups/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:15:10

• ● NEWS ● #MexicoNewsDaily #mx ☞ Jalisco #cartel adopts Islamic militants’ tactics in its battle in #Michoacán https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/jalisco-cartel-islamic-militants-tactics-michoacan/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:15:23

• ● NEWS ● #ABC #GOPKKK ☞ Pence, defending his actions on Jan. 6, rebukes #Trump as 'wrong' https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pence-defending-actions-jan-rebukes-trump-wrong/story?id=82679131    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:15:43

• ● NEWS ● #TimesHigherEducation #Transparency ☞ Library sorry as student #Twitter saga turns out to be tall tale https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/library-sorry-student-twitter-saga-turns-out-be-tall-tale    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:17:05

• ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #Energy ☞ Why Is #MattDamon Shilling for [Cryptocurrency]? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/magazine/matt-damon-crypto.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:17:17

• ● NEWS ● #NPR #Wildlife ☞ A butterfly conservatory is shutting down due to right-wing harassment https://text.npr.org/1077692533    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:17:39

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Politics ☞ The cost of ripping and replacing Chinese cellular equipment has ballooned by billions https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/4/22918611/rip-and-replace-hauwei-zte-fcc-cell-network-securty    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:19:57

• ● NEWS ● #Variety #Politics ☞ Church of #Scientology Seeks to Undo ‘Sweeping’ Ruling in Danny Masterson Case https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/scientology-danny-masterson-sweeping-ruling-1235172535/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:20:07

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews #Politics ☞ Chinese Dissident Ai Voices Criticism as Winter Games Open https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-dissident-ai-voices-criticism-as-winter-games-open-/6427807.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:20:18

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes ☞ Empty chair for Twitter, which skips #EU #hatespeech meeting, citing #COVID19 https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/social-media/empty-chair-for-twitter-which-skips-eu-hate-speech-meeting-citing-covid/89359596    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:20:28

• ● NEWS ● #ITWire #Politics ☞ #Facebook faked its market value, as it was just a bubble https://itwire.com/listed-tech/facebook-parent-meta-loses-$332-billion-in-one-day.html same is true for #microsoft and #apple ... they're just lying to buy time    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:21:06

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Disinformation #Misinformation ☞ Episodes of Joe Rogan’s show are disappearing from #Spotify https://www.theverge.com/22918697/joe-rogan-experience-podcast-episodes-disappear-controversy    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:23:43

• ● NEWS ● #RTL #Disinformation #Misinformation ☞ #Spotify boss defends #JoeRogan deal as stock plunges https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1857593.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:24:07

• ● NEWS ● #Variety #Disinformation #Misinformation ☞ About 19% of #Spotify Users Say They’ve Canceled or Plan to Cancel Over #JoeRogan Controversy, Poll Finds. But Will That Exodus Really Happen? https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/spotify-canceled-delete-joe-rogan-controversy-1235172529/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:24:19

• ● NEWS ● #RollingStone #Disinformation #Misinformation ☞ Why Did These ‘ #JoeRogan Experience’ Episodes Get Yanked From #Spotify ? https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/spotify-removes-joe-rogan-experience-podcast-episodes-1295727/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:24:45

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ U.S. Seeks 5-Year Prison Sentence for #Nintendo 'Hacker' #GaryBowser https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-seeks-5-year-prison-sentence-for-nintendo-hacker-gary-bowser-220204/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:33:23

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ European Football Leagues Slam "Notice-and-Stay-Up" Provision in #DSA https://torrentfreak.com/european-football-leagues-slam-notice-and-stay-up-provision-in-dsa-220204/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:33:33

• #adblock https://odysee.com/@DistroTube:2/is-adblock-piracy-is-adblock-illegal:5    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:35:01

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Tlaib ☞ New Tlaib, Jones Measure Could Slash US Child Poverty by Two-Thirds: Analysis https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/03/new-tlaib-jones-measure-could-slash-us-child-poverty-two-thirds-analysis    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:35:35

• ● NEWS ● #Variety #Censorship ☞ ‘TikTok, Boom.’ Review: A Documentary Looks at How #TikTok Is Changing the World https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/tiktok-boom-review-sundance-film-festival-1235172380/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:38:51

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill #Censorship ☞ America is free, but #China has begun censoring our films https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/592602-america-is-free-but-china-has-begun-censoring-our-films    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:39:02

• ● NEWS ● #TeenVogue ☞ Congressional Workers Union Announce Union Drive, With Speaker Pelosi's Blessing https://www.teenvogue.com/story/congressional-workers-union-dear-white-staffers    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:39:47

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Remembering the winter of protests Ten years ago, a real political struggle played out on the streets of Moscow. Here’s what it looked like. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/05/remembering-the-winter-of-protests    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:43:04

• ● NEWS ● #ProPublica #Afghanistan ☞ Suicide Bomber Who Killed U.S. Troops and Afghans “Likely” Used Unguarded Route to #Kabul Airport Gate https://www.propublica.org/article/suicide-bomber-who-killed-us-troops-and-afghans-likely-used-unguarded-route-to-kabul-airport-gate    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:43:45

• ● NEWS ● #EFF #FCC ☞ Senate Commerce Committee is Letting Big Telecom Hamstring the FCC https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/senate-commerce-committee-letting-industry-hamstring-fcc    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:44:16

• ● NEWS ● #EFF #Monopoly ☞ @EFF to Appeals: Apple’s Monopoly Doesn’t Make Users Safer https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/eff-appeals-apples-monopoly-doesnt-make-users-safer    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:58:50

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ GulagTube blocks channels belonging to the #Donetsk and #Luhansk ‘people’s republics’ https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/04/youtube-blocks-channels-belonging-to-the-donetsk-and-luhansk-people-s-republics political meddling by Gulag    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 09:59:23

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow ☞ “Love & the Constitution”: Rep. Jamie Raskin on Son’s Death, Trump’s Coup Plot & Protecting the Vote https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/4/love_the_constitution_documentary_insurrection    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:08:20

• "Cliché as it may be to say a picture is worth a thousand words, there’s no denying that even the most skillful and vivid deployment of the written word can benefit from a thoughtful visual presentation." https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-propublicas-article-layout-framework    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:09:00

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Russia ☞ 'I Remember WMDs in #Iraq ': Reporter Calls Out US Official on Russian Intel Claims https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/i-remember-wmds-iraq-reporter-calls-out-us-official-russian-intel-claims    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:09:49

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Energy ☞ Groups Give #donaldBiden 10 Executive Actions to Put 'People Over Fossil Fuels' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/groups-give-biden-10-executive-actions-put-people-over-fossil-fuels    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:10:08

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #patent #patents #monopolies ☞ 'Major Breakthrough': South African Scientists Replicate #Moderna Vaccine https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/major-breakthrough-south-african-scientists-replicate-moderna-vaccine    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:10:35

• ● NEWS ● #TheRevelator ☞ Protect This Place: The Fragile and Enchanting Costa dos Corais https://therevelator.org/protect-this-place-costa-dos-corais/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:11:05

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #Nintendo Hates You: More #DMCA Takedowns Of #gulagTube Videos Of Game Music Despite No Legit Alternative https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220201/09563748398/nintendo-hates-you-more-dmca-takedowns-youtube-videos-game-music-despite-no-legit-alternative.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:11:36

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Israel ☞ Can Israel Stop the World from Saying ‘Apartheid’? Concealing the Suffering in #Palestine https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/can-israel-stop-the-world-from-saying-apartheid-concealing-the-suffering-in-palestine/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:12:03

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #police ☞ Small #Alabama Town's Overzealous Traffic Cops Also Monitored #Internet Traffic To Threaten Critics Of The Corrupt PD https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220129/17005048379/small-alabama-towns-overzealous-traffic-cops-also-monitored-internet-traffic-to-threaten-critics-corrupt-pd.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:12:25

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ The sidestepping spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s comment on ‘blood feuds’ shows that he needs to take another look at Russia’s Criminal Code https://meduza.io/en/feature/2022/02/04/the-sidestepping-spokesman    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:12:49

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #DonaldBiden ☞ Must Try Harder: Grading President Biden’s First Year https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-report-card/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:17:08

• "A decade later, we started a new campaign on CounterPunch to have people boycott the NYT until they fired their Pulitzer Prize winning fiction writers (sorry, reporters) Judith Miller" https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/roaming-charges-42/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:18:24

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Political #Corruption Sweepstakes: Casino #Capitalism on Capitol Hill https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/political-corruption-sweepstakes-casino-capitalism-on-capitol-hill/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:19:18

• "Now, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is requesting a guarantee that Ukraine will not join NATO.  The US should agree." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/give-putin-what-he-wants/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:19:39

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #russia #china ☞ The Russians Are Coming: Are #Beijing and #Moscow at the Cusp of a Formal Alliance? https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/the-russians-are-coming-are-beijing-and-moscow-at-the-cusp-of-a-formal-alliance/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:20:11

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #energy ☞ Federal Court Deals Blow to 'Noxious Fracked Gas' Mountain Valley Pipeline https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/03/federal-court-deals-blow-noxious-fracked-gas-mountain-valley-pipeline    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:20:38

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Censorship ☞ How The #EARNIT Act Is Significantly More Dangerous Than #FOSTA https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220203/18143448411/how-earn-it-act-is-significantly-more-dangerous-than-fosta.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:21:12

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #GilvaSunner #gulagTube Channel Shuts Down Due To Copyright Strikes From Nintendo; Pokemon Releases Music https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220204/08354048414/gilvasunner-youtube-channel-shuts-down-due-to-copyright-strikes-nintendo-pokemon-releases-music.shtml see http://techrights.org/2021/04/30/galleries-self-hosted-videos/ and http://techrights.org/2021/02/24/self-hosting-videos-with-html5/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:22:10

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ #NYPD Was Supposed To Replace Hundreds Of Cops Working Administrative Jobs With Civilians. It Never Did. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220123/11070048339/nypd-was-supposed-to-replace-hundreds-cops-working-administrative-jobs-with-civilians-it-never-did.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:23:35

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The “American Experiment” is a Savage Nightmare https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/the-american-experiment-is-a-savage-nightmare/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:23:47

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Forestry #Nature #Wildlife ☞ Warriors for Whitebark Pine: Fighting for an Imperiled Forest https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/warriors-for-whitebark-pine-fighting-for-an-imperiled-forest/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:41:01

• "The bourgeois, anti-fascist Thomas Mann is worth reading or rereading today." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/thomas-manns-sexual-politics-revisited/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:41:39

• iophk: many more "news" citing "tweets" in place of official, unfiltered channels of communication    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:42:10

• Soon a million https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/900-000-dead-covid-deaths-are-surging-low-vaccination-states-n1288586    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 10:44:02

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ As Afghans Suffer, 44 Dems Join GOP to Block Assessment of US Sanctions https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/afghans-suffer-44-dems-join-gop-block-assessment-us-sanctions    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:17:38

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Alabama ☞ Failure to Pass Pro Act Makes #Amazon Union Vote in Alabama Even Harder, Says Sanders https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/failure-pass-pro-act-makes-amazon-union-vote-alabama-even-harder-says-sanders    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:18:46

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #war #militarism ☞ What a Waste! $778 Billion for the #Pentagon and Still Counting https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/what-a-waste-778-billion-for-the-pentagon-and-still-counting/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:21:43

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Politics ☞ A Practical Radical Politics https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/a-practical-radical-politics/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:22:21

• [Meme] #EPC Calling • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/meme-epc-calling/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #Europe #Corruption | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/meme-epc-calling/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:28:50

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Capitalism ☞ Exploitation and Platform Capitalism https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/233066/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:31:19

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Defiant #Pentagon Hides Poor Testing Results Behind Phony Firewall https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/defiant-pentagon-hides-poor-testing-results-behind-phony-firewall/ #covid19 kills lesss than the Pentagon    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:32:15

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #nz ☞ Special Privileges: Charlotte Bellis, Fortress #NewZealand and the #Taliban https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/special-privileges-charlotte-bellis-fortress-new-zealand-and-the-taliban/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:40:02

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt ☞ Tenth Circuit Tells College Administrator That Ordering A Student To Stop Talking About An Instructor Clearly Violates The First Amendment https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220130/12343548385/tenth-circuit-tells-college-administrator-that-ordering-student-to-stop-talking-about-instructor-clearly-violates-first.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:40:42

• Hopefully more people will #deletefacebook under "META" (fake name, PR, distraction from scandals) will reach its true market value: zero or less https://baronhk.wordpress.com/2022/02/05/facebook-bans-me-for-three-more-days-for-criticizing-the-minneapolis-police-departments-botched-no-knock-warrant/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:44:25

• "Congress is trying to overload anyone who supports an open internet with terrible bill after terrible bill. Last week, they brought out the "COMPETES Act" (renamed from Endless Frontiers which had already been renamed as "USICA" and then became COMPETES)" https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220204/14101348417/house-votes-competes-act-even-with-problems-almost-entirely-party-lines.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:45:36

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Putting Technology (and Billionaires) in Its Place https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/putting-technology-and-billionaires-in-its-place/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:48:54

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Privacy ☞ Effort Underway To Have #Chile Add Access To Knowledge, Digital Sovereignty, And Privacy To Chilean Constitution https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20220130/16372248388/effort-underway-to-have-chile-add-access-to-knowledge-digital-sovereignty-privacy-to-chilean-constitution.shtml    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 11:49:14

• Abandoning the #EPC in Order to Promote Corporations-Led #EPO With #KangarooCourts (UPC) is Simply Illegal • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/rendering-epo-illegal/ ䷉ #Techrights #UPC | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/rendering-epo-illegal/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:04:18

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Manchin ☞ Poor People's Campaign to Manchin: 'We Do Not Quit Until We Win' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/poor-peoples-campaign-manchin-we-do-not-quit-until-we-win    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:11:24

• ● NEWS ● #CourageFound #Assange ☞ ‘Censored’: Record-breaking artist Pak joins forces with Assange to make [scam] history https://couragefound.org/2022/02/censored-record-breaking-artist-pak-joins-forces-with-assange-to-make-nft-history/ don't endorse or legitimise scams, please...    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:12:30

• ● NEWS ● #FAIR ☞ Steven Rosenfeld on Arizona ‘Audit,’ Sohale Mortazavi on Cryptocurrency https://fair.org/home/steven-rosenfeld-on-arizona-audit-sohale-mortazavi-on-cryptocurrency/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:12:58

• ● NEWS ● #DeSmog #Energy ☞ Pipeline Safety Advocates Say Government ‘Has Failed’ the Public in the Wake of a Coastal #Louisiana #Oil Spill https://www.desmog.com/2022/02/04/diesel-spill-louisana-pollution-collins-pipeline-pbf-chalmette/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:13:41

• Today in #Techrights • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161126 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:14:04

• ● NEWS ● #DeSmog #Environment ☞ How the PR Industry Has Helped #BigOil Transform the Way We Think About the Environment https://www.desmog.com/2022/02/03/pr-big-oil-attitudes-aronczyk-bernays/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:14:36

• ● NEWS ● #PIA ☞ Gulag’s #Surveillance #Advertising Model under Attack on Both Sides of the Atlantic for Its Deep Privacy Problems https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/googles-surveillance-advertising-model-under-attack-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic-for-its-deep-privacy-problems/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:15:02

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Ethiopia ☞ Western Lies and False Narratives About Ethiopia https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/western-lies-and-false-narratives-about-ethiopia/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:15:41

• Plutocrats-owned #NYTimes , #WashingtonPost Driving US to War with #Russia Over #Ukraine https://www.mintpressnews.com/279612-2/279612/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:16:39

• Emily Chang: The Winter Olympics were my dream. Now watching them from my couch. ⚓ https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/winter-olympics-was-my-dream-i-m-glad-i-m-ncna1288582 ䷉ #nbcnews    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:17:42

• "the whole point of endless scrolling is to make you addicted" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-040222.html#tFeb%2004%2020:11:02    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:18:30

• #defectivebydesign #drm https://www.defectivebydesign.org/drm-free    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:18:49

• "The best part of having zero fucks to give about mainstream acceptance isn’t the non-existent fame/fortune/basic financial stability… it’s the zero fucks to give bit." https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/107733975412163412    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:19:38

• "We filed a case against @google/@YouTube in January 2019 with the Austrian DSB, they sent it to @DPCIreland as Google (unlawfully) "forum shopped" Ireland. " https://mastodon.social/@noybeu/107734666359336776 do #microsoft #epo next http://techrights.org/2021/03/22/epoleaks-report-march-2021-finale/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:20:21

• Plutocrats-owned media: we are publishing lies https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-04/statement-on-publishing-error    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:21:11

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Senator #Menendez Is Sabotaging Diplomacy and Escalating #Iran Warpath https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/04/senator-menendez-sabotaging-diplomacy-and-escalating-iran-warpath    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:23:16

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #HRW Report Reveals 'Huge Toll' of US Border Policy on 20,000+ Children https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/hrw-report-reveals-huge-toll-us-border-policy-20000-children    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:23:43

• There's growing realisation that the #EPC has long been abandoned, rendering the legitimacy of the EPO's present operations (or management style) dubious to say the least • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/meme-epc-calling/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #Europe | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/meme-epc-calling/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:25:18

• The #EPO has gone off the rails and nobody wants to stop that train, certainly not the member states (MSs) which enabled the abolition of the European #Patent Convention (EPC) • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/rendering-epo-illegal/ ䷉ #Techrights | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/rendering-epo-illegal/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:26:09

• #phoronix pushing #microsoft #wsl crap today... i.e. an ATTACK on #gnu #linux ... the site has lost its way completely http://techrights.org/2022/02/03/phoronix-went-too-far/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:32:41

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Palestine #Israel ☞ Opinion | Instead of Freeing Palestinian Prisoners, New Scheme Aims at Punishing Their Families https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/04/instead-freeing-palestinian-prisoners-new-scheme-aims-punishing-their-families    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:33:27

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Afghanistan ☞ Opinion | US Sanctions on Afghanistan Could Be Deadlier Than 20 Years of War https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/04/us-sanctions-afghanistan-could-be-deadlier-20-years-war    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:34:04

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | After Six #Amazon Employees Were Killed, Workers Are Demanding Safer Working Conditions https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/04/after-six-amazon-employees-were-killed-workers-are-demanding-safer-working    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:48:00

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden ☞ 'Unnecessary and Irresponsible': Biden Slammed for Continuation of Trump-Era Deportation Policy https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/unnecessary-and-irresponsible-biden-slammed-continuation-trump-era-deportation    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:48:35

• ● NEWS ● #RobertReich ☞ The Fed is About to Shaft American Workers – For No Good Reason https://robertreich.org/post/675282257789992960    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:49:04

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Close the Bases, Reduce US Wars Abroad https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/close-the-bases-reduce-us-wars-abroad/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:50:51

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #GOPKKK ☞ #Insurrection Party Declares Deadly Capitol Attack 'Legitimate Political Discourse' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/gop-declares-deadly-capitol-attack-legitimate-political-discourse why is this party still allowed on the ballots at all?    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:51:37

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Opinion | Senators Have Re-Introduced the Highly Unpopular #EARNIT Bill That Would Scan All Online Messages https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/04/senators-have-re-introduced-highly-unpopular-earn-it-bill-would-scan-all-online    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:52:10

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #USPS #greenwashing ☞ House Dem Fumes Over Louis DeJoy’s Failure to Electrify USPS Truck Fleet https://truthout.org/articles/house-dem-fumes-over-louis-dejoys-failure-to-electrify-usps-truck-fleet/ DeJoy is corrupt; fuming over THIS simply distracts from the worst #corruption    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:53:18

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Chomsky : US Approach to #Ukraine Has “Left the Domain of Rational Discourse” https://truthout.org/articles/us-approach-to-ukraine-and-russia-has-left-the-domain-of-rational-discourse/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:53:44

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Health ☞ The #Pandemic Showed the Necessity of National Health Care https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/the-pandemic-showed-the-necessity-of-national-health-care/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:54:07

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Spotify ☞ Neil Young's Stand Against #Misinformation on Spotify Draws Curious Responses https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/neil-youngs-stand-against-misinformation-on-spotify-draws-curious-responses/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:55:11

• "I don’t know of any journalist or popular commentator who has made a sensible case in support of Spotify’s unfair artist compensation practices." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/neil-youngs-stand-against-misinformation-on-spotify-draws-curious-responses/ #journalism dead already?    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:56:32

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Climate ☞ #GOPKKK Suggests Biden's Fed Pick Shouldn't Be Confirmed Due to Climate Views https://truthout.org/video/gop-suggests-bidens-fed-pick-shouldnt-be-confirmed-due-to-climate-views/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:57:24

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Slavery ☞ How 18th-Century Quakers Led a Boycott of #Sugar to Protest Against Slavery https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/how-18th-century-quakers-led-a-boycott-of-sugar-to-protest-against-slavery/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:58:11

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ #Biden vs #Cuba After #Havana Syndrome https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/biden-vs-cuba-after-havana-syndrome/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:58:43

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Iowa Republican Authors Bill Demanding Cameras in Every Classroom in State https://truthout.org/articles/iowa-republican-authors-bill-demanding-cameras-in-every-classroom-in-state/ file under #technofascism    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 12:59:33

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #iraq #russia #ukraine #imperialism ☞ "I Remember WMDs in Iraq": Reporter Grills US Official on Russian Intel Claims https://truthout.org/articles/i-remember-wmds-in-iraq-reporter-grills-us-official-on-russian-intel-claims/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:00:01

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Facilitating Civic and Political Energies for the Common Good https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/facilitating-civic-and-political-energies-for-the-common-good/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:03:17

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Censorship ☞ Banned Books Should Be Required Reading https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/banned-books-should-be-required-reading/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:05:15

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Back from the Brink: #Argentina and the #IMF Negotiate a Better Agreement https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/back-from-the-brink-argentina-and-the-imf-negotiate-a-better-agreement/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:06:07

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Climate ☞ More Than Two Dozen Major Lawsuits Are Putting a Price Tag on the Climate Damage Caused by Fossil Fuel Companies https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/more-than-two-dozen-major-lawsuits-are-putting-a-price-tag-on-the-climate-damage-caused-by-fossil-fuel-companies/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:06:32

• What jobs? Almost half your adult population is out of work (as inflation moreover soars). Don't help the #donaldBiden admin fake the economy... https://truthout.org/articles/january-sees-strong-job-growth-as-omicron-leads-to-cuts-in-hours-not-jobs/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:11:27

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Democrats Demand #DonaldBiden Close ICE Jail Accused of Abusing Black Immigrants https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-demand-biden-close-ice-jail-accused-of-abusing-black-immigrants/ how little has changed on important policies...    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:13:22

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #RNC Censures Cheney, Kinzinger, Calls Jan. 6 "Legitimate Political Discourse" https://truthout.org/articles/rnc-censures-cheney-kinzinger-calls-jan-6-legitimate-political-discourse/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:13:39

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Schools #Education ☞ Economists Say Raise Pay to Solve Public #School Staffing Crisis https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/economists-say-raise-pay-solve-public-school-staffing-crisis    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:15:12

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden ☞ Biden Education Dept. Reverses on #Student #Debt Case After Reporting Stirred Outrage https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/biden-education-dept-reverses-student-debt-case-after-reporting-stirred-outrage    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:15:37

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #police #chicago ☞ Ex-Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke Freed Early over Murdering Laquan McDonald; Activists Seek Fed Charges https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/4/jason_van_dyke_released_laquan_mcdonald    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:16:40

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #environment ☞ Eden Trashed https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/eden-trashed/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:16:59

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Protests in #Kazakhstan Rattle #Russia and #China https://www.thenation.com/article/world/kazakhstan-protest-russia-china/ "enhance economic and political cooperation between participating countries and regions."    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:17:56

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ Another Banner Year for the Military-Industrial Complex https://www.thenation.com/article/world/weapons-spending-pentagon-2021/ feeding criminals from #microsoft (bailout) http://techrights.org/2022/02/04/the-united-states-government-should-quit-bailing-out-microsoft-at-taxpayers-expense/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:18:30

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #Pandemic ☞ We Need a 92 Percent Tax on Pandemic Profiteers https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tax-billionaires-covid/ #patents should be mentioned here. Why don't the #patent #monopolies receive enough scrutiny?    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:22:10

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Biden #Hawaii ☞ Opinion | The US #Military Is Poisoning Hawaii. President Biden, Shut Down Red Hill https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/04/us-military-poisoning-hawaii-president-biden-shut-down-red-hill    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:22:44

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Pandemic ☞ #donaldBiden Administration Says It’s Keeping Pandemic Policy to Expel Asylum Seekers https://truthout.org/articles/biden-administration-says-its-keeping-pandemic-policy-to-expel-asylum-seekers/ Donald is still in power. Same policies more or less (in important issues)    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:23:33

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #SouthDakota Governor Signs 'Cruel and Dangerous' Trans Sports Ban https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/south-dakota-governor-signs-cruel-and-dangerous-trans-sports-ban simple fact: women cannot compete with trans women. Sorry if facts hurt trans women.    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:25:13

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Congressional Staffers Announce That They Are Unionizing https://truthout.org/articles/congressional-staffers-announce-that-they-are-unionizing/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:25:35

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation ☞ What Art Spiegelman’s #Maus Means to the Children of Survivors https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/spiegelman-maus-banned-survivors/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:26:03

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #California ☞ California’s Red Counties https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/california-shasta-county/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:27:34

• ● NEWS ● #DemocracyNow #Climate ☞ GOP Grill Fed Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin over Climate Views; Her Husband Rep. Jamie Raskin Responds https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/4/sarah_bloom_raskin_federal_reserve    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:27:52

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Water ☞ Clean Water? It’s Too Demanding and Expensive https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/clean-water-its-too-demanding-and-expensive/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:28:11

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ How the "Moral Panic" of #CriticalRaceTheory Morphed Into a Book-Banning Frenzy https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/233195/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:28:39

• "In fact, let’s hope that Critical Race Theory does challenge the American way of life." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/divided-we-fall-2/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:28:54

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #AOC Headed to #Texas Rally for Progressives Casar and #Cisneros https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/aoc-headed-texas-rally-progressives-casar-and-cisneros    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:29:21

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ Progressive Lawmakers Back Union Push by Hill Staffers https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/progressive-lawmakers-back-union-push-hill-staffers    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:30:05

• "fighting to unionize Amazon." https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/maida-springer-kemp-labor/ http://techrights.org/wiki/Amazon    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:30:49

• ● NEWS ● #TheNation #society ☞ Coup ’22 https://www.thenation.com/article/society/coup-22/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:31:09

• "It is surprising that the Pope, a strong advocate of preserving the environment and making adoption measures more flexible, who never misses an opportunity to condemn inequality and consumerism, does not take into account the opinions of these potential fathers and mothers, who, like him, are aware of their responsibility" https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/the-pope-children-and-furry-companions/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:31:43

• "Meanwhile Belize provides no escape from the news cycle." https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/dispatch-from-belize/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:32:12

• CadQuery Comes Of Age | Hackaday ⚓ https://hackaday.com/2022/02/04/cadquery-comes-of-age/ ䷉ #hackaday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/05/#latest    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:34:36

• "In the past I used to run a number of virtual machines, or dedicated hosts. Currently I'm cut things down to only a single machine which I'm planning to remove." https://blog.steve.fi/removing_my_last_server_.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:45:59

• "That’s why we have already flocked to doorbell cameras for the police, that expose bad parenting, with the same defects of social media. And that’s why we are now going to adopt spying streetlights. All stuff that does the same surveillance as drones, just much more cheaply and discreetly. Smart cities, these are not." https://stop.zona-m.net/2021/12/certain-risks-of-drones-were-wildly-exhagerated/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 13:50:10

• Links 5/2/2022: #QubesOS 4.1.0 and Ultimate Edition 7.5? • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/qubes-os-4-1-0/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/qubes-os-4-1-0/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:08:17

• #Security and #ProprietarySoftware Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161127 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:08:44

• #Fedora and #RedHat Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161128 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:09:03

• Today’s 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161129 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:09:15

• 11 Best Linux Distros For #Programming And Development [2022 Edition] ⚓ https://fossbytes.com/best-linux-distros-for-programming-developers/ ䷉ #FossBytes #GNU #Linux in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/05/#latest    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:19:24

• Another kind of #openwashing https://www.wfmz.com/news/pr_newswire/pr_newswire_stocks/advancements-that-attract-using-technology-to-support-your-workforce----a-free-webinar/article_a717ede8-a67d-59cf-aa28-142cd1f91b3e.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:21:59

• The open-source world is more and more closed • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161130 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:35:30

• BS clickbait, propping up the already-ludicrous bubbles that are #socialcontrolmedia [sic] (and #facebook collapsed only days ago) https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/shopping-on-social-media-platforms-forecast-to-reach-1-2-trillion-by-2025-87380.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:43:16

• "One of the core components of the platform is the Linux kernel. In light of the earlier CentOS announcements, the community decided to move over to Debian in an incremental process. In the 6.0 release, this means to upgrade to the 5.10 version of the kernel." https://blogs.windriver.com/wind_river_blog/2022/02/starlingx-r6-0-is-here/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:47:25

• #intel lies and #propaganda ... they've outsourced this to #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware https://medium.com/intel-tech/oneapi-as-a-catalyst-for-open-innovation-59904a602e leaks about #openAPI in http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:49:11

• #bsd powered https://www.prweb.com/releases/2022/01/prweb18467160.htm    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:54:48

• Modern-day #slavery (the source of the stuff they sell, maybe till workers also) https://patch.com/oregon/beaverton/beaverton-starbucks-file-unionize-sherwood-crash-traps-1 #starbucks    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:56:02

• #GAFAM : we have to PRETEND to be against #slavery because slavery is what we do and cause. So mixed messages will confuse, diffuse, and muddle up the information. #sweatshops #military #exploitation #greed    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 14:57:23

• #Java News Roundup: Loom and Panama Updates, Groovy 4.0, GraalVM 22.0 CE, Jakarta EE RPC https://www.infoq.com/news/2022/01/java-news-roundup-jan24-2022/ #programming    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:02:05

• "with my limited understanding, modern languages like Rust do seem like a safer, more modern, more robust choice." https://www.osnews.com/story/134508/rust-written-replacement-to-gnu-coreutils-progressing-some-binaries-now-faster/ well, #rustlang ITSELF has #security issues, attack surface    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:03:54

• As a coding language, C++ appeals to the ego, not the intellect | eFinancialCareers ⚓ https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/2022/02/c-coding-language-problems ䷉ #efinancialcareers #cpp #programming    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:10:02

• Selling mass #surveillance as "green" (or energy-savings) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220131131920.htm    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:11:54

• #purdue reduced to #buzzwords and is now pushing "HEY HI" BS https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q1/the-brains-secret-to-lifelong-learning-can-now-come-as-hardware-for-artificial-intelligence.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:12:52

• Intel "spent billions on stock price support [sic] instead." = #intel defrauding shareholders. Buybacks are technically embezzlement. #fakeEconomy https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/31/intel_earnings_analysis/ see also http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:14:24

• "A growing number of historically Black colleges and universities began Black history month in security lockdowns." https://www.delawarepublic.org/2022-02-01/black-history-month-opens-with-bomb-threats-against-hbcus    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:20:58

• Insane price for a computer so crappy, with #microsoft #malware saddled onto it even if you do not want it https://www.notebookcheck.net/Beelink-GTR5-Ryzen-9-mini-PC-one-ups-almost-every-Intel-NUC-thus-far-in-raw-processor-performance.596511.0.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:22:46

• Paid-for IBM puff piece; many self-described "journalists" are just lousy, reckless marketing people https://www.nextplatform.com/2022/02/03/as-kubernetes-matures-the-edge-needs-containment/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:24:25

• In the 1990s penguins were widely known as a mascot for #linux and in recent years they got 'coopted' as same-sex symbol    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:26:10

• Milford Public Library Hosts Basic Image Editing with GIMP, the Free Image Editor February 10 at 7pm https://news.hamlethub.com/milford/events/47332-basic-image-editing-with-gimp-the-free-image-editor-february-10-at-7pm    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:32:02

• Weight matters https://nitter.eu/carygolomb/status/1489409865512628230 ䷉ #nitter    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:35:15

• #gnu #linux powered, but #drm and #Surveillance https://www.businessinsider.com/google-stadia-stream-plan-partnerships-peloton-bungie-gaming-service-2022-2?r=US&IR=T    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:36:05

• Web [sic] pioneer [sic]. Freeriding charlatan... https://www.fastcompany.com/90716841/tim-oreilly-on-web3 see http://techrights.org/2021/08/11/prof-moglen-at-oscon-speaking-to-oreilly-open-source-is-a-waste-of-time-distracts-from-software-freedom/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:37:16

• "in the United States – 16% of households experience energy poverty as presently defined as spending more than 6% of household income on energy expenditures. More than 5.2 million households above the Federal Poverty Line face energy poverty, disproportionately burdening Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27673-y    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:38:34

• CISA Adds Eight Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog - HS Today ⚓ https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/cybersecurity/cisa-adds-eight-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-to-catalog/ ䷉ #hstoday | more in http://schestowitz.com/2022/02/05/#latest    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:39:57

• It is #GNU , not #Linux https://www.howtogeek.com/775824/how-to-use-the-linux-cut-command/ see http://techrights.org/2020/01/02/gnu-programs-as-linux-commands/ http://techrights.org/2021/05/10/rms-on-his-gnu-programs/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:42:11

• #scamcoin or #fakecoin would rhyme well with #facebook https://cointelegraph.com/news/rise-of-web3-metaverse-tokens-surge-as-meta-s-share-price-plunges    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:42:47

• “false, biased and antisemitic.” = #israel uses smears again to place itself above criticism. #censorship https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3447946/israel-calls-amnesty-not-release-apartheid-report    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:44:41

• The February 2022 Issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161131 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines   

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:45:04

• RMS, brainwshed by the #billgates -owned Guardian: let's force everyone to pay for #patent #cartel https://www.libyaobserver.ly/health/gnu-makes-coronavirus-vaccination-mandatory-country GNU agrees (another GNU)    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:47:48

• 13 minutes, 3 goals https://matchday.mancity.com/fixtures/first-team/2021/manchester-city-v-fulham-fa-cup/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:50:09

• What? You actually trust pushers of fake coins? https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202202/page02.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 15:57:48

• #pclinuxOS mag editor: My wife was in quarantine for a breakthrough COVID infection (that me and the kids, thankfully, never showed any symptoms of having)." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202202/editorial.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 16:00:57

• #geminispace growing: "We successfully connected recently to 1681 of them." gemini://gemini.bortzmeyer.org/software/lupa/stats.gmi aporoaching 1,700 now.    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 16:13:44

• "Facebook's "privacy policy" (there's an oxymoron) states that Facebook may collect information about you as you travel across the web, even if you don't have a #Facebook account. Now exactly how that's legal is beyond me, since non-users (hello! ... I'm over here!) never agreed to Facebook's " #privacy policy" or data collection mechanisms." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202202/page04.html    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 16:31:46

• #Skrooge Revisited: Tips For Beginners • Tux Machines ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/161132 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #KDE    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 16:36:32

• 10,000 LOCs • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/10000-locs/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW #programming | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/05/10000-locs/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 16:54:29

• #Manchester City - Fulham 4 1 Extеndеd Hіghlіghts & All Gоals 2022 HD - Invidious ⚓ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=JNkDXKRQ3ss ䷉ #video #invidious    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 17:01:52

• As shown above, based on our official page, today we crossed another noteworthy milestone; We’re approaching 1,700 active capsules now, based on Lupa’s list and tally, which today says: “We successfully connected recently to 1681 of them.” There’s an announcement to be made quite soon regarding access to Gemini. • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/05/10000-locs/    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 17:21:02

• This Week in Right to Repair https://www.repair.org/blog/2022/2/5/y9rujoltklqedkgac68up26pk050lg    

posted Saturday, February 05, 2022 at 17:26:47