Accountability for this ICE/DHS murder spree!!!

Windows won't install on your brand new machine because you won't create an MS account or allow total Recall see all your files. You must accept copilot as your saviour. Linux will install on a potato 🥔 privately.

Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Blowtorching the frog; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/03/05/e... #Pluralistic 1/

We are pleased to host a giveaway of the board book, CHESS FOR BABIES by Levy Rozman (Ten Speed Press for Young Readers). To enter, L + RP & confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/03/the-... (+ more ways to win)

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States with the biggest rise in diesel prices vs a week ago Iowa ⬆️51.0c/gal Lousiana ⬆️48.6c/gal Texas ⬆️47.7c/gal Georgia ⬆️47.4c/gal North Carolina ⬆️47.1c/gal West Virginia ⬆️44.8c/gal Arizona ⬆️42.6c/gal Ohio ⬆️42.5c/gal Oklahoma ⬆️42.0c/gal South Carolina ⬆️42.0c/gal

Economies of scale are always a problem with projects like this. So is having to bring in all your revenue from the sale of the product and service itself. There is a hidden discount on phones of big companies selling your private information. #digitalsovereignty #privacy #iphone #android #ios

- Grandpa, how was chess invented? - The story goes, an Indian king invented it to avoid war and settle a dispute with a game representing a war. - Oh, that is beautiful. Why have leaders and kings stopped playing it? - For it to work, you have to follow rules. - Oh. - Yes, oh.

Screens, addiction to that constantly changing info, and how to get control of your life back. Maybe. #SocialMedia #Addiction #InformationOverload

#linux #elementary #jokes

What would you capture if no one was watching? Your real thoughts. Your real ideas. The things you actually care about. Most apps spy. Even your notes app. Your thoughts become their training data. Their product. Not yours. Meos is different.

Moving towards freedom from #SurveillanceCapitalism. I just completed moving my personal email (and calendar and contacts) off #GMail to #ProtonMail. Yes, I am now paying monthly, and happy to do so. Still have to move my files and photos off, but that is underway. @proton.me #DigitalSovereignty

he has no regard for human life. none. he wasn’t even sad about Kirk. He was asked about him and he picked to his ballroom. he is a psychopath. maga voted for a psychopath.

#linux #meme

Now more than ever, it is important to own your own data and presence. And to understand the ramifications of every platform, its location, and who governs it. #DigitalSovereignty #SelfHosting #FOSS #Linux #AI #SurveillanceCapitalism #Spotify #Amazon #Apple #Google

Big record show in Charleston, SC, tomorrow - Firefly Distillery near Park Circle. 11am to 4pm. If you are into vinyl you should be there. I plan to be searching for treasures. Here is hoping. #vinyl #musicsky #records #lp #charlestonsc #chs #music #nowspinning #events #nowplaying

I am working on moving my mail (and life) off of Google and Gmail. Mainly going to be using Proton. Love the mail product, VPN, and password keeper. Mostly love that they are based in Switzerland, not the US, and that they don't scrub my content for ads and AI. #DigitalSovereignty pr.tn/ref/BJS56NWT

The problem is that there are essentially no federal laws governing military AI. No statute addresses autonomous weapons or how they might be deployed. And no regulation sets standards for AI-assisted surveillance #AI #Claude #Anthropic #Military #Surveillance

Every stage of this process - his arrest, spending a year in jail, being dumped on the streets to die - would be deeply shameful in a society that actually valued human life.

SCOOP: Noem's DHS has acquired at least NINE new jets in recent weeks, with another one on the way. Half are luxury jets. gillianbrockell.ghost.io/noems-luxury...

The Linux Foundation conducted a study on how companies achieve 2x-5x returns on their investment in Open Source. However, the more interesting part is that passive consumers, who don't give back, apparently accumulate technical debt at an alarming rate. #opensource #giveback

Artists need "true fans" not listeners. The new artist economy is here, and things need to change. Why does an artist have 1 million listeners but empty venues? Because “listeners” in 2026 are rarely active participants. They are casualties of the algorithm. #music #musicsky

"The streaming business model is fundamentally broken. And eventually, its demise will become more and more obvious to recognize." An interesting proposition, and another reason to go for ownership of your media - be it digital, vinyl, whatever. Could be better for you AND the artists. #music

The best thing you can do in light of the Ellison takeover of Warner Brothers invest your time, energy, and money in supporting independent creators and independent distribution networks and independent venues. It is absolutely crucial to make independence a viable option.

Violence against women is a global pandemic: Between 15 and 76 percent of women experience it at some point in their life. Violence against women is deeply rooted in discrimination and inequality between men and women. #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Trump #Patriarchy #Rape #Equality #Inequality #Injustice

Interesting podcast from 'Tech Won't Save Us' on The Luddite Club. Or clubs. #luddite #analog #techwontsaveus #personalsovereignty

ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 adds multipage document view, enhanced PDF signatures, and a new Solver tool for spreadsheets, alongside performance fixes and improvements. linuxiac.com/onlyoffice-d... #OnlyOffice #OfficeSuite #OpenSource

Debian Linux: Why It’s the Universal Operating System

“It should be obvious that applying hallucinatory and unreliable #GenerativeAI to #weaponsystems without #humans in the loop could be #catastrophic.” open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...

Seems the move continue, no matter how small, back to physical media that you can own and streaming media that you only borrow. There is satisfaction in know you can reach for your DVD or CD or LP and it still be there. Not siphoned back away by service. #music #vinyl #lp #cd #DVD #analog #amazon

New story up on the Homeland Security Department’s new tactic: flood social media companies with subpoenas to unmask anonymous accounts that criticize ICE or monitor the movements of ICE agents. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...

If it’s happening openly, imagine the rest.

“I heard the officer say ‘that ain’t shit’.” NASHVILLE — ICE shatter a car window in front of a newborn, refuse to look at man’s license & work visa… drag him out of his car, hit him, mock him for being Guatemalan (he’s from Mexico), laugh when he begs to say goodbye.

A must-attend event for music lovers and collectors! Feb 28 at Firefly Distillery in Charleston, SC. 11am–4pm. Food trucks, cold drinks, plenty of seating—come hang out and dig in. www.facebook.com/events/17760... #vinyl #lp #records #music #chs #charleston #firefly #nowspinning #nowplaying #music

"I'm allowed to destroy the country." It's a pity he started with ours.

The only music buys this weekend. Got the Indie Exclusive signed copy of Mumford & Sons new release Prizefighter on CD, and the Yes album Tormato on vinyl. Not my favorite Yes but still like it and couldn't pass it up. I actually remember buying it new back in 1978 or 79.`#music #vinyl #NowSpinning

“The private prison industry is who stands to gain the most from this supercharging of immigration detention,” Bishop Cahill continues in the statement: www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

Consumers in the UK, Germany, and France believe their countries have become too dependent on US tech companies. More than 8 out of 10 are concerned about that dependence. This according to a Proton survey of 3,000 people across the three countries. #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy #FOSS #Linux

Show up at the hearings if you are able. Seeing us makes "them" squirm. Elections are coming up.

Why do you intentionally choose something inferior? Often there are lots of good reasons. And it all boils down to what you prefer. So I end up buying in three different formats - vinyl LP, CD, and digital download. All depends on my end goal. #LP #vinyl #music #nowplaying #nowspinning #CD #records

The average new car buyer in America is paying around $50,000 -.the average is unaffordable to most Americans #cars #economy #finance #OutOfControl

I had a dream last week that the orange fascist would likely be gone in or by 2027. I prayed for impeachment. Okay so he gets impeached. Will ICE be abolished? Will we continue to condone slave labor in these detainment-concentration camps because a democrat is in office? #curandera #abolishice

Federal judge orders slavery exhibit at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall be restored, and called the Trump’s attempt to erase history Orwellian and horrifying #FDT #AmericanHistory #TrumpNaziPlaybook #DV1 #ProuBlue www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years. These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.

"I would argue that the United States in 2025-26 has slid into a mild form of competitive authoritarianism. I think it's reversible, but this is authoritarianism."

They definitely need to be independent from US financial institutions if they are going to become self-soverign. They could still utilize them, just not be dependent on them. Without that, Trump still has them by the short-hairs. #digitalsovereignty #selfsovereignty #finance #independence

Also found at the Goodwill, a Ferrari with a handicapped tag in handicapped parking. All legit and nothing wrong, just an interesting juxtaposition of Ferrari, Goodwill, and handicapped. Pretty car! #Ferrari #Goodwill

My eclectic haul from a couple of Goodwill stores today. Only one #vinyl #LP but 16 CDs, of which 3 are multi-disc sets. Everything from classical to jazz to rock to indie. Total was less that $20 all in. I can go for that! The LP is currently on the turntable #music #cd #nowspinning #nowplayjng