List of domains censored by German ISPs
#HackerNews #domains #censorship #German #ISPs #internet #freedom #digital #rights #censorship #list
We Must Seize the Means of Compute
https://thompson2026.com/blog/seize-the-means-of-compute/
#HackerNews #We #Must #Seize #the #Means #of #Compute #technology #computing #freedom #open-source #digital #rights
Jan :rust: :ferris:
and 3 others
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For Those Who Were Told This Is the Best We Can Do:
We were promised a #future.
What we got was a subscription.
The world told us: #Work hard, play fair, and you will rise.
But the elevator was always broken.
Only the penthouse keys worked.
#Capitalism did not #fail.
It did exactly what it was designed to do.
It turned human time into fuel.
It turned life into a cost factor.
It turned dignity into a luxury brand.
The #system says everyone can win.
This is like a casino saying everyone can leave rich.
The building exists because most people lose.
Once the ruling class wore crowns.
Now they wear hoodies, smiles, and stock options.
Once #exploitation needed whips.
Now it needs apps.
You are told you are free.
But your #freedom ends where rent begins.
Where debt begins.
Where #healthcare begins.
Where #survival begins.
This is not freedom.
This is The Hunger Games, except the Capitol convinced the districts to blame each other for the rules.
The poor fight the poor.
The middle class defends a system that is slowly deleting it.
The rich watch it all like a live stream, asking only one question:
“How do we monetize this?”
You are praised for exhaustion.
#Burnout is called ambition.
Rest is called weakness.
A system that needs you tired cannot afford you awake.
They say: Be grateful you have a #job.
As if survival were a gift.
As if obedience were a virtue.
This is the #Matrix, but instead of machines farming bodies, corporations farm attention, energy, and years of your life — and call it “career growth.”
First, it poisons the water.
Then it sells bottled #hope.
First, it destroys #community.
Then it sells “networking.”
First, it creates loneliness.
Then it sells algorithms pretending to be love.
It tells you:
If you are unhappy, it is your fault.
If you are poor, you didn’t optimize hard enough.
If you fail, you didn’t brand yourself properly.
This is not a system of opportunity.
It is a system of blame #management.
No billionaire earned their wealth alone.
They inherited leverage.
They bought laws.
They rented governments.
Every fortune is built on invisible backs.
Every luxury stands on unpaid overtime somewhere else on the planet.
This is Titanic economics:
First class debates wine pairings.
Third class floods.
And the band plays louder so no one hears the structure cracking.
They don’t fear protests.
They fear understanding.
Because the moment people realize:
* #Poverty is structural
* #Exploitation is intentional
* Inequality is profitable
The spell breaks.
That is why they flood us with culture wars.
That is why they keep us scrolling.
That is why they turn politics into reality TV.
A divided working class is the most efficient resource extraction tool ever invented.
We do not need heroes.
We need awareness.
We do not need saviors.
We need solidarity.
The future will not be built by billionaires.
They only know how to extract, not how to care.
A system that cannot imagine human worth without #profit
has already confessed its moral bankruptcy.
Another world is not only possible.
This one is already impossible.
It survives only because we keep mistaking endurance for consent.
History does not move forward politely.
It moves when people stop believing lies that no longer serve them.
And when that happens —
no #algorithm can suppress it,
no #market can absorb it,
no #empire can rebrand it.
Because ideas whose time has come
do not ask for permission.
They arrive.
#criticism #society #politics #protest #justice #change #ethics #humanrights #humanity #moral #finance
Seth of the Fediverse 🕎
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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!
The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @hfalcke
#Prof. #Astrophysics, columnist D/NL, #bestseller #author 'Lim Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternisi' about the first image of a black hole shadow with the Event Horizon Telescope, that I was deeply involved in. Work at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL), live near Cologne (D). Am a happy European, Christian, dad, and granddad.
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 10 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://tubefree.org/@firesidefedi
Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!
The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @JoBlakelyArt @JoBlakely
#Artist working in #oils, #acrylic, #digital, etc. Creating #portaits of people & pets in oil for commissions. Political and symoblic personal work. Social justice and compassion. Non Binary disabled, AuDHD, intersectional feminist artist.
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 09 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live
Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
How getting richer made teenagers less free
https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/how-getting-richer-made-teenagers
#HackerNews #HowGettingRicherMadeTeenagersLessFree #Teenagers #Freedom #Wealth #SocialIssues #EconomicImpact
Christian Meesters
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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!
The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @hfalcke
#Prof. #Astrophysics, columnist D/NL, #bestseller #author 'Lim Dunkeln/Light in the Darkness/Licht in de duisternisi' about the first image of a black hole shadow with the Event Horizon Telescope, that I was deeply involved in. Work at Radboud University, Nijmegen (NL), live near Cologne (D). Am a happy European, Christian, dad, and granddad.
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 10 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live
Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
fedicat
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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TOMORROW
The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @JoBlakelyArt
#Artist working in #oils, #acrylic, #digital, etc. Creating #portaits of people & pets in oil for commissions. Political and symoblic personal work. Social justice and compassion. Non Binary disabled, AuDHD, intersectional feminist artist.
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 09 December 2025 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live
Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Tristan Nitot✓
boosted
The bicycle - as it has been since its popularity grew, a tool for empowerment and freedom
As well as World Bicycle relief, many charities in Europe also support, by collecting, repairing and donating machines that their owners no longer us, including the excellent Just cycle in the Scottish Borders who provide affordable bikes to local people as well as sending them overseas where they are needed.
For Those Who Were Told This Is the Best We Can Do:
We were promised a #future.
What we got was a subscription.
The world told us: #Work hard, play fair, and you will rise.
But the elevator was always broken.
Only the penthouse keys worked.
#Capitalism did not #fail.
It did exactly what it was designed to do.
It turned human time into fuel.
It turned life into a cost factor.
It turned dignity into a luxury brand.
The #system says everyone can win.
This is like a casino saying everyone can leave rich.
The building exists because most people lose.
Once the ruling class wore crowns.
Now they wear hoodies, smiles, and stock options.
Once #exploitation needed whips.
Now it needs apps.
You are told you are free.
But your #freedom ends where rent begins.
Where debt begins.
Where #healthcare begins.
Where #survival begins.
This is not freedom.
This is The Hunger Games, except the Capitol convinced the districts to blame each other for the rules.
The poor fight the poor.
The middle class defends a system that is slowly deleting it.
The rich watch it all like a live stream, asking only one question:
“How do we monetize this?”
You are praised for exhaustion.
#Burnout is called ambition.
Rest is called weakness.
A system that needs you tired cannot afford you awake.
They say: Be grateful you have a #job.
As if survival were a gift.
As if obedience were a virtue.
This is the #Matrix, but instead of machines farming bodies, corporations farm attention, energy, and years of your life — and call it “career growth.”
First, it poisons the water.
Then it sells bottled #hope.
First, it destroys #community.
Then it sells “networking.”
First, it creates loneliness.
Then it sells algorithms pretending to be love.
It tells you:
If you are unhappy, it is your fault.
If you are poor, you didn’t optimize hard enough.
If you fail, you didn’t brand yourself properly.
This is not a system of opportunity.
It is a system of blame #management.
No billionaire earned their wealth alone.
They inherited leverage.
They bought laws.
They rented governments.
Every fortune is built on invisible backs.
Every luxury stands on unpaid overtime somewhere else on the planet.
This is Titanic economics:
First class debates wine pairings.
Third class floods.
And the band plays louder so no one hears the structure cracking.
They don’t fear protests.
They fear understanding.
Because the moment people realize:
* #Poverty is structural
* #Exploitation is intentional
* Inequality is profitable
The spell breaks.
That is why they flood us with culture wars.
That is why they keep us scrolling.
That is why they turn politics into reality TV.
A divided working class is the most efficient resource extraction tool ever invented.
We do not need heroes.
We need awareness.
We do not need saviors.
We need solidarity.
The future will not be built by billionaires.
They only know how to extract, not how to care.
A system that cannot imagine human worth without #profit
has already confessed its moral bankruptcy.
Another world is not only possible.
This one is already impossible.
It survives only because we keep mistaking endurance for consent.
History does not move forward politely.
It moves when people stop believing lies that no longer serve them.
And when that happens —
no #algorithm can suppress it,
no #market can absorb it,
no #empire can rebrand it.
Because ideas whose time has come
do not ask for permission.
They arrive.
#criticism #society #politics #protest #justice #change #ethics #humanrights #humanity #moral #finance
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
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Because “Free and Open Source Software isn’t about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy” is one helluva take.
(And yes, you’re right, “open source” isn’t about any of those things. It’s just about the source being openly available. Not about protecting its openness or anything. It’s open as in “open for business.” But free (as in freedom) software/technology…? Well, I guess some of us would beg to differ.)
Oh, and if you want a philosophy/movement that isn’t shy or apologetic about being about freedom/privacy/human rights/democracy, see Small Tech:
https://small-tech.org/about/#small-technology
#FOSDEM #openSource #freeSoftware #SmallTech #freedom #privacy #humanRights #democracy
Tim Chambers
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Report Downgrades US Civic Rating to “Obstructed” Due to Trump’s Actions
Trump has “triggered a wave of measures undermining democratic institutions and civic freedoms,” the group said.
A new report from an international organization dedicated to tracking civic freedoms throughout the world has downgraded its rating for the United States, due in large part to policies enacted by the Trump administration. The report, which was published on Monday, comes from a group called Civicus, which monitors “the state of civic freedoms — including freedom of expression, association…
This post has been syndicated from Truthout, where it was published under this address.
Chip Butty
and 1 other
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Age-verification laws now cover half the US, requiring IDs or face scans to access “harmful” content 📄
Advocates warn these mandates expand surveillance, increase breach risks, and could enable censorship under bills like KOSA ⚠️
Groups like @fightforthefuture.org are pushing for safer alternatives 🛡️
🔗 https://www.wired.com/story/age-verification-is-sweeping-the-us-activists-are-fighting-back/
#TechNews #Privacy #DigitalRights #Censorship #Security #Data #AI #Policy #Internet #Safety #Freedom #Surveillance #USA #OnlineSafety #AgeVerification #US
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! STARTING NOW!
The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @bmxescape
BMX Escape blends vintage synths and electric guitar with infectious pop hooks for a retrofuturistic trip from an endless '80s dream. #synthwave #synthpop New EP Along the Bay out now
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://tubefree.org/@firesidefedi
Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY! Super excited! Gonna grow out a mullet, put on a wind breaker, and get out my overly large boombox.
The #livestream will be on: https://stream.firesidefedi.live
Special Guest: @bmxescape
BMX Escape blends vintage synths and electric guitar with infectious pop hooks for a retrofuturistic trip from an endless '80s dream. #synthwave #synthpop New EP Along the Bay out now
So don't miss it!
It will happen on 11 December 2025 at 13:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )
If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:
#PeerTube ( #VOD ): https://video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast ( Audio ): https://audio.firesidefedi.live
Or, even on #YouTube: https://youtube.com/@btfree_org
#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance
