This is the love
that never came.

This is the hope
that was stolen from us.

This is the grave
that was dug for us.

This is the justice
that we desperately sought.

This is the freedom
that was denied us.

But this is the fight
we have always fought.

si_irini

#YouWinAgainSi #writing #mastodon #fediverse #freedom #world #poem #writing #lyrics #reading #poetry #justice #life #love

This is the love
that never came.

This is the hope
that was stolen from us.

This is the grave
that was dug for us.

This is the justice
that we desperately sought.

This is the freedom
that was denied us.

But this is the fight
we have always fought.

si_irini

#YouWinAgainSi #writing #mastodon #fediverse #freedom #world #poem #writing #lyrics #reading #poetry #justice #life #love

Israeli special forces entered Handala ship carrying humanitarian aid and toys for children before reaching Gaza.

#ChristianSmalls (#US) and #HatemAouini (#Tunisia) remain in Israeli #Givon prison on their 5th day of #hunger #strike.
Take care comrades!

#HANDALA#ICOR#SOLIDARITY#Gaza#Palestine#Israel #genocide #freedom #flotilla #coalition

@palestine@a.gup.pe @israel@a.gup.pe @israel @palestine@lemmy.ml

Israeli special forces entered Handala ship carrying humanitarian aid and toys for children before reaching Gaza.

#ChristianSmalls (#US) and #HatemAouini (#Tunisia) remain in Israeli #Givon prison on their 5th day of #hunger #strike.
Take care comrades!

#HANDALA#ICOR#SOLIDARITY#Gaza#Palestine#Israel #genocide #freedom #flotilla #coalition

@palestine@a.gup.pe @israel@a.gup.pe @israel @palestine@lemmy.ml

#RuleOfLaw#Trump#SerialOffender#UnfitForOffice#TakeCareClause#Psychopathy#TrumpEpstein#AmericaDeservesBetter#AmericaHasBetter#Law#Justice#Constitution#Freedom#HumanRights#CivilRights#Democracy#HarrisWalz#KamalaHarris# USPol #USPolitics

As a Barista at BSD Cafe, I'm also an admirer of tea – a metaphor for my appreciation of the good features of other operating systems. And the fact that I like and support BSDs doesn't mean I don't appreciate those other solutions.
For example, #SmartOS, #OmniOS, and #Tribblix are superb examples of well-crafted operating systems.

Similarly, #Linux - #openSUSE Tumbleweed-based desktops give me a lot of satisfaction every day.

The foundation of my passion for Open Source also stems from the ability to study, explore, and choose without constraints or restrictions. It's that sense of freedom that drives me to appreciate the good in every solution.

If and when I feel caged or forced, all of that vanishes.

#Freedom#OS#IT

💬Received confirmation from Franklin that one more of my donated tourniquets reached Kharkiv🇺🇦—now part of life-saving ⛑️first aid kits for the heroes on the front lines.

📣Every act of solidarity—from donations to conversations—makes a difference.

#Ukraine #Kharkiv#EMT#Boston#Volunteer#Democracy #freedom

Windows market share in Germany drops to 69.78%, down nearly 10 points in a year 📉

Meanwhile, macOS rises to 19.59%, driven by user demand for privacy & seamless integration 🍏

Linux more than doubles to 5.49%, reflecting growing interest in open-source, secure, and flexible systems 🐧

#Linux#Desktop#FOSS#Privacy#Security#OpenSource#Microsoft#Windows#TechNews#CyberSecurity#UserFreedom#Freedom#Tech#Technology#AI#OS#MacOS

The story of the blue doll🇺🇦🇺🇸

🎁A gift from an incredible woman—Mrs. Olena.

She remembered me from my last volunteering in #Kyiv.🇺🇦

When she’s not weaving camouflage nets, she crafts handmade dolls for frontline defenders, too.✨

This one found its way to Malden.🇺🇸
I’m thinking of her. And the people of #Ukraine 🇺🇦

#cats #koty #arts #culture #dolls#standwithukraine #boston #volunteer #freedom #democracy #heroes #emt #coach #ukrainian#slavaukraini

The only way Microsoft should be involved in a European Sovereign Tech Fund is if we fund it by taxing the living shit out of them.

But having them organise and influence it (and who gets funded by it), thereby de facto giving Microsoft EU taxpayer subsidies? Get the fuck out of here.

There are no words to describe how angry this attempt at corporate capture gets me when we’ve been working on sovereign tech in the EU for the past seven years with zero EU funding (not for lack of trying).

Note which people and organisations allow their names to be used to legitimise this effort so you don’t trust a thing they say on this subject in the future.

https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/we-need-a-european-sovereign-tech-fund/

#EU#FOSS #freedom #tech #funding#EuropeanSovereignTechFund#corporateCapture#openWashing#BigTech #microsoft#GitHub

Since Microsoft is organising a European Sovereign Tech Fund, we should ask Lockheed Martin to put together a European Sovereign Defense Fund. There’s probably also opportunity here to bring Amazon in to advise on EU labour standards and have McDonald’s take the lead on food safety policy in the EU.

CC @EUCommission

#EU#USA#corporateCapture #europeanSovereignTechFund #microsoft #github#openSource#freeSoftware #tech #freedom#humanRights #democracy

Proton no longer trusts Switzerland to host its AI infrastructure 🇨🇭🚫
Due to proposed mass surveillance laws, Lumo — Proton’s new private AI — will run on servers in Germany & Norway instead 🇩🇪🇳🇴

CEO Andy Yen warns the Swiss proposal mirrors “surveillance capitalism” & could make Swiss services less private than Google’s 🔐

@protonprivacy

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ai-governance/proton-does-not-trust-switzerland-to-host-its-ai-servers/89727842

#Privacy#Surveillance#AI#DataProtection#CyberSecurity#Freedom#Switzerland#Proton#TechNews#Germany#Norway#Switzerland

Windows market share in Germany drops to 69.78%, down nearly 10 points in a year 📉

Meanwhile, macOS rises to 19.59%, driven by user demand for privacy & seamless integration 🍏

Linux more than doubles to 5.49%, reflecting growing interest in open-source, secure, and flexible systems 🐧

#Linux#Desktop#FOSS#Privacy#Security#OpenSource#Microsoft#Windows#TechNews#CyberSecurity#UserFreedom#Freedom#Tech#Technology#AI#OS#MacOS

Proton no longer trusts Switzerland to host its AI infrastructure 🇨🇭🚫
Due to proposed mass surveillance laws, Lumo — Proton’s new private AI — will run on servers in Germany & Norway instead 🇩🇪🇳🇴

CEO Andy Yen warns the Swiss proposal mirrors “surveillance capitalism” & could make Swiss services less private than Google’s 🔐

@protonprivacy

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ai-governance/proton-does-not-trust-switzerland-to-host-its-ai-servers/89727842

#Privacy#Surveillance#AI#DataProtection#CyberSecurity#Freedom#Switzerland#Proton#TechNews#Germany#Norway#Switzerland