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  1. I continue to say I welcome even late converts, just like the Lord does. 🤣

    The people of Ukraine have defended the West with their blood and sacrifice for four HARD years. (And they’ve honestly been fighting the Russians since Russia invaded in 2014.)

    #SupportUkraine. 👊❤️🙏

  2. I continue to say I welcome even late converts, just like the Lord does. 🤣

    The people of Ukraine have defended the West with their blood and sacrifice for four HARD years. (And they’ve honestly been fighting the Russians since Russia invaded in 2014.)

    #SupportUkraine. 👊❤️🙏

  3. I continue to say I welcome even late converts, just like the Lord does. 🤣

    The people of Ukraine have defended the West with their blood and sacrifice for four HARD years. (And they’ve honestly been fighting the Russians since Russia invaded in 2014.)

    #SupportUkraine. 👊❤️🙏

  4. I continue to say I welcome even late converts, just like the Lord does. 🤣

    The people of Ukraine have defended the West with their blood and sacrifice for four HARD years. (And they’ve honestly been fighting the Russians since Russia invaded in 2014.)

    #SupportUkraine. 👊❤️🙏

  5. I continue to say I welcome even late converts, just like the Lord does. 🤣

    The people of Ukraine have defended the West with their blood and sacrifice for four HARD years. (And they’ve honestly been fighting the Russians since Russia invaded in 2014.)

    #SupportUkraine. 👊❤️🙏

  6. Friends, please share this post!
    I still really need to sell my ready-made jewelry pieces.🙏🙏🙏
    This is all that is left in stock.

    ​🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland-Ukraine flag bracelet & keychain $50
    👻 Friendly Ghost brooch $43
    🤍 Pearl heart set (necklace + earrings) $55
    💜 Purple beaded necklace $45
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]

    ​Worldwide shipping available.
    Send me a DM to order.💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  7. Friends, please share this post!
    I still really need to sell my ready-made jewelry pieces.🙏🙏🙏
    This is all that is left in stock.

    ​🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland-Ukraine flag bracelet & keychain $50
    👻 Friendly Ghost brooch $43
    🤍 Pearl heart set (necklace + earrings) $55
    💜 Purple beaded necklace $45
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]

    ​Worldwide shipping available.
    Send me a DM to order.💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  8. Friends, please share this post!
    I still really need to sell my ready-made jewelry pieces.🙏🙏🙏
    This is all that is left in stock.

    ​🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland-Ukraine flag bracelet & keychain $50
    👻 Friendly Ghost brooch $43
    🤍 Pearl heart set (necklace + earrings) $55
    💜 Purple beaded necklace $45
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]

    ​Worldwide shipping available.
    Send me a DM to order.💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  9. Friends, please share this post!
    I still really need to sell my ready-made jewelry pieces.🙏🙏🙏
    This is all that is left in stock.

    ​🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland-Ukraine flag bracelet & keychain $50
    👻 Friendly Ghost brooch $43
    🤍 Pearl heart set (necklace + earrings) $55
    💜 Purple beaded necklace $45
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]

    ​Worldwide shipping available.
    Send me a DM to order.💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  10. Friends, please share this post!
    I still really need to sell my ready-made jewelry pieces.🙏🙏🙏
    This is all that is left in stock.

    ​🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland-Ukraine flag bracelet & keychain $50
    👻 Friendly Ghost brooch $43
    🤍 Pearl heart set (necklace + earrings) $55
    💜 Purple beaded necklace $45
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]

    ​Worldwide shipping available.
    Send me a DM to order.💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  11. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    These handmade beaded necklaces are looking for a home! ✨
    ​Every order or repost means the world to me and supports my work so much right now. Thank you for your kindness! 🙏💙💛
    💸 Price: $140 each
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]
    DM to order! 📩
    ​#Gerdan #UkrainianArt #Beadwork #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine

  12. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    These handmade beaded necklaces are looking for a home! ✨
    ​Every order or repost means the world to me and supports my work so much right now. Thank you for your kindness! 🙏💙💛
    💸 Price: $140 each
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]
    DM to order! 📩
    ​#Gerdan #UkrainianArt #Beadwork #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine

  13. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    These handmade beaded necklaces are looking for a home! ✨
    ​Every order or repost means the world to me and supports my work so much right now. Thank you for your kindness! 🙏💙💛
    💸 Price: $140 each
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]
    DM to order! 📩
    ​#Gerdan #UkrainianArt #Beadwork #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine

  14. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    These handmade beaded necklaces are looking for a home! ✨
    ​Every order or repost means the world to me and supports my work so much right now. Thank you for your kindness! 🙏💙💛
    💸 Price: $140 each
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]
    DM to order! 📩
    ​#Gerdan #UkrainianArt #Beadwork #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine

  15. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    These handmade beaded necklaces are looking for a home! ✨
    ​Every order or repost means the world to me and supports my work so much right now. Thank you for your kindness! 🙏💙💛
    💸 Price: $140 each
    Payment via PayPal: [email protected]
    DM to order! 📩
    ​#Gerdan #UkrainianArt #Beadwork #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine

  16. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ❗️Friends, I can't work much right now, but I have some ready-made jewelry in stock that I really need to sell.
    Only one silver set with mother-of-pearl left in stock, making them a great gift option for yourself or a loved one.🤍
    DM me to order! 💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  17. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ❗️Friends, I can't work much right now, but I have some ready-made jewelry in stock that I really need to sell.
    Only one silver set with mother-of-pearl left in stock, making them a great gift option for yourself or a loved one.🤍
    DM me to order! 💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  18. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ❗️Friends, I can't work much right now, but I have some ready-made jewelry in stock that I really need to sell.
    Only one silver set with mother-of-pearl left in stock, making them a great gift option for yourself or a loved one.🤍
    DM me to order! 💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  19. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ❗️Friends, I can't work much right now, but I have some ready-made jewelry in stock that I really need to sell.
    Only one silver set with mother-of-pearl left in stock, making them a great gift option for yourself or a loved one.🤍
    DM me to order! 💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  20. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ❗️Friends, I can't work much right now, but I have some ready-made jewelry in stock that I really need to sell.
    Only one silver set with mother-of-pearl left in stock, making them a great gift option for yourself or a loved one.🤍
    DM me to order! 💌
    #MastoArt #madeinUkraine #SupportUkraine #handmadejewelry

  21. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ​🛍️ To future owners:
    Want to see more of my beaded art? You can browse my full catalog on Instagram via the link in my bio. 🌸
    ​When you find something you love, just send me a DM right here to order your own unique piece! 💌✨
    #MastoArt #handmadejewelry #SupportUkraine

  22. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ​🛍️ To future owners:
    Want to see more of my beaded art? You can browse my full catalog on Instagram via the link in my bio. 🌸
    ​When you find something you love, just send me a DM right here to order your own unique piece! 💌✨
    #MastoArt #handmadejewelry #SupportUkraine

  23. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ​🛍️ To future owners:
    Want to see more of my beaded art? You can browse my full catalog on Instagram via the link in my bio. 🌸
    ​When you find something you love, just send me a DM right here to order your own unique piece! 💌✨
    #MastoArt #handmadejewelry #SupportUkraine

  24. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ​🛍️ To future owners:
    Want to see more of my beaded art? You can browse my full catalog on Instagram via the link in my bio. 🌸
    ​When you find something you love, just send me a DM right here to order your own unique piece! 💌✨
    #MastoArt #handmadejewelry #SupportUkraine

  25. RE: mastodon.social/@Ukrainian_Art

    ​🛍️ To future owners:
    Want to see more of my beaded art? You can browse my full catalog on Instagram via the link in my bio. 🌸
    ​When you find something you love, just send me a DM right here to order your own unique piece! 💌✨
    #MastoArt #handmadejewelry #SupportUkraine

  26. Bereits Anfang Juni haben wir #7TageOhneKrieg 2025 durchgeführt.
    Jetzt endlich ist unser Video 🎥 dazu fertig.

    Danke an alle Helfer und Unterstützer, die zum Erfolg beigetragen haben!

    youtube.com/watch?v=q6W10fasdks

    #7TageOhneKrieg #Nikopol #Mittelhessen #Solidarität #Ukraine #SupportUkraine

  27. Eine Uniform kann man ausziehen - ein Trauma muss bewältigt werden

    Tausende ukrainische #Veteran:innen kehren mit unsichtbaren Wunden aus dem Krieg zurück: Posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen (PTSD), Angststörungen und andere psychische #Traumata bestimmen ihren #Alltag. Diese Belastungen erschweren nicht nur die Rückkehr ins zivile Leben, sondern auch ihre soziale und berufliche #Reintegration.

    Hilfe ist nötig!

    Um ihnen wirksam zu helfen, braucht es moderne, evidenzbasierte #Therapieverfahren. Gemeinsam mit der Ukrainischen PTSD Assoziation und der Assoziation für Neurorehabilitation und Traumatherapie möchte die Hilfsorganisation Bamberg:UA ein hochmodernes Neurofeedback-System (inklusive Eye-Tracking und Biofeedback) beschaffen und in ukrainische Rehabilitationszentren bringen.

    👉 Mit diesem System können:
    #Diagnostik und #Therapie von #PTSD und #Angststörung/en entscheidend verbessert werden,
    individuelle Behandlungspläne erstellt werden, die die Genesung nachhaltig fördern,
    und eine wissenschaftliche Begleitstudie durchgeführt werden, um die Wirkung langfristig zu sichern.

    Für die Veteran:innen bedeutet das: einen sicheren Schritt zurück ins Leben, weniger Symptome, mehr #Stabilität und die Chance auf echte #Heilung.

    Jetzt aktiv werden und spenden!

    Damit das System beschafft, überführt und in der #Ukraine eingesetzt werden kann, möchte Volt die Initiative von Bamberg:UA mit dieser #Spendenkampagne unterstützen - Hilf mit, unsichtbare Wunden zu heilen!

    Spendenlink

    tinyurl.com/ytd7kzty

    Auf Instagram:
    @opora.me
    @fort.in.ua
    @bamberg_ua
    @markus_bear_volt.eu.ua
    @povernis_do_mirnogo_zhittya
    @rehabilitation_galychyna
    @pislyasluzhby.org.ua
    @lviv_1tmo
    @saveukraine.official
    @bradgudger

    #MentalHealth #PTSD #TraumaRecovery #StandWithUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkrainianVeterans #Neurofeedback #TraumaTherapy #HealthInnovation #EveryDonationCounts #Fundraiser #HopeForUkraine #Voltsachsen #Volt #VoltEuropa #VoltUkraine #supportUkraine #ukrainesupport #europe #europa

  28. Eine Uniform kann man ausziehen - ein Trauma muss bewältigt werden

    Tausende ukrainische #Veteran:innen kehren mit unsichtbaren Wunden aus dem Krieg zurück: Posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen (PTSD), Angststörungen und andere psychische #Traumata bestimmen ihren #Alltag. Diese Belastungen erschweren nicht nur die Rückkehr ins zivile Leben, sondern auch ihre soziale und berufliche #Reintegration.

    Hilfe ist nötig!

    Um ihnen wirksam zu helfen, braucht es moderne, evidenzbasierte #Therapieverfahren. Gemeinsam mit der Ukrainischen PTSD Assoziation und der Assoziation für Neurorehabilitation und Traumatherapie möchte die Hilfsorganisation Bamberg:UA ein hochmodernes Neurofeedback-System (inklusive Eye-Tracking und Biofeedback) beschaffen und in ukrainische Rehabilitationszentren bringen.

    👉 Mit diesem System können:
    #Diagnostik und #Therapie von #PTSD und #Angststörung/en entscheidend verbessert werden,
    individuelle Behandlungspläne erstellt werden, die die Genesung nachhaltig fördern,
    und eine wissenschaftliche Begleitstudie durchgeführt werden, um die Wirkung langfristig zu sichern.

    Für die Veteran:innen bedeutet das: einen sicheren Schritt zurück ins Leben, weniger Symptome, mehr #Stabilität und die Chance auf echte #Heilung.

    Jetzt aktiv werden und spenden!

    Damit das System beschafft, überführt und in der #Ukraine eingesetzt werden kann, möchte Volt die Initiative von Bamberg:UA mit dieser #Spendenkampagne unterstützen - Hilf mit, unsichtbare Wunden zu heilen!

    Spendenlink

    tinyurl.com/ytd7kzty

    Auf Instagram:
    @opora.me
    @fort.in.ua
    @bamberg_ua
    @markus_bear_volt.eu.ua
    @povernis_do_mirnogo_zhittya
    @rehabilitation_galychyna
    @pislyasluzhby.org.ua
    @lviv_1tmo
    @saveukraine.official
    @bradgudger

    #MentalHealth #PTSD #TraumaRecovery #StandWithUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkrainianVeterans #Neurofeedback #TraumaTherapy #HealthInnovation #EveryDonationCounts #Fundraiser #HopeForUkraine #Voltsachsen #Volt #VoltEuropa #VoltUkraine #supportUkraine #ukrainesupport #europe #europa

  29. Destroying Autocracy – December 25, 2025

    Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.

    It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.

    FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ´em.

    So folks, this is the final edition of Destroying Autocracy. Recently, I ran across a quote that fits with why I ran this project:

    “I am absolutely convinced that only a small minority, a very small minority, among us, are seriously reached and profoundly moved by our propaganda of criticism, of doubt, of rebellion, of free investigation, of independent research. On the other hand, it is clear that our first interest lies always in seeking to increase this minority; to keep it, under all circumstances alive, active, refreshed. Our own happiness depends on it.
    — Emile Armand”

    Thanks for following us. Now, on to what’s next.

    The Programmer’s Fulcrum is now the home for a fusion of Symfony Station and Battalion. Its tagline is Devs Defending Democracy, Destroying Autocracy, and Developing the OMN.

    You can sign up now.

    We are posting on the Fediverse now at @thefulcrum



    Please copy and paste our handle into you favorite client to follow us. Original website content will start next week.

    Featured Item(s)

    I ran across these last week.

    The Resonant Computing Manifesto

    These are principles that should be implementing when developing for the Open Media Network.

    Jan Wideboer writes:

    Over the past few months, I thought a lot about Digital Sovereignty. I talked to experts, from analysts over legal experts to people running companies and public authorities. I tried to distill what is really at the core of the principle.

    OCT – My Framework for Digital Sovereignty, Part 1

    This is a good way to look at it.

    We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.

    The response to Russia’s War Crimes, Techno Feudalism, and other douchebaggery

    TechCrunch reports:

    Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

    TechPolicy shares:

    Making the Digital Markets Act Developer-Friendly

    The Guardian reports:

    This is Europe’s secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble

    The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action

    MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns

    BleepingComputer reports:

    Italy fines Apple $116 million over App Store privacy policy issues

    Waterfox announces:

    No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla’s Next Chapter

    The Register notes:

    Waterfox browser goes AI-free, targets the Firefox faithful

    You don’t need Linux to run free and open source software

    This is one you should read and take action on. 🙂

    Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud

    Europe gets serious about cutting digital umbilical cord with Uncle Sam’s big tech

    It’s FOSS reports:

    Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning

    At least the enemies of privacy are slowly telling Microsoft to fuck off.

    NextCloud shares:

    The Republic of Serbia deploys Nextcloud for compliant, on-premises collaboration

    Robert Riemann asks:

    EU OS: Which Linux Distribution fits Europe best?

    Hamish Campbell asks:

    What Did We Learn from Web3, Crypto?

    Signal has:

    This was 2025 for Signal: strong growth and many new features

    CoMaps shares:

    CoMaps and its community at the end of 2025

    Neutral

    The Center for Democracy and Technology has:

    To AI or Not To AI: A Practice Guide for Public Agencies to Decide Whether to Proceed with Artificial Intelligence

    TechPolicy Press reports:

    The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack

    Platforms Report to EU Regulators Under DSA With an Eye on US Politics

    Europe Tried to Take Control of Its Digital Stack in 2025. Where Does It Stand Now?

    The Evil Empire (AKA Autocracy) Strikes Back

    Krebs on Security reports:

    Dismantling Defenses: Trump 2.0 Cyber Year in Review

    Cory Doctorow says:

    America’s collapsing consumption is the world’s disenshittification opportunity

    Tech Dadu reports:

    EU Prepares Wider Data Retention Rules, VPN Providers Could Be Affected

    The Register reports:

    Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy

    Pariah States

    And:

    Amazon security boss blames Russia’s GRU for years-long energy-sector hacks

    China, Iran are having a field day with React2Shell, Google warns

    BleepingComputer reports:

    France arrests Latvian for installing malware on Italian ferry

    Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattack on water utility

    DarkReading reports:

    Russia Hits Critical Orgs Via Misconfigured Edge Devices

    Dormant Iran APT is Still Alive, Spying on Dissidents

    EuronNews reports:

    Pro-Russian hackers claim French postal service cyberattack

    Big Media

    Ben Werdmuller asks:

    Is the article dead?

    Just for brain-dead people.

    Nieman Lab’s Predictions for Journalism 2026

    Journalists talk about the elephant in the room: our relationship with Big Tech

    CyberCultural shares:

    My 2025 Indie Web Report and Thoughts on the Open Web

    404 Media reports:

    Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed

    Big Tech

    The Nerd Reich reports:

    Tech Billionaires Flirt With the Guillotine

    JD Vance’s Theo Bro Network: Silicon Valley Meets ‘God’

    Futurism reports:

    Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything

    The Rebel Tech Alliance reports on:

    Surveillance Pricing

    404 Media reports:

    Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers

    SuperBloom examines:

    From Content to Interface: Rethinking Platform Transparency Through Design

    Wanna-be Big Tech

    Mozilla spouts techbro delusions:

    Mozilla’s Next Chapter: Building the World’s Most Trusted Software Company

    Fuck Firefox.

    Pivot to AI has the reality:

    Firefox browser falls to AI. What do we do now?

    Zen, Waterfox, or LibreWolf, peeps.

    Cybersecurity/Privacy

    The Register reports:

    New React vulns leak secrets, invite DoS attacks

    Poisoned WhatsApp API package steals messages and accounts

    Krebs on Security reports:

    Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content

    DarkReading reports:

    Attackers Use Stolen AWS Credentials in Cryptomining Campaign

    BleepingComputer reports:

    Microsoft 365 accounts targeted in wave of OAuth phishing attacks

    Mullvad is:

    Announcing GotaTun, the future of WireGuard at Mullvad VPN

    Framasoft asks:

    Qui suis-je et quelle est mon identité ?

    404 Media reports:

    Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves

    Fediverse

    Tim Chambres shares:

    My 2026 Open Social Web Predictions

    Ploum shares:

    How We Lost Communication to Entertainment

    The Social Web Foundation explores:

    Implementing Encrypted Messaging over ActivityPub

    Literally, awesome.

    Connected Places has:

    Fediverse Report – 147

    PeerTube announces:

    Publish your videos with PeerTube for mobile!

    It’s FOSS reports:

    Decentralized YouTube Alternative PeerTube Adds Creator Mode

    Holos shares:

    How It Works

    ActivityPub for WordPress has:

    7.8.0 – Happy Holidays

    Jose Murilo shares:

    Museums in the Fediverse: Experiments with Tainacan, ActivityPub, and WebSocial

    DeadSuperHerson says:

    Ghost’s ActivityPub Integration Feels Half-Baked

    I feel the same way. And it’s why I am running a backup of The Programmer’s Fulcrum on WordPress to keep Ghost honest. We’ll see where TPF ends up in 2027.

    Mastodon shares its:

    Annual Report 2024

    Piefed announces:

    PieFed 1.4 is released – emoji, federated stackoverflow and AI content filters

    Empathy Forward announces:

    Charities.Place

    Fedify shares:

    Fedify 1.10.0: Observability foundations for the future debug dashboard

    Slightly Decentralized Social Media

    Connected Places has:

    ATmosphere Report 147 – Year’s end reflections

    ATProto Community has:

    Ændra Rininsland: Supporting and growing ATProto development in 2025 and beyond

    I am going to check Leaflet out.

    TechCrunch reports:

    Bluesky launches a privacy-focused ‘Find Friends’ feature without invite spam

    CTAs (aka show us some free love)

    Never stop fighting!

    Ringleader, Battalion
    Reuben Walker
    Follow me on the Fediverse

    #ActivityPub #AI #Autocracy #BigJournalism #BigTech #Bluesky #Democracy #Fascism #Fediverse #Holos #Mastodon #Peertube #RSS #StopChina #StopIsrael #StopRedAmerica #StopRussia #SupportUkraine #TechnoAnarchism #TechnoFeudalism battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=42
  30. Destroying Autocracy – December 25, 2025

    Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.

    It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.

    FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ´em.

    So folks, this is the final edition of Destroying Autocracy. Recently, I ran across a quote that fits with why I ran this project:

    “I am absolutely convinced that only a small minority, a very small minority, among us, are seriously reached and profoundly moved by our propaganda of criticism, of doubt, of rebellion, of free investigation, of independent research. On the other hand, it is clear that our first interest lies always in seeking to increase this minority; to keep it, under all circumstances alive, active, refreshed. Our own happiness depends on it.
    — Emile Armand”

    Thanks for following us. Now, on to what’s next.

    The Programmer’s Fulcrum is now the home for a fusion of Symfony Station and Battalion. Its tagline is Devs Defending Democracy, Destroying Autocracy, and Developing the OMN.

    You can sign up now.

    We are posting on the Fediverse now at @thefulcrum



    Please copy and paste our handle into you favorite client to follow us. Original website content will start next week.

    Featured Item(s)

    I ran across these last week.

    The Resonant Computing Manifesto

    These are principles that should be implementing when developing for the Open Media Network.

    Jan Wideboer writes:

    Over the past few months, I thought a lot about Digital Sovereignty. I talked to experts, from analysts over legal experts to people running companies and public authorities. I tried to distill what is really at the core of the principle.

    OCT – My Framework for Digital Sovereignty, Part 1

    This is a good way to look at it.

    We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.

    The response to Russia’s War Crimes, Techno Feudalism, and other douchebaggery

    TechCrunch reports:

    Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

    TechPolicy shares:

    Making the Digital Markets Act Developer-Friendly

    The Guardian reports:

    This is Europe’s secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble

    The Guardian view on Australia’s social media ban: dragging tech companies into action

    MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns

    BleepingComputer reports:

    Italy fines Apple $116 million over App Store privacy policy issues

    Waterfox announces:

    No AI* Here – A Response to Mozilla’s Next Chapter

    The Register notes:

    Waterfox browser goes AI-free, targets the Firefox faithful

    You don’t need Linux to run free and open source software

    This is one you should read and take action on. 🙂

    Airbus to migrate critical apps to a sovereign Euro cloud

    Europe gets serious about cutting digital umbilical cord with Uncle Sam’s big tech

    It’s FOSS reports:

    Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning

    At least the enemies of privacy are slowly telling Microsoft to fuck off.

    NextCloud shares:

    The Republic of Serbia deploys Nextcloud for compliant, on-premises collaboration

    Robert Riemann asks:

    EU OS: Which Linux Distribution fits Europe best?

    Hamish Campbell asks:

    What Did We Learn from Web3, Crypto?

    Signal has:

    This was 2025 for Signal: strong growth and many new features

    CoMaps shares:

    CoMaps and its community at the end of 2025

    Neutral

    The Center for Democracy and Technology has:

    To AI or Not To AI: A Practice Guide for Public Agencies to Decide Whether to Proceed with Artificial Intelligence

    TechPolicy Press reports:

    The Path to a Sovereign Tech Stack is Via a Commodified Tech Stack

    Platforms Report to EU Regulators Under DSA With an Eye on US Politics

    Europe Tried to Take Control of Its Digital Stack in 2025. Where Does It Stand Now?

    The Evil Empire (AKA Autocracy) Strikes Back

    Krebs on Security reports:

    Dismantling Defenses: Trump 2.0 Cyber Year in Review

    Cory Doctorow says:

    America’s collapsing consumption is the world’s disenshittification opportunity

    Tech Dadu reports:

    EU Prepares Wider Data Retention Rules, VPN Providers Could Be Affected

    The Register reports:

    Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy

    Pariah States

    And:

    Amazon security boss blames Russia’s GRU for years-long energy-sector hacks

    China, Iran are having a field day with React2Shell, Google warns

    BleepingComputer reports:

    France arrests Latvian for installing malware on Italian ferry

    Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattack on water utility

    DarkReading reports:

    Russia Hits Critical Orgs Via Misconfigured Edge Devices

    Dormant Iran APT is Still Alive, Spying on Dissidents

    EuronNews reports:

    Pro-Russian hackers claim French postal service cyberattack

    Big Media

    Ben Werdmuller asks:

    Is the article dead?

    Just for brain-dead people.

    Nieman Lab’s Predictions for Journalism 2026

    Journalists talk about the elephant in the room: our relationship with Big Tech

    CyberCultural shares:

    My 2025 Indie Web Report and Thoughts on the Open Web

    404 Media reports:

    Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed

    Big Tech

    The Nerd Reich reports:

    Tech Billionaires Flirt With the Guillotine

    JD Vance’s Theo Bro Network: Silicon Valley Meets ‘God’

    Futurism reports:

    Professor Warns That the Wealthy Are Trying to Use AI to Seize Control of Everything

    The Rebel Tech Alliance reports on:

    Surveillance Pricing

    404 Media reports:

    Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers

    SuperBloom examines:

    From Content to Interface: Rethinking Platform Transparency Through Design

    Wanna-be Big Tech

    Mozilla spouts techbro delusions:

    Mozilla’s Next Chapter: Building the World’s Most Trusted Software Company

    Fuck Firefox.

    Pivot to AI has the reality:

    Firefox browser falls to AI. What do we do now?

    Zen, Waterfox, or LibreWolf, peeps.

    Cybersecurity/Privacy

    The Register reports:

    New React vulns leak secrets, invite DoS attacks

    Poisoned WhatsApp API package steals messages and accounts

    Krebs on Security reports:

    Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content

    DarkReading reports:

    Attackers Use Stolen AWS Credentials in Cryptomining Campaign

    BleepingComputer reports:

    Microsoft 365 accounts targeted in wave of OAuth phishing attacks

    Mullvad is:

    Announcing GotaTun, the future of WireGuard at Mullvad VPN

    Framasoft asks:

    Qui suis-je et quelle est mon identité ?

    404 Media reports:

    Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves

    Fediverse

    Tim Chambres shares:

    My 2026 Open Social Web Predictions

    Ploum shares:

    How We Lost Communication to Entertainment

    The Social Web Foundation explores:

    Implementing Encrypted Messaging over ActivityPub

    Literally, awesome.

    Connected Places has:

    Fediverse Report – 147

    PeerTube announces:

    Publish your videos with PeerTube for mobile!

    It’s FOSS reports:

    Decentralized YouTube Alternative PeerTube Adds Creator Mode

    Holos shares:

    How It Works

    ActivityPub for WordPress has:

    7.8.0 – Happy Holidays

    Jose Murilo shares:

    Museums in the Fediverse: Experiments with Tainacan, ActivityPub, and WebSocial

    DeadSuperHerson says:

    Ghost’s ActivityPub Integration Feels Half-Baked

    I feel the same way. And it’s why I am running a backup of The Programmer’s Fulcrum on WordPress to keep Ghost honest. We’ll see where TPF ends up in 2027.

    Mastodon shares its:

    Annual Report 2024

    Piefed announces:

    PieFed 1.4 is released – emoji, federated stackoverflow and AI content filters

    Empathy Forward announces:

    Charities.Place

    Fedify shares:

    Fedify 1.10.0: Observability foundations for the future debug dashboard

    Slightly Decentralized Social Media

    Connected Places has:

    ATmosphere Report 147 – Year’s end reflections

    ATProto Community has:

    Ændra Rininsland: Supporting and growing ATProto development in 2025 and beyond

    I am going to check Leaflet out.

    TechCrunch reports:

    Bluesky launches a privacy-focused ‘Find Friends’ feature without invite spam

    CTAs (aka show us some free love)

    Never stop fighting!

    Ringleader, Battalion
    Reuben Walker
    Follow me on the Fediverse

    #ActivityPub #AI #Autocracy #BigJournalism #BigTech #Bluesky #Democracy #Fascism #Fediverse #Holos #Mastodon #Peertube #RSS #StopChina #StopIsrael #StopRedAmerica #StopRussia #SupportUkraine #TechnoAnarchism #TechnoFeudalism battalion.mobileatom.net/?p=42
  31. Destroying Autocracy – December 11, 2025

    Welcome to this week’s “Destroying Autocracy”.

    It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it. That necessitates an opinionated Butlerian jihad against big tech as well as evangelizing for open-source and the Fediverse. Since big media’s journalism wing is flailing and failing in its core duty to democracy, this is also a collection of alternative reporting on the eternal battle between autocracy and democracy. We also cover the cybersecurity world. You can’t be free without safety and privacy.

    FYI, my opinions will be in bold. And will often involve cursing. Because humans. Especially tech bros. And fascists. Fuck ’em.

    This is the penultimate edition of Destroying Autocracy with the final one coming December 25th. We have friends in town so there will not be one next week.

    The Programmer’s Fulcrum is the future (and smaller) home for a fusion of Symfony Station and Battalion. Its tagline is Devs Defending Democracy, Developing the OMN and it’s coming soon.

    You can sign up now and for 2025 get an email with links to each week’s Symfony Station Communiqué and Battalion “Destroying Autocracy” post along with their featured articles. And you’ll be set with TPF after the fusing next month.

    We are posting on the Fediverse now at @thefulcrum ghostverse.link/@thefulcrum

    Please copy and paste our handle into you favorite client to follow us. Original website content will start in 2026.

    Featured Item(s)

    Deutche Welle writes:

    DW Access is a lightweight app designed to ensure access to independent information in regions where digital freedom is under threat. It provides users with a secure way to reach DW content even under severe censorship.

    DW Access: New app counters global censorship

    And Ben Werdmuller writes:

    When people think about RSS, they most often associate it with the long-departed Google Reader — but it’s far from dead. From direct subscriptions to syndication into apps that aggregate and re-present content, RSS remains the standard for feeds. It’s the glue that holds the timely web together.

    Most people know RSS powers blogs and podcasts. But it powers popular news apps too, from aggregated headlines on MSN or in SmartNews to up-to-date headlines in business services like Lexis Nexis or Bloomberg.

    It’s also widely used to keep track of status updates of all kinds: weather, software updates, infrastructure uptime, and so on. Most of this activity happens behind the scenes. Publishers often think of feeds as an afterthought, but entire industries rely on them. It’s a workhorse that’s become essential infrastructure for the web.

    Why RSS matters

    There are more RSS items below.

    We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.

    The response to Russia’s War Crimes, Techno Feudalism, and other douchebaggery

    The Kyiv Independent reports:

    ‘Happy Ukrainian Armed Forces Day’ — hackers deface website of Russian company delivering military goods, HUR source claims

    404 Media reports:

    DHS’s Immigrant-Hunting App Removed from Google Play Store

    ICEBlock Creator Sues U.S. Government Over App’s Removal

    Tech Policy Press reports:

    The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’

    Cory Doctorow has:

    Elon Musk’s Blue Tick scam

    Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI

    Speaking of, Josh Collins says:

    AI optimism is a class privilege

    Speaking as an old affluent white man, I agree.

    Fairphone shares:

    We’re big fans of open-source buildable code at Fairphone. Here’s why.

    Open WebSearch has:

    Partner in Focus: Open Search Foundation

    The Register reports:

    Publishers say no to AI scrapers, block bots at server level

    Google’s AI training tactics land it in another EU antitrust fight

    Really Simple Licensing spec lets web publishers demand their due from AI scrapers

    The Tyee reports:

    The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’

    TechCrunch reports:

    State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix ‘delusional’ outputs

    The Guardian reports:

    ‘Don’t pander to the tech giants!’ How a youth movement for digital justice is spreading across Europe

    Nextcloud reports:

    Île-de-France offers 550,000 students and staff a sovereign cloud collaboration platform

    6-figure deployments show momentum of sovereignty in France

    It’s FOSS opines:

    This Could Be The Linux Phone We All Have Been Waiting For

    APC shares:

    What I shared about digital commons and the NGI0 grant programme during this year’s Global Gathering

    NPQ reports:

    This Giving Season, Nonprofits Should Address the Chill in the Air

    Elena Rossini starts a series:

    A newbie’s guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 1: reasons + requirements

    Neutral

    Tech Policy Press reports:

    Europe Fined X, But It’s Still Avoiding the Real Threat to Democracy

    Policymakers Overlook How Open Source AI Is Reshaping Global Power

    NiemanLab reports:

    Public media sees infrastructure as its next act of service

    Ars Technica reports:

    Big Tech joins forces with Linux Foundation to standardize AI agents

    The Evil Empire (AKA Autocracy) Strikes Back

    404 Media reports:

    Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses

    Man Charged for Wiping Phone Before CBP Could Search It

    NOYB shares:

    Digital Omnibus: First Analysis of Select GDPR and ePrivacy Proposals by the Commission

    The Nerd Reich reports:

    Financial Times Discovers the Network State Cult

    The Gist shares:

    Waving the Ban Hammer

    Pariah States

    The Kyiv Post reports:

    Cyberattack on Reporters Without Borders Linked to Russian Security Services

    The Register reports:

    UK to Europe: The time to counter Russia’s information war machine is now

    DarkReading reports:

    Feds: Pro-Russia Hactivists Target US Critical Infrastructure

    BleepingComputer reports:

    North Korean hackers exploit React2Shell flaw in EtherRAT malware attacks

    Big Media

    NiemanLab reports:

    The political journalism that matters most will be built from the ground up

    The year journalism stops outsourcing its independence

    Big Tech

    Platformer reports:

    Where Meta’s biggest experiment in governance went wrong

    404 Media reports:

    Instagram Is Generating Inaccurate SEO Bait for Your Posts

    NetzPolitik reports:

    All you need to know about how adtech data exposes the EU to espionage

    TechDirt reports:

    Elon’s Crying Censorship Over An EU Fine That Has Nothing To Do With Censorship

    Politico reports:

    X axes European Commission’s ad account after €120M EU fine

    Fascists are such snowflakes.

    The Register reports:

    Block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future: Gartner

    Forever.

    Thomas Rigby shares:

    They See Your Photos: 12 months on

    Amusing, but unfortunately a real product from the c^nts at Google.

    Wanna-be Big Tech

    Youssuff Quips looks at:

    Mozilla’s Betrayal of Open Source: Google’s Gemini AI is Overwriting Volunteer Work on Support Mozilla

    Terror

    The Register reports:

    193 cybercrims arrested, accused of plotting ‘violence-as-a-service’

    Cybersecurity/Privacy

    Freedom of the Press Foundation shares:

    Lessons from Defense Department ‘Signalgate’ report

    BleepingComputer reports:

    Portugal updates cybercrime law to exempt security researchers

    DarkReading reports:

    Gemini Enterprise No-Click Flaw Exposes Sensitive Data

    Fediverse

    Connected Places has:

    The Digital Services Act and Theories of Power

    Linuxiac reports:

    PeerTube 8.0 Brings a Modern Video Player and Team Channel Management

    José Murilo shares:

    Museums in the Fediverse: Experiments with Tainacan, ActivityPub, and WebSocial

    Steffen Voß has:

    Wie spielen WordPress und Mastodon zusammen?

    Events, WordPress und das Fediverse

    Mastodon has:

    Trunk & Tidbits, November 2025

    The world needs social sovereignty

    RSS

    John Onolan says:

    I’m making an RSS reader

    Robert Alexander is:

    Discovering the IndieWeb with calm tech

    Fantastic.

    Peter Ries pursues:

    Reading news from non-RSS websites

    Slightly Decentralized Social Media

    TBD

    CTAs (aka show us some free love)

    Keep fighting!

    Ringleader, Battalion
    Reuben Walker
    Follow me on the Fediverse

    #ActivityPub #AI #Autocracy #BigJournalism #BigTech #Democracy #Fascism #Fediverse #Mastodon #Peertube #RSS #StopChina #StopIsrael #StopRedAmerica #StopRussia #SupportUkraine #TechnoAnarchism #TechnoFeudalism #WordPress

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