Notices by Jules (afewbugs@social.coop)

@aral my parents got a watch like this one when I graduated highschool 25 years ago. I wore it for my entire adult life until about six years ago when the strap broke and I lost it. So I immediately went on eBay and bought exactly the same one again, which I hope to get at least another two decades out of

"Just use Linux" is much like "just ride a bike" or "just shop at a refill store" - accessing the non default option can be time consuming, expensive or unavailable locally. We need to recognise you need a certain degree of privilege to have the capacity to complicate your life voluntarily. We need to be trying to make the better, harder thing more accessible, not blaming people for not using it.

For people concerned about the proposed #asylumSeeker roundup in preparation for deportation to #Rwanda there's a list of local #AntiRaids groups here:

https://antiraids.net/local-groups/

#UKpol

#GeorgeMonbiot on the #SouthDevonPrimary - attempt to resolve the #TacticalVoting dilemma and let voters decide which progressive candidate to unite behind to have the greatest chance of unseating the Tories under the #FirstPastThePost system.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/20/revolution-britain-politics-devon-tory-mps-afraid

#UKPolitics #SouthDevon #Totnes #ElectoralReform

UK doctors who receive convictions for climate protests face threat of being struck off

Particularly alarming given how permissible forms of protests in the UK are being continually restricted.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/16/uk-doctors-involved-in-climate-protests-face-threat-of-being-struck-off

#UKPolitics #RightToProtest #DirectAction #ClimateCrisis