Notices by Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al), page 61

The NAACP president has called on the Missouri governor to stop the September 24th scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams. You can help by taking 5 seconds to sign this Innocence Project petition.

https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-marcellus-williams-an-innocent-man/

#marcelluswilliams #NAACP #BlackMastodon #humanrights

Some tech bro: “Buh I have lots of good friends who work there.” https://mastodon.social/@Bellison22/113187379309825450

Don’t mind them, just Nazis being Nazis. https://mstdn.ca/@dbattistella/113177843425381571

@kithrup @triptych Not exactly. The companies couldn’t be persecuted… the people running the companies could be. You’d remove the legal fiction that protects CEO douchebros from personal liability. And once they start going to prison, that might actually result in some behavioural change. But don’t worry, ain’t gonna happen anytime soon.

@silvermoon82 @onepict Isn’t being “forgiving of fossbro bullshit” why we’re in this shitshow to begin with?

@Snoro Forbes… sustainability… hah! Was ExxonMobil unavailable? 🤣

I think Macron assumes his signature look makes him appear contemplative and statesmanly. All I see is a scared little constipated schoolboy who knows full well he has royally screwed the pooch.

#macron #france #elections #democracy

I’m so glad to see Emmanuel Macron stepping in to save democracy.

What’s democracy?

It’s whatever Emmanuel Macron fucking says it is, you bloody ungrateful pleb.

#Macron #France #democracy

@wendinoakland To be fair, that’s just whenever he moves.

@Anachron @starlabssystems Wasn’t working for me with the previous firmware version either.

@lord_tacitus Indeed :)

If you have the @starlabssystems StarLite 5 Linux tablet and the touchpad on the magnetic keyboard doesn’t disable when typing for you (didn’t for me, although I’m on the latest firmware), see the fix here:

https://github.com/StarLabsLtd/firmware/issues/182

#StarLabs #StarLite #touchpad #fix #quirks #libinput #linux #tablet

@orange_lux Neutrality is just a euphemism for taking the side of the oppressor.

@eniko Indeed. Glad to see them see sense finally.

@devxvda Hasn’t been my experience but glad you were able to get them.

Left-wing coalition wins French elections so King Macron forms right-wing government.

Such democracy.

(In case you needed another reminder that fucking neoliberals will always choose fascism over social justice when they feel their wallets are threatened.)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rd52zl018o

#France #Macron #democracy

Based on the HSE web site, it look like Ireland will finally allow anyone who wants one to get a COVID vaccine.

“If you're age 18 to 59 and not in one of the groups above, you can still request a vaccine. Talk to your GP or pharmacist about your reasons for wanting a booster” – https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-booster-dose/

Boots is accepting bookings online (including for Flu vaccine + COVID booster appointments):

https://www.boots.ie/covid-vaccination

#COVID #Flu #Ireland #vaccines #boosters

@ayoub @ItsJenNotGoblin Motherfuckers read 1984 and considered it an instruction manual.

@rms Close to 3,000 people were wounded and maimed, some 300 of them critically. Dozens more have died, including children.

It is an atrocity. It is a crime. And it is terrorism.

One from the vaults: A Nancy Writes Back (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Digital Imperialism)

https://ar.al/notes/a-nancy-writes-back-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-digital-imperialism/

I wrote that post ten years ago.

Here’s where we are today:

https://small-tech.org

Here’s where they are:

http://www.wearableworld.co

(Do not adjust your browsers, yes, it’s a 404.)

🤷♂️

#BigTech #SmallTech #EU #SiliconValley #DigitalImperialism