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The Programmer\u2019s Fulcrum is the future (and smaller) home for a fusion of Symfony Station and Battalion. Its tagline is Devs Defending Democracy, Developing the OMN.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can sign up now<\/a> and for 2025 get an email with links to and featured articles for each week’s Symfony Station Communiqu\u00e9 and Battalion “Destroying Autocracy” post along with their featured articles. And you\u2019ll be set with TPF after the fusing.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cory Doctorow writes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n (I just gave) my first-ever speech about AI and I wasn’t sure how it would go over, but thankfully, it went great and sparked a lively Q&A. One of those questions came from a young man who said something like “So, you’re saying a third of the stock market is tied up in seven AI companies that have no way to become profitable and that this is a bubble that’s going to burst and take the whole economy with it?”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I said, “Yes, that’s right.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He said, “OK, but what can we do about that?”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The real (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Just adjusted my investments as these c^nts are going to drag down everyone else with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n We start and end with good news to make the middle bearable.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian has a guest editorial:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why I gave the world wide web away for free<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n LibreOffice celebrates:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n LibreOffice turns 15: a celebration of freedom, collaboration and open technologies and standards<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s FOSS News has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Austria’s Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOffice<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Framablog has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fin de Windows 10 : faisons le point<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DJI loses lawsuit over classification as Chinese military company<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU probes SAP over anti-competitive ERP support practices<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NOS reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Judge: Instagram and Facebook should be given algorithm-free option<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tangle says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s time to embrace the tech backlash.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechDirt reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Disney\u2019s Stupid, Pointless Ban Of Jimmy Kimmel Lost Them 1.7 Million Streaming Subscribers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NPR reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Daily Northwestern reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Flock contract termination talks persist after cameras reinstalled, city orders cease-and-desist<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation Sue DHS<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EU funds are flowing into spyware companies, and politicians are demanding answers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Signal announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DIY Conspiracy has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Counterforce: Building a DIY Punk Infrastructure Against Corporate Platforms<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 404 Media reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ICE plans to scour Facebook, TikTok, X, and even defunct Google+ for illegal immigration leads<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n EFF, ACLU to SFPD: Stop Illegally Sharing Data With ICE and Anti-Abortion States<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mexican Allies Raise Alarms About New Mass Surveillance Laws, Call for International Support<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechPolicy reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Control for Whom? Keeping an Eye on the Dark Side of America\u2019s New Wearables Campaign.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n US State Age Verification Efforts Threaten Online Speech and Privacy \u2013 The Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Them<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This tracks for the Supreme C^nts.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n UK government tries again to access encrypted Apple customer data: Report<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The United Kuntdum is at it again.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Association for Progressive Communications shares:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re in survival mode\u201d: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fake North Korean IT workers sneaking into healthcare, finance, and AI<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Most HR types I have run into are stupid, but this is approaching ridiculous.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hunt for RedNovember: Beijing hacked critical orgs in year-long snooping campaign<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New China APT Strikes With Precision and Persistence<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dutch teens arrested for trying to spy on Europol for Russia<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Kyiv Independent reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Moldova casts blame on Russia for attempts to disrupt pivotal parliamentary elections<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Columbia Journalism Review reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Pentagon Press Gears Up for a Fight<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Wave of Phony News Quotes Affects Everyone\u2014Including EFF<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NiemanLab reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scammers are using video deepfakes of journalists to peddle products online<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kagi announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Introducing Kagi News<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open Media Network says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The #AI bubble might be nastier than the Dot.com crash<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Guardian reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leading UK tech investor warns of \u2018disconcerting\u2019 signs of AI stock bubble<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Again, see the featured article.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TikTok \u2018directs child accounts to pornographic content within a few clicks\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n DarkReading reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Trifecta’ of Google Gemini Flaws Turn AI Into Attack Vehicle<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n F-Droid needs our help:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n F-Droid and Google’s Developer Registration Decree<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fuck Google.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Register reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Feds cut funding to program that shared cyber threat info with local governments<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tile trackers are a stalker’s dream, say Georgia Tech researchers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BleepingComputer reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sendit sued by the FTC for illegal collection of children data<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ben Werdmuller says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your private data isn’t as private as you think<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Connected Places has a late:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fediverse Report \u2013 136<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n NHAM announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n How Indie Video Killed The Spotify Star<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This looks awesome.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n IFTAS announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunsetting IFTAS Connect<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Social Web Foundation previews:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cooperative Social Networks Berlin Fediday<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Applied Social Media Lab has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Introducing the ASML ActivityPub Fuzzer: Improving Testing in the Fediverse<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Great, great stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Newsmast announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Building apps for social spaces<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is exactly the type of content The Programmer’s Fulcrum will cover. And we need more Fediverse businesses like this.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mastodon has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bringing Quote Posts to Mastodon<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Speaking of, Terence Eden has:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Getting started with Mastodon’s Quote Posts – technical implementation details for servers<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Activity Pub for WordPress announces:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.5.0 \u2014 Follow the Feed, Quote the Lead<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Threads takes on X with new communities feature<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n TechCrunch reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bluesky rolls out age verification for users in Ohio<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Social Web Foundation says:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The BlueSky Patent Non-Aggression Pledge is Good for The Social Web<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Internet Exchange reports:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bluesky Adopts More Flexible Model for Content Moderation<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p><\/ul>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Keep fighting!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome to this week’s \u201cDestroying Autocracy\u201d. 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\n\nThe response to Russia\u2019s War Crimes, Techno Feudalism, and other douchebaggery<\/h2>\n
\n\nThe Evil Empire (AKA Autocracy) Strikes Back<\/h2>\n
Pariah States<\/h3>\n
Big Media<\/h3>\n
Big Tech<\/h3>\n
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Fediverse<\/h2>\n
Other Slightly Federated Social Media<\/h3>\n
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