Depends on the context. Where are you referring to?

It is antisemitic to blame all jews for the actions of israel. Part of the resistance to the genocide should be that israel does not represent the jews of the world. If you defend israel’s actions, it should be that position that ppl can blame you for, but no one should interrogate you about it if they simply hear you are jewish (or from a jewish background).

It should be a similar point for your russian background. Is your mom occupying ukraine rn? It’s dumb to not see her or you as just another person born in a country led by idiots.

Some people will be stupid about it. They will give in to the propaganda that every jew supports israel and every russian supports the regime in russia. It’s a sad thing, but in most places, it should be rare for you to have a confrontation with someone. There will always be good people, who you should build relationships with, who understand that youre just another person navigating a complex world.

That’s hard. Another solution, if it’s a laptop, is to have him mail it to you. Mailing a computer internationally 2 ways (a) will take a long time and (b) requires very, very good packing

Maybe you can send him an appimage of one? Those are easy to install. Then connect to his computer and update it

Get the most basic version with a metal interior. I haven’t tried many brands but my whirlpool is ok

It’d certainly make sense for each instance to have an opencollective page

It might be easier to install a remote administration program on his computer and just do these things for him.

We decide the visual aesthetics of our time, not (just) the technology. Street photography is both artistic and journalistic, so why shouldn’t we shoot how we like?

Historians will simply need to understand the nuance that some people adopted an “obsolete” technology for various reasons – though they may be grateful to have the negatives if digital data is inaccessible or lost.

Agree. There’s another flyer lower down calling for acceptance of a diversity of tactics & solidarity.

If you go to protests print the flyer and hand it out

A community in which everyone has equal power and acts in solidarity with one another

Big shout to Tablestory

Cool which are the palantir data centers? No reason

Why march around the loop when there’s an ICE processing facility in Broadview? https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/06/ice-chicago-immigrants-detained/

The civil rights movement had actions and groups of many types. There was MLK, Malcolm X, and plenty of other figures, all of whom used various tactics that worked for them. A diversity of tactics is what it took then and what it will take now. Trump does not need any excuse to use force.

For most relatively-nontechnical users, UX is among the most important parts of any OS. As long as it “feels snappy” and doesn’t run out of memory too quickly, marginal differences in resource usage won’t even register. Ideological considerations about being in control have been there since the beginning of Linux – it’s only the absolute horror of Windows 11 that has brought that to a crisis point that has more people switching.

I make these points out of frustration with some linux software devs who seem to hold UX in contempt. Darktable, for example, is powerful enough to pull tons of market share from the ever-more-expensive-and-resource-hungry Lightroom/Photoshop, but the mediocre UX is a powerful disincentive. “Fork it!” is… an answer. But, despite using Linux, I’ve never written a line of code. Neither have most of photographers in the world currently using Adobe products. UX is extremely valuable and shouldn’t be a second-order consideration.

grapheneOS isn’t security through obscurity, they make efforts to harden the phone’s privacy. You’re right that, if it was mainstream, Meta would target it directly though.

The solution is to remove the profit motive from acquiring, selling, and monetizing our data. Laws alone don’t stop big corps from doing things.

More left victory memes for the cause ❤️

Also the US has had a strong right wing movement basically forever. Was the original American Nazi Party in the 30s Russia’s fault?

Doomscrolling is scrolling through your phone wallowing in depression/anxiety about these things. Moderate your news intake, spend some time doing mutual aid, ice watch, whatever appeals to you, and get more sleep.

Joplin