FSF staff union elects Ian Kelling to the board https://www.fsf.org/news/welcoming-ian-kelling-to-staff-seat-on-fsfs-board-of-directors
There is a ton more work to be done to restore trust, and there's good reason to remain skeptical about the road ahead, but this seems like a notch in the right direction, at least.
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@Gumby yeah, I don't get it. Like it's nice, but there's a privilege barrier to participating
mh, internalized ableism
@dark_soil we are often our own worst enemies
My friend is trans femme and unemployed. I'm raising $105 to cover training fees for a job she was rejected from. They've sent the bill to collections. She was rejected due to a strike on her record for shoplifting *groceries* while very sick a few years ago
Fuck the state! Help a trans gal!
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uspol, nyc, cops, +++
New York City just ended qualified immunity for all police officers.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/03/25/qualified-immunity-new-york/
The martyr parent dance, abuse/control
@ljwrites oh I am very familiar with this, let's just say I am glad she's dead now.
@Gumby watch2gether has in-browser VC too, so that is another option
Subtooting another rando techbro
Using the github issue tracker to file protests against the open letter makes you look like an asshole.
And this "war" that you speak of has been going on against women in the computing world since the time of Ada Lovelace. So kindly fuck off fossbro. It's time to clean house.
Since we're talking about FSF, I feel like this post about FSFE is relevant as fuck.
https://write.as/malinagalina/i-took-fsfe-to-court
There's a toxic culture problem within free software. If you don't recognize that in your projects and communities surrounding it you can't possibly combat it.
@mavica_again Ugh I know right? Tell me about it!
You'd think that people would know better than to fall for this scam.
@socks Then there's the question, why does a character have to be a girl to have boobs?
;)
Imagine a lizard race where the guys are the ones who got the boobs.
@Moot This is what happens when you read any alt-right literature
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