April Recap

Updates, endorsements, and a new opportunity.

Apr 29, 2023

Updates

On the first of this month, I finally had the courage to call out the real controlled opposition in our midst. I’ve been pleasantly surprised to see it become my ~~2nd~~ 1st most popular article.

The real controlled opposition

Gabriel

April 1, 2023

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Speaking of sub-optimal resistance, my brother will often call this project the Libre Problems Network because he feels I haven’t been solutions orientated enough!

I finally have something more than just a pleasant demeanor and can-do attitute.
The Libre Solutions Network is officially announcing endorsements.

Endorsements

I’ve launched a new section of the Libre Solutions Network website, the endorsements section.

Advancing people’s privacy, security, and freedom requires a multitude of different approaches and perspectives. Hopefully, you can find valuable insight, resources, or opportunities to contribute in the entities below.

These projects and organizations are excellent starting points for learning.

Free Software Foundation

Software Freedom is one of the more underrated concepts these days. As time has passed, people are also starting to pay attention to hardware freedom as well. The Free Software Foundation is a phenomenal resource and community.

Foundation for Freedom Online

Dive deep into excellent reports by Mike Benz. Learn to appreciate the scale and scope of the Censorship Industrial Complex, and the impacts on society.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

The EFF is a vital organization for raising awareness and championing legal challenges to state overreach in cyberspace.

Tor Project

'The Onion Router' is an invaluable tool for protecting one's identity online, and running services anonymously.

Invisible Internet Project (I2P)

The invisible internet project is another method for hosting services without divulging your identity and location. Hidden services on I2P tend to perform reasonably well.

Fight to Repair

The Repair Preservation Group is an effective non-profit to help people regain their right to repair their property in the United States.

Open Repair Alliance

An invaluable community connecting people share information vital for repairing electronic devices and enhancing their durability.

The Librehosters Network

Unable to self-host secure services yourself? The Librehosters network is a phenomenal directory of entities providing valuable services, sometimes free of charge.

Small Technology Foundation

Aral Balkan is building accessible, private-by-default, interoperable tools for individuals to truly decentralize the web.

A new Opportunity

It’s been incredible working with

Mathew Crawford

and appearing on the Rounding The Earth roundtable discussions. I appreciate the wealth of feedback I’ve gotten since I’ve started to participate.

Storing and Protecting Knowledge - Round Table with Mark Kulacz

Gabriel

April 18, 2023

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Featured Story: Introducing Mostr: a Fediverse Nostr bridge

Open, interoperable systems get me excited. Seeing them be able to be seamlessly used together is just incredible. A bridge is when you allow users of one system to interact with others through a program that translates the protocols. This allows people to stay on their different platforms without losing reach. Alex Gleason, Free Software Developer, is the creator of Mostr.

Mostr: Mastodon and other things Transmitted over Relays, allows users of the Fediverse to communicated with nostr users. Through this bridge, I was able to welcome

Matt Taibbi

to nostr from my own misskey (fediverse) instance.

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Mistakes were NOT made

Don’t let them get away with it.

There has not been a better rallying cry for accountability.
Above all, abusers must not be allowed to rewrite history by gaslighting the people about the nature and scope of their crimes.

The False Awakening

This is an excellent introduction to multi-layered psyops. It’s easy to get stuck focusing on what’s right before your eyes rather than what’s being communicated.