April Recap
Updates, endorsements, and a new opportunity.
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.
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
and appearing on the Rounding The Earth roundtable discussions. I appreciate the wealth of feedback I’ve gotten since I’ve started to participate.
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
to nostr from my own misskey (fediverse) instance.Recent Items
Recommended Stacks
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.
Notable Items
Restrict Act, Chatcontrol, Modified Elephant Followup: Stan Swami (Strong Encryption Saves Lives) [Video] [PeerTube] 🎉
Unicoin - a global, legal tender settlement CBDC - unveiled at IMF Spring Meetings 2023
Gen Z Kids Apparently Don't Understand How File Systems Work
So many exciting opportunities lie ahead of you and I’m thrilled for you! And thank you for concluding me, as always. What a treat!
I’ve yet to read your long article that you posted last week, but it’s in my cue. I’m so very much looking forward to it.
Thank you, Gabriel, for this handy roundup as well as for continuing to help me disseminate the message that Mistakes Were NOT Made 🙌