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Here's a quick rundown of PierMesh that I'm going to start sharing along with the link to the site that will document PierMesh's progress: https://piermesh.net

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What is PierMesh?

A new internet for lgbt+ and other marginalized people most impacted by the whims of tech giants

- A LoRa (long range low power radio) based mesh network

- FOSS (free and open source down to the firmware and potentially beyond)

- Easy and cheap (mostly free) to connect to

- Encrypted (thanks Meshtastic!)

Status: Research and development phase, web technologies are actively under development by utopicwork/Agie that will enable this project

How will it work?

Seamlessly, the network will be accessible via web interface which can be exposed by the operator to the wider internet if desired

Socials: utopicwork on tumblr and bluesky

Links: piermesh.net

Font: reforma by pampatype

Well turns out the companies would have done that shit either way and had been steadily price-fixing for the last decade!

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson just announced more than $40 million in court-ordained Fuck You money from massive swaths of food production companies are to be paid out to households earning at or below 175% of the federal poverty level ($25.5k for 1 person, $34.5k for 2 people households) before Dec 31st of this year. Happy Holidays.

"The bottom line here is that my legal team took on two large corporate price-fixing conspiracies that increased the cost for groceries for Washington families. We've prevailed, and as a result, we are sending checks to over 400,000 Washington households."

Cannot stress enough the extent of the conspiracies he's talking about here. 15 out of the total 19 chicken producers got nailed in this lawsuit. Not the total number of conspirators, mind, just the ones who left enough evidence for the AG to kick their ass in so expedient a manner. Make no mistake, all 19 were in on it. The court case against the rest of them has been delayed until October of next year, though. None of them are making it out unscathed.

Tuna didn't escape antitrust horseshit either, because the CEOs of Starkist, Chicken of the Sea, and Bumblebee Tuna had a fucking group chat where they complained that the price of tuna was "too low" and they agreed to artificially inflate the price.

“What’s so maddening about the conduct of these companies is the reason that they engaged in this price-fixing conspiracy was greed. They wanted to make money."

The thing is, the more states react to the same information, the more likely that they'll succeed. Governing is no longer happening in federal Congress, so if your state chooses to take action on behalf of its citizens.... well, it's not like it's going to be easily stopped. Class action law is still law. The choices made by the prosecution determine what law is law and what law is simply a hollow effigy of lies. Who keeps the strong accountable to the law?

Help a homeless trans woman fleeing violence!

Charlotte is a homeless trans woman living in her car. She has been driving nonstop to escape serious violence and extortion. Now she has a flat tire and needs $70 to fix it. If 4 people send $18 that’s more than enough. Please share and help if you can!

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Thx for the donations! She fell asleep outside someone’s house and they slashed her tires. She needs $120 for a tow ASAP bc they are threatening to call the police! Then she will need new tires :(. If 10 people send $12 each, that’s enough for the tow!

They should publish books in this format.

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WOMEN OF NOISE FOR PALESTINE

41 tracks from great experimental artists. All proceeds will be donated to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. Listen and purchase HERE:

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