Michel Lind
@michel-slm.name
#Meta production engineer working on #Linux userspace, longtime #Fedora contributor, #Debian maintainer
#Midwest #USA transplant, lay monastic, mostly harmless
avatar: bespectacled man wearing a CentOS T-shirt
background: Fedora 39 GNOME night wallpaper
#Midwest #USA transplant, lay monastic, mostly harmless
avatar: bespectacled man wearing a CentOS T-shirt
background: Fedora 39 GNOME night wallpaper
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
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These are not serious people.
November 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
These are not serious people.
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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As I explained.
Total cave.
Total cave.
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As I explained.
Total cave.
Total cave.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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Sean Duffy's management of he FAA is nothing short of brilliant. In the meantime confidence in safety of flying in US airspace has reached an all time low. It started with Elon Musk firing hundreds of traffic controllers and Duffy doing nothing to fix the crisis that ensued.
Two United Airlines planes collide at LaGuardia Airport following day of ground stops
LaGuardia is one of several airports in the country facing delays due to staffing shortages amid the government shutdown
www.independent.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Sean Duffy's management of he FAA is nothing short of brilliant. In the meantime confidence in safety of flying in US airspace has reached an all time low. It started with Elon Musk firing hundreds of traffic controllers and Duffy doing nothing to fix the crisis that ensued.
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Sorry native-borns, now that ANYONE can have their actual birth certificate cancelled by a cellphone photo taken on a busy street... Do you still think this is about the immigrants who are murderers and rapists?
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Sorry native-borns, now that ANYONE can have their actual birth certificate cancelled by a cellphone photo taken on a busy street... Do you still think this is about the immigrants who are murderers and rapists?
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Just in from #Gaza: Morten Rostrup, emergency doctor, working inside Al-Aqsa Hospital, describes receiving dozens of wounded after the Israeli airstrikes across the #GazaStrip yesterday
It killed more than 45 people and injured over 150, according to the Ministry of Health.
It killed more than 45 people and injured over 150, according to the Ministry of Health.
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just in from #Gaza: Morten Rostrup, emergency doctor, working inside Al-Aqsa Hospital, describes receiving dozens of wounded after the Israeli airstrikes across the #GazaStrip yesterday
It killed more than 45 people and injured over 150, according to the Ministry of Health.
It killed more than 45 people and injured over 150, according to the Ministry of Health.
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In the coming hours, the tenth President of Ireland will become known. RTÉ is providing extensive results coverage across digital, television, radio and social platforms
When will we know the result? How do I follow the count?
What to expect and how to follow RTÉ's coverage of the Presidential Election count.
www.rte.ie
October 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In the coming hours, the tenth President of Ireland will become known. RTÉ is providing extensive results coverage across digital, television, radio and social platforms
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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FBI agents assigned to Musk concluded he was systematically avoiding conduct standards imposed on those holding high-level clearances. FBI management concluded it could do nothing about this because of Musk's ties to Trump and the GOP.
JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
FBI agents assigned to Musk concluded he was systematically avoiding conduct standards imposed on those holding high-level clearances. FBI management concluded it could do nothing about this because of Musk's ties to Trump and the GOP.
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It is a huge problem that the US is now a low-trust country with laws and statutes written in the context of a high-trust country. From now on they will need to be rewritten keeping in mind that any loophole will be ruthlessly exploited, with zero forbearance.
Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"
October 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It is a huge problem that the US is now a low-trust country with laws and statutes written in the context of a high-trust country. From now on they will need to be rewritten keeping in mind that any loophole will be ruthlessly exploited, with zero forbearance.
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Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:
Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public
The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.
bit.ly
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:
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Recording is out for our @centos Proposed Updates SIG talk at @allsystemsgo !
Tune in here if you couldn't make it in person
https://youtu.be/r8FWdGweVrc?si=5XdIRMJysWA8D23a
https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/9QUZNY/
TL;DR we maintain a new repo for updates intended for […]
Tune in here if you couldn't make it in person
https://youtu.be/r8FWdGweVrc?si=5XdIRMJysWA8D23a
https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/9QUZNY/
TL;DR we maintain a new repo for updates intended for […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Recording is out for our @centos Proposed Updates SIG talk at @allsystemsgo !
Tune in here if you couldn't make it in person
https://youtu.be/r8FWdGweVrc?si=5XdIRMJysWA8D23a
https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/9QUZNY/
TL;DR we maintain a new repo for updates intended for […]
Tune in here if you couldn't make it in person
https://youtu.be/r8FWdGweVrc?si=5XdIRMJysWA8D23a
https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/9QUZNY/
TL;DR we maintain a new repo for updates intended for […]
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@centos and... talk done and recording out! I am the disembodied voice as there's no room in the podium for two people
https://hachyderm.io/@michelin/115299058919309083
https://hachyderm.io/@michelin/115299058919309083
Michel Lind :fedora: :debian: (@[email protected])
Recording is out for our @[email protected] Proposed Updates SIG talk at @[email protected] ! Tune in here if you couldn't make it in person https://youtu.be/r8FWdGweVrc?si=5XdIRMJysWA8D23a https://cfp.all-systems-go.io/all-systems-go-2025/talk/9QUZNY/ TL;DR we maintain a new repo for updates intended for upstreaming to CentOS Stream, so if you deploy CentOS Stream in production you can get access to updates earlier without diverging from Stream long term. #AllSystemsGo #FOSSConf #FOSSConference #Linux #LinuxDistro #Security
hachyderm.io
October 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
@centos and... talk done and recording out! I am the disembodied voice as there's no room in the podium for two people
https://hachyderm.io/@michelin/115299058919309083
https://hachyderm.io/@michelin/115299058919309083
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Super early morning flight for #allsystemsgo! For my last international #fossconference of the year (before I try to not complicate my international move situation by having too much travel) I will be co-presenting the @centos #proposedupdates #sig and how we use it to handle critical issues […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
September 29, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Super early morning flight for #allsystemsgo! For my last international #fossconference of the year (before I try to not complicate my international move situation by having too much travel) I will be co-presenting the @centos #proposedupdates #sig and how we use it to handle critical issues […]
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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When the best and brightest young people are encouraged to chase money and status instead of following more meaningful pursuits, that's a missed opportunity for them--and us. Elite colleges can do better, educator Evan Mandery argues in this thoughtful @motherjones.com story.
America’s elite colleges are perpetual inequality machines. It doesn't have to be this way.
Rather than steer the nation's top students toward the most lucrative careers, schools could help them build meaningful lives.
www.motherjones.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When the best and brightest young people are encouraged to chase money and status instead of following more meaningful pursuits, that's a missed opportunity for them--and us. Elite colleges can do better, educator Evan Mandery argues in this thoughtful @motherjones.com story.
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They've lost the 9yos
September 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
They've lost the 9yos
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These demons have come against the house of Chastain!!!
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
www.vulture.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
These demons have come against the house of Chastain!!!
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honestly I wish outlets like Wired would feature people who AREN'T surprised by this and DIDN'T spend years covering this ecosystem without recognizing the fundamental dynamics of power
I can tell you exactly why it was missed:
I can tell you exactly why it was missed:
A snapshot of Silicon Valley in 2025 is Mark Zuckerberg, now a MAGA-friendly mixed martial arts fan who doesn’t worry much about hate speech on his platforms and complains that corporate America isn’t masculine enough.
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
honestly I wish outlets like Wired would feature people who AREN'T surprised by this and DIDN'T spend years covering this ecosystem without recognizing the fundamental dynamics of power
I can tell you exactly why it was missed:
I can tell you exactly why it was missed:
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In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically.
rdcu.be/dbFbB
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Carbon dioxide removal is not a current climate solution — we need to change the narrative
Drastically reduce emissions first, or carbon dioxide removal will be next to useless.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2024 at 11:15 AM
In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically.
rdcu.be/dbFbB
rdcu.be/dbFbB
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Jay, you all owe an explanation of how it came to be that the exact list of users blamed by The Federalist were banned even if they did not break the ToS, and were not unsuspended until more than a day later.
September 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Jay, you all owe an explanation of how it came to be that the exact list of users blamed by The Federalist were banned even if they did not break the ToS, and were not unsuspended until more than a day later.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.