Mr Penguin @mr_penguin@social.bobcall.me

My probation officer just told me someone got found not guilty in NH Fed court this week. She said it's the first time she's ever heard about that happening in her fifteen year career. She says 98% take plea deals and the rest get found guilty.

IRS Continues to Target Poorest Filers

https://reason.com/2023/01/06/in-2022-the-irs-went-after-the-very-poorest-taxpayers/

How I become a paid #Inkscape developer in 2022:

https://youtu.be/PSLs46utyDo

This week's video is the 2022 review where I dig into some of the numbers for how much I earned doing #freesoftware / #opensource as an indepedant user-focused #developer. This is both transparency for the people that #fund me, and a way to see what it's possible to do even without any large business backing in the #foss world.

Big thanks to everyone who helped make this happen in 2022! ❤️

This tool, who restricts replies, took the time to black out @LPNH from his image where he obliged LPNH with the attention he complains they want. Are libertarians in NH worthy of statist attention? This state rep thinks so. He's obsessed with @FreeStateNH

Did someone say decentralized? The Free Software Foundation and Defective by Design are on Mastodon, a decentralized social media platform licensed under #GNUAgplv3! Visit us at https://hostux.social/@fsf and https://hostux.social/@endDRM. #Mastodon #Decentralized #Fediverse

Chromebooks foisted on students? Teachers monitoring what children do outside of the classroom via nonfree software? Surveillance of children is common, and it's at your child's school, too. Support #FreeSoftware https://u.fsf.org/32h

Thank you to the kind souls who are already sending me letters for the judge. Even if the worst happens, I'll be grateful to know I've made a difference to so many of you. Should you wish to help me with a sentencing letter, please read this:

https://freetalklive.com/would-you-write-a-letter-for-my-sentencing/

Thank you to the kind souls who are already sending me letters for the judge. Even if the worst happens, I'll be grateful to know I've made a difference to so many of you. Should you wish to help me with a sentencing letter, please read this:

https://freetalklive.com/would-you-write-a-letter-for-my-sentencing/

Secession: Why the Regime Tolerates Self-Determination for Foreigners but Not for Americans

https://mises.org/wire/secession-why-regime-tolerates-self-determination-foreigners-not-americans

Even in the years where the state reps prohibited state reps from carrying weapons in Reps Hall, they still could not prohibit average people from carrying them! Now state reps are able to carry again under house rules:

https://indepthnh.org/2023/01/04/nh-house-votes-to-allow-deadly-weapons-in-representatives-hall/

A newly joined member said that what inspired them to join is a "New Year's resolution." We wish you a full year of freedom and privacy. If you aren't yet an FSF associate member, there's still time to join by Jan 20 and get a snazzy webcam cover: https://u.fsf.org/3vx

DRM is designed purposely to freeze you out of your own devices. Join the FSF and help us defend the #FreedomToShare. Read how memberships help us defend your freedoms, and join by Jan 20 for a webcam cover in addition to other member benefits: https://u.fsf.org/3vx

The FSF's annual fundraiser has been extended to January 20. Let's stand together to defend the #FreedomToShare by joining the @fsf and helping to protect our digital rights: https://www.fsf.org/appeal

Are Apple devices really privacy-respecting? The truth is that user privacy is *impossible* without free software. Read more at https://u.fsf.org/3fy #freesoftware #privacy