Quark Maker

@QuarkMaker
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I’m a child of the 80s, a technology enthusiast, former desktop publisher, and an advocate and supporter of libre-licensed, open-source software. I'm also a very happy and satisfied GNU+Linux user and former Classic Mac OS / Mac OS X user.

Originally from the U.S., I am involuntarily living in Trumagapistan and believe we’re all basically fucked. The problem is fundamentally larger than just Trump; right-wing-ism is a cancer in the U.S. and every other country it’s tried or tolerated.

AP News: Takeaways from investigation into the toxic forever chemical legacy of the South’s carpet industry

https://apnews.com/article/forever-chemicals-pfas-south-carpet-industry-2e5308561e17d7fd41ad23b3133a035b

AP News: A crisis emerges across the US as ‘forever chemicals’ quietly contaminate drinking water wells

https://apnews.com/article/pfas-wells-contamination-forever-chemicals-water-b132294aca85d569926dbf47c0d02355

Good night, friends.
May the darkness wrap around you like a blanket, may the stars shine upon your path, and may the gothic mansion you flee to in a storm only be as haunted as you want it to be.
Neither AI nor robotics are going to help the rest of us. AI is bullshit, and robotics are great for factories looking to have fewer employees.
Fuck this asshole, and fuck the rest of them because they, along with Trump, have done everything in their power to cash in on this country's economic power and take every last cent out of it for themselves.

Fortune: Elon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics save the economy from crushing debt

https://fortune.com/2026/02/07/elon-musk-us-bankruptcy-ai-robotics-economic-growth-national-debt-crisis/

The DHS funding deadline is six days away and we can’t settle for empty reforms with the regime’s death squads.

Demand that Democrats hold the line and refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out-for-good/?source=mastodon

Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW

On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direct result of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities. Congress is currently negotiating funding for DHS, which includes ICE and Border Patrol. We are demanding our Members of Congress draft a new bill that, at minimum: Ensures there is not one penny more for ICE or CBP Pulls ICE and Border Patrol out of Minneapolis and the rest of our communities Prevents ICE or Border Patrol enforcement at designated ‘sensitive locations’ such as houses of worship, day cares, and hospitals Restricts ICE and Border Patrol’s ability to target people based on their race, language or accent, place of employment, or location at the time of the apprehension Ends the administration’s unlawful practice of warrantless home entry and arrests Use this tool to instantly contact your Members of Congress with a clear message: Protect our communities by reining in ICE NOW. The email to your Members of Congress:

Indivisible Guide

"Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it ..."

“I have seen these people, and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them."
https://futurism.com/future-society/trump-crypto-gold-statue

Crypto Guys Who Bought a Huge Gold Trump Statue Now Have a Problem

A wild scheme to boost a memecoin through a 15-foot golden Trump statue has broken down as the sculptor demands payment.

Futurism

New update video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76jg9XbNIKA It's a bit low production values as I just wanted to get something out the door. But thank @Cheeseness for the motivation to make a video and @davidrevoy for the graphic I "reused" for the artwork.

Mostly updates on small things, some hiring things, GSoC news and a breakdown of the layers in the engine work.

#inkscape

Inkscape in 2026! - What is going on!

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Melania Blasted After Calling Trump A 'Unifier': VIDEO

In what world??

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