Doug Grinbergs

@ShutterbugDoug@mstdn.social
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Hike, bike, snowshoe, XC ski. iNaturalist, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia. #VisionZero. #MedicareForAll: healthcare where and when you need, Uncle Sam pays the bills: USA Uncle Sam's #AmeriCare. I support Bernie, FDR Wallace progressive populist New Deal Dems. History interests incl. Boulder photographer Rocky Mountain Joe Sturtevant, Doc Susie, Ivy Baldwin, Lutie Stearns.

3 western Colorado counties under disaster declaration as wildfires scorch thousands of acres

https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/13/colorado-wildfires-disaster-declaration-governor/

3 western Colorado counties under disaster declaration as wildfires scorch thousands of acres

Nearly 200 firefighters are working the South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. A lightning storm Thursday sparked numerous fires.

The Colorado Sun

Everybody's been saying that the only warning system left for #Texas is Ted Cruz fleeing the state, so there needs to be a new system based on that.

Here it is!

#NWS #NOAA

ICE officers smash a US citizen and disabled veteran's car window, pull him out and disappear him into a Trump concentration camp under orders from Steven Miller to round up thousands daily. George Retes' family cannot find him despite calling police.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/george-retes-disabled-vet-us-citizen-taken-during-camarillo-california-immigration-raid-glass-house-farms-family/17087192/

#uspol #news

Disabled veteran who is a US citizen was taken during SoCal immigration raid, family says

Concerned family members are desperate for answers after they say a disabled U.S. veteran and citizen was taken during a federal immigration raid at a cannabis farm in Southern California.

⚠️ Important PSA about #Pocket ‼️

If you used Pocket to save interesting articles you found online, you may be aware that #Mozilla decided to shut down the app and discontinue support.

I vaguely remembered that date was July and had a mini-heart attack when I saw it was actually July 8.

Good news though: if you, like me, have hundreds of articles saved to Pocket, you have until October 8 to request an export of your data (I just did): https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket

Next up: moving to @wallabag 🤗

Pocket has shut down - What you need to know | Pocket Help

More information about the end of support for Pocket.

We seriously need a crowdfunding campaign to put a billboard up like this everywhere

How many more will die before Stephen Miller's cruel & incompetent ICE raids are stopped?

ABC7.com story about the death of Jaime Garcia, a farm worker, following an #ICE raid at Glass House Farms near Camarillo, CA https://abc7chicago.com/post/camarillo-federal-agents-conduct-immigration-raid-southern-california-farm/17056281/
#ICE #StephenMiller #uspol #immigration #FarmWorkers
@jimstewartson @emptywheel
@nicolesandler

Keep ‘em coming!

Via Kyle Cheney:

#BREAKING: Judge rules that during its large-scale enforcement operation in LA, DHS/ICE has been arresting people without probable cause -- based on factors like accent and line of work.

She orders the agencies to stop.

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.975351/gov.uscourts.cacd.975351.87.0.pdf

🚨NEW: How Texas Republicans rejected pleas to fund a flood warning system — while enacting tax cuts for the rich.

Gov. Abbott is now lashing out at those demanding answers.

A deep dive with Houston Chronicle reporters who busted open the story. https://www.levernews.com/how-republicans-rejected-a-texas-flood-warning-system/

How Republicans Rejected A Texas Flood Warning System

Lawmakers spent years rejecting Kerr County’s demands for a disaster warning system.

The Lever
Trump regime forces used helicopters during their attacks on civilian farmers in California. They allegedly used the helicopters to air in water for regime forces while destroying the crops beneath them. California ranks as the fifth-largest supplier of food in the world. #3E #StopICE
"Americans have never witnessed anything like the corruption that President Donald Trump and his inner circle have perpetrated in recent months. Its brazenness, volume, and variety defy historical comparison"
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/trump-corruption-foreign-regimes/683487/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3xSta40_DslDm1uSm0fgwF0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
America Has Never Seen Corruption Like Trump's

Trump’s Qatari jet was just the beginning.

The Atlantic
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More good news! Another government is freeing itself from tech giants and vendor lock-in. The Danish Ministry of Digitalisation is dropping Microsoft Office/365 and moving to #LibreOffice, to get back control: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/07/08/danish-ministry-switching-from-microsoft-office-365-to-libreoffice/ #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware
@libreoffice
Hoping this will lead to more funding and development resources beeing contributed back to the project.
@libreoffice GOOD. copilot is something no-one asked for from a company no-one trusts anymore.
@libreoffice It's more of a trial run than a commitment as far as I understand it.
They are testing with the most technical people first and if that goes well, they will make a plan to get more switched.

@Strit @libreoffice

Curious: In moving a government workforce toward LibreOffice, Is there discussion for what the support model should be?

Currently, the entire Professional Support list looks like it might support a few dozen companies totaling say 10k seats. Denmark has something like 800k bureaucrats (over a quarter of the national workforce).

Clearly not just an exercise in installing and using FOSS software, but massively scaling up the ability to support and fix and develop it for a huge (and consequential) workforce.

Professional Support | LibreOffice - Free and private office suite - Based on OpenOffice - Compatible with Microsoft

support, professional support, services, certification, business, LibreOffice

@BradRubenstein @libreoffice I dont know. As far as I know it's currently only being tested in 1 official department.
@BradRubenstein @Strit Bear in mind, that page on our site is only a selection of people doing support (who've asked to be on the page). There are many more people across the world doing consulting, support and custom development for open source apps. And Denmark – should it go ahead with a bigger LibreOffice rollout – could employ its own support staff too. So there's more than just the possibilities on that page.
@libreoffice
I don't make recommendations BUT I can tell you I've been using Libre Office for many years with complete satisfaction.

@libreoffice hopefully this means more bread for the mantainers

🍞

@libreoffice that's really a good news

@libreoffice It's comments like this: "Not because we think it’s easy – but because we know it’s necessary to lead the way if we want to create more competition and innovation – and reduce our dependence on the few."

That makes me believe it may actually succeed.

@libreoffice Hi to all the libreoffice team. One questio for you... I didn't found a fast way to do it via keyboard. Is there an option to change the font quickly via keyboard in writer?
@asael Hi! For all help, please use https://ask.libreoffice.org
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@libreoffice @TheBreadmonkey
@FirewallDragons I’m not seeking out Denmark-related stories, but here we are.

@libreoffice

Not many things are as sweet as freedom from Tech Giants ( and their monstrosities ).

I have used many flavours of Linux for over one decade, finding Linux MINT to be my top favourite choice amongst the other very good ones.

I can advise the Danish Ministry of Digitalisation it has taken a bold and very good step in its choice of LibreOffice for it's office tasks.

@libreoffice

I would like to switch, but I can't find help on two things I use a lot in Word.

Is it possible to simultaneously scroll two documents?

And is it possible to install multiple language packs to check grammar, typos, and more? I type in mostly two but sometimes three.

I create a lot of work in Word, and the layout of elements is crucial since the output goes to Acrobat for printing. Placed images should not be compressed. How does LibreOffice handle this?

@pascaline Hi! For all questions, please use https://ask.libreoffice.org – Sorry we can't answer directly here, but we're a small non-profit, driven by volunteers, so please use our dedicated Q+A site 😊 Thank you!
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@libreoffice

Oh, sorry, I understand!
I didn't see it there, that's why I thought I would ask here.

@pascaline @libreoffice

I'm not sure about scrolling 2 documents simultaneously, but, yes, there are additional language packs. In fact, LibreOffice supports more global languages than MS Office does. (I checked this recently,)

For grammar checking, LibreOffice has a built-in spelling and grammar check. I've been using the add-on LanguageTool for the last few years, and it works great.

Tbs, the folks at the LO help forum are very friendly and knowledgeable.

@Jeramee

Thank you so much!
I will ask. I am curious.

The simultaneous scrolling is great, it allows me to check the text in both and to follow the same page.

@libreoffice

@libreoffice daran sollten sich unsere Politiker ein Beispiel nehmen!

#Politik #regierung

@libreoffice
I hope these governments also contribute some money to the project.