Notices by Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)

There will be chaos in the economy as the de minimus exception for all imports ends on Friday.

It was supposed to end in 2027 but the big TACO decided to singlehandedly create chaos.

Today, most postal carriers in Europe and Asia have suspended all shipments to the US until they can figure out what to do going forward. This will kill a whole LOT of small businesesses and creators alike.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/global-mail-carriers-suspend-us-deliveries-confusion-new-duties-rcna226828

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/de-minimis-postal-services-pause-us-shipments-rcna226957

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/23/europe-to-halt-postal-services-to-us-after-tax-deal-scrapped

#tariffs #economy #smallbusiness

@atomicpoet @IanAMartin Given that most of the time, LaserDiscs beats almost every modern physical format when it comes to audio.

Here's a website that documents that:

https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/
https://blah-ray.blogspot.com/p/what-isthis-revisited-my.html

@obrien_kat This post as part of a thread is terrifying. https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/115090422984603141

@obrien_kat That's a very good speech, although it may not matter at the end (SCOTUS). We'll see how it plays out.

BTW, JB should be getting a lot of talk when it comes to 2028 and not Newsom.

@obrien_kat Thanks, Kat! I'm at least enjoying it although it's hard to do so giving that I can be taken at any time.

At this time last year, I go on long road trips to various states to visit good folks.

Not so this year and likely for the foreseeable future.

A must-read from journalist and historian Garrett Graff which declares what we all already know: the United States is in full fascism mode.

https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-tips-into-fascism-f51000e08e03254d

We need open source phones to thrive now more than ever as Android continues its quest to be completely locked down and be more like iOS.

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/

Hot off the heels of Calyx OS effectively shutting down, marking the likely end of a era when it comes to custom ROM development on Android.

https://www.androidauthority.com/android-rom-calyxos-support-freeze-google-blame-3590268/

I do hope the EU can do something about this before it's too late.

#android #lockdown #customrom #phones #opensource #linux

@yacc143 @heidilifeldman Sadly, they will likely comply and it will get ugly in a hurry. It's only a matter of when not if the military opens fire at civillians once SCOTUS gives the green light.

@PhoenixSerenity Criterion Channel is very good!

@dangillmor I'm sure that queer and trans people I talk to won't back him under any circumstances considering he continues to throw them under the bus.

@dangillmor I'm sure queer and trans people that I talk to won't back him under any circumstances going that he continues to throw them under the bus.

Sadly, this is only the beginning as other states are passing very problematic laws like this and even Congress are advancing laws like KOSA which has a very good chance of becoming law.

I can't see the open web and the internet survive the next few years at this rate.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/bluesky-blocks-service-in-mississippi-over-age-assurance-law/

#ageverification #internet #web #openweb #openinternet

@oldjoestalin @lauren Sadly, this is only the beginning. Some other states are passing laws like this and look for Congress to potentially pass a law like this too aka KOSA.

@fmhilton Look for bills like KOSA in Congress right now, which is still has a chance of becoming law as we speak.

@obrien_kat Huge congrats, Kat! I'm so stoked for you to finally get a crack at that.

RIP Intel as this basically is the true beginning of the end for them as the US government now owns part of it.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/intel-agrees-to-sell-the-us-a-10-stake-trump-says-hyping-great-deal/

#fascism #Intel #tech #government

In the meantime, I'm at the middle of my long well deserved vacation so hence my absence lately.

Dark times we're living in no doubt about that...

Glad that @Tusky is now at Codeberg.

https://codeberg.org/tusky/Tusky

All other indie projects should follow suit.

@alice They're very cool, fits you well!

Sunset Boulevard (Sunset Blvd.) was released 75 years ago today (August 10, 1950), and its tonight's movie watch since I finally own a copy now.

#SunsetBoulevard #SunsetBlvd #film #films #movie #movies #classichollywood #oldhollywood