#OtD 20 Jun 1967 boxing legend Muhammad Ali was convicted for refusing the draft for the Vietnam war. Sentenced to five years prison and a $10,000 fine, he attacked a system where "the rich man's son went to college and the poor man's son went to war" https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9289/muhammad-ali-convicted

One of the best signs of the day. #sanfrancisco #nokings #protest

Good morning Fedi friends!

I’m spending the weekend with my extended family. Yesterday a family member said “I hear you released a video this week that got popular. Are you monetizing it?”

Me: “No! That’s not the point. Not everything is about money - I’m doing it for the cause.”

This is not virtue signalling. I firmly believe it’s vital to normalize doing things for their own innate value and the greater cause. I believe this is how we change the status quo ✊✨🚀

#TheFutureIsFederated

New blog post:

Blogs are still a thing
http://82mhz.net/posts/2025/06/blogs-are-still-a-thing/

#blogging #blog #smallweb #indieweb

A photo that I snapped an hour ago of the San Francisco #NoKings protest. I estimate about 150,000 people in total.

With 2 days left to go, PeerTube is less than $6k from reaching the next funding milestone - and only 2 days ago it was $10k.

Reaching it will add live streaming directly from your phone via the app. Think how important live streaming is, especially on days like No Kings Day to provide censorship free documentation of protests.

If you can manage a contribution, please consider it!

https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/

#PeerTube #NoKingsDay

We are probably going to need this sign today, unfortunately #NoKings

A brilliant reminder to focus on the person, not solely the bodily maladies.

#Alzheimers #dementia #poetry #EndAlz

A new blog just landed - Change of Job.

https://owain.codes/blogs/2025/june/change-of-job/

#blog #dev

I finished a #blog post about the #reversecultureshock I experienced coming back to the #usa after being a #digitalnomad in latin america for more than a year.
https://blog.michaeldileo.org/nomading-through-the-us-after-being-gone-for-a-year-and-a-half
#travel #neworleans #savannah #charleston #columbia #raleigh #richmond
#digitalnomad #travel #usa #cultureshock #amtrak #publictransit #bus

Nomading through the US after being gone for a year and a half

https://blog.michaeldileo.org/nomading-through-the-us-after-being-gone-for-a-year-and-a-half

#donaldtrump and his administration (or somebody) are paying people to attend his #militaryparade #birthday
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/tlg/d/washington-casting-call-seat-fillers/7857707725.html
#abordingdystopia #fascism #pathetic #military #parade #washingtondc #maga #politics #usa

(and by Melanin Events?????? what a name!)

Casting Call: Seat Fillers & Extras for Major National Event in Washington, D.C. – June 14, 2025 🎉

Melanin Events is seeking enthusiastic individuals aged 18 to 40 to participate as seat fillers and extras for a high-profile national celebration in Washington, D.C., on Friday, June 14, 2025.

Event Details:

Date: Friday, June 14, 2025
Location: Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Check-In Time: 9:00 a.m.
Compensation: Flat daily fee (paid in cryptocurrency optional ) - Venmo-Cashapp->Paypal
Perks: Complimentary lunch (fast food and soda)
Wardrobe Requirements:

Wear red, white, and blue attire.
A red hat will be provided upon check-in.
Gold accessories are acceptable.
Role Responsibilities:

Assist in maximizing space utilization and enhancing attendance perception.
Follow guidance from the event team regarding seating or standing positions, >particularly in relation to visibility from VIP viewing platforms.
Additional Information:

This event coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States and >President Trump's 79th birthday celebration.
Participants will be prominently featured in televised broadcasts and on-site >viewing screens.
Application Instructions:

To apply, please send your name, age, and a recent photo
No MAGA Hats

#peertube is having a #fundraiser for it's #mobile #app. https://support.joinpeertube.org/
#fediverse

I just discovered something in how to handle #talos in my #selfhosting single-node #kubernetes cluster, I think. I'm still in the process of trying to get things installed and running.

Since I currently have a single 550GB disk, the way that it look like to handle data is to set up a volume configuration targeting the EPHEMERAL volume, which is what talos uses for the disk install, and set a limit on it. Then make a user volume configuration to target the rest of the disk space that you want.

I'm still trying to see if this will actually work, but what I have so far is below. I'm planning to use #ceph and #rook-ceph to manage volume storage.

# nodes/n1.yaml
machine:
  install:
    disk: /dev/vda
  network:
    hostname: n1
    interfaces:
    - interface: eth0
      dhcp: true

---
# goal: limit the size of talos ephemeral volume to 100GB and use the rest for ceph
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: VolumeConfig
name: EPHEMERAL
provisioning:
  diskSelector:
    match: system_disk
  minSize: 2GB
  maxSize: 100GB
  grow: false
---
apiVersion: v1alpha1
kind: UserVolumeConfig
name: ceph-data
provisioning:
  diskSelector:
    match: system_disk # my vps has one volume
  minSize: 100GB

More progress in setting up #talos and #kubernetes!

Because my provider, Netcup, doesn't have a firewall in front of the #vps, I want to set up a #wireguard server to secure things, but that requires storage. Last time I finally got talos to split the SSD into volumes, one part for ephemeral talos, and the rest for #ceph and #ceph-rook.

But for that to work, I also had to do something with #fluxcd (at least as part of the guide I'm following). I think it's working! There's still more to do as far as cleanup and continuing, but I should be able to get #kustomize working soon!

Then, I'll follow more setup steps so that I can finally do what I could have done with #docker on regular #linux lol.

#overcomplicatingThings #putItOnTheResume

https://www.theindex.media/america-is-a-failed-state-with-good-branding/

> America Is a Failed State with Good Branding: Legibility, collapse, and the death spiral of American governance

#politics #usa #article #FailedStateUSA

I've been working on a blog post (for too long) about my travels back in the #usa and how #americans are really weird (f'd up in the head, really). Ok, less on that bit.

One of the reasons is that I've had near constant issues with other guests in hostels in the states, whereas it wasn't a thing at all in nearly a year and a half of traveling latin america.

I just flew back into #nyc from a trip and on the sky train from #jfkairport some lady was yelling at some dude. Then when I got in to my #hostel I overheard the staff talking about how there was a guy who didn't know he was checked out because he thought he had an extra day, came back to his room to go to sleep and found someone lying in what he thought wa his bed. Instead of talking with the guy, he throws his bag on the person and then starts hitting him. No talking, no going to the front desk. Just total escalation to #violence and #assault over nothing.

That is Americans. You may think he's a one off, but he's not. It's been happening all around me since I got back. I think there should be a new hastag: #americansCausingProblems.

Americans are #cooked.
#travel #mentalhealth?

Dear Fedi friends,

By now you might have seen the post announcing the release of my promotional video for the Fediverse. But in case you have boosts turned off, here we go: https://news.elenarossini.com/fediverse-video/

I posted about it this morning from my #GoToSocial account because I have a 5000 character limit there. And I had so many people to thank for their help. It really takes a village.

Thank you for all the wonderful feedback so far ❤️

"When capitalists profit, workers do not necessarily benefit, but when capitalists incur losses, workers are sure to suffer along with them." ——Marx, "Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844" (April-August 1844)

#socialism #communism #capitalism #anarchism #anarchy #marxism #anticapitalism #revolution #classwar #politics