I’ve begun my journey to reduce my reliance on US tech, so it’s time for an update on how it’s all going.

No surprise, some services are far more easy to replace than others. Email and streaming are low-hanging fruit; maps and messaging can be more difficult. But we should still make the effort.

disconnect.blog/p/getting-off-…

#tech #digitalsovereignty #email #socialmedia #streaming

Getting off US tech is no easy task

But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the effort

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

Analysis: “A New Line Crossed”: The U.S. Provokes Iran

"It's not clear if Trump himself understands this, but everyone around him knows they did not verifiably destroy the nuclear program last night."

Re "actually impacting Iran’s capabilities, the strike was largely symbolic."

But "it's the first time we're bombing a state [with] the capacity to inflict serious harm on Americans in the region.”

~Harrison Mann, fmr US army major

dropsitenews.com/p/iran-united…

#US-IranWar #USPol #EuroPol #UKPol .

“A New Line Crossed”: The U.S. Provokes Iran With Attacks on Nuclear Sites

Iran has now been forced to decide how to respond to U.S. attacks on its sovereignty.

^{Murtaza Hussain (Drop Site News)}

Interview: "Stop the War on Iran": 1,000+ academics Sign Petition Saying Iran War Deflects Attention from Gaza

"After Trump’s attack on Iran over the weekend, civil society leaders are organizing to demand an end to the violence."

"What this is doing is immiserating further the lives of ordinary people" ~Iranian-American scholar Kaveh Ehsani, DePaul U, Chicago

democracynow.org/2025/6/23/ira…

#US-IranWar #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #AntiWarProtests .

Stop the War on Iran: 1,000+ Sign Petition Saying Iran War Deflects Attention from Gaza Genocide

After President Trump’s attack on Iran over the weekend, civil society leaders are organizing to demand an end to the violence.

^{Democracy Now!}

Interview: "Israel Seeks Chaos in Middle East"

Although UN inspectors & U.S. intelligence assessments say Iran was not building nuclear weapons, Netanyahu wanted to drag Trump into its war on Iran.

"The danger now is that, having brought the U.S. into this, Israel will seek to go further up the escalatory ladder. It wants the chaos.”

~Daniel Levy, fmr Israeli peace negotiator

democracynow.org/2025/6/23/isr…

#US-IranWar #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #Trump #Israel .

Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Slams U.S. Bombing of Iran, Says Israel Seeks Chaos in Middle East

“Netanyahu’s purpose was to drag Trump in,” Daniel Levy, a former Israeli peace negotiator, says of the U.S. attack on Iran. Over the weekend, the U.S.

^{Democracy Now!}

“Without the help of the United States, we’ll have more losses,” Zelenskyy said in televised remarks.

aje.io/j5j5ww?update=3795067

This is really absurd the EU leaders really don't understand the consequences of their actions. It's not only affecting Iran, undermining international law, but also affecting their allies which needs their support more than any time now.

#Iran #war

LIVE: Israel strikes heart of Tehran as Iran expands missile, drone attacks

Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks as US President Donald Trump hints at possible regime change in Tehran.

^{Rory Sullivan (Al Jazeera)}

Switched to Btop++ for system monitoring. Never going back.

itsfoss.com/btop-plus-plus/

#linux

Btop++: Linux System Monitoring Tool That is Definitely Better than Top

A sleek terminal-based system monitor that gives you detailed insights to your resources and processes.

^{Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)}

Civilization VII gets Steam Workshop support, a modding SDK, bigger maps and more gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/civi…

#CivilizationVII #Gaming #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #PCGaming

Civilization VII gets Steam Workshop support, a modding SDK, bigger maps and more

Civilization VII version 1.2.2 has now rolled out after a delay, bringing with it some advanced features and modding support with the Steam Workshop.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Good morning. As we head into another week of goodness knows what, here’s a photo of a squirrel eating a tiny peach should you need it.

#squirrel

'There Is No Intel': #Trump's Attacks on #Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say

Following Trump's attacks on Iran, an admin official tells Rolling Stone, "The intelligence assessments have not really changed"

After Trump's decision to strike 3 Iranian #nuclear facilities on Sat, admin ofcls are barely bothering to pretend the unprecedented—& potentially calamitous—attacks were motivated by new #intelligence suggesting Iran was on the brink of having nuclear weapons.

rollingstone.com/politics/poli…

Trump’s Attacks on Iran Were Based on ‘No Intel’: Sources

Trump’s decision to strike three Iranian nuclear facilities was not based on new intelligence, administration officials say.

^{Andrew Perez (Rolling Stone)}

Interview: "They Cooked Up Their Own Intelligence" Israel’s war on Iran

"The war on Iran feels eerily familiar – from justifications that hold no water to the uncritical reporting in the media."

Unpacking the unsettling parallels with the 2003 Iraq War:

chrishedges.substack.com/p/the…

#Israel-IranWar #US #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #USImperialism #iraqWar #boughtMedia .

'They Cooked Up Their Own Intelligence' Chris Hedges on Israel’s war on Iran | The Listening Post

The war on Iran feels eerily familiar – from justifications that hold no water to the uncritical reporting in the media. Chris Hedges joins us to unpack the unsettling parallels with the 2003 Iraq War

^{Chris Hedges (The Chris Hedges Report)}

'The #EU has corroborated UN allegations that #Israel was guilty of "indiscriminate attacks ... starvation ... torture ... [and] #apartheid" against #Palestinians in a leaked "review".'

euobserver.com/eu-and-the-worl…

#EUpol #Palestine #Gaza #oPt #HumanRights @palestine @israel

Full text of EU report on Israeli crimes in Gaza

Full text: The EU has corroborated UN allegations that Israel was guilty of "indiscriminate attacks ... starvation ... torture ... [and] apartheid" against Palestinians in a leaked "review".

^{Andrew Rettman (EUobserver)}

KDE Plasma will continue having an X11 session, as Kubuntu switches to Wayland by default gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/kde-…

#KDE #Plasma #Linux #OpenSource #Kubuntu

KDE Plasma will continue having an X11 session, as Kubuntu switches to Wayland by default

KDE developers confirm Plasma will continue having a maintained X11 session, and now we know Kubuntu will be Wayland by default.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Challenging inventory management auto-battler Backpack Battles 1.0 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/chal…

#BackpackBattles #IndieGames #Linux #SteamOS #Gaming #SteamDeck #Godot

Challenging inventory management auto-battler Backpack Battles 1.0 is out now

Backpack Battles is a PvP inventory management auto-battler from developer PlayWithFurcifer, which just hit the big 1.0 release.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

In the arcade Football game GOAL3, nature is very much your enemy gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/in-t…

#GOAL3 #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Gaming

In the arcade Football game GOAL3, nature is very much your enemy

This is not your normal Football game. GOAL3 puts you in various dangerous arenas, where mother nature is out to get you.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Diablo 2-inspired auto-battler Skull Horde gets a demo gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/diab…

#SkullHorde #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck

Diablo 2-inspired auto-battler Skull Horde gets a demo

From developer 8BitSkull, their latest game Skull Horde now has a demo available to test ahead of the release later this year.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Do you agree with Linus? 🤔

#ai

SteamOS, Steam Deck and Steam Desktop had multiple updates over the weekend - here's what gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/stea…

#Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck #PCGaming #Gaming

SteamOS, Steam Deck and Steam Desktop had multiple updates over the weekend - here's what

Valve clearly haven't heard of the dangers of pushing things out on a weekend, as we had multiple updates for SteamOS, Steam Deck and Steam Desktop.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (316) 😎🐧▶️
thisweekinlinux.com/316

@MichaelTunnell talks about KDE Plasma 6.4, Arch Linux Wine, Kali Linux, Valve flips the Proton switch, & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!

#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech

316: KDE Plasma 6.4, Arch Linux Wine, Kali Linux, Valve flips the Proton switch, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital

This week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode for you. The KDE team have released a brand new version of the Plasma desktop. We're also going to talk...

^TuxDigital

Mario Kart 64 gets a fan-made PC port gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/mari…

#MarioKart64 #Gaming #Nintendo #RetroGaming

Mario Kart 64 gets a fan-made PC port

Hosted by Harbour Masters who also provide ports for other Nintendo classics, the PC port of Mario Kart 64 is now available to test.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

CarX Street added Easy Anti-Cheat and fixed it for Linux / Steam Deck gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/carx…

#CarXStreet #Gaming #EAC #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck

CarX Street added Easy Anti-Cheat and fixed it for Linux / Steam Deck

CarX Street released in 2024 and just recently added Easy Anti-Cheat, which broke it on Linux / Steam Deck but now they've enabled it.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

The 3dSen emulator turning NES games into 3D voxel dioramas 1.0 is out now - we have keys to give away gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/the-…

#3dSen #Emulation #NES #Gaming #RetroGaming

The 3dSen emulator turning NES games into 3D voxel dioramas 1.0 is out now - we have keys to give away

It took around 10 years to make it fully happen but the 3dSen emulator is out now with the 1.0 release for both the PC and VR releases.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Anna Gilmore, public health researcher: ‘Just four products cause at least a third of all deaths’

"I am hopeful, and I think the best solution is to move toward a different economic model. The world is realizing that we can’t maintain capitalism as it is."

english.elpais.com/science-tec…

#climate #PublicHealth #health #economy

Anna Gilmore, public health researcher: ‘Just four products cause at least a third of all deaths’

The British scientist examines the techniques that companies use to influence public opinion and how these tactics impact our health

^{Jessica Mouzo (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)}

Retro audio, modern vibes — a DIY Bluetooth speaker upgrade anyone can try.

itsfoss.com/raspberry-pi-diy-b…

How I Turned My Old Hi-Fi Speakers into Bluetooth Ones with Raspberry Pi

Curiosity, more than sustainability, drove me to add Bluetooth features to my old speakers and thus play Spotify and other players wirelessly through it.

^{Abhishek Kumar (It's FOSS)}