What is Hackers' Pub?

Hackers' Pub is a place for software engineers to share their knowledge and experience with each other. It's also an ActivityPub-enabled social network, so you can follow your favorite hackers in the fediverse and get their latest posts in your feed.

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Israeli occupation forces distributed warning leaflets in Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank, this morning, threatening Palestinian residents that posting, sharing, or publishing online content critical of Israel would be treated as a terrorist offense, potentially resulting in arrest or imprisonment.

The leaflets stated:

"We are monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment, as has happened in this house. We have warned you."

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We will be at at this year's Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg. We will host a Post-Platform Digital Publishing workshop over three days, on 27.12. at 20:30-21:30, on 28.12. at 20:00-21:30, and on 30.12. at 11:30-13:00. If you are in Hamburg and visiting 39C3, come by and say hello!

Our ongoing project, the Post-Platform Digital Publishing Toolkit, is our quest into self-hosted, more autonomous, and more fun ways of publishing online. At the workshop, we will engage with digital publishing methods that operate independently of big tech platforms and products, using free and open-source software. We will create our own RSS feeds (.xml files) from existing personal websites and blogs, and discuss how to publish with copyleft, both online (in the era of YouTube, Spotify, and "AI" crawlers) and offline, in the context of piracy practices within print publishing today.

events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hu

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Driving myself crazy trying to remember the name of a social media reader project. Things I (think I) remember about it:

1. Conceptually, it was basically an RSS reader but had the ability to aggregate social media sites that didn't use RSS.

2. It ran as a browser plugin, not a standalone app or website.

3. It had a very "a trans catgirl wrote this" name and aesthetic, that did not make it obvious what the project actually was. Think like "pink robot kitten explosion" except, like. Not that, obviously.

4. I've seen the engine (?) of it repackaged as a plugin/extension for other feed reader apps.

And yes I am aware the above sounds like a fever dream but I
swear to gods this was (is?) real and did (does?) exist and, fedi, if there's one place on the internet that may be able to remember this for me wholesale, I believe it to be you. Halp?

Edit: Found it! Knew you'd come through, fedi!

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Israeli occupation forces distributed warning leaflets in Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank, this morning, threatening Palestinian residents that posting, sharing, or publishing online content critical of Israel would be treated as a terrorist offense, potentially resulting in arrest or imprisonment.

The leaflets stated:

"We are monitoring what you do online. Disseminating, writing, or publishing inciting content online is considered a terrorist crime in every sense and may lead to arrest or imprisonment, as has happened in this house. We have warned you."

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Interview: “Out for Blood”: Israeli settler attack on West Bank olive farmers

Journalist Jasper Nathaniel was documenting the violence when he was ambushed in an attack that also left a Palestinian woman with a brain hemorrhage.

“It was clear that this was a planned ambush. They were out for blood."

The settlers steal Palestinian land & the govt rewards them by legalizing the theft.

democracynow.org/2025/12/23/ja

@palestinePalestine_Group .

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phildini shared the below article:

Richmond mayor's social media posts spark controversy: the media coverage

Grandview Independent @index@www.grandviewindependent.com

The recent controversy surrounding Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez has drawn scrutiny from a wide range of local, regional, and international news outlets. The media coverage focuses on a central debate: whether Martinez’s social media activity was a “careless mistake” or a “dangerous pattern of conduct.”

Last week, Martinez engaged with and shared several posts on LinkedIn related to a mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach, Australia. The content in question included claims that the incident was a "false flag" operation orchestrated by Israel to garner international sympathy and suggested that the behavior of the state of Israel is a root cause of antisemitism.

The media has widely quoted two specific LinkedIn posts issued by Martinez in response to the backlash:

December 17: "I want to apologize for sharing my previous posts without thinking. Of course we know that antisemitism was here before the creation of the state of Israel. As I’ve said many times before, we should not conflate Zionism with Judaism. They are two separate beliefs."

December 18: "I want to assure everyone that these postings are my opinions (or my mistakes) and mine only. They are not statements from my office or the city of Richmond. If I make a mistake, that mistake is mine only. Once again, I apologize for posting in haste without full understanding of the posting."

On Saturday, Martinez issued a formal apology to the community. Martinez admitted to sharing content that was conspiratorial and factually inaccurate, noting that the posts portrayed Judaism in a negative light.

Here is how various news outlets are reporting on the situation.

Local media & regional TV coverage

Bay Area outlets are primarily focusing on the internal political breakdown within Richmond and the formal demands from regional leadership.

The Mercury News reported on the rapid escalation of the situation, highlighting the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Bay Area’s formal demand for Martinez’s resignation. The outlet detailed how the mayor’s engagement with "false flag" conspiracy theories served as the final straw for advocacy groups, who described his actions as part of a "deeply troubling" pattern of behavior that has left Jewish residents feeling "unsafe and abandoned."

Jewish group calls for Richmond mayor to resign following controversial social media posts
The posts raised questions about the recent fatal mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Australia’s Bondi Beach and blamed Israel for antisemitism.
The Mercury NewsSierra Lopez

KTVU Fox 2 linked the recent LinkedIn posts to Martinez’s past public appearances. The station reported on the JCRC’s stance that the mayor can “no longer effectively serve” because his conduct has made residents feel “unsafe and abandoned.”

The Richmond Standard centered its reporting on the local political fallout. It highlights that Councilmember Jamelia Brown has formally supported calls for the mayor’s resignation, stating that his actions have caused “continued harm” to the Jewish community. The Standard also reports that Councilmember Cesar Zepeda is actively considering a formal censure motion for the January 6, 2026, council meeting.

Local leaders condemn Richmond mayor’s antisemitic posts - Richmond Standard
Local leaders on Thursday spoke out against antisemitic social media posts that Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez reportedly shared after a deadly attack during Hanukkah in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 14. […]
Richmond StandardStaff

Contra Costa News documented the widening circle of officials demanding action, including County Supervisor John Gioia, who called the mayor’s posts “deeply offensive, disrespectful, and unacceptable.” Gioia has explicitly urged the City Council to censure the mayor at the first meeting of 2026.

More Calls for Richmond Mayor to Resign After Antisemitic Posts
Over the last 48-hours, local leaders in Richmond have come out against Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez and are seeking his resignation.
Contra Costa NewsCC News

Regional & international press

As the story moved beyond Contra Costa County, other media organizations have provided deep-dive analyses into the mayor’s rhetorical history.

SFGATE reported that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is also condemning the mayor for “amplifying warped antisemitic conspiracy theories.” SFGATE specifically revisited Martinez’s August 2025 appearance in Detroit, where he allegedly wore a hat reading “DDTTIDF” (Death to the IDF) and compared himself to Hamas.

Bay Area mayor called to resign after sharing Bondi Beach attack posts
A Jewish organization in the Bay Area called the posts offensive.
SFGATEOlivia Hebert

The Forward focuses on the nuances of the mayor’s apology. The Forward highlighted that Martinez notably did not disavow the specific “false flag” conspiracy theory in his public statements. Instead, he pivoted to a discussion on the distinction between Zionism and Judaism, which the outlet noted “left cold” many who were seeking a direct retraction.

Richmond mayor facing resignation calls over posts calling Sydney massacre ‘false flag’
The posts shared by Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez, a vocal critic of Israel, blamed Jews for the attack that left 15 dead in Sydney.
The ForwardLouis Keene

The New York Post frames the situation as a consequence of radical local politics. In a scathing report, the Post identified Eduardo Martinez as a “socialist mayor” and detailed how his social media activity has sparked a revolt among Jewish leaders and his own colleagues.

Calif. Jewish leaders blast socialist Mayor Eduardo Martinez over antisemitic conspiracy theories
Jewish leaders and groups in California’s Bay Area have blasted socialist Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez’s apology for sharing heinous antisemitic conspiracies online — and have …
New York PostJamie Paige

The Times of Israel brought global attention to the controversy, framing it as a “stark example” of the dangers of toxic social media. They detailed how Martinez’s reposts blamed Jews for the Bondi Beach terror attack that left 15 people dead.

Media attention is now shifting toward the January 6, 2026, Richmond City Council meeting. Outlets are monitoring whether the mayor will issue a more comprehensive apology or if the council will proceed with a censure or support a recall effort.


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Prediction for 2026: There will still be more than enough people and organizations that will not jump on the fascism bandwagon and more than enough people who urgently need allies against it. There will be even more silence. Because of fear, because of despair. And it will be even more important to keep breaking that silence, to show and to understand that we are not alone. When times are getting darker, we need to bring brighter torches.

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ウイルス性胃腸炎の下の子の面倒を見つつ仕事をし、各種予定が崩壊、ケーキを回収しつつ上の子を保育園から回収して、夜ご飯で出したお粥が全量ひっくり返ったところでさすがに心が折れた ​:headstone_rip:

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Interview: “Out for Blood”: Israeli settler attack on West Bank olive farmers

Journalist Jasper Nathaniel was documenting the violence when he was ambushed in an attack that also left a Palestinian woman with a brain hemorrhage.

“It was clear that this was a planned ambush. They were out for blood."

The settlers steal Palestinian land & the govt rewards them by legalizing the theft.

democracynow.org/2025/12/23/ja

@palestinePalestine_Group .

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