The Programmer's Fulcrum: 16 August, 2025

Here we feature the latest Symfony Station Communiqué and Battalion "Destroying Autocracy" Post.

Symfony Station Communiqué - Stardate: ✦ 08 August 2025 ✦
Get the latest from the Symfony Universe and PHP development communities.
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Dries Buytaert has:
To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.
Funding Open Source like public infrastructure
I disagree with 88.2% of Dries' AI stance of letting the Agencies tail wag the Drupal dog, but he's 100% correct about this. ;)

Destroying Autocracy – August 14, 2025
Welcome to this week's "Destroying Autocracy". It’s your source for curated news affecting democracy in the cyber arena with a focus on protecting it.
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The Sunday Times has an interview with my hero:
Meredith Whittaker, boss of WhatsApp rival Signal, says the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act could create a weakness that threatens users’ private data.
Signal boss: ‘disturbing’ laws show the UK doesn’t understand tech
Fuck Meta, and fuck What's App.