EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs
Summary
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered a “zero-for-zero” deal to eliminate all industrial tariffs with the U.S., following Trump’s 20% tariff hike on EU goods.
The offer revives a proposal from a decade ago that was nearly finalized under the TTIP — the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership — that was ultimately scuppered by Trump in his first term.
The deal would cover cars, chemicals, and other industrial goods. Trump's tariffs have rattled global markets, with EU stocks seeing their steepest drop since COVID-19.
The EU warned it is also ready with countermeasures if negotiations fail.
EU offers Trump removal of all industrial tariffs
“Europe is always ready for a good deal,” says Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.Koen Verhelst (POLITICO)
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Trump Orders Four Mile Military Parade for His 79th Birthday
President Donald Trump is making plans for a military parade in Washington, D.C., on his 79th birthday, according to a report.
A source in the capital told the Washington City Paperthat Trump has earmarked June 14—which is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army—for the event.
The display of military might will march around four miles from the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, to the White House, the D.C. source told the publication.
Trump Will Get His Showy (And Likely Expensive) Military Parade in D.C.
Trump’s 2018 plans for a parade of military tanks and planes down Pennsylvania Avenue NW were scuttled. But this year no one will stop him.Tom Sherwood (Washington City Paper)
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All the fucked up authoritarians did/do.
Kim Jong, Stalin, Mao, Mirziyoyev, Putin…now Trump.
The world reacts to Trump's sweeping tariffs: 'No basis in logic'
Summary
Global leaders criticized Trump’s new tariffs, which range from 10% to 49%, warning of trade wars and economic fallout.
The UK and Italy urged negotiation, while Brazil passed a reciprocity bill. China and South Korea vowed countermeasures.
Australia and New Zealand rejected Trump’s logic, citing existing trade deals and low tariffs. Norfolk Island was baffled by a 29% duty despite having no exports.
Financial markets dropped, oil and bitcoin sank, and leaders warned of inflation. Analysts say Trump risks fracturing global trade with little to gain economically.
The World Reacts To Trump's Sweeping Tariffs: 'No Basis In Logic'
“Nobody wants a trade war," said one British official.AP (HuffPost)
The First Victim of Trump’s Trade War: Michigan’s Economy
Paywall - archive.ph link here
Excerpt:
If President Trump’s trade war has a physical battleground, it is Michigan, where companies and workers are already feeling the beginning of an onslaught that could blow a hole in the state’s economy.
Nearly 20% of the economy is tied to the auto industry, which has become increasingly dependent on parts and vehicles from Canada, Mexico and China—imports Trump hit with steep tariffs in recent weeks. This trade has grown so large that Michigan ranks fifth in the nation by the size of its imports and exports, even though its total economy ranks 14th.
Detroit’s automotive executives have shifted into battle mode. They are stockpiling imported components, wrestling with suppliers over price increases and setting up war rooms to figure out how to cut costs.
Workers at the state’s biggest auto factories are tightening their belts, too, in case tariffs spark layoffs by causing a spike in vehicle prices and a drop in demand. Some early moves have added to their jitters. Hours after the latest tariffs took effect last week, Jeep parent Stellantis temporarily laid off about 900 workers in Michigan and Indiana who supply parts to factories in Canada and Mexico that the company idled at the same time.
One auto executive early last week darkly predicted “Chernobyl” if tariffs broadly hit imported parts, which they’re scheduled to do next month. Industry executives and analysts later said what the administration outlined Wednesday was worse than they expected.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-first-victim-of-trumps-trade-war-michigans-economy-ea6ff8b2
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This is a supply chain issue. The product issue is separate. When Trump renegotiated the North American trade agreements the automakers set up shops in Mexico and Canada to augment the US manufacturing processes. Low skill high labor tasks to those countries with the high skill low labor tasks staying in the USA.
The US automakers fucked a lot of stuff up but the North American based supply chains wasn't one of them. Trump did that.
salvinanza mattoide contro la sinistra che odia — vs adolescente pazzo nazista odiatore
So che ridere o lamentarmi di Salvini ormai è praticamente come sparare sulla Croce Rossa… ma non è colpa mia se lui si mette in condizione di dire cose (stavo per scrivere “o fare”, ma lui non fa mai niente, parla solo…) che vengono completamente ribaltate o smentite dall’universo nel giro di giorni! E stavolta […]
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salvinanza mattoide contro la sinistra che odia — vs adolescente pazzo nazista odiatore
So che ridere o lamentarmi di Salvini ormai è praticamente come sparare sulla Croce Rossa… ma non è colpa mia se lui si mette in condizione di dire cose (stavo per scrivere “o fare”, ma lui non fa mai niente, parla solo…) che vengono completamente ribaltate o smentite dall’universo nel giro di giorni! E stavolta è bella succosa… 😋Questo è cosa il signorotto ha scritto in un post di due giorni fa, dove cita (omettendo una o due parole) una frase pronunciata da Saviano in un video che lui stesso allega; per giunta, così facendo dimostrando o di non aver capito cosa Saviano volesse dire, o di averlo volutamente travisato per portare avanti la sua retorica inutile. (facebook.com/salviniofficial/p…)
Ahh signora mia, ma come dobbiamo fare con questa sinistra che sa solo odiare odiare e odiare? Ma vi sembrano parole normali signora Concetta? Visto che il povero self-made man Trump è già stato vittima di ben due tentativi di omicidio, poi… Che faccia tosta questo signor Saviano, per permettersi di ricordare che chi semina vento raccoglie tempesta, che chi sparge sangue perderà anche il proprio! 😤😤Io voglio anche far finta che a Salvini, poveraccio, non sia mai arrivata nota del fatto che quei due sparatori non avevano niente a che fare con “la sinistra”, essendo il primo addirittura repubblicano registrato, e l’altro non si sa ma comunque non era sostenitore dei blu, mentre Saviano tutto ha detto in questo video tranne che parole di incitamento all’odio… Ma ora c’è una novità! 🤡
È notizia di poche ore fa infatti che, negli Stati Uniti, sia stato appena scoperto che un adolescente che ha ammazzato i genitori faceva parte di un gruppo neo-nazista dove, oltre ad esaltare Hitler, si pianificava (principalmente lui, a quanto pare, che avrebbe anche prodotto diversi scritti) di rovesciare l’attuale governo, passando giustamente per l’uccisione del Donaldo… 😳
- Teen killed parents as part of Trump assassination plot, says FBI — bbc.com/news/articles/c62g8d47…
- A 17-year-old in Wisconsin allegedly killed his parents as part of a plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/us/…
- Teen charged with killing parents also planned to assassinate Trump, FBI says — nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-…
- Wisconsin teen allegedly killed parents in extremist plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — abcnews.go.com/US/wisconsin-te…
- Teen killed parents in Wisconsin as part of plot to assassinate Trump, FBI says — eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
- Wisconsin teen charged with parents’ murders is accused in extremist Trump assassination plot — cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-tee…
- Teen suspected of murdering parents now tied to ‘cult’ and conspiracy to kill Trump to spark a ‘political revolution’ — independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
- Usa, 17enne accusato di aver ucciso i genitori voleva assassinare Trump — adnkronos.com/internazionale/e…
- Ammazza i genitori e compra un drone per uccidere Trump. Il folle piano del 17enne Nikita — quotidiano.net/esteri/uccide-g…
- Studente di 17 anni uccide i genitori, il movente folle: «Voleva i soldi per assassinare Trump». L’adesione al gruppo ispirato a Hitler — leggo.it/esteri/news/studente_…
Ma come?! Non era la sinistra che odia? In realtà quelli che odiano sono semplicemente scarti della società che si fanno abbindolare da movimenti politici estremisti che, nei casi in cui non sono ascrivibili a nessuna parte dello spettro politico, in realtà sono puntualmente assimilabili invece a quella destra ultra-estrema che non va avanti ad ideali veri, condivisibili o meno, ma semplicemente a violenza e convenienza personale? Ma tu pensa… 😓
Tutto è bene quel che finisce con un subumano nazista prossimamente incarcerato? Purtroppo, nonostante la realtà dei fatti sia questa, ho paura che gli esponenti della nostra destra — non estrema, ma nemmeno vera ed onesta, semplicemente stupida come la merda — continueranno a tenere gli occhi chiusi. E comunque, questo bimbo è stato anche molto cretino: il motivo per cui lo hanno sgamato è che ha smesso di andare a scuola dopo il duplice omicidio, quindi giustamente le autorità hanno iniziato a cercare i genitori, ed ecco qua. 🥱
#adolescente #assassinio #destra #Donald #hate #nazi #nazista #neonazi #neonazista #odio #omicidio #Salvini #teen #TheDonald #Trump #USA #USPOL
Studente di 17 anni uccide i genitori, il movente folle: «Voleva i soldi per assassinare Trump». L'adesione al
Uccide entrambi i genitori (madre e patrigno) per mettere in atto un piano più grande:...Redazione Web (Leggo)
Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says
Seventeen-year-old Walid Ahmad, who had been held for six months without being charged, suffered from extreme malnutrition, and also showed signs of inflammation of the colon and scabies, said a report written by Dr. Daniel Solomon, who watched the autopsy, conducted by Israeli experts, at the request of the boy’s family.
The Associated Press obtained a copy of Solomon’s report from the family. It did not conclude a cause of death, but said Ahmad was in a state of extreme weight loss and muscle wasting. It also noted that Ahmad had complained to the prison of inadequate food since at least December, citing reports from the prison medical clinic.
Palestinian teenager ~~who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation~~ starved to death by zio terrorists, medical report says
Imperial news up to its old tricks...
They didn't list a cause of death, so it could be the case that they just shot him to death after starving him for a while.
Not that that's better...
Full DC Circuit Unfires—For Now—NLRB, MSPB Board Members That Trump Lawlessly Axed
Full DC Circuit Unfires—For Now—NLRB, MSPB Board Members That Trump Lawlessly Axed
The full U.S. Court of Appeals for DC has reinstated a member of the National Labor Relations Board and a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board that…John Light (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
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China Displaces U.S. as Global Leader in Research - FPIF
The latest Nature Index rankings reveal an astonishing trend: nine of the world’s top 10 research institutions are now ChineseTo fully appreciate China’s meteoric rise, one must look back at the academic landscape a decade ago. When the Nature Index Global rankings were first released in 2014, only eight Chinese universities made it into the top 100. Today, that number has more than quintupled, with 42 Chinese institutions now ranking among the world’s best
One of the most notable policy shifts has been the move away from publication-based evaluation metrics. Previously, Chinese academics were incentivized to publish as many papers as possible, often at the expense of quality. However, recent reforms have introduced a more rigorous peer-review system that prioritizes impactful and innovative research over sheer volume. This shift has resulted in a significant improvement in the credibility and global influence of Chinese scientific output.
China Displaces U.S. as Global Leader in Research - FPIF
Nine of the world’s top 10 research institutions are now Chinese.John Feffer (Foreign Policy In Focus)
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Taiwan stocks plummet in biggest one-day drop on record after US tariffs
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What Eddy Burback got wrong about his phone... [Discussion of Fediverse as an alternative within]
cross-posted from: lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/pos…
Companion article here: blog.gardinerbryant.com/what-e…
What Eddy Got Wrong About His Phone
Eddy's solution of locking his phone in a safe is not a sustainable solution. So I wanted to explore what I believe to be the next best thing!Gardiner Bryant (The Bryant Blog)
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I loved his video, but there were some pretty key actions that he could have done to reduce his phone usage, e.g., limiting/deleting his social media apps, reviewing/turning off his notifications, or setting Focus times to limit distractions during productive times of the day.
Fun experiment overall, but I wasn’t expecting any new revelations on attention spans from a comedian.
I think he made a good video but I couldn't stop thinking about this new "anti-consumerism consumerism". So many "I needed my phone to do x, so I bought this to do that." Even without the immediate ability to buy anything anywhere he is fundamentally locked into this mindset of "I need so I buy".
Could have used parental controls(like so many "adults" need to have their friends set on their phone) and locked your phone as only a phone. Delete every app that isn't essential. You can make your phone useless when you're bored, you can pick it up but nothing will be there to give you "relief". No distractions, no ability to install distractions. Your phone is yours, you can have it do whatever you want. I guess some people are just so addicted they can't even be near it. They're like people that stop smoking just to get addicted to vaping. Still addicted, just not to the old dirty style of getting your fix.
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China's 10-year initiative aims for a more secure food supply by 2035
China has announced a 10-year plan to build an agricultural powerhouse, aiming for stable grain production and a more secure food supply by 2035.
The plan, reported by state media Xinhua, outlines several key strategies to enhance food security, modernize agriculture, drive technological innovation, and promote rural revitalisation.
By 2027, China aims to achieve a grain output capacity of around 700 million metric tons, strengthen self-sufficiency in key crops, make breakthroughs in agricultural technologies like seeds and machinery, and boost global competitiveness, according to the plan.
This initiative comes amid escalating tensions with the United States, an economic slowdown, and challenges posed by climate change.
1980s-2000s : the information age
2000s-present : the data age.
Information implies it's correct, data implies it can be anything , true or false.
Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.
How Trump’s Forest Service Cuts Could Affect Wildland Firefighting
The White House and DOGE have sought to eliminate thousands of jobs from the Forest Service. The wildland firefighting force is one of many targets within the agency.ProPublica
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Don't worry. With increases to the prison state there will be plenty of prisoners to coerce into doing this dangerous job for free/pennies... smh.
time.com/7210800/inmate-firefi…
The Troubling Slavery-Era Origins of Inmate Firefighting
The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight blazes.Justin Hawkins / Made by History (Time)
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
The testimonies are some of the first accounts by Israeli soldiers to be published since the latest war started in October 2023 after Hamas’s attack on Israel. They were collected by Breaking the Silence, a group founded in 2004 by Israeli veterans who aim to expose the reality of the military’s grip over Palestinians. The Guardian interviewed four of the soldiers who corroborated the accounts.Titled “The Perimeter” and published on Monday, the report said the stated purpose of the plan was to create a thick strip of land that provided a clear line of sight for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to identify and kill militants. “This space was to have no crops, structures, or people. Almost every object, infrastructure installation, and structure within the perimeter was demolished,” it said.
The IDF did not respond to a request for comment on the report and combatants’ accounts.
Satellite imagery has previously revealed the IDF destroyed hundreds of buildings that stood within 1km to 1.2km of the perimeter fence, in a systematic demolishing act that rights groups say may constitute collective punishment and should be investigated as a war crime. Last week, Israel’s defence minister said the military would seize “large areas” in Gaza in a fresh offensive.
Israel military razed Gaza perimeter land to create ‘kill zone’, soldiers say
Combatants’ testimonies describe how areas were destroyed to create ‘a death zone of enormous proportions’Quique Kierszenbaum (The Guardian)
Elisa Sighicelli: vetri di Murano e arte contemporanea al Poldi Pezzoli
Elisa Sighicelli: vetri di Murano e arte contemporanea al Poldi Pezzoli
Vitroepifanie di Elisa Sighicelli: l’arte contemporanea incontra l’eccellenza dei vetri di Murano al Poldi Pezzoli A Milano, tra le eleg...Antonio Marano (Blogger)
Trump tariffs: Why are Asian markets seeing a 'bloodbath'?
As a region that manufactures so many of the goods sold globally, Asian countries and territories are being hit directly by the tariffs.
They are also particularly sensitive to the impact of fears that a global trade war could trigger a slowdown or even a recession in the world's biggest economy.
Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark index closed down by 7.8% and ASX 200 in Australia lost 4.2%.
In afternoon trading, the Kospi in South Korea was 4.7% lower.
Asian stocks see their worst drop in decades after Trump tariffs
Asian markets from Tokyo to Sydney plunged amid increasing fears of a global economic downturn.Peter Hoskins (BBC News)
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Open source is just that
"Open" is an unspecific, a range of openness from not redistributable to (libre) free software.
- Free Redistribution
The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.
- Source Code
The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost, preferably downloading via the Internet without charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a preprocessor or translator are not allowed.
- Derived Works
The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.
The Open Source Definition
Introduction Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open source software must comply with the following criteria: 1. Free Redistribution The license shall…Open Source Initiative
It seems like the author is confusing open source with Open Source. The latter has a formal definition which includes a lot more than simple access to source code.
I also agree that no one is entittled to free support or enhancements, bugfizes, etc.
The Open Source Definition
Introduction Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open source software must comply with the following criteria: 1. Free Redistribution The license shall…Open Source Initiative
Free and open source software. "Open Source" has always been an attempt to attract big fish, hoping they are not evil, just slow. It's morally obsolete, while FOSS still isn't.
And BSD\ISC\MIT understanding of FOSS is even less morally obsolete every day that comes, no expectations that a properly designed virus license will somehow convert the humanity, just letting out seeds of knowledge that will eventually change the world or maybe not. It's sacrificial, but also very potent.
Anyway, most of those expecting free support are companies making money on products they haven't spend a dime improving. Or employees of such companies.
The whole world is using Java, but where is Sun? The whole world is using Asterisk (ok, maybe not all of it), but its developers are not millionaires AFAIK.
Entitled script kiddies are just dumb and rude, but I think there's much less of them than the former group. And they are less persistent, than that former group.
It seems like the author is confusing open source with Open Source
No, they made it pretty clear that they do understand it. Here's a relevant quote:
When software is open-source, it is open-source, not necessarily free and open-source (FOSS), and even if it is FOSS, it might still have a restrictive licence[sic]. The code being available in and of itself does not give you a right to take it, modify it, or redistribute it.
- open source - the definition you linked
- FOSS - includes free software - wording is wonky here, but I'm pretty sure OP means Free Software here given the italics and whatnot
- code being available - source available != open source; e.g. Unreal Engine is source available, provided you agree to their terms, but distribution is very limited
They didn't go into depth, which is fine (would've made the post much longer), but I think they did a fair job. A lot of people assume that if they have access to the source, they can do whatever they want with it, which absolutely isn't the case. Read the terms of the license, or at least be familiar w/ the major licenses and how to recognize them.
Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli settler, officials say
The incident is the latest in a surge of violence and near-daily confrontations in the volatile West Bank, where settler violence and clashes between Israeli forces and armed Palestinians have kept it on edge.
The mayor of Turmus Ayya, Adeeb Lafi, told Reuters earlier in the day that Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, was shot along with two other teenagers by an Israeli settler at the entrance to Turmus Ayya and that the Israeli army pronounced him dead after detaining him.
However, the Palestinian foreign ministry condemned the incident as an “extra-judicial killing” by Israeli forces during a raid in the town, saying it was the result of Israel’s “continued impunity”.
Palestinian American teen shot dead by Israeli settler, officials say
Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, killed alongside two other teenagers in West Bank town as settler violence escalatesGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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“During a counterterrorism activity in the area of Turmus Aya, IDF soldiers identified three terrorists who hurled rocks toward the highway, thus endangering civilians driving,” the Israeli army said in a statement.“The soldiers opened fire toward the terrorists who were endangering civilians, eliminating one terrorist and hitting two additional terrorists.”
How the fuck does anyone defend Israel when they are literally gunning down children for throwing rocks at cars.
What the honest fuck. I honestly cannot fathom how anyone could support Israel after they have committed atrocity after atrocity.
That's if you believe they actually threw any rocks to begin with.
"They threw rocks at us" is a perfect excuse in a rocky, desert landscape. There are always loose rocks around the victims and the murders.
Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping
Nations from 175 countries have gathered in London this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to hammer out the final details of a deal, more than a decade in the making, that could finally deliver a plan to decarbonise shipping over the next 25 years.
If the most ambitious proposals are realised, the agreement would also require all ships to pay a small charge based on the greenhouse gases they emit, with the proceeds going to fund climate action in poor countries. This levy is seen as a crucial source of funding for poor countries, which are seeing increasing economic devastation from extreme weather.
But powerful economies, including China, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, oppose the levy, while others, including the EU, may agree to drastically water it down.
Poor countries say rich world betraying them over climate pledges on shipping
Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economiesFiona Harvey (The Guardian)
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Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza
Michael Mansfield KC is one of a group of lawyers who will on Monday hand in a 240-page dossier to Scotland Yard’s war crimes unit alleging targeted killing of civilians and aid workers, including by sniper fire, and indiscriminate attacks on civilian areas, including hospitals.
The report, which has been prepared by a team of UK lawyers and researchers in The Hague, also accuses suspects of coordinated attacks on protected sites including historic monuments and religious sites, and forced transfer and displacement of civilians.
For legal reasons, neither the names of suspects, who include officer-level individuals, nor the full report are being made public.
Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza
Exclusive: Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workersHaroon Siddique (The Guardian)
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Fun fact; Israel is literally worse than ISIS
The nature of Israel’s crimes in the Gaza Strip must be denounced, particularly the crimes’ horrifying scope, methodical execution, and wide-ranging effects, which surpass those of armed groups like ISIS
Israel’s brutality in Gaza surpasses all recent forms of terrorism
thousands of crimes committed by Israeli forces, constituting overwhelming evidence of mass atrocitiesEuro-Med Human Rights Monitor
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Protests broke out against Hamas in Gaza. What do Palestinians think about the militant group?
Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip, the biggest show of anger at the militant group since its attack on Israel ignited the war.Protesters said they were venting anger and desperation as they endure a new round of war and displacement after Israel ended a ceasefire. They leveled unusually direct criticism at Hamas even while remaining furious at Israel, the United States and others for their plight.
Public expressions of dissent have been extremely rare since Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007. The militant group has violently dispersed occasional protests and jailed, tortured or killed those who challenged its rule. Hamas has faced no significant internal challenge since the start of the war and still controls Gaza, despite losing most of its top leaders and thousands of fighters.
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It’s way past time to make Israel leave back to their border
"Israel" has no borders. It's just whatever land the zios can steal from Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, etc.
The majority of isrealis support genociding the palestinian people.
The majority of palestinians support genociding the isreali people.
There will be no peace in the region, not now, not in a hundred years. Not until the last man has slain his last enemy will that holy land be free of violence.
Trump expected to host Netanyahu at White House Monday
Trump expected to host Netanyahu at White House Monday
President Trump is expected to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a visit on Monday, a White House official told NewsNation.Ashleigh Fields (NewsNation)
It was never good, never acceptable, and something that I fervently criticized.
The distinction I am making here is that I now consider them to be in league with Trump. It's a talking point that I will use with Democratic supporters of Israel to try and get them to reconsider their position. Not that I expect much traction, but given how much of a "team sport" American politics is it seems like something to call them out for.
Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says
US experts who work in artificial intelligence fields seem to have a much rosier outlook on AI than the rest of us.
In a survey comparing views of a nationally representative sample (5,410) of the general public to a sample of 1,013 AI experts, the Pew Research Center found that "experts are far more positive and enthusiastic about AI than the public" and "far more likely than Americans overall to believe AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on the United States over the next 20 years" (56 percent vs. 17 percent). And perhaps most glaringly, 76 percent of experts believe these technologies will benefit them personally rather than harm them (15 percent).
The public does not share this confidence. Only about 11 percent of the public says that "they are more excited than concerned about the increased use of AI in daily life." They're much more likely (51 percent) to say they're more concerned than excited, whereas only 15 percent of experts shared that pessimism. Unlike the majority of experts, just 24 percent of the public thinks AI will be good for them, whereas nearly half the public anticipates they will be personally harmed by AI.
Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says
Rare survey of AI experts exposes deep divide with public opinion.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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Democrats in the US are centre-right. “Normal” Mitt Romney/GWB Republicans are far right. The current GOP is, without a drop of hyperbole, full-on fascist.
There is not any leftist political coalition to speak of in the US. Bernie Sanders is about as extreme as they come in the US- and he’s maybe center-left at his most extreme.
Bernie Sanders is about as extreme as they come in the US- and he’s maybe center-left at his most extreme.
This is based on policies he pushes for, right? I always got the impression he would push as far left as possible, which with today's democrats means "center left at best".
Head over to Reddit
yeah, no.
Biden Depression
I am in awe of the shear size of the stupid. trump has redirected the "soft landing" directly into the meat grinder.
Jerome Powell was never going to softly land anything. It was all a smoke screen while they sold stocks and shifted their assets so that the plebes and taxpayers end up holding the bag. As always.
Powell and Yellen should be in prison for the rest of their lives.
Notes on Civil Society’s Quasi-War with A Renegade President
My biggest takeaway, with new examples just over this weekend is this: most people outside that world, indeed, most people even in that world outside of NIH, don’t grasp what’s happening to the world of disease research and cure-finding. And the biggest barrier to is not just speed of what’s happened and lack of good information. It’s that people have a very difficult time believing it. We know that some people don’t want to fund Medicaid that goes to poor people. You may not think that way but it probably doesn’t surprise you that many people do. It’s very hard to people to believe that anyone is trying to end research into finding cures for diseases that affect everyone. The richest people get cancer and Alzheimers and Parkinson’s. Just yesterday I heard second hand from a power player in our society saying, ‘That makes no sense. Who would go after cancer research?’ And yet it is happening.
Notes on Civil Society’s Quasi-War with A Renegade President
This post isn’t quite a post in the way I normally do them, more jotting down some of my brainstorming over the weekend. Universities are a core pillar of civil…Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
Live updates: Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Among the reciprocal tariff levels Trump announced:
China: 34%
European Union: 20%
South Korea: 25%
India: 26%
Vietnam: 46%
Taiwan: 32%
Japan: 24%
Thailand: 36%
Switzerland: 31%
Indonesia: 32%
Malaysia: 24%
Cambodia: 49%
United Kingdom: 10%
Rest of the world: 10%
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-4-2-2025#00000195-f82b-d658-a3d5-faffaeeb0000
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Lemmy also has ALT texts when you upload an image.
Other reasons why ALT texts are awesome:
- people with smartphones sometimes configure their clients to NOT download pictures/videos to save data. Picture Descriptions enable them to a) interact with these posts properly without the risk of not understanding a big part of the post. b) enables the conscious decision if they want to see this media.
- search engines can index this post better, so your post will have more reach when you duckduckgo for it.
- fediverse people searching for things can find your post
- people who are confused what the image on the post means can read the picture description to understand nuances they missed. And there are many reasons why that might be the case
- people not knowing people/scenes referenced in the image
- different sense of humor, so they don't get the joke, but might want to understand the joke
- different life experience - the viewer might be a 14 year old child - so they don't get the joke, but might want to understand the joke
- people having difficulties reading emotions depicted in the facial expressions in the picture
- people having not slept enough or are otherwise exhausted
however, it should also not matter why people might not understand the picture, because there are probably plenty of other reasons i don't know why it is perfectly normal to not understand a picture.
and even when you think that you only have 12 followers - none of which you think need a picture description - your post might get boosted; it might get viral accidentally because it hits a nerve.
However, of course there are times when you don't have the energy to describe the media properly. This is fine! We all know situations like this.
- For mastodon, there exists a bot which can generate a picture description using a local artificial intelligence hosted on their server: fuzzies.wtf/@altbot (see the profile description on how to use that)
- It is even possible to mention them in lemmy: @altbot@fuzzies.wtf (it might be the case that your instance doesn't know about this account yet, but then you can search for "@altbot@fuzzies.wtf" which will force your instance to index this account.
- You can request help with alt texts by including hashtags like #ALT4me
- when you receive a picture description, either from the bot or from other people, you can edit your post and insert the picture description afterwards.
Thanks if you participate in making the fediverse an awesome place for people with reduced sight! 💜
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People should not be treated badly in general, but not "called out"?
I run into video-link-only posts in text forums on Lemmy every so often, and IMHO, they contribute little more than noise. There's nothing wrong with encouraging their authors to at least add a summary or start a conversation about the subject matter. Without that, video links that aren't of obvious widespread interest usually feel like they're treating the rest of us as a click farm, whether we're vision-impaired or not.
I've seen people make positive posts about Alt text like this one, and I've seen people comment with #alttext4you or whatever, but the main toxic thing I've seen on Mastodon is the jerks that lash out against the person giving them free alt text 🙁
Alt text is one of the nicest parts of fediverse culture to me. I really liked learning about why it's there and how easy it is to do, even if you're not that bothered you can be open to other people adding it for you.
It makes me sad to see people lash out about it or joke about Alt Text culture on Bluesky.
But I guess it must be based on a kernel of truth that some people were toxic about it or else why would there be a backlash? IDK.
Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy (2025)
Bob Mould - Here We Go Crazy (2025)
di Nicola Gervasini Bob Mould è un intoccabile. Vale a dire uno di quei nomi su cui si è sempre tutti d’accordo, che nessuno oserebbe mai ...Silvano Bottaro (Blogger)
I'm going to pull out my crystal ball and predict this for some time in the next 4-6 days:
Don Bacon: My support for our heroic, genius, virile President is unwavering. And I completely support his decision to fire Haugh. And it has absolutely nothing to do with a recent threat to primary me.
“It Wouldn’t Be Surprising If, in Two Years’ Time, There Was a Film Made Completely Through AI”: Says Hayao Miyazaki’s Own Son
“It Wouldn’t Be Surprising If, in Two Years’ Time, There Was a Film Made Completely Through AI”: Says Hayao
Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki and current managing director of Studio Ghibli, made a striking prediction about the future of animation.Yukiko Hanada (Anime x News)
I’m going to watch it anyway, so there.
But as a brain cleanse, try little Emma. It’s not amazing, but it’s cute as hell. Itty bitty humans smaller than sentient racist livestock.
So here it's more data (from France info):
* There were 7000 people according to the police, 10 000 according to Bardella, the president off the far right party
* Another protest was organized in a different place in Paris by the left, with 5000 people according to the police
* For comparison, the night of the parliament elections last year, there was a self organized manifestation (from the left) at the same place of 8000 people
Condamnation de Marine Le Pen : 7 000 participants au meeting du RN et 5 000 à la manifestation de la gauche,
Les partisans du Rassemblement national se sont réunis dimanche après-midi pour soutenir Marine Le Pen après sa condamnation pour détournement de fonds publics.Catherine Fournier (Franceinfo)
Here’s how Le Monde covered it in English:
Le Monde isn’t leftwing, especially for France. More centrist and generally known for accuracy.
Here’s Politico.eu:
Politico, in my experience, isn’t generally into taking sides. It’s more like gossipy, access journalism. They aren’t usually full of shit but YMMV.
Not saying you should listen to any one source but those definitely aren’t far-left or far-right.
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in reply to Kami • • •I wouldn't be so categorical. Negotiation require some level of flexibility.
If the Americans fail to act in a good faith manner, you can always implement reciprocal tariffs later on.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Start with those coutermeasure first.
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in reply to MicroWave • • •Why are they throwing him this lifeline?
Let it all burn
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in reply to Tramort • • •Because it's something the EU wanted and didn't get in the last round. It'll be funny if Trump accepts because it basically concedes that his negotiating position is weaker than it was eight years ago.
I'm with you though. I think a united front from all the countries where Trump imposed tariffs would be more effective at nipping this nonsense in the bud. And I think countries are shortsighted if they don't recognize that the U.S. is becoming a fundamentally unreliable negotiating partner and their approach to negotiating with the U.S. should reflect that.