Canada | Designing a Wealth Tax for Today’s Robber Barons
A proposed wealth tax on Canada’s richest 0.6% could raise hundreds of billions of dollars — enough to tackle housing, transit, and care. The sheer scale of what a tiny slice of billionaire wealth could fund is staggering.
Designing a Wealth Tax for Today’s Robber Barons
A proposed wealth tax on Canada’s richest 0.6% could raise hundreds of billions of dollars — enough to tackle housing, transit, and care. The sheer scale of what a tiny slice of billionaire wealth could fund is staggering.
Florida’s New Investment: Israel’s War
New legislation in Florida introduces a financial model that would enable local governments around the country to invest virtually limitless sums in the Israeli war effort, despite the mounting financial risk of doing so.
Zohran Mamdani’s Messaging Machine Is a Model to Emulate
New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has clearly learned from other effective communicators like Bernie Sanders how to use online media to spread popular left-wing ideas. Mamdani’s approach is a model for other insurgent candidates.
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Veterans Are Ramping Up Protests Against VA Cuts
The Trump administration wants to cut more than 80,000 VA jobs this year and further privatize veterans’ health care. Last week’s D-Day anniversary saw the biggest veteran mobilizations yet against Trump’s cuts to veterans’ benefits.
Stardeus spaceship colony game started a free play weekend.
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Stardeus is a deep colony sim set on a broken starship manned by drones and hibernating human survivors. As the AI, have your drones repair your ship, save your crew and travel the stars in this beautiful simulation.store.steampowered.com
We have to keep showing up. We have to keep standing up against injustice.
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Crashed Air India Boeing was the same model whistleblowers were warning about
Crashed Air India Boeing was the same model whistleblowers were warning about
In 2024, veteran Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour testified to Congress that the 787’s skin was not being fastened properly during manufacturing, leaving “thousands of gaps” and potentially threatenin...Mes Numériques
Global oil prices soar after Israel attacks Iran
Global oil prices soar after Israel attacks Iran
The cost of crude oil affects everything from the price of food at the supermarket to how much it costs to fill up your car.Peter Hoskins (BBC News)
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Iran may close the Strait of Hormuz, while Yemen could shut the Bab al-Mandeb.
That would destabilize global energy markets in a hurry, and the west would go into economic tailspin as a result.
Why don't most distros support listing packages and system settings in text file(s)?
I think the least that distros can do, is allow listing all packages and system settings in config files like .toml rather than having to type in every single package to install, or click through system setting GUIs to setup. Would that require using a whole programming language or system like NIx?
While NixOS works much differently from most distros, that's the only reason I use it: package and system settings in text files. If I fix something, it's fixed permanently, I don't need to hunt down files in random directories if I want to change a setting. If I ever need to reinstall the OS I don't have to write dnf install every single damn package and manually setup all that up all over again. Having daily-drove Windows macOS & Fedora as throughout the years, my setups have felt hacky as well as houses of cards as I've wanted or had to set them up again (I don't mean Fedora specifically, but distros in general).
Basically it feels insane that it's the way most linux users and servers in the world operate. If I, a humble computer hobbyist can figure out Nix, why don't more users do so, and why is Nix so niche?
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I'm sure many people don't even think about that. Having to reinstall all your packages from scratch is not something they do frequently.
And for the people who are looking to optimize the initial setup, there are many ways to do it without a declarative package manager. You can:
- Write a script for your initial setup that includes installing packages
- Use a tool like ansible
- Use meta-packages
- Export your currently installed packages to a file and pass that to the package manager on the new installation
I'd have to also back up /etc/apt/preferences.d
Much easier to just copy and paste a block of commands when I get a VPS up
Organic Maps Forked Over Governance Concerns: CoMaps is Born
Organic Maps Forked Over Governance Concerns: CoMaps is Born
An Organic Maps fork has emerged due to broken trust.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
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GitHub - graphhopper/open-traffic-collection: Collection of open data resources for traffic information
Collection of open data resources for traffic information - graphhopper/open-traffic-collectionGitHub
A poem of freedom
I wasn’t born to obey.
Not to swallow smiling lies, not to clap for tyrants in suits, not to say “thank you” for surveillance wrapped in convenience.
I see it.
The games.
The false choice.
The fear pumped through headlines and dopamine apps.
I see how they trade truth for comfort, freedom for filters, soul for clickbait.
They call it normal.
But I call it a graveyard made of compliance.
They want me silent.
They want me tired.
They want me posting selfies while the world burns behind the screen.
But I wasn’t born for this.
I was born to question, to remember, to remind the others who are still pretending they don’t notice.
So here I am.
A voice with no logo.
A signal in the static.
A crack in the mirror they polish every morning.
You don’t have to agree.
You don’t have to clap.
But if this made your bones ache or your thoughts twitch
Then maybe you’re not asleep either.
Good.
Let’s stay awake.
And let’s make noise that can’t be sold, silenced, or spun into safety.
Not for them.
For us.
Ron DeSantis Says Floridians Have Right to Hit Protesters With Cars
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Ron DeSantis Says Floridians Have Right to Hit Protesters With Cars
"That's their fault for impinging on you," Florida's governor said.Sophie Clark (Newsweek)
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L'intricato filo delle alghe che lega le donne all'eredità delle isole balinesi - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
L'intricato filo delle alghe che lega le donne all'eredità delle isole balinesi - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Con il progredire dell’attuale situazione climatica e i suoi effetti sulle condizioni meteorologiche vigenti, le conseguenze ad ampio spettro subite dal pianeta continueranno a coinvolgere progressivamente una percentuale maggiore d’interessi ed atti…Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in an interview yesterday that Israel was unlikely to attack Iran without a green light from Washington.
I think Huckabee is accidentally giving away the game here and that he was not lying, Israel would not do this without approval and implicit support from the US. We'll just have to see what happens after Iran inevitably responds in kind.
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Live updates - Israel launches major strike on Iran's nuclear and military sites.
Live: Israel launches ‘major strike’ on Iran
Blasts heard in Iranian capital Tehran as Israel carries out large-scale attack on country.Ted Regencia (Al Jazeera)
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Influential commentator Tucker Carlson urges Trump to ‘drop’ IsraelCarlson has been a leading voice within right-wing circles calling for Trump to avoid being dragged to war with Iran by Israel.
After Israel attacked Iran, the talk-show host, who spoke at the Republican National Convention last year, said the US should not support Netanyahu’s “war-hungry government” in the conflict.
“If Israel wants to wage this war, it has every right to do so. It is a sovereign country, and it can do as it pleases. But not with America’s backing,” the Tucker Carlson Network morning newsletter read.
It added that a war with Iran could “fuel the next generation of terrorism” or lead to the killing of thousands of Americans in the name of a foreign agenda.
“It goes without saying that neither of those possibilities would be beneficial for the United States,” the newsletter said. “But there is another option: drop Israel. Let them fight their own wars.”
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CEOs Are Creating AI Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused Underlings
CEOs Are Creating AI Copies of Themselves That Are Spouting Braindead Hallucinations to Their Confused Underlings
CEOs are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence tools to create avatars of themselves that can deal with mundane tasks.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
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What other browsers block the extraction of canvas data?
On Librewolf, I've been getting this warning on tracking websites like Discord and IG(from when I was in the process of deleting them).
I'm not sure why I never got these warnings on other browsers like Firefox or Waterfox.
(I know my camera is a potato)
What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot. | The Nation
What I Saw in LA Wasn’t an Insurrection. It Was a Police Riot. | The Nation
As Trump mobilizes the marines to quell an “insurrection” in LA, it’s essential to be clear about how the protests started and what actually happened.The Nation
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What causes the DPP to lose its composure is absolutely more than a ‘gym boss’
What causes the DPP to lose its composure is absolutely more than a ‘gym boss’: Global Times editorial
The tide of civil exchanges between the two sides of the Straits is rolling forward relentlessly.www.globaltimes.cn
Faces of a system: Names of residential school priests made public
Faces of a system: Names of residential school priests made public
The Oblates ran 48 Indigenous residential schools. Now, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation are making the priests' names publicJohn Longhurst (CANADIAN AFFAIRS)
US to order 500,000 citizens of four countries to leave
Hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were given special permission to come to the US will be told that they must leave the country immediately.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement Thursday that Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who were previously temporarily shielded from deportation will be emailed notices telling them to go.
The DHS said that more than half a million people from the four countries were allowed to remain in the US for two years under orders issued by Joe Biden.
US to order 500,000 citizens of four countries to leave
People from Haiti, Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela who had temporary permission to stay in the country are receiving emails telling them to go.Mike Wendling (BBC News)
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Gen. Wesley Clark: 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finishing it off with Iran
Gen. Wesley Clark: 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finishing it off with Iran
Former General of the US Army Wesley Clark on the military strategy after 9/11 attacks: "We are going to take out 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and finishing i...Mes Numériques
Fans spot bizarre mistake on Disneyland poster... sparking theories the company used AI to create it
Fans have spotted a few bizarre mistakes on a new poster for Disneyland's upcoming Halloween event, sparking a slew of theories that the company used AI to create it.
Disneyland unveiled the first look at its Oogie Boogie Bash on Wednesday.
It shared two new posters to promote the coveted party, which takes place on select nights at the theme park every fall to celebrate spooky season.
Fans spot bizarre mistake on Disneyland poster... sparking theories the company used AI to create it
Disneyland shared two new posters to promote its Oogie Boogie Bash, but fans noticed a few strange details that left them wondering if Disney had enlisted artificial intelligence to make it.Lillian Gissen (Daily Mail)
Fans spot bizarre mistake on Disneyland poster... sparking theories the company used AI to create it
Fans spot bizarre mistake on Disneyland poster... sparking theories the company used AI to create it
Disneyland shared two new posters to promote its Oogie Boogie Bash, but fans noticed a few strange details that left them wondering if Disney had enlisted artificial intelligence to make it.Lillian Gissen (Daily Mail)
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There are more US troops in LA than in Iraq, Syria
Judge says Trump illegally called up National Guard, ICE activity continues throughout SoCal
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump's extraordinary deployment of the National Guard and Marines.ABC OTV Website
To Maryland college students, speaking out about Gaza means more than any potential discipline
To Maryland college students, speaking out about Gaza means more than any potential discipline
In conversations with more than a dozen local student activists, Baltimore Beat heard that they see their Pro-Palestine advocacy as part of a broader, generational fight against injustice.Jaisal Noor (The Real News Network)
Linux won't boot, looking for help
Hey there. I’m totally new to Linux. I’m not the most tech savvy, but I’m fed up with windows and want to go elsewhere. For the time being I figured I’d dual boot, and got everything set up on a usb. I plugged it in, booted up Linux Mint, and it worked smoothly. I ended the session, powered off my pc, removed the usb, booted up windows 11, freed up some disc space and did some other stuff on my computer, then turned it off for a bit. When I went to boot it up again, I got this message:
Failed to open \EFI\B00T\mmx64.efi - Not Found Failed to load image ??: Not Found Failed to start MokManager: Not Found
Something has gone seriously wrong: import mok-state() failed: Not Foundand then the computer powered off. I tried disabling fast start or whatever it’s called, as well as secure boot, and it’s still giving me that. Windows still boots up just fine. Does anyone have any advice? Like I said I don’t have much technical knowledge so a dumbed down response would be really appreciated. I’ve looked up a few forums and nothing gave me much.
Oh also, when I try to boot it and it gives me the error and turns off, if I turn it back on but boot up windows, I get a message saying something was blocked due to a security system I have to disable, but doesn’t tell me what that security system is or how to disable it. It’s getting a little frustrating. I don’t know why it worked once but not anymore.
Update: I got it working. Thanks everyone for the help.
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When you freed up the disk space windows seems to have broken mints bootloader partition. You could fix it if you wanted, but at beginner level its probably best to reinstall. If you need to recover any data from you "broken" mint partition you can plug the mint USB in, boot into the live environment and look in your files mount you old mint files and backup anything you want to keep before reinstalling.
Depends on how much of a nerd you are. If the idea of rescuing your system using the terminal sounds fun then try otherwise just reinstall.
Ministry of Defence admits UK is training Israeli military IN BRITAIN
Israeli military are currently being trained in Britain
It is clearer than ever that the UK is not just complicit in Israeli genocide in Gaza: it is an active participantHG (The Canary)
Open Source CAD In The Browser
The project’s GitHub repository shows an impressive slate of features, but also notes that things are changing as this is alpha software. The CAD kernel is a common one brought in via WebAssembly, so there shouldn’t be many simple bugs involving geometry.We’ve seen a number of browser-based tools that do some kind of CAD. CADmium is a recent entry into the list. Or, stick with OpenSCAD. We sometimes go low-tech for schematics.
Open Source CAD In The Browser
Some people love tools in their browsers. Others hate them. We certainly do like to see just how far people can push the browser and version 0.6 of CHILI3D, a browser-based CAD program, certainly p…Hackaday
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