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Formation à la sécurité militante (basique)


15 juillet 2025, 19:00:00 CEST - GMT+2
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Formation à la sécurité militante (basique)
Mar 19:00 - 21:00
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Formation Sécurité Militante de base 🥷


Pour faire face à la répression et la surveillance, pourquoi pas une formation Sécurité Militante de base ? Et bien c'est possible mardi 15 juillet en ligne.

Cette formation a pour objectifs de :

  • Savoir penser autour des notions de sécurité/menaces
  • Savoir estimer les menaces actuelles pour un.e militant.e en France
  • Savoir agir pour renforcer sa sécurité militante

Le support de la formation est disponible ici, et le contenu est aussi disponible sur le Wiki XR.

Public visé :

  • Militant.e faisant de la Désobéissance Civile Non Violente (DCNV)
  • La formation est utile mais pas suffisante pour un modèle de menace fort (exemple: action de désarmement)
  • La formation est utile mais pas suffisante pour la coordination d’action risquée.

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Pour participer le mardi 15 juillet, il te suffira de se connecter à cet URL : meet2.organise.earth/rooms/4xe… à 19h. Cette formation est accessible à tous et toutes quelque soit votre organisation, ou mouvement.

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Siffleur Falls Trail, Kootenay Plains, Alberta


4.4 miles roundtrip (to falls only)
Easy, 475 ft elevation gain

This trail starts by crossing the N Saskatchewan river over a large pedestrian bridge. From there you will continue upstream from where the Siffleur river ends up to the main waterfall area, passing through an expansive grassland and above the canyon carved by the river. Trail may be extended well beyond the falls, I turned it into a 9.4 mile total, which I’ll post some pics for tomorrow. This trail probably doesn’t need splitting, but I’m gonna do it anyways haha.

Siffleur falls roars its way down into the canyon.

A fraction of the overall falls can be seen from this upper viewpoint. The majority is diverted behind the rock in frame.

Looking along the deep trench walls at the end of the canyon as the Siffleur river continues on.






Ways the Trump Administration Has Sabotaged America’s Broadband Future


  1. Corrupt BEAD Revisions Are Undermining Affordable Broadband Access
  2. Forcing States to Choose Between Broadband Funding and AI Regulation
  3. Auctioning Spectrum at the Expense of Wi-Fi
  4. Defunding the Digital Equity Act


Ways the Trump Administration Has Sabotaged America’s Broadband Future


  1. Corrupt BEAD Revisions Are Undermining Affordable Broadband Access
  2. Forcing States to Choose Between Broadband Funding and AI Regulation
  3. Auctioning Spectrum at the Expense of Wi-Fi
  4. Defunding the Digital Equity Act


LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments




LLMs factor in unrelated information when recommending medical treatments



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Microsoft Rewards was worth it maybe 5 years ago now its not worth the hastle.
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Yes they will ban account from participating in Microsoft rewards
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Pli da membroj pagas malpli al UEA

“Nu, bonŝance ni savis la asocion.” Tiu estas la konkludo de ĝenerala direktoro Martin Schäffer surbaze de la ekonomia rezulto de Universala Esperanto-Asocio dum la jaro 2024. La asocio laŭ li ŝparis amason da mono malpliigante la oficistaron – sed devis urĝe dungi du pliajn oficistojn por ricevi administran subvencion de EU. Unu el la dungitoj tuttempe okupiĝos pri havigo de subvencioj.

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How data brokers shape your life


Right now, somewhere, a company you’ve never talked to — maybe never even heard of — might be deciding whether you get a loan, an apartment, or even how long you spend in prison.

We already know the power of algorithms to shape what we see and who we talk to on social media. But that’s just the surface. Algorithms are deeply embedded in dozens of other industries and often make decisions with life-changing impacts. And they rely on data they get from data brokers.

But how does it work? What exactly is the role of data brokers in feeding these algorithms? What are the real-world consequences of this shadowy business? And most important: What can we do to ensure fairness and accountability, especially as we hurtle toward a future in which AI-driven decision-making grows exponentially?

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How data brokers shape your life


Right now, somewhere, a company you’ve never talked to — maybe never even heard of — might be deciding whether you get a loan, an apartment, or even how long you spend in prison.

We already know the power of algorithms to shape what we see and who we talk to on social media. But that’s just the surface. Algorithms are deeply embedded in dozens of other industries and often make decisions with life-changing impacts. And they rely on data they get from data brokers.

But how does it work? What exactly is the role of data brokers in feeding these algorithms? What are the real-world consequences of this shadowy business? And most important: What can we do to ensure fairness and accountability, especially as we hurtle toward a future in which AI-driven decision-making grows exponentially?

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Cowboy Junkies - Demon (2011)


Nella seconda metà degli anni ottanta i fratelli Timmins si fecero conoscere grazie ad una manciata di buoni dischi, tra cui gli ottimi The Caution Horses, Black Eyed Man e il superlativo The Trinity Session dell’88... Leggi e ascolta...


Cowboy Junkies - Demon (2011)


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Nella seconda metà degli anni ottanta i fratelli Timmins si fecero conoscere grazie ad una manciata di buoni dischi, tra cui gli ottimi The Caution Horses, Black Eyed Man e il superlativo The Trinity Session dell’88. Negli anni successivi, per una serie di coincidenze, non ultima la mancanza di “creatività” sonora, non li ho più seguiti se non “per sentito dire”. Ora, come è successo per i R.E.M., ho ascoltato questo loro ultimo lavoro e la sorpresa è stata più che buona. Il disco in origine doveva essere una collaborazione con l’amico Vic Chesnutt ma, la sua morte avvenuta prematuramente il giorno di Natale del 2009, ne ha cambiato le sorti, facendolo diventare un tributo allo stesso artista canadese... artesuono.blogspot.com/2014/07…


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Iran says it launched attack on US forces at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base





Uber’s algorithmic pricing leaves drivers and passengers worse off


Uber’s use of dynamic pricing has led to higher fares for passengers and lower earnings for drivers, whilst increasing Uber’s share of revenue.
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Uber’s algorithmic pricing leaves drivers and passengers worse off


Uber’s use of dynamic pricing has led to higher fares for passengers and lower earnings for drivers, whilst increasing Uber’s share of revenue.
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Earlier today, @davew published a blog post titled WordPress and me. He talked about WordLand, his focused and fast editor for writers and bloggers. Through developing the editor, he’s discovered WordPress again.

WordPress as the OS of the open social web


I think WordPress has all that’s needed to be the OS of the open social web. We needed it and it’s always been there, and I saw something that I want to show everyone else, that the web can grow from here, we should build on everything that the WordPress community has created. It’s a lot stronger foundation that the other candidates for the basic needs of the open social web, imho.

@davew


I’ve been following Dave’s work with WordLand for the past few months, and it’s been really nice and encouraging to see him work on a product that aligns with my values. And now, Dave will get to present his tool and his ideas to others in the WordPress community! He will be talking at WordCamp Canada in October.

It should come as no surprise that someone so involved with some of the key concepts of the Open Web, like RSS, values ideals of openness and giving writers control over their content. WordLand’s approach to « what you see is what you get » is something that aligns so well with WordPress’ own ideals. It clashes with walled gardens like Twitter or Bluesky where you’re limited in length, format, content, and where you ultimately do not own your writing. It’s super motivating and empowering when someone newer to the WordPress ecosystem recognizes those shared values and the power of the platform.

Rediscovering WordPress


In his post, Dave talked about his journey of rediscovering WordPress through a new lens. The WordPress.com REST API, its endpoints and its authentication layer, gave him the tools to build the editor he needed, while still benefiting from everything the WordPress community has created in the past 22 years.

This is also what we had in mind when Automattic released Calypso 10 years ago:

Calypso is…
  • Incredibly fast. It’ll charm you.
  • Written purely in JavaScript, leveraging libraries like Node and React.
  • 100% API-powered. Those APIs are open, and now available to every developer in the world.

Matt — Dance to Calypso


Calypso and its underlying API paved the way for the first REST API endpoints that made it to WordPress itself a year later. That API then became a cornerstone of the Gutenberg project:

WordPress has always been about the user experience, and that needs to continue to evolve under newer demands. Gutenberg is an attempt at fundamentally addressing those needs, based on the idea of content blocks. It’s an attempt to improve how users interact with their content in a fundamentally visual way, while at the same time giving developers the tools to create more fulfilling experiences for the people they are helping.

Matías Ventura — Gutenberg, or the Ship of Theseus


WordPress.com REST API vs. WordPress REST API


On a more technical note, the folks more familiar with WordPress will wonder why WordLand uses the WordPress.com REST API, and not the core WordPress REST API.

Dave chose to use the WordPress.com API for WordLand — and that makes perfect sense for the goals of the project. It provides built-in authentication and opinionated endpoints that would otherwise need to be built on top of the core REST API, and would need to be shipped to every site that wants to use the WordLand editor. That’s simply not what WordLand was designed to do.

Perhaps more importantly, the WordPress.com REST API is just one of the many ways to interact with WordPress. That’s the beauty of WordPress: it’s open and flexible, allowing different tools and solutions to thrive. In this case, it’s nice to see how WordLand, WordPress, and WordPress.com came together to empower writers, each bringing their own strengths to the table. It’s a great example of how open tools and platforms can work hand-in-hand to create something truly special.

It’s always exciting to see new tools emerge from old foundations — and even more so when they help bring us closer to the open web we want to build. Funny enough, the WordPress.com REST API still relies on XML-RPC — a technology built by Dave 27 years ago 🙂

Go write something!


If you haven’t tried WordLand yet, go give it a try! All you need is a WordPress site, either hosted on WordPress.com or running the Jetpack plugin.

#Automattic #EN #OpenWeb #WCEH #WordLand #WordPress

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in reply to Jeremy Herve

I appreciate all the work done on this front, but in all earnest can’t point what’s wrong with the good and old classic editor (which I use to this day). It’s fast, easy to use and reliable, and from my perspective faster and easier to grasp than anything related to React, Calypso, or Gutenberg. What am I missing?
in reply to Rodrigo Ghedin

I think you perfectly and unconsciously summarized daves point!

> WordLand is a good editor. For some people who write in WordPress it will be a godsend, and for others, a revelation. There should be a lot of editors in this space, because there is no one editor that's good for everyone.

there is no one editor that is perfect for everyone, but WordPress makes it possible to use the one that suits your needs.

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for you it is the Classic editor, for dave it is WordLand and for me it is the Block editor...
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exactly. think of wordpress as an operating system.

lots of editors. happy writers. 😉



ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens


A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms what immigrant advocates have long warned: ICE has deported American citizens.

Between 2015 and 2020, ICE deported at least 70 people who were U.S. citizens, according to the GAO. That’s not just a bureaucratic mistake — it’s a constitutional violation.

U.S. citizens cannot be deported under civil immigration law. Yet GAO found that ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) lack the records to even know how many people they may have deported in error.

In total, the watchdog found that ICE arrested 674 potential U.S. citizens, detained 121, and deported 70 — all of whom may have been legally untouchable by immigration enforcement.

And the actual number could be much higher.

“ICE does not know the extent to which its officers are taking enforcement actions against individuals who could be U.S. citizens,” the GAO concluded.




Artificial intelligence and the wellbeing of workers: no evidence of a sizeable negative impact of AI on workers’ well-being and mental health.


We find no evidence of a sizeable negative impact of AI on workers’ well-being and mental health. If anything, there is evidence of an improvement in health status and health satisfaction, which may be explained by the decline in job physical intensity. Overall, our results are consistent with the lack of negative effects of AI on the labor markets.


यूएस वीजा नियम: सोशल मीडिया अकाउंट्स को पब्लिक करना किया अनिवार्य, यहां पढ़ें पूरी डिटेल


India News: अमेरिकी दूतावास ने यूएस वीजा नियम में सख्ती की। F, M, J वीजा आवेदकों को अपने सोशल मीडिया अकाउंट्स पब्लिक करने होंगे। यह नियम तुरंत लागू हो गया। इसका मकसद पहचान और सुरक्षा जांच को मजबूत करना है। भारतीय छात्रों और विजिटर्स को फेसबुक, इंस्टाग्राम, एक्स जैसे प्लेटफॉर्म्स पब्लिक करने होंगे। दूतावास ने कहा, वीजा एक विशेषाधिकार है। नियमों का पालन न करने पर वीजा रद्द हो सकता है।

कौन से वीजा प्रभावित होंगे


यूएस वीजा नियम F, M, J श्रेणियों पर लागू होंगे। F वीजा कॉलेज और यूनिवर्सिटी छात्रों के लिए है। M वीजा वोकेशनल ट्रेनिंग के लिए है। J वीजा एक्सचेंज प्रोग्राम्स जैसे रिसर्चर्स, टीचर्स के लिए है। आवेदकों को सोशल मीडिया प्रोफाइल पब्लिक करना होगा। यह नियम अमेरिका में प्रवेश की पात्रता जांचने के लिए है। भारतीय छात्रों को अपने प्रोफाइल की सामग्री जांचनी होगी। पुराने पोस्ट भी स्क्रीनिंग में शामिल हो सकते हैं।

सोशल मीडिया जांच का मकसद


यूएस वीजा नियम के तहत सोशल मीडिया जांच से पारदर्शिता बढ़ेगी। अमेरिकी दूतावास ने कहा कि यह कदम राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा के लिए है। सोशल मीडिया से आवेदक की पहचान और इरादे सत्यापित होंगे। संदिग्ध गतिविधियों का पता लगेगा। यह नियम दुनियाभर के अमेरिकी वीजा कार्यालयों में लागू है। छात्रों को अपने प्रोफाइल साफ रखने की सलाह दी गई है। गलत कंटेंट से वीजा खारिज हो सकता है।

किन प्लेटफॉर्म्स को करना होगा पब्लिक


यूएस वीजा नियम के अनुसार, फेसबुक, इंस्टाग्राम, एक्स, लिंक्डइन, यूट्यूब और टिकटॉक जैसे प्लेटफॉर्म्स पब्लिक करने होंगे। अन्य प्लेटफॉर्म्स जो ऑनलाइन गतिविधि दिखाते हैं, उन्हें भी शामिल करना होगा। होमलैंड सिक्योरिटी ने कहा कि वीजा मिलने के बाद भी जांच जारी रहेगी। संदिग्ध प्रोफाइल मिलने पर वीजा रद्द हो सकता है। आवेदकों को प्रोफाइल में नाम, फोटो, शिक्षा जैसे विवरण दस्तावेजों से मिलान करने होंगे।

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आवेदकों के लिए सावधानी


नए नियमों से भारतीय छात्र और पेशेवर चिंतित हैं। उन्हें अपने सोशल मीडिया प्रोफाइल की सामग्री जांचनी होगी। विवादास्पद या अनुचित पोस्ट हटाने चाहिए। प्राइवेसी सेटिंग्स को पब्लिक करना होगा। वीजा साक्षात्कार से पहले प्रोफाइल को दस्तावेजों से मिलान करना जरूरी है। यह कदम फर्जी पहचान वालों की स्क्रीनिंग को आसान बनाएगा। आवेदक अपने भविष्य को सुरक्षित रखने के लिए सतर्क हैं।

#socialMedia #usVisa

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Tesla robotaxi launch: EV maker seeks to keep Texas safety data private, regulator says


Tesla told U.S. regulators that its answers to questions on the safety of its robotaxi deployment in Texas are confidential business information and should not be made public, according to a letter released on Monday.

On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was reviewing answers given in response to the agency's questions about the safety of its self-driving robotaxi in poor weather among numerous issues.

The agency said on Monday that Tesla was invoking a federal law that "restricts NHTSA’s ability to publicly release what the companies label as confidential." The agency added that "following an assessment of these responses and other relevant information, NHTSA will take any necessary actions to protect road safety."

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-wants-us-withhold-all-answers-robotaxi-deployment-public-view-2025-06-23/





How ranked choice voting in New York's Democratic mayoral primary works


In New York City’s version, voters get to rank up to five candidates, from first to last, on the ballot.

If one candidate is the first choice of a majority of voters — more than 50% — that person wins the race outright, just like in a traditional election.

If nobody hits that threshold, ranked choice analysis kicks in.

Vote tabulation is done by computer in rounds. After the first round, the candidate in last place — the candidate ranked No. 1 by the fewest amount of people — is eliminated. The computer then looks at the ballots cast by people who ranked that candidate first, to see who they ranked second. Those people’s votes are then redistributed to their second choices.



Uber and Lyft fighting against laws to require fingerprinting for drivers, report says


Both rideshare giants are pushing back against legislation that would require fingerprinting as part of a criminal background check of drivers in the state.

Lyft’s public policy manager, Brendan Joyce, stated that the requirement relies on data from the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information System, which he testified in April is “incomplete” and noted that checks “disproportionately impact and have potential discriminatory effects on communities of color.”



Shocking video shows dad of three US Marines ‘beaten by masked agents in parking lot’


Narciso Barranco, 48, a landscaper from Tustin in Southern California, was left bloodied and visibly shaken after being violently detained by at least seven alleged immigration officers while working outside of an IHOP on Saturday.

In one short video first posted by Santa Ana councilman Johnathan Hernandez and the social Instagram account @Santaanaproblems, alleged Customs and Border Protection agents struck Barranco in the head at least six times, thrusting his face into the concrete and kneeling on his neck, before he was forced into the back of a light-colored Chevrolet SUV using a truncheon.

Barranco’s shoulder was left dislocated, his eldest son, Alejandro, a 25-year-old Marine veteran, told the Los Angeles Times.

Alejandro Barranco, who served with the Marine Corps in Afghanistan, told the Santanero that his father was transferred to a detention facility in LA.

Sorry about the Instagram link: instagram.com/santaanaproblems…

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WhatsApp messaging app banned on all US House of Representatives devices


The notice to all House staff said that the “Office of Cybersecurity has deemed WhatsApp a high-risk to users due to the lack of transparency in how it protects user data, absence of stored data encryption, and potential security risks involved with its use.”

The memo, from the chief administrative officer, recommended use of other messaging apps, including Microsoft Corp’s Teams platform, Amazon.com’s Wickr, Signal, Apple’s iMessage, and Facetime.

Meta, which owns WhatsApp, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.



A Monterubbiano (FM) Armata di Pentecoste-Sciò la Pica, nei giorni 27, 28, 29 giugno e 1° luglio 2025


Dal 27 giugno al 1° luglio il borgo di Monterubbiano (FM) ospita la 60ª edizione della rievocazione storica Armata di Pentecoste - Sciò la Pica, un evento unico che coinvolge l’intera comunità. La Festa affonda le radici nel rito del Ver Sacrum, secondo cui un gruppo di Sabini seguì il volo di un picchio verde, sacro a Marte, fino all’attuale Piceno, dando origine alla civiltà picena. Il picchio è oggi simbolo delle Marche.

La manifestazione si apre con il corteo storico di oltre 250 figuranti tra musici, dame, sbandieratori e le quattro corporazioni cittadine (Artisti, Mulattieri, Bifolchi, Zappaterra) che si sfidano nella spettacolare Giostra dell’Anello, al centro dei festeggiamenti, guidati dal Capitano d’Armata.

Il programma del 60° anniversario, presentato anche al Parlamento Europeo, è ricco di appuntamenti: venerdì 27 sera spettacolo di musici e sbandieratori; sabato 28 alle 16:30 le prove ufficiali della Giostra, alle 17:30 la lettura del bando lungo le vie del borgo, alle 19:00 apertura degli stand gastronomici e alle 21:30 cerimonia di premiazione della corporazione vincitrice dell’edizione 2024, con estrazione dell’ordine di partenza.

Domenica 29 è il giorno clou: alle 10:00 Corteo storico con processione, offerta dei ceri e Messa in onore della Vergine Maria del Soccorso. Alle 16:30 prende il via la Giostra dell’Anello, due ore di pura emozione (biglietti su ciaoticket.com), seguita dalla premiazione in piazza Calzecchi Onesti. La Festa si conclude martedì 1° luglio con i pranzi delle corporazioni e, dalle 16:00, giochi popolari e baccanali nel Parco di San Rocco.

Sciò la Pica è anche un’occasione per scoprire Monterubbiano, tra scorci romantici e sapori autentici, come le celebri tagliatelle fritte, piatto tipico del borgo.

L’evento è organizzato dall’Armata di Pentecoste con il Comune, la Pro Loco “Luigi Centanni” e il sostegno di Fondazione Marche Cultura. Da quest’anno, è tappa del Grand Tour delle Marche promosso da Tipicità e ANCI. Info: canali social e www.tipicita.it




Eulogy For The Satellite Phone