California wildfire scorches 72,000 acres and threatens hundreds of structures
The Gifford fire has spread through Los Padres forest, prompting evacuations and injuring at least three people
The VA wants to end coverage of abortion for US military veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for an end to abortion coverage in the medical plans for veterans and their families.
US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances
A new federal rule would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of sight of the operator without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
https://apnews.com/article/drones-trump-duffy-line-of-sight-rule-bdbc54ca3b8ef2ead9ccfc62f3762f4c
Trump threatens EU with 35% tariff if investment pledge falls through
The US president added that he "can do anything I want" with Brussels' $600 billion worth of pledged investments
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GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump's big bill
Republican congressman Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a Nebraska town hall held to defend his support of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts law.
Bangladesh to hold parliamentary elections in February 2026, interim leader Yunus says
Bangladesh's interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus announced Tuesday that national elections will be held in February 2026, aiming to restore democratic governance following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.
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Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
Exclusive: Possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisons
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Prison bosses make room for possible influx before planned protests across England
Exclusive: possible arrests at protests against Palestine Action ban and asylum hotels likely to stretch prisonsRajeev Syal (The Guardian)
Video shows rare protests in China over beating of schoolgirl by three teenagers
Large crowds gather in city of Jiangyou in Sichuan province after case causes outrage online
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Hundreds of aid trucks needed daily to end famine in Gaza: UN
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), said Tuesday that the scale of need in the Gaza Strip is so vast that hundreds of aid trucks must be allowed in every single day, Anadolu reports.
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Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrants from the US
Deal follows deportations to South Sudan and Eswatini despite concerns about international law breaches
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Lithuania asks NATO for more air defences after drones land on its territory
VILNIUS - Lithuania's foreign ministry has written to the NATO military alliance asking it to help strengthen its air defences, it said on Tuesday, after two military drones crossed into its territory from Belarus last month.
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US | Epstein scandal broadens as trove of letters from famous figures published
New York Times reports on letters by Ehud Barak, Woody Allen and others written for Epstein’s 63rd birthday
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China and Russia conduct joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan
The Chinese and Russian governments have deepened ties in recent years, with Beijing refusing to place sanctions on Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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US House panel subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton for Epstein testimony
House oversight committee also issued subpoenas to several former attorneys general and FBI directors
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In addition to the Clintons, the committee sent subpoenas to former attorneys general Jeff Sessions, Alberto Gonzales and William Barr, who served in George W Bush and Trump’s presidencies, and Merrick Garland, Loretta Lynch and Eric Holder, who served under Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Former FBI directors James Comey and Robert Mueller also received subpoenas.
Well we already know how this is going to go...
Bill, Hillary, Comey, Garland, Lynch, Holder, Muller:
"So we have some questions for you: Why are you so guilty? Why aren't you already in jail? Why shouldn't we throw you in prison right now?"
Barr, Gonzalez, Sessions:
"Ok friends, we just need a little "testimony" from you that you know 100% without a doubt that there is a mountain of evidence against Bill, Hillary, Comey, Garland, Lynch, Holder, and Muller. Oh, these are all Trump's enemies? Ahhh that's just a coincidence."
France’s PM turns to YouTube to sell his budget cuts
François Bayrou takes to the video site in a bid to explain his draconian budget cuts and win over the public.
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Boeing 777X Nears Certification, Could Fly Passengers By Mid-2026
The Boeing 777X is making progress with its certification, and the plane could actually be flying passengers by the middle of 2026.
Boeing 747 Hydraulic Failure & Tire Damage Incident Final Report Revealed
The most likely cause of the hydraulic issue was damage to the seventh and eighth tires during the taxi.
Australia | Tasmania Plane Disappearance: Search Continues for Missing Couple and Dog
A bright green light aircraft with two people and a dog on board has gone missing in Tasmania, sparking a massive search operation. No distress signal was sent before the plane disappeared.
Tasmania Plane Disappearance: Search Continues for Missing Couple and Dog
Police and rescue teams are searching for a missing light aircraft with two people and a dog on board that disappeared after departing from northern Tasmania on August 2.Prachi Patel (Simple Flying)
Messy Alaska & Virgin Trademark Dispute Now Involves Delta
Alaska Airlines is still trying to get out of paying $160 million in royalties for the Virgin America brand, and this now involves Delta.
Air Canada flight attendants enter final day of strike mandate vote
Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union.
Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike
Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike early Monday, potentially complicating the aerospace company’s progress in regaining its financial footing.
Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike - Wings Magazine
NEW YORK (AP) — Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike earlyWings Staff (Wings Magazine)
British teenager mistakenly flies to Italy instead of back home from Menorca Airport
A 15-year-old British boy accidentally boarded an easyJet flight to Milan Malpensa instead of returning on a TUI flight to London Stansted with his family from Mahon Airport in Menorca on Monday, 4 August.
Spain | Iberia Serves Kosher Meals With "Free Palestine" Message
Iberia is apologizing after serving Jewish passengers kosher meals with the message "Free Palestine" written on them.
DHS Attacks DACA Recipients, Tells Them to Self-Deport
Under Trump, federal agents have detained and attempted to deport recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
DHS Says DACA Recipients Are “Illegal Aliens,” Tells Them to “Self-Deport”
Since President Donald Trump took office, federal agents have detained and attempted to deport DACA recipients.Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Truthout)
Columbia Prof. Rashid Khalidi Cancels Course, Slams School’s Trump Settlement
“I don’t see how people can, in good conscience, continue as before inside these universities,” Khalidi says.
Speaker Mike Johnson Calls Occupied West Bank an “Integral Part” of Israel
Johnson is reportedly the highest-ranking American official to visit an illegal Israeli settlement.
Trump Administration Is Deploying Soldiers to Immigration Jails in 20 States
Immigrant rights advocate Setareh Ghandehari called the move “another marker of an authoritarian regime.”
Trump Administration Is Deploying Soldiers to Immigration Jails in 20 States
Immigrant rights advocate Setareh Ghandehari called the move “another marker of an authoritarian regime.”…Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Truthout)
A Maine Woman Paid Her Back Rent. Her Record Still Says She Was Evicted.
Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they’ve fulfilled all the terms and were never actually evicted.
Maine Renters Can Appear Evicted Despite Fulfilling Repayment Deals
Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. Instead, in Maine, such deals have put evictions on their permanent records.ProPublica
Far-right militias adored the Constitution. Then came Trump.
Right-wing activists have long warned of the coming federal invasion. Where are they now that it's happened?
US | The Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United Nations
U.S. delegates have objected to use of the word “gender” in U.N. documents during forums on topics as varied as women’s rights, science and technology, global health, toxic pollution and chemical waste.
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He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation.
Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.
Netanyahu Pushing Forward Plan to Occupy All of Gaza, Israeli Media Reports
Far right ministers in the governing coalition have pushed to reoccupy Gaza rather than negotiate a ceasefire.
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The age of storage: Batteries primed for India’s power markets
Extreme price swings in wholesale electricity markets and growing concerns around grid instability are opening up new markets for energy storage. Batteries are now a critical solution to drive value for both capital and consumers.
IPTV FAQ and articles
"welcome to iptv.surf! here you’ll find a collection of articles from IPTVGroupBuy (rip) that will help you get started on your IPTV journey."
I posted a link to an archive of most of this stuff in an earlier post but this url is much more convenient.
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Invite only - "please do not go posting this on open forums" "please try to stick to people you actually talk to"
I still don't get the appeal of discord for this kind of stuff. Seems like a matter of time before it gets shut down too and all the useful info isn't discoverable by regular people. But I'm uninformed when it comes to discord.
Got it - thanks for the response. I agree with you, Discord seems suboptimal. But, if that’s where the discussion is, there’s not much choice.
Lemmy seems like a great solution, honestly
EU interior ministers want to exempt themselves from chat control bulk scanning of private messages.
It's clear and simple mass surveilance. You might not have something to hide now, but maybe you will one day if your country plunges into fascism or other authoritarianism or they will make something that is now legal illegal retroactively like has happened with abortion in the US. Protect your rights while you can.
Sign change.org/stopchatcontrol and contact your MEPs directly europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/hom…
Agenda Prep for August 2025 ForumWG Meeting
Agenda preparation for the April ForumWG meeting can be found at this public link (anyone can make comments for review.)
Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month, at 13h00 to 14h00 Eastern Time (currently 17h00 to 18h00 UTC). You can find them listed in the SocialCG Calendar. The next meeting will be held on 7 August 2025.
We will be discussing:
- FEP 7888/f228 adoption update
- Context Inheritance
- Context Ownership
- Merging of Contexts (aka "cross-posting")
2025-08 Agenda
August 2025 Agenda Forum and Threaded Discussions Task Force Format Information gathering prior to the meeting will be held asynchronously via the fediverse, with topics posted on one of the following two locations: https://community.nodebb.Google Docs
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Re: Agenda Prep for August 2025 ForumWG Meeting
Was there a meeting? Could you provide a short summary?
I am particularly interested in cross posting.
Re: Agenda Prep for August 2025 ForumWG Meeting
silverpill@mitra.social there was! I am very bad with putting together minutes but I will put some together tomorrow (hopefully)
For cross posting essentially I outlined how Piefed does it, and how NodeBB hopes to do it differently, but there are some moderation concerns.
Will elaborate more in the minutes.
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This is a test comment, sorry for the inconvenience (and thanks for your work!)
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@tuneintodetuned No, pero aquí parece haber un ejemplo: https://community.nodebb.org/post/105411 Voy a comentar en ese hilo, desde Mastodon, con un enlace a este comentario, a ver qué pasa ¿vale?Mastodon
Piracy Shield Widens Scope to Protect Movie & TV Premieres & Live Music
Piracy Shield Widens Scope to Protect Movie & TV Premieres & Live Music * TorrentFreak
Italy's Piracy Shield will widen its scope to protect movie and TV show premieres and live music after amendments were adopted last week.Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)
Kernwapens: 80 jaar na Hiroshima
In de jaren 90/00 waren vrijwel alle grote internationale conflicten gerelateerd aan civiele nucleaire programma’s en of die gebruikt werden voor militaire doeleinden: Noord-Korea, Irak, Iran, noem maar op. Kernwapens zijn daarna een poosje uit het nieuws geweest, maar na de aanvallen op nucleaire installaties in Iran, een – klein – beetje aandacht voor de Israelische kernwapens en het dreigen met een kernoorlog door Medvedev en de reactie van Trump om onderzeeërs met kernwapens richting Rusland te sturen, is het weer ‘hot news’. En de veel gehoorde opmerking dat Rusland Oekraine nooit had aangevallen als Oekraine in 1992 haar kernwapens niet weggedaan had (vaak dezelfde mensen die de aanval op Iran verdedigen), geven een troebele boodschap. Want wat ze eigenlijk zeggen: zorg dat je kernwapens hebt, dan wordt je niet aangevallen. Natuurlijk geldt dat alleen voor onze vrienden. Een ernstige vergissing: kernwapens maken de wereld niet veiliger en dus kernenergie ook niet. Sterker nog: vrienden kunnen zomaar vijanden worden en dan kan een civiel nucleaire programma ook zo maar een reden voor een aanval zijn.
I built ovosim using AI
I’ve been curious about what AI tools can do, so I decided to try building something with them.
The result is OVOSIM — a small eSIM store for travelers.
There’s no AI behind the product itself. I just used AI to help me write, design, and put it all together faster.
It’s simple, it works, and I enjoyed making it.
If you’re curious, here it is: www.ovosim.com
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