Kalamazoo Linux Users Group
Tonight in #kalamazoo is the weekly Kalamazoo #Linux Users Group. I have been going again lately. It is a nice old group that has been holding on for more than 10 years by the one and only Lynden Kirk.
If you happen to be in #swmi, #westmi, #battlecreek come out and join us.
So it is tuesday nights at 6pm(18 for the rest of the world) at
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1102 E. Michigan Ave.
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Kalamazoo Makerspace - Kzoo Makers
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From Gaza: A Student’s Story of Loss, Resilience, and Hope
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/5757723
My name is Soliman — a young man and student from Gaza, carrying a burden far heavier than my age. Between my studies and the hardships of life, I try to be the backbone of my family in the most difficult of times.We once had a small farm — olive and citrus trees, and a greenhouse where we planted not just crops, but dreams.
That farm was our only source of income, and more than that, it was a place full of memories, of hope, and of the laughter that once made life a little easier.
But in a single moment, everything was gone.
A fire reduced our years of effort to ashes.
We lost our source of living, our stability — and with it, a part of our souls.
Now, despite the pain, I’m trying to start over. I’m doing everything I can to keep my family standing, to find even the smallest light of hope that might restore our strength, dignity, and sense of humanity.
On top of all this, I’m also struggling with serious health issues.
I suffer from a urinary tract infection caused by the lack of access to clean drinking water.
Here in Gaza, we’re forced to drink water mixed with sand and other contaminants — there’s simply no other choice.
It’s affecting my health badly, and I need treatment I can’t afford in these conditions.
I’m sharing my story with honesty and hope, praying it reaches a kind heart — someone who can help, or even just share it with others who might be able to.
If you’re able to support us in any way, here’s my GoFundMe link:
Every share, every kind word, and every small donation could be a lifeline for us.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking a moment to read my story.
Multiplayer TicTacToe made with nbbcljs and DataStar
projects/multiplayer-tic-tac-toe/multiplayer-tic-tac-toe
Multiplayer game with nbb and datastarAs a proof of concept I want to build a multiplayer game. The application consists of two pages:A welcome page that lets you select a game by idIf the game already exists on the server and only one player is join…gre.gorio.ch
I'm sure this is the first of a long list of necessary public sector cuts that we're going to see. Not necessary because the program or the cause aren't justifiable. Necessary because a) we have a budget problem that existed well before the current tariff and soveriegnty crisis, and b) this government is about to commit to a whole bunch of new spending on infrastructure and national defence. We can't have it all and still reasonably pay for it. Hell, we may still not be able to pay for it.
But that said, consider priorities: Is women and gender equality better served by this program, or by having a safe, secure, and prosperous nation? Look south to consider the alternative.
I'd love to see WAGE stick around. Hell, I'd like to see it expanded. In the meantime, Canadians, especially the menfolk, can commit to equality each and every day to rightfully improve the conditions of women.
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US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
As two masked men dragged her into an unmarked SUV, Andrea Velez tried to focus on details she might later remember – one man’s red shirt, the car’s leather seats, a black backpack inside.
At 9.20am on 24 June in downtown Los Angeles, the 32-year-old was heading into work at a footwear company when the men in gator masks jumped out of their car and started chasing vendors and other people on the street, she recalled. As people fled, Velez froze and held on to her bag.
Suddenly, she recalled, one of the men slammed her to the ground and placed her into his car. The men had “Police” vests, but otherwise were in plainclothes and didn’t identify themselves. She didn’t know why they had taken her.
The men, it turned out, were Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) deportation officers. They were looking to question people about “whether they were lawfully present” in the US, an agent later wrote. Velez is a US citizen who grew up in downtown, not far from the incident.
“They just came out ready to attack anyone,” said Velez, in her first interview since her arrest. “I thought they were kidnapping me.”
A day after her arrest, the Department of Justice charged Velez with assaulting an officer, which could carry a 20-year sentence. The claim was shocking to Velez, who is 4ft 11in and said she had not laid hands on anyone.
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their livesSam Levin (The Guardian)
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
As two masked men dragged her into an unmarked SUV, Andrea Velez tried to focus on details she might later remember – one man’s red shirt, the car’s leather seats, a black backpack inside.
At 9.20am on 24 June in downtown Los Angeles, the 32-year-old was heading into work at a footwear company when the men in gator masks jumped out of their car and started chasing vendors and other people on the street, she recalled. As people fled, Velez froze and held on to her bag.
Suddenly, she recalled, one of the men slammed her to the ground and placed her into his car. The men had “Police” vests, but otherwise were in plainclothes and didn’t identify themselves. She didn’t know why they had taken her.
The men, it turned out, were Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) deportation officers. They were looking to question people about “whether they were lawfully present” in the US, an agent later wrote. Velez is a US citizen who grew up in downtown, not far from the incident.
“They just came out ready to attack anyone,” said Velez, in her first interview since her arrest. “I thought they were kidnapping me.”
A day after her arrest, the Department of Justice charged Velez with assaulting an officer, which could carry a 20-year sentence. The claim was shocking to Velez, who is 4ft 11in and said she had not laid hands on anyone.
US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: ‘They came ready to attack’
Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their livesSam Levin (The Guardian)
Moscow comments on collapse of arms control treaty with US
Moscow comments on collapse of arms control treaty with US
Moscow can deploy ground-based intermediate-range missiles wherever it deems necessary, the Kremlin has saidRT
Exclusive: UK pushed Arab states to condemn Hamas in UN conference statement
A UN conference in New York last week, attended by more than 100 countries and co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, aimed to advance momentum for a two-state solution.
Numerous diplomatic sources told MEE the UK was pivotal in pushing for these demands to be included in the statement, as well as the inclusion of strong language condemning the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
It was described as "both historic and unprecedented" by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot.
He hailed that for "the first time" Arab and Middle Eastern countries "condemn Hamas, condemn 7 October, call for its disarmament, call for its exclusion from any form of participation in the governance of Palestine, and clearly express their intention to maintain normalised relations with Israel in the future and to join Israel and the future state of Palestine in a regional organisation".
Exclusive: UK pushed Arab states to condemn Hamas in UN conference statement
Britain strongly pushed for a United Nations conference statement to demand the disarmament of Hamas and its withdrawal from Gaza, Middle East Eye has learnt.Imran Mulla (Middle East Eye)
From Gaza: A Student’s Story of Loss, Resilience, and Hope
My name is Soliman a young man and student from Gaza carrying a burden far heavier than my age. Between my studies and the hardships of life I try to be the backbone of my family in the most difficult of times
We once had a small farm with olive and citrus trees and a greenhouse where we planted not just crops but dreams
That farm was our only source of income and more than that it was a place full of memories of hope and of the laughter that once made life a little easier
But in a single moment everything was gone
A fire reduced our years of effort to ashes
We lost our source of living our stability and with it a part of our souls
Now despite the pain I’m trying to start over. I’m doing everything I can to keep my family standing to find even the smallest light of hope that might restore our strength dignity and sense of humanity
I share these words with honesty and hope hoping they reach a kind heart someone who can help or even simply share my story with others who might be able to
If you’re able to support us in any way here is the link to our GoFundMe campaign
Every share every kind word every small donation could be a lifeline for us
From the bottom of my heart thank you for taking a moment to read my story
Israel is ‘on the precipice of defeat’ in Gaza, ex-officials say — as Netanyahu believes only military victory can free hostages
Nineteen former Israeli military, intelligence and police chiefs warned that the Jewish state is “on the precipice of defeat” in Gaza, calling for an end to the war to save the hostages.
The retired Israeli leaders, including former prime minister and IDF chief Ehud Barak, said in a video released Sunday that Israel has accumulated too many losses in Gaza with no clear end in sight, with the officials accusing Netanyahu of keeping the war alive for the sole purpose of preserving the fragile right-wing coalition that controls his government.
“We are on the precipice of defeat,” said former Mossad director Tamir Pardo, referencing the mass backlash against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Israel is 'on the precipice of defeat' in Gaza, ex-officials say — as Netanyahu believes only military victory can free hostages
Nineteen former Israeli military, intelligence and police chiefs warned that the Jewish state was “on the precipice of defeat” in Gaza, calling for an end to the war to save the hostage…Ronny Reyes (New York Post)
The AI bubble is so big it's propping up the US economy (for now)
The AI bubble is so big it's propping up the US economy (for now)
Plus how American professors are fighting back against the AI onslaught, the fury over AI models in vogue, and more.Brian Merchant (Blood in the Machine)
Civilian Executions by Retreating Ukrainian Forces Not Uncommon - Russian Official
Civilian Executions by Retreating Ukrainian Forces Not Uncommon - Russian Official
Reports of Ukrainian forces executing civilians during army retreats are not uncommon, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large on the crimes committed by Kiev, Rodion Miroshnik, told Sputnik on Tuesday while commenting on an executed civil…Sputnik International
Moldova’s Political Earthquake: Gutsul Verdict Fuels Autonomy Crisis
Moldova Opposition Leader Jailed for Seven Years Before Elections
The sentencing of Gagauzia's Bashkan Yevgenia Gutsul to seven years in prison signals a dramatic escalation in Moldova's internal politics and could open the door to unification with RomaniaLyuba Lulko (Pravda English)
NABU detained a Ukrainian MP and the head of the Mukachevo administration
NABU detained a Ukrainian MP and the head of the Mukachevo administration
Alexij Kuznetsov, a member of the Verkhovna Rada, and Serhiy Gaidai, the head of the Mukachevo District Administration, were detained on suspicion of organizing a corruption scheme, according to the Public TV channel and the Ukrainian Pravda newspape…newsmaker newsmaker (English News front)
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/34201505
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/34201505
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/34201505
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
Moderate Democrats change their tone on Israel
Ritchie Torres is threading a needle after emphatic defense of Israel for most of the war.
from Politico
08/04/2025 05:55 AM EDT
[It's disgusting how feeble and late this is, but it is an indication of how popular sentiment continues to shift against Israel. 👍 ]
In recent days, a majority of Democratic senators voted for a resolution to bar the sale of assault rifles to Israeli police, a marked change in the party since the start of the military conflict. Their unprecedented rebuke comes as polling shows slipping support for Israel among Democratic voters, signaling the prolonged war has potentially caused permanent damage to the country’s relationship with the Democratic Party.
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Imagine having to put down up to a $15k deposit to visit a country, with the “promise” you’ll get the money back as long as you don’t violate your visa.
Visa Bond Pilot Program
NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange.NAFSA
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.10 has been released
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.10 has been released
A fresh upgrade to the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine fheroes2.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Any fitness trackers not sending my health data to the USA?
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/33995436
I am looking for a good fitness tracker to start doing cardio in a more measured way.I was interested in Polar and Oura as EU alternatives (both Finnish companies), but both send data (health data, which is sensitive according to Article 9 of the GDPR) to AWS.
Are you aware of any EU solutions, or at least non-US, Chinese, Russian, or Israeli solutions, that do not send my data to companies in those countries?
I would like to be able to organize something self-hosted, but I don't think I'm capable of doing that yet.
like this
How we built our multi-agent research system
How we built our multi-agent research system
On the the engineering challenges and lessons learned from building Claude's Research systemwww.anthropic.com
difference of UKI and EFISTUB?
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Aid Air Drop Kills Palestinian Medic – UN Demands Entry of Aid Trucks
A Palestinian medic was killed on Monday after an airdropped aid box fell directly on his head in the Al-Zawayda area in the central Gaza Strip.
Odai Nafez Quraan, a nurse at the Al-Aqsa Hospital, was seen in a video recently condemning the aid drops.
“This is a humiliation,” he said, adding that “if you able to fly in by air and drop aid by air, you are able to break the siege … by way of the land crossing.”
“NFL” Shooting Wasn’t Random
A shooter travels to Manhattan planning to target corporate executives he blames for his health issues. He leaves behind a note that law enforcement won’t release and the news media is happy to quote from selectively but won't publish.
Sound familiar?
The parallels between Shane Tamura, the 27-year-old Nevada man who killed four people in a Midtown Manhattan office one week ago today, and alleged assassin Luigi Mangione are uncanny. Unlike Mangione, however, Tamura’s victims had nothing to do with his reported health issues. As a result, his rampage was framed as a random act of “senseless violence,” as President Trump declared.
But former friends of Tamura’s that I talked to say there’s more to the story: that his suicide note’s reported claim that “football gave me CTE” is plausible, given his many years as a high school football star.
The classmates, while clearly horrified by Tamura’s actions, are also able to appreciate the likelihood that there’s a public health dimension to the shooting. Wouldn’t it be nice if our elected leaders were capable of that kind of nuance? That’s certainly how I feel about it, and why I hope that the media publishes the notes he left behind: not to glorify anything but to understand what happened and how it might be prevented from happening again.
What little we know about the writing Tamura left behind reportedly includes three separate references to
- “You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash
- “Study my brain please I’m sorry.”
- “Terry Long football gave me CTE and it caused my to drink a gallon of antifreeze.”
Terry Long, who played as an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 80s and 90s, committed suicide in 2005 by drinking antifreeze. An autopsy revealed that Long had been suffering from CTE.
“NFL” Shooting Wasn’t Random
Another manifesto gets censored in a case that needs transparencyKen Klippenstein
“NFL” Shooting Wasn’t Random
A shooter travels to Manhattan planning to target corporate executives he blames for his health issues. He leaves behind a note that law enforcement won’t release and the news media is happy to quote from selectively but won't publish.
Sound familiar?
The parallels between Shane Tamura, the 27-year-old Nevada man who killed four people in a Midtown Manhattan office one week ago today, and alleged assassin Luigi Mangione are uncanny. Unlike Mangione, however, Tamura’s victims had nothing to do with his reported health issues. As a result, his rampage was framed as a random act of “senseless violence,” as President Trump declared.
But former friends of Tamura’s that I talked to say there’s more to the story: that his suicide note’s reported claim that “football gave me CTE” is plausible, given his many years as a high school football star.
The classmates, while clearly horrified by Tamura’s actions, are also able to appreciate the likelihood that there’s a public health dimension to the shooting. Wouldn’t it be nice if our elected leaders were capable of that kind of nuance? That’s certainly how I feel about it, and why I hope that the media publishes the notes he left behind: not to glorify anything but to understand what happened and how it might be prevented from happening again.
What little we know about the writing Tamura left behind reportedly includes three separate references to
- “You can’t go against the NFL, they’ll squash
- “Study my brain please I’m sorry.”
- “Terry Long football gave me CTE and it caused my to drink a gallon of antifreeze.”
Terry Long, who played as an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 80s and 90s, committed suicide in 2005 by drinking antifreeze. An autopsy revealed that Long had been suffering from CTE.
“NFL” Shooting Wasn’t Random
Another manifesto gets censored in a case that needs transparencyKen Klippenstein
Democrat Cory Booker refuses to endorse Zohran Mamdani
Link to the video: xcancel.com/kenklippenstein/st…
For those who want an article instead of Twitter screenshots: it was either this or New York Post.
Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault at London station
The far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson has been arrested by British police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a man was allegedly assaulted at a London railway station.
Video from the scene of the alleged assault, which showed a 64-year-old man on the ground, also recorded Robinson appearing to claim he had acted in self-defence.
The injured man was released from hospital on Thursday. Police are understood to be treating him as a victim, not a suspect, at this stage. Police have said he was admitted to hospital “with serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening”.
Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault at London station
Video posted online showed the far-right activist near a man lying on the ground at St Pancras stationVikram Dodd (The Guardian)
WeirdGoesPro
in reply to Soliman_ayman [none/use name] • • •Soliman_ayman [none/use name]
in reply to WeirdGoesPro • • •I completely understand your doubt — the world is full of scams, and it’s your right to question things.
But my story is real, and unfortunately, what my family and I are living through in Gaza is beyond words.
The photo is real, the account is real, and the GoFundMe link was created by a friend in Germany because I’m unable to create one from Gaza.
All I ask is for you to consider sharing it if possible — or even just a prayer.
Thank you for your compassion, even if you’re still unsure.
WeirdGoesPro
in reply to Soliman_ayman [none/use name] • • •Thank you for replying, and I’m sorry that bad actors on the internet make people like me have to be a little suspicious of posts like this.
Have you considered providing photographic proof that you are the person in the picture, such as providing a photo of you holding a piece of paper that says “Hello Lemmy” with the current date and time on it? Things like that are usually typical when you are proving your identity in a post like this because it allows people to analyze it for signs of photo manipulation. With nothing but a few photos of you in Gaza, it is impossible to tell if it is really you or if someone has stolen those photos and is impersonating you for money.
Assuming that you are the man in the photo, I do want to say how horrible I feel about the genocide happening in your country. Nobody deserves that, and most of the world sees the crimes happening against your people, even if those in power are too cowardly to do anything.
Doctor MoodMood
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