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Huawei unveils new trifold smartphone before Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal

Huawei unveils US$2,500 trifold smartphone ahead of Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal

The Mate XTs is powered by Huawei’s self-developed Kirin 9020 chipset and runs on the company’s HarmonyOS ecosystem.

^{Coco Feng (South China Morning Post)}

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KairuByte

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While I get the sentiment, you can’t really fit a tablet in most pockets. While a tri fold phone would fit just fine.

This isn’t for situations where a more powerful device is needed. Power doesn’t matter when watching a video, or reading a book, or scrolling the internet. Sometimes you just need more screen.

I may be an outlier on Lemmy, but I explicitly want a decent trifold device. Specifically for the situations I listed. I’m not looking to use the tablet “mode” for performance hungry tasks, I just want more screen sometimes.

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UltraBlack

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Wasn't their last folding phone super fragile

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Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

https://apnews.com/article/trump-foreign-aid-freeze-congress-65ad0226d069bf6b6716a0c93aa249e0

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NuXCOM_90Percent

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And he won't. And in another six months judges will rule he was in violation of the court order saying he had to. And then he still won't.

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stoly

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They may be able to order the finance people to do it.

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin makes surprise departure ahead of a risky court ruling

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made a sudden and surprising departure from the country on Thursday, just five days before a court ruling that could open him up to a new prison sentence.

His exit came a week after the Constitutional Court removed his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, from her position as prime minister. The court found her guilty of an ethics violation for a politically compromising phone call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.

Parliament was set to vote Friday on a new prime minister to succeed Paetongtarn and install a new government. Many see this as the end of the power that Thaksin’s political machine has wielded for more than two decades. During that time, Thaksin faced prison time in various cases, though he spent no time behind bars.

Thaksin told Thai immigration authorities at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport that his private jet was headed for Singapore. A police statement confirmed his plane was allowed to take off shortly after 7 p.m. because he had no arrest warrant or court order preventing him from leaving the country.

https://apnews.com/article/thaksin-shinawatra-hospital-constitutional-court-politics-e65bf7a070c1e6548a6a4415d35703d5

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Okay, bye.

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Unified Fediverse App - a browser solution?

Unified Fediverse App - a browser solution? #fediverse, #UI, #Client, #Development, #Browser, #Webapp, #Notifications, #inbox

TLDR: Customized a browser as dedicated Fediverse front-end, use existing web clients for per-service UI, manage account/password with password manager, and merge the notifications from multiple services into one inbox? Is this possible/good?

Hello all,

It's me, an eager fediverse adopter who wants all their friends to get onboard and craves an all-in-one solution for federated content, but who knows no code and barely enough IT to get by reading git documentation.

I'll start by saying that one thing is clear, diversity and experimentation is the essence and benefit of the Fediverse concept. To me, new and exciting ways to use ActivityPub (and other distributed social/comms protocols) get me thrilled and ready for more. The challenge I, and I'm sure many adopters face is the challenge as old as the internet: platform fatigue.

While I want to use all the amazing services the Fediverse offers, managing clients and accounts for each one, and specifically the notification streams coming from all of them, often feels burdensome, decreasing my engagement.

So here's a simple thought experiment I've been playing with: what is the simplest, lowest friction method of accessing and managing multiple notification/content streams without needing to consolidate or centralize client/server development across multiple projects? And further more, how can this set of notifications (and subsequent content interaction) be consolidated yet separated from the other non-fediverse notifications/content across multiple devices?

My naive user mind has pointed me in the direction of dedicated browser instances with customized UI. When I have a webapp I need rapid access to and notifications from I install a dedicated browser instance (or "app" in Edge speak, I know, booo). This works well for me, and in some cases uses less memory than a dedicated application for some reason (looking at you Discord).

So what if a customized browser could be built off of an existing project (probably going to have to be Firefox based, though all eyes on Ladybird), that has a built in password/account manager, and pulls the notification streams from all of the services those accounts interact with into a merged list. Then add filter options for that list including service, account, media type, etc.

All interactions with notifications pulls up a tab of a webclient the user designates for that service, ideally reusing the same single tab unless the user specifically selects open new tab. Each designated service appears on the toolbar as a bookmark, showing notification number beside it. Total notifications and the shortcut to the unified notifications service/Inbox lives on the left or right side of the toolbar and is emphasized.

And that's it, everything Fediverse under one hood, separate from the main browser, not scattered across multiple installed applications, and with each client self-updating.

The challenge? Of course it is merging all the notification streams. Based on what I know of ActivityPub this seems achievable, but the details are beyond me. I am reminded of RSS emerging as the means of addressing a very similar challenge with the emergence of blogs, perhaps an ActivityPub to RSS gateway/bridge could even be the solution to merge the notification streams and then off the shelf RSS reader extensions could serve for the master notification inbox.

I am also reminded of my beloved Trillian which merged IM services under a single application hood, but faced an ever stacking development load as each service changed. Glad to see they still exist, but it seems like the browser route could avoid that centralized dev burden.

Thoughts from more experienced minds than I? Does this make any sense?

#browser #ui #fediverse #development #Client #Notifications #webapp #inbox

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PitLoversNeedMeds

in reply to Coopr8 • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Honest feedback, I'd absolutely hate it. Just like I absolutely hated all attempts to centralise shit like social media apps.

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artifex

in reply to Coopr8 • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I've seen this ask come up a number of times now -- and to a certain extent, the Piefed and Mbin frontends do kinda to it already in that you can have your microblog and threaded content in the same UI. But before taking that further with pixelfed/loops integration as well, ask whether it's really a good idea. There's a reason why Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are separate sites, and why none have tried to implement the UI or feature set of the other. I would make the case that the fediverse would really benefit from a portable user IDs auth system that could be used between different services or instances (which Nostr kinda does, and there are other zero-knowledge proof-based services that could be integrated), but with regard to content display and just interacting with content, having 3 different tabs open with the 3 different kinds of content/conversations just makes a lot more sense to me.

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Coopr8

in reply to artifex • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Aha, but you see my proposal specifically keeps the web clients for the specific content streams up to the user rather than baking them in. I like M.Bin so thats what I use for threads and microblogs, so thats what I would select as my service for that content within the browser.

What I want is a unified inbox, with a move from each notification over to the webclient I choose to interact with the content. To be more specific I want a text-only inbox, but I want it to include headlines/captions/descriptions for multimedia content so I can have my Peertube, Pixelfed, Loops, Threads, Microblogs and whatever else all accessible from a single point of contact.

I definitely agree on the portable account point, it always reminds me of Solid the private data project by Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Seems like ATProtocol may have been influenced by it?

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rglullis

in reply to artifex • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

There’s a reason why Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are separate sites, and why none have tried to implement the UI or feature set of the other.

Yes, the reason is that corporations can not profit from an unsiloed web of data, so they all created their own walled gardens and successfully fooled users into believing that the UI needs to be tightly coupled with the data they host.

having 3 different tabs open with the 3 different kinds of content/conversations just makes a lot more sense to me.

What would be stopping us from having these tabs using the same data from the social graph?

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Coopr8

in reply to rglullis • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Yes, this is my point exactly. I want the 3 tabs, AND I want a unified inbox that opens those tabs when I interact with a relevant notification. Seems like there are some projects heading this direction.

Ideally I dont want a new tab to open for every time I click on a different notification of the same type, just reuse the existing client tab that is open.

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artifex

in reply to Coopr8 • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Maybe a browser plugin/extension would be better in your case then? That would actually probably be not too hard to vibe-code if you're so inclined.

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Coopr8

in reply to artifex • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Yes, basically a browser plugin and a skin would do it. Someone just commented that push notifications at the desktop level handle this for them, and that was an aha moment. The extension could just be a push notification log woth the ability to filter for a group of designated sources.

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Kierunkowy74

in reply to Coopr8 • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Both Mastodon and Lemmy (and Mbin) expose an API, which can be used to develop an alternative client (for e.g. mobile). This allows even for several alternative front-ends, like Elk, Phanpy and pl-fe for Mastodon (and Pleroma and Akkoma and some Misskey forks and several projects for single-user-instances - all of these extend Mastodon API in some way), or Photon, mlmym and Blorp for Lemmy. GoToSocial (made for single-user-instances) does not provide any webUI, pointing to these alternative front-ends. Lemdro.id even swapped its interface for Photon.

Mastodon clients list (scroll down) and Lemmy clients list

Technically one is able to develop a Fediverse instance software which would provide both Mastodon API (likely with extensions) and Lemmy API. With e.g. microblogging (and maybe events?) used via pl-fe and Threadiverse content more easily available via Photon or Blorp? But I am not aware of any project like that.

Get an app for Mastodon

Browse official and third-party apps for the decentralized social network Mastodon

^{joinmastodon.org}

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Coopr8

in reply to Kierunkowy74 • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Yes, what I'm getting at is a way to create a notifications/inbox client that pulls from all the above stated API's but does not attempt to push any content to them, instead switching the user over to their preferred webclient when content interaction begins.

Kind of like how an email client shows a title/headline, sender, and Metadata for each post but then expands a rich text / markup environment when you open the email. Or how some minimal RSS readers just pull headlines and a quick summary of each post but push you over to the original website when you click through to read the full post.

I just want one place to see who has posted on what, and then use the front ends specialized for each piece of content to actually interact.

I suppose there could be a side development to this, which would be the ability to associate accounts across multiple services and then filter only for them, for example if you know someone who posts on lemmy, Mastodon, peertube, Pixelfed, and loops, you could view all their posts of the day in one place. Or a team you are a part of. Anyway, once you can pull multiple services into one inbox the data sort potential is an obvious added benefit.

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apostrofail

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all the above stated APIs*

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lime!

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so... a web browser that stops you from going to every site.

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Coopr8

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Who said that? The browser still needs to be a browser in order to open links in posts. Similar to how Interstellar the client I'm using right now brings up a browser window when I click a link.

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lime!

in reply to Coopr8 • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

no it doesn't. most clients open third-party links in the actual browser. interstellar has a setting for that.

i'm saying that the functionality you're describing is already perfectly encapsulated by a normal browser, and what you want is that, but limited to a handful of sites.

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Coopr8

in reply to lime! • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

This is an issue of reading comprehension, I'm talking about a browser with a UI customized to fit Fediverse needs first and websites second, plus a service embedded in the browser to pull unification from each service into a single stream.

Preserving website functionality is still essential to the browser, because both the fediverse clients and the links posted on them should in my opinion be opened in that same browser by default (or set to open a different browser if the user prefers).

Im just talking about UI, no one said anything about blocking websites. Just because the address bar doesnt live onscreen by default doesn't mean it should be eliminated entirely.

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lime!

in reply to Coopr8 • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

so a set of pwas with a tabbed ui on top. right. i think my sticking point is, what is the "tailored ui" that fediverse services require? if we're already using the web interfaces of the services themselves, what is left? notification handling? because personally i don't want notifications to be locked in an app, my desktop handles my notification feed. i used to have those notification counters on my tabs, using a little js snippet that rendered a number on the favicon. but then i realised that i was just reinventing a thing that was already handled at another level.

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Coopr8

in reply to lime! • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Why don't the highest use rate clients for Fediverse services look like standard browsers? There is a level of pure aesthetic sensibility at play.

I'm interested in what you mean by your desktop handling your notifications, do you have a central log of notifications you can access via your desktop?

This is actually a pretty great angle I hadn't fully thought out, most clients do push notifications, so is what I'm really talking about just a push notification log with the ability to filter for a set of designated sources? That would definitely handle a hefty chunk of what I'm getting at, the rest is basically just a browser skin and some extensions.

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lime!

in reply to Coopr8 • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Why don’t the highest use rate clients for Fediverse services look like standard browsers?

they don't? i feel like they pretty much do, considering they're all web pages.

do you have a central log of notifications you can access via your desktop?

every desktop environment i've used in the past 10 years has this, it's basically been the default from windows 8 forward. GNOME puts them front and center in a dropdown in the middle, windows and deepin has a sidebar, KDE pops out a whole window for them.

basically the crux of it is what you want to do with your notifications. for me, a notification is an indicator that someone wants something, so the action it should perform is bring me to whoever it is. if that's all you need, then you're already there because every client i've used already has notification settings that allow you to filter stuff.

the reason i'm asking questions is that you're all over the stack here. you're talking about a user chrome, then you're talking about consolidating messages, then about notification filters. i think it can all coalesce into something if you start from the capabilities of activitypub itself. it's basically a messaging system at its core, with clients all deciding how to handle the contents of each message. i've long thought that neither twitterlikes or redditlikes actually play to the strength of the protocol, and that activitypub needs some sort of killer app to really shine. if you think you have something, you should let it form into a coherent idea and present it.

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Coopr8

in reply to lime! • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I'm going to have to dive into push notification handling, I basically minimize the use of push notifications at my desktop level to only push work related content, and use the notification system of the clients to handle the "recreational" content which leaves me checking lots of platforms separately.

It makes sense that there should be the ability to create separate profiles with different filters and behaviors at the push notification manager level, I just haven't thought to look into it before.

Regarding killer apps for ActivityPub, and unified clients, I have a second idea which I didn't want to cloud this thread with that seems somewhat inevitable that will require a central portal with access to all services (and accounts?). That is a single publishing UI where the user creates/uploads any piece of content and then it suggests what venue/service/account to publish it on and related add-ons like hash tags, etc. With the Fediverse the APIs are open and multiplatform publishing clients (like FediPlan) already exist, so a level of light ML/AI for publication seems inevitable.

The next level of this, and what could be a "Killer App" is spontaneously generated affinity grouping via content aware publishing, meaning that the publishing client not only suggests where the posts should go, but also has a metalayer where the publishing clients instances "gossip" about the content being published and then create brand new "spontaneous" venues to publish that content in alongside other similar content being published by other users. Suddenly your text post about a super-niche interest or problem is pooled with posts by other users on the same topic, and bam you have a relevant discussion group of commenters/posters.

Problems of course arrise from this re:advertisers/promoters as well as unsavory/harmful mutual interests, but to be honest I think this is more of an inevitability than a possibility, so getting ahead to architect it in a way that minimizes potential abuse before the corpos get on it is probably a good idea.

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lime!

in reply to Coopr8 • 5 giorni fa • •

hm, i think there's some confusion regarding AP here. there's no "deciding where things should go"; every frontend can "see" every type of post, even if the format is off. what you're describing by is essentially how it already works, no multiple accounts needed. the frontend just needs to decide how to handle it. for lemmy-to-masto the handling is pretty basic, you can see it by going to a mastodon server and searching for your lemmy account (formatted as @yourname@yoursite.blah).

for the "gossip" thing, every server already publishes every new thing. it's up to other servers to decide how to handle it.

regarding the automated tagging system, i actually had a similar idea recently. i think a big flaw with lemmy/mbin/piefed is the keeping of communities from reddit; if the already extant tags were used instead, the cross-posting problem would go away completely since comments would be attached to posts rather than communities.

anyway: it would not be difficult to just use words in a post to assign it tags, but i question the usefulness of doing that. some sort of analysis would help, as you say, but then we're introducing nondeterministic behaviour. there is definitely a discoverability problem on fedi, and something like this could definitely help with some polish.

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Coopr8

in reply to lime! • 5 giorni fa • •

Regarding "where content should go", I mean like which community to post a lemmy post in, or which account to post to if a person manages multiple topical accounts (or accounts in different instances specialized for specific services), or whether to format it for loops vs peertube for video, etc.

Gossip wise, I'm imagining compressed data posted in a format only intended to be ready by the automation systems which happens before the suggestions are made, so that the suggestions can include dynamicly grouping content before publication by appending the relevant metadata/format (like posting in a lemmy community).

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lime!

in reply to Coopr8 • 5 giorni fa • •

the formatting is up to the client that displays the content, interestingly enough. AP just has a "message type" fields and different clients care about different types.

i'm not really sure what that gossip method achieves. surely if it's just post metadata we're talking a hundred bytes at most. running it separate from the main feed seems like it would just bork every single AP client that tries to use content published by this hypothetical one.

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Coopr8

in reply to lime! • 5 giorni fa • •

Yes, the automation datastream would need to be segregated, and probably ephemeral.

The point is that if you want posts to spontaneously coalesce with some kind of shared Metadata, you want the ML content analysis information of the post to go out before the actual post is published so the final post Metadata can include the "group" tag or whatever you want to call it.

Alternately you could do it after the fact by editing the post, but that seems like there would probably be some degree of chicken and egg scenario.

All of this could be done by the client completely independent of post metadata of course, but then how do you make the relation of the posts to each other consistent between multiple users? Is that even a desireable/necessary goal is a question I suppose.

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lime!

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if you want posts to spontaneously coalesce with some kind of shared Metadata, you want the ML content analysis information of the post to go out before the actual post is published

i don't understand this assertion at all. the post is the post. surely we want to classify the post based on the content of the post? tags are contained in posts. your client can just add the relevant info before sending it. figure out potential categories locally, query the server for which of them are popular, and either pick one or have the user select one.

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Coopr8

in reply to lime! • 4 giorni fa • •

The difference is that I'm talking about the automation creating completely new groupings, most akin to a community on Lemmy, that coordinated across multiple users, in my mind "simultaneously" with the user still agreeing to opt in to inclusion in that group.

There is an alternative way to do this, which would be that the automation groups the posts after posting, however there is a question there about opt-in, will users want to opt existing posts in after the fact?

One way that definitely would be easiest to implement would be if these groupings are essentially threads with a single piece of content as the "start" / "seed" of the thread and the other posts relating to that thread. Regarding opt-in for that I suppose it could be as easy as enabling/disabling "thread seeding"

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lime!

in reply to Coopr8 • 3 giorni fa • •

so fun fact, that's already how lemmy works. communities are not a thing in ap, so you can technically post to whatever community you want, existing or not. the lemmy software then limits users from posting to nonexistent communities. and ap already has the notion of posts having parents, so threading is also built in.

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julian

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Re: Unified Fediverse App - a browser solution?

Combining notification streams is precisely the mission statement of UnifiedPush.

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Coopr8

in reply to julian • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Awesome! Thanks!

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silverpill

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I don't like the idea, but at least one such application is already being developed:

codeberg.org/rozodru/Bridge

Bridge

A Privacy focused and Fediverse integrated fork of Firefox

^Codeberg.org

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Coopr8

in reply to silverpill • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Thanks, this is definitely the direction I was imagining, though it takes the tac of trying to be a primary browser with Fediverse features, rather than a Fediverse dedicated browser instance, so they will be forced to sacrifice UI streamlining for website-centric UI.

What don't you like about the idea of you dont mind explaining?

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silverpill

in reply to Coopr8 • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I would like to use a single account for everything, rather than separate accounts for different kinds of content. A server that works like super-app.

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Coopr8

in reply to silverpill • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Yes, we all want that for sure, and I'm definitely not convinced the ATProtocol solution is it.

Ever hear of Solid by Tim Berners-Lee? It was an early approach to this single account for private data concept, seems like it might still be in development these many years later? solidproject.org/

Home - Solid

^{solidproject.org}

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silverpill

in reply to Coopr8 • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I think Solid had some interesting ideas, but was ruined by Linked Data.
ActivityPub has a chance of evolving into something like Solid, but better.

Actually, I am already using a single account for interacting with most Fediverse apps. Aren't you on Mbin? I thought it also can interact with blogs, forums and everything in between

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Coopr8

in reply to silverpill • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I use mbin for threads and microblogs, but it is missing some multimedia support. Someone told me that it can follow peertube accounts, but it only populates text, so I'm going to check that out next. Maybe it will evolve/build steam fast enough to really become the does-it-all platform with tons of devs putting in the necessary work, but right now I don't think it qualifies.

As a side note, what I'm talking about would be an alternative approach for a specific reason, dedicated UIs for specific content streams can be chosen by the user rather than baked in to the platform. For some people, this modular approach is going to be better.

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Auster

in reply to Coopr8 • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Personally, I think it would only work out if the programmer tries to reconstruct posts from different formats in a format that works out for each. Otherwise it becomes what it already is, a glorified browser with multiple profiles enabled, and with over-preference for a type of engine.

My opinion is, take note of the major platforms for each engine and/or experience, and recommend them based on your friends' tastes.

The rest, centralization, would be replaced by what I call propagation (iirc people call it "to federated"?), which people directly and indirectly do, like boosting posts (Mbin / microblogging stuff) and commenting so people following the user see the original post too, following people and following Peertube channels on Peertube and the "threadiverse" so one's account is a bridge for propagation, up/downvoting, etc. And as this web of social medias grows, tendency is that it keeps growing exponentially until either it takes over like email, or stagnates.

This logic, I think, is similar to recommending Linux Mint or immutable distros to Linux novices, the "safe bet" for them before they get used to the technical side or while Linux wouldn't (past tense) become accessible.

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Coopr8

in reply to Auster • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I have two challenges to this take.

Firstly, the theory that cross-propagation of media will lead to growth across multiple platforms starting with one as the "mainline" to recommend to new entrants heavily relies on Superusers who not only use multiple platforms for content discovery, but also then take the additional step to cross-post that media from one silo into the other, for example posting a peertube link into a miroblog post. For most people they will instead interact with the content in each silo, commenting on or favoriting the peertube post within the peertube client and leaving it at that.

Secondly is the attention economy factor and platform inertia. Essentially social media platforms have successfully commodified/colonized a growing percentage of total attention hours for average users, and when interacting with content most users are passive consumers for a substantial percentage of the total content they are served. When entering a new platform, for it to serve as a viable alternative it must serve up an amount of content that allows them to both use the platform for an appreciable percentage of their total media consumption (otherwise the ratio of times checking the platform to reward for the check drops below acceptability) and provide them with a level of engagement that provides platform satisfaction, which typically starts close to where they were on average with the other platforms they use. Then you have this issue of content-fit which is a whole different issue to address, which we will leave aside for the most oart but it is worth pointing out majorly impacts the number of interactions a user puts in to the content as well as overall satisfaction.

Unifying the inbox reduces one of the barriers to wider adoption by improving the ratio of number of times the platform is checked to the amount of content available for interaction, thereby making the fediverse a more likely source of overall content to be maintained in the user's set if options. Each platform individually will struggle with this until adoption passes a certain threshold. Each one individually feels "empty" to users when compared to their usual, which is a turn off for both consumers and creators, while in aggregate the picture is much better.

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Auster

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On the first point, propagation happens passively too. For example, if someone follows me on Mastodon, this reply will be pulled to his/her feed as a microblogging post, and will be discoverable on any feeds my account later appears. I remember also testing around between Lemmy and Mbin how liking/upvoting works, and doing that on Lemmy while the Mbin account followed it also showed posts previously not on my Mbin instance.

Similarly, Mbin (and dunno about Lemmy but I'd imagine it's the same) pulls Peertube channels as magazines/communities, and iirc Peertube channels can also be followed as users on microblogging platforms, and in both cases their video uploads automatically appear on the respective text feeds.

And about the second point, I agree, but that's also why I suggest recommending major platforms. For example, Lemmy.World and Mastodon.Social are likely to have far more publications being posted on or propagated to than Mbin or PieFed instances, since the former two are around for much longer, and not actively trying to be toxic (at least from what I can observe).

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Coopr8

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hmmmm interesting, a lot of this is news to me. I'll have to try and pull in some peertube accounts, I have never seen any posts showing them.

I also admit I dont follow that many individual accounts, but I don't follow some and I've never seen a comment come through as a notification. I'll try following you and see if that changes.

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Endymion_Mallorn

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Just use mbin. No need to go out of your way.

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Coopr8

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I do use M.Bin, but I want Peertube, Pixelfed, Looped, etc. to feed notifications into my inbox, and I dont want the burden of development of that UI to fall on m.bin devs when they should probably just focus on continuing to optimize text content functions. Also I think it is totally possible someone will come out with something better than m.bin and it would be nice if that was just plug and play into my inbox rather than requiring a full migration.

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rglullis

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You might be interested in my proposal for a Social Web Browser. I am working on the idea, but the main challenge is that I see a bit of a generation conflict: greybeards who grew up the www prefer general "browsers" which can navigate an abstract graph, while the younger people want to rely on platforms and they prefer use-specific "apps". You can see this issue right here in this thread: all the people telling you "just use mbin" or arguing in terms of capabilities from server-side software are completely missing the point.

A Plan for Social Media - Rethinking Federation

This is part of a series of posts about the current state of Social Media. I talked about Mozilla’s failed str

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Coopr8

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Yes, thank you.

The core of my proposal is to minimize the dev burden of a unified platform by utilizing the siloed web clients for content interaction while centralizing notifications/inbox.

This should please both camps because the platform people will just keep doing the same thing they have been doing, while the browser folks get a single point of interaction with notifications but multiplatform capability on content interaction/graph navigation.

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technocrit

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You might want to check out fedilab. It does something similar. I've been using it for a while. It's not browser based, it's far from perfect, and I don't think it includes Lemmy, but it's much more enjoyable than effing instagram.

fedilab.app/

Fedilab

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For me, social media clients already act as a kind of browser. Theoretically, if all sides on the web would be connected to ActivityPub, you could access the whole web over a social web client. There exist bridges to the semantic web and of course (regardless of whether this is positive or negative) you also have bots connecting the social web to AI.

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What music do you like to fall asleep to?

Er, the title pretty much explains. My wife listens to podcasts and falls asleep to them but I can't not listen to a human voice so I listen to (ideally instrumental) music.

Anyone else? If so, what do you put on to drift away to?

#asklemmy

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Raoul Duke

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Try Brian Enos Music for Airports. Good luck trying to make it through the end without sleeping.

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Best way to get into coffee for a beginner?

Like the title asks, what’s the best way to get started?

#coffee

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MelonYellow

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I like their blonde roast myself! But yeah I was thinking of their sweet offerings lol that’s usually a good gateway to coffee drinking I think xD

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Raoul Duke

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For sure. The diabetic java chip fraps got me early in life. Now I just do espressos.

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New AI Chip from Alibaba -- China Building a Non American Tech Industry [16:44 | SEP 05 2025 | Eli the Computer Guy]

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Alibaba's New AI Chip and the Diverging Tech Landscape

This video discusses Alibaba's development of a new AI chip and what it signifies in the context of the growing divergence between Western and Chinese technology industries. It explores the implications of this split for global technology consumers and the challenges and opportunities it presents.

Key Points:

Alibaba's AI Chip: Alibaba has created a new AI chip for its cloud computing division, aiming to secure its AI semiconductor supply amidst US export restrictions and enhance its cloud business competitiveness.
Not a direct competitor to Nvidia: The chip isn't designed to compete with Nvidia's high-end chips but to ensure a stable supply for Alibaba's cloud services.
Inference-focused: The new chip is designed specifically for inference workloads, not for the more resource-intensive training of AI models.
7nm Manufacturing Process: The chip is manufactured using a 7nm process, which, while not the cutting edge, demonstrates China's progress in semiconductor manufacturing.
Compatibility with Nvidia's Ecosystem (Potentially): There are reports that the chip may be compatible with Nvidia's software ecosystem, which raises questions about CUDA compatibility.
Cloud-Centric Approach: Alibaba will not sell the chips directly but will use them to enhance its cloud services, aiming to increase customer dependency and recurring revenue.
Significant Investment: Alibaba is investing approximately $53 billion in AI infrastructure over the next three years, reflecting the growth in its cloud and AI-related revenues.
Diverging Tech Landscape: The video highlights the increasing split between Western (American-centric) and Chinese technology industries, driven by US sanctions and China's push for self-reliance.
Global Implications: This divergence raises questions for non-American and non-Chinese technology consumers regarding risk tolerance, regulatory burdens, and supply chain considerations.
Regulatory Hurdles: US efforts to restrict China's access to GPUs and other technologies are creating regulatory hurdles for companies worldwide, potentially leading them to seek alternative solutions.
Hardware vs. Software: The video emphasizes that while software development is relatively easier, China is focusing on hardware production, signaling a long-term commitment to building a comprehensive AI ecosystem.
Technological Walls: The discussion touches on the possibility of hitting technological limits in chip manufacturing and the potential consequences for competitiveness.
Purchasing Power Parity: The presenter notes that the $53 billion investment in China could yield significantly more resources due to purchasing power parity compared to the same investment in the West.

Highlighted Information:

"China is building the systems for 80% of the planet and the United States is building systems for people that look like us." This statement underscores the potential for China to dominate the global technology market due to its focus on serving a broader range of needs and demographics.
The presenter encourages viewers to read "The Chip Wars," a book providing context on the historical development and challenges of chip manufacturing.
The video emphasizes the importance of considering resource availability and regulatory burdens when designing technology systems, not just desired performance.

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I do tech, fail, and then do more tech...^[[1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-etherton-a15362211/]

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I don't watch videos where someone has an open mouth on the thumbnail.

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jimmydoreisalefty

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All is well.

Peace.

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I don’t watch videos with elements of the thumbnail clearly AI generated

BurntWits via Patient Gamers

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Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?

#patientgamers

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Raoul Duke

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Death Stranding. I just got done playing Snake Eater for the first time and got addicted to Kojima's storytelling.

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Republicans Say Gmail Is Blocking Their Fundraising Emails. We Recreated Their Test To See If That's True.

Is Gmail blocking Republican fundraising emails?

There is no hard evidence of Gmail discriminating against Republican campaign emails, but that’s no matter to the FTC Chairman.

^{Jack Nicastro (Reason.com)}

#technology

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I'm listening to whole albums again.

Today, I just noticed that I've been listening to whole albums start to end instead of either my playlists, or generated by Spotify.

Edit: and just in time, one of my favorite youtuber dropped this video about listening to whole albums

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Raoul Duke

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Now listen to My Bloody Valentine - Loveless all the way through.

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A Bill Meant To Crack Down on AI Deepfakes Could Get Gamers, Modders, and Small Developers in Legal Trouble

Anti-deepfakes bill could hamper the gaming industry

The consequences would fall hardest on small developers, hobbyists, and fan communities making non-commercial games or mods.

^{Sarah Montalbano (Reason.com)}

#technology

vegeta via politics

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RFK Jr. spreads vaccine misinformation during congressional testimony

RFK Jr. casts doubts on vaccines, clashes with Democrats over Covid shot access

Kennedy said he supports a statement made by a newly appointed member of a key government vaccine panel that mRNA vaccines pose a dangerous risk to people.

^{Annika Kim Constantino (CNBC)}

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French women's boxing team barred from world championships after late gender tests

The team had traveled to the United Kingdom to undergo genetic sex tests that are banned in France but newly mandatory under the championships' regulations.

^{Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)}

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EndOfLine

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The French women's team have been barred from the World Boxing Championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said Thursday, September 2.

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acargitz

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If the championship demands a test that is illegal in France, it sounds to me like the French should be preparing to split the championship. Who needs gender segregation anyway? Gender is just one variable, why should it be SO fucking determinant? Use any of the multiple other ability markers, like the ones used in the Paralympics, to create interesting level-field fights.

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Australian environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show

Environment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show

Documents tabled in NSW parliament show state agency took four years to publish report and told miners it would be put online ‘quietly’ but EPA says it was released to community earlier

^{Natasha May (The Guardian)}

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lmdnw

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There needs to be a global movement of people taking their leaders to task and enacting kinetic justice against corrupt public officials who cause harm to the governed with their corrupt ideologies.

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反いじめ戦隊

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My comprehension of the problem is that many of the folks decrying this, are the very first to desire corrupt positions of oppression. Otherwise injustices like these would simply cease to exist.
Some call it hypocrisy, others digressive victimhood, and others “my boss.”
Let's end our current oppressor, one despot at a time.

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Portugal denies breach of UN convention over lithium mine project

https://www.euractiv.com/section/eet/news/portugal-denies-breach-of-un-convention-over-lithium-mine-project/

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One Piece: How a cartoon skull became a symbol of defiance in Indonesia

Some lawmakers say the black skull flags from the Japanese anime One Piece threaten national unity.

^{Kelly Ng (BBC News)}

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Marshezezz

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GUM GUM FUCK OPPRESSION

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Putin: “Immortality” coming soon through continuous organ transplants

What do warmongers and strongmen chat about? Living forever, of course.

Putin: “Immortality” coming soon through continuous organ transplants

^{Nate Anderson (Ars Technica)}

#World

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grrgyle

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Biological or effective immortality would be the worst fucking technology for humans to discover right now.

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nutsack

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if I can still jerk off I'm down

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grrgyle

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Genital subscription is premium and coming is premium+ 😞 I'm sorry

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favoredponcho

in reply to technocrit • 5 giorni fa • •

This sounds like someone who doesn’t know about organ transplants. I learned about lung transplants recently and about half of people die within 5 years of getting one. Those who make it longer often having major issues like popcorn lung that force them to live limited lives due to the complications. They also require lots of medications to make your body not reject them. Those meds can be difficult to actually take if you also have other issues that require different courses of medication like infection or cancer.

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Mandela's grandson says Palestinians' plight is worse than apartheid

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/mandelas-grandson-says-palestinians-plight-is-worse-than-apartheid-2025-09-04/

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CanadaPlus

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Was there much starvation during apartheid? The footage I've seen shows people living in third-world conditions alongside first-world conditions for whites, but still getting enough to eat.

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Yes

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As hunger grows in Gaza, warnings that starvation hits the most vulnerable first

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American APCs packed with explosives become key IDF weapon in Gaza war

In recent days, the IDF has significantly increased its use of explosive-laden armored personnel carriers (APCs), that are composed of older M113 models rigged with explosives, which can also be operated remotely, as part of preparations for a ground maneuver in the heart of Gaza City.

At the onset of the War, the IDF’s Technological and Logistics Directorate developed a method to repurpose these APCs into offensive weapons. They are loaded with large quantities of explosives and then transported into the Gaza Strip and detonated remotely.

More recently, reports have surfaced regarding the development of explosive barrels that can be dropped by the APCs along streets lined with mines, amplifying their destructive impact. The force of these explosions is so intense that they can be heard over 100km. away from the Gaza Strip.

IDF repurposes old APC into giant bombs | The Jerusalem Post

The IDF’s Southern Command has tripled the use of armored personnel carriers (APCs) during ground maneuvers, but in a new and explosive way.

^{The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com}

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I guess this is the bomb truck from command and conquer

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acargitz

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Disarm the genocidal apartheid state.

acargitz via World News

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Israeli intelligence data: Militants account for only 1 in 4 Gaza detainees

A classified Israeli army database indicates that the vast majority of the 6,000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Gaza are civilians.

^{Jonathan Adler (+972 Magazine)}

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In rare interviews, federal judges criticize Supreme Court's handling of Trump cases

Ten judges tell NBC News the Supreme Court needs to explain its rulings better, with some urging Chief Justice John Roberts to do more to defend the judiciary against external criticism.

^{Lawrence Hurley (CNBC)}

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Legendary Italian designer Giorgio Armani dies

The fashion designer was the archetype of Italian style and elegance, reimagining men's and women's suits.

^{Annabel Rackham (BBC News)}

#World

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Raoul Duke

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I wish they still made Mania and Emporio cologne.

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Hey, I'm selling personal toys in the shape of Giorgio Armani's little friend. Just look for that term on eBay. May your day be that much more enlightened!

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At least 60 dead after boat sinks in Nigeria, officials say

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At least 60 dead after boat sinks in Nigeria, officials say

Niger State emergency rescue officials said the overloaded vessel sunk after striking a submerged tree stump.

^{Al Jazeera}

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Bomb blast kills 15 near political rally in Pakistan

Pakistan: Bomb blast kills 15 near political rally in Quetta

The suicide bomber failed to reach the main rally venue due to tight security, authorities say.

^{Koh Ewe (BBC News)}

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Polish state energy firm Orlen preparing to sell media group purchased under former government

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Ok, propaganda type A will be replaced with propaganda type B.

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MrMakabar

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Proably less pro fossil fuels though.

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Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal declares day of mourning as death toll rises to 17

Portugal has declared a day of national mourning after at least 17 people were killed and 21 others injured when one of Lisbon’s famous funicular cars derailed and crashed into a building on Wednesday evening.

Those killed on the Glória funicular were all adults, according to Margarida Castro Martins, the head of the city’s civil protection agency.

She said the victims’ families would be informed before any names or nationalities were released, but confirmed that those injured in the crash included Portuguese people as well as two Germans, two Spaniards and one person each from Canada, Cape Verde, France, Italy, Morocco, South Korea and Switzerland.

Lisbon funicular crash: Portugal’s PM vows swift and thorough investigation

Luís Montenegro describes incident, in which 16 people died, as ‘one of the biggest tragedies in our recent history’

^{Sam Jones (The Guardian)}

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scarabic

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This saddens me greatly. I was in Lisbon about a year ago and rode one of these.

If you don’t know what a funicular is, it’s a very short-range tram that’s specifically designed to take you up or down a certain hill. Lisbon has a lot of steep hills and even cliffs. There is at least one vertical pedestrian elevator that takes you up from one street to another.

Because each hill is different, each funicular is a little different. The incline differs so the shape of the tram car body differs, and the track may curve up the hill or not. They go for different lengths and have different sizes. So each is special and they end up being quite charming and emblematic of the city. If you know the celebrated cable cars of San Francisco, it’s not far off.

Really terrible to hear this news. And as far as I can tell, I rode the very one that crashed with my brother and 8yo son while I was there. My heart goes out to the city and to the families of the victims.

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Israeli Drones Seen Above Flotilla of 50 Humanitarian Aid Ships En Route to Gaza

Israeli Drones Seen Above Flotilla of 50 Humanitarian Aid Ships En Route to Gaza | - IMEMC News

Yasemin Acar describes the drone that hovered over the Sumud Freedom Flotilla at midnight (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) as a form of psychological warfa ...

^{IMEMC News (- IMEMC News)}

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🍉 Albert 🍉

in reply to brachiosaurus • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

reminder, there are no international laws or agreements banning aid from entering.

there are international laws allowing them to enter.

and any attack on the flotilla on international or Gazan waters is not only a serious war crime, but straight up high seas piracy.

It is mind blowingly insane that European countries, most of them NATO, are cool with a rogue genocidal national practicing high seas piracy in the Mediterranean.

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JimmyMcGill

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Meanwhile they’ll lose their shit if they see a small boat with refugees trying to enter their country

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brachiosaurus

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Not only they are cool, they are helping them

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Israeli Air Force aircraft tracked over the central Mediterranean last night

Last night several Israeli Air Force assets were tracked over the central Mediterranean. Some of them landed, while others orbited in flight.

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unexposedhazard

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Lets hope the dock workers in italy stay true to their word.

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Europe is now Ukraine's main source of military support

According to Germany's Kiel Institute, Europeans have provided approximately $95 billion in military aid to Kyiv, compared with $75 billion from Washington. Most of the weapons, however, continue to be manufactured in the United States.

^{Emmanuel Grynszpan (Le Monde)}

#World

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mrdown

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Can they stop completely siding with israel now that they don't have to rely with the traitor Trump to defend ukraine?

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FishFace

in reply to mrdown • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Many European countries have already shifted from full support of Israel. Sanctioning MPs, recognising Palestine for example.

The problem is while they can and should be doing more, it won't actually do much, because the USA provides far more to Israel than anyone else, both in the form of aid and in the form of arms sales. As a result they have actual leverage, but Trump likes Bibi's authoritarian streak.

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mrdown

in reply to FishFace • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

They celebrated bombing nuclear sites by israel in iran which is a war crime. They didn't sanction israel itself. They have not a single settler orgs in the terrorist list . They are lying about stopping sending arms to israel, they are still buying israel militery tech that will be reinvested in the genocidal army of israel. Recognizing palestine with no defined borders while denying their right to a military to defend themselves for any future threat and with no security guarantees is meanless

You can keep pretending that the west and arab leader traitors are shifting but it's false it's a smoke screen and people who ain't getting fooled will keep exposing the hypocrisy.

All the arms and military tech that goes to israel should all be given to ukraine

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FishFace

in reply to mrdown • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

They celebrated bombing nuclear sites by israel in iran which is a war crime.

Oh, really, can you link the ICC judgment on that? I don't think "celebrated" is the right word, either. Your mischaracterisation of the situation does you no credit.

You can keep pretending that the west and arab leader traitors are shifting but it’s false it’s a smoke screen and people who ain’t getting fooled will keep exposing the hypocrisy.

It is shifting. Sanctioning members of the Israeli cabinet is a very clear shift. Recognising Palestine - even within the limitations that you point out - is a shift.

You are seeing that the shift is small and saying that the shift doesn't exist. Come on - we can agree that it's not enough without pretending that it's not there.

All the arms and military tech that goes to israel should all be given to ukraine

Agreed.

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mrdown

in reply to FishFace • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Oh, really, can you link the ICC judgment on that? I don't think "celebrated" is the right word, either. Your mischaracterisation of the situation does you no credit.

Do you realize how dangerous it is to wait for the ICC and ICJ to make obvious judgments? ICJ declared a genocide in Bosnia only 12 years after the end of the genocide. Everybody knows Bush was a war criminal yet the ICC didn't call him one.

The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is the convention that shows that it is a war crime. Even just with logic alone you would know it. Bombing them does incredible harm to people and the environment. When Russia did the same everybody rightfully condemned it and called it a war crime, they didn't wait for the ICC, it shows your double standard really well.

It is shifting. Sanctioning members of the Israeli cabinet is a very clear shift.

It's not a shift, it's just smoke screens. Only naive people like you believe otherwise. Those sanctions on individuals only made them increase settler terrorism. Smotrich’s response was more settlements. The settlements are built by the Israeli government and armed by them, so the sanctions should be on Israel itself.

If countries sell and buy arms from/to Israel then they are making a Palestinian state impossible, so how is recognition not a smoke screen used to fool people like you?

Israel already shows the intention to do its final solution, so Israel should be treated like Nazi Germany. Would you say sanctioning two ministers of Nazi Germany while having trade with Germany, buying and selling arms to/from them and no sanctions on Hitler would be tolerable and a proof of holding Germany accountable?

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FishFace

in reply to mrdown • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is the convention that shows that it is a war crime.

Which article of the convention? Noting that the convention is specifically about "nuclear material used for peaceful purposes" which Israel and its allies, as we know, do not agree with in the case of Iran.

My comment about the ICC was tongue-in-cheek but with a serious point: determination of what is a war crime is often not cut-and-dry. Not everything Israel does is intentionally starving children.

When Russia did the same everybody rightfully condemned it and called it a war crime, they didn’t wait for the ICC, it shows your double standard really well.

As above, it was not fully serious. In the case of Russia, essentially everything it does in Ukraine is a war crime because everything it does is in furtherance of a war of aggression. This is actually somewhat different than Israel in Gaza, because international law is clear that responding militarily to a military attack (such as Oct 7th) is, in principle, justified. Therefore in Gaza we have to assess the proportionality of what Israel is doing in order to come to the conclusion that it's committing war crimes (or at least, we used to have to, before the turned it into a forever war and openly declared their intentions of ethnic cleansing).

Russia gets no such affordance; when it bombs another hospital we might ask, abstractly, whether it was intentional or accidental, but in a sense it doesn't matter: it's still illegal, because the whole invasion is illegal.

Would you say sanctioning two ministers of Nazi Germany while having trade with Germany, buying and selling arms to/from them and no sanctions on Hitler would be tolerable and a proof of holding Germany accountable?

I would say it is evidence of a shift.

It's just smoke screens

If it's "just smoke screens" why does Netanyahu scream "anti-semitism" every time another country announces one of these things? Why does he find it so intolerable if it makes no difference? The answer is obvious: it does make a difference, even if it's small. Calling these things "smoke screens" is conspiracy-theory talk. It shouldn't be surprising that countries with long ties to Israel - or hell, countries with a historic shame of anti-semitism - are slow to move. No, it's not enough, but denying it's anything is just... bizarre.

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mrdown

in reply to FishFace • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Which article of the convention? Noting that the convention is specifically about "nuclear material used for peaceful purposes" which Israel and its allies, as we know, do not agree with in the case of Iran.

If they don't have valid proofs than they shouldn't bomb or support bombing nuclear sites

International law is clear that responding militarily to a military attack (such as Oct 7th) is, in principle, justified.

International law is clear Israel has the obligation to end occupation unconditionally . The genocide is the opposite of that. The war would still be illegal even if it wasn't a genocide because it's an occupier attacking occupied people and because hamas offered the release of all hostages in exchange of Palestinians kidnapped by Israel in their jail .

You can check multiple UN statement, you will never see term like Hamas should be disarmed as a perquisite to ending occupation like this

news.un.org/en/story/2024/10/1…

It's evidence of making weak actions that would have allowed Hitler to exterminate jews from Germany
If it's "just smoke screens" why does Netanyahu scream "antisemitism" every time another country announces one of these things?
I would say it is evidence of a shift.

If it's not smoke screens Israel would behave more not accelerate genocide. Zionists and war criminals like Netanyahu are he is a good actor. Israel love to act offended by everything while deep down they laugh about western countries , arab countries statements and naive people like you

Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel

All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released F…

^{UN News}

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FishFace

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If they don’t have valid proofs than they shouldn’t bomb or support bombing nuclear sites

So just to be clear, you don't have the relevant article of the convention to hand? I'm not an expert, but I did read a copy of it and couldn't find anything that refers to military strikes. I think you've just heard this somewhere and are repeating it, but it's not true - and, when challenged on it, you don't acknowledge it.

International law is clear Israel has the obligation to end occupation unconditionally

Israel's interference with Gaza and its continued occupation of parts of Palestine is not of the same magnitude as Russia's invasion and annexation of Ukraine due to history going back decades.

If it’s not smoke screens Israel would behave more not accelerate genocide.

This assumes that European countries actually have the leverage to make Netanyahu change course. They don't.

And you call me naive.

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mrdown

in reply to FishFace • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

So just to be clear, you don't have the relevant article of the convention to hand?

iaea.org/publications/document…

The Amendment to the CPPNM significantly strengthens the original CPPNM in a number of important ways. It extends the scope of the original treaty to cover physical protection of nuclear facilities and nuclear material used for peaceful purposes in domestic use, storage and transport. It also further criminalizes offences related to illicit trafficking and sabotage of nuclear material or nuclear facilities, and it provides for strengthened international cooperation in light of the expanded scope, such as assistance and information sharing in the event of sabotage.

UN experts condemn Israeli attack on Iran and urge end to hostilities

Israel's interference with Gaza and its continued occupation of parts of Palestine is not of the same magnitude as Russia's invasion and annexation of Ukraine due to history going back decades.

It doesn't matter the different history and circumstances. All it matter is that Ukraine is occupied by Russia and Israel is occupying Palestine. Yet you make all kind of BS excuses to Israel.

This assumes that European countries actually have the leverage to make Netanyahu change course. They don't.

Another stupid excuse. Those countries signed the Geneva convention and the genocide convention they have the obligation to cut ties with Israel, the international law doesn't give a damn about the excuse "Oh, we couldn't do better so we can't be blamed".
Yes Europe has the power to heavy sanction Israel itself and stop selling them any kind of military equipment's and it's part

Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its Amendment | IAEA

The main international legal instruments in the area of nuclear security adopted under the IAEA’s auspices are the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) and its 2005 Amendment.

^www.iaea.org

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FishFace

in reply to mrdown • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

From the amended text of the Convention:

The activities of armed forces during an armed conflict, as those terms are understood under international humanitarian law, which are governed by that law, are not governed by this Convention,
This Convention shall not apply to nuclear material used or retained for military purposes or to a nuclear facility containing such material.

And this is why I stand by that tongue-in-cheek reference to the ICC. International Law is complex and your assertion that Israel broke it by striking Iran is worth nothing compared to the opinion of experts. Your quoting of them is noted.

Another stupid excuse.

You said that the actions were "smoke screen" because they hadn't caused Netanyahu to act. When I pointed out they don't have the power to make him act, you only say they are obliged to by international law. I agree that they are, but can we agree then that your assertion that Netanyahu's lack of response doesn't have any bearing on whether the actions of European leaders are, in fact, steps in the right direction?

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Nico198X

in reply to Davriellelouna • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

good. now work to stop buying US arms. we can make our own.

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A_norny_mousse

in reply to Davriellelouna • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Because Europe spends so much more now, or because the US spends so much less?

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Skua

in reply to A_norny_mousse • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Both, based on IFW Kiel's numbers. Military aid was about even until the end of Biden's term, Europe generally provided a bit more non-military. The US sent a huge amount right at the end of Biden's term. Since then, the US has sent basically nothing and Europe has mostly covered the shortfall

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A_norny_mousse

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Appreciated!

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Sorry, but you know how it is right now.

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Sculptor9157

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If only they could stop outpacing their support of Ukraine with their support of Russia.

EU imports of Russian fossil fuels in third year of invasion surpass financial aid sent to Ukraine – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air

^{CREA – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air}

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Moroccan feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar gets 30 months in jail for 'offending Islam'

A court in Rabat convicted Ibtissame Lachgar, one of the leading figures of Moroccan feminism, for posting a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt that read 'Allah is lesbian.'

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FuckFascism

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Fuck islam

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RedditIsALostCause

in reply to FuckFascism • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Insane that people are downvoting you especially considering that the post is literally about a woman being unfairly jailed due to Islam’s core values and principles.

So tired of such an oppressive religion getting babied by wayward leftists, and encouraged by alt-right fascists.

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FuckFascism

in reply to RedditIsALostCause • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

It's important to remember the average international IQ.

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RedditIsALostCause

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If it’s the average shouldn’t it be 100? I have no clue, my iq might be room temp lol.

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FuckFascism

in reply to RedditIsALostCause • 5 giorni fa • •

Yes you're right and because it's an average that means half the population is below that mark. That's what I was hinting at.

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RedditIsALostCause

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Oops lol, was very sleepy and missed that hint, totally see that now lol. 50% above the average, but also 50% below lol

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FuckFascism

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It happens lol

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反いじめ戦隊

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1) Rad shirt
2) If Moroccans don't free her, Moroccans are cunts.

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Boat accident in Nigeria leaves at least 31 people dead, authorities say

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US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects

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hector

in reply to Davriellelouna • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I was surprised biden did not regulate after the amish missionaries from the us in haiti were kidnapped. Not really surprised, if republicans attacked him for not doing anything he would have, as the dems crave the approval of the right.

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Israel president meets with Pope Leo XIV as Gaza offensive presses on

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mrdown

in reply to Davriellelouna • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Why pope meet a terrorist?

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massive_bereavement

in reply to mrdown • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I mean, I understand why trying to meet a guy doing a bad thing and appealing to them to stop doing said thing might sound like a good action.

That said if the Pope was meeting Hitler em, wait a second...

pbs.org/newshour/show/vatican-…

Ok, nervermind.

Vatican documents show secret back channel between Pope Pius XII and Hitler

A series of recently opened Vatican archives are shedding new light on the relationship between Pope Pius XII and Hitler as he led Nazi Germany during World War II. A new book takes a deeper look at these revelations.

^{PBS News Hour (PBS News)}

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Old master painting looted by Nazis recovered a week after being spotted in Argentinian property listing

Portrait of a Lady by the Italian master Giuseppe Ghislandi handed over by daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien

^{Facundo Iglesia (The Guardian)}

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SlartyBartFast

in reply to Davriellelouna • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

The article doesn't specify how the Portrait of a Lady was recovered, only that the place was raided and the painting wasn't there. Four additional raids uncovered two other paintings, but not that one

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tychosmoose

in reply to SlartyBartFast • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Maybe the linked article changed since it was posted? That's the story I read yesterday, but the article I see posted says:

It was handed over on Wednesday to the Argentinian judiciary by the daughter of the late Nazi financier Friedrich Kadgien, Patricia Kadgien, who has been under house arrest with her husband since Tuesday.

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klu9

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Trump tariffs on Argentina in 3... 2... 1...

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Germany's far-right AfD suffers series of candidate deaths ahead of local vote

Police say there is no evidence of foul play, ahead of local elections in western Germany.

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hector

in reply to MehBlah • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

They want a market free from antitrust enforcement.

Preferably one with barriers to entry for new players.

Luckily for them that is exactly what they have. Or exactly as they have engineered I should say.

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MehBlah

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Absolutely.

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Argentina: Nazi-looted Italian painting recovered

A long-lost 18th-century painting stolen by the Nazis has been recovered in Argentina after being spotted in a real estate listing.

Argentina: Nazi-looted Italian painting recovered

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Canada's budget will focus on austerity and investment, says PM Carney

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that the upcoming federal budget would focus on both austerity and investments, adding that current government spending was unsustainable.

Canada has been dealing with economic uncertainty since the start of the year, so the primary focus of the budget will be to cut operational spending and trigger investments into major projects, Carney told reporters in Toronto.

"It's a budget of austerity and investment at the same time and that's possible if you have discipline," he said

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-budget-will-focus-austerity-investment-says-pm-carney-2025-09-03/

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FlashMobOfOne

in reply to MicroWave • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Told you Carney was a motherfucker and not worth celebrating.

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cecilkorik

in reply to FlashMobOfOne • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

I will not apologise for my idealism in hoping he wasn't, but I can admit when I'm wrong, and I was wrong about Carney. He is a snake.

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FlashMobOfOne

in reply to cecilkorik • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Any time I hear that someone running for office has a background as a banker (particularly of the international variety), I kinda just assume they're a motherfucker. I miss the days when I was more of an idealist. Obama ruined that for me.

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Typhoon

in reply to FlashMobOfOne • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Carney is a piece of shit but he's still better than pp. I can celebrate that.

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FlashMobOfOne

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

No. He just makes nicer speeches.

They are equal scumbags.

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Typhoon

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Get out of here with your "both sides" shit. They are both shit but they are not equal.

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FlashMobOfOne

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Say that to people who are about to get austered, just to make Carney's banker golf buddies a little wealthier.

We Americans know where this goes, and after Obama, I'm not willing to acknowledge this bullshit notion that one side is better because it's more publicly polite.

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Typhoon

in reply to FlashMobOfOne • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

As an American you should know better than most both sides are not equal. You have no excuse for your ignorance.

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FlashMobOfOne

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Oh, I certainly do: Watching Democrats and Republicans vote exactly the same way. Just wait, the Democrats are about to decline to shut down Donald's government again, and then see if you can still gaslight yourself into thinking there's any real difference.

Imagine having the power to limit fascism, even temporarily, and just saying: "Nah, don't feel like it."

That's the Democratic Party.

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Typhoon

in reply to FlashMobOfOne • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

What the fuck are you talking about? Both sides are bad but only one is actively rounding up legal immigrants and sending them to concentration camps or El Salvador. They are not the same.

There are shades of grey here that you seem unable to comprehend. One party is measurably better than the other.

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cecilkorik

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Picking the less worst option over the actual worst option are both roads that lead to the same place, one is a little longer and has better scenery, but the destination you end up at is the same either way.

Picking either one means you're going the wrong direction entirely.

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cecilkorik

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

They are effectively equal. Kang is not better than Kodos and Kodos is not better than Kang. That's the point. Having two choices is not enough when they are both working for the billionaires, not for you. The details of which billionaires they're working for, and what specifically they will do to make your life hell, is frankly pretty much irrelevant and debating whether one choice is going to cause slightly less suffering than the other is like starving people fighting over scraps in a garbage can. Demand better. Do better.

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Typhoon

in reply to cecilkorik • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Losing $5 and losing $100 are both bad but I know which one I'd pick. They are not equal and insisting they are is what led us here today.

The better solution is not to lose any money at all, and in the long term that's the goal. But in the mean time I'll pick $5 every time.

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cecilkorik

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

It doesn't matter if it's $100 and $99, or $100 and $0.01, my point is there are more than those two options. There are in fact a nearly infinite variety of options. You just have to decide that you want a third option. Stop picking between two bad options if you don't want bad options.

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Typhoon

in reply to cecilkorik • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Realistically those are the only two options. Voting for Bernie Sanders or the NDP would not have changed a single thing and wishing won't make it so. And if enough people don't vote for the lesser evil you risk the worse one winning. That's how the world ended up with Trump.

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cecilkorik

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Think longer term. How did the stage get set for this outcome? How could someone like Trump get elected in a healthy and properly functioning democracy? This is a consequence that was decades in the making, at least. Maybe being "realistic" about what we think we can achieve is what got us into this mess. Maybe we need to start questioning this "reality", because it doesn't seem to be working out very well for us. Maybe wishing for something better is our only hope. Or maybe it's the first step to something actually better.

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SaveTheTuaHawk

in reply to cecilkorik • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Don't blame me, I voted for Kang.

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SaveTheTuaHawk

in reply to Typhoon • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

Shit sandwich or turd burger Randy?

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garbagebagel

in reply to FlashMobOfOne • 6 giorni fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

That piece of shit literally just called all of Palestine a "Hamas state". Carney is a fucking prick and does not stand for working Canadians, but I wouldn't punch him in the face as hard as I'd punch the other motherfucker.

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SaveTheTuaHawk

in reply to FlashMobOfOne • 1 settimana fa (Ricevuto 5 giorni fa) • •

With the shut down of US science, he's cutting already very weak CDN science support because he knows scientists have nowhere to go now. That's a special type of asshole, especially after Trudeau failed to meet inflation with research agency budgets. I guess I should work on bombs now.