'Set us free': Ben & Jerry's enlists support of fans to separate from parent company
By MEE staff
Published date: 11 September 2025 22:49 BST
Ben & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company so it can freely speak about the war in Gaza, racial justice, and other issues. Its parent company, Magnum, has refused to sell the iconic ice cream brand.The war between the ice-cream giants comes as Ben & Jerry’s became part of the Magnum Ice Cream company on Tuesday and Unilever prepares to spin off Magnum into a separate public company, which includes brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Walls and Cornetto, in mid-November.
'Set us free': Ben & Jerry's enlists support of fans to separate from parent company
Ben & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company so it can freely speak about the war in Gaza, racial justice, and other issues. Its parent company, Magnum, has refused to sell the iconic ice cream brand.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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'Set us free': Ben & Jerry's enlists support of fans to separate from parent company
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36143769
By MEE staff
Published date: 11 September 2025 22:49 BSTBen & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company so it can freely speak about the war in Gaza, racial justice, and other issues. Its parent company, Magnum, has refused to sell the iconic ice cream brand.The war between the ice-cream giants comes as Ben & Jerry’s became part of the Magnum Ice Cream company on Tuesday and Unilever prepares to spin off Magnum into a separate public company, which includes brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Walls and Cornetto, in mid-November.
'Set us free': Ben & Jerry's enlists support of fans to separate from parent company
By MEE staff
Published date: 11 September 2025 22:49 BSTBen & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company so it can freely speak about the war in Gaza, racial justice, and other issues. Its parent company, Magnum, has refused to sell the iconic ice cream brand.The war between the ice-cream giants comes as Ben & Jerry’s became part of the Magnum Ice Cream company on Tuesday and Unilever prepares to spin off Magnum into a separate public company, which includes brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, Walls and Cornetto, in mid-November.
'Set us free': Ben & Jerry's enlists support of fans to separate from parent company
Ben & Jerry’s has started a public campaign to try to separate from its parent company so it can freely speak about the war in Gaza, racial justice, and other issues. Its parent company, Magnum, has refused to sell the iconic ice cream brand.MEE staff (Middle East Eye)
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New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech
The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.Stephen Prager (Truthout)
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US senators say 'America complicit' in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians after Israel visit
By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 12 September 2025 19:49 BST
Van Hollen of Maryland and Merkley of Oregon produced the report after a week-long visit to Israel, the occupied West Bank, the Rafah border with Gaza, Jordan and Egypt at the end of August. The damning 21-page report is titled, "The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. America is Complicit. The World Must Stop It."The report observed that overwhelming evidence shows “Israel is…implementing a plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians and dealing a death blow to the vision of a future Palestinian state”.
US senators say 'America complicit' in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians after Israel visit
US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley released a report on Thursday saying that the US is complicit in Israel’s "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine.Syma Mohammed (Middle East Eye)
US senators say 'America complicit' in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians after Israel visit
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/36142552
By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 12 September 2025 19:49 BST
Van Hollen of Maryland and Merkley of Oregon produced the report after a week-long visit to Israel, the occupied West Bank, the Rafah border with Gaza, Jordan and Egypt at the end of August. The damning 21-page report is titled, "The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. America is Complicit. The World Must Stop It."The report observed that overwhelming evidence shows “Israel is…implementing a plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians and dealing a death blow to the vision of a future Palestinian state”.
US senators say 'America complicit' in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians after Israel visit
By Syma Mohammed
Published date: 12 September 2025 19:49 BSTVan Hollen of Maryland and Merkley of Oregon produced the report after a week-long visit to Israel, the occupied West Bank, the Rafah border with Gaza, Jordan and Egypt at the end of August. The damning 21-page report is titled, "The Netanyahu Government is Implementing a Plan to Ethnically Cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. America is Complicit. The World Must Stop It."The report observed that overwhelming evidence shows “Israel is…implementing a plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians and dealing a death blow to the vision of a future Palestinian state”.
US senators say 'America complicit' in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians after Israel visit
US Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley released a report on Thursday saying that the US is complicit in Israel’s "ethnic cleansing" of Palestine.Syma Mohammed (Middle East Eye)
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Laura Loomer dubbed 'sociopathic hypocrite' for flip-flop Charlie Kirk stance
Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer garnered backlash after attacking Charlie Kirk critics despite her ridiculing the right-wing activist months earlier.
“It’s time for the Trump administration to shut down, defund & prosecute every single leftist organization,” Loomer wrote on X after Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. “We must shut these lunatic leftists down. Once and for all. The left is a national security threat.”
However, responses to her request that the president target US leftists in Kirk's honor were flooded with screenshots of a long post from July 13 in which she denounced the deceased 31-year-old as a "charlatan" and "political opportunist" who "stabs Trump in the back" and engaged in "mental gymnastics."
Kirk had previously opposed Trump's planned military strikes against Iran, which TPUSA had mobilized young voters to support.
Kirk has also been outspoken in his desire for the complete disclosure of documents related to the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, the former Trump associate who entered a guilty plea to soliciting prostitution from a minor in 2008 and died in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.
In those days, Loomer also expressed her displeasure that Kirk had hosted comedian Dave Smith at a conference after the latter called for the Republican president to be impeached and for his supporters to "abandon" him, just a year after Trump had escaped an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
“I don’t ever want to hear [Kirk] claim he is pro-Trump ever again,” Loomer’s post said, adding that TPUSA had only thrived “thanks to the generosity” of the president. “The honorable thing to do is to have a position and actually defend it to the death instead of flip flopping.
“It really is shameful. And I am honestly just disgusted by the nonstop flip flopping on the right.” Using screenshots of a passage from the July article, Loomer's responses to Kirk's murder included the following: "Maybe sit this out," "I think you need to shut up," and "You're nothing but a sociopathic hypocrite." Others were on Loomer's side.
Trump ally Laura Loomer dubbed 'sociopathic hypocrite' for flip-flop Charlie Kirk stance
Loomer once voiced her displeasure that Kirk had hosted comedian Dave Smith at a conference after the latter called for the Republican president to be impeached and for his supporters to "abandon" himMataeo Smith (The Mirror US)
Live TV streaming
Hey! I am looking for an easier way to stream live TV, specifically sports. Currently we access streams via freemediaheckyeah on an Intel NUC which has Linux, Firefox and a keyboard and mouse, HDMI to TV.
I have a proxmox server in another location which has Plex, jellyfin, Debian and some other stuff. We cast from our phones to the Chromecast.
I'm wondering if there's a way I can eliminate the living room NUC and stream from my proxmox server to a Chromecast. Or something similar that removes the keyboard mouse browser combo. Looking for reducing power and heat usage partly and simplicity.
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TO Play | La manifestazione del gioco di ruolo e da tavolo di Torino
TO Play | La manifestazione del gioco di ruolo e da tavolo di Torino
Il TO Play è una celebrazione del gioco di ruolo e da tavolo. Alla sua 8^ edizione, al parco della Tesoriera della città di Torino, si terrà il 13 e 14 settembreTO Play
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Signal president Meredith Whittaker: ‘In technology, it’s way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That’s what’s happened with Telegram’
Signal president Meredith Whittaker: ‘In technology, it’s way too easy for marketing to replace substance. That’s what’s happened with Telegram’
The app best known for respecting privacy looks to grow, despite anti-privacy effortsJordi Pérez Colomé (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
Florida’s Cubans are now divided on Trump: ‘He acts like Fidel’
Florida’s Cubans are now divided on Trump: ‘He acts like Fidel’
The Cuban community, which voted massively for the president in the November elections, is confronting a longstanding tradition of supporting conservative policiesCarla Gloria Colomé (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
Manifestazioni a Ivrea e a Torino per la Palestina e per il disarmo nucleare - varieventuali - Rosse Torri
Dopo il presidio di ieri pomeriggio davanti alla stazione di Porta Nuova, continua la campagna di sensibilizzazione contro il genocidio in Palestina.
Non possiamo restare a guardare come se fossimo impotenti di fronte alle prepotenze.
È bello vedere una piazza piena di persone che scendono in strada non per se stesse, ma per un ideale alto di giustizia. Non siamo in piazza per ottenere oggi una fetta più grande della torta, ma perché tutti, oggi e domani, possano avere un pezzo della torta.
Tante voci diverse, che sicuramente non sono d'accordo su tutto, fanno quello che i politicanti hanno smesso di fare: fare Politica, cercare compromessi per il bene comune. Non di pochi, ma di tutti, a cominciare da chi sta peggio.
Manifestazioni a Ivrea e a Torino per la Palestina e per il disarmo nucleare - varieventuali - Rosse Torri
Si moltiplicano le mobilitazioni per fermare il genodicio a Gaza e liberare la Palestina dalla illegale e violenta occupazione israeliana. E a queste si uniscono le iniziative per la messa al bando delle armi atomiche.Cadigia Perini (varieventuali - Rosse Torri)
NodeBB e i Widget
NodeBB è la piattaforma software federata alla base di questo sito. Lo trovo interessante per le sue caratteristiche di federazione e opzioni di configurazione.
Una di queste opzioni sono i Widget, dei mattoncini preconfigurati e da completare che si possono inserire nelle pagine del sito. Il titolo e sottotitolo su sfondo blu in alto è un esempio di widget che NodeBB mette a disposizione. Anche i Messaggi recenti a destra sono un esempio di widget.
I Widget mi ricordano un'altra piattaforma software di configurazione e sviluppo di Blog: MovableType, una sorta di CMS (Content Management System) sul quale ho lavorato diversi anni.
Avendo installato NodeBB da poche settimane, non lo conosco ancora bene e lo sto testando. Anche questo post è un test. Ci sono ancora diversi aspetti che vorrei approfondire di questo software, come i plugin, i temi grafici, le classi degli stili.
Sondaggio di prova
In questo post intendo provare il plugin dei sondaggi di NodeBB. ActivityPub non ha uno standard nativo per definire i poll o i sondaggi. Quindi ogni istanza va un po' per conto proprio. In questo modo i post che contengono sondaggi non vengono federati bene tra le varie istanze.
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China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries
Chinese censorship sprang a major leak on September 11, when researchers confirmed that more than 500GB of internal documents, source code, work logs, and internal communications from the so-called Great Firewall were dumped online, including packaging repos and operational runbooks used to build and maintain China’s national traffic filtering system.
China’s Great Firewall suffers its biggest leak ever as 500GB of source code and docs spill online — censorship tool has been sold to three different countries
Leaks tie China’s state-grade DPI gear to deployments in Myanmar, Pakistan, and beyond.Luke James (Tom's Hardware)
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600 GB of Alleged Great Firewall of China Data Published in Largest Leak Yet
Cross posted from lemmy.sdf.org/post/42251606
ArchivedFull details, including technical material and download links, are available at the GFW Report. The hacktivists behind this leak warn that downloading and examining these files should only be done in isolated environments.
[...]
The largest leak linked to the Great Firewall of China surfaced online, with nearly 600 GB of material allegedly containing source code, internal communications, work logs, and technical documentation from groups said to be involved in building and maintaining the system.
The data was leaked by Enlace Hacktivista, previously linked to the Cellebrite data leak. The collective claims that the documents were traced to Geedge Networks and the MESA Lab at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Information Engineering. Both have long been central to the Firewall’s research and development, with Geedge led by Fang Binxing, often called the “Father of the Great Firewall.”
According to the files, their reach spreads outside China’s borders, supplying censorship and surveillance technology to governments in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, and others linked to the Belt and Road Initiative.
[...]
The published material is available for download through both BitTorrent and direct links. The package includes a massive mirror/repo.tar file weighing 500 GB, basically an archive of the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) packaging server, alongside compressed document sets from Geedge and MESA. In total, the files contain tens of thousands of pages and repositories, offering a rare window into the infrastructure behind the Firewall.
[...]
Even before digging deeper into the source code, the structure of the leaked archive gives clear insight into things. For example, geedge_docs.tar.zst and mesalab_docs.tar.zst contain thousands of internal reports, project descriptions, and technical proposals. File names like CTF-AWD.docx, BRI.docx, and CPEC.docx suggest connections to Belt and Road Initiative projects and international collaborations.
Project management records, such as geedge_jira.tar.zst, highlight day-to-day coordination between researchers and engineers, while communication drafts, like chat.docx and multiple schedule documents, show the granular planning that went into censorship operations. Even routine administrative files such as 打印.docx (Print) and reimbursement-related proofs indicate how deeply routine and bureaucratic this apparatus has become
[...]
The background included in the leak provides a detailed timeline of MESA’s formation and growth. Established in 2012 at the Institute of Information Engineering, MESA grew quickly through talent programs, research grants, and government contracts. By 2016, it was handling projects worth more than 35 million yuan annually and contributing to national-level awards in cybersecurity.
When Geedge Networks was founded in 2018 in Hainan, Fang Binxing served as its chief scientist, bringing with him a cadre of MESA researchers and students. The company soon became a key private partner to Chinese authorities, supporting censorship operations not only domestically but also as an exporter of surveillance solutions abroad.
[...]
Experts may need months to analyse the source code, but the documents already back up what many observers have been claiming for years. The Great Firewall is not a fixed system; it is a growing network shaped by government contracts, research institutes, and private companies.
The hacktivists behind this leak warn that downloading and examining these files should only be done in isolated environments. Given the sensitivity of the content, there is always the risk that malware or tracking elements could be embedded in the archives. Still, for researchers and rights groups, the trove offers an opportunity to understand how the Firewall operates and how its influence spreads.
Analysts at Net4People and GFW Report plan to share more findings as they go through the source code. For now, the leak offers an unusual look at how the system operates, and it will take time to understand the full weight of what has been exposed.
[...]
600 GB of Alleged Great Firewall of China Data Published in Largest Leak Yet
Hackers leaked 600 GB of data linked to the Great Firewall of China, exposing docs, code, and operations. Full details available on the GFW Report.Waqas (Hack Read)
600 GB of Alleged Great Firewall of China Data Published in Largest Leak Yet
Cross posted from lemmy.sdf.org/post/42251606
ArchivedFull details, including technical material and download links, are available at the GFW Report. The hacktivists behind this leak warn that downloading and examining these files should only be done in isolated environments.
[...]
The largest leak linked to the Great Firewall of China surfaced online, with nearly 600 GB of material allegedly containing source code, internal communications, work logs, and technical documentation from groups said to be involved in building and maintaining the system.
The data was leaked by Enlace Hacktivista, previously linked to the Cellebrite data leak. The collective claims that the documents were traced to Geedge Networks and the MESA Lab at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Information Engineering. Both have long been central to the Firewall’s research and development, with Geedge led by Fang Binxing, often called the “Father of the Great Firewall.”
According to the files, their reach spreads outside China’s borders, supplying censorship and surveillance technology to governments in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, and others linked to the Belt and Road Initiative.
[...]
The published material is available for download through both BitTorrent and direct links. The package includes a massive mirror/repo.tar file weighing 500 GB, basically an archive of the RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) packaging server, alongside compressed document sets from Geedge and MESA. In total, the files contain tens of thousands of pages and repositories, offering a rare window into the infrastructure behind the Firewall.
[...]
Even before digging deeper into the source code, the structure of the leaked archive gives clear insight into things. For example, geedge_docs.tar.zst and mesalab_docs.tar.zst contain thousands of internal reports, project descriptions, and technical proposals. File names like CTF-AWD.docx, BRI.docx, and CPEC.docx suggest connections to Belt and Road Initiative projects and international collaborations.
Project management records, such as geedge_jira.tar.zst, highlight day-to-day coordination between researchers and engineers, while communication drafts, like chat.docx and multiple schedule documents, show the granular planning that went into censorship operations. Even routine administrative files such as 打印.docx (Print) and reimbursement-related proofs indicate how deeply routine and bureaucratic this apparatus has become
[...]
The background included in the leak provides a detailed timeline of MESA’s formation and growth. Established in 2012 at the Institute of Information Engineering, MESA grew quickly through talent programs, research grants, and government contracts. By 2016, it was handling projects worth more than 35 million yuan annually and contributing to national-level awards in cybersecurity.
When Geedge Networks was founded in 2018 in Hainan, Fang Binxing served as its chief scientist, bringing with him a cadre of MESA researchers and students. The company soon became a key private partner to Chinese authorities, supporting censorship operations not only domestically but also as an exporter of surveillance solutions abroad.
[...]
Experts may need months to analyse the source code, but the documents already back up what many observers have been claiming for years. The Great Firewall is not a fixed system; it is a growing network shaped by government contracts, research institutes, and private companies.
The hacktivists behind this leak warn that downloading and examining these files should only be done in isolated environments. Given the sensitivity of the content, there is always the risk that malware or tracking elements could be embedded in the archives. Still, for researchers and rights groups, the trove offers an opportunity to understand how the Firewall operates and how its influence spreads.
Analysts at Net4People and GFW Report plan to share more findings as they go through the source code. For now, the leak offers an unusual look at how the system operates, and it will take time to understand the full weight of what has been exposed.
[...]
600 GB of Alleged Great Firewall of China Data Published in Largest Leak Yet
Hackers leaked 600 GB of data linked to the Great Firewall of China, exposing docs, code, and operations. Full details available on the GFW Report.Waqas (Hack Read)
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Russia’s war against Ukraine
A wounded Ukrainian serviceman rides in a wheelchair at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv on Sept. 13, 2025. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP via Getty Images)
Romania scrambles jets, Poland closes airport over Russian drone alerts. “Russian military personnel know exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can stay in the air,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said, commenting on the attacks. “The routes are always calculated. This cannot be an accident, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.”
Zelensky calls for tougher US sanctions, warns Russian drone strikes on Poland are ‘Putin’s war.’ Zelensky remarks come days after Russian drones violated Polish airspace and were shot down in what marked the first known instance of NATO forces directly engaging Russian aerial assets during the full-scale invasion.
Trump says he’ll sanction Moscow if all NATO allies stop buying Russian oil. “NATO’s commitment to win has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian oil, by some, has been shocking,” U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Russia attacks Ukraine with 164 drones as European officials meet in Kyiv. Ukrainian air defense downed 137 drones in the north, south, east, and center of Ukraine, according to the Air Force.
Ukraine’s drones strike Russian oil refinery deep behind lines, 1,500 km from border. Preliminary assessments indicate that key infrastructure at a major oil refinery in Russia’s Bashkortostan region— including a vacuum column essential for primary oil processing—suffered significant damage.
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Russians break into Kupiansk via gas pipeline, watchdog says. It is the third time Russian forces have used pipelines as a tactic, which they first adopted during the Battle of Avdiivka. Back in March, around 100 troops passed through a gas pipeline to reach Ukrainian positions in Sudzha, in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
Ukrainian troops regain control of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast village, military says. Units of Ukraine’s 425th Skelya Regiment liberated the village of Filia in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a military spokesperson said. Russia claimed control of the settlement on Aug. 24.
Ukrainian drones attack major Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, governor says. The Kirishi refinery is one of the largest in Russia and has a processing capacity of over 17 million tons of oil per year. A fire broke out at the facility during a Ukrainian drone attack, Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko claimed.
Ukrainian drone hits chemical plant in Russia’s Perm Krai 1,800 km from border, media reports. The Metafrax Chemicals plant in Gubakha, Perm Krai, is subject to international sanctions by the U.K. and Ukraine.
Railway explosion in Russia’s Oryol Oblast kills 2 National Guard officers. Explosive devices were discovered during an inspection of the tracks, Oryol Oblast Governor Andrey Klychkov said. One of the devices detonated, killing two officers and seriously injuring another.
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Boris Johnson calls for Western troops in Ukraine, tells Russia to ‘bog off’
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no time for Russia’s repeated objections to European troops being deployed on Ukrainian soil. “There’s only one country that’s put foreign troops on Ukrainian soil, and that’s Russia,” he told the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia’s Shahed-type attack drones are bigger than you think
For most people outside of Ukraine, their frame of reference for a drone is a typical quadcopter, the size of which can usually be measured in tens of centimeters. But the long-range attack drones launched in their hundreds almost every night by Russia against Ukrainian cities are in a league of their own.
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Human cost of Russia’s war
Russian attacks kill 4, injure 9 in Donetsk, Kharkiv oblasts. Russia launched a tirade of attacks killing three people in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, and killing one in Borova, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian authorities reported on Sept. 13.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,093,730 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. The number includes 950 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
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International response
NATO launches Eastern Sentry mission after Russian drones violate Polish airspace. “Eastern Sentry is not just a new initiative – it is a clear signal: NATO’s borders are inviolable, and the security of our citizens remains a priority,” Poland’s General Staff wrote on X.
US not sure Russia deliberately launched drones into Poland, Rubio says. “There’s no doubt about the drones were intentionally launched. The question is whether the drones were targeted to go into Poland specifically,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters.
US ‘behind’ Ukraine in drone technology, Trump envoy Kellogg says. “I think we in the United States are behind … I think a lot of nations are behind, and I think to the credit of the Ukrainians, they picked up on that, and they’re the world leaders in it.”
EU must not fall into Russian trap on territorial concessions, Kallas warns. The top European diplomat described Russia’s three-step negotiation tactic: demanding what it never had, followed by ultimatums and threats, finished off by the West ready to concede to Moscow’s demands.
EU to further restrict visas for Russians, Politico reports. The new guidelines, which are still being ironed out, will include general recommendations such as harsher criteria for Russians coming to the EU.
EU weighs bond swap plan to unlock frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, Politico reports. The proposal, described by one source as “legally creative,” would allow Brussels to provide critical financial support to Ukraine without technically seizing the Russian capital—an act that would be fraught with legal risk.
EU to apply ‘unique’ approach to Ukraine’s accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says. There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv’s progress despite Budapest’s veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.
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EU to apply 'unique' approach to Ukraine's accession path as Hungary wields veto, official says
There is an agreement in place with the EU to maintain Kyiv's progress despite Budapest's veto, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration Taras Kachka said.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
New bill would allow Rubio to strip US citizens’ passports over political speech
New 'Thought Policing' Bill May Let Rubio Strip Passports from US Citizens Over Political Speech
“Marco Rubio has claimed the power to designate people terrorist supporters based solely on what they think and say,” said one free speech advocate.stephen-prager (Common Dreams)
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Is switching from /e/ OS to Google's Android an option?
la freebotanza che odio e i momenti merdasocial (odio chi ripubblica contenuti senza indicare la fonte)
Magari sono io stramba da crucciarmi a proposito, ma, giuro capo, sono estremamente stanca… di chi ripubblica meme o simili senza includere un minimo riferimento alla fonte originale! E sarà una mia impressione, o davvero col tempo, con le varie piattaforme social (sempre colpa loro…) sempre più frammentate, il problema sta peggiorando? Basterebbe la semplice […]
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la freebotanza che odio e i momenti merdasocial (odio chi ripubblica contenuti senza indicare la fonte)
Magari sono io stramba da crucciarmi a proposito, ma, giuro capo, sono estremamente stanca… di chi ripubblica meme o simili senza includere un minimo riferimento alla fonte originale! E sarà una mia impressione, o davvero col tempo, con le varie piattaforme social (sempre colpa loro…) sempre più frammentate, il problema sta peggiorando? Basterebbe la semplice regola di includere sempre un link alla propria fonte quando si ripubblica un file multimediale… cioè, copia e incolla, poche decine di caratteri di testo, che cazzo ci vuole? Eppure, se per qualche motivo si fa spessissimo quando si ripubblicano disegni o merdate di quel tipo… per i meme, o sketch comici, o robe lì non si usa! (…C’è per caso un doppio standard sui tipi di arte digitale, in questa società di pecore?) 😩Zio carbossile, è una cosa che detesto, e che penso non abbastanza gente odi, quando chiunque dovrebbe, perché va solo a discapito degli utenti finali, comuni, che guardano la roba. Se qualcuno ripubblica senza bei crediti, poi io scrollante che vedo la roba e voglio salvarla permanentemente ho il rischio (che con le foto è una certezza, per via della ricompressione) che quella non sia la versione migliore possibile, e non ho idea di come arrivare all’originale, non essendoci né un link né un nome né niente… o, più semplicemente, non posso andare a seguire gli autori per vedere altra loro roba; o, banalmente ancora, per ringraziare loro anziché il freeboter della minchia. 🤬
Per esempio, questo è un meme arrivato ieri… condiviso da 4 diversi canali su Telegram come post originali; ma, matematicamente, un media visto come nuovo per X volte da X utenti diversi DEVE essere un repost per X-1 o (più spesso) X-0 volte, perché da 1 e 1 sola parte può aver avuto origine. Ho censurato i canali nella schermata, così da non fare immeritata pubblicità a chi rompe queste catene (i letterali collegamenti ipertestuali)… e no, non è ipocrisia, è che sono così tiltata di questo ennesimo esempio, stavolta così tanto lampante, che non ho potuto nemmeno pigniare l’immagine, perché francamente non so a chi dovrei attribuirla (cioè quale link, questo sconosciuto, far uscire nei metadati), considerato che al 99.9% nessuno di questi post è l’originale, e il vero originale non ho chance di trovarlo (o meglio, attualmente non ho voglia, se volessi rompermi abbastanza penso riuscirei a risalire), in quanto verrà forse da X o Reddit; senza considerare che queste 4 potrebbero essere tutte copie l’una dell’altra, quindi affette da un incesto JPEG già abbastanza grave (e infatti si nota che, delle 4, alcune si leggono peggio di altre). 😱Il colmo, però, è che c’è ancora di peggio… e per quest’altro non ho un esempio così visivo, ma credetemi: sulle piattaforme dei video corti (e direi nello specifico Instagram, perché è quello di cui mi arrivano di continuo link, per mano di un omino LEGO, ma credo sia endemico a tutte e 3), c’è chi ripubblica video di altri creatori, perché boh o perché fanno profili tematici… Ma, se a volte, come andrebbe fatto, creditano esplicitamente gli autori originali (per username, visto che queste piattaforme di merda non rendono cliccabili i link nelle descrizioni… fottuto medioevo, Tim Berners-Lee non ne è per niente felice), altre volte dicono “crediti all’autore originale” senza specificare chi questo sia… e, ovviamente, fin troppe volte non dicono proprio un cazzo di niente. 🔪
Purtroppo, se Internet continuerà ad essere accessibile alle masse ignoranti, e non riservato ai meritevoli di spirito e prodezza tecnica come un tempo (ma, assolutamente, non di soldi, perché quello è antidemocratico), l’unica soluzione a questo problema credo siano i watermark forzati, su tutti i media, da parte del backend delle piattaforme normaloidi, opzionalmente disattivabili solo dai creatori per il proprio profilo o specifici contenuti (ma non da chi guarda). Le piattaforme dei video corti lo fanno, ma male, in quanto alcuni endpoint API restituiscono video senza watermark… e quindi alcuni downloader strani ci accedono, e succedono le palle. Le piattaforme come Pinterest o X non lo fanno proprio, e per quanto mi riguarda dovrebbero muovere il culo, perché è per troppi troppo facile fare CTRL+C o screenshot, e poi non copiare e incollare anche il relativo link… 😑
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ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
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ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
ClockBench AI Benchmark
ClockBench evaluates whether models can read analog clocks - a task that is trivial for humans, but current frontier models struggle with.ClockBench
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ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37407786
ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
ClockBench AI Benchmark
ClockBench evaluates whether models can read analog clocks - a task that is trivial for humans, but current frontier models struggle with.ClockBench
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ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/37407786
ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
ClockBench AI Benchmark
ClockBench evaluates whether models can read analog clocks - a task that is trivial for humans, but current frontier models struggle with.ClockBench
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ClockBench: Even the best AI models can't reliably read the clock
ClockBench AI Benchmark
ClockBench evaluates whether models can read analog clocks - a task that is trivial for humans, but current frontier models struggle with.ClockBench
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This Month’s Poem
A Modern Hiawatha
George A Strong
When he killed the Mudjokivis,
Of the skin he made him mittens,
Made them with the fur side inside,
Made them with the skin side outside.
He, to get the warm side inside,
Put the inside skin side outside;
He, to get the cold side outside,
Put the warm side fur side inside.
That’s why he put the fur side inside,
Why he put the skin side outside,
Why he turned them inside outside.
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The Modern Hiawatha
He killed the noble Mudjokivis. Of the skin he made him mittens, Made them with the fur side inside, Made them with the skin side outside. He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin sidewww.poetrynook.com
Roblox, Discord sued after 15-year-old boy was allegedly groomed online before he died by suicide
Roblox, Discord sued after 15-year-old boy was allegedly groomed online before he died by suicide
The mother of a 15-year-old California boy who took his own life is now suing Roblox and Discord over his death, alleging her son was groomed and coerced to send explicit images on the appsMarlene Lenthang (NBC News)
Bcachefs diventa modulo kernel esterno: Linux lo mantiene vivo via DKMS
Bcachefs diventa modulo kernel esterno: Linux lo mantiene vivo via DKMS
Bcachefs sarà distribuito su Linux come modulo kernel esterno tramite DKMS, dopo l’esclusione dal ramo principale.Ferramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Firefox 143: Page Buddy e Google Lens portano l’intelligenza nel browser
Firefox 143: Page Buddy e Google Lens portano l’intelligenza nel browser
Firefox 143 introduce Page Buddy, un assistente IA locale per analizzare contenuti web, insieme all’integrazione con Google LensFerramosca Roberto (Linux Easy)
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Parasocial relationships: How well do we really know the people we follow online?
You know their children's names, their go-to breakfast and the story of their breakdown - but to them, you're just another faceless follower. Sound familiar? Parasocial relationships have become part of life online - but what does it mean to be in one? And do they do more harm than good?
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L'ardua vita nei frantumatori di carbone, inferni generazionali della Pennsylvania del Novecento - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
L'ardua vita nei frantumatori di carbone, inferni generazionali della Pennsylvania del Novecento - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
L’idea che la più duratura battaglia del pianeta sia stata combattuta tra uomo e natura è una preziosa semplificazione che ci offre l’opportunità di far passare i dettagli in secondo piano.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban
How hardships and hashtags combined to fuel Nepal’s violent response to social media ban
Social media acted as both a magnifier and accelerator to protests, linking perceived injustice to on-the-ground activism.The Conversation
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in reply to Policeshootout • • •Is freemediaheckyeah an IPTV service? Plex or Jellyfin can manage IPTV streams. Plex needs additional software (e.g., xTeVe) to take an m3u playlist and convert it into a tuner.
blog.iptvinsider.com/watch-ipt…
jellyfin.org/docs/general/serv…
How to Watch IPTV on Plex: A Complete Guide for 2025
Edwin (IPTV Insider)bigb
in reply to bigb • • •GitHub - 4gray/iptvnator: :tv: Cross-platform IPTV player application with multiple features, such as support of m3u and m3u8 playlists, favorites, TV guide, TV archive/catchup and more.
GitHubMajorMajormajormajor
in reply to bigb • • •cyrano
in reply to Policeshootout • • •You could plug your stream directly in Jellyfin or via threadfin for jelly / plex
github.com/Threadfin/Threadfin
GitHub - Threadfin/Threadfin: an M3U proxy for Kernel/Plex/Jellyfin/Emby based on xTeVe
GitHubBjörn Tantau
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