🤩 Comment by Christelle Néant regarding the delusional statement by Emmanuel #Macron that #Russia lost one million soldiers to conquer less than 1% of Ukrainian territory:
"When I read such a detached-from-reality statement, I no longer know whether to laugh or cry for the French people who have to endure this clown as their president every day.
First of all, #Russia has not lost one million soldiers. If that were the case, knowing that it is not conducting a permanent active mobilization like #Ukraine, such losses would simply mean that there is no more #Russian army... If that were the case, who is advancing all along the front line? The ghosts of #Russian soldiers? #Russian soldiers resurrected by necromancers? Autonomous drone-shovels? And then, if there is no more #Russian army, why panic about a potential invasion of #Europe if there is no one left to invade?
And this first point is not even the most delusional. The worst part is the second half of his sentence. You just need to take a map of #Ukraine and color in red the areas now under #Russian control to realize that their area is much more than 1% of Ukrainian territory (it's more like 20%, which is a 'slight' difference).
It is truly worrying to hear a sitting president utter such nonsense. Either Macron's head accidentally got in the way of a high-intensity GPS jamming operation conducted by zombie #Russian soldiers using washing machines and shovels, or he has abused illegal substances. But in either case, it's time for him to retire."
🤩Subscribe to International Reporters in En: t.me/internationalreporters_en… 🤩Subscribe to International Reporters in English
Telegram channel of ‘International Reporters’ news agency in English language Make a one-time donation: https://boosty.to/ireporters/donate Support us every month: https://boosty.to/ireporters #irinterview #irdoc #irrus
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: Moderation Across the Social Web The Fediverse is more than Mastodon, and moderation is bigger than any one platform. Last year, we heard from moderators on Mastodon, Nostr, Bluesky, Matrix, even Discord and Reddit, and be
2025 Fediverse Needs Assessment: Moderation Across the Social Web The Fediverse is more than Mastodon, and moderation is bigger than any one platform.
Last year, we heard from moderators on Mastodon, Nostr, Bluesky, Matrix, even Discord and Reddit, and beyond. Every platform has its own challenges, but many needs – like better tooling, clearer guidance, and stronger support networks are universal.
Over the past year we’ve worked with moderation tooling projects like Bonfire’s Federated Moderation Toolkit, the ActivityPub Trust & Safety Taskforce, ROOST, and other projects looking to extend moderation beyond a single platform and offer real world tooling that can help moderators and community managers share the load and manage multiple platforms.
This year, we want an even broader picture.
Whether you moderate a niche forum, a public Mastodon server, a Discord channel, or a Bluesky instance, your input belongs in the Needs Assessment.
The more diverse the voices, the better we can create resources that work across the ecosystem.
Firefox Nightly builds add CoPilot to the chatbot sidebar, expanding the browser's range of third-party AI service integrations. Plus: new New Tab Page widgets.
Thank you Mozilla for adding all the crap I don’t want. What kind of fucking timeline is this. Do we need another reboot of Firefox. Without all this fucking crap. I just want a browser that is not controlled by google. For fucks same
Siemens Energy gewinnt Milliardenauftrag für Stromdrehkreuz in der Ostsee
Der Energiekonzern Siemens Energy hat einen Großauftrag an Land gezogen: Für das Ostsee-Stromdrehkreuz »Bornholm Energy Island« soll er vier Konverter liefern. Dänemark hatte eigentlich ein viel größeres Projekt geplant. 04.09.2025 - DER SPIEGEL
Jacob Payne is a #FreeSoftware supporter and supports the #FSF as an associate member because the "FSF seems to be spearheading free software protection." my.fsf.org/join
A Catania fervono i preparativi per la Global Sumud Flotilla, la flotta di barche che nei prossimi giorni dovrebbe partire per unirsi alle altre barche con l'obbiettivo di rompere l'assedio navale...
Es ist mal wieder der fünfte eines Monats. Und an diesem fragt „Gut gebrüllt“, wie denn von anderer Leute Blogger der Tag so war. Das nennt sich dann „Was
"#Meloni è sempre stata dalla parte dei poteri forti, di #Confindustria in primis, ma anche delle varie consorterie e corporazioni che incrostano l’economia italiana."
L’esperienza governativa ha trasformato la leader di una destra sociale e antagonista al sistema nella docile ancella della più retriva destra padronale
Great article about the history of past AI winters:
"The most recent talk of a looming winter has been triggered by growing concerns among investors that AI technology may not live up to the hype surrounding it—and that the valuations of many AI-related companies are far too highl. In a worst case scenario, this AI winter could be accompanied by the popping of an AI-inflated stock market bubble, with reverberations across the entire economy. While there have been AI hype cycles before, they’ve never involved anything close to the multiple hundreds of billions of dollars that investors have sunk into the generative AI boom. And so if there is another AI winter, it could involve polar vortex levels of pain.
The markets have been spooked recently by comments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who told reporters he thought some venture-backed AI startups were grossly overvalued (although not OpenAI, of course, which is one of the most highly-valued venture-backed startups of all time). Hot on the heels of Altman’s remarks came a study from MIT that concluded that 95% of AI pilot projects fail.
A look at past AI winters, and what caused them, may give us some indication of whether that chill in the air is just a passing breeze or the first hints of an impending Ice Age. Sometimes those AI winters have been brought on by academic research highlighting the limitations of particular AI techniques. Sometimes they have been caused by frustrations getting AI tech to work well in real world applications. Sometimes both factors have been at play. But what previous AI winters all had in common was disillusionment among those footing the bill after promising new advances failed to deliver on the ensuing hype."
Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä, violin, and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste perform:
Anna THORVALDSDÓTTIR: Aeriality.
Samy MOUSSA: Stasis for eight spatialised French horns with gongs.
Anna CLYNE: Pri...
Grace Hopper to Boost Tumbleweed Armv9 Builds The openSUSE Project is preparing to expand its hardware capabilities with a high-performance system designed t...
A senior official in the Department of Justice was caught in a honeytrap scheme bragging about department plans to “redact every Republican” from Jeffrey Epstein’s client list.
Joseph Schnitt, an acting deputy chief in Attorney General Pam Bondi’s DOJ, was recorded on camera divulging details of a planned cover-up regarding the names of Epstein’s high-profile clients. Schnitt was secretly filmed by a woman he met on Hinge who works for the O’Keefe Media Group, a far-right media organization founded by Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe. thedailybeast.com/top-doj-offi…
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Sono l'assunto n.1, stessa azienda da 15 anni. Negli ultimi anni si è cresciuti/si sta crescendo tanto sul territorio nazionale, ci va un direttore operativo a supporto della parte commerciale. Credo di essermi meritato la fiducia piuttosto che pensare ad una figura esterna. Non è il mio lavoro, ma dopo 20 anni tra università ed azienda una sfida nuova è intrigante.
cambio di mansione, aumento responsabilità, aumento compenso... Tanti fattori da valutare. Intanto goditi il meritato riconoscimento e poi in bocca al lupo qualsiasi decisione prenderai 👍
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
Yesterday, units of the Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed 753 enemy targets, and since the beginning of September, they have eliminated 2,888 targets. — Ukrinform.
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.
“No Rights Reserved” CC0 enables scientists, educators, artists and other creators and owners of copyright- or database-protected content to waive those interests in their works and thereby place them as completely as possible in the public domain, s…
Violazione privacy minori: Disney paga 10 milioni. Disney ha accettato di pagare 10 milioni di dollari per chiudere il procedimento legale avviato dal Dipartimento di Giustizia degli Stati Uniti e passato alla FTC (Federal Trade Commission). L’azienda californiana ha raccolto dati sui minori attraverso video pubblicati su YouTube, senza il consenso dei genitori.
Disnaey pagherà una multa di 10 milioni di dollari per aver raccolto i dati personali dei minori tramite i video su YouTube, senza consenso dei genitori.
State Border Guard Service units defending the country within the Sumy region note a decrease in the number of enemy attacks and confirm their withdrawal for transfer to other areas of the front. — Ukrinform.
Westliche Truppen in der Ukraine? Putin droht mit Gewalt
26 Staaten sind bereit, Truppen zur Friedenssicherung in die Ukraine zu schicken. Russlands Präsident Putin lehnt das kategorisch ab - und droht: Die Soldaten wären ein "legitimes Ziel für eine Vernichtung".
Lassen sich deutsche Politiker von einem russischen MAFIOSI vorschreiben was sie zu tun und zu lassen haben ??!? ABER SICHER DOCH!!! Die machen lieber gemeinsame Sache, anstatt sich warm anzuziehen und unser Land endlich mal auf Spur zu bringen, damit wir zumindest unseren Nachbarn mit allem versorgen zu können dass wir vielleicht noch nicht mal selbst kämpfen müssen. Aber nein... nicht in diesem Land. Nicht in diesem Leben.
"Peskow verwies auf die NATO-Erweiterung Richtung russischer Grenze als angeblichen Grund für den Krieg gegen die Ukraine"
Und erneut das Bullshit-Argument, das Ursache und Wirkung vertauscht. Erst *durch* den russischen Angriff 2014 sucht die Ukraine den Schutz der NATO und bereits wegen des Grenzkonflikts seitdem war ein NATO-Beitritt auch 2022 gar nicht möglich. Außerdem hat Rußland dieses "Argument" selbst schon dadurch widerlegt, daß es keinen Krieg gegen Finnland führte.
Putin will ja auch keine #Frieden mit der #Ukraine. Wenn dem so wäre, hätte er den Krieg dort weder begonnen noch bis heute fortgeführt. Interessant ist hier allenfalls, dass Putin nun unverhohlen allen Staaten droht, die versuchen einen Beitrag zur dauerhaften Sicherung eines möglichen Kriegsendes zu leisten. Deutlicher kann er kaum werden. Er will den Krieg in der Ukraine unbedingt fortsetzen. Er möchte keinen Frieden.
Also, ich verstehe die Aufregung nicht. 1. sind wir noch sehr weit von einem Waffenstillstand, geschweige denn einem Frieden entfernt. 2. nicht alle Staaten sind auch bereit Soldaten zu schicken und 3. war die Antwort von #Putin ganz bestimmt voraussehbar. Business as usual.
Texas lawmakers voted to enact sweeping new restrictions on abortion pills mailed to the state, offering a possible blueprint for other states that have banned abortion.
House Bill 7 gives private citizens the right to sue health providers for mailing, prescribing or providing abortion medication to patients in the state of Texas; providers sued under the bill risk penalties of at least $100,000. The bill, which passed after heated negotiations between the state’s various anti-abortion advocacy groups, now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature. Its supporters believe it could represent a new step in the national battle over abortion rights. The bill will also authorize lawsuits against pharmaceutical manufacturers if they make medications used by Texans for abortion — a provision that could chill drug development and make the pills harder to attain for people beyond the Lone Star State.
Texas is the largest state to have almost completely outlawed abortion. But thousands of residents each month have continued to terminate their pregnancies by ordering medication from health care providers who practice in states where the procedure remains legal. Those medical professionals work under the protection of shield laws, statutes that hold their home states won’t cooperate with an out-of-state prosecution. One estimate suggests that by the end of 2024, more than 3,400 Texans received these telehealth abortions each month.
Patients who receive abortion pills in the mail can end their pregnancies from their own homes, a simpler and cheaper option than traveling to another state for care. Global health organizations have endorsed telehealth abortions. And in the years since Roe v. Wade’s overturn, the practice has soared in popularity — so much so that despite the proliferation of state bans, the number of abortions done in the United States has actually increased. About 1 in 4 abortions are performed through telehealth. Half of those are for people living in states with abortion restrictions, getting care from shield law providers.
"This bill does not protect women children or families," state Sen. Carol Alvarado, a Democrat, said during the legislature's debate. "It deputizes Texans as bounty hunters. It replaces compassion with suspicion."
Abortion opponents across the country have been in search of a way to stop this practice. In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a civil lawsuit against a shield law provider, Dr. Margaret Carpenter of New York; the case is now being litigated in state courts. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed criminal charges against Carpenter.
Two Texas residents have filed separate civil cases against shield law providers. Both cases are being argued in federal court by lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, Texas’ former solicitor general who has spearheaded several anti-abortion cases.
In Washington, D.C., major anti-abortion groups have been pressing the federal government to impose new restrictions on mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortions, that would effectively outlaw telehealth.
None of those efforts has stopped telehealth abortions.
The Texas bill, backed by the influential lobby Texas Right to Life, could offer a new path forward. Modeled after the state’s six-week abortion ban — which in 2021 eliminated access to most abortions in the state, even before Roe’s overturn — the legislation threatens shield law providers with financially ruinous lawsuits. Still, it’s not yet clear how providers in other states will respond.
“I think we’ll just see,” said one California-based shield law physician, who requested that her name be withheld because of the lawsuits filed against her colleagues. “If it’s state versus state, it feels like we’ve got a solid plan.”
Even some abortion opponents expressed skepticism that the bill would play a meaningful role in blocking the distribution of abortion pills — an issue many believe will ultimately be settled in federal court.
“Perhaps it has some potential, but I think it was vastly oversold,” said Kyleen Wright, who heads Texans for Life, an anti-abortion group.
The bill was subject to heated negotiation between various anti-abortion groups. Initially proposed in March, a previous version of the abortion pill bill failed in the final days of Texas’ regular legislative session after lawmakers ran out of time to vote it out of the state’s House of Representatives.
Plaintiffs related to the “unborn child” can receive $100,000 in damages through lawsuits filed against abortion providers. People with no connection to the pregnancy can receive $10,000 if they file suit; the remaining $90,000 would be donated to a charity, though the bill doesn’t specify which — a modification made to win over lobbyists from Texans for Life and the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, who had both voiced concerns the bills could encourage a plethora of lawsuits from people with no connection to the pregnancy, or ultimately result in legal action targeting abortion patients themselves. The bill also explicitly prohibits using these civil lawsuits to force someone who received an abortion to sit for a deposition.
Those changes reflect only one obstacle the bill faced. Initially proposed in March, a previous version of the abortion pill bill failed in the final days of Texas’ regular legislative session after lawmakers ran out of time to vote it out of the state’s House of Representatives.
A collection of abortion opponents, including Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, pressed Abbott to call lawmakers back to Austin for a special session that would abortion pill restrictions. But the bill did not pass in Texas’ first special session, which ended on August 15 after Democratic lawmakers temporarily fled the state to block passage of GOP redistricting legislation.
Abbott then called a second month-long legislative session to begin that same day. Democrats returned to the state after California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, committed to having his state maps redrawn as well, potentially neutralizing Republicans’ congressional gains in Texas.
Die BlogWochen greifen dieses Mal die Klassiker der Blogosphäre auf: Blogstöckchen, Blogparaden, Trackbacks & Co. Sind das bewährte Traditionen, gibt es eine Renaissance?
I think people believe the Epstein = scum part and that he was associated with many important people including some who have been named. Nothing I've read so far quite rises to the point of being individually actionable. We need that.
What I want to see publicized are the specifics. At the age of 14 I, Jenna Lisa Jones, had sexual intercourse with Bill Clinton...Courtney Wild...Donald Trump.. That is the only thing that will get us past the stage of tongue clucking by officialdom.
We can hope that the victims do publish such specifics on their own or, to avoid lawsuits, the specifics get read into the congressional record as threatened by MTG, et al.
just happened to catch this moment in which a malinois, who was leashed to a chair, managed nevertheless to join the leading group in the vuelta a few minutes ago.
Cameron Bosch
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Andrea
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •NovaCustom
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Le Freak 🐧
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Ship their version without copilot ai.
🎬 John • A Film Nerd • 🎥
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •And that's why I just switched to LibreWolf.
LibreWolf = Firefox - Bollox. 😁
Gina
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •🇵🇸 Álvaro González
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •nocoz
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •no brain no pain
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Chewie
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Fell
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •jakob 🇦🇹 ✅ likes this.
Theodas
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Mota
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Tobias
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •DarkAthena 💙🏳️🌈🧑🏻💻💫
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •One of the few ways left to escape from the onslaught of drek
librewolf.net/
@librewolf #Firefox #Mozilla
LibreWolf Browser
librewolf.netgullevek ☢️ 🇯🇵
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •rzeta0
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Claire McNab
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Disisdeguey🔻Pavlichenko🇵🇸
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Hambone Fakenamington
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Ferdi
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •Grégory Gutierez 🌻🎸🐧
in reply to omg! ubuntu • • •