The #EU is trying to prove to #Trump that the organization is still not useless — Bloomberg The European Union is entering a crucial week, striving to prove its geopolitical viability. The main tasks are to independently finance aid to #Ukraine and sig
Identity randomization is expanded with a global corpus of human names, generating more natural, less correlated session personas at every boot.
A new local identity utility and system tray indicator expose session state — hostname, machine-id, MAC rotation, persona — with no telemetry or network access.
System icons and PH4NTXM tools are visually unified with a neon cyan/magenta palette for instant recognition.
I keep BEGGING to people who have good articles and insight to offer, but elect to publish them at the nazi bar of #substack : please, please, publish somewhere else.
Every click to substack provides financial support and a platform for individuals who own that nazi bar and who are directly funding the erosion of democracy.
So much. I’ve reached out to multiple writers on that platform about this. People I had been following and reading for a long time. No responses. I simply had to unsubscribe, which is sad. I miss their words.
I’ve been debating the RSS angle. I was still getting Substack articles in my reader. Seems like there’s no stats or support there. I’d like to know more about that.
@markwyner @PhoenixSerenity I hear it. Mental laziness dictates they just surrender to being at the nazi bar, because the bartender gives them a stool at the end of the counter.
Which, in itself, tells you a lot about how serious they are in their critique of the Turd Reich.
La consejera de Economía, Hacienda, Fondos Europeos y Diálogo Social y portavoz del Gobierno andaluz, Carolina España, ha anunciado este domingo que la Junta de Andalucía aprobará esta semana en el Parlamento el Presupuesto de la Comunidad Autónoma para 2026, el séptimo consecutivo bajo la presidencia de Juanma Moreno. Las cuentas autonómicas alcanzarán los 51.597 […]
Here's an updated view of the 12-month running mean global temperature, which is a simple metric that provides insight on climate change and climate variability.
All data are referenced at My visualizations: Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Concentration Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Thickness Arctic Temperatures Antarctic Se…
Abandoned by the existence to be, drifting in a sea of misery, for if despair was wealth the world would become a servant to me, withering away day by day with no direction to be, a body in painful decline, a mind rotting faster than time, a soul long dead but refuses to leave, upon this wretched world I am forced to stand and bleed, for if a moment to spare could compare to the warmth of the sun and the love of those that are dear, for what is my plight attached to my shirt, no laundry no soap no water no stone, no there is no way to escape this nightmare;
The book I once started writing and decided not to finish was about acting. Clearly I have things to say. This is about acting, failures in entertainment journalism, and why it's perfectly OK to criticize Marlon Brando.
I noticed that these days there are long lines at the paid and supposedly fast TSA Precheck and "Clear" lanes. The standard check lane is short. I pass security much faster than the people who paid...
"COLLATERAL ASSENGERS" / NICOLAS GUILLOU / CIJ / EXTRA TERRITORIALITE / (ANTI) DROIT INTERNATIONAL / TRUMP / ISRAEL
Article de Yanis Varoufakis, 5 déc.2025, Savage minds, Substack - 2ème partie:
"La véritable tragédie n'est pas que Trump abuse de son pouvoir. Il est dans la nature des hégémons d'intimider ceux qui les dérangent. La véritable tragédie, ou peut-être la farce, réside dans la réaction de l'Europe. Nos gouvernements ont-ils réagi par une condamnation unanime et tonitruante ? Ont-ils pris des mesures de rétorsion et immédiatement créé des canaux financiers et numériques européens pour protéger leur propre système judiciaire et leurs citoyens contre les intimidations extraterritoriales ? Hélas, la réponse a été un spectacle tragicomique d'acquiescement total et complet.
Les banques européennes, intimidées par le regard sévère d'un fonctionnaire du Trésor américain à Washington, se sont empressées de fermer les comptes de Guillou. Les entreprises européennes, dont les services de conformité agissent comme des extensions des autorités américaines, refusent de lui fournir des services. Pendant ce temps, les institutions européennes – la Commission et le Conseil – détournent le regard, se tordent les mains et marmonnent des platitudes sur la « complexité » des relations transatlantiques. Non seulement elles ne protègent pas Guillou, mais elles appliquent activement les sanctions américaines contre leur propre citoyen. Au cours d'une semaine où les dirigeants européens ont vivement protesté contre la manière dont les États-Unis les avaient écartés de la conclusion d'un accord de paix pour l'Ukraine, leur silence sur le traitement réservé à Guillou a complètement normalisé l'érosion de leur autorité. Du point de vue de Trump, ils ont troqué le projet ambitieux et complexe de souveraineté contre le déclin confortable d'un protectorat américain. Comment le président français Emmanuel Macron aurait-il pu s'attendre à ce que Trump interprète sa décision de traiter l'assassinat économique d'un juge français sur le sol français comme un simple incident technique malheureux ou une petite erreur bureaucratique ? Lui et le chancelier allemand Friedrich Merz croyaient-ils vraiment que sacrifier leurs citoyens à Trump leur permettrait d'obtenir une place à la table des négociations sur des questions telles que l'Ukraine et la Palestine, qui revêtent une importance existentielle pour l'Europe ?
Non, le cauchemar kafkaïen de Guillou ne devrait pas nous surprendre. Ce qui devrait nous choquer, c'est le silence qui l'entoure. Nous devrions être indignés non seulement par les actions des États-Unis, mais aussi par l'inaction de l'Europe. Le cas de Guillou est une métaphore frappante de l'Europe elle-même : une union d'États-nations qui a contribué à la création d'un tribunal international pour défendre ses valeurs, qui a permis à une puissance étrangère de punir son propre juge pour avoir agi ainsi, puis qui a contribué à faire appliquer cette punition. C'est une union qui a perdu son chemin, son âme et sa colonne vertébrale, transformant les Européens en figurants consentants dans le théâtre de notre propre déclin.
Dans quelques années, lorsque presque tout le monde affirmera avoir condamné les crimes de guerre commis par Israël à Gaza, le monde se souviendra avec émotion du juge Guillou. Mais le monde se souviendra également des principaux dirigeants politiques européens, non seulement pour leur lâcheté, mais aussi pour leur indifférence face à une réalité simple : ceux qui ne défendent pas leurs propres valeurs perdent toute pertinence."
Y.Varoufakis
À propos de l'auteur: Yanis Varoufakis est un économiste et homme politique grec, cofondateur du mouvement DiEM25. Ancien universitaire, il a occupé le poste de ministre grec des Finances de janvier à juillet 2015. Depuis 2019, il est à nouveau député au Parlement grec et leader du mouvement MeRA25.
May those lost at the Australian #Hanukkah celebration's memories be for a blessing. May knowledge that it was an unarmed Muslim man (Ahmed Al Ahmed) who attacked and stopped one of the shooters at risk to his own life be remembered.
May those lost at Brown University's memories be for a blessing. May the perpetrator be caught before he does more harm.
Sorry, here comes the rant; 1 mass shooting a decade vs over 300 this year alone. It's not just a firearm availability issue, though that is part of it. The U.S. has a societal level culture problem. We glorify firearm violence. Our heroes are almost all those who got onto their pedestals through violence. Our culture is broken. I not only mourn the dead. I mourn what we, as a people, could have been.
"E' la vittoria più bella. Questa sera ai ragazzi posso dire solo bravi": parola di Luciano Spalletti, che etichetta così il blitz di Bologna che rilancia i bianconeri in corsa Champions e al sorpasso in classifica sul Bologna. (ANSA)
Yesterday was the start of a little irritating tickle cough, today was full blown streaming snot! Feeling proper crappy but just poured a Baileys and I reckon all will be fine by the morning 🤒
Dobrindt sagt, Zusagen galten eigentlich nie richtig. Schuld sei #Baerbock. Menschen warten in Pakistan. Menschen haben vertraut. Ein echter Rechtsstaat bricht keine Versprechen. Wer das relativiert, zerstört Vertrauen in den Staat. #Afghanistan #Rechtsstaat #Dobrindt #EinfacheSprache
Using AI agents is like masturbating, it’s normal to be curious about it, but nobody needs to know you’re doing it, and you should definitely not do it while programming.
Authorities in Sydney say the attackers who shot dead at least 15 people and wounded many others at the Bondi Beach Chanukah celebration were a father and son. 7news.com.au/news/bondi-beach-…
Mir hat heute ein Freund etwas für mich neues vorgeführt. Ich stehe am Stehtisch neben einem Gesprächspartner. Der Freund macht ein Bild oder Video. Dann, 3-5 Minuten später, zeigt er uns ein Video dieser Situation. Allerdings mit der Ergänzung, dass im Video jetzt zu sehen ist, wie der Gesprächspartner und ich uns küssen - möglich durch die KI Grok. Ein erstaunlich gut gemachtes Video. Wir lachen herzlich. Aber ich denke mir: Das kann böse enden, wenn man das mit den falschen Leuten macht.
Era assustador ver os vídeos de previsão disso na minha infância. E está sendo exatamente do jeito que os cientistas previram. Se esse horror não bateu na sua porta, é só questão de, primeiro, empatia, e depois, tempo. #mudançasClimáticas
Uma linha gráfica mostra a variação média da temperatura ao longo do tempo, com o eixo horizontal representando o ano em uma escala que vai de -20.000 a 2000 d.C. A linha irregular flutua acima e abaixo de 0°C. Há marcadores e rótulos ao longo da linha indicando eventos específicos.
A partir de -20.000 d.C., a linha permanece em torno de -3°C. Por volta de -8.000 d.C., a linha sobe e cruza 0°C. O ponto mais alto da linha, indicado por um círculo, está rotulado como "civilização humana". A partir daí, a linha flutua, com um círculo rotulado como "surgimento da agricultura". A partir desse ponto, a linha flutua para cima e para baixo, com um círculo rotulado como "revolução industrial". A linha continua a subir, e um círculo rotulado como "Estamos aqui: +1,5°C" é acompanhado por uma linha vertical subindo para cima rotulada como "+4°C em 2100 seguindo a política atual".
O gráfico inclui ícones ilustrativos ao lado da linha em pontos específicos. Próximo a "surgimento da agricultura" há um ícone representando plantações de arroz. Próximo a "revolução industrial" há um ícone representando uma fábrica. Em 2100, há um ícone representando um incêndio.
"zona de clima seguro" está rotulado ao longo da linha em 0°C.
Fornecido por @altbot, gerado localmente e de forma privada usando Gemma3:27b
I built this today in my hobby of #electronics I had devised this circuit a month ago, a 555 siren, based on a version common in the internet. Also features alternating blue-red LEDs, driven by NPN/PNP pair. Works in LTspice. Pb-free solder was used,a pain to work with,and the result looks worse. Unfortunately, it doesnt work,no sound, both LEDs are on continuously. I do not have the patience to troubleshoot it today.
Snow day!, Philadelphia 2025 Polaroid J66 (!), Atomic-X 4x5 Wow. Hard to believe it’s possible to just shove some film in here and get a pretty decent result. The lens is soft, but 🤷♂️🤯. Using the color attachment to meter 100iso film @~70. #ShittyCameraChallenge #BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat
Critics urge the Prime Minister to abandon shift to British spelling in government documents
Me: This is where I struggle with language. I tend to mix British/French with Canadian spellings/slang
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/14… - - - Des critiques poussent sur le Premier Ministre d’abandonner la transition à l’orthographe britannique pour les documents gouvernements
Clarkson's ban on Labour MPs entering his pub has backfired as many have also asked to be banned. Polanski is angry that no Green Party MPs have been banned.
The more I think about it, the more I think that the True Meaning Of Whamageddon has been lost
Once you start deliberately avoiding Christmas songs, you're denying yourself joy.
Klingons enter battle knowing they may enter Sto'Vo'Kor should chance go against them, and welcome the possibility. Would a true warrior be scared of a Christmas Song? No! They would embrace the battle!
tl;dr - a Klingon would play Christmas music MORE OFTEN!
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply
in reply to Faraiwe • • •So much. I’ve reached out to multiple writers on that platform about this. People I had been following and reading for a long time. No responses. I simply had to unsubscribe, which is sad. I miss their words.
I’ve been debating the RSS angle. I was still getting Substack articles in my reader. Seems like there’s no stats or support there. I’d like to know more about that.
@PhoenixSerenity
Faraiwe
in reply to Mark Wyner Won’t Comply • • •@markwyner @PhoenixSerenity I hear it. Mental laziness dictates they just surrender to being at the nazi bar, because the bartender gives them a stool at the end of the counter.
Which, in itself, tells you a lot about how serious they are in their critique of the Turd Reich.
Quinn Norton
in reply to Faraiwe • • •