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“The price tag for dismantling democracy? $150 billion in taxpayer funds.”

“… it would defund critical community programs like Medicaid in favor of entrenching a disappearing state …”

hubhighlights.substack.com/p/1…




A miracle in medicine: Baby KJ becomes the world’s first patient cured with a personalized gene-editing treatment. A triumph of U.S.-funded research, offering hope to many more with rare genetic diseases.

nytimes.com/2025/05/15/health/… #press




NHS Radiology is stuck in a viscous cycle where a failure to recruit radiologists results in a capacity problem, which means departments have to outsource work, cutting the budge that could be spent on recruiting radiologists, while also 'encouraging' radiologists int private practice; you might call this stealth privatisation?

once again the health service has been pushed into false economies by the Tory engineered crisis that Labour needs to speedily reverse!

#health
theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May

When my daughter trained as a Speech and Language Therapist she had her degree fees paid for and received a bursary. A year or two later these were abolished. Her degree used to be massively oversubscribed and there were plenty of recruits for jobs. Neither of these is now true. OTOH the £ rewards for private therapy work are significant. Drawing staff away from f/t NHS roles. You may argue that we don’t want therapists who are motivated by cash. But they still have to pay the bills


Nikolai Fomin - participant in the Battle of Kursk and the capture of Berlin. On Victory Day he came to the grave of his fallen fellow soldier. May 9, 1980


Source: USSR Pictures, on telegram

#NikolaiFomin #VictoryDay #history #USSR #SovietUnion



github.com/twibiral/ObsiDOOM

Play DOOM and other classic games in your Obsidian.md vault. Supported Games: DOOM, DOOM II, Wolfenstein 3D, Heretic, Prince of Persia, Mortal Combat, GTA, Sim…

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All four of Anker’s Zolo 10,000mAh 30W magnetic power banks with built-in USB cable and stand drop to $30
https://9to5toys.com/2025/05/15/anker-zolo-10000mah-magnetic-power-bank-30/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Apple Deals @apple-deals-9to5mac



Muscovites on Red Square on Victory Day, May 9, 1945. Photo by Mikhail Ozersky


Source: USSR Pictures, on telegram

#VictoryDay #history #USSR #SovietUnion



Meta Delays 'Behemoth' AI Model Release meta.slashdot.org/story/25/05/…


Some reflections from my recent retreat on the first precept of 'do no harm' and its application when leading open source projects: ruthcheesley.co.uk/blog/buddhi…

#Dharma #Buddhism #FirstPrecept #Ahimsa #OpenSource #Triratna #Ethics #BuddhistEthics



If you wanna kick Trump/Musk/Putin into the ocean or space, feel free!

rpg.stux.me
github.com/mstdn/rpg

in reply to stux⚡

These games are made in #React btw, see source code

Should all still be compiling

in reply to stux⚡

:blobcatgiggle:

kinda funny.. this game was made over 2 years ago, that's when I already hated the guts of Trump, Musk & Putler





Con la conclusione della seconda semifinale dell'Eurovision 2025 si delinea il quadro dei 26 finalisti: passano il turno Finlandia, Grecia, Lettonia, Lituania, Danimarca, Armenia, Israele, Lussemburgo, Austria e Malta.

eurofestivalnews.com/2025/05/1…



Europerle: una delicatissima Erika Vikman
Con la bollente di “Ich komme” la concorrente finlandese ha dato la sua sferzata alla seconda serata di Eurovision
rsi.ch/s/2832209


Eurovision, promossi e bocciati della seconda semifinale
Così ha votato il pubblico televisivo della manifestazione
rsi.ch/s/2832131


esri: Vector tiles are map-tastic! Use them all across the Esriverse for nice basemaps, gang!

Me: Can I make the style do interesting and useful things?

esri: Sure ya can, pal! Just use the deprecated Mapbox style spec!

docs.mapbox.com/style-spec/ref…

Me: Well, okay, I guess…
Me: *opens same vector tiles in two places*

esri: [see images]

*The part of esri has been voiced by Mickey Mouse.*

#gischat

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UEFA Women’s Champions League Final: Can Arsenal upset title-holders Barcelona?
https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/15/uefa-womens-champions-league-final-can-arsenal-upset-title-holders-barcelona?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Sci-Tech @sci-tech-euronews



ブースト、お気に入り大歓迎!88_tyさんの投稿作品です。

【88_tyさん】
tokyocameraclub.com/mstdn/88_t…

【投稿作品】
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【登録はこちら:東京カメラ部インスタンス】
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東京カメラ部インスタンスに登録いただき、ハッシュタグ「#tokyocameraclub」を付けていただいた投稿が対象となります。ぜひ、気軽にご参加ください。

※各種法令、マナー、関係者の指示に従った撮影をお願いします。
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#TikTok doit être plus sûre pour les #enfants et les jeunes amnesty.be/veux-agir/agir-lign… Signez la petition via @amnestybe


Jeff Bezos makes his most ghoulish deal yet thever.ge/gXZH #Analysis #Politics #Amazon #Policy #Tech #AI


Questo metallo vale 15 volte più dell'oro e sta per scomparire per sempre!
go.squidapp.co/n/iccq60k


Palermo, Sicily (1954)
Photo: Jean-Paul Margnac on Flickr

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Maria Kulinkovich, a seamstress at the Luch company, bakes a loaf of bread for each of her seven brothers who were killed in the war. Byelorussian SSR, 1982.


Source: USSR Pictures, on telegram

#MariaKulinkovich #USSR #SovietUnion #history




In a shocking twist, the conspiracy guy finally agrees with science—by telling us to ignore him.


Indian army says 10 militants killed in Manipur gunfight en.people.cn/n3/2025/0515/c900…


Oniux: Kernel-Level Tor isolation for Linux applications
#CyberSecurity
securebulletin.com/oniux-kerne…


Some Labour MPs recognise the problem with Keir Starmer's direction....

As Rachael Maskell MP notes: 'The people I talk to feel a deep dismay as policy after policy that has come out, which is not Labour politics...

Our usual coalition of support is just melting away, & people who support progressive politics are going to the Greens or Lib Dems because they think they are more progressive, whether it’s on migration or on welfare'!

The Labour left may be about to depart!

#politics
h/t FT

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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale
Emeritus Prof Christopher May

@HarriettMB

Well, some certainly have, but my feeling is there are quite a lot still thinking Labour is the only Left show in town (obviously completely wrongly).... but of course, you may be right, they may have already left & I'm not seeing it from where I sit (which is perfectly plausible)




Fellow EU citizens, please sign this petition to the Commission to consider banning "conversion therapy". This is "therapy" that purports to turn LGBTQ+ people non-LGBTQ+. By telling them that what and who they are is somehow wrong. Let that sink in for a while.

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…

Let's make this Union of ours stand for something. Let's ask the EU to do something that is going to have a direct, positive impact on actual people.

1/x

#EU #lgbt

#lgbt #eu


Eurovision 2025: i risultati della Seconda Semifinale

I risultati della Seconda Semifinale dell'Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

eurofestivalitalia.net/2025/05…



📽️ vidéo en ✊ ???????? GÉNOCIDE à Gaza : UNE NOUVELLE ÉTAPE est franchie ! L'avocate Elsa Marcel explique: -- mp91dT1rV9s?version=3 #Gaza #Génocide #Justice #DroitsDeLHomme #Conflit

???????? GÉNOCIDE à Gaza : UNE...



Taranto, Urso su caso Ex Ilva: “Fatti gravissimi, la Procura ha detto il falso”
go.squidapp.co/n/iox8Vip


KATARSIS - Tavo Akys

youtube.com/watch?v=at1jUGRBRi…

#NowPlaying #FediRadio #UnoRadio #Music #Musica #Eurovision



Meer gemeenten steunen de oproep van de Amsterdamse burgemeester Femke Halsema. Zij wil dat het kabinet de Israëlische regering tot de orde roept en dat de verwoesting van Gaza en de uithongering van en moord op Palestijnen stopt. Haar oproep krijgt vandaag navolging.

Na een rondgang van Nieuwsuur blijkt dat deze steden zich achter Amsterdam scharen: Den Haag, Groningen, Tilburg, Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Amersfoort, Leiden en Utrecht. Hopelijk volgen er snel nog veel meer...

nos.nl/nieuwsuur/artikel/25674…

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Rom (Cambridgeshire, UK) is a bit early for dinner, but he has already pulled out the greatest weapon in his arsenal. The STARE.

#cats #cat #CatNews #CatsOfMastodon

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I'm happy to announce a public list of public statements supporting research and higher education against threats from the #Trump administration. It includes projects tracking Trump admin actions on the same topics.
docs.google.com/document/d/1Y5…

The list is maintained maintained by the people behind the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship (including me).
defendresearch.org/

Let us know if you have new suggestions for the list.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

#Academia #Censorship #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter



📽️ vidéo en ✊ ???????? GÉNOCIDE à Gaza : UNE NOUVELLE ÉTAPE est franchie ! L'avocate Elsa Marcel explique: -- mp91dT1rV9s?version=3 youtube.com/watch?v=mp91dT1rV9… #Gaza #Génocide #Justice #DroitsDeLHomme #Conflit


Strategies For Decluttering
theonion.com/strategies-for-de…


Update: 🥳🥳
1,245,603 / 1,000,000 (end of collection)

Please continue sharing/signing widely.
There needs to be a safety margin for duplicates or invalid signatures!
h/t @project1enigma

If you are a citizen of the EU and have not signed this petition - I urge you to do so ✊
(and share this also to your non-fedi people)
hachyderm.io/@thisismissem/114…

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Sources: DOJ is conducting a criminal antitrust probe into whether Live Nation and AEG illegally colluded on concert refunds at the start of the COVID pandemic (Bloomberg)

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
techmeme.com/250515/p40#a25051…






El indisimulado cortejo del PP a Espinosa de los Monteros: ¿Nuevo fichaje a la vista?


El flirteo entre Iván Espinosa de los Monteros y el Partido Popular no es ningún secreto. Ya a mediados de 2024, el exdirigente de Vox y los 'populares' emprendían sus primeros contactos, y por aquel entonces, fuentes de Génova aseguraban que se trataba de acercamientos "informales" y negaron que quisieran ficharle, ya que "solo Feijóo" tiene capacidad para tomar tal decisión. No obstante, el acercamiento entre el político ultraliberal y el PP se ha seguido cercando en diferentes eventos, momentos y espacios en los que ni él ni el partido parecen tener problema en coincidir, conviviendo de pleno sin ninguna máscara. Desde el año pasado, ni Espinosa de los Monteros ni el PP han negado estos acercamientos, y los han calificado de "conversaciones informales y habituales entre cargos de responsabilidad", en palabras de fuentes cercanas a Feijóo. no niegan estos contactos, que los califican de "conversos informales y habituales" entre políticos que "han ocupado cargos de responsabilidad", según defienden fuentes cercanas a Feijóo, siempre matizando que "en ningún caso ha habido vocación de incorporarle". "Quien haya hecho estos contactos los hace por su cuenta y riesgo, a título particular. Como te imaginarás, un ofrecimiento de esta naturaleza tiene que hacerse con expresa autorización y el único que puede decidir el fichaje de alguien de otro partido es Feijóo", relataba un popular, aunque desde la dirección del PP eran entonces conscientes del "atractivo político" de Espinosa de los Monteros. Con este telón de fondo, dos episodios recientes han sacado de nuevo este tema a la palestra: la manifestación de Colón y la presentación del libro de Espinosa de los Monteros. Cargos del PP en la presentación de su libro Dos años después de su salida de Vox, Espinosa de los Monteros ha presentado su libro España tiene solución, en un acto en el que el otrora portavoz ultraderechista evitó cualquier roce o dardo a su antigua formación. El exdiputado optó por trazar, desde su prisma ideológico, una lectura de la situación actual del país y propuso una serie de políticas para ofrecerle respuesta. En este acto estuvieron antiguos compañeros de partido como Rubén Manso, Víctor Sánchez del Real, Juan Luis Steegmann, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Inés Cañizares, la recientemente salida de Vox Magdalena Nevado, la ex eurodiputada Mazaly Aguilar, figuras provenientes de Ciudadanos como el exsecretario de Organización Fran Hervías o el exdiputado Marcos de Quinto, y de parte del PP, el vicesecretario de Economía, Juan Bravo, y la diputada Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo, que participó incluso en la presentación de la publicación con un discurso. "El único partido que he organizado ha sido de fútbol con mi familia", ironizaba Espinosa de los Monteros sobre la posible fundación de un nuevo partido político. No obstante, se mostró confiado ante las próximas elecciones: "Tenemos muchos motivos para el optimismo". "La izquierda apela a la envidia, al rencor, al odio, al desprecio al adversario. Lo que no es izquierda tiene que empezar a hacer un esfuerzo de dejar eso a un lado, por lo menos...




Analysis: How the UAE sees AI

semafor.com/article/05/15/2025…





AI chatbot Grok can’t stop talking about 'white genocide', admits it's by design


Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has been frequently bringing up the concept of a “white genocide” in South Africa - even in unrelated conversations - and has said its creators instructed it to treat the concept as both real and racially driven.

When faced with unrelated questions on issues such as enterprise software and building scaffolding, Grok offered false and misleading answers.

As demonstrated by many on X, Grok has been consistently steering conversations towards the controversial topic of an alleged “white genocide” in South Africa, regardless of the original question, highlighting a growing tendency to shift focus to this narrative tied to Musk’s country of origin.



77 años de #Nakba continua, 77 años de #resistencia también 🇵🇸🇵🇸

Hoy, 15 de mayo, se cumplen 77 años de la #Nakba de 1948

Durante décadas, el régimen #israelí ha perpetuado la #Nakba en curso, basada en tres pilares principales: colonización, desplazamiento y traslado forzosos, y #apartheid.

Hoy, el #genocidio de #Gaza entra en su 19º mes, el régimen israelí ha avanzado brutalmente en su pilar de desplazamiento forzoso: impulsando la limpieza étnica de la Franja de #Gaza, intensificando su campaña de supresión en #Cisjordania (especialmente en los campos de refugiados) e imponiendo una campaña de eliminación total contra la #UNRWA.

Las acciones del régimen #israelí, que han sido facilitadas y financiadas por los Estados coloniales occidentales, han servido para ampliar aún más la brecha de protección a la que se enfrentan las personas #palestinas refugiadas. Sin embargo, ante la negación de sus derechos inalienables y el perpetuo desplazamiento forzoso, el pueblo #palestino se mantiene firme e inquebrantable en su #resistencia al #régimen colonial - #apartheid #israelí.

➕️ plataformapalestinavalladolid.…

#77añosNakba #nakba #palestine #FreePalestine #stopgenocide

Via Plataforma #Valladolid con #Palestina #VallaPalestina



How is the social medias today for you? Are you winning?

#socialmedia #fediverse



President Zelenskyy after meeting Erdoğan in Ankara: “A good and productive meeting about peace and security. Thank you to President Erdoğan and Turkey for supporting real steps toward a full ceasefire and true diplomacy.

Russia again showed it’s not serious about ending the war by sending a weak delegation — a sign of disrespect to the world. We expect a strong response from our partners.

We also discussed security guarantees, ceasefire monitoring, demining, Ukraine’s recovery, and strengthening our partnership.”

#Ukraine #eu #uk #usa




Question for #Linux and #Economics peeps:

Do you think, assuming Flathub enables commercial apps in the future, it would be possible to make a living by developing commercial Open-Source desktop applications full-time?
(Assuming those apps can also work on systems like the #SteamDeck)

  • Yes (25%, 15 votes)
  • Yes, but only if you're lucky (48%, 29 votes)
  • Yes, but only without morals (dark patterns etc.) (11%, 7 votes)
  • No (15%, 9 votes)
60 voters. Poll end: 5 mesi fa

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in reply to Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

FOSS = Free & Open Source Software.
How would you make money on FREE software, without going down the horrid ad revenue patch companies today use?
Now, do I believe that source available Software could rise within a licensed/patented monetary model. Yes I do think there is a better chance there.
Interested in feedback on these thoughts 😀
in reply to NotRoyal

@RoyalNotRoyals Oups. 😅
Yes, I indeed thought of OSS, without the F. Regarding ads, I'm definitely very much against it and would strongly avoid it. The lower limit here would be non-intrusive contextual ads (since they work without tracking), but only so much that a project is financially viable and not more. Given our current economical system it might not be possible to always avoid something like that. However any kind of tracking or abuse (selling) of telemetry data is an absolute no-go.
in reply to Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@RoyalNotRoyals I'm not that much into economics though, so if there's a way to avoid any kind of ads while making a living I'd 100% take it.
in reply to Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

me neither. But I really want open source software to become the standard, and have been thinking of how it could succeed a good bit this year. As even just OSS has the problem of being very easy to copy as the source code is out in the open for anyone to take and sell as repackaged as their own closed source rebranded software...
But I hope stuff like you poll here can get more thinkers and ideas out to improve things for OSS or similar 😊
in reply to Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

Yeah no worries 😊 I like that idea of the limit being no-tracking, even if some ads are needed to make it go around financially for the developers. I'd even like it if developers could even make a good earning on releasing their passion projects to everyone else. Many OSS programs are so well made.
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mastodon - Collegamento all'originale
Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸
@Ariantoser You got it the wrong way around, by now for userspace apps *not* using Flatpak or Snap means using some alternative. 😉


In Memoriam: John L. Young, Cryptome Co-Founder
eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/memo…

"John L. Young, who died March 28 at age 89 in New York City, was among the first people to see the need for an online library of official secrets, a place where the public could find out things that governments and corporations didn’t want them to know. He made real the idea – revolutionary in its time – that the internet could make more information available to