New Jersey Transit Railroad Engineers Go Out on Strike
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Right on schedule. Apple, once again, intends to play chicken with the EC, /knowing/ that they cannot legally prevent Fornite alternate storefront submissions for any reason.
Epic, unsurprisingly, taking advantage of the situation to prove a point. Apple, which thinks the US administration will back them up in any confrontation, is happy to keep doing what it's doing in violation of the law.
Remember: fines are only the first step of DMA enforcement, and that company break-up is on the table
"Mia nipote di 14 anni ha detto ai genitori che è lesbica. E, anche se mia sorella è una mamma impeccabile e ha reagito bene, io da lettrice decennale della tua rubrica non posso non chiederti consiglio". Dalla rubrica di Claudio Rossi Marcelli.
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Mia nipote di 14 anni ha detto ai genitori che è lesbica. E, anche se mia sorella è una mamma impeccabile e ha reagito bene, io da lettrice decennale della tua rubrica non… LeggiClaudio Rossi Marcelli (Internazionale)
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Fast eine Million Unterschriften: EU-weite Petition für Verbot von "Konversionstherapien"
Bis Samstag sind noch mehrere tausend Unterschriften notwendig, um die EU-Kommission dazu zu zwingen, sich mit sogenannten "Konversionstherapien" zu befassen. (Politik - Europa)queer.de
O Pontão da Rede de Produtoras Culturais Colaborativas, tem feito um esforço de aprimorar plataformas livres de gestão de projetos, EaD, Comunicação, Acervo e Memória. E também muito importante: integrá-las em login único, de modo a criar uma suíte de plataformas livres.
Vcs podem se inscrever nesta formação, tanto para ter contato com algumas plataformas específica quanto entender como funcionam todas elas. Fiquem à vontade!!!
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Ciclo Formativo Qualificação Digital da Rede Cultura Viva - Plantaformas
Formação promovida pelo Pontão de Cultura Digital e Mídia Livre em cumprimento do Plano de Trabalho do Projeto Cultural 066383/2023, selecionado pela Secretaria de Cidadania e Diversidade Cultural, do Ministério da Cultura, no Edital de Seleção Públi…plantaformas.org
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Brazil confirms first bird flu outbreak in commercial poultry
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BuyMeACoffee silently dropped support for many countries (2024)
Link: zverok.space/blog/2024-08-08-b…
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BuyMeACoffee silently dropped support for many countries, and nobody cares
Silent changes in payment methods on big creator funding platforms raise some unpleasant questions.zverok.space
Στο στόχαστρο της Εφορίας όσοι δηλώνουν εισόδημα 10.000 - 20.000 ευρώ.
Οι μεγάλοκαρχαρίες στο απυρόβλητο.
Καλά το πάμε.
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Stock Movers: Vistra, Charter, AMAT
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Grok's white genocide fixation caused by 'unauthorized modification'
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Grok’s white genocide fixation caused by ‘unauthorized modification’
Elon Musk’s xAI says it’s working to improve transparency and reliability after a rogue employee modified Grok to talk nonstop about South Africa.Dominic Preston (The Verge)
Lotus | January 29, 2025 | MegaCorp Pavilion | Newport, KY
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If anyone is signed upto the UK edition of YouGov one of todays Daily Questions is "How likely, if at all, do you think it is that the UK will have rejoined the EU within the next 20 years"
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World Press Photo Suspends Nick Ut's Credit on 'Napalm Girl'
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World Press Photo Suspends Nick Ut's Credit on 'Napalm Girl'
World Press Photo has suspended Nick Ut's authorship of Napalm Girl after a documentary claimed that he did not take the famous photo.Matt Growcoot (PetaPixel)
Ontario Budget 2025: @spaikin hears from opposition critics @chandrapasmandp, @bowman_dvw, and @mikeschreinergpo
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Apple blocks Fortnite’s App Store return as downloads fail in Europe
Epic says that the game is ’offline’ on iPhones everywhere after Apple rejected its App Store resubmission.Dominic Preston (The Verge)
TV Box na mira: Anatel e Ancine se juntam contra pirataria de filmes e séries
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When people join forces and raise their voices, real change becomes possible. Full story:www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1581...
House approves end to nuclear ...
House approves end to nuclear phase-out legislation
The Belgian Parliament approves a bill repealing a 2003 law that set a deadline for phasing out nuclear energy.www.brusselstimes.com
Come sbattezzarsi? 👇
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Dann soll er mal seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen. Und das schleunigst.
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Nahost-Liveblog: ++ Trump kündigt Hilfe für Menschen in Gaza an ++
US-Präsident Trump hat sich wegen der humanitären Lage im Gazastreifen besorgt gezeigt und Hilfe angekündigt. Bei israelischen Angriffen im Norden sind laut Ärzten mindestens 50 Menschen getötet worden.tagesschau.de
#Internacional 🇵🇸 | A primera hora de la mañana, los fallecidos en la sureña Jan Yunis ya superaban los 53. Los hospitales fueron uno de los principales focos de los ataques israelíes.
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Wooden door in Paris
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If we do reach the goal, DON'T STOP SIGNING, don't stop ADVOCATING!!!
Some votes might get invalidated because of mistakes during entry so we want to be OVER the goal.
You all are amazing, we can do this!
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Tenk at de har fått orget seg til å møte kravet i 8 land (de trenger 7), og er på over 98% av signaturkravet i #EU for #BanConversionTherapy. Virker som om de skal nå mengden nødvendige signaturer i god tid før #ESC-finalen starter!
Doctors Who Rose to Power Bashing the Medical Establishment Are Now the Medical Establishment. Good Luck With That. | Science-Based Medicine
"Almost all crank movements will eventually devolve to sectarian strife... It’s the only upside of watching these idiots is knowing this fate." Dr. Mark HoofnagleJonathan Howard (Science-Based Medicine)
#Fassino e #Picierno. Come va? Weekend pronto? #IsraeliCrimes #CeaseFireNow #Gaza
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Il New York Times ha esaminato video, audio, testimonianze e rapporti delle autopsie, mostrando che i soldati hanno sparato per circa sei minuti contro degli operatori disarmati che non rappresentavano una minaccia.Come gli israeliani hanno mass...
Come gli israeliani hanno massacrato i soccorritori palestinesi
Il New York Times ha esaminato video, audio, testimonianze e rapporti delle autopsie, mostrando che i soldati hanno sparato per circa sei minuti contro degli operatori disarmati che non rappresentavano una minaccia. LeggiRedazione (Internazionale)
EUVD, la banca dati europea delle vulnerabilità: nasce il cuore cibernetico della sicurezza UE
📌 Link all'articolo : redhotcyber.com/post/euvd-la-b…
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EUVD, la banca dati europea delle vulnerabilità
L’Europa lancia l’EUVD: il database ufficiale delle vulnerabilità. Uno strumento chiave per il Cyber Resilience Act e la direttiva NIS2.Vincenzo Miccoli (Red Hot Cyber)
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Wooden door in Paris
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if you're an EU citizen please vote for the petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/
its very close (19,000 left) despite looking like it was never gonna make it and its down to the wire. if you use the form method all you gotta do is put in your name and address. takes 2 minutes (maybe 4 cause the site is slow atm)
please 🙏
edit: the info required changes depending on what country you're from but if you're dutch like me the form method is super quick and easy
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@gabrielesvelto @cait its not actually mandatory to have a digid in the Netherlands, and if you live abroad
1. it's not super useful
2. it expires
3. it used to be extremely uncool to get a new one cause it required an embassy trip, which in the US would've been a flight to washington DC and in cyprus is a 300 euro cab ride. they've made it less absurd since, though, i think
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Internet Phone Book
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Hey Mastodon,
I need a big favor. My friend @Aseelsehwel lives in Gaza, & she & her brother are currently trying to raise money to feed their family, care for their father who is suffering from kidney complications, & eventually leave Gaza for Egypt. They are a family of 6 & it looks like their estimated costs to cover everything would be $50,000.00. So far they are at $28,404.00, can we try to get them over the finish line? Here is a link to their GoFundMe:
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Donate to Help Sehwel Family with their Medical treatment, organized by Mariam Shwel
Hello everybody, We are Munther Sahweel, we are here to ask you urgent as… Mariam Shwel needs your support for Help Sehwel Family with their Medical treatmentgofundme.com
Do You Trust Mark #Zuckerberg To Solve Your #Loneliness With an 'AI Friend'? - Slashdot
> I wouldn’t trust him with my lunch money
#ai #privacy #relationships #facebook #instagram #aifriend
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Do You Trust Mark Zuckerberg To Solve Your Loneliness With an 'AI Friend'? - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shares an opinion piece from The Guardian, written by columnist Emma Brockes: Mark Zuckerberg has gone on a promotional tour to talk up the potential of AI in human relationships.tech.slashdot.org
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After Grok's “white genocide in South Africa” X replies, xAI says “an unauthorized modification was made to Grok response bot's prompt” at 3:15 AM PST on May 14
xAI blames Grok's obsession with white genocide on an 'unauthorized modification' | TechCrunch
xAI blamed an 'unauthorized modification' for a bug in its AI-powered Grok chatbot that caused Grok to repeatedly refer to "white genocide in South Africa" when invoked in certain contexts on X.Kyle Wiggers (TechCrunch)
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Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov: A "1000 for 1000" prisoner exchange could happen soon.
"We know the date, but we won’t reveal it yet," said the Minister of Defense.
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New in PN: The bribe in the sky
"Trump flouts the rule of law and basic ethics because he believes no one will stop him, and a leader’s brazen self-enrichment is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. The grifting isn’t a distraction. It’s part of the fascist package."
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The bribe in the sky
The Qataris make Trump an offer he refuses to refuse.Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)
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Das selbst erklärte ,freundliche Gesicht des Nationalsozialismus’ sitzt jetzt im Kulturausschuss des Bundestags. Er ist also auch für die Gedenkstättenarbeit mit verantwortlich. 80 Jahre nach dem Ende des NS-Terrors.
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AfD verteilt Ausschüsse im Bundestag: Radikale bekommen, was sie wollen
Die AfD-Fraktion hat ihre Arbeitskreise verteilt: Helferich sitzt im Kulturausschuss, Krah im Europaausschuss. Und auch der Kreml dürfte sich freuen.Gareth Joswig (taz)
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"Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech
Making the case for journalists on the Fediverse." #media
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Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech
Mastodon’s work to highlight their platform to journalists led to the opportunity to host an aperitivo, with special guests Save Social, at the International Journalism Festival (April 9th – 13th, 2025) in Perugia, Italy.IJF brings together people from across the news industry to talk about the issues they face and celebrate the work they are doing. This year, Big Tech was one of the topics that dominated the panel discussions.
Bonjourno Mastodon
Andy Piper speaking at the event. Source: Saskia Welch
Mastodon, represented by Andy Piper, Head of Communications, Felix Hlatky, CFO, and Philip Schröpel, Head of Staff, brought together supporters of the open social web, Big Tech-disbelievers, and curious locals to a small bar nestled in the old walls of Perugia.
Understanding that many in the audience were unfamiliar with Mastodon, Piper introduced the social platform to the room, highlighting the benefits for journalists. This included the work to highlight article authors, using the byline feature that rolled out in July last year, and emphasis on the value of links to external publications.
Mastodon promised new tools to track referrals through links would be rolling out across the network soon but were already live on mastodon.social – the server run by the Mastodon team.
Looking Ahead
Hlatky spoke of Mastodon’s future as an organisation and their ongoing work to transition from a German gGmbH to a new European nonprofit. He acknowledged internal work to restructure and remove single ownership from Mastodon claiming, “No one gives you money if one owner can run away with it.”There was a strong message that Mastodon wanted what is best for their users, rather than their pockets. A stark contrast to the Big Tech platforms that had been discussed across the Festival.
To echo the sentiment, Mastodon then invited Björn Staschen from Save Social to speak.
Save Social
Björn Staschen presenting Save Social at the event. Source: Saskia Welch
Save Social is a predominantly German-speaking effort to turn away from Big Tech social media platforms and strengthen alternatives. In less than three months, their petition has reached 200,000 signatures.
“We, as a society, have to be part of the solution,” said Staschen. “We want to strengthen alternative platforms. Ensure freedom of expression by creating diversity and transparency.”
Converting Attendees
When it came to joining Mastodon, Schröpel admitted there are “multiple ways”, but that the Mastodon team are able to support individuals and organisations in setting up their own instance or offer advice on the network.
Philip Schröpel presenting ways to join Mastodon. Source: Saskia Welch
However, joining the platform continues to be a barrier for many users. A group of Italian women who attended the event abandoned their short effort to join the platform half-way into the presentation, confused about where to go and which app to use.
Alongside presenting Mastodon as an alternative platform, the aperitivo offered one of the only opportunities to take tangible action against Big Tech at IJF – attracting doers, rather than the commentators that lined the panels of the main event.
Wrapping Up
“There’s a mix of people in this room right now with the same instincts we have to save democracy,” Piper said in his closing remark, encouraging collaboration and action.Based on the panels at IJF 2025, journalists are more worried than ever about the role they play in democracy. Witnessing the actions of the White House, many journalists are now calling for an “EU alternative” to Big Tech platforms.
Mastodon now has the opportunity to present themselves as the EU alternative and help journalists protect democracy.
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The Mastodon's commitment focus on privacy and freedom of expression is exactly what journalists need. 📰 💙
The Save Social petition has reached over 250,000 signatures and is still open for signatures 🔗 weact.campact.de/petitions/sav… (so if you speak German) This is a testament to the growing demand for alternatives to Big Tech.
#SaveSocial #BigTech #AlternativePlatforms #Mastodon #Journalism #Fediverse #SaveSocial #Democracy
Soziale Netzwerke als demokratische Kraft retten
Rund 100 Akteur*innen aus Kultur, Wirtschaft und Medien haben sich zur Initiative Save Social zusammengetan.WeAct
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