With the "Ban on conversion practices" petition getting a massive boost and the necessary votes for being successful only at the very last moment, this might be the time to check out other petitions at the European Citizens' Initiative as well:
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I'm enjoying the combination of fediverse lag, celebration and exhortation as the EU crosses the line in a petition to ban conversion therapy. About 40% WE ARE SO CLOSE KEEP GOING, 40% WE DID IT, LET'S KEEP GOING and 20% SOME SIGNATURES ARE ALWAYS DISCOUNTED KEEP GOING, the whole thing is beautiful and amazing and inspiring and if you're in Europe just go put your name down.
A prominent example of what can happen if institutions are dependent on commercial enterprises sitting in the USA: The Trump administration made Microsoft block the email account of the #ICC prosecutor:
Given this recent example and the circumstance that this administration is in a constant quarrel with scientific institutions and also science in general, it is quite scary how dependent many - not all - German universities are for their core IT infrastructure on Microsoft services.
I hope this is a wake-up call for the IT service departments of our universities? We are increasingly encouraged to publish scientific findings (data, articles) according to #FAIRPrinciples in #OpenScience , but shouldn't we also think more about the vulnerability of our whole workflow, if the underlying IT can be shut down simply by an order of someone on the other side of the planet? Open alternatives do exist!
More stunning acquisitions by #sentinel3 of #Iceland from today. The last couple of days have been exceptionally warm with many stations showing more than 20°C.
Pope Leo XIV has suggested holding peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the Vatican after a meeting in Istanbul failed to bring together the main players in the conflict. — Ukrinform.
"...dogmatic calls to eliminate entire research areas..." (les SHS au CNRS)
"...Scientists’ rational, detailed, and evidence-based arguments used to be effective in influencing policy, but the current administration and its allies have largely disregarded experts and facts in making major decisions..." (l'absence de faits réels justifiant la proposition de loi Duplomb)
"...The numerous rollbacks of major EPA rules and environmental protections will dramatically degrade air and water quality and irreparably harm public health and ecosystems..." (les attaques contre la FRB)
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Broadcom employees have had their personal data compromised following a September 2024 ransomware attack on Business Systems House (BSH), a Middle Eastern subsidiary of payroll company ADP.
Jfc you put that so beautifully that I was sure that I'd search the phrase and find it a quote. No offense meant. But that's an excellent 5 words right there. 🌸
It's still smacks of hustle culture. People are putting groceries on credit. There comes a point (which we've passed) where microeconomics, regardless of what you're putting on your toast, doesn't cut it. Childcare, medicine, and education costs are rising because people need higher wages. The big cash flow, though, is going to passive income, namely, /unregulated/ global digital & real estate investment companies.
Of course there's more we theoretically could do. IMHO the first step is alerting folks to what economics is, which is largely the study of power, not just money. One solid truth is that if you pool it together and organize it, it grows. Conversely, /not/ gathering around and working toward learning and its institutions is the definition of stupid. Not seeking to understand where the power is, where one's power is, is a choice of ignorance.
Also, IMO, pouring extreme resources into activities with high CTE rates is also stupid. My kid is going to a college with a lame-ass football team and throws all its scholarship funds into rewarding academic achievement.
(But this is where I start to get partisan, sexist, and you might call it shrill, so I'll stop, now.)
Scoperta una struttura che trasforma l’acqua in idrogeno col sole, ecco come notiziescientifiche.it/scopert… Dal sito #notiziescientifiche @scienza Un nuovo studio pubblicato su ACS Applied Energy Materials[1] propone un’importante innovazione per la produzione sostenibile di idrogeno: l’uso di eterostrati 2D di tipo Janus progettati razionalmente per la fotocatalisi. [leggi tutto]
Un nuovo studio pubblicato su ACS Applied Energy Materials[1] propone un'importante innovazione per la produzione sostenibile di idrogeno: l’uso di eterostrati 2D di tipo Janus progettati razionalmente per la fotocatalisi.
In tutti i paesi dell’Unione le religioni tradizionali stanno perdendo terreno tra i giovani, che però cercano risposte in nuovi culti, trovando idee e stimoli sui social network. Il video di Arte.
In tutti i paesi dell’Unione le religioni tradizionali stanno perdendo terreno tra i giovani, che però cercano risposte in nuovi culti, trovando idee e stimoli sui social network. Il video. Leggi
Decentralization means a media outlet can run their own social media server and nobody can stop them from going viral. No matter what inconvenient news they publish. The only barrier to this is the people you know staying on the other platforms. Until that changes, shitty govts and big tech/media assholes and advertisers will dominate what most of us know about and focus on. And that will determine elections and so much of what happens IRL. #SocialWeb #DemocracyOfReach social.mondoweiss.net/@mondowe…
In the past 48 hours, Israel has killed more than 250 Palestinians. Tweets from Palestinians in Gaza report some of the worst bombings across the Strip since the start of the genocide.
The day is almost here! We'll be launching our rebuilt, reimagined and reinterpreted collaborative data science platform Renku 2.0 in less than two weeks! Join the webinar to learn more: blog.renkulab.io/renku-2-launc…
I know that's a common refrain, but I don't buy it. Forgiveness needs to be absolute and unconditional. "As far as the East is from the West, so far have you taken my sins from me."
You can be *wary* of them from then on, sure, but you cannot forgive someone and still refuse to have any contact with them. That's *not* forgiveness, IMO.
Nel suo discorso al Corpo diplomatico accreditato presso la Santa Sede, Papa Leone XIV ha lanciato un appello alla comunità internazionale per abbandonare ogni logica di conflitto e costruire relazioni fondate sul dialogo e sul disarmo
detto da uno così è tutto dire. Come si dice? Predicare bene ma razzolare male, anzi, da schifo. Tranquilli, la facciata basta e avanza visto questo genere di articoli.
You don’t own the cloud, but you’ll own the downtime! 💸☁️
As Microsoft infrastructure suffers from another outage affecting the users of Teams among others, it is high time we moved to collaboration platforms that give us actual control of our IT.
Internationaler Strafgerichtshof: Chefankläger legt Amt vorerst nieder
Dem Ankläger des Internationalen Strafgerichtshofs, Khan, wird sexuelle Belästigung vorgeworfen. Er selbst bestreitet die Vorwürfe, legte nun aber sein Amt bis zum Abschluss der Untersuchungen nieder.
hm. Ob da wohl was dran ist? apnews.com/article/icc-trump-s… Die miesen Russen sanktionieren und bedrohen unsere Richter und Ermittler und drohen den Staaten in denen das Gericht steht mit Invasion falls gegen die ermittelt wird.
Moment, sagte ich Russland? Ich meinte USA. Aber das sind ja unsere Freunde, die dürfen das ruhig.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who is leading Ukraine’s delegation in Istanbul, has announced that Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire and direct negotiations at the highest level.
#meta is not alone in facing delays, however. OpenAI’s next major model, GPT-5, has also been postponed, with the company instead rolling out an intermediate version called GPT-4.5. Anthropic has likewise delayed the release of Claude 3.5 Opus, a larger and more powerful #ai model, though it said the release is imminent.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin ignored the peace negotiation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, clearly demonstrating his unwillingness to end the war. Therefore, pressure on Russia, including sanctions, must be increased. — Ukrinform.
Im November verkündete die #Neonazi-Gruppe "Aktion Hermannsland" in Folge einer Razzia ihre Auflösung - ein Scheinmanöver, wie wir hier zeigen: rkowl.noblogs.org/post/2025/05… Die Neonazi-Gruppe um Lennard Sanner & Ann-Marie Diedrichs setzt die Aktivitäten fort & unterhält beste Kontakte zur #AfD!
The capital plans to attract business guests by focusing on BRICS-level events, developing congress infrastructure and providing digital services for the convenience of work trips
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#Alerta: #Neonazis mobilisieren zu einer Demo am 17.05. in #Herford.
Achtet auf Ankündigungen für Gegenprotest & werdet selber kreativ - gegen Neonazis und Fachist*innen in OWL und überall!
Lokal rufen Neonazi Daniel Kokott ("He…
During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, competitors earned $435,000 after exploiting zero-day bugs in multiple products, including Microsoft SharePoint, VMware ESXi, Oracle VirtualBox, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Mozilla Firefox.
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@Paperposts yes, it'd be cool to do multiple weights, but due to the slanted nature of the modules it's not that easy as it seems to get it right. We'll see!
Die europäische Bürger*inneninitiative für ein Verbot von Konversionsmaßnahmen in der Europäischen Union kann nur noch ein paar Stunden mitgezeichnet werden.
Ich fand die Authentifizierung easy-peasy mit freigeschaltetem Online-Ausweis-Chip beim Perso und der AusweisApp auf dem Mobiltelefon. Geht aber auch old school ohne App und Chip. Hauptsache bitte unterschreiben! ✍️
Die EU-Bürgeriniative gegen #Konversionstherapie (also "Heilverfahren" gegen LGBTQs) endet heute, 16.5., nacht, um 23:59:59 Uhr MESZ. Sie hat schon das Länderquorum erfüllt, braucht aber noch genug Unterstützende insgesamt. Egal aus welchem (EU-)Land.
Mainstream-abweichende Gender-Identitäten sind keine Krankheit und brauchen keine "Heilung".
"Se diventa un luogo invivibile e lasci alle persone la scelta tra morire o emigrare, quella è la migrazione forzata, li elimini come gruppo, perché non appena se ne andranno, cesseranno di essere un gruppo nazionale, diventeranno immigrati, rifugiati. È un genocidio".
"אבטחתי 4–5 בולדוזרים. ביומיים שאבטחתי אותם, הם (הבולדוזרים) הרסו 60 בתים ביום. בית של קומה או שתיים, הם מורידים תוך שעה. בית של 3–4 קומות לוקח קצת יותר. המשימה הרשמית היתה לפתוח ציר לוגיסטי לתמרון, אבל בפועל, בולדוזרים פשוט הורסים בתים.
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ihr wollt, dass konversionsmaßnahmen verboten werden? ja, wollt ihr! 🌈 unterzeichnet JETZT diese bürger*inneninitiative für ein EU-weites verbot: eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…
wir sind dem ziel von einer million unterstützungsbekundungen zwar sehr nah, aber die frist endet schon MORGEN (17. mai)!
also trommelt heute nochmal ordentlich dafür, unterzeichnen dauert nicht mal eine minute!
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TikTok: TikTok Launches Dedicated Irish History Hub. “TikTok is bringing Irish history to life with the official launch of the #IrishHistory Hub. This hub is a dedicated home on TikTok which accommodates the increasing demand to learn more about the stories, people, places, and legends that have shaped Ireland throughout history.”
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