Good morning/afternoon/evening/night to you, depending on where you are, and when you see this #NewstodonFriday thread! Here’s our weekly selection of stories from indie media outlets on everything from a holier-than-thou Texas legislator to an incredible scientific treatment that may have cured a little boy of a genetic illness. Plus, housing scams, Grok’s obsession with South Africa, and a word from The Boss. We love independent media, and we hope you’ll share these stories far and wide, comment (we’d love to see your recommendations for the best things you’ve read/watched/heard this week). And if you can afford to, please donate your money to these brilliant sites.⤵️
#Media #Journalism #News #Newstodon #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday
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"#Nakba dei bambini: come #Israele sta prendendo di mira il futuro palestinese."
Il ministro dell'Agricoltura israeliano #Dichter lo disse nei primi giorni di guerra:
“Stiamo lanciando la Nakba di Gaza… Gaza Nakba 2023. È così che andrà a finire”
#CeasefireNOW
#GazaGenocide #Gaza #WestBank
#Israel #ZionistTerrorism #IsraeliOccupation #Peace #16maggio
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Nakba of the Children: How Israel is Targeting the Palestinian Future
Israel’s war on Gaza is not just about death. It is about making life impossible.Ahmad Ibsais (The Intercept)
At least 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes that targeted Northern and Central Gaza since early on Friday. Civil defence teams are working to recover those trapped under rubble.
The latest attacks follow a number of strikes across the strip on Thursday, that killed at least 120 Palestinians.
Al Jazeera’s Hamza Mohamed reports.
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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
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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.www.youtube.com
#Dogs #DogLovers #TailWagWisdom
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11 Paw-some Birthday Surprises for Your Dog Without Breaking the Bank 🎂🎉🐶
Do you know that 77% of pet parents celebrate their buddy’s birthday? But in a down economy and uncertain times, how do you celebrate your dog’s …tailwagwisdom.com - Terri Rodefer
The editors at @Flipboard created the ultimate custom feed to keep up with the latest convos about movies and what to watch this weekend. Dive into the @surf feed if you’re in the beta here:
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Cinephiles by Flipboard Culture Desk on Surf
Surf - Looking for a movie to watch? Critics, podcasters and other film experts in this feed will provide inspiration.surf.social
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#FensterFreitag | Fuji XT30 II | XC35mmF2
#Photography #FujiFilm #CityScape #UrbanPhotography #Architecture #ArchitecturePhotography
The Working Week / La Settimana Lavorativa
It's Friday! #tgif ✨ Hope you all have a lovely weekend and are spending it doing something nice for yourselves! 🫂 ✨
#photography #friday #weekend #amateurphotography #architecture #building #apartments #pedestrians #afternoon #cityphotography #yellow #brutalism #explore #travel #bologna #italia #italy #europe #city #cityscape #urban #urbanphotography #citta #strada #spring #street #streetphotography
Today I have been painting at the river again, it’s nice over there and I have been holed up for a bit too long I feel. It’s good to paint outside again.
#pleinairpainting #pleinair #landscapepainting #landscape #atmosphere #oilpainting #painting #art #kunst #allaprimapainting #allaprima
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In Ukraine, tensions run high and tight
Geopolitics playing poker at night
No endgame in sight
Foes ready to fight
A conflict that's causing much fright
#GuardianLimerick #Ukraine #Russia #Europe #Politics
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Week of geopolitical poker over Ukraine ends with no endgame in sight
Path to peace looks as unclear as it was before European leaders’ meeting with Zelenskyy in KyivShaun Walker (The Guardian)
"We would be less confidential than Google" – Proton threatens to quit Switzerland over new surveillance law
If passed, new rules would require VPNs and messaging apps to identify and retain users' dataChiara Castro (TechRadar)
Detalles rurales, detalles manchegos, de la Venta del Quijote.
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#fotografía #photography #arquitectura #architecture #rural #colors #PuertoLápice #CiudadReal
Vision Pro Owners Face Weight of Buyer's Remorse - Slashdot
Early adopters of Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro mixed-reality headset report widespread disappointment a year after its February 2024 launch, with many devices now unused due to physical discomfort and social awkwardness, according to customers who spoke…apple.slashdot.org
Eurovision : avec Louane, la France “fait le pari de l’émotion” pour “briser sa malédiction”
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"Très connue en France depuis sa victoire à “The Voice” et son rôle dans le film “La Famille Bélier”, Louane figure aujourd’hui parmi les favoris de l’Eurovision. Après une performance très remarquée lors de la demi-finale, la chanteuse
Once again, new polling has President Trump’s approval rating -32 on inflation and -17 on jobs and the economy.
The only exception was border security, where 52% approved of his signature policy.
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Trump’s Approval Rating Plummets in Just About Every Category
America is fed up with Donald Trump.The New Republic
New Jersey Transit strike shuts down trains, affecting 350,000 passengers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/05/16/new-jersey-transit-strike/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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My heart goes out to the beloved people of# Ukraine’ — #Pope Leo XIV receives list of #Ukrainian #POWs at #Vatican
“Let all the #prisoners be released and let the #children return to their families,” he added.
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#RussianPropaganda #disinformation #HybridWar #StandWithUkraine #UkrainianChildren
‘My heart goes out to the beloved people of Ukraine’ — Pope Leo XIV receives list of Ukrainian POWs at Vatican
The Ukrainian delegation present in the Vatican included the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, who congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
Novo notebook gamer Predator da Acer usa grafeno para resfriamento turbinado
https://www.adrenaline.com.br/notebook/novo-notebook-gamer-predator-da-acer-usa-grafeno-para-resfriamento-turbinado/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Novo notebook gamer Predator da Acer usa grafeno para resfriamento turbinado - Adrenaline
Empresa também anunciou o Predator Helios Neo 14 AI e também novos modelos para linha Nitro.Henrique Weizenmann (Adrenaline)
Gran Turismo 7 recebe atualização 1.59 com novos carros, eventos e IA aprimorada
https://www.adrenaline.com.br/games/gran-turismo-7-recebe-atualizacao-1-59-com-novos-carros-eventos-e-ia-aprimorada/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Gran Turismo 7 recebe atualização 1.59 com novos carros, eventos e IA aprimorada - Adrenaline
A atualização 1.59 para Gran Turismo 7 adiciona os eventos Lightweight K-Cup, American Clubman Cup 700 e Ferrari Circuit ChallengeEddy Venino (Adrenaline)
Galax prepara sua primeira HOF Edition em preto para a série RTX 50
https://www.adrenaline.com.br/nvidia/galax-prepara-sua-primeira-hof-edition-em-preto-para-a-serie-rtx-50/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Galax prepara sua primeira HOF Edition em preto para a série RTX 50 - Adrenaline
Galax tenta nova cor para sua linha mais avançada de placas de vídeo na série RTX 50João Gabriel (Adrenaline)
As with all Populism, 'follow the Grift'
Seems someone is making money from the depraved status quo of 'small boats' and no safe passage for Refugees.
opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr…
#Immigration #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #RefugeesWelcome #SmallBoats #Grifters
🇺🇦🇦🇱President Zelensky’s address to a global audience and European leaders in Albania about talks in Turkey | In English (War & Politics 24 - Ukrainian News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Albania #Mastodon #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#Turkey #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Shipping Giant CMA CGM Sees Cargo Jump After China Tariff Relief
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/shipping-giant-cma-cgm-sees-cargo-jump-after-china-tariff-relief?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Darktable and RawTherapee are both popular, open-source RAW photo editors.
Darktable has a more modern interface making it more suitable for amateur enthusiasts who want to make basic edits.
darktable.org/
RawTherapee is much more attractive to professional photographers who can take advantage of the in-depth system and powerful color correction tools, while working with a clunky interface.
rawtherapee.com/
#Linux #Darktable #RawTherapee #RAW #image #editor
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ukraine and russia agree to swap 1,000 prisoners of war each after the first face-to-face talks in three years
zero progress on ceasefire
Ukraine and Russia agree prisoner-of-war exchange after first direct talks in three years
A date has been made for the swap but it's not being made public, Ukraine's defence minister says.BBC News
Took the time to write my monthly journal for the month of April, detailing the work I've done on the Suffer Puppet music video, an EP cover and a 3D vampire castle:
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Marktbericht: Anleger scharren mit den Hufen
Auch wenn ein neues Rekordhoch heute knapp verfehlt wurde: Anhaltende Zollhoffnungen treiben den DAX weiter an, der dabei schon die nächste Tausendermarke ins Visier nimmt.
➡️ tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/finan…
#Marktbericht #DAX #Börse #Trump #Geldanlage #Gold #Öl #Aktien #Dow #Nikkei #Rekordhoch
Marktbericht: Pattsituation im DAX
Der große Aufwärtselan an den Börsen ist raus - verkaufen wollen aber offenbar die wenigsten. Diese Pattsituation zwischen Bullen und Bären hält auch den DAX zum Wochenschluss in Schach.tagesschau.de
Ach, diese Anleger sind also Huftiere? Spannend. Was haben denn diese Huftiere mit dem Dachs zu schaffen?
(Das wird immer peinlicher.)
Wann kommt #KlimaVorAcht?
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Una riflessione di Giovanna Musilli, scrittrice e professoressa di filosofia in un liceo
Papa Leone XIV è sociale, non socialista (ma per nulla reazionario)
Neanche il tempo di essere incoronato Papa che Prevost viene già catalogato fra i Papi reazionari. Il motivo? La scelta di un nome per richiamare Leone XIII che nel 1891 scrisse una delle encicliche più celebri nella storia della Chiesa: la Rerum Nov…Giovanna Musilli (Globalist.it)
A Research Preview of Codex
Link: openai.com/index/introducing-c…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Los Texao - El Sonido Niebla de Los Texao
Los Texao - El Sonido Niebla de Los Texao - I Los Texao fanno rivivere, con grande maestria, un periodo davvero aureo della storia della nostra musica e, per quanto mi riguarda, è bellissimo perdersi in questo incantesimo. - Los TexaoIl Santo (In Your Eyes ezine)
Moving my DNS to 1984
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Moving my DNS to 1984
I've been using a mixture of multiple DNS providers, mostly due to laziness but also: money. I have static IPs on servers, and dynamic atMichał Sapka
Apple says it did not take any action to remove or block Fortnite from alternative distribution in the EU.
Still no word on when or if Apple will allow Fortnite back in the App Store in the US.
9to5mac.com/2025/05/16/apple-b…
Apple blocks Epic's attempt to bring Fortnite back to the App Store [Updated] - 9to5Mac
Update May 16, 2025, 8:36 a.m. PT: Apple tells Bloomberg that it did not take action to block Epic Games...Chance Miller (9to5Mac)
"Commemorating the 77th anniversary of the start of the #Nakba, #Jadaliyya Co-Editor #NouraErakat addressed the UN. During the address, Erakat highlighted the shortcomings of #internationalLaw in stopping #Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in #Gaza."
youtube.com/watch?v=SAjmHHt8Fk…
full commemoration video: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k/k1ky…
#Nakba77 #NakbaDay #Palestine #GazaGenocide #oPt @palestine @israel
Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 423rd meeting
This year marks the 77th anniversary of the Nakba ("catastrophe" in Arabic), the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.UN Web TV
☁️ Seit 2021 haben wir an der Entwicklung eines Open-Source-Cloud-Stacks gearbeitet: Der Sovereign Cloud Stack @SCS
Das Projekt wurde von der Bundesregierung gefördert, die Förderphase ist jetzt ausgelaufen und der Abschlussbericht ist veröffentlicht. 📖
✨ Das Besondere: Das Projekt steht jetzt auf eigenen Beinen, 17 private und öffentliche Unternehmen haben sich zusammen getan, um den Stack und die offenen Standards gemeinsam weiter zu entwickeln! 🚀
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Auf zu neuen Ufern | OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance
Die Initiative Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) wurde nach einer positiven Validierung der Projektidee durch die Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationenen SPRIND in…reisch (OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance)
L'amico @tiziodcaio me domanda chenne penso de vietà le terapie pe convertì i froci
Ovviamente io se cé da fà un tajo a la sanità ce sto senpre!
Anche perché se li curiamo i finocchi, noi poi con chi ciaa prendiamo? ✋ 🦅
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La Guerra del Kippur dell’ottobre 1973 vista attraverso le memorie di Vladimir Vinogradov l La Città Futura
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La Guerra del Kippur dell’ottobre 1973 vista attraverso le memorie di Vladimir Vinogradov - La Città Futura
Il tradimento di Sadat e la regia americana di Kissinger, attraverso il testo di V.M. Vinogradov, Египет: от Насера к Октябрьской войне. Из архива послаOrazio Di Mauro (La Città Futura)
Affaire Bétharram : le culot de François Bayrou face à la commission d’enquête
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"Lors de son audition devant la commission d’enquête parlementaire sur la prévention des violences dans les établissements scolaires mercredi 14 mai, le Premier ministre français a affiché le peu de respect qu’il a pour le travail des députés des autres
Affaire Bétharram : le culot de François Bayrou face à la commission d’enquête
Lors de son audition devant la commission d’enquête parlementaire sur la prévention des violences dans les établissements scolaires mercredi 14 mai, le Premier ministre français a affiché le peu de respect qu’il a pour le travail des députés des autr…Michaela Wiegel (Courrier International)
Feddit.org in the eye of the hurricane
Soooo the word is spreading that !europe@feddit.org might be biased against palestine supporters.
It all started with:
Highlights:
Isn’t feddit.org German based? Seems that they’re following with the German government’s policy of defending Israel at all cost.They’re following with the German government’s policy of defending Israel fascism at all cost.
Followed by some other accusations:
Apparently Deceptichum@quokk.au have been banned without even interacting with this instance at all.
The admin answered here:
endlesstalk.org/post/88601627?…
It's being discussed here as well.
Also feddit.org was down for a few minutes. They apparently have been ddos'ed? There are also some mention of a troll named "antiyank". That guy sounds like a loser. Anybody know about him?
Anyway stimulating drama isn't it?
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Nel mio Paese ci sono tre milioni di persone e importiamo 28 milioni di paia di scarpe l’anno, nemmeno fossimo dei millepiedi.
Antidivo e anticapitalista: lunga vita alle idee di Pepe Mujica, contro la banalità dei ricordi
José Alberto Mujica Cordano è morto a 89 anni per le complicazioni di un cancro all’esofago, il 13 maggio. Parte del movimento di guerriglia uruguaiana Tupamaros, finì in carcere per dodici anni, due dei quali chiuso in un pozzo. Deputato, senatore, poi ministro dell’Agricoltura e nel 2010 presidente della Repubblica. Lascia un segno profondo e un’organizzazione politica che va oltre la personalizzazione.
#politica #mujica #altreconomia @contributopia@vivaldi.net @nilocram@framapiaf.org
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(Fait partie des 87 espèces chassables en France)
#photographie #photography
D’autres photos ici sur mon site :
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⚡️🇬🇧EPC Summit: PM Keir Starmer Delivers Address to European Leaders In Albania (Dot Republic Media VIDEO) #Ukraine #Mastodon #Albania #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
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#Israeli media: Channel 12: The Houthis are something else, and these attacks do not affect them.
#Israel is trying to do what KSA, UAE, Bahrain, US, UK and Germany failed to do.
#Yemen can't be stopped. It's not #Gaza and Israel can't stop them by bombing their ports.
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel
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La #Nakba è in corso.
"In meno di 2 anni, #Israele ha inflitto una devastazione di dimensioni che supera persino gli orrori della Nakba del 1948."
#CeasefireNOW
#GazaGenocide #Gaza #WestBank
#Israel #ZionistTerrorism #IsraeliOccupation #Peace #16maggio
TechCrunch and VivaTech Partner for the VivaTech Innovation of the Year | TechCrunch
TechCrunch is joining forces with VivaTech, Europe's biggest startup and tech event, to select startups for the prestigious VivaTech Innovation of theCindy Zackney (TechCrunch)
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Dal sito #notiziescientifiche
@scienza
Un nuovo studio pubblicato su Biomolecules[1] rivela che il lavoro da casa, sebbene sempre più diffuso, non ha modificato in modo sostanziale la distribuzione geografica della forza lavoro qualificata nel [leggi tutto]
Telelavoro non aiuta le regioni in difficoltà, rischio aumento disuguaglianze
Un nuovo studio pubblicato su Biomolecules[1] rivela che il lavoro da casa, sebbene sempre più diffuso, non ha modificato in modo sostanziale la distribuzione geografica della forza lavoro qualificata nel Regno Unito.Notizie scientifiche.it
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Certo, non c'è la certezza di poter ritrovare lavoro da remoto. Poi comprare casa è una decisione che non si prende con leggerezza.
Però, nel contesto italiano, il telelavoro a permesso a molte persone del Centro e del Sud Italia, agli inizi delle carriere, di non abbandonare il proprio comune di nascita e, ciò nonostante, vivere con uno stipendio normale.
Xi Jinping: Writing a new chapter in building a China-LAC Community with a Shared Future - Friends of Socialist China
The Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC [Community of Latin American and Caribbean States] Forum was held in Beijing on May 13, 2025. Of the 33 member states of CELAC, 28 attended, along with six regional organisations.Friends of Socialist China
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in reply to Flipboard • • •It must be exhausting, being Brian Harrison. The Republican representative for Ellis County in the Texas legislature is constantly outraged. ”About what, exactly, depends on the day,” says @TexasObserver’s Joelle DiPaolo. Here’s her story about how Harrison is just one in a long line of loud, dissenting hard-right legislators that aim to disrupt and change things — and that are turning off even the staunchest Republicans. “Harrison’s insatiable scorched-earth tactics and his holier-than-thou rhetoric have alienated his fellow House members to the point where valid criticisms remain unheard, or more often, ridiculed,” writes DiPaolo.
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#Texas #TexasLegislature #Politics #TexasPolitics #BrianHarrison #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Harrison the Huckster
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in reply to Flipboard • • •Has any country changed in the past quarter-century as much as China? While it’s still a deeply unequal society, living standards across the board have improved dramatically. Filmmaker Jia Zhangke documents this transformation in his latest movie, “Caught by the Tides,” a blend of fiction and non-fiction shot over the past 20 years and starring his wife, Zhao Tao, as Qiaoqiao. “Qiaoqiao is not so much a character as an avatar for a searching generation, her presence both affecting and affected by her surroundings, a constant reminder that the things we lose define us as much as the things we gain,” writes Dennis Zhou for @nybooks.
nybooks.com/online/2025/05/13/…
#China #ChineseCulture #Cinema #Film #Movies #JiaZhangke #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
The Quantum Generation | Dennis Zhou | The New York Review of Books
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in reply to Flipboard • • •Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, public editor of PBS, joined @SFPublicPress executive director Lila LaHood at a recent fireside chat to discuss the future of media. The conversation took place before President Trump had announced an executive order attempting to defund public media, but Sandoval-Palos was anticipating the move. “The threat is at the local station level. The bulk of rural stations around the country, and even some urban stations probably cannot stay open if they don’t have the support from the [Corporation for Public Broadcasting] CPB. Some stations, up to 60% of their budgets are made up by funds from CPB,” he said.
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#Media #PublicMedia #PBS #NPR #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #NewsIndustry #MediaIndustry #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Responding to Attacks on Public Media, DEI and Democracy
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in reply to Flipboard • • •“Am I the last fat person in America?” asks @damemagazine’s Kate Bernyk. She writes about the rise of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, the message that delivers to fat people — ”Your body is a mistake, and now there’s finally a way to fix it,” — and why she doesn’t want to take medication to change her size. “The idea of eliminating any kind of body should terrify us — not just because it’s wrong, but because it’s unimaginative,” she writes.
damemagazine.com/2025/05/15/am…
#BodyImage #Weigh #WeightLoss #Medicine #Health #Ozempic #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Am I the Last Fat Person in America? | Dame Magazine
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in reply to Flipboard • • •@bolts is the best magazine for keeping your eye on America’s local politics, and possibly detecting if a shift is happening (were we the only ones glued to the Omaha, NE mayoral elections earlier this week)? Alex Burness writes about judge elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where a “slate of eight” progressive-endorsed candidates are running. Their supporters hope that the prospective judges, who come from public defender, social work and civil rights backgrounds, will have more understanding of the issues faced by criminal defendants. Check out the second list for @taniel’s list of elections to watch in May.
boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-…
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#Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #PrisonReform #Law #Elections #LocalElections #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Why Pittsburgh Progressives Are Targeting Judge Elections This Year - Bolts
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in reply to Flipboard • • •Good news from @npr, as shared by our @ScienceDesk. A baby born in Philadelphia last August with a life-threatening genetic disorder was successfully treated with a gene-editing infusion developed using CRISPR technology. His genetic defect appears to have been fixed, at least partially reversing his condition.
npr.org/sections/shots-health-…
#Science #Medicine #GeneTherapy #CRISPR #GeneEditing #Genetics #Children #GoodNews #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
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in reply to Flipboard • • •Add another item to the long, long list of things that scare us about climate change. @KnowableMag’s Sanket Jain writes about how conditions like cataracts, pink eye and keratitis are linked to heat, pollution and UV exposure.
knowablemagazine.org/content/a…
#Health #Medicine #EyeHealth #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
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in reply to Flipboard • • •HomeVestors of America is a real-estate flipper known for its “We Buy Ugly Houses” advertisements. The business model: Independent franchisees buy up homes in need of a fast sale, renovate them, and sell them on at vast profit. It’s a win-win scenario — except when it isn’t. @ProPublica has run a series of stories on how home sellers are exploited by franchisees, which has led to the company making changes in its business practices. The latest article explores how one Texas franchisee exploited people who wanted to invest with him, in a Ponzi scheme that netted him millions and left them broke.
propublica.org/article/homeves…
#Money #Finance #HomeBuying #HomeInvestors #Texas #Dallas #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
"We Buy Ugly Houses" Franchise’s Loan Scheme Left “Incalculable” Damage
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in reply to Flipboard • • •We all have subjects we know we talk about too much (sorry in advance for boring your ears off about politics/our new dog). In the case of X’s Grok AI, it’s white genocide. @404mediaco’s Matthew Gault writes about how, on the afternoon of May 14, Grok answered virtually every question it was asked, whether it was about baseball, video games or HBO, with a reference to South African politics and the widely debunked claims that Afrikaners there are victims of racism. “I think they're literally just taking whatever prompt people are sending to Grok and adding a bunch of text about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa in front of it,” said Matthew Guzdial, an AI researcher at the University of Alberta.
404media.co/why-did-grok-start…
#Tech #Technology #AI #ElonMusk #SouthAfrica #Africa #WhiteGenocide #Grok #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
Why Did Grok Start Talking About ‘White Genocide’?
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in reply to Flipboard • • •Speaking of South Africa… Here’s a slightly older story from @thecontinent about the United States’ reframing of the country as a pariah state, what President Cyril Ramaphosa can do about that, and why it’s important that he take action. “There is one concession, arguably the most important of them all, that South Africa simply cannot make: It cannot halt the ‘white genocide’ because no such thing exists, except in the imaginations of the white supremacists in Trump’s inner circle. And the racists really need to keep the ‘white genocide’ story alive in order for their ideology to make any sense at all,” writes Simon Allison.
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Navigating the new world order
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in reply to Flipboard • • •During Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, Congress has not asserted itself as an equal branch of the U.S. government. @TheConversationUS explores how this erosion of power happened long before Trump took office, as a result of the nationalization of politics and polarization along party lines. “A weak Congress paired with what historian Arthur Schlesinger called the ‘Imperial Presidency’ is a recipe for an unaccountable president, running wild without the constitutionally provided oversight and checks on power that the founders provided to the people through their representation by the first branch of government,” writes political scientist Charlie Hunt.
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Congress began losing power decades ago − and now it’s giving away what remains to Trump
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in reply to Flipboard • • •On that note, some words from Bruce Springsteen, as shared by our @CultureDesk. "The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed, are the people, you and me," said the Boss at a show in Manchester, U.K. Here’s the video of his many anti-Trump remarks at the show.
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It is still a dictatorship that extinguished the Ughyur peoples and it disappears and imprisons dissidents.
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