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Israel launches new military operation in Gaza
The IDF’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots reportedly aims to “conquer” the entire Palestinian enclave of GazaRT
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JavaScript's New Superpower: Explicit Resource Management
Link: v8.dev/features/explicit-resou…
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JavaScript's New Superpower: Explicit Resource Management · V8
The Explicit Resource Management proposal empowers developers to explicitly manage the lifecycle of resources.v8.dev
Here's a tiny picture of Drew Daniel of Matmos when he was a teenager and sent HOMOCORE a letter and photo.
Lower right.
Michael Rosen #ukpol
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
My island of strangers: a poem
The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Author and poet Michael Rosen respondsMichael Rosen (The Guardian)
AMD Zen 6 Feature Flag Merged For Linux 6.15
First on Phoronix earlier this week was highlighting AMD making their first step toward Zen 6 CPU feature development for the Linux kernel with introducing a "ZEN6" feature flag and filling out the Family 1Ah models that will be attributed to those next-gen CPUs. That patch has now been merged for Linux 6.15 and will be found in tomorrow's Linux 6.15-rc7 release...
phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-6-Fl…
AMD Zen 6 Feature Flag Merged For Linux 6.15
First on Phoronix earlier this week was highlighting AMD making their first step toward Zen 6 CPU feature development for the Linux kernel with introducing a 'ZEN6' feature flag and filling out the Family 1Ah models that will be attributed to those n…www.phoronix.com
Gestern gelesen, dass unser neuer Innenminister "Schluss machen wolle mit Instrumenten wie Beschwerdestellen oder Kennzeichnungspflichten für Polizeibeamte." und gleichzeitig "erweiterte Kompetenzen für Polizei und Nachrichtendienste" etablieren will.
zeit.de/politik/deutschland/20…
#WirSindSoweit, fehlen nur noch die langen, schwarzen Ledermäntel, näch?
Bundesinnenminister: Dobrindt will Sicherheitsbehörden mit mehr Befugnissen ausstatten
Alexander Dobrindt stellt sein Programm für die kommenden Jahre vor. Dabei spricht er von Weltoffenheit – und präsentiert sich zugleich als Law-and-Order-Innenminister.Mathis Gann (ZEIT ONLINE)
Riepilogo degli incontri odierni.
#Playoff #LBA
Trento vs Milano 70 - 73
Brescia vs Trieste 89 - 77
Trapani vs R.Emilia 40 - 39, end 2q
#Playoff #SerieA2
Bologna vs Cantù (1-2) 41 - 32, 22'
#Playoff #SerieBNazionale
Luiss Roma vs Legnano (1-1) 31 - 28, 18'
#Playout #SerieBNazionale
Cassino vs Crema (1-2) 32 - 37, 17'
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📰 Vatican confirms Zelenskyy’s participation in inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV
Merz Sees No Risk of UniCredit Taking Over Commerzbank Currently
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-17/merz-sees-no-risk-of-unicredit-taking-over-commerzbank-currently?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Teatro, i giovani della Guarnieri portano Lucca al Festival internazionale Franco Agostino di Crema
Miriam Iacopi ha lavorato per un anno con i ragazzi e le ragazze per preparare lo spettacolo 'Noi siamo imperfetti'
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„Die Verhandlungen in Istanbul waren keine Verhandlungen, sondern eine Provokation. Und der Westen soll nicht so tun, als hätte er schon alles getan, was möglich ist.“ Wenn ihr heute nur einen Text lesen solltet, dann bitte diesen von Andrew Chakhoyan.
Russland und der Krieg: Lügen ...
Russland und der Krieg: Lügen und falsche Friedensgespräche
Der Artikel beleuchtet Russlands aggressive Politik unter Wladimir Putin und die Untätigkeit Europas. Letztlich hat Europa wenig unternommenSüddeutsche Zeitung
Europäische Länder als Bilderrätsel (23).
[Schluss für heute, ich muss auch mal an die frische Luft.]
“We have to tell the Israeli government, ‘That’s enough’,” Tajani declared in a statement, marking a significant departure from Italy’s previously unwavering support for Israel. “We no longer want to see the Palestinian population suffer. Stop the attacks, let’s secure a ceasefire, free the hostages, but leave in peace a people who are victims of Hamas.”
palestinechronicle.com/italy-b…
So how’s #Eurovision going? Israel doing well?
#genocide #israel #Palestine #Gaza #ArtWashing
Italy Breaks Ranks: 'Enough!' Tajani Demands Israel Halt Gaza Genocide - Palestine Chronicle
Italy's Foreign Minister Tajani urgently called on Israel to halt its war on Gaza, emphasizing the intolerable suffering of Palestinians.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
Police and firefighters respond to an explosion rocking the California city of Palm Springs
https://apnews.com/article/california-explosion-palm-springs-eb8887fbe5877a20a40916aba86554ea?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI’s productivity benefits
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/17/mit-disavows-doctoral-students-paper-on-ai-productivity-benefits/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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MIT disavows doctoral student paper on AI's productivity benefits | TechCrunch
MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materialsAnthony Ha (TechCrunch)
Article I, Section 9, Clause 8 of the Constitution—the Foreign Emoluments Clause—states no person holding an office of the United States shall, without the consent of Congress, accept any present “of any kind whatever” (yes, it says those very words) from any foreign state.
Trump Writes Congress out of the Constitution—and Congress Says Fine
The question regarding the Qatari plane deal isn’t whether it’s corrupt or illegal. It’s both of those. The question is, who will stop it?The New Republic
In #Mönchengladbach wurde eine Demo gegen Queerfeindlichkeit abgesagt & fand nur als von der Polizei abgesicherte Kundgebung statt (👉 rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/moenc… [+]).
In #Gelsenkirchen wurde der CSD abgesagt (👉 faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/k…).
Anlass waren Drohungen via Socialmedia.
Abstrakte Bedrohungslage: CSD in Gelsenkirchen abgesagt
Bis zu 600 Personen waren angemeldet zum Christopher Street Day in Gelsenkirchen. Die Veranstalter sagten das Fest aber nach einem Warnhinweis der Polizei kurzfristig ab.dpa/jant. (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Indie App Spotlight: ‘Untold Novel’ is an intuitive planner for aspirational writers
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Indie App Spotlight: 'Untold Novel' is an intuitive planner for aspirational writers - 9to5Mac
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app...Michael Burkhardt (9to5Mac)
I had no idea the collapse of modern society would be so overwhelmingly characterised by denial, global delusion and gaslighting.
But then I'm just a naïve potato.
Mostly.
In for a surprise.
By starjellycomics.com
#UkPol #USPol #UKPolitics #USPolitics #DoomScrolling #ClimateChange
„Der Christopher Street Day am Samstag in Gelsenkirchen ist kurz vor dem geplanten Start wegen einer ,abstrakten Bedrohungslage’ abgesagt worden. […] Aufgrund der Gefährdungslage wurde auch eine angemeldete Demonstration zum IDAHOBIT in Mönchengladbach in eine stationäre Kundgebung umgewandelt.“ 💔 #IDAHOBIT #IDAHOBITA #Queerfeindlichkeit
der backlash keilt weiter aus und wir werden immer noch gefragt, warum's prides überhaupt gibt, ey: queer.de/detail.php?article_id…
Warum wurde der CSD in Gelsenkirchen abgesagt?
Bis zu 600 Personen waren angemeldet zum Christopher Street Day in Gelsenkirchen. Aus Sicherheitsgründen wurde er jedoch kurzfristig abgesagt. Ebenso entfiel eine IDAHOBIT-Demo in Mönchengladbach. (Politik - Deutschland)queer.de
Das ist keine #Trans- o. #Homophobie.
Das ist #HASS.
Und #Faschismus.
"Bist Du nicht so wie ich, darf es Dich nicht geben"
#Gelsenkirchen #Mönchengladbach
#IDAHOBITA
schwulissimo.de/neuigkeiten/po…
Polizei untersagt Pride-Events - "Abstrakte Bedrohungslage" in NRW
"Abstrakte Bedrohungslage" in NRW: Aus Sicherheitsgründen stoppte die Polizei heute den CSD Gelsenkirchen und eine Demonstration in Mönchengladbach.SCHWULISSIMO
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Trail in the Olympic National Park.
Shot on Portra 400 film.
#film #filmphotography #filmphoto #analog #analogphotography #analogfilm #canon #canonphoto #canonphotography #pnwphotographer #pnwonfilm #portra400 #portra400film #onp #Olympics #olympicnationalpark #nationalpark #pnw #pacificnorthwest #ancientgrove #oldgrowthforest #hike #pnwhike #nature #forest
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My world in 1 photo
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#betergejatdanslechtbedacht #art #artvisual #photooftheday #moeitewaard #impressive #streetphotography #visuals #artoflight #artinstallation #performance #myworldinonephoto #video #videooftheday #short #interesting #youbringonthesun #youmakeitshine #leeuwarden #photography #gabekamphuis #visualstoryteller #photovisionary
‼️Rtve 📺 emite un mensaje en el minuto previo al festival de #Eurovision2025 en apoyo a Palestina 🇵🇸
La UER había advertido por carta al ente público español que sería sancionado si sus comentaristas hicieran alusión en el turno de la cantante israelí
electomania.es
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Generally most people only need one account on the Fediverse, because the servers talk to each other as if they were on a single network.
However, in some situations and for some purposes you may prefer to use multiple accounts. If you're one of these people, there's a guide to using multiple accounts here:
➡️ fedi.tips/using-multiple-accou…
Also see the article on why most people don't need multiple accounts:
➡️ fedi.tips/do-i-need-multiple-a…
Using multiple accounts on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
So I have been struggling with this topic for a while and it is about Fediverse in general.
If I look up certain topics, such as a specific hobby or a media, most of the time I cannot find anything on it here. My instance tech.lgbt was the option provided when mastodon.lol went down, does not block too many other instances and is supposedly more 'overall''. But I just cannot find the type of content and people I am looking for.
So am I to conclude these topics just do not exist on the Fediverse?
Or am I just on a wrong server even though I should be able to view most of it from where I am standing?
Have you tried all the methods listed here?
fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accoun…
A lot of these methods are server-independent, and once you get a few leads followed they tend to federate more similar accounts to your server as they often boost similar stuff.
How do I discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
That's going to depend on how you use the services and what's being used. For instance, an Mbin account is very powerful for Lemmy & Mastodon compatibility, but it's (currently) useless when interacting with PeerTube, Friendica, or Pixelfed. I know Ernest was working on PeerTube in kbin, but I would have to ping Melroy and find out where he stands on it.
Generally, there's more interaction than traditional social media, but there are still barriers.
"#Labour licensed the export of more military equipment to #Israel in the last three months of last year – the period immediately following the supposed, and now known to have been fictitious, suspension of some fighter aircraft parts as Keir Starmer’s government tried to pretend it was acting on items that could be used against civilians in #Palestine – than the Tories did for in the whole four-year period of 2020-2023."
skwawkbox.org/2025/05/16/labou…
Labour sent more weapons to Israel in 3 months than Tories did in 4 years
Starmer, Lammy and co’s direct involvement in Gaza genocide while claiming they were for peace Labour licensed the export of more military equipment to Israel in the last three months of last…SKWAWKBOX
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Turkey Makes $30 Billion Natural Gas Discovery in the Black Sea
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-17/turkey-makes-30-billion-natural-gas-discovery-in-the-black-sea?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Il manque une précision dans le paragraphe de cet article:
"Sans sa décision de rompre le cessez-le-feu par son attaque de 2023, sans sa stratégie de se cacher sous les écoles et les hôpitaux, jamais Israël ne se serait engagé aussi loin sur le chemin de l’intransigeance."
Il faut préciser:
Le massacre du 7 octobre 2023 a "réveillé" le monde sur le silence de nos démocraties quant à l'annexion des territoires palestiniens par l'état juif (Israel).
ledevoir.com/opinion/chronique…?
Le dernier Palestinien
L’opération militaire qui se déclenchera bientôt à Gaza mettra l’Occident devant un dilemme.Le Devoir
Il risultato della prova luci del gazebo (ho dovuto aspettare il buio!) è positivo.
I 6000°K non sono troppo bianchi e la luce è uniforme.
Domani capovolgerò le due strisce del lato sinistro, in modo che le prolunghe possano passare sopra e scendere dietro (che sarà verso lo scorrevole).
Insisto: diventate imprenditorә, brevettate e producete gazebi con luci già incorporate nelle diagonali e vi sarete garantitә la pensione.
Non lo faccio io perché mi mancano tempo e infrastrutture.
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Piano B: dei supporti a U attaccati alla struttura del gazebo, che scavalchino il bordo inferiore del telone e vadano in su, così la parte sotto dello striscione rimane a filo telone.
Forse li ho già pure pronti: domani li cerco, altrimenti mi ci vuole poco a farli.
Però prima di ordinare un altro striscione faccio le prove con quello della freccia che arriverà giovedì, che è pari peso, così mi rendo conto di cosa serve.
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The Latest Hungarian-Ukrainian Tensions Are Troubling
Ukraine is much more of a credible threat to Hungary than the inverse.Andrew Korybko (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)
At the local library where they're having a "Read to Dogs" event.
Kids will come in and read outloud to dogs. It's a way to learn reading and pronunciation and public speaking. Parents will bring in very young children and read to both the kids and the dogs. The dogs love the attention. Local towns folks volunteer and bring their very calm and trained dogs in to be read to and give attention to children. The librarians facilitate through scheduling and handing kids coming in and out.
It's a relaxing day at the library.
#library #librarians #solarPunk #mutualAid
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Manhattan Bridge, NYC, 2023.
More than a dozen pixels for every story in the naked city at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52…
Manhattan Bridge
23 April 2023 Manhattan Bridge, looking south toward Brooklyn. Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 50mm/4.0 lens (@ f5.0). Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 50). Phase One XT camera (vertical shifted 12mm). No emulsions were harmed in the making of this image.Flickr
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Captured with a Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron lens (@ f/5.0) and the Phase One IQ4-150 back, shifted vertically by 12mm.
This is a straightforward, somewhat abstract, composition, emphasizing scale and lines. It converges out of sight below the foreground pier, suggesting an infinite roadway.
I shot this several times, day and night, and the nighttime image, in which the steelwork under the bridge is closer in brightness to the sky, was much more interesting. The cloudy night helps, too.
pressenza.com/it/2025/05/contr…
Un’alternativa al riarmo, ai missili europei, al silenzio complice della NATO su Gaza Il prossimo 21 giugno in tutta Europa migliaia di cittadine e cittadini europei scenderanno in piazza per un controvertice
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Simply being in the United States without a legal immigration status is a civil matter—not a criminal one. Yet Donald Trump’s regime increasingly treats immigrants like criminals.
texasobserver.org/el-salvador-…
#el salvador
Shipped to El Salvador: An Austin Immigration Lawyer on Her Teen Client's Forced 'Disappearance'
“Due process hasn’t been protected. The process that is set in place in this country that is the basis and foundation of our legal system was not allowed to work.”Francesca D’Annunzio (The Texas Observer)
Reposting again because a #ReplyGuy don't like this article:
#Skwawkbox | #Labour sent more weapons to Israel in 3 months than #Tories did in 4 years
"Labour licensed the export of more military equipment to Israel in the last three months of last year – the period immediately following the supposed, and now known to have been fictitious, suspension of some fighter aircraft parts."
skwawkbox.org/2025/05/16/labou…
Labour sent more weapons to Israel in 3 months than Tories did in 4 years
Starmer, Lammy and co’s direct involvement in Gaza genocide while claiming they were for peace Labour licensed the export of more military equipment to Israel in the last three months of last…SKWAWKBOX
Ich war noch ein Stündchen in der #Badewanne und jetzt noch ein bißchen durchs #Fediverse fliegen und vielleicht sogar auf Erwachsenenhashtags klicken.
Einen wundervollen Restabend Euch allen und später ein gutes Nächtle. Bleibt gesund oder werdet gesund und fühlt Euch fest umarmt.
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déclic al salone del libro di torino
👉 Fino a lunedì 𝟭𝟵 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼 i libri 𝗱𝗲́𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰 sono al Salone Internazionale del Libro di 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼, presso lo stand della 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮 – 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗟 / 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝟭𝟮𝟴-𝗨𝟭𝟮𝟳. Andate a sfogliare! 👈
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#déclic #PadiglioneOVAL #prosa #prosaBreve #SaloneDelLibro #SaloneInternazionaleDelLibroDiTorino #salto
I libri déclic - declic edizioni
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déclic al salone del libro di torino
👉 Fino a lunedì 𝟭𝟵 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼 i libri 𝗱𝗲́𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰 sono al Salone Internazionale del Libro di 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼, presso lo stand della 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮 - 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗟 / 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝟭𝟮𝟴-𝗨𝟭𝟮𝟳. Andate a sfogliare! 👈 elenco:
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déclic al salone del libro di torino
👉 Fino a lunedì 𝟭𝟵 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗼 i libri 𝗱𝗲́𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰 sono al Salone Internazionale del Libro di 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗼, presso lo stand della 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗮 – 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗟 / 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝟭𝟮𝟴-𝗨𝟭𝟮𝟳. Andate a sfogliare! 👈
elenco: declicedizioni.it/i-libri-decl…#déclic #PadiglioneOVAL #prosa #prosaBreve #SaloneDelLibro #SaloneInternazionaleDelLibroDiTorino #salto
I libri déclic - declic edizioni
déclic è una casa editrice multidirezionale che opera in un’ottica trans-generica e post-generica. déclic cerca opere ibride, sperimentali, devianti, inclassificabili; nuove forme, nuovi usi di forme date, costruzioni decostruzioni distruzioni, assen…déclic edizioni di carlo sperduti
More pics on @megalithic here megalithic.co.uk/article.php?s…
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Debian 12.11 Pulls In Dozens Of Fixes
While Debian 13 is coming soon, for the moment the Debian 12 series remains the latest stable series for this widely-used Linux distribution. Out today is Debian 12.11 that adds in dozens of bug fixes...
phoronix.com/news/Debian-12.11…
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