What does the US want from tech?
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and here's a quick scheduling update. I'm taking the first two weeks off in July, so next week's newsletter will be the last until July 14.
Don't worry. I've got some programming planned for my upcoming break, but FYI.
— The United States is pursuing a "cake-and-eat-it" strategy on digital policymaking. It's leaving many confused, at home and abroad.
— The United Kingdom just passed the world's second mandate requiring social media companies to open up to outsiders in the name of accountability and transparency.
— Social media dominates how we all access information online. But artificial intelligence tools are likely to upend that status-quo.
Let's get started:
Question: Who benefits from all this? Who gets richer and more powerful week after week? Is it you or me?
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It's here!! Another week of BUSINESS AS USUAL, sponsored this time by Shell Oil, Koch Industries, and the US Army.
🎶 "Keep driving, keep flying, keep shopping, keep buying!
We've got this, everything's fine." 🎶 😃
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
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🏎Obras nocturnas, recursos y licencias con otro nombre, las curvas que esperan a la Fórmula 1, en Madrid.
ACCIONA al 60% y Eiffage Construcción al 40% se están encargando de unas obras que ya están en marcha pese a los recursos judiciales en trámite.
✍🏻Jose A. Cano @canifero
Obras nocturnas, recursos y licencias con otro nombre, las curvas que esperan a la Fórmula 1, en Madrid
Las obras del futuro ‘Madring’ siguen adelante en turnos de mañana y noche, también los recursos de oposición y plataformas vecinales, que tras ser admitidos a trámite esperan que les den acceso a toda la documentación que Ayuntamiento y Comunidad de…www.elsaltodiario.com
A Lucca il raduno delle guide locali di Google Maps: da dieci paesi diversi in città
L'assessore Santini: "Un modo innovativo per promuoverci nel mondo, attraverso contenuti autentici e generati da chi vive i luoghi”
@motori
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Il raduno Fiat Panda 2025 a Pandino celebra 45 anni di storia con 1.063 esemplari, premi unici e un viaggio tra modelli iconici.
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#motori #auto
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‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down
‘Not for you’: Israeli shelters exclude Palestinians as bombs rain down
Shelters are a lifeline in Israel from Iranian attacks, but Palestinian citizens of the country have been locked out.Al Jazeera
⚠️ Debris from an intercepted missile fell on Monday fell between the towns of Majdal Selim and Kherbet Selim in Bint Jbeil district, sparking a 🔥 fire in the area #lebanon
📰 Source: NNA JUN-23 11:00 Beirut-t
Ein brauner Hund schwimmt im klaren Wasser eines Sees, der von einer Uferlinie aus Steinen und Gras umgeben ist. Der Hund hält einen Ast in seinem Maul und bewegt sich durch das Wasser, wodurch kleine Wellen entstehen. Im Hintergrund sind Bäume und ein bewaldetes Ufer zu sehen, das sich bis zum Horizont erstreckt. Der Himmel ist teilweise bewölkt, und das Wasser spiegelt die Umgebung wider.
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Ein brauner Hund mit einem orangefarbenen Halsband steht auf einem hölzernen Steg in einem Wald. Der Steg führt durch eine grüne, nasse Umgebung mit Moos und Gras, und es gibt ein kleines Gewässer auf der linken Seite. Der Hund blickt nach links, während er auf dem Steg steht, der von Bäumen umgeben ist. Die Umgebung ist üppig grün, mit hohen Bäumen und dichtem Unterholz, was auf eine natürliche, ruhige Landschaft hinweist.
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Ein schwarzes Hund im klaren, türkisfarbenen Wasser eines Sees, das bis zu seinen Beinen reicht. Der Himmel ist strahlend blau und wolkenlos, mit einem leichten Glanz, der von der Sonne stammt. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich ein dichter Wald, der die Uferlinie des Sees säumt. Die Wasseroberfläche ist ruhig und spiegelt das Licht des Himmels wider, wodurch die Struktur des Grundes sichtbar wird. Der Strand ist sandig und verläuft entlang des Sees, begrenzt von einer dichten Vegetation.
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Das Bild zeigt eine ruhige Szene am Ufer eines Sees. Im Vordergrund steht ein kleiner Holzsteg aus Holzplanken, der sich in das Wasser erstreckt. Auf dem Steg steht ein brauner Hund, der nach links blickt. Um den Steg herum wachsen hohe, grüne Riedpflanzen, die teilweise ins Wasser reichen. Der See ist ruhig und spiegelt den Himmel und die umliegenden Bäume wider. Im Hintergrund ist ein dichter Wald zu sehen, der den See umgibt. Der Himmel ist teilweise bewölkt, was auf einen sonnigen Tag hinweist. Die Umgebung wirkt friedlich und natürlich.
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Arnaldo Pomodoro è morto. Resta la ferita che luccica
Il grande scultore aveva 99 anni. Novantanove anni spesi a cambiare la storia dell'Arte [.....]
Farmacie di turno a Lucca aperte oggi, 23 giugno 2025
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Quanto dovremmo pagare un chilo di pomodori? - Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/2025/06/23/prezzo-filiera-pomodori/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su News @news-ilPost
Quanto dovremmo pagare un chilo di pomodori?
Per rispondere alla domanda e fare scelte più etiche bisogna guardare ai campi, ma anche allo strapotere della grande distribuzione organizzataIl Post
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Lo striscione gigante di Greenpeace a Venezia contro il matrimonio di Jeff Bezos - Il Post
https://www.ilpost.it/flashes/venezia-striscione-bezos-greenpeace-piazza-san-marco/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su News @news-ilPost
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KI-Modell erkennt mehr als 170 Krebsarten
Ein neues KI-Modell der Berliner Charité erkennt mehr als 170 Tumorarten anhand ihres molekularen Fingerabdrucks - mit hoher Genauigkeit. Das Prinzip dahinter wird in der Krebsmedizin immer wichtiger. Von Nina Kunze.
Opinion | The RFK megaproject promises just empty gloom. Let’s try this instead.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/23/rfk-stadium-megaproject-organic-growth/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Opinions @opinions-WashPost
Il nuovo post di universita-it: Detrazioni fiscali per università telematiche
Qui il post completo: universita.it/detrazioni-fisca…
Detrazioni fiscali per università telematiche - Universita.it
Scopri come ottenere le detrazioni fiscali 2025 per l’università telematica e perché studiare online oggi conviene davvero.Luca Testa (Universita.it)
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New on our blog!
6th Episode: The Moral Machine
In the sixth episode we explore the interrelations between humans and machines together with Iyad Rahwan who is director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, where he founded and directs the Center for Humans & Machines. Our conversation will guide us from what experiments can offer with a view to challenging our assump
Panama, continuano le proteste contro liberismo e multinazionali: dichiarato lo stato di emergenza l L'Indipendente
"Proseguono le proteste dei lavoratori di Panama [...] I cittadini contestano l’adozione di una riforma che potrebbe portare alla riduzione delle pensioni e la firma di un memorandum con gli USA che autorizza il dispiegamento di forze di sicurezza statunitensi nel Paese."
lindipendente.online/2025/06/2…
Panama, continuano le proteste contro liberismo e multinazionali: dichiarato lo stato di emergenza - L'INDIPENDENTE
Proseguono le proteste dei lavoratori di Panama, da mesi in sciopero per una riforma delle pensioni e contro la presenza statunitense sul territorio.Dario Lucisano (Lindipendente.online)
According to syrian North Press Agency, #Iran bombed a U.S. military base in #Hasakah, Autonomous northeastern #Syria aka #Rojava. Still unconfirmed by #Sdf nor #UsCentCom
Missiles detected near U.S. base in Syria's Hasakah
HASAKAH, Syria (North Press) – North Press recorded late Sunday night the presence of unidentified missiles near the U.S. military base in Qasrak, located in the countryside of al-Darbasiyah, north of Hasakah in northeastern Syria.North Press correspsemav1 (North press agency)
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projetarcadie.com/debat-an-ira…
#DirectAN #Iran #Israël
paroledanimaux.fr/communique-d…
"Le samedi 28 juin 2025, Tours (37) sera la cœur vibrant de la cause animale en France pour la 6e édition de la Vegan Place, l’événement incontournable dédié à la protection des animaux.
The post Communiqué de presse appeared first on Parole d Animaux."
Communiqué de presse - Parole d Animaux
Le samedi 28 juin 2025, Tours (37) sera la cœur vibrant de la cause animale en France pour la 6e édition de la Vegan Place, l’événement incontournable dédié à la protection des animaux.Daniel (Parole d Animaux)
Une éthique sans politique ?
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"Réponse à Georges Didi-Huberman depuis la gauche juive et israélienne
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Tragedy Need Not Be Destiny
With the initiation by the United States of war on Iran this weekend, the final military objective of the 2001 “seven countries in five years” plan revealed on March 2, 2007 by Gen.Dennis Speed (EIR News)
@libri
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Da Oliver Twist a Stoner, da Jay Gatsby a Pinocchio, da Edmond Dantès a Benjamin Malaussène: ci sono personaggi della letteratura che entrano sotto la pelle e non se ne vanno più. Qui ne abbiamo raccolti 10, da incontrare o conoscere meglio...
Leggi l'articolo completo Personaggi memorabili: 10 libri da leggere.
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Update: the city of Schneverdingen has been added to Germany
@schneverdingen@de.fedimeteo.com
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Es ist wohl #GPN, der Traffic auf dem media.ccc.de Mirror Server steigt 😁.
Aber Leute benutzt doch mehr #IPv6
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✅ Chameleon Fun for Kids
✅ Expert Mode
✅ YaST Trivia
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Quiz Set for Conferences
The openSUSE Project has rolled out a new web-based quiz application aimed at engaging conference attendees and open-source enthusiasts around the world. The...openSUSE News
Angolan President Urges US Firms to Invest Beyond Oil, Minerals
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-23/angolan-president-urges-us-firms-to-invest-beyond-oil-minerals?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Economics @economics-bloomberg
Codacons, verde in autostrada sfonda soglia dei 2,3 euro - Notizie - Ansa.it
https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2025/06/23/codacons-verde-in-autostrada-sfonda-soglia-dei-23-euro_9e2b7783-dcad-45e9-a6e9-bbef6e3183a9.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Economia @economia-AgenziaAnsa
Codacons, verde in autostrada sfonda soglia dei 2,3 euro - Notizie - Ansa.it
In autostrada la benzina in modalità servito ha già sfondato la soglia psicologica dei 2,3 euro al litro presso diversi distributori, e in molti impianti autostradali al self la verde si avvicina pericolosamente ai 2 euro al litro. (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
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LLMs: Dishonest, unpredictable and potentially dangerous.
Will we ever be able to control them?Gary Marcus (Marcus on AI)
Die Sommerhitze ist da, die Wohnungen heizen sich auf. Was hilft, die eigenen vier Wände abzukühlen? Deutschlandfunk Nova hat einige Tipps: Gardinen schließen, Jalousien runter, Durchlüften (auch die Schranke), etwas Nasses in den Raum hängen, Ventilatoren richtig nutzen.
#goodnews #goodmoodnews
🔴 The Prisoners' Club: The occupation forces kidnapped seven Palestinian women in the past two days, bringing the number of female hostages in its jails to 47, including a university student and mothers, amid escalating violations against them.
#Iran #Israel #Trump #War #Gaza #UN #USA #Hyprocrites #Europe #FreePalestine #SaveGaza #Genocide #Uk #EU #West #Palestine #USPol #Zionism #Women #Feminism
Un’Assemblea con 100 Costituenti per riscrivere le regole del gioco
@Politica interna, europea e internazionale
L'articolo Un’Assemblea con 100 Costituenti per riscrivere le regole del gioco proviene da Fondazione Luigi Einaudi.
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#filmphotography #kodakgold200 #halfframe #nature #parc #light #glow #differentgreens
Sono diventato una persone migliore e più rilassata?
No.
Ok, forse un poco più rilassato.
#traslochi #cana #vitadicampagna #piacenza #valluretta #emiliaromagna
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#US-UK #trade deal may open door to food made with slave labour
#UK Govt facing pressure to strengthen anti-slavery laws amid concerns its #TradeDeal with US could see #food produced by forced labour enter UK market
Lack of transparency in #US supply chain & poor enforcement of anti-slavery law in UK, raise fears #meat produced using forced labour could enter #British #supermarkets – as was recently found to happened with #China-produced tomatoes
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Fears US-UK trade deal 'may open door to food made with slave labour'
THE UK Government is facing pressure to strengthen anti-slavery laws amid concerns that its trade deal with the US could see food produced by forced…Xander Elliards (The National)
Western leaders call for diplomacy, but they won’t stop this war – they refuse to even name its cause
The political centre sees the US and Israel’s war on Iran as a crisis to be managed, while the gap between their detached politics and bloody rhetoric widens, says Guardian columnist Nesrine MalikNesrine Malik (The Guardian)
Berlin: proposal to remove 30 km/h zones because air quality improved, thanks to 30 km/h zones
The absurdity of the proposal is already in the title, and shows how motonormativity is spread all over the world.
Berlin has a very good public transit system, and a few 30 km/h zones cannot be that bad.
I would love to hear opinions from someone who lives there!
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Tempo 30 steht auf Dutzenden Hauptstraßen wieder zur Debatte
Auf Dutzenden Berliner Hauptstraßen wurde wegen schlechter Luftqualität Tempo 30 eingeführt. CDU-Verkehrssenatorin Bonde will dies zurückdrehen. Die SPD befürchtet negative Auswirkungen für Schüler und fordert erst eine ausführliche Prüfung.www.rbb24.de
Non solo in Italia: a Berlino vogliono togliere le zone 30, perché l'aria è migliorata, grazie alle zone 30.L'assurdità della proposta è tutta nel titolo, e dimostra quanto la #motonormatività sia diffusa. #Berlino, una città con #trasportoPubblico davvero eccellente, può concedersi tranquillamente zone dove la velocità non la fa da padrone.
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Tempo 30 steht auf Dutzenden Hauptstraßen wieder zur Debatte
Auf Dutzenden Berliner Hauptstraßen wurde wegen schlechter Luftqualität Tempo 30 eingeführt. CDU-Verkehrssenatorin Bonde will dies zurückdrehen. Die SPD befürchtet negative Auswirkungen für Schüler und fordert erst eine ausführliche Prüfung.www.rbb24.de
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Yep sounds absurd. As I unterstand it the problem is that you need a reason for 30 km/h zones. The reason was the air quality which is now better so there is no reason anymore.
Some zones may be kept because the streets are used by school kids.
I think this is still absurd and good 30 km/h zones with synced traffic lights can yield a good traffic flow.
More imposing architecture from that one very productive Wednesday.
📷 #FujiFilm #XT30II
🔭XF18-135mm
#Photography #Monochrome #BlackandWhitePhotography #BlackandWhite #Architecture
#News #JohnOliver #Satire #Comedy
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- YouTube
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
L’UE indaga sull’acquisizione della piattaforma X di Elon Musk da parte di xAI
La Commissione ha inviato una richiesta di informazioni ai sensi del regolamento online dell’UE, il Digital Services Act (DSA), al fine di chiarire la struttura societaria di X, dopo che la piattaforma è stata acquisita da xAI a maggio. “Stiamo...Anupriya Datta (EURACTIV)
Un soir à l'antirouille
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"(Le poème impossible)
mmanuel Thomazo
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Un soir à l’antirouille - (Le poème impossible) mmanuel Thomazo
(Le poème impossible) mmanuel Thomazolundimatin
Le immagini di milioni di galassie dal più atteso dei telescopi VIDEO E DIRETE
@scienza (HASHTAG)
E’ l’americano Vera Rubin,presentazione dei risultati alle 16.30
Le immagini di milioni di galassie dal più atteso dei telescopi VIDEO E DIRETE - Spazio e Astronomia - Ansa.it
E’ l’americano Vera Rubin,presentazione dei risultati alle 16.30 (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
In azione a Venezia: la nostra protesta a Jeff Bezos contro l’ingiustizia sociale e climatica! - Greenpeace Italia
La nostra protesta a Venezia contro Jeff Bezos. Un gigantesco striscione è apparso in Piazza San Marco per contestare il business inquinante del CEO di Amazon.Greenpeace Italia
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(Found sticking under our hotel bed, reception and police have been informed)
Mehr Bedrohungen und Diskriminierungen von Sinti und Roma gemeldet
Angriffe, Beleidigungen und Ausgrenzung - die Meldestelle für Antiziganismus hat im vergangenen Jahr deutlich mehr Fälle von Diskriminierung und Gewalt gegen Sinti und Roma registriert als im Vorjahr. Oft komme es im Kontakt zu Behörden oder im Bildungsbereich zu Diskriminierung, so die zuständige Meldestelle.
Dove fare il processo ai 10mila di #Bologna?
"La domanda non e’ allenamento di dialettica retorica, ma nuda sostanza operativa.
Un maxiprocesso all’ aperto, nello stadio cittadino, dato che ci sono posti a sedere per tutti?"
#decretosicurezza #metalmeccanici #lavoro
#23giugno
labottegadelbarbieri.org/dove-…
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Unwettereinsätze in Teilen Bayerns - weiter hohe Gewitter-Gefahr
Sturm, Starkregen und Blitzschläge haben in Südbayern und der Oberpfalz für zahlreiche Einsätze bei Polizei und Feuerwehr gesorgt. Auch heute kann es in der schwülwarmen Luft nochmals teils kräftige Gewitter mit Starkregen und Hagel geben.Dominik Einzel (BR24)
@BR24
Vor rund einem Jahr sind ja Teile Bayerns abgesoffen.
Und die Donau bei uns ist dann auch übergegangen.
Bin gespannt, ob das heuer auch wieder kommt...
Und welche Wurst Markus Söder in sich hineinstopft, und sich dabei fotografiert, während er den Klimawandel weiter leugnet.
Today is the 25th anniversary of Deus Ex.
I adore that game so much...I might spin it up today. It's been awhile. 😀
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US citizens: call on the USPS board of governors not to appoint a postmaster general who has a conflict of interest - being on the board of FEDEX.
URGENT ACTION - send a message on the USPS
The USPS Board of Governors announced its intention to appoint David Steiner, reportedly the White House’s preferred candidate, as the next Postmaster General.actionnetwork.org
In case it interests anyone I imported the St. Louis Urbanists' book club list to bookwyrm, so you can see what we've read (and my reviews of the ones I attended): bookwyrm.social/list/4123/s/st…
Chiesa di Maria Santissima dei raccomandati
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in reply to flandish • • •No! This is about the same shit Iseael is pulling. Hitting civilian targets is bad! Period!
Not condemning war crimes because you think it is somehow justified is exactly the same shit the Israel apologists are doing.
flandish
in reply to Björn Tantau • • •where do I justify civilians? clippy is not a real person and that was sarcasm.
israel, as a nation state, is a run by people doing a genocide.
Björn Tantau
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in reply to Björn Tantau • • •no. i am advocating for the removal of the nation state of israel and all of its genocidal actors. israel does not deserve to be a state.
microsoft getting got maybe is a sign ms should not be there? their presence as a corp there backs a genocide.
civilians dying is what israel DOES. Even if it’s their own.
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in reply to trashcan • • •Strike first, wait for respons, call it an act of terror, and there we goooo.
Just like Iraq.
Thesilverpig
in reply to themurphy • • •They came on TV every day for a year and a half telling us about Iraq's WMD's and we were scared and confused after 9/11.
Now there was no inciting incident, we have the internet with alternative narratives to the state lies, we have a massively depressed economy from decades of wars gutting our middle class and transferring wealth from the middle class to the elite, and they are trying to speed run there propaganda about Iran in like two weeks using the same tired lies they pushed for during Iraq.
So, in their mind it's just like Iraq, but there is a reason this war only has about 16% support with 64% against. This war will break maga and will break the US before it breaks Iran. That's my guess anyways.
Oh, and Iran has almost 4 times the population as Iraq did when we invaded it, has witnessed Iraq and Lybia and have been developing and importing weapons independent of the US sphere of influence for decades while Saddam was a US puppet until he wasn't. So yeah, I don't think it'll go the same.
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