Israel Renews Strikes On Lebanon, Says It Hit ‘Strategic Weapons’ Of Hezbollah (Videos)
Israel renewed strikes on southern Lebanon late on July 6, announcing later that it had targeted “strategic weapons” of Hezbollah....Anonymous1199 (South Front)
Gotta get in on this #minimalismmonday fun! Been waiting to post this pic of a hotel interior.
#photography #urbanscapes #urban #interior #blackandwhite #bnw #monochrome #dark #fujifilm
Romania faces reckoning with Brussels over soaring budget deficit - 07.07.2025
BRUSSELS — Romania’s fledgling government is made up of the country’s most pro-European politicians, but that hasn’t stopped them citing Brussels as a key reason why they need to impose a drastic set of tax hikes and spending cuts to avert financial collapse.
For the past five years, Romania has been spending way beyond its means — in the words of new President Nicușor Dan, eating a large pizza while only paying for a medium-sized one — and has a projected budget deficit of around 9 percent of economic output this year, the highest in the European Union.
That record of poor fiscal management has provoked repeated reprimands from the European Commission, which Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan now says can no longer be ignored. This week, ministers from EU countries will vote to decide on a strict plan setting out exactly what Romania must now do to restore order to its public finances.
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Romania faces reckoning with Brussels over soaring budget deficit
EU ministers will pile pressure on Bucharest to impose austerity measures and bring the deficit under control.Tim Ross (POLITICO)
Die Völkerrechtlerin Albanese beschreibt in ihrem Report ein Geflecht aus Unternehmen verschiedenster Sektoren: Rüstungshersteller, Technologieunternehmen, Baufirmen, Rohstoff- und Dienstleistungsunternehmen, Banken, Pensionsfonds, Versicherungen, Universitäten und Stiftungen. »Diese Akteure ermöglichen die Verweigerung des Selbstbestimmungsrechts und andere strukturelle Verletzungen« wie »Besatzung, Annexion sowie die Verbrechen der Apartheid und des Völkermords«. Neu und einzigartig ist all das freilich nicht, denn: »Koloniale Bestrebungen und die damit verbundenen Völkermorde wurden historisch vom Unternehmenssektor angetrieben und ermöglicht«, setzt Albanese das »siedlerkoloniale Apartheidregime« in Israel in eine historische Kontinuität mit anderen Staaten, die auch auf die »Enteignung indigener Bevölkerungen und ihrer Ländereien« setzten.
[...] Das Land mit den meisten von der Besatzung profitierenden Unternehmen sind die USA (30), gefolgt von Deutschland (15). Darunter befinden sich Axel Springer, Siemens, Volkswagen oder Thyssen-Krupp. Letzterer Konzern konnte milliardenschwere Rüstungsaufträge einstreichen, zuletzt etwa 2022, als die Lieferung drei weiterer U-Boote der »Dakar«-Klasse für die israelische Marine für rund drei Milliarden Euro beschlossen wurde, wovon ein beträchtlicher Teil aus deutschen Steuergeldern bezahlt wird.
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#krieg #völkermord #kolonialismus #profit #kapitalismus #gaza #israel #usa #deutschland
Nahostkonflikt: Profiteure des Völkermords
UN-Sonderberichterstatterin Francesca Albanese hat einen neuen Bericht über die »Ökonomie des Genozids« vorgelegt. Deutschland ist demnach das Land mit den zweitmeisten von der Besatzung profitierenden Unternehmen.Jakob Reimann (junge Welt)
Eine Frau sitzt in einem blau-weiß gestreiften Strandkorb auf einer Holzbrücke am Strand. Sie hält einen schwarzen und weißen Hund auf ihrem Schoß. Die Frau trägt eine hellblaue Jacke, blaue Jeans und weiße Sneakers mit grünen Akzenten. Im Hintergrund ist ein weites, sandiger Strand mit mehreren Strandkörben und dem Meer zu sehen. Der Himmel ist bedeckt mit Wolken, und die Atmosphäre wirkt entspannt und sonnig.
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Zwei Frauen posieren für ein Selfie vor einem blau-weiß gestreiften Hintergrund, der an einen Strandkorb erinnert. Die Frau links trägt eine weiße Jacke mit grauen Akzenten und hat kurze, graue Haare. Die Frau rechts trägt eine leuchtend rote Jacke mit orangefarbenen Akzenten und hat braunes Haar. Beide Frauen lächeln und scheinen sich in einem entspannten Moment zu befinden. Ein Teil eines weißen Haustieres ist sichtbar, was auf eine gemütliche Umgebung hinweist.
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Das Bild zeigt eine ruhige Strandlandschaft mit einem weißen Rahmen im Vordergrund, der die Ansicht des Meeres und des Sandstrandes einrahmt. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich der Ozean unter einem bewölkten Himmel, der in verschiedenen Grautönen und einigen blauen Flecken wechselt. Der Strand ist mit mehreren weißen Strandhütten ausgestattet, die in regelmäßigen Abständen aufgestellt sind. Einige der Hütten haben blaue Streifen. Der Sand ist hell und weist einige Spuren von Fahrzeugen auf. Im Vordergrund befindet sich ein Holzzaun, dahinter ein Schild mit den Hashtags "#einfliurtfursleben" und "#kampensylt". Die gesamte Szene vermittelt eine ruhige und einladende Atmosphäre, die zum Entspannen einlädt.
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📰 Israëlische soldaat verbreekt taboe en doet zijn verhaal: 'Doden werd steeds normaler'
🕣 20:16 | RTL Nieuws
🔸 #Taboe #Anoniem #Gaza #Israel #Dood
Israëlische soldaat verbreekt taboe en doet zijn verhaal: 'Doden werd steeds normaler'
Een soldaat, die diende voor het Israëlische leger in Gaza, doet zijn verhaal aan Sky News. Anoniem, omdat hij bang is om voor verrader uit te worden gemaakt.RTL Nieuws & Entertainment
»Wir haben das Schwefeldioxid unmittelbar eingeatmet« (junge Welt)
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> Südafrika: Über die Ausbeutung von Mensch und Natur und das Ignorieren von Gesetzen in einer Platinmine bei Marikana. Ein Gespräch mit Brown Matloko • Foto: Siphiwe Sibeko/REUTERS
Südafrika: »Wir haben das Schwefeldioxid unmittelbar eingeatmet«
Bei der südafrikanischen Kleinstadt Marikana wird Platin für den deutschen Chemiekonzern BASF gefördert. Über die Ausbeutung von Mensch und Natur und das Ignorieren von Gesetzen. Ein Gespräch mit Brown Matloko.junge Welt
💰 In the Middle Ages, the rich didn’t just hoard — they dominated.
From corrupt clergy to greedy lords, medieval society was built on power cloaked in piety.
Explore the role of wealth in medieval exploitation:
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#Medieval #History #Corruption #Wealth #Brewminate
Medieval Abusive Wealth: Power, Exploitation, and Corruption
The medieval period was a time when wealth and power were built on the exploitation of the lower classes by feudal lords.Matthew McIntosh (Brewminate)
Ship attacked in the Red Sea after a bulk carrier sinking claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-yemen-houthis-israel-15edf75586540201f63b7c33348fb737?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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When someone asks me to send them an autographed copy of my book
They also get some personalized notes!
Why am I NOT surprised that the £millionaire former British Prime Minister and Iraq war criminal, Tony Blair, is up to his neck in trying to monetise Israel’s genocide in Gaza!
“Leaked documents revealed the involvement of the #Tony #Blair #Institute [#TBI] in a plan to expel Palestinians and lure investors to rebuild the enclave”
via The Cradle News Desk
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#Press #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Plans #Expulsion #Palestinians #Investors
Tony Blair Institute linked to Israeli scheme to ethnically cleanse Gaza
Leaked documents revealed the involvement of TBI in a plan to expel Palestinians and lure investors to rebuild the enclavethecradle.co
- Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
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OpenAI spent $4.4B on employee stock compensation in 2024 which was higher than its annual revenue of $3.7B.
And that’s before the current talent wars where 9 figure pay packages are rumored.
Offener Brief von Hochschulangestellten und Studenten zur Lage in Gaza (junge Welt)
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> Am heutigen Dienstag geht ein Offener Brief (datiert von ende Juni) von Lehrenden, Universitätsangestellten, Studierenden und Bürgern an Bundeskanzler Merz zur Lage in Gaza online. Hier in Auszügen dokumentiert. • Foto: IMAGO/Anadolu Agency
Diários de uma Apotecária confirma continuação, com um grande porém
https://www.tecmundo.com.br/minha-serie/601647-diarios-de-uma-apotecaria-confirma-continuacao-com-um-grande-porem.htm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Diários de uma Apotecária confirma continuação, com um grande porém
O futuro de Diários de uma Apotecária foi revelado logo após o fim de sua Temporada 2Felipe Gugelmin Valente (TecMundo)
Xbox Game Pass é insustentável e prejudica a indústria, diz fundador da Arkane Studios
https://www.tecmundo.com.br/voxel/501791-xbox-game-pass-e-insustentavel-e-prejudica-a-industria-diz-fundador-da-arkane-studios.htm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Xbox Game Pass é insustentável e prejudica a indústria, diz fundador da Arkane Studios
Em publicação no X, o ex-fundador da Arkane Studios, Raphael Colantonio, afirmou que o Game Pass é sustentado pelo "dinheiro infinito" da Microsoft; Veja os detalhes!Valdecir Emboava (TecMundo)
Why is drought-hit Brazil saying yes to AI data centers?
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/the-take-2/2025/7/7/aje-onl-bra_thirstytech_av_v3-070725?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Why is drought-hit Brazil saying yes to AI data centers?
Brazil is turning to AI data centers to boost its economy, but critics say they put our ecological future at risk.Al Jazeera
Musk's Grok AI boosts hate speech, misinformation after supposed 'improvements'
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/07/07/elon-musk-grok-ai-hate-speech-supposed-improvements/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Musk's Grok AI boosts hate speech, misinformation after supposed 'improvements'
The AI also started talking in first-person as if it were Musk himself and then claimed photo evidence of these comments were "manipulated."Bradly Shankar (MobileSyrup)
Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. Dodged the rain to visit a beautiful waterfall.
#ŠtrbskéPleso #Slovakia #photography #mountains #lake
Ducati lansează contul oficial pentru Muzeul pe 📸#Instagram în ziua aniversării fondării de la compania.
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Ducati lansează contul oficial al Muzeului pe Instagram în ziua aniversării fondării companiei - TechRider.ro
La împlinirea a 99 de ani de la fondare, Ducati anunță lansarea contului oficial de Instagram al Muzeului Ducati (@museoducati), o inițiativă destinată să spună povestea bogată a brandului italian, de la originile sale până la prezent.Bogdan Mocanu (TechRider.ro)
#fotografie #photography #flowers #blumen #blüte #blossom #nahaufnahme #closeup #makro #macro
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Richards Fotoseite - Fotografieren, Wandern, Reisen
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Sage-leaved Rock-Rose (Cistus salviifolius)
#ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Plant #Plants #PlantPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
Situation humanitaire, mise à jour du 26 juin 2025 #300 de l'OCHA - Bande de Gaza
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Situation humanitaire, mise à jour du 26 juin 2025 #300 de l'OCHA - Bande de Gaza — UJFP
Le rapport complet en anglais ICI.Admin1 (UJFP)
energy demnding activity
#photography #photographie #fotografia #fotografie
#colorphotography
#streetphotography
#urbanphotography
#streetportraitphotography
#people #portrait #streetportrait
Malware analyst discovered a new version of the Atomic macOS info-stealer (also known as 'AMOS') that comes with a backdoor, to attackers persistent access to compromised systems.
TikTok is said to be planning a new app for the USA – as a spin-off
TikTok has apparently agreed to spin off its US business and is planning to launch a new, independent app.
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#securityaffairs #hacking #Russia
New Batavia spyware targets Russian industrial enterprises
Since March 2025, fake contract emails have been spreading Batavia spyware in targeted attacks on Russian organizations.Pierluigi Paganini (Security Affairs)
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UAE’s AI drive spans kindergarten to corporate boards
Initiatives range from mandating AI education in kindergarten to providing government-owned companies with chatbot board members.Kelsey Warner (www.semafor.com)
The beyond horrible scourge of the establishment exposing itself beyond doubt
Most people buy the western establishment propaganda on the Ukraine issue because they buy it on all issues.Amos Keppler (Midnight Fire blog Vol 2.0)
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What Happened When Five AI Models Fact-Checked Trump
President Donald Trump has presented himself as a strong champion and consistent supporter of artificial intelligence. Upon returning to the White House, one of his first acts was to issue an executive order to “sustain and enhance America’s dominance in AI.” On his second day in office, he announced the Stargate Project, calling it “the largest AI infrastructure project, by far, in history.”The president has courted AI luminaries, most notably Sam Altman, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. His “big, beautiful budget bill” contains a provision prohibiting states from regulating AI over the next decade, in the hopes that this will help secure U.S. supremacy in the global AI race.
However, though Trump appears to support AI, that does not mean AI supports him, as our recent AI analysis of some of the president’s many questionable public statements shows.
To counter any inadvertent bias or systemic failures, we asked each of five leading AI models—OpenAI’s ChatGPT; Anthropic’s Claude; X/xAI’s Grok (owned by Elon Musk); Google’s Gemini; and Perplexity—to verify the president’s most oft-repeated claims or assertions. The systems are completely independent, with no known ideological filters and no revealed perspective biases among the model trainers. Statisticians would call this methodological verification a check for inter-rater reliability.
Artificial intelligence discredited all the Trump claims we presented, fact-checking the president with startling accuracy and objective rigor.
Across all questions, AI model responses disproving Trump’s claims or rejecting his assertions were always in the majority (i.e., 3 out of 5 responses or greater). All five models generated consistent responses firmly denying the claims in 16 of the 20 questions. In 15 of those consistently firm responses, all five AI models debunk the claims. (Note: Question 19 in the comprehensive analysis addresses the models’ lack of inherent bias against Trump and is one of those 16 responses, bringing the technical total down to 15 instead of 16.) But even those responses that we categorized as “less firm” partially refute Trump’s claims.
Consider the following sample of responses. Most questions with “less firm” responses have been included and are denoted by an asterisk.
What Happened When Five AI Models Fact-Checked Trump
President Donald Trump is an AI booster, write Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and co-authors Stephen Henriques and Steven Tian. So they thought it was fair to ask the leading chatbots to evaluate some of Trump’s frequently repeated claims.Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld (Yale Insights)
Bronnen: EU krijgt geen brief van VS over hogere importheffingen
transport-online.nl/93306/bron… #EU #importheffingen #Trump #VS
Bronnen: EU krijgt geen brief van VS over hogere importheffingen
BRUSSEL - De Europese Unie zal geen brief krijgen van de Verenigde Staten waarin hogere importheffingen worden aangekondigd. Dat melden ingewijden binnen de EU aan persbureau Reuters.Transport Online
Radikalere Kräfte in #Israel, so auch einige #rechtsextreme Minister der rechts-religiösen #Regierung von Ministerpräsident Benjamin #Netanjahu, sprechen offen von #Zwangsdeportationen der #Gaza-Bevölkerung und von der Errichtung jüdischer #Siedlungen in dem Küstengebiet.
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Vorstufe zur Vertreibung?: Israel plant Auffanglager für 600.000 Gaza-Bewohner
Verteidigungsminister Katz will für Palästinenser ohne Obdach eine „Humanitäre Stadt“ erbauen lassen. Dort soll es keine Hamas mehr geben. Ziel ist aber auch die „freiwillige“ Massenauswanderung.Der Tagesspiegel
#Trump #Fascism
#maccarthyism
#mamdani
@palestine
"Trump has elevated Zohran Mamdani’s run for mayor to being a matter of national security, and his administration is working to concoct a premise by which he and other naturalized Americans can be stripped of their citizenship"
Mamdani is the pro-Palestine NY mayor candidate
"It’s a limitless phrase — national security — and it is one that has not been applied to strip someone of their citizenship"... not yet
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Trump’s Threat to Deport Mamdani Isn’t a Joke
New York election now an ominous matter of “national security”Ken Klippenstein
INAF assume ricercatori e funzionari: ecco i bandi aperti con scadenza a luglio
@scuola
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L’Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) ha aperto diverse selezioni attive con scadenze tra il 10 e il 31 luglio 2025. Le opportunità riguardano profili amministrativi, tecnici e ricercatori, con contratti a tempo indeterminato e determinato. Le sedi sono distribuite in varie città italiane, tra
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The rise of ChatGPT psychosis.
These dudes don't want a partner they want to live in a fantasy that they are "the most perfect goodest boy" without doing anything but existing.
NEW #MURDERBOT STORY!!
NEW MURDERBOT STORY!!
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Read a New Murderbot Story for Free, Right After the Season Finale - Reactor
The new novelette will be released on Reactor immediately following the final episode of AppleTV+’s MurderbotReactor
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VDLM2 Message From: N566MQ / XP0324
Message: GLAD YOURE MAKING SOME PROGRESS LOL
Area: Virginia, USA
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VDLM2 Message From: N566MQ / XP0324
Message: OH DEAR. POOR THING. WE ARE BOTH PROUD OF HIM TOO MUST BE TOUGH HAVING TWO BALLS OF CHAOS WRECK YOUR WHOLE ROUTINE AND PEACE LOL
Area: Virginia, USA
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VDLM2 Message From: N566MQ / XP0324
Message: HAHA I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOUR CAT BUT I SUPPOSE ITS TOUGH ON YOU TOO LOOOL
Area: New York City, NY, USA
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A 27-year-old man was killed Monday after opening fire at a US #BorderPatrol facility in McAllen, Texas, authorities said.
Ryan Louis Mosqueda had an assault rifle & was carrying a utility vest when federal agents returned fire on Monday morning, McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez told reporters Monday morning. Rodriguez said police received a call about the shooting around 5:50AM & that Mosqueda fired dozens of rounds.
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✨ Type aliases for Instant & Clock → easier migration from kotlin.time
✨ Darwin fallback for missing timezone DB (via Foundation)
🛠 JVM date format compatibility restored
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Release v0.7.1 · Kotlin/kotlinx-datetime
Add kotlinx.datetime.Instant and kotlinx.datetime.Clock type aliases to, respectively, kotlin.time.Instant and kotlin.time.Clock to make migration more convenient. Add a fallback timezone database ...GitHub
Journalists: Will you be at NAHJ 2025 in Chicago this week? Our Senior Digital Security Trainer David Huerta is giving *four* talks on digital security, getting ahead of doxxing, and AI safety.
Come say hi!
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Netanyahu Meets Trump in Washington as Gaza Ceasefire Talks Advance - Palestine Chronicle
As Israel and Hamas hold indirect talks in Doha, Benjamin Netanyahu seeks Donald Trump’s support to impose Israel’s terms.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
Edit: Danke für das viele Boosten und die vielen Tipps ❤️ Ich werde mich dann mal dran machen, da was umzubauen.
Um das irgendwie im Budget zu halten möchte ich den zum ersten Mal selbst zusammenbauen.
Ich habe mir also die Nacht um die Ohren geschlagen und mich durchs Internet gewühlt um die Teile zusammenzustellen.
Wäre vielleicht jemand so nett, da mal drüber zu schauen, ob ich irgendwas vergessen, falsch oder übersehen habe?
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in reply to TheThordir • • •EU more ready to punish a country for spending too much than for literally becoming an autocracy.
Ahhh neoliberalism.