There are times I wonder if we’re even meant to survive as a species, much less a country. 'Anti-government militia' says it’s targeting Oklahoma weather radars news9.com/story/686de418f023bd…
An “anti-government militia” called ‘Veterans on Patrol’ told News 9 on Tuesday that it is “targeting” Oklahoma weather radars, days after an individual vandalized News 9’s weather radar.
#BOTD sci-fi horror author John Wyndham. So-called “master of the middle-class catastrophe" his stories often centre around ideas of genetic manipulation and augmentation, but set within ordinary homes and small communities. Works include Chocky & The Day of the Triffids. #books #horror #scifi #bookstodon
Don Watkins (@linuxnerd) fixed a pesky right-click issue on Fedora KDE Plasma 42. If your touchpad’s not working right, here’s a quick fix that might help.
After setting up my new Lenovo V15 laptop with Fedora KDE Plasma 42, one frustrating problem kept nagging me: I couldn’t get the right-click function to work with the touchpad.... Read More
EFF was founded at a time when governments were hostile toward technology and clueless about how it would shape your life. While threats from state and commercial forces grew alongside the internet, so too did EFF’s expertise. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/its-…
Today we celebrate 35 years of EFF bearing the torch for digital rights against the darkness of the world. While threats from state and commercial forces grew alongside the internet, so too did EFF’s expertise.
And yet, the US government is still hostile and clueless. Perhaps a senate with a median age of around 65 has something to do with it. That's when most Americans retire.
@fringemagnet hah. Looks like it paid off. Where are you now in the saga? Should I rewatch episodes 1-3? I only watched them once in the theater when they first came out. So disappointed back then.
Funny enough the prequels are next on my list, I caught up with a couple of the animated shows that I had never watched, and The Phantom Menace is next. I plan to go in with a much more forgiving mindset, I will let you know if the plan works. XD
That's the combo! Though I was pretty young and very impressionable when Episode I was released back in 1999, so it may all backfire and just end up disappointing me more as an adult. 😁
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday that the South African athlete's right to a fair trial was partially violated by a Swiss court, which ruled against her in 2020 for refusing to lower her naturally high testosterone levels, resulti…
While we know that many of you are reading Hackaday via our Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, we suspect that most people on the street wouldn’t know that it underlies a lot of the modern internet. [A. McNamee] and [A. Service] have created an illustrated history of RSS that proudly proclaims RSS is (not) dead (yet)!
While tens of millions of users used Google Reader before it was shut down, social media and search companies have tried to squeeze independent blogs and websites for an increasingly large part of their revenue, making it more and more difficult to exist outside the walled gardens of Facebook, Apple, Google, etc. Despite those of you that remember, RSS has been mostly forgotten.
RSS has been the backbone of the podcast industry, however, quietly serving feeds to millions of users everywhere with few of them aware that an open protocol from the 90s was serving up their content. As with every other corner of the internet where money could be made, corporate raiders have come to scoop up creators and skim the profits for themselves. Spotify has been the most egregious actor here, but the usual suspects of Apple, Google, and Amazon are also making plays to enclose the podcast commons.
If you’d like to learn more about how big tech is sucking the life out of the internet (and possibly how to reverse the enshittification) check out Cory Doctorow’s keynote from our very own Supercon.
Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine on July 10 that lasted almost 10 hours, according to Kyiv officials. The strike killed at least 2 people and injured over a dozen more in the capital.
In mostra da domani al 4 novembre al Museo Horne di Firenze la Croce su fondo oro dipinta di Lippo di Dalmasio, proveniente dalla collezione di Casa Museo Rodolfo Siviero a Firenze, di grande rilevanza per la pittura trecentesca, restaurata e ricompo…
Un passo indietro della Corte Costituzionale sui fermi amministrativi delle navi di soccorso pressenza.com/it/2025/07/un-pa… Mentre la sentenza della Consulta n.96/2025 pur dichiarando l’inammissibilità della questione sollevata dal giudice di pace di Roma in merito alla legittimità costituzionale della detenzione amministrativa prevista dall’art. 14 comma 2 del Testo Unico sull’immigrazione
Recipients of a #US #Climate #Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave Researchers in the #NOAA program were furloughed because funds to pay them were not available. The awards, under the Climate and Global Change #Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, have supported more than 230 researchers, many of whom have gone on to be leaders in global climate and atmospheric research. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/climate… archive.ph/MfjgL #NCAR
This week marks two months of the giving circle 🌹 every week, you’ve helped six families and fifteen more at a displacement camp get food & water, medicine & healthcare, and SO much more.
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter.
Vacanza in Danimarca finita, ultima foto fatta nel suolo patria dell'Higge, vedere posti che funzionano mi fa venire voglia di scendere in politica per cambiare le cose, poi mi ricordo in che paese vivo...
Kommentar zur Enquete-Kommission: Wenn aufklären, dann richtig
Die Aufarbeitung der Corona-Pandemie ist aus Sicht von Birthe Sönnichsen überfällig. Doch es müsse um mehr gehen, als bekannte Probleme neu zu benennen. Und benötigte Hilfe dürfe durch die Aufarbeitung nicht aufgeschoben werden.
Aber klar, ich wäre als Kind auch enttäuscht, wenn ich miterlebe, daß es nicht um meine Bildung geht, sondern ich nur irgendwo abgestellt werden muss, während meine Eltern arbeiten.
Politiker*innen im Landtag bekommen Luftfilter...aber die Kids müssen, zum großen Teil ungeschützt, in die Schule.
»Ebenso sollte klar sein, dass der Blick nicht nur auf die gerichtet werden darf, die besonders gefährdet sind. Von Beginn an müssen auch Kollateralschäden im Blick behalten werden. Welchen Preis sind wir bereit zu zahlen, um Menschenleben zu schützen?« 🤡
Ganz bestimmt muss NICHT aufgearbeitet werden, wie ohne Präzedenzfall versucht wurde eine Pandemie einzudämmen.
Was endlich aufgearbeitet gehört: Wie "Impfgegner" uns allen auf der Nase herumtanzen durften. Wie das die Rechten gestärkt hat. Wer die Notlage skrupellos und korrupt ausgenutzt hat, um sich auf unser aller Kosten zu bereichern. Warum Kinder nicht geschützt wurden. Wie mit vulnerablen Personengruppen umgegangen wurde. 1/2
"As AI-generated content becomes more common online, concerns about its impact are growing. Some users worry about the spread of misinformation, especially as it becomes easier to generate convincing but entirely AI-fabricated videos.
“Even if the content is informative and someone might find it entertaining or useful, I feel we are moving into a time where ... you do not have a way to understand what is human-made and what is not,” said Henry Ajder, founder of Latent Space Advisory, which helps businesses navigate the AI landscape.
Others are frustrated by the sheer volume of low-effort AI content flooding their feeds. This kind of material is often referred to as “AI slop” — low-quality, randomly generated content made using artificial intelligence.
“The age of slop is inevitable,” said Ajder, who is also an AI policy advisor at Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram. “I’m not sure what we do about it.”
While it’s not new, the surge in this type of content has led to growing criticism from users who say it’s harder to find meaningful or original material, particularly on apps such as TikTok, YouTube and Instagram."
The ruling also found Russia responsible for the deadly downing of Flight MH17, a Malaysian airliner shot down by Russian proxy forces in Ukraine in July 2014.
Un’incursione nella musica elettronica e nelle sue deviazioni artistiche che non lascerà indifferenti i molti appassionati del genere musicale che rivoluzionò la musica della secondo Novecento.
Minaccia di licenziamento per il lavoratore che si è opposto al traffico di armi pressenza.com/it/2025/07/aerop… Il delegato USB dell’aeroporto di Montichiari, vicino Brescia, è stato raggiunto da una contestazione disciplinare da parte dell’azienda presso la quale lavora da più di vent’anni, per aver divulgato la notizia del passaggio di missili che era previsto per lo… Unione Sindacale di Base
Il delegato USB dell’aeroporto di Montichiari, vicino Brescia, è stato raggiunto da una contestazione disciplinare da parte dell’azienda presso la quale Il delegato USB dell’aeroporto di Montichiari, vicino Brescia, è stato raggiunto da una contestaz…
"Israel is committing the worst possible crimes in broad daylight. Its cheerleaders are flooding the zone with shit to deflect from these crimes - and to shut down scrutiny and justice. Don’t let them" Owen Jones on Israel’s plan for a Gaza concentration camp.
Dopo l’ultimo aggiornamento “anti-woke”, l’intelligenza artificiale di Elon Musk ha cominciato a postare contenuti antisemiti, razzisti e revisionisti. XAI minimizza, mentre le reazioni esplodono.
Boosting is really important on the Fediverse because it makes whatever you boost federate to the entire servers of all your followers. A boosted public post appears on your followers' timelines, but also becomes searchable to everyone on the servers of your followers.
Instead of an algorithm, the Fediverse relies on human beings sharing stuff they find interesting. This process creates a wonderful chain of discovery.
To boost something here, click the 🔁 or 🚀 button below the post.
I still really wish there would be a silent boost or something. Something which would not clutter up my own timeline. I don't want to drown out my own voice to share stuff.
@flamecat Honestly the main thing that usually stops me from boosting. Either that or separating the "posts" and "boosts" filters when looking at someone's timeline.
I love that there is no algorithm. I notice that I have a much better head space when I use the fediverse. I also am less "hooked" and more intentional when I use these services!
There are many other ways to make posts spread, for example following an account means that person's posts end up on your server.
Boosts are automatically hidden if you've seen them before UNLESS 40 other posts have passed through your feed. In that case it allows the boost to be seen again. More about this at:
this is what makes memes against what they once were: ideas travelling through the shared human psyche \ecospere because ppl appreciate said idea. Rather the 'computer said WATCH THIS!! NOW!!' variant.
China is reviving an ekranoplan design dubbed the "Bohai Sea Monster," echoing the Soviet "Caspian Sea Monster", a vessel that skims the sea at jet-like speeds. Meanwhile, the U.S. has experimented with own version, the Liberty Lifter.
L’Unione Europea non vuole più combattere il greenwashing? pressenza.com/it/2025/07/lunio… Il 20 giugno scorso la Commissione Europea ha annunciato il ritiro della proposta di direttiva “Green Claims”, che ha l’obiettivo di contrastare il greenwashing delle aziende. L’Italia è tra gli Stati membri che hanno revocato il proprio appoggio al testo Negli ultimi giorni… Forum Salviamo il Paesaggio
Hegseth reportedly authorized Ukraine weapons shipment pause without informing White House
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete #Hegseth authorized a halt to #American #weapons shipments to #Ukraine early in July without notifying the #WhiteHouse, CNN reported on July 8, citing five undisclosed sources.
It affected a package that included #Patriot interceptor missiles, 155 mm #artillery rounds, #Hellfire missiles, #Stinger and #AIM air-to-air missiles, and other key munitions.
Some of the weapons had already reached Poland and were en route to Kyiv when the shipment was stopped, according to NBC News.
When asked by a reporter on July 4 about the pause in U.S. #weapons #shipments to #Ukraine as he prepared to board Air Force One, U.S. President Donald #Trump denied any suspension, saying, "We haven't (paused the shipments). We're giving weapons."
Sources told CNN that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who currently lacks a chief of staff or senior advisers, believed the move aligned with President Donald Trump's "America First" priorities.
I'll believe AI might be a good solution when streaming services use it for ad insertion purposes so that it doesn't interrupt dialogue, songs, etc… Seems like a relatively easy tech solution, given that human editors do it all the time. But it implies actually caring about the consumer. #AI #TV
Während immer mehr #Hitzerekorde gebrochen und viele Teile der Welt und Deutschlands von #Überschwemmungen heimgesucht werden, können sich viele von uns ihre #Strom- und #Heizrechnungen nicht mehr leisten.
Gleichzeitig werden extrem reiche Menschen immer reicher, heizen die #Klimakrise an und zahlen noch dazu weniger #Steuern als der Rest von uns.
Wir müssen dringend auf erneuerbare, bezahlbare Energiequellen für alle umstellen.
Wir fordern die Bundesregierung unter dem Motto #TaxTheirBillions auf, Superreiche zu besteuern. Wir brauchen eine nationale und eine globale Vermögenssteuer für Superreiche und dauerhaft erhöhte Steuern auf klimaschädliche fossile Brennstoffunterneh…
Das Bild zeigt eine Werbeanzeige mit einem Hintergrund in hellblau. Im Vordergrund befindet sich ein Stapel Euroscheine, die in der Luft schweben, was ein Gefühl von Reichtum und Geldfluss vermittelt. Oben links steht in großen schwarzen Buchstaben "350", und rechts oben ist ein weißes Rechteck mit der Aufschrift "TAX THEIR BILLIONS!" in schwarzen Buchstaben. Der Haupttext in der Mitte lautet "Das Geld für eine bessere Zukunft existiert." in schwarzen Buchstaben, gefolgt von "Besteuerung der Superreichen!" in roten Buchstaben. Am unteren Rand des Bildes befindet sich ein roter Balken mit der Aufforderung "UNTERZEICHNE DIE PETITION FÜR EINE VERMÖGENSSTEUER, JETZT!" in weißer Schrift. Die Anzeige appelliert an die Leser, eine Petition für eine Vermögenssteuer zu unterzeichnen, um Geld für eine bessere Zukunft zu sammeln.
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Stories like this reflect my personal experience with MAGA associations. Literally nothing will ever turn them away from Trump/MAGA. It is a waste of time and energy to try. If one or two make it out, great welcome back! Otherwise, fuck off forever. #uspoli #MAGA
The murk surrounding the death of Russia’s transport minister – allegedly tied to the theft of border defenses -- has captured the attention of the political elites. For many, it’s not a settled fact that he killed himself.
⚠️ ‘Israel's next election will decide the battle between the Zionist and messianic camps’ By Shaul Arieli 🧵👇 The decisive question is whether the State of Israel will remain a Jewish democracy, or turn into a messianic ethnocracy
In founding the state, the Zionists saw the Jewish people's need for a safe haven. As Theodor Herzl wrote in "The Jewish State," "Let the sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the globe large enough to satisfy the rightful requirements of a nation."
Recours pour réclamer un accès effectif à la préfecture du Nord pour les personnes étrangères [
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] gisti.org/spip.php?article7546 "Quinze organisations, dont le Gisti, ont saisi le tribunal administratif de Lille, le 9 juillet 2025, pour obliger la préfecture du Nord à mettre en place des modalités d'organisations du service permettant d'assurer l'accès normal à la préfecture des personnes étrangères. Cette requête fait suite au constat des carences
Quinze organisations, dont le Gisti, ont saisi le tribunal administratif de Lille, le 9 juillet 2025, pour obliger la préfecture du Nord à mettre en place des modalités d'organisations du service (…)
"The Economic Partnership Agreement, as well as the Reconstruction Investment Fund, recently signed between the United States and Ukraine, highlights the strengthening partnership between our two nations and resembles the very key tenets of the Marshall Plan that led to the restoration of Europe decades ago. #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO
Ahead of the Cork Trans and Intersex Pride march this Saturday, Caz Koopman, of Mammies For Trans Rights, says Irish society needs to shake off old, ...
@Politica interna, europea e internazionale È uscito il nuovo numero di The Post Internazionale. Il magazine, disponibile già da ora nella versione digitale sulla nostra App, e da domani, venerdì 11 luglio, in tutte le edicole, propone ogni due settimane inchieste e approfondimenti sugli affari e il
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: President [Trump] has been pretty clear - he's disappointed and frustrated that there's not been more flexibility on the Russian side to bring about an end to this conflict. We hope that can change.
[Q]: Russia has launched its most massive attacks in the last three days, and you, of course, saw your counterpart today. Are you willing now to put stronger sanctions on Russia?
The meeting between President Aliyev and PM Pashinyan has ended.
The negotiations lasted for several hours and were held both between delegations and privately between the leaders.
Reportedly, the delimitation of the border and the signing of a peace agreement were discussed. Further negotiations will take place. #AureFreePress #News #press #headline
So I hopped out of my air conditioned truck into a howling wind & 35°C (95°F) heat to snap a shot of the Parting-of-the-Ways on the Oregon Trail (1811-69) in Wyoming. The right road cut 8dys off the wagon train's journey west but required enduring 80km (50mi) without water. About 2/3rds of the 400k emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail chose the left road. The Trail has been variously called a linear graveyard & junkyard. Thousands lost their lives on their journey west.
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