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Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity

"When developers are allowed to use AI tools, they take 19% longer to complete issues—a significant slowdown that goes against developer beliefs and expert forecasts. This gap between perception and reality is striking: developers expected AI to speed them up by 24%, and even after experiencing the slowdown, they still believed AI had sped them up by 20%."


Like so many papers on AI, this ignores the ethical aspects and any power analysis -- which would be just as problematic if AI tools actually made experienced developers faster. So it's the gap between perception and reality that I find most interesting. Keep that in mind when you see developers -- or anybody else -- talking about how amazingly more productive they are thanks to AI!

in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

this is still a useful argument to those who don’t care about ethics, like some corporations.
in reply to Demi Marie Obenour

@alwayscurious Agreed! That said, people who want to deploy AI will point out that tools are getting better, and come up with reasons that their situation is different than the specific one discussed in the study ... so tbd how useful it winds up being in practice on that front.
in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

Bluesky is starting age verification in the UK on July 25

"We’ll use Epic Games’ Kids Web Services (KWS) to give our UK community choices about how to verify their age. If you’re in the UK, you can choose between methods like payment card verification, ID scans, and face scans. (See here to learn more about how KWS safeguards user information.) For people who are under 18 or don’t want to go through this process, we’ll make adult-appropriate content inaccessible, and we’ll disable features like direct messaging."


"Highly effective age assurance” is a requirement of the Online Safety Act, so they don't really have a lot of choice. Still, not good! And with the US Supreme Court recently upholding Texas' age verification law, we should expect to see similar policies in other geographies.

#bluesky #OnlineSafetyAct

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in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

how long until the first serious data leaks/breaches happen? Should MPs and civil servants that pushed for this despite opposition from privacy advocates face a public enquiry? Yes. Will they? Probably not.
in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

If you're wondering about how the Online Safety Act applies here in the fediverse ... it's complicated.

@iftas has a lot of resources at connect.iftas.org/library/lega…

#OnlineSafetyAct #fediverse

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in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

@iftas I'm anticipating basically just needing to be on a permanent VPN connection in the near-ish future.
in reply to Ret

@ret @iftas but what if i don't have a VPN? and what if i don't want to do face scanning or payment card verification? i'd much rather just exist on the internet as a 21 year old adult without any of this OSA nonsense.
in reply to Cardboard!

@cardboard @iftas I guess none of us are going to have a choice in that. Either have your face or ID scanned or don’t use the services.
in reply to Ret

@ret @iftas so does that mean i have to give up discord, telegram and here, among other things?
in reply to Cardboard!

@cardboard @ret @iftas I always like to remind that "have a VPN" does not have to mean "that's owned by a private corporation who's inscrutable". You can run your own for the lowest cost of a droplet at somewhere like DigitalOcean or Vultr or whatever in another region.
in reply to Cardboard!

@cardboard @iftas potentially? I am no oracle, but it does seem like at least the centralised ones will start cracking down soon.
in reply to Ret

Yeah, it's hard to know but the trend is certainly in that direction. It's possible that small fedi instances without open registration might not be subject to this for the Online Safety Act (although that's certainly not legal advice!), but the EU is working on an age verification requirement, so is Canada, and there are bills in the US that could require it as well ... so it's hard to be optimistic.

@ret @cardboard

in reply to Cardboard!

@cardboard @ret @iftas Do want to point out it seems you can still use the sites,

"If users don’t want to verify their age, or if they’re under 18, they will still be able to have an account with certain features limited. Bluesky will block “adult-appropriate content” and turn off certain features, such as direct messaging."

in reply to The Vampire Fish Queen

True, but what is "adult-approriate content"? From what I understand about the dynamics in the UK, that could well include anything LGBTQIA2S+ related -- here in the US, many of the supporters of the proposed KOSA law (which would in practice require age verification) make no secret of the fact that it's targeting LGBTIA2S+ people. And things could certainly go that route for other "controversial" topics ...we'll see how things play out, but the scope is likely to steadily increase over time.

@TheVampireFishQueen @cardboard @ret

in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

And this just in via @dell here in the US, DHS' threat bulletins are describing ordinary behavior, like riding a skateboard or livestreaming, as threatening to law enforcement. OMG, we certainly wouldn't want to expose kids to that kind of threatening behavior!!!!!!!

wired.com/story/dhs-tells-poli…

@TheVampireFishQueen @cardboard @ret

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in reply to The Vampire Fish Queen

Maybe ... although it could go the other way too -- early this year I saw somebody in the UK Government saying the Online Safety Act needed to be strengthened .

There's a "repeal" petition here with a few thousand votes but I don't know if there's any organized campaign yet. petition.parliament.uk/petitio…

@TheVampireFishQueen @cardboard @ret

in reply to Ret

Exactly. The original proposal for the Online Safety Act included regulating this "harmful but not illegal" content, but it got stripped out (it was so bad that even Kemi Badenoch was against it). Still, the govenment wants more power and "this will make everyody safer" is often a good way to spin it.

@ret @TheVampireFishQueen @cardboard

in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

If you're contacting MPs about the Online Safety Acty (which is always a good idea if you've got the time and energy), here's Open Rights Group's recommendations on how to fix it - openrightsgroup.org/publicatio…

@ret @TheVampireFishQueen @cardboard

in reply to The Nexus of Privacy

And here's a timely article by @mgeist about The Legal and Privacy Concerns of Mandatory Age Verification Technologies. It focus on Canadian legislation, but the risks and harms it discusses are applicable everywhere.

"A harm that proponents of these technologies want to mitigate is “the extent of youths’ exposure to sexually explicit material online, the frequency with which this material is of an aggressive or violent nature, and the potential harms to body image or mental health it may cause”. Opponents note that these technologies are harmful in that they would limit young people’s (especially those from marginalized groups) “access to online content or forums” that provide “avenues for community-building, civic engagement, and education”, as well as “self-discovery”. Further, use of such technologies comes with risk of data breaches that would publicly expose people’s online activities, consequently causing “psychological or physical harms” and possibly discouraging them from “operating freely in the digital environment”"


michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/risky-…

in reply to SerpentRider (qtp)

@SerpentRider accidentlally! i had multiple tabs open and was confused about which one was a reply, by the time I noticed the mistake some people had already boosted it so oh well.


Fragmentation on the Fediverse is a real problem.

Hypothetically, let’s say I’m an admin. I don’t like "John Doe" (just a random example). Instead of simply blocking John Doe myself, I demand that "Billy Bob" — the admin of his instance — remove him entirely.

Billy Bob refuses, because John Doe hasn’t broken any rules. So, being an egotistical maniac, I blacklist Billy Bob’s entire instance — 5,000+ innocent users who had nothing to do with anything.

I also have 5,000+ users on my instance. Now you’ve got over 10,000 people who can’t communicate, all because of a personal disagreement.

This kind of thing happens far too often on the Fediverse. If you create more than one account (on different instances), you’ll likely discover people you didn’t even know existed — people you’d want to follow but previously couldn’t, due to the growing fragmentation across the network.

The scale of the problem becomes even more obvious when you move to a different instance. You’ll likely find that not everyone you currently follow can be followed from the new site.

The solution?

Right now, it means having more than one account just to keep in touch with everyone you want to follow.

How crazy is that?

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Misskey

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in reply to Linux Is Best

@Linux

In your scenario, one of the problems is that a single person controls the social graph of 5,000 others. The other is that 5,000 people didn’t have enough information to understand that they were giving some of their freedom away to an unreasonable person.

In short, I don’t think Federation is the problem.

The solution may be more fragmentation. Break off those 2 communities of 5,000 people into 100 communities of 50 people, and suddenly that personal argument will « only » impact 100 people.

You don’t need multiple accounts if you’re in full control of the one you have.

in reply to Jeremy Herve

@jeremy

You want to overcome human nature — but that’s not going to happen.

People are inherently communal and tribal. A site with 5,000+ users is likely to attract 5,000+ more.

The Fediverse must operate within the limits of human behavior. We can argue that humanity should change, but that site will have over 250,000 users long before anyone seriously considers your argument.

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The Trump administration is now regularly raiding churches to deport Christians www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Southern California bishop sus...



Brazil responds to Trump’s unilateral and improper declaration of a 50 percent tariff to avenge his fascist buddy Bolsinaro.

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in reply to Ehay2k

@Ehay2k
I just want to know why (they think) the American people should suffer from higher prices and trade disruptions to make an ineffective political gesture to protect some corrupt foreign leader who is facing a trial in his own country for their own reasons? This isn't our business? Right?

Why do we need to run around helping Bolsinaro? I happen to know who he is but I can assure you most people in the US do not.

in reply to myrmepropagandist

@futurebird
It helps that neither #Trump nor most of his #maga supporters understand how tariffs work. (MS media has totally failed us here.)

So they don't understand that the #tariffs on Brazilian products, especially coffee, actually impact prices they pay in the US.

If a person doesn't understand that, and also thinks that their leader is strong and always right, then you can see how they would support his attempts to fight the "injustices" to Bolsinaro.



💻 L'Europa fa un balzo nel futuro, investendo 65 milioni su computer quantistici. Innovazione o discussione? #QuantumComputing #InvestmentInFuture

🔗 tomshw.it/smartphone/europa-in…



After Trans People, Trump Now Erasing Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument

erininthemorning.com/p/after-t…

> The "History and Culture" page no longer includes bisexual rights.

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#PerfektBlue #Bluetooth attack allows hacking infotainment systems of Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Skoda
securityaffairs.com/179789/hac…
#securityaffairs #hacking #carhacking



#gazetadobrasil #jornalismo #noticias #politics Namorado de Vereadora do PSOL é Preso após ser Identificado por Câmeras do Smart Sampa com Mandado de Prisão por Roubo gazetabrasil.com.br/ultimas-no…


Forest Manhunt Called Off After Tipsters Mistake Hiker For Dad Accused Of Killing 3 Daughters
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/travis-decker-false-alarm-idaho_n_686fe022e4b045e0e37f5a3f?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into News & Politics @news-politics-huffingtonpost



More Than 3,000 People Just Bought This $34 Retro-Chic Casio Watch Online
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Posted into RS Recommends @rs-recommends-RollingStone



Questa sera, giovedì 10 luglio, dalle 21, ci troviamo in Via Zauli Naldi 2 a #Faenza per osservare #Marte, la #Luna piena, le #costellazioni ed altri oggetti interessanti, con i nostri #telescopi e #binocoli

Ingresso libero e #gratis, non mancare!
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@astronomia

#astronomia #spazio #astrofili #scienza #divulgazione #cielostellato #cielonotturno #telescopio #binocolo #osservatorio #stargazing #starparty #scienze #science #space #astronomy #evento #eventi #romagna #italia

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Nintendo discontinues cost-saving game vouchers for Switch Online players
Vouchers could save buyers $10 or $20 on the cost of many Switch games.
arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/07…




Stelle di Domani 2025: il 12 luglio la Danza incontra Still I Rise
pressenza.com/it/2025/07/stell…
La manifestazione “Stelle di Domani 2025” della compagnia Balletto di Venezia apre le porte alla solidarietà: il 12 luglio, presso la Scuola Grande di San Rocco a Venezia, si terrà un evento speciale i cui proventi saranno interamente devoluti a Still I…
Still I Rise


Elon Musk wants to bring Tesla’s robotaxis to SF — good luck
https://www.theverge.com/tesla/704249/elon-musk-tesla-robotaxi-sf-california-dmv-permits?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge @the-verge-theverge



#985 J.S. Cockburn - Western Circuit Assize Orders, 1629-1648: A Calendar. Royal Historical Society, London, 1976, Camden Fourth Series, Volume 17, 1st Edition.

#JSChampion #RoyalHistoricalSociety #Assizes #Archives #Cornwall #Devon #Dorset #Somerset #Wiltshire #Hampshire #BookOfTheDay



Dalla parte di Francesca Albanese - Amnesty International Italia

amnesty.it/dalla-parte-di-fran…

> Francesca Albanese, relatrice speciale delle Nazioni Unite sul Territorio palestinese occupato, è stata colpita da attacchi sistematici a causa del suo ruolo fondamentale di promozione dei diritti umani e del diritto internazionale. L’annuncio del segretario […]

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in reply to esplovago

@esplovago

Sì. Ma credo che quelli di #amnesty #ita non lo sappiano.

Ricordo lo shock ai miei tempi: a livello locale eravamo attivissimi-scatenati. Andai ad un congresso nazionale ed era un pantano di brontoburocrati grassi e tronfi.

Spero siano cambiati (ma non vedo perché mai dovrebbero)

in reply to Maronno Winchester

mi spiace molto.. vorrei anche seguire #amnestytech ma sono solo su X (è l'unico account per il quale non ho trovato una alternativa da quando ho lasciato X): amnesty.org/en/tech/

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The Trial of Ayla King


cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/2870598…


The Trial of Ayla King




Maledetti palazzi ucraini che danneggiano i poveri missili russi!
in reply to Carlo Gubitosa

@gubi io abbastanza sicuro di averla sentita (anche?) dai pacifisti tipo quelli del meme (e dalla lega) @unknow
in reply to prex

@prex i leghisti con i pacifisti non c’entrano nulla, e anche i filorussi sono una differente categoria di pensiero.

“Abbastanza sicuro” senza citazione di fonte per me equivale a “lo ha detto mio cugino”.

Io ho fonti dove leggo chiaramente “le sanzioni sono più efficaci delle armi:

azionenonviolenta.it/con-il-po…

E le sanzioni le chiedo anche per Israele, cosa che si guardano bene dal fare molti antipacifisti da social con la morale biforcuta.

@prex


Neue Hoffnung für potenzielle Contergan-Opfer nach Urteil

Das Vorgehen, mit dem die Conterganstiftung über die Anerkennung von potenziellen Betroffenen entscheidet, entspricht nicht den gesetzlichen Vorgaben. Das hat das Bundesverwaltungsgericht entschieden. Von Christian Baars und Jana Heck.

➡️ tagesschau.de/inland/gesellsch…

#Contergan #Urteil #Bundesverwaltungsgericht



I don't know why I expected a large WAF like Azure's to not be susceptible to this old trick but apparently I'm still naive. This is why we can't have nice things. sigh

trustedsec.com/blog/azures-fro…



Harmonic, a startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev that aims to build AI better at math than humans, raised a $100M Series B at a $875M valuation (Kate Clark/Bloomberg)

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
techmeme.com/250710/p33#a25071…


in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

Release the Epstein Files. All Trump supporters and Donor's names are on the list. ALL OF THEM.




Right now, #Haza #Singh #Rivera #Piazzolla #Debussy and more sound in #Cardiff worldconcerthall.com/en/schedu… #wch


„Selbst wenn wir alle morgen am Tag klimaneutral wären in Deutschland, würde keine einzige Naturkatastrophe auf der Welt weniger geschehen,(...)" #Merz

Klimapolitik zur Vermeidung wirtschaftlicher Schäden reduzieren ist kurzsichtig. Physik fragt nicht nach Geld!

bundestag.de/dokumente/textarc…

#Merz




Das Eureka! Abendrätsel:

eurekaapp.de/kreuzwort/n6Uu

Gerne Repost 😉 #EurekaRätsel
1. Rätsel in der Eureka! Kreuzworträtselapp öffnen (Link klicken)
2. Mit Lösungscode ("KOPIEREN" Knopf r. unten) antworten
Unter allen Teilnahmen wird wöchentlich ein Fragenpaket verlost.

in reply to Eureka! Fakten

Scoreboard für dieses Rätsel:
1.: @riese - 01:56 - 1000 Punkte
2.: @SpreewalderleR - 02:10 - 990 Punkte
3.: @mettigel - 02:17 - 980 Punkte
4.: @tiamaria - 02:27 - 970 Punkte
5.: @ricknroll - 02:30 - 960 Punkte
6.: @herrwenzel - 02:36 - 950 Punkte
7.: @allein_dabei - 02:42 - 940 Punkte
8.: @Cameron - 02:49 - 930 Punkte
9.: @viviana - 03:19 - 920 Punkte


Invasion de ratons laveurs : «Il est tout à fait capable d’ouvrir une porte si elle n’est pas fermée à clé» – Libération

liberation.fr/environnement/bi…

> Jean-François Maillard, spécialiste du dossier à l’OFB, détaille les raisons de la prolifération de ces petits omnivores opportunistes, porteurs pour certains de vers intestinaux dangereux pour l’humain, dans plusieurs régions françaises.



@classicalmusic
Schumann Sinfonie Nr 2 in C-Dur Op 61

John Eliot Gardiner
NDR Sinfonieorchester

1989

youtube.com/watch?v=CdatL-8aAf…

#music #classic #concert #history


in reply to Sir Rochard 'Dock' Bunson

Yes, I'm listening to the "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff" episodes on Bread & Puppets.

omny.fm/shows/cool-people-who-…

#ActivistArt





I am in Belledonne. It's a bit higher than Soubran.

Eyes full of mountains, legs full of lactate.

15k, 1500 mEG (where's my route
planner said 20k and 1500mEG)

#vacations
#trailrunning
#runnersofmatodon #runnersofmastodon
#running



CINEMATOGRAFIA QUEER (@cinematoqueer.bsky.social)

bsky.app/profile/cinematoqueer…

> "Another Country" traz Rupert Everett em seu 1º papel no cinema, sensível e rebelde. Colin Firth entrega uma energia intensa como o amigo idealista e comunista, e a química entre os dois, que já haviam feito a peça juntos, é um dos pontos altos. cinematografiaqueer.blogspot.c…



@classicalmusic
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) 7 Lieder

Sopran: Lisa della Casa
Piano: Sebastian Peschko
Recorded in 1962, at Loffenau

youtube.com/watch?v=LXcCqPvXg3…

#music #classic #lieder #songs






Nurses' #unions march on #Paraguay capital, against #privatization and lack of funding

publicservices.international/r…

#union #UnionStrong #neoliberalism #austerity #Asuncion #PSI #APE #outsourcing #IPS #corruption



@classicalmusic
Schostakowitsch - Suite für Varieté-Orchester

Rumon Gamba
Münchner Rundfunkorchester

youtube.com/watch?v=K32azkdmRz…

#music #classic #concert



@classicalmusic
Telemann: Oboe Concertos

Andrius Puskunigis oboe & oboe d'amore
St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra
Donatas Katkus conductor

youtube.com/watch?v=n8XQh78Mxq…

#music #barock #oboe




Maturità, Valditara: “Chi boicotta l’orale sarà bocciato”
@scuola
corriereuniv.it/maturita-valdi…

“Fra le riforme che stiamo per varare c’è anche una riforma della Maturità. Comportamenti di questo tipo non saranno più possibili. Se un ragazzo non si presenta all’orale o volontariamente decide di non rispondere alle domande dei docenti, non perchè non è preparato, quello può capitare, ma perchè vuole ‘non collaborare’ o vuole

in reply to Luciano

@Luciano

Da quello che ho capito i protagonisti di queste storie erano studenti così bravi da aver accumulato già tutti i "punti" necessari alla promozione per cui sarebbero stati promossi anche se all'orale avessero detto così tante sciocchezze da prendere uno zero tondo tondo.

E allora, va bene che si bocci chi rifiuta di fare l'esame e prendendo uno zero all'orale non avrebbe i requisiti per la promozione, in tutti gli altri casi perché bocciarli? Sarebbe solo una punizione per una disobbedienza non violenta che alla fine danneggia solo loro.

Attenzione perché così ci si avvicina pericolosamente al principio valditariano sulla valenza pedagogica dell'umiliazione.

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@max
Sì, parliamo di candidati arrivati a 62 con gli scritti e probabilmente si sarebbero attestati sotto 80 dopo l'orale.
Poco danno a livello personale

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in reply to Das hüpfende Komma

Das Bild zeigt die untere Schiene eines Dampflokomotivs, das sich in Betrieb befindet. Die Lokomotive hat eine große rote Dampfwelle mit einem komplexen Mechanismus aus Metallteilen, die die Dampfkraft in Bewegung umsetzen. Dampf stiegt auf und umgibt die Dampfwelle, was auf die aktive Funktion der Lokomotive hinweist. Im Hintergrund sind weitere Teile der Lokomotive und ein Stück Eisenbahn轨道路可见。在前景中,可以看到一个黑色的方形物体,可能是用于照明的灯具。整体色调以红色和灰色为主,蒸汽的白色与周围的绿色草地形成鲜明对比。

Bereitgestellt von @altbot, privat und lokal generiert mit Ovis2-8B

🌱 Energieverbrauch: 0.168 Wh



Ännu en bra text, denna gång av Nalin Baksi.

expressen.se/kultur/kulturdeba…




Say hello to Jiminy Cricket. Nikon Zfc Nikon 50-250 F/6.3 104.0mm 1/640s ISO-1800 #photography #nature #insects #nikon

in reply to Astrealix

I dunno if I’m happy about women’s football getting bigger or angry it’s going down the same capitalist hyper commodified extractive way as men’s football.



Don't we have enough problems already? 6abc.com/post/city-workers-fil…
in reply to Adam Bender

@Adam Bender Mayor Parker is just the worst, first China Town and now this. I can't wait til the next election. She's just terrible.


𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂 e 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐

Ecco il mio ultimo lavoro, una composizione in due parti:

  • “𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂”, per violino, due viole, clarinetto basso, due marimbe e percussioni.
  • “𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐”, variazione del tema della “Marcetta” per due pianoforti, contrabbasso e percussioni.

eidon.bandcamp.com/track/marce…

#NowPlaying #radiorwell

#fedimusic #fediradio #mastomusic



#politique #palestine #israel 

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civiqs.com/results/favorable_d…
#Trump currently has completely neutral approval ratings in TX, FL and OH. These are usually blood red states and we have a chance to pick up their senate seats if we work hard at it and Trump continues to turn people against him.

in reply to cm0002

Plants have feelings too! hesi.nl/en/blog/Music-and-Plan…





Sayyed Khamenei directed swift response after Israeli attack on Iran

Iran's Parliament Speaker says Sayyed Khamenei stabilized the armed forces and led a swift missile and drone response following the Israeli attack in June.

en.mdn.tv/8ZGc

#Politics