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I'm starting a new community/family brass band: West Seattle Fam Band!

westseattlefam.band/

If you want to play or want to contribute in other ways hit up that link to read more about it and find links to our forms. Any boosts appreciated!

#WestSeattle #Seattle #LiveMusic #NewBand



Anyone for tea?

I took this at the Mine Manager's residence in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia.

Photographed and edited by Kev.

© All Rights Reserved by 2 Peeps and a Camera

#photography #photo #chairs #table #outdoorsetting #lawn #australia #tasmania #2peepsandacamera




“Scientists Warn Planet Unsafe”: Report Reveals 60% Of Global Land Now Beyond Limits As Governments Struggle With Escalating Environmental Threats

A groundbreaking study reveals that human activities have pushed Earth's biosphere to a critical tipping point, threatening the planet's ability to sustain life and prompting urgent calls for immediate global action.

sustainability-times.com/resea…




Rudy Giuliani injured in New Hampshire car crash, his spokesperson says


Rudy Giuliani is recovering from a fractured vertebra and other injuries following a car crash in New Hampshire, a spokesperson for the former New York City mayor said Sunday.

Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind while traveling on a highway Saturday evening, according to a statement posted on X by Michael Ragusa, Giuliani’s head of security. “He sustained injuries but is in good spirits and recovering tremendously,” Ragusa said, adding: “This was not a targeted attack.”

Giuliani, 81, was taken to a nearby trauma center and was being treated for injuries including “a fractured thoracic vertebrae, multiple lacerations and contusions, as well as injuries to his left arm and lower leg,” according to Ragusa.

https://apnews.com/article/rudy-giuliani-car-crash-7cef14a0e682391de2f03d0450d3393a

#USA


#Earthquake (#زلزله) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M5.2 || 26 km W of #Asadābād (#Afghanistan) || 9 min ago (local time 04:16:33). Follow the thread for the updates👇
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US-Richterin blockiert Abschiebungen von Kindern nach Guatemala

Die US-Regierung will hunderte unbegleitete Minderjährige nach Guatemala abschieben, nach Angaben ihrer Anwälte rechtswidrig. Teils sitzen die Kinder und Jugendlichen schon im Flugzeug. Doch eine Richterin stoppt die Abschiebungen - vorerst.

➡️ tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/…

#USA #Guatemala #Migration #Minderjährige



The SCO Summit in Tianjin and Turkey’s dilemma strategic-culture.su/news/2025…



Well, still #blogging about #gaming!

Here are some honorable mentions that didn't make it to the #top25games, at least right now.

This is post 31 of #Blaugust2025

joelchrono.xyz/blog/top-25-gam…

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My only suggestion to this informative list would be to include what platforms you played these games on and/or what platforms they’re available to play on. I seemed to have a pretty low batting average trying to find them on iOS, for instance. But it’d be good to know where else I COULD play them.

Checking out your top 25 list now…




New Comic Strip Found: Too Much Coffee Man by Shannon Wheeler
Too Much Coffee Man - 2025-08-31 gocomics.com/toomuchcoffeeman/…

#comicstrip #toomuchcoffeeman







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The image is a four-panel comic strip with a colorful, psychedelic background. The first panel shows a character sitting at a desk, looking frustrated and holding a pen, with the text "INFINITE POTENTIAL" above. The character is thinking, "How do I pack this down into something I can actually share?" The second panel depicts the same character holding a small, simple object, looking disappointed, with the text "All that work for this?!" The third panel shows another character handing the first character a small object, saying, "Here you go, I made this, it sucks." The fourth panel shows the first character holding a more complex, colorful object, looking surprised, with the text "Infinite potential." The comic humorously illustrates the struggle of distilling complex ideas into simple, shareable forms.

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There are new phishing attempts that are making their rounds around the Fediverse, asking people to verify their accounts.

I have reported two this morning.
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Il y a de nouvelles tentatives d’hameçonnage qui font leur tour du fédivers, demandant aux gens de vérifier leurs comptes.

J'en ai signalé deux ce matin.

Accounts/Comptes:
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#Fediblock #Mastodon



It's not such a big good deed if the old lady you help across the street is your mom.



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i'm a true anarchist and if i was forced to vote libertarian then i wouldn't have any huge moral disgust with it
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i bet you have a guaranteed roof over your head you privileged fuck ;)


If you or your loved ones is in needs of 12volts, hit me up.


The UN should immediately move out of the US. Unthinkable how a world government, who believes to be the top democracy of the world, could be so corrupt! #Landgrabbing #corruption

All UN Security Council members, except US, say famine in Gaza is 'man-made crisis'

reuters.com/world/middle-east/…

#johnmastodon



Is Captain Pike canonically polyam in Strange New Worlds?

In the episode "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" he sleeps and discuses future plans with an alien lady called Alora while he is in a relationship with Captain Batel. The relationship with Alora ends because of some horrible revelations about her planet, but at no point are the two parallel relationships presented as potential for conflict. It think it's therefore safe to assume that Pike and Batel's relationship does not contradict other, parallel romantic or sexual relationships.

However if Pike is indeed canonically polyam, it's strange that I never found that topic in any discussion about queerness in modern Star Trek.

Edit: Typos

#StrangeNewWorlds #StarTrek

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Batel and Pike's relationship is one of the first things we learn about in Strange New Worlds. In the very first episode we see them sharing breakfast after having shared a bed during the night. The scene implies some routine to this arrangement. Generally when discussing Pike people seem to agree that she is his girlfriend.

Sure, it is possible that their relationship actually is just this one super casual encounter between friends that becomes a romantic relationship later. However, I don't see why this is a more likely explanation than them just not having a problem with each other having other romantic or sexual relationship/encounters.

The show just showing us a polyamorous character would also fit in with how they introduced other queer characters in modern Star Trek. They mostly just are what they are without any discussion or explanation. I belive the only exception to this is Adira Tal in Discovery who has a very undramatic coming out moment with Paul Stamets (when they correct him on their pronouns).

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in reply to Cato

Okay, I've now spent two hours or something rewatching parts of some episodes.

I agree that it _can_ be seen as a polyam relationship, but that's not the way I'm interpreting it. To me, it seems as if it's more of a "friends with benefits" kind of situation in S1, evolving throughout S2 and becoming much more committed in S3.

Now, would I love some polyam representation in Trek? Absolutely. But it seems like The Expanse is where that's gonna stay for now.

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The major clue to me was their interaction at the beginning of 1x10. Batel asks him "how have you been holding up", which implies they haven't really talked between 1x01 and 1x10. I'd expect more (subspace comms) interaction in a committed polyam relationship.

And also, she says she's having a "date" with someone, and the way Pike reacts just doesn't _feel_ polyam to me. It's less "interesting, tell me" and more like "yeah sure, go have fun".

I could be wrong of course.

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> The major clue to me was their interaction at the beginning of 1x10. Batel asks him "how have you been holding up", which implies they haven't really talked between 1x01 and 1x10. I'd expect more (subspace comms) interaction in a committed polyam relationship.

In general I would agree with you, but they are also in a setting where subspace communications is not always possible. Maybe they just did not have the opportunity to talk for longer than usual.

> And also, she says she's having a "date" with someone, and the way Pike reacts just doesn't _feel_ polyam to me. It's less "interesting, tell me" and more like "yeah sure, go have fun".

That's a good point. I would probably be more like "interesting, tell me" and less like "yeah sure, go have fun", if my partner told me about dating someone else, too. But maybe that's just not their dynamic.

To be honest, I think the two of us might have already been spending more time thinking about this than the writers. It wouldn't be the first time that Star Trek is inconsistent between different episodes, because they have different writer involved.

I guess, I will chose to see Pike and Batel as polyam as a fun head canon for me. I think it can be at least interpreted that way.

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in reply to Cato

@scy Btw, what episode is this where Batel is talking about "dating" some else?
I would love to rewatch it with our conversion in mind.
@scy
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in reply to Cato

The same one, 1x10, at 3:05.

Batel: "Well. Much as I love you being mysterious, I've got a date on the far side of the Neutral Zone. [kisses Pike]"

Pike: "Anyone I know?"

Batel: "Not that kind of date, actually."

Pike: "You know, I'm making osso bucco next week, if you're interested."

So, it's not a real date, but Pike doesn't know that when he asks the question. It's just … the way that he asks it is very casual and more like a quip than genuine curiosity.

in reply to Cato

> I think the two of us might have already been spending more time thinking about this than the writers.

Don't know about that, but you have certainly given me an interesting question, should I ever talk to the writers, or Anson, or Melanie.

> I guess, I will chose to see Pike and Batel as polyam as a fun head canon for me. I think it can be at least interpreted that way.

I agree, it can 😀 Enjoy!

in reply to scy

@scy
> To me, it seems as if it's more of a "friends with benefits" kind of situation in S1, evolving throughout S2 and becoming much more committed in S3.

That was my read as well. Weren’t there “how could we possibly make it work?”scenes in late S1?

@scy


perspective
the zoom of the lens

framing is everything
focus is too

being alive
an ongoing process

of finding the beauty
filtering out the noise

and taking the shot

🤍

#blackandwhite #photography #blackandwhitephotography #smallpoems #poetry



If anyone wants an admin or moderator. I am active at 12:00 PM (UTC -6) I can work in the weekends

Also, I have experience with moderating a servers but I need some to be kind and slowed and not rushed for everything

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Hey videographers/film makers/photographers:

Have you used Kit Split to rent gear, or rent out your gear?

If so, how'd it go?

I have some lenses, cameras, audio gear and a bunch of related gear that doesn't get enough use, but I definitely want to hold onto, so figured I might try to list them for rental.

#Photography #Videography #FilmMaking #Cameras #KitSplit

kitsplit.com/



In Trump’s Federal #WorkForce Cuts, #BlackWomen Are Among the Hardest Hit

#Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the #federal work force, disproportionately affecting #Black employees.

When Trump started dismantling #FederalAgencies & dismissing rank-&-file #CivilServants, Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the #Education Dept, immediately started to make a calculation.

#Math #WeSeeYou #WhiteSupremacy #law #labor #discrimination
nytimes.com/2025/08/31/us/poli…

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Napoli città di pace, al fianco della Global Sumud Flotilla
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Sumud! Sumud! Si leva alto ancora una volta il grido di Napoli per la Palestina Sumud in arabo significa resistere, resistere all’orrore, alla guerra, al genocidio, all’indifferenza. Ancora una volta Napoli è a fianco della Palestina perché “siamo un solo…
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It's okay not to know what you want from #nonmonogamy.

Considering how new non-monogamy is to most of us, it's completely understandable not to know precisely what you want from it. Most of us are figuring things out as we go.
It's okay to admit to people that you are not settled on exactly what you are looking for. It's all part of your journey.



Kärnten - Die Kunst des Staunens paz.de/artikel/die-kunst-des-s… In der Künstlerstadt Gmünd verknüpft sich Kultur mit Technik – Ferdinand Porsche kreierte hier seine Karossen #news #press


Tactile Maps Automated Production (TMAP)
An accessible web-app that quickly generates tactile street maps.

madlabdesign.org/tmap/




It really is something extraordinary. And getting to share Prince at his absolute peak with friends and family also helps them understand a bit about what makes so many of us so passionate about him and his legacy. You will really, really be glad if you get to go see Sign O The Times while it’s screening in IMAX.

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So long as there are no penalties for false copyright claims, this will continue. mastodon.cloud/@slashdot/11512…


Rick Beato vs UMG: Fighting Copyright Claims Over Music Clips on YouTube entertainment.slashdot.org/sto…



What is most fascinating about the AI Agent discussion is how the scope changes. Initially, everyone was talking about the big Orchestra of agents that takes over a whole job. Now, agents are the little assistance that helps us focus on what matters.
#AI #AIagents
patmcguinness.substack.com/p/t…


You would assume that combating fake repositories would have had a higher priority for GitHub, especially given the substantial resources they have to develop AI products.
#github #cybersecurity
redhotcyber.com/en/post/github…


For #InverteFest :
Alister Hardy (UK, 1896-1985)
-Some of blue and transparent animals at or near the surface of a tropical ocean, Pl. 2
-Typical example of deep-sea pelagic life from a depth of 1,000 metres and detail of Euphausia superba (the Krill), Pl. 6
Watercolors, 1925-7
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London PAF7087,8
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Where stone remembers and silence speaks - Tungkillo’s quiet legacy.

Tungkillo Cemetery, Tungkillo, South Australia, August 2022.

Tungkillo Cemetery, located in the Mid Murray region of South Australia, serves as a resting place for generations of local families, pioneers, and settlers.

The township of Tungkillo itself was surveyed in the mid-19th century, and the cemetery reflects this colonial heritage. Many of the headstones date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, bearing names tied to the region’s agricultural and community development.

© All Rights Reserved by Gardens of the Silent.

#cemetery #cemetary #cemeteries #cementerio #grave #graves #gravestone #graveyard #taphophile #gardensofthesilent #southaustralia #photography #cemeteryphotography



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"Meta spokesperson Stephanie Otway acknowledged to TechCrunch that the company had made a mistake in allowing chatbots to engage with minors this way."

They got caught, that's all. This is classic Zuck apology tour. Push things as far as you can, exploit and pimp children as much as possible, then row back a little when you get caught.

theverge.com/news/768465/meta-…

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in reply to Gerry McGovern

They’ve been doing it forever, sometimes the Meta media product changes. Bits on this in Sarah Wynn-Williams book - Careless People. Well worth a read. The local library got it for me. It’s not expensive either now the paperback is out.
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@Jeffrey My main gripe with that book is how the author constantly refers to how she was so innocent and naiive and not a direct participant in what was happening.
in reply to Gerry McGovern

Did he send out adults dressed like teenagers to deflect all the questions yet? That's his classic trick that works 100% on tech bros.
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Google Sends Parents of LGBTQ Kids to Conversion Therapy Websites. Why? www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/google-sen...#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

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Orangeville Township, Michigan says ransomware probe found no data impact #LocalGovernment #Cyberattack #Ransomware #Michigan zba.bz/CvTet


Every now and then the algorithm throws up "What the" moments.

This ad is one of those.



Just picked up a glass

Just cracked the glass

How is your day going

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for much as I do like the story setup for the second part of the new pokemon anime, I have been noticing...a concerning lack of budget, lol. It's not god awful but it's pretty poor right now and has persisted too long to be for "we're saving up for a really good upcoming arc". These are episodes that aren't filler designed to work within budget either, they do a multi pokemon battles pretty much every episode and they're supremely sub par.

I fear they won't get to execute on the good ideas.

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like it's not bad but like something about quaxwell here just made me fucking laugh.
the only animation in this panning shot is roy blinking so qualxwell is just sooooo

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【焦点】8月の米雇用者数は低調見通し、FOMC控え重要な材料に – Bloomberg yayafa.com/2510029/ #business #cojp #finance #Government #inflation #PersonalFinance #Regulation #RetailTrading #WellSpent #ビジネス


🔥L'arnaque Handinova ! 100 personnes qui font avancer l'inclusion du handicap ♿en France - Handinova


1/ Poursuivie, condamnée... parce que j'ai osé dénoncer l'injustice 🧵
Avec mes camarades, nous avons bloqué un TGV et les pistes de l'aéroport de Toulouse pour rendre visible ce que la société veut cacher : l'inaccessibilité, la précarité organisée des personnes handicapées ⚖️
Notre crime ? Vouloir vivre dignement, participer à la société. Mais quand l'ONU dénonce "ségrégation, privation de liberté et atteinte aux droits humains" en France, que faire d'autre que l'action directe non-violente ? 😡



My latest dj mix is up on Mixcloud. It's a wild, psychedelic ride through the experimental avant-garde.

Mysterious ambient beauty, gritty analog goodness, sound collage, algorithmically-generated computer music, tape loops, electro-acoustic improvisation and early experimentations by electronic forefathers.

Please enjoy, tell your friends.

mixcloud.com/stevenraysound/we…

Steven

#music #mixcloud #experimentalMusic

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f(x,y) = (((~(~x)) - ((~y) & (6 * x))) / ((-(x ^ y)) * (~(x ^ x)))) % 5

Extent: 128x128 (scaled x4)

"Onebit" colouring scheme.



#nature

I uncovered this native clematis 'virgin's bower' last year removing an overgrown non native boxwood, of which there are way too many. It seemed to be isolated in that location but this year has shown up welcomed yet unexpected in a variety of settings. I also see Virginia creeper just above it which will provide beautiful autumn color later in the year



Sometimes “natural” means “conducive to the thriving of involved organisms and ecosystems” and sometimes it means “the state that a system left to its own devices will tend to.”

Conflating these two definitions is part of the rhetorical strategy of the right.

Take hierarchies of authority. Or ethnic self-sorting. These are “natural” in the sense that they will tend to occur in groups of people who do not make a deliberate effort to avoid them.

But are they desirable? Inevitable? No and no.