The image features a dark blue background with a circular portrait of a man with white hair and a mustache, wearing a suit and tie. Below the portrait, there is a quote in white text that reads, "Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth." The quote is attributed to Albert Einstein, whose name is written in smaller white text at the bottom of the image. The overall design is simple and focuses on the quote and the attribution.
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Tutti gli aggiornamenti sul matrimonio di Benny Blanco e Selena Gomez, celebrato in California, a Montecito, il 27 settembre. Foto, ospiti e curiositร sull'evento.
A NoteCards "browser" is a type of card that shows a hypertext network as a graph structure, i.e. a graph view like in this example. The thumbnail at the top left corner lets you pan and scroll the graph.
The video begins with a scene from a press conference at the White House, where a woman is standing behind a podium with the seal of the President of the United States. She is wearing a black blazer over a white blouse. The background features the American flag and the White House emblem. The text overlay at the top of the frame reads 'This DID NOT AGE WELL.' with two emojis, one of a person shrugging and the other laughing. Below the woman, a quote reads, 'Hatred has no place in the United States of America under President Donald.' The text '[@]THE13TH_AMERICAN_DREAM' and 'The Thieves, F*ed (Thum)' is displayed at the top right corner, and 'NEWSNATION' is shown in a blue box at the top right corner. The scene then transitions to a man standing at a podium with the presidential seal, delivering a speech. The background is red with a flag featuring a star. The text overlay at the bottom of the frame reads, 'I hate my opponent.' The text '[@]THE13TH_AMERICAN_DREAM' and 'The Thieves, Fed (Thum)' is displayed at the top left corner, and 'LIVE + HD' and 'C-SPAN' are shown at the bottom right corner. The video continues with the man at the podium, with the text overlay at the bottom reading, 'And I don't want the best for them.' The text '[@]THE13TH_AMERICAN_DREAM' and 'The Thieves, F**ed (Thum)' is displayed at the top left corner, and 'LIVE + HD' and 'C-SPAN' are shown at the bottom right corner. The video concludes with the text overlay at the bottom reading, 'That's where I'm disagreed with.'
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Author: X2Title: X2 reportsDate: 1890โ1893Notes: Reports by informant X2 within the anarchist circles of northern Paris (Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, Levallois-Perret, Clichy). The informant, who operated alongside his mother, penetrated deeply into the anarchist milieu of these towns, even as these groups were highly radical. X2 was a key witness to a series of events, notably, he
X2 X2 reports 1890โ1893 Reports by informant X2 within the anarchist circles of northern Paris (Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, Levallois-Perret, Clichy). The...
"Microsoft has terminated the Israeli militaryโs access to technology it used to operate a powerful surveillance system that collected millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza and the West Bank, the Guardian can reveal.
Microsoft told Israeli officials late last week that Unit 8200, the militaryโs elite spy agency, had violated the companyโs terms of service by storing the vast trove of surveillance data in its Azure cloud platform, sources familiar with the situation said.
The decision to cut off Unit 8200โs ability to use some of its technology results directly from an investigation published by the Guardian last month. It revealed how Azure was being used to store and process the trove of Palestinian communications in a mass surveillance programme.
In a joint investigation with the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call, the Guardian revealed how Microsoft and Unit 8200 had worked together on a plan to move large volumes of sensitive intelligence material into Azure."
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Das Bild zeigt eine Elektrofahrrad, das an einem gepflasterten Weg am Ufer eines Kanals geparkt ist. Das Fahrrad ist grau und mit einem Helm und einem Rucksack ausgestattet. Im Hintergrund ist ein ruhiger Kanal zu sehen, auf dem ein weiรes Boot mit gelben Streifen und einem weiteren kleineren Boot mit blauer und weiรer Farbe liegen. Auf der gegenรผberliegenden Uferseite sind mehrstรถckige Gebรคude zu erkennen, darunter ein modernes Wohngebรคude. Der Himmel ist bedeckt mit Wolken, und es sind einige Blรคtter auf dem Weg zu sehen, was auf den Herbst hinweist.
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Negli ottavi di finale dell'Atp 500 di Tokyo, il numero uno del mondo non le manda a dire: il match contro Bergs si chiude in un'ora e diciannove minuti con il punteggio di 6-4 6-3 per Alcaraz, che ora attende ai quarti l'americanoย Nakashima.
When I moved to the UK at the tail end of the last millennium, I wasnโt in a good place. I was hired by a US company to work in their German office, and they sent me over to the US to work on their product. I lived in a hotel for a few months, coming home to an empty, cleaned room every day. It was very โLost in Translationโ. The German part of the company went bankrupt during this trip, so I was asked to move to the UK to stay with them. Anglophile as I was, I took this opportunity and had a few trips in between the US and the UK to find a place to live.
My partner of five years also said theyโd love to make that move with me and start a new chapter. That didnโt work out โ I was dumped in a call on a pay phone in a hotel in San Francisco, went out and got really drunk. When the US stint ended, I went to London, checked into my new flat and waited for my stuff from Germany to arrive.
And then I plunged into London. I went clubbing a lot. I spent the day in the office and went to the pub with my colleagues in the evening. I enjoyed and fell in love with the place. I met people from all over the world, I dated people of many races and backgrounds. I had food I never had, I heard music and saw bands Iโve never heard of or even knew existed. Iโve been to Notting Hill Carnival, immersing myself in this wonderful, wild and colourful scene.
London opened my mind, it made me find the great in lots of cultures and seeing them bringing that to the UK lifestyle was at times a hilarious clash, but wonderful to witness. Very early on I realised one thing: being British is not the same as being a pasty white uptight person, Brits come in all shades and sizes. The most British person I know with a clipped accent, fierce devotion to the Royals and a fetish for a good cuppa is a gay friend who is dark Indian.
Working in Soho I got to know a lot of LGBTQ folk and a few of my colleagues came out or even changed gender during the time I worked there. And they got support from everyone, it wasnโt a problem or a scary thing. London was inviting, colourful, open and amazing. Thatโs the London I miss.
Itโs a big city. In my 16 years tenure I had one laptop, a mobile and a bike stolen. I got into some fights and had three attempted muggings. All by white young dudes, by the way. I lived next to a huge mosque and the area two streets down was hard-core Jewish. My butcher was Algerian and when I ordered in French-ish, I got better prices. It worked.
Then UKIP came around and told people that everything is terrible and its all the forrinsโ fault. And disappointed and disgruntled people believed that nonsense. I left the country after Brexit and moved to Berlin, which is great but does feel like a Tesco value version of the London I encountered.
So if people claim that they remember a safer, cleaner and racially homogenous London they either never lived there, or didnโt immerse themselves in it. Or completely talk out of their arse following an utterly different agenda, one that I find despicable, regressive and governed by fear and hate and not inclusion and inspiration.
As soon as I was old enough to travel on my own, London was where I wanted to go. Compared to Copenhagen at the time, there was something so majestic about Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, and even the Tube around the turn of the millenium.
Discover the heart of one of historyโs most dramatic chapters with the remarkable new bestseller, โThe Blitz and London: A City Under Fireโ by Andy Reven.
Mastodon question: Would it not be helpful if the Mastodon signup process nudged people into adding a profile picture?
The way it is now, most of the new followers I see, all have the default picture, and that does not encourage others to follow back.
So my theory is, if more people were encouraged to add a picture, they would build a social network faster, fewer users would drop out, and Mastodon would have better growth.
That would be a great idea - after many years on social media my brain is wired to think "spambot" whenever I encounter new profiles without a profile pic
Do note however that your instance might not have yet cached all profile pictures. It unfortunately takes quite some time for that process to finish, especially when your new followers have never interacted with your instance before. @renchap @stux @vmstan
a lot of people only allow follows from accounts with a profile picture, description, and non-zero post count.
I regularly prune following/followers that are inactive beyond 1 month. Almost all those no-picture accounts are going to end up in there. I only like to scream into a fresh void.
Well, I just recently added a profile picture. I didn't think it was that important. My first priority was to understand how things worked here, the layout, how long my messages could be, if there were private messages or everything was public. See, last thing I thought about was trying to find a profile picture. First i wanted to know if I could adapt to Mastodon. I had no idea what Fediverse was. Some people need time to explore... and learn.
You should also bear in mind that: * (to the extent you are talking about actual personal pictures) not everyone feels safe online, for a variety of reasons which no-one else is in a position to judge; * not everyone has easy access to graphics tools to make their own image, and the alternative is clip art which any bot could use; * not everyone can see your picture or their own, and people are under no obligation to tell you of their visual impairments.
I think everyone should choose for themselves if they want to give a picture without being nudged or even forced. I think free minds, should be as free as possible, that is what makes mastodon special. Ppl seeking for a follower base sure know about the picture incentive and will choose a picture supporting their goal. Others might have different goals with their social media appearance & safety needs and choose a different profile setting. So no: no nudge pls.
@Ilka4You what I mean by nudging is a gentle approach. Something like when people sign up, if there is a step that says โBy adding a profile picture, others will find it easier to recognize your profile from everyone else.โ.
Then, people can add a picture or skip the step if they prefer.
I think informing people why a profile picture matters might be helpful and make more people see the need.
thank you for clarifying. Yes, it never hurts to inform - I agree to this. Although I think most ppl joining social media, know about the usefulness of profile pictures. I started out with a real foto on mastodon, but when I learned about the involuntary link glitch between bluesky & mastodon, I changed it to a painting of me, my god child made. For me: safety first. I have not gained many followers since then, but it is my sensible decision to keep it that way.
there are bots with photos all over insta! Even I could post someone elseโs photo, and alter it slightly with ai if I chooseโฆMost can be identified by looking at their other posts and replies
I think most people who leave do so because there is no algo that feeds constant entertainment, endless streams of videos and pictures. I'm still very early into my Fediverse journey though so my understanding of it is kind of limited.
yesterday I fell for a bot and engaged in a conversation - it had a profile picture, kept twisting words and slightly changing topics, then started insulting me. I became suspicious and looked at the profile: created yesterday, >1500 posts by midday, generic personal info - but a realistic maybe even real profile photo. If something seems off - trust your instinct, photos can be "faked".
In #Nรผrnberg verhinderte die Polizei, dass Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer der Hanna-Demo zu einer zeitgleich stattfindenden Kundgebung gegen Neonazis gelangen konnten. #nbg2709
Apparently, itโs no longer acceptable to speak ill of the dead. Not that it bothers the dead. But it certainly seems to bother a bunch of people who are still alive and who have nothing better to do with their time but snitch on anyone who doesnโt treat Charlie Kirk like an American hero who [โฆ]
๐บ๐ธ๐ซ USA entziehen Kolumbiens Prรคsidenten Gustavo Petro das Visum! Grund: Petro rief US-Soldaten in New York zur Befehlsverweigerung gegenรผber Prรคsident Trump auf und wird fรผr โrรผcksichtsloses & aufrรผhrerischesโ Verhalten verantwortlich gemacht. #Diplomatie #USA #Kolumbiendw.com/de/usa-entziehen-kolumbโฆ #newz #StopTheGenocide ๐ #DontBeComplicit
Es ist ein diplomatischer Eklat: Das US-Auรenministerium wirft Petro vor, er habe US-Soldaten zur Befehlsverweigerung gegenรผber US-Prรคsident Donald Trump aufgerufen.
A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said that National Guard troops in Los Angeles had received improper training on the legal scope of their [โฆ]
Three weeks from right now, millions of Americans will gather again to say NO KINGS. As Trump wields government power to censor free speech and threaten political opponents, we need to make October 18 a historic day of resistance. Please join us: nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indiviโฆ #NoKings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.
When the media keep counting the victims of Israelโs genocide like they do, Gaza will be fully destroyed with no one alive and they would say something like, โ72,832 Palestinians were killed.โ
Of 2,226,544 (2023 estimate per Britannica).
With all of Israelโs bombing and starving, counting โconservativelyโ looks like nothing but gaslightingโand like a crime by itself, by helping to slow down responses.
"The Israeli military has razed block after block of Gaza City as part of a new ground offensive in what was once the territoryโs largest urban center.
Israelโs war against Hamas, which began two years ago, has leveled wide swathes of the Gaza Strip, including the city of Rafah in the south and the town of Beit Hanoun in the north. But the military did not carry out such widespread demolitions in previous Gaza City operations.
This time is different.
Though much of the city is still standing, satellite images show Israeli forces are destroying whole areas as they sweep into Gaza City, including the Zeitoun neighborhood and an area near Sheikh Radwan, where the military has demolished dozens of structures this month."
"The relentless Israeli offensive in Gaza City, Palestine, has forced Mรฉdecins Sans Frontiรจres (MSF) to suspend vital medical activities in the area due to the rapidly deteriorating security situation. The situation includes continued airstrikes and advancing tanks less than one kilometre from our healthcare facilities. The escalating attacks from Israeli forces have created an unacceptable level of risk for our staff, forcing us to suspend lifesaving medical activities.
โWe have been left with no choice but to stop our activities, as our clinics are encircled by Israeli forces,โ says Jacob Granger, MSF Emergency Coordinator in Gaza. โThis is the last thing we wanted, as the needs in Gaza City are enormous, with the most vulnerable people - infants in neo-natal care, those with severe injuries and life-threatening illnesses - unable to move and in grave danger.โ
While large numbers of people have fled south due to evacuation orders, there are still hundreds of thousands of pople in Gaza City, who are unable to leave and have no other option but to stay. Those who are able to leave face an impossible choice: either remain in Gaza City under intense military operations and the deterioration of law and order, or abandon whatโs left of their houses, their belongings, and their memories, to move to areas where humanitarian conditions are rapidly collapsing."
MEDIAS ET OLIGARCHIE / CANADA, FRANCE.... MEME COMBAT
"Le meurtre rรฉcent de cinq journalistes par Israรซl, diffusรฉ en direct, a ravivรฉ lโindignation face au biais pro-Israรซl des mรฉdias dรฉtenus par des oligarques canadiens. Ces grands mรฉdias sont critiquรฉs pour une couverture qui a facilitรฉ la campagne dโextermination de journalistes la plus รฉtendue jamais enregistrรฉe."
19 septembre 2025 โ Le meurtre rรฉcent de cinq journalistes par Israรซl, diffusรฉ en direct, a ravivรฉ lโindignation face au biais pro-Israรซl des mรฉdias dรฉtenus
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Sources: Apple is ramping up efforts to source manufacturing machinery in India, essential for making iPhones locally, and is working with around 17 suppliers (Danish Khan/Moneycontrol)
Irresponsabile รจ chi mette in discussione il diritto allo sciopero di migliaia di lavoratrici e lavoratori che non accettano che il proprio governo continui a giustificare e supportare la condotta criminale di Israele e il genocidio che sta commettendo.
Irresponsabile รจ chi โ come Salvini โ sostiene che gli attacchi subiti nelle scorse ore dalla Flotilla siano dei rischi da prendere in considerazione โquando ti avvicini a una zona di guerraโ.
Continueremo a scioperare e a riempire le piazze di tutta lโItalia, a denunciare il genocidio in atto a Gaza, la complicitร di chi lo facilita e a chiedere che ogni rapporto โ a livello nazionale ed europeo โ con Israele venga interrotto.
๐จ รrzte ohne Grenzen stoppt wegen der eskalierenden Gewalt ihre Arbeit in Gaza-Stadt. Gesundheitseinrichtungen sind umzingelt, Mitarbeitende in groรer Gefahr. Trotz Abzug bleiben sie mit Materiallieferungen engagiert. Fรผr sichere Hilfe & Schutz der Zivilbevรถlkerung! #Gaza #HumanitarianAidn-tv.de/politik/Arzte-ohne-Greโฆ #newz
Ohne Ehrenamtliche von Organisationen wie รrzte ohne Grenzen wรคre die humanitรคre Lage im Gazastreifen noch katastrophaler. Die Helfer treffen nun jedoch schweren Herzens eine Entscheidung und verlassen Gaza-Stadt.
Dagli spassosi commenti post gara sprint moto gp vinta da Bagnaia:
"Dirigenti ducati anno falsato un campionato , senza togliere niente al futuro campione del mondo se non avrebbero ostacolato Bagnaia sicuramente ci sarebbero state delle bellissime gare in MotoGP !!!!! Che ridicoli italiani che tifano spagnoli. Quanto manca rossi hai tifosi italiani"
Dal profilo: Ha studiato Universita la Sapienza di Roma
Me, if I made something and showed it to the world, and the worldโs reaction was โthat thing is an unholy abomination, kill it with fire before its existence condemns us all,โ I would have a pretty long night of the soul. I would question everything I thought I believed. But thatโs me, Iโm built different
Allegro Vivo Festival.ย Matthieu Gauci-Ancellin, flute, Anneleen Lenaerts, harp,ย Vahid Khadem-Missagh, violin and conductor,ย and theย Academia Allegro Vivo play:
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Honoring the High Status of the Master of Resistance and Renewing the Pledge to His Path / From the Blood of Every Martyr, More Martyrs Rise en.abna24.com/news/1731603/Cerโฆ
The first anniversary ceremony of Martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah and other martyrs of Islam was held by Students of Qom at the Imam Khomeini School in Qom.
Haha. Last month a family stayed in the holiday cottage next door. Some bratty kid shouted โI donโt want to be woken up by a cockerelโ! Had to stop myself from running up to the little brat and whisper โwelcome to a farm. Let me introduce you to other animalsโ.
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in reply to gdaddy48.bsky.social • • •The image features a dark blue background with a circular portrait of a man with white hair and a mustache, wearing a suit and tie. Below the portrait, there is a quote in white text that reads, "Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth." The quote is attributed to Albert Einstein, whose name is written in smaller white text at the bottom of the image. The overall design is simple and focuses on the quote and the attribution.
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