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The USA #economy has so far avoided a recession, despite earlier warnings. Reasons why include continued robust consumer spending and the #AI #bubble.

But, and you knew I'd have a 'but' right? But, we are approaching a point where several of these factors could collapse close to each other:

1. Farming: Immigration restrictions affecting labor availability and tariff wars cutting off entire markets; it comes to a head with the fall harvests

[contd]#economics

in reply to Jack William Bell

2. Consumer spending: Consumer debt is at an all-time high and price increases from tariffs are finally happening as importers and US manufacturers dependent on imported materials can no longer absorb the extra costs; the spending boom *might* last through Christmas, but it is unsustainable

3. For the first time in more than 80 years the USA is losing its edge as an arms exporter; recent moves by the Administration have caused our biggest customers to start looking elsewhere

[contd]

in reply to Jack William Bell

4. The AI bubble might not pop soon; and if it doesn't the knock on effects from continued AI investment on the economy include:

4.a People out of work as the bosses buy into the AI hype and lay off their workers – this craters consumer spending and increases social costs

4.b Capital that otherwise might flow into other industries is captured by AI, reducing opportunities for creating more resilient businesses

4.c Rapid increases in energy costs

[contd]



Germania,accoltella ex,figlio e nipote
4.32 Un 66enne di Licata è ricercato in Germania per aver accoltellato l'ex moglie, il figlio e la nipote. Il triplice tentato omicidio è avvenuto a Betzdorf, paesino di circa 10mila abitan ti nella Renania, vicino al Belgio. L'aggressione è avvenuta in casa dell' ex moglie. L'uomo, armato di coltello, avrebbe colpito prima la donna, 61enne, poi il figlio di 41 anni. Entrambi sono in gravi condizioni. Ferita lievemente anche la nipote di 14 anni. L'uomo si è dileguato facendo perdere le proprie tracce. Partita la caccia all'uomo. #televideo #ultimaora




Hezbollah Honors Nasrallah, Defies Israeli Oppression tn.ai/3409173


"What a great time to be #Google. Not only is it facing only the meekest of punishments for abusing its #monopoly of the #search market, it is actually now positioned to further entrench its dominance of our information landscape.

This is a perilous moment to be granting one company this much control over global #accesstoknowledge."

nytimes.com/2025/09/26/opinion…





theguardian.com/media/2025/jun…

*Citizen Lab says it found, [in journalists' snoop-phones,] "digital fingerprints" of military-grade spyware [from Paragon Solutions] that Italy has admitted using against activists*



重要金属を発見する AIを活用した新しい技術(TED: Mfikeyi Makayi) – Nobuyuki Kokai

スマートフォンやコンピュータ、EVなどはすべて、地中深くに埋蔵されている重要な鉱物に依存しています。しかし、落とし穴があります。鉱業イノベーターのムフィケイ・マカイ(Mfikeyi Makayi)氏は、鉱業業界は、まさに私たちが最も必要としている時に、新たな鉱床を発見するのが著しく困難になっていると述べています。従来の方法より1万倍速く鉱床の位置を推定し、持続可能な未来に不可欠な産業を変革する、AIを活用した新しい技術を紹介しています。

#fedibird
#mastodon

https://kokai.jp/重要金属を発見する-aiを活用した新しい技術(ted-mfikeyi-maka/



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Cheer me on, yarn friend! 😆 @sunumbral

I’ve not touched anything for about a month, which is unusual. But dressing up this evening I realized I need a white shawl/wrap.

Positivity!

#crochet #yarn #goals

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I'm getting ominously close to starting the next round, I'm sure I've messed up the count, but maybe my mistakes will cancel out. I was surprised I got this far, so I'm happy with it no matter what, and I really need to see what the border's all about, it's a sort of net-like thing.
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Oh my! It’s beautiful. I always joke that if someone is counting stitches and reprimands me…lol…btw I love the yarn. I’m more into thinner yarn because of the intricate patterns.

Can’t wait to see more!

I



Fa piacere apprendere dal governo italiano, che gli appalti della cybersicurezza statale stiano dando dei risultati tangibili sulla protezione collettiva. Purtroppo la linea con l'assistenza informatica di manutenzione è inagibile poiché impegnata a monitorare le conversazioni di attivisti vari nel mediterraneo e parte dell'Europa. Prima di chat control e delle case trasparenti senza tende e porte del futuro

affaritaliani.it/cronache/ruba…

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Gaza, Bandecchi shock. Fratoianni a Meloni: silenzio su parole schifose? Leader Avs posta screenshot del sindaco di Terni verdisinistra.it/gaza-bandecch…


#English 🇩🇪 The German Federal Minister of Interior Alexander Dobrindt, has stated that they are considering revising air safety laws to allow the armed forces to shoot down suspicious drones over Germany.
#italia 🇩🇪 Il ministro federale degli Interni tedesco Alexander Dobrindt ha dichiarato che stanno valutando la possibilità di rivedere le leggi sulla sicurezza aerea per consentire alle forze armate di abbattere droni sospetti sulla Germania.
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#AlexanderDobrindt #germany #Drone #WWIII


Stephen Miller’s standing order at Starbucks is called a Himmler
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politics

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politics, trump, twitter

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#gazetadobrasil #jornalismo #noticias #politics Santos critica Flamengo por bloquear repasse de R$ 77 milhões da Libra com a Globo gazetabrasil.com.br/esportes/2…



Fiesta Latina happening now, on the block of Franklin that gets blocked off for events, in Fort [Alvin] Bragg. Folkloric dancers, food, etc. by mostly women and girls. #MendocinoCoast




Two things NOT being covered very well in mainstream news:

1. COVID-19 surge (at least locally in my area among my social contacts... very significant)

2. Cesium-137 contamination event with origins in Indonesia, with unclear how large the contamination is. (scrap metal/shipping containers/shrimp/spices... so far... the detections are only happening when that stuff makes it to the US, where we have screening for radioactive stuff at ports).

3. EPSTEIN FILES, DID WE FORGET ABOUT THOSE?!

09/27/25

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Understanding the Political Forces Behind the Current War on #Science getnews.me/understanding-the-p…


Fox #News, of all networks, endorsing the #socialist and anti #capitalist message Bernie #Sanders has been saying for years now.
That’s a new one.






ACARS Message From: N919AV / 2K7392

Message: BUENAS NOCHES SOLICITAMOS GATE DE LLEGADA GRACIAS ETA0307

Track Aircraft

Area: Philadelphia, PA, USA

#acars #vdlm2 #N919AV #2K7392




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@attualita


IL NEMICO UTILE: LA CO-EVOLUZIONE TRA HAMAS E NETANYAHU (1987–2023)

di Lavinia Marchetti

Da maggio di quest’anno ho deciso di colmare una lacuna personale: capire davvero i rapporti politici ed economici tra Netanyahu e Hamas. Si sente spesso dire “Netanyahu ha finanziato Hamas”, “è colluso con Hamas”, ma quasi nessuno sa spiegare come, quando e perché. Io stessa non lo sapevo, prima di studiare bene la faccenda, che andava ricostruita fin dall'inizio ricostruendo documenti, dichiarazioni, cronologie, inchieste e molti libri che affrontavano la questione. Il risultato è questo articolo, che prova a raccontare in modo storico e documentato la co-evoluzione tra il leader israeliano e il movimento islamista: due avversari solo in apparenza, che in realtà hanno trovato un equilibrio di potere reciproco, utile a entrambi.

potete scaricarlo qui (è lungo, lo so, sono 30 pagine): academia.edu/144170171/IL_NEMI…

Il testo ricostruisce le tappe decisive: dal sostegno israeliano alla nascita di Hamas negli anni Ottanta come contrappeso a Fatah, ai flussi finanziari indiretti che ne hanno garantito la sopravvivenza, fino alla politica calcolata di Netanyahu che ha permesso a Hamas di rafforzarsi a Gaza. Mostro come questa dinamica abbia avuto una funzione precisa: alimentare la divisione palestinese, congelare ogni trattativa di pace e presentare Hamas come il “nemico assoluto” necessario a legittimare repressione, occupazione e guerre ricorrenti. È una vicenda che riguarda vent’anni di politica mediorientale e che rivela una strategia di potere costruita sul sangue: il “nemico utile” come strumento di governo. Una strategia che ha distrutto ogni prospettiva di pace, consolidato il dominio di Netanyahu e condannato i palestinesi a un destino di assedio e massacri.

In questa dinamica rientrano anche i flussi di denaro del Qatar, transitati con il consenso di Israele e presentati come aiuti umanitari ma in realtà funzionali a garantire la sopravvivenza di Hamas a Gaza. Questi fondi hanno rafforzato l’organizzazione, legittimandola come interlocutore e mantenendo vivo quel “nemico utile” necessario al calcolo politico di Netanyahu.
Il 7 ottobre, come quasi tutti sanno, non è stato un imprevisto. È stato l’esito prevedibile di una strategia cinica: costruire il proprio potere politico e militare lasciando crescere il “nemico utile”, per poi usare il suo attacco come detonatore di una nuova fase di annientamento e conquista.

#hamas #netanyahu #fatah #gaza
@attualita@diggita.com
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La Global Sumud Flotilla riparte da Creta verso Gaza, Tajani sente la portavoce italiana: «Non forzate il blocco israeliano»
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/global-sumud-flotilla-aggiornamenti-27-settembre/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ESTERI @esteri-OpenGiornale


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I'm thinking the guy in a CBRN suit knows something all those people with flimy procedure masks does not. #Indonesia #radiation
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this is what full on Ebola isolation looks like. back in 2014 we were one of the West Coast pediatric Transport teams and hospital that was designated to take Ebola patients and transport them. 30 minutes to Don and 45 minutes to doff with supervision. And yes, we were expected to diaper up. it is literally like wearing a sauna inside a sauna in death Valley. And putting on and taking off required two people watching and one person supervising. Because screwing it up was no Bueno. That’s me on the right.
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@cvvhrn Thankfully US AID is helping DR Congo with the latest...

Touches earpiece

What's that you say? Oh, we aren't? We dissolved that program. Well then I stand corrected.



Zelensky avverte: «Intercettati 92 droni russi diretti in Polonia, la prossima potrebbe essere l'Italia». Il Cremlino nega: «Mai mirato all’Europa»
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/ucraina-russia-guerra-zelensky-droni-ultime-notizie-sabato-27-set/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Trump dispiega la guardia nazionale a Portland e nelle sedi dell'agenzia anti-immigrazione Ice: «Concesso l'uso della forza contro gli Antifa»
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/trump-dispiega-guardia-nazionale-portland-sedi-agenzia-ice/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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«Il 3 novembre inizierà la Terza Guerra Mondiale». La profezia dell'ex generale Nato che scatena i complottisti sui social
https://www.open.online/2025/09/27/terza-guerra-mondiale-complotto-profezia-generale-nato/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su ESTERI @esteri-OpenGiornale



evening! i'm live once again with more hades, which inevitably means more drama, more carnage, and more twinks with daddy issues. come chill with me :3

twitch.tv/theaurorafamily



IL NEMICO UTILE: LA CO-EVOLUZIONE TRA HAMAS E NETANYAHU (1987–2023)

di Lavinia Marchetti

Da maggio di quest’anno ho deciso di colmare una lacuna personale: capire davvero i rapporti politici ed economici tra Netanyahu e Hamas. Si sente spesso dire “Netanyahu ha finanziato Hamas”, “è colluso con Hamas”, ma quasi nessuno sa spiegare come, quando e perché. Io stessa non lo sapevo, prima di studiare bene la faccenda, che andava ricostruita fin dall'inizio ricostruendo documenti, dichiarazioni, cronologie, inchieste e molti libri che affrontavano la questione. Il risultato è questo articolo, che prova a raccontare in modo storico e documentato la co-evoluzione tra il leader israeliano e il movimento islamista: due avversari solo in apparenza, che in realtà hanno trovato un equilibrio di potere reciproco, utile a entrambi.

potete scaricarlo qui (è lungo, lo so, sono 30 pagine): academia.edu/144170171/IL_NEMI…

Il testo ricostruisce le tappe decisive: dal sostegno israeliano alla nascita di Hamas negli anni Ottanta come contrappeso a Fatah, ai flussi finanziari indiretti che ne hanno garantito la sopravvivenza, fino alla politica calcolata di Netanyahu che ha permesso a Hamas di rafforzarsi a Gaza. Mostro come questa dinamica abbia avuto una funzione precisa: alimentare la divisione palestinese, congelare ogni trattativa di pace e presentare Hamas come il “nemico assoluto” necessario a legittimare repressione, occupazione e guerre ricorrenti. È una vicenda che riguarda vent’anni di politica mediorientale e che rivela una strategia di potere costruita sul sangue: il “nemico utile” come strumento di governo. Una strategia che ha distrutto ogni prospettiva di pace, consolidato il dominio di Netanyahu e condannato i palestinesi a un destino di assedio e massacri.

In questa dinamica rientrano anche i flussi di denaro del Qatar, transitati con il consenso di Israele e presentati come aiuti umanitari ma in realtà funzionali a garantire la sopravvivenza di Hamas a Gaza. Questi fondi hanno rafforzato l’organizzazione, legittimandola come interlocutore e mantenendo vivo quel “nemico utile” necessario al calcolo politico di Netanyahu.
Il 7 ottobre, come quasi tutti sanno, non è stato un imprevisto. È stato l’esito prevedibile di una strategia cinica: costruire il proprio potere politico e militare lasciando crescere il “nemico utile”, per poi usare il suo attacco come detonatore di una nuova fase di annientamento e conquista.

#hamas #netanyahu #fatah #gaza
@attualita@diggita.com
@attualita@mastodon.uno

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PGA silent after Ryder Cup MC leads foul-mouthed chants abusing Rory McIlroy

Extra security given but requests for decorum booed

‘Just give us the respect to let us hit shots,’ McIlroy says

The European team were expecting abuse from the people paying to attend this Ryder Cup, but not from the people the Ryder Cup are paying to entertain them while they are here. In a dismal start to what turned into one of the most rancorous day’s play in the history of the competition, the female master of ceremonies employed to inject some life into the crowd at the 1st tee was recorded using a megaphone to lead a chant of “Fuck you Rory!” before Saturday morning’s foursomes. The PGA of America, which is organising the tournament, was approached for comment but remained oddly silent.

The incident set the tone for everything that happened after. The words became a recurring chant, and by the end of the day the atmosphere around his fourball with Shane Lowry against Justin Thomas and Cameron Young had become so foul that the PGA of America had brought in a squad of state police to try to restore order.

Either way, the crowd were picking on the wrong man. McIlroy won his foursomes 3&2, and his fourball 2 up, by the time he had walked off 18 at the end of the day he had won as many points on his own as the entire US team had between them.

Sporting eh? America just What has tRump done to you?

theguardian.com/sport/2025/sep…



Found this through the #PennState Extension web page...

#SeedSaversExchange - #SeedSaving: Introduction

"Why Save Seeds?

Have you ever tried to save seeds from your crops? While the topic may seem daunting, anyone can do it! Not only is seed saving practical, it’s also very rewarding and essential for biodiversity preservation.

Why save seeds?

- You increase your #SelfReliance.
- You connect to nature and your food.
- You save money on future seeds.
- You establish ties to history.
- You adapt varieties to your local climate.
- Saved seeds make great personal gifts.
- You help preserve #biodiversity.
- You join a unique and large community of seed savers!

Seed Saving at Seed Savers Exchange

Saving seeds is integral to our mission at Seed Savers Exchange. It’s right there in our name! At our Heritage Farm headquarters, we steward a living collection of over 20,000 different varieties of seed crops, potatoes, garlic, grapes, and apples. Learn more about preservation at SSE.

There is inherent value in all of the seeds we work to protect. Some of the plants we preserve have a strong cultural history. Others possess unique culinary properties, and others display resilience to climatic events or invasive pests. Read seed stories from the collection.
Rows of large metal shelves full of boxes with many seed packets
The seed bank at Heritage Farm

By saving your own seeds, you play an important part in carrying out our collective mission. It’s up to all of us to lend a hand by saving and sharing seeds. Other ways to support SSE.

You don’t have to save seeds alone! By saving seeds, you join a community of countless other gardeners with similar interests. SSE facilitates the largest free seed swap between home gardeners like yourself. Through the Exchange, gardeners can request seeds from other gardeners, and list their own to share!"

Saving seeds also gives you a special opportunity to make an impact in your own community. Join or start a local #SeedLibrary, attend or host a #seedswap and connect with local gardeners!

Through the Community Seed Network, co-created by SSE, you can connect with other gardeners. You will also find extensive resources on creative ways to share seeds within your community."

Learn more [includes isolation methods, know your plants, harvesting and cleaning seeds]:
seedsavers.org/learn/seed-savi…

#SolarPunkSunday #SeedSaving
#HarvestTime #Harvesting #SeedSavers #FoodSecurity #GrowYourOwn #HierloomSeeds

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I grow at least a few seeds from SSE each year. Would recommend. I specially love the Christmas Lima bean and the Australian butter squash.


No leader should be allowed to use military troops against their own people, it hurts all of us and undermines our basic rights
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wacoca.com/news/2655127/ ゼレンスキー氏、ロシアへの圧力強化を要求 トランプ氏と会談 | ロイター ##war #AER #AERO #AMERS #Asia #ASXPAC #CEEU #CISC #CWP #DEST:NOJPTCM #DEST:NOJPWDM #DEST:NOJPZTM #dip #EEU #EMEA #EMRG #EUROP #Gen #INDG #INDS #INTAG #JFOR #JLN #NAMER #NASIA #NEWS1 #POL #POTUS #Ru #Tech #TOPCMB #TOPNWS #TRD #TRDEMB #TRN #UA #Ukraine #UN1 #US #wash #ウクライナ


'Amazing feat': US man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant

Link: nature.com/articles/d41586-025…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…



With regards to the “legitimate” struggle of the Maoist insurgency in the current corruption crisis: You can't fight corruption in the boondocks—in the peripheries. Capital and the state have to be challenged and overturned in the centrality of social life. This is the most important self-criticism of my theory of rebel peripheries and mamundok-in-place.



Americans shrug if hats are banned, but Americans lose their minds if belts are still legal.

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Civil defense exercise staged in Venezuela — TV tass.com/world/2022405


We stopped in Tombstone on our way to Bisbee today. Lots of touristo schtick, but the horses were cool.

More on Flickr: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCvxtb

#photography #arizona




Either you fight back against the insane fascists & they start a civil war, or you don't fight back & they just win in a walkover Either way it is your decision So far, only in pockets of America, but it will come to all of us, especially if your decision is to do nothing #uspol #politics


"The moment I finally admitted that evolution was real didn’t feel liberating," @Ella_AlShamahi writes.

"It felt like grief." wapo.st/4nPK6Xv



Humberto strengthens into a Category 5 #hurricane with max wind speeds near 160 mph & a barometric pressure of 925mb. #Humberto is the 2nd Cat 5 this season after #Erin. Since 1924, 44 storms have reached Cat 5 status. This is the 4th consecutive year in which a Cat 5 has formed.



I bought my first car from a dealership today, and it was a surprisingly smooth experience. Also a fantastic price at $18.5k for a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude


The waters are literally teaming with salmon. This bear just walked up reached down and bit this fish. #FatBearWeek

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#RestartParties & other community repair events

"Communities around the world run repair events where you can get help to fix your broken belongings – from tablets to toasters, from laptops to crop tops. Find an event near you below!

We call our London events Restart Parties because they have a fun, ad-hoc spirit where all are welcome to meet, mingle, and share in the fun of repair. Other groups in the network use different names but we all host similar kinds of events.

More than 600 groups in over 20 countries have joined in, listing events here. We also work with Repair Together who list events in Belgium and Repair Café Hauts-de-France. If there isn’t an upcoming event listed near you, get in touch with a group nearby.

Don’t see a group near you? Consider starting one."

Read more [includes search for upcoming events]:
therestartproject.org/parties/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RightToRepair #RepairReuse #ReuseRepairRestore #FixItCafes #FixIt #BuildingCommunity




These deployments of the military to blue cities are dress rehearsals for the mid terms. ICE will be used to intimidate minority voters, SCOTUS will be used to scuttle legal challenges and the military will be used to supress protest when everyone calls bullshit. It all seems pretty obvious.


Is Trump's BILLION dollar defamation case against the @wsj.com just a smoke screen to give #RupertMurdoch cover to buy in to #TikTok? @mspopok.bsky.social is at #TheIntersection to connect the dots. I smell another #Boycott! At least I hope so...youtu.be/HmH-CUiWzEI?...

Trump BACKED into CORNER on SP...



so sorry to hear you didn't get raptured

same time next year?





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Not vindictive, nah.