The 21st Century Consort plays:
Bobby GE: Intuitive Geometry (after Mokha Laget).
Shawn OKPEBHOLO: On a Painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Jennifer HIGDON: American Canvas.
Trevor WESTON: Shape Shifter (The Angry Bluesman).
#socialmedia #xbird #musk #zuckerberg #maga #Fediverse #idiot47 #Republicans. #GOP Twice in the last two days I’ve received comments from MAGA trolls. This is something new. Apparently, those gun-toting, Putin-loving, racist pigs have discovered the fediverse. I blocked them and reported one, who was particularly abusive, to my moderator. I won’t tolerate racism, gun violence, fascism/Nazism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or ANY other form of hate on my feed. BE WARNED: If you post anything hateful or abusive on my feed, you will be blocked, reported, and deleted. If you really want to spew that sort of garbage, go back to X where you belong.
I wrote about the myth of the "AI-native" startup and new data finding buyers' remorse from CEOs who have attempted to spread it throughout their organizations platformer.news/ai-native-star…
TL;DR: The FTC has settled with Workado for allegedly misleading claims about its AI Content Detector, which violated Section 5 of the FTC Act. This case highlights the growing scrutiny on AI technologies and their marketing practices. lexblog.com/2025/05/12/ai-cont… #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum
Late last month, the Federal Trade Center (“FTC”) announced that it reached a settlement with a company called Workado to resolve allegations that it made false or misleading representations about the efficacy of its “AI Content Detector” product in …
jeepers i was just reading about esims being basically the only way real news gets out of #gaza right now because tge pro genocide and pro zionist western media certainly arent reporting the truth
Theom, which helps businesses safeguard and track sensitive data, raised a $20M Series A led by Wing VC, after an oversubscribed $16.4M seed round in late 2022 (Angus Loten/Wall Street Journal)
A group in San Diego is patrolling neighborhoods to identify potential ICE presence. They keep watch for vehicles that may belong to federal agencies, and use livestreams, radios, and social media to keep communities informed. boltsmag.org/how-volunteer-pat…
In response to mass deportation threats and mixed messages from county leaders on federal cooperation, San Diego organizers are taking action to inform residents of ICE activity.
The #Trump poster-person for the first Afrikaner #refugees from supposed anti-white racism in #SouthAfrica.
She is not a #refugee by any definition, yet she is being flown here at #taxpayer expense & handed a path to #citizenship while actual refugees are turned away.
Also Trump claims he’s granting "refugee" status to "white farmers”, but this woman lives in Cape Town, isn’t a farmer, & it doesn't seem like she's #Afrikaner since her bio says she was born in Zimbabwe.
I wrote slightly different version of this exact point ~1½ month back & Kolektiva mods decided thats "antisemitism", endangers Jews & suspended my account.
I said Nazis from Judaism in West who aid & abet genocide, who come to middle of protests to bully Palestinian protesters needs to be given Battle of Cable Street treatment.
Orthodox Left doesnt like you if you are slightly ahead of them. Once it becomes normal, they pretend its fine.
If you are a Nazi from Jewish community who literally celebrate genocide in the middle of anti-genocide protest, Jewish identity of the Nazi takes precedence over actual simultaneous Nazi identity they hold, so per Orthodox Western Left, you cannot punch a Jewish Nazi celebrating genocide while genocide is going on.
Its okay to punch a Nazi, but not if the Nazi is a Jew(even if enable & celebrate slaughter of so many now).
Orthodox Western Left imposes this Jewish Hegemony
If overwhelming majority of group dont disapprove slaughter(aided & abetted for decades)of other groups & then want us to treat them with kidgloves while members of group come to middle of anti-genocide protest to celebrate genocide, we need to talk about moral basis on which group privilege it demands needs to be granted by us
Vast % of any group that feels unsafe does what its doing now.
They straight up tried to get something out of me that I think they could use to basically detain me permanently, Piker said. His detention comes at a time when the government is cracking down on press freedom and free speech.
🌼 Einige Pflanzen öffnen ihre Blüten erst nach Sonnenuntergang. Die Frage ist: wieso? Die Antwort erfährst du in diesem Artikel; und auch, was ein Mondbeet ist.
And just like that, I've finally caught up to my last spot in the manga! Took me way longer than I'd have liked due to pausing to watch some other cartoons along the way, but from here on out, I'll be reacting to the final saga with a clean slate, and I can't wait to see where the story goes from here!
Ihr fragt euch ob ihr aktuelle faschistische Codes erkennen würdet?
Aus einem Vortrag vom 8. Mai in der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung zu (verbotenen) rechten Codes und Symbolen gibt’s nun eine Veröffentlichung auf Youtube:
„Das sieht doch verboten aus?! Codes und Symbole der extremen Rechten“
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Because low-level Wayland work requires a very specialized skill set. The intersection between developers that have these skills, are motivated to work on a11y and have a11y knowledge is almost empty.
Viele Linke tun sich schwer, der Ukraine in ihrem Verteidigungskampf gegen Russlands zerstörerischen Angriffskrieg solidarisch beizustehen.
Der ukrainische Anarchist, Menschenrechtler, ehemalige Soldat und Kriegsgefangene Maksym Butkevych berichtet von seinen Beweggründen, sich zur Armee zu melden und seinen Erfahrungen in Kriegsgefangenschaft und Lagerhaft.
Ramadan Among the Rubble in Gaza: A Collection of Stories
For Palestinians in the bombarded Gaza Strip, the holy month of Ramadan was stained by genocidal acts perpetrated by Israeli forces for the second year in a row. In attempts to understand those continuing to practice their faith whilst surviving horrors, Unicorn Riot heard from several people at several Ramadan events in Gaza, including Gaza City and Khan Younis.
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And it's getting returned this weekend. My second one is coming Wednesday.
I bought this one with a gift card for my birthday.
Well, it turns out, my wife got me a really nice set of stones and a mat-style board, which are coming on Wednesday. Just those stones cost more than this set.
It's almost a shame, because I'm surprised at the quality of this veneer board. It's very well crafted. You know, for a veneered board.
This is my first time getting to appreciate just how... Big a goban is.
"Minneapolis, MN — Despite his pleas of innocence, Mahdi Ali was 15 when he was arrested and subsequently convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a 2010 triple murder in Minneapolis. Fifteen years later, a new grassroots campaign called The Coalition to Free Mahdi… The post Target of Injustice: Free Mahdi Ali Campaign Kicks Off appeared first on
A new grassroots campaign called The Coalition to Free Mahdi Ali has launched to demand justice and freedom for Ali who they say is wrongfully convicted of murder.
“…the question of whether there can be a Trump successor is very interesting. The GOP tried with DeSantis and Haley and failed. They tried with JD Vance, and he alienated two Popes… Trump is unique because of his deep connections in business, “business” (organized crime), entertainment, media, and politics. He also had an enormous amount of leverage through blackmail, threats, and bribes, and is a skilled propagandist. It’s hard to replicate that.” —Sarah Kendzior sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/y… #trump
“Trump has a cult of personality that doesn’t seem possible to replicate, which is to the advantage of free-thinking people. The key is to never conflate Trump with systemic problems. He is their culmination, not their origin, and those problems will need to be tackled urgently when he goes.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #trump
“…no one ever wins a fight. This is a call for people to live less in reaction to hostile elements and instead be proactive in building a road house of their own — a road house of the soul, if you will. Or else a real-estate developer tied to organized crime may take advantage of you! And that’s when it’s time to not be nice.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered: White House vs Road House #trump
“People should be realistic about Trump. That means looking at his network, its history, and what institutions have done in reaction to it. … I encourage people to examine the track records of commentators and see how their past predictions panned out. Did they falsely promise “rule of law” and browbeat anyone who pointed to hard evidence of institutional corruption? Then they may be working for nefarious forces.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered: White House vs Road House #trump
“…yes, Trump is trying to tank the economy! He announced this in a FOX News interview in February 2014… It was always his plan, in line with his life as a corporate raider tied to transnational organized crime, and in line with the extreme right-wing groups who long sought to destroy any parts of the US federal government that benefit the public. These goals have been in place since the 1980s, and to some degree, decades before.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #trump #economy
“…I don’t trust that banking regulations will hold. What happened to people in similar situations in autocratic countries is that the black market thrived. There may be a new spin on this in the US since people will also want to avoid being digitally tracked, so cash—if it holds—may have greater appeal. I patronize places that take cash and hire humans…because I don’t want to contribute to my own demise. I wish I had better answers for you…” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #trump #money
“Archive everything. You can’t solve a crisis without getting to the roots of it. The internet gave us a wonderful opening, but its utility was annihilated by tech oligarchs. It’s harder than ever to find information about events from just a few years ago.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered: White House vs Road House #internet #archive
“People around the world are looking at the US and asking, “How the hell do we avoid that?” Which is mildly humiliating but entirely deserved. I’m glad that, if anything useful is to come of this nightmare, it’s showing other countries what not to do. … I love my country but please do not emulate it.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered: White House vs Road House #usa #trump
“Do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do, not because you think you’ll win.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered: White House vs Road House #values
“I’m glad that Canadian leaders are standing up to the American government as a whole. But I wish they would not fall for the “red” and “blue” state fallacy… This is very different than boycotting a company you know supports evil, like Tesla. I’d like more thoughtfully targeted boycotts. And please continue to use the free speech you have to keep calling out American corruption — we are increasingly losing ours!” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered: White House vs Road House #canada #usa
“There is a widespread sense we are being screwed over and subjected to forces we don’t understand, particularly when it comes to political alliances with Big Tech. Musk’s overt swindle clarified that for a lot of folks, as did the Democrats’ acquiescence. Dem voters may have finally gotten past the denial stage…and realized many of their own leaders are complicit and should be ousted.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #trump #musk #bigtech #politics
“The world as it’s presented on the internet and the world on the ground are increasingly split. I think it’s because people are terrified of being vulnerable online, and kindness and vulnerability often go hand in hand. We now see only a sliver of humanity on the internet, and it’s the kind of sliver that makes you bleed.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #internet #vulnerability #kindness
“The military has been used against Americans on US soil for centuries. The key is who gets to be defined as “American”. … That’s why they want to ban books at places like West Point. They need soldiers to see fellow Americans as alien and lesser so they will attack them without hesitation. The Trump admin will likely broaden the net and “de-Americanize” white Americans based on things like ideological views…“ —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #trump #usa #military
“Regardless of how scary this is, do not abandon people. It is important to stand up for everyone being persecuted…, and to fight the state censorship… Don’t assume that everyone in the military will follow illicit orders. Help combat the political culture that contributes to the incentive to obey.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #values
“What I’d like to know is when the officials who refused to hold a criminal regime accountable will be held accountable themselves — at the least, in the court of public opinion. Officials could have ousted Miller in 2017 due to his security clearance violations. … As a result, we are stuck with a youthful fascist in yet another Trump administration, since officials wouldn’t hold Trump accountable for his crimes either.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #trump #miller #usa
“Protesting is good; it shows intolerance for abuse of power and helps build networks of dissent. …this is a racist regime that uses brutal, lawless tactics and explicitly targets people who aren’t white. …I can’t blame non-white folks for feeling furious and betrayed… It’s a terrible feeling when the people who should have your back stab it.” —Sarah Kendzior, Your Questions Answered #protest #protests
WASHINGTON – "A federal court today blocked the U.S. government from plowing ahead with plans to hand over the #WesternApaches’ most sacred site at Oak Flat to a multinational mining giant for destruction."
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#BreakingNews: fire has broken out at the entrance of #No10residence early today. #GifsArtidote: i suggest that someone set fire to no.10 in a deliberate attack. what do you think?
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[Flawed] Anarchist ⚑
in reply to [Flawed] Anarchist ⚑ • • •If you are a Nazi from Jewish community who literally celebrate genocide in the middle of anti-genocide protest, Jewish identity of the Nazi takes precedence over actual simultaneous Nazi identity they hold, so per Orthodox Western Left, you cannot punch a Jewish Nazi celebrating genocide while genocide is going on.
Its okay to punch a Nazi, but not if the Nazi is a Jew(even if enable & celebrate slaughter of so many now).
Thats Hegemony,
@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism
[Flawed] Anarchist ⚑
in reply to [Flawed] Anarchist ⚑ • • •Orthodox Western Left imposes this Jewish Hegemony
If overwhelming majority of group dont disapprove slaughter(aided & abetted for decades)of other groups & then want us to treat them with kidgloves while members of group come to middle of anti-genocide protest to celebrate genocide, we need to talk about moral basis on which group privilege it demands needs to be granted by us
Vast % of any group that feels unsafe does what its doing now.
@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism