What counts as evidence (aka whose story wins), where & how, is Always the revealing question.
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Palestinians warned of a genocide in 2023. Why weren’t we believed?
Western academics now speak of ‘genocide’ with newfound authority. Why weren’t our voices enough?Ahmad Ibsais (The Guardian)
"Even as the U.S. federal government rapidly retreats from science-based decision-making, adopts climate-damaging energy policies and disengages from international #climate efforts, 46 American researchers have been chosen as authors for the upcoming three main global climate reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on #ClimateChange."
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Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports - Inside Climate News
Amid rising repression of climate science domestically, researchers from universities around the country are lending their expertise to an international effort.Inside Climate News
Please help if you can…boosting helps too!! 💜 ~Salty
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Happy to help out, will put in an order now.
May I also ask a question?
Feel free to ignore if it's not an appropriate thing to ask, but I am curious what, if anything, you tell your kids about the support you get, and why is needed in the first place.
I've been wondering what this whole generation of children are learning about the ways their communities and governments support, (and fail to support) them.
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Money is not a veil on barter. Money is a veil on economic tyranny
Belarusian FM points out SCO’s ability to deal with global, regional problems
Maxim Ryzhenkov said: “As operating principles of many international universal and subregional organizations are eroding, we are forced together with our partners and friends to develop regional organizations in a bid to resolve global problems and r…Belarusian Telegraph Agency
🇺🇸 Estados Unidos cierra oficialmente la USAID porque "la agencia hace tiempo que se descarriló", declaró el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio.
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🇺🇸 Estados Unidos cierra oficialmente la USAID porque "la agencia hace tiempo que se descarriló", declaró el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio. @Irinamar_Z 🇷🇺Telegram
La imagen muestra un tweet del Secretario Marco Rubio ([@]SecRubio) en su cuenta de Twitter. El tweet está en inglés y español, y se refiere a una broma que Rubio hizo con el Presidente ([@]POTUS) sobre tener cuatro trabajos. El Presidente le dijo que le diera uno a su amigo [@]RussVought47, a lo que Rubio accedió. Desde enero, Rubio afirma que han ahorrado a los contribuyentes decenas de miles de millones de dólares al transferir un pequeño conjunto de programas esenciales al Departamento de Estado, y que USAID está oficialmente en fase de cierre. Rubio felicita a Russ Vought por supervisar el cierre de la agencia. El tweet incluye una traducción al español proporcionada por Google Translate.
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🫧 Self-cleaning glass uses electric field to remove dust particles within seconds
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#glass #materials #technology #cleaning #engineering
Self-cleaning glass uses electric field to remove dust particles within seconds
What if windows could clean themselves at the flick of a switch? We're not quite there yet, but we are getting closer.Sanjukta Mondal (Tech Xplore)
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History with spires - Port Arthur’s church ruins standing tall in monochrome.
Port Arthur Historical settlement in Tasmania, Australia.
Photographed and edited by Kev.
© All Rights Reserved by 2 Peeps and a Camera.
#photo #photography #2peepsandacamera #australia #tasmania #church #ruins #historical
Varzo, la zona delle frane vista dall'elicottero
https://www.lastampa.it/verbano-cusio-ossola/2025/08/31/video/varzo_la_zona_delle_frane_vista_dallelicottero-15289514/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Varzo, la zona delle frane vista dall'elicottero
L’elicottero dei vigili del fuoco con a bordo il sindaco di Varzo Bruno Stefanetti e i tecnici ha sorvolato sabato mattina l’area dalla quale vener…La Stampa
autumn leaves a card
calling out for abundance
chilly, chilly nights
#photography #naturephotography #autumn #poem #poetry #haiku
Nigella Lawson wrote a pithy takedown in one of her books about "clean eating", which she said combined the worst aspects of Nazism/fascism and, I believe, puritanism. That current bubbles close to the surface frequently, to the point where it seems like following sound advice--like eating WFPB--is an entree to a cult.
Also starting to cringe when I see fitness instructors. They look more and more like priests in the same cult--or MLM.
"There Is (Still) No Ethical Use of AI" by my brilliant colleague @melikhovo
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There Is (Still) No Ethical Use of AI
In March 2024, I wrote a post declaring “There Is No Ethical Use of AI”. My point was not that you should not use AI.matthewcheney.net
The article makes it seem like it was a badly worded statement! Instances can do registration by approval, so they can use whatever mechanism they want to do age verification if they choose to; and, admin notes let them store the info on profiles if they want to. So, it's still up to each instance to choose whether to comply, but their framing as reported was unfortunate. I asked Andy Piper if they could release the statement (or some public sttaement), he said they're working on it.
‘Capannori torna a scuola’, questo il titolo dell’iniziativa promossa dall'amministrazione comunale in occasione dell'inizio del nuovo anno scolastico nell’ambito del ‘Patto per la scuola’, che coinvolge il Comune, i quattro Istituti Comprensivihttps://www.noitv.it/2025/08/capannori-torna-a-scuola-ad-arte-e-alla-primaria-del-fiorentino-una-giornata-dedicata-a-dirigenti-e-docenti-691076/
What counts as plagiarism? AI-generated papers pose new risks
Researchers argue over whether ‘novel’ AI-generated works use others’ ideas without credit.Ananya
The Verge: Verizon’s ‘software issue’ has disconnected many wireless customers across the US
Many people all over the US are experiencing outages with Verizon. Some users report that their phones are stuck in SOS mode.
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#verizon #communications #comms
Verizon’s ‘software issue’ has disconnected many wireless customers across the US
Verizon confirmed a software issue causing an outage for US customers on August 30th, 2025.Richard Lawler (The Verge)
It also means that I can text other iOS users over the Verizon 5g home wifi box, but straight up sms to Android users aren’t going through.
Gotta love these barren and weedy walled gardens 🤪
A imagem mostra um gatinho de pelagem cinza e marrom deitado de costas, com os olhos fechados e uma expressão de relaxamento. Ele está deitado em um lençol azul claro com desenhos infantis, incluindo símbolos e letras. O gatinho parece estar em um estado de profunda tranquilidade, com as patas estendidas para cima. Sobre a imagem, há um texto em português que diz: "estou cansada de dar um jeito queria que as coisas já chegasssem com um jeito dado." A imagem transmite uma sensação de paz e desejos de que as coisas sejam mais fáceis e prontas.
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Niri 25.08: New Logo, Screen Reader Support, and Wayland Improvements
Niri 25.08 scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor adds xwayland-satellite integration, screen reader support, new logo, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Trump trade: Tariffs voided in court ruling
cnbc.com/2025/08/30/trump-trad…
Trump tariffs that are voided by — and ones that are safe from — Friday's appeals court ruling
If the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, President Donald Trump would lose some, but not all, of his broad tariff powers.Erin Doherty (CNBC)
On The Road - Train to Xi’An II 🚞
在路上 - 去西安的火车 II 🚞
📷 Minolta Hi-Matic AF
🎞️Kentmere Pan 200
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Art #AnalogPhotography #中文 #中国 #看见中国 #China
I don't know why there's so much fuss about the bruise on Trump's hand. You'd think he's the only person in history who ever received an IV brain transfusion.
Mind you, as far as I know there's never been a successful brain transfusion, but that's a separate issue. That's why there's that dumb joke: "The brain transfusion was successful but the President is still a dolt."
Multi-vehicle crash injures 17 and shuts down major interstate in East Texas
https://apnews.com/article/interstate-crash-texas-injured-semis-5517a95b0e64e28fbb75bdf6471308f2?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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