All my life, I have felt a strong affinity with Jewish people, but now that my employer, Columbia University, has adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism, I suddenly find myself labeled an "antisemite" because I oppose Palestinian oppression.
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How I became an antisemite
All my life, I have felt a strong affinity with Jewish people, but now that my employer, Columbia University, has adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism, I suddenly find myself labeled an “antisemite” because I oppose Palestinian oppression.G. Thomas Couser (Mondoweiss)
A suspect in the fatal shooting of Andrii #Parubii, a Ukrainian politician who previously served as the parliament speaker, has been detained, President Volodymyr #Zelensky announced in the early hours of Sept. 1.
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Ukrainian authorities arrest suspect in shooting of politician Andrii Parubii
"The suspect has given an initial testimony. Urgent investigative actions are currently underway to establish all the circumstances of this murder," President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in the early hours of Sept. 1.Olena Goncharova (The Kyiv Independent)
Events for the 1st of September from Wikipedia:
• 1982: The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Forc…
• Birth (1926) of Russell Jones, Australian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2012) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_…
• Death (1997) of Zoltán Czibor, Hungarian footballer (b. 1929) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolt%C3%…
#history #events #historical #today @histodons
75% of Ukrainians back a ceasefire only with strong security guarantees. Top demands: continued Western arms/funding (52%), allied military response to renewed Russian attack (48%), and international patrols of air/sea space (44%).
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75% of Ukrainians are ready for a ceasefire only if security guarantees are provided
A survey by the Rating Group, conducted on Aug. 21-23, 2025, found that the majority of Ukrainians polled want peace and are open to certain concessions, but only on the condition that their country receives international security guarantees.Lucy Pakhnyuk (The Kyiv Independent)
The Ukrainians surveyed are smart.
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Budapest will not agree to open the first round of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter #Szijjarto said on Aug. 30.
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Hungary continues to veto Ukraine's accession to EU, negotiations
As an EU member, Hungary has veto power over further progress.Yuliia Taradiuk (The Kyiv Independent)
Indonesian leader pledges to revoke lawmakers' perks after protests leave 6 dead
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400 'Tech Utopian' Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State - Slashdot
"Nearly 400 students, many of them entrepreneurs, have so far made the journey to Forest City to study everything from coding to unconventional theories on statehood," reports Bloomberg.yro.slashdot.org
On Israel, Australia, And Racism
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)
Giuliani Hospitalized Following Car Crash in New Hampshire
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Giuliani Injured and Hospitalized Following Car Crash in New Hampshire
Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized following a car crash in New Hampshire on Saturday.Althea Legaspi (Rolling Stone)
Looking for some hidden gems in the Play Store? 📱 From decision-making tools to privacy protection, we've curated 5 lesser-known Android apps that deserve a spot on your device. Read the article to discover these unique apps that might just transform your smartphone experience.
#AndroidApps #PlayStore #AppDiscovery #TechNews #MobileApps
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5 best Android apps you should try in September 2025
We see so-called best Android apps all over the place, however, we pick our best for September 2025 that you should really check out.Aadil Raval (TrueTech Technology Magazine)
Can't believe this just took me an afternoon and works so well, instead of becoming another multi-month/year side-project. 
(Probably because I just copied together a bunch of stuff and didn't let my perfectionism get in the way.)
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Via #RawStory @ 8:18pm ET on Aug 31, 2025
An independent journalist issued a dire warning on Sunday about President Trump's future plans for the #military
#MarcWortman, independent #journalist, joined #MSNBC's "#TheWeekendPrimetime" to discuss Trump's efforts to deploy #NationalGuard troops to cities other than #Washington. Wortman argued that deploying troops to other cities was a plan #Trump concocted long ago, but ran into too many roadblocks during his first admin
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'It's in the offing': Analyst issues dire warning about Trump's plans for the military
An independent journalist issued a dire warning on Sunday about President Donald Trump's future plans for the military.Robert Davis (Raw Story)
Portret van Caspar van Baerle, Willem Jacobsz Delff, 1625
engraving, h 237mm × w 160mm
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#rijksmuseum #musea #collection #art #mastodonart #mastoart #random
Watermelon-Shaped Atom Seen Breaking Apart in a Most Unusual Way
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Watermelon-Shaped Atom Seen Breaking Apart in a Most Unusual Way : ScienceAlert
An international team of researchers has discovered a new configuration of nuclear particles that decays by kicking out individual protons.Russell McLendon (ScienceAlert)
The worldwide, undisputed consensus among practitioners in the field of political data believe - indisputably - that if polls are accurate they will predict both the result and margin of victory of the election
My work:
1) Proves it's wrong
2) Proves why
3) Fixes it
4) Offers methods to teach it properly
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in China in the coming days, the Kremlin said Sunday, talks that will likely further strain tensions between Bratislava and Brussels.
l’astratto del segno / differx. 2025
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Japan Shares Open Lower as Investors Steer Clear of Tech Stocks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-01/japan-shares-open-lower-as-investors-steer-clear-of-tech-stocks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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🚨 The new article is live:
“The System Didn’t Ask, It Just Made You Comply”
An exploration of how predictive infrastructures enforce silent compliance.
Full article → hackernoon.com/the-system-didn…
#LLM #MedicalNLP #LegalTech #MedTech #AIethics #AIgovernance #cryptoreg #healthcare #ArtificialIntelligence #NLP #aifutures #LawFedi #lawstodon #tech #finance #business #agustinvstartari #medical #linguistics #ai #LRM #ClinicalAAI #SyntacticSovereignty
The System Didn’t Ask, It Just Made You Comply
Explores how predictive systems enforce silent authority. From ERP forms to credit scores, obedience now happens without commands, as structures compel complianAgustin V. Startari (hackernoon.com)
A Trump admin postwar Gaza plan proposes a US-run 10-year trusteeship, temporary relocation of over 2M residents, and redevelopment into smart cities, tourism, and tech hubs. Palestinians would get cash, rent, food aid, or property rights via digital tokens.
Funny #mastodon search interaction. I was looking for something about MIT (the US University). But there’s a lot of German speakers who use the word “mit” a lot. (It means “with”)
No problem, right? I can search for “language: English”. And that’s when I find all the bilingual posters who post German language in a post labeled English. A lot more than you’d expect.
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Wings West Airlines Timetables.
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#WingsWestAirlines #Timetables #Aviation #Avgeek #california
The Silent Singing Bird of Flamboyant Plumage
Whenever I get the infrequent opportunity to walk the wild deserted Cape Cod outer Atlantic beach in the early morning, I exult in the sea’s silent roar. It extinguishes the cacophonous dreck that …OffGuardian
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: August 31st, 2025 - 9to5Linux
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for August 31st, 2025, brings news about Linux's 34th birthday, Armbian 25.8, KDE's initial setup wizard, and more.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
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