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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alexlunaview ("AlexLunaView") wrote:

If Canada at least joins the Schengen area and has a good colaboration with EU (much more advanced treaties in many areas including defense) than it would be a huge SLAP to Trump and the whole american system because EU, Schengen Area plus Canada and future EU states (Ucraine, Moldova, Bosnia, etc) in reality would be just as strong as USA on all fronts in 5 years time.

We would rock the balance of power and democracy in the world.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
junesim63@mstdn.social ("JuneSim63") wrote:

"An international effort to trace and rescue tens of thousands of children kidnapped from Ukraine to Russia and prosecute those responsible has been crippled by the US state department’s deletion of evidence"

#Yale #Ukraine #Kidnap #Russia #USPolitics

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/trump-ukraine-children-russia-war-kidnapping-evidence-b2717730.html

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CrimethInc@todon.eu ("CrimethInc. Ex-Workers") wrote:

On this day in 1871, French troops sided with the people that they were sent to repress against the generals and the oligarchs who sought to dominate them. This set off a revolutionary chain reaction that changed the course of history.

Such things do happen.

https://crimethinc.com/arch18

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
EuromaidanPress ("Euromaidan Press") wrote:

Ukrainian intelligence drones severely damaged Russia's air defense network in occupied Crimea

The strike destroyed multiple advanced radar units, including Podlet, Niobiy-SV, Kasta, and Nebo-M systems, as well as Pantsir-S1 complexes and a Mi-8 helicopter https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/19/crimeas-air-defense-collapsed-ukrainian-drones-destroy-critical-russian-radar-network/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
inthehands@hachyderm.io ("Paul Cantrell") wrote:

@benroyce @StillIRise1963 @tarheel

That’s the thing. There •is• hope, but none of this magically takes care of itself. No matter how true or how good, none of it happens on its own. We act or we fail.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
audrea@famichiki.jp ("Audrea 🌸") wrote:

It blows my mind how shockingly bad the apps and websites are for Capital One and Bank of America, considering their size and resources. My local credit union has an amazing app that kicks their asses. SMH. #merica

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
br00t4c wrote:

The Trump-Musk Regime Wants to Make Segregation Great Again

#SocialInequality #TrumpMuskRegime #RacistBusinesses #MakeSegregationGreatAgain #SegregationPolicy

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-musk-lift-ban-on-segregated-facilities/#respond

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

what an idiot, what a dangerous fool

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/health/kennedy-bird-flu.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
pgor ("Paul Goracke") wrote:

Good news, everybody! Your AppleTV Siri can advise you on how to train your dragon, even when you're just looking for the movie. 😂

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Violinknitter@wandering.shop wrote:

Morning reminder: being unapologetically yourself and loving the things you love is inherently an act of resistance against people and systems seeking to control you

If you find yourself for a moment forgetting the horrible things happening and getting caught up in a small act of creativity or joy, that isn’t betraying anyone or anything. Being fiercely ourselves is good

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
RubyJones@smutlandia.com ("Ruby Jones") wrote:

Chapter Five of Synthetic Agency is up!

Blake finally gets some answers about who he is and why he didn't know that he was an android.

👬M/M
❤️‍🔥 Slow burn
🤖 Androids
🕵️ Spies
😭 Angst
🫂 Hurt/comfort

https://www.patreon.com/posts/synthetic-agency-124416277

This chapter is paid members only, but you can read the first chapter for free: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1313927

#SyntheticAgency #romance #MMRomance #fiction #lgbtq+ #ScienceFiction

taral ("JP Sugarbroad") wrote:

https://wandering.shop/@cstross/114166175257444623

Love it, but it needs more AI.

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:

Become an irreplaceable 10x developer in 30 seconds flat

Why learn actual skills when you can just look impressive instead?

Introducing rust-stakeholder - a CLI tool that generates absolutely meaningless but impressive-looking terminal output to convince everyone you're a coding genius without writing a single line of useful code.

https://github.com/giacomo-b/rust-stakeholder

Boosted by jwz:
stevestreza@indieweb.social ("Steve Streza") wrote:

"The Apple Developer Agreement has been updated for developers who choose to create a profile to enhance their developer experience and receive more relevant content and communications based on their interests."

Anyone want to choose to create a profile to enhance your developer experience? I love receiving more relevant content and communications based on my interests. This is a normal sentence for humans to write, of which I am one, a human, very humanlike.

Boosted by jwz:
beyondmachines1@infosec.exchange ("BeyondMachines :verified:") wrote:

The essence of "Legitimate interest":

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MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

Despite the latest tranche of files on the 1963 JFK assassination released to the public, RFK Jr. continues to maintain that his uncle was killed by a vaccine.

Boosted by jwz:
MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

We can’t have Starlink carrying White House traffic, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard should be allowed to speak in private with her Russian handler.

Boosted by jwz:
catandgirl@socel.net ("Cat and Girl") wrote:

Scenes from a future.

Boosted by jwz:
mcfadden ("Brian McFadden") wrote:

Harry Reid was a boxer and Chuck Schumer is, at best, the robot from Rocky IV. https://www.patreon.com/c/BrianMcFadden

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TomWellborn@universeodon.com ("TomWellborn3") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CatherineFlick@mastodon.me.uk ("Prof. Catherine Flick") wrote:

Just fancy that, all the things we said would happen are happening, I am shocked, I tell you, shocked!!
https://chaos.social/@jonty/114189886848116597

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
pbump@journa.host ("Philip Bump") wrote:

Remember last time Trump was president and unmarked vans swept up people off the street and he tried to get the military to use force against protesters? If you think the administration's vindictive defiance will stop with immigrants, you're naive.
Gift link: https://wapo.st/43Ssl2Q

kornel ("Kornel") wrote:

Linear #gradients appear to have surprisingly sharp transitions at the ends. Every designer had to fight these ramps to have smooth-looking color transitions.

There's an explanation for this effect! The paper has a mathematical model of it (a convolution filter), which in theory could be used in gradient-generators to compute gradients that actually look perfectly linear.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4219435/

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
eighthourlunch wrote:

And it came to pasta that I saw a column of light and angel hair in the air directly above my head. And behold, his noodly appendages did stretch forth mightily unto me as he spake: lo, it is finished. Put down thy damned fountain pens and ink, that ye may partake of stuffed shells Alfredo with sausage and mozzarella, for this is my flesh and thou art hungry, and the time for dinner is nigh upon thee.

#mastoart
#fountainpens
#flyingspaghettimonster

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

"The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly. What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense."

In my more cynical moments, I sometimes wonder if we'll find out about kickbacks to ICE and border patrol agents in the field. But the reality is that many of those people need no such extra incentivizing.

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

"Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts."

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I know that most who get caught up will never have the advantage of being given a spotlight and an opportunity to tell their story, and I realize that there are problematic aspects to Jasmine Mooney being given that opportunity, but I'm glad to see some firsthand accounts coming out shining a lot on the humanity of all those trapped inside.

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Complexity emerges!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/03/19/busy-busy-busy-spider/

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I've known about these stories, years before Trump, but most citizens are completely ignorant of how we treat people (even US citizens that get caught up). But one thing's been clear for a while:

"The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney

A business of human misery. Something the US has too much experience with.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

hell, I would pay good money to see *that*

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