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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kardinal691@mastodon.online ("Putin's IBS") wrote:

‼️ #Russia hit #Krivoy_Rog with a cluster ballistic missile — head of the Centre for Disaster Relief at the National Security and Defence Council #Andriy_Kovalenko

The enemy took this step deliberately to ensure there were more victims.

#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691

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

listen to Stacey Abrams: hold townhalls and hearings

https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/114281342845269847

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

This abstract photo, captured inside a lighthouse with a small 35mm-format mirrorless camera and a 50mm lens, is mostly a visual pun on the concept of a lighthouse, as well as a study in diagonal and radiating lines.

It was very tight quarters, especially with the tripod. But a tripod was essential here (less for sharpness - at 1/3000 sec - than for precise composition and framing).

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Lighthouse, 2014.

All the pixels, none of the stairs to climb, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/15393439037

#photography

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:

It remains a complete mystery to me why Democratic party leaders STILL haven’t created a briefing/press conference to follow the daily White House lie fest.

Have two or three Dems hammer away at a couple of key points, take some questions, keep it tight.

Good road test for future presidential candidates.

News organizations would fall over themselves to cover these.

It would cost Democrats nothing - it’s literally free advertising.

Did no Democrat take a comms or PR course in school?

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

Keep ‘em coming

Via ‪Kyle Griffin:

Reuters: U.S. JUDGE ORDERS #TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RETURN MARYLAND MAN WRONGLY DEPORTED TO EL SALVADOR - COURT HEARING

More:

The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says

https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-deportation-maryland-man-trump-617bfac0e54b241fa2f54783bdf08628

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
404mediaco ("404 Media") wrote:

Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:

https://www.404media.co/nih-archives-repositories-marked-for-review-for-potential-modification/

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

Florida stationery company files first lawsuit challenging Trump tariffs

#LegalChallenge #EmilyLey #AdministrativeLaw #TrumpTariffs #IllegalTariffs

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/04/florida-lawsuit-trump-tariffs

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

Today in History: Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) is born in Mississippi, 1913

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

Today in History: NATO established, 1949

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

Today in History: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, 1968

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

Today in History: Tandy Corp. acquires Radio Shack, 1963 (9 stores)

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

I got super into The Sims 4 again lads

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
nullagent@partyon.xyz wrote:

Boosted by jwz:
jwz wrote:

XScreenSaver ffmpeg version skew.

Dear Lazyweb,

One of you could save me a whole lot of swearing if you would send me a patch that makes XScreenSaver 6.09 configured "--with-record-animation" compile without warning when linked against the ffmpeg 7.1 libraries rather than 4.x. (sample_fmts, supported_samplerates, ch_layouts are now deprecated and if there's a porting guide, I have not found it.)

Future generations thank you in advance.
https://jwz.org/b/yklt

Boosted by jwz:
firestorm@kolektiva.social ("Firestorm Books") wrote:

Tomorrow dozens of national organizations are teaming up to host protests in cities across the United States. With hundreds of thousands of people hitting the streets for the first time since the effective collapse of the constitutional republic, there’s a growing need to widely disseminate information on keeping ourselves and others safe. To that end, we’re sharing a new zine based on text from @privacyguides, which includes best practices and helpful tips for smartphone security, protests, and mass surveillance. You can read and download the free guide at https://archive.org/details/protesters-guide-to-smartphone-security.

In Asheville, protesters will be rallying in Pack Square from 11am to 1pm. Members of our collective will be there distributing copies of “The Protesters’ Guide to Smartphone Security” along with practical zines for folks interested in taking effective action against fascism.

Looking for more opportunities to pick up introductory materials? We maintain a table of free resources at Firestorm that we think everyone should read! We’d also encourage you to check out the zines available at https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/direct-action.

#Antifascism #Protesting #DirectAction #Zinestagram #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop

Boosted by jwz:
dansinker@omfg.town ("Dan Sinker") wrote:

I think reporting out how the unpopulated penguin islands landed on the tariff list would probably answer a lot more questions than just that one.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
feoh@oldbytes.space ("Feoh") wrote:

You guys! I found the most amazing thing:

Let me introduce you to another positively bad ass woman, steamrolled and nearly forgotten by history. Delia Derbyshire, one of the unsung pioneers of very early #electronic #music

https://youtu.be/nXnmSgaeGAI?si=QOB55VaB%5FlxozVGN

The documentary is only 26 minutes long and is an amazing intro to her life and work. You can find a collection of her recordings on, of course, @internetarchive

https://archive.org/details/delia-derbyshire-collection/01+-+Music%5Fto%5FUndress%5Fto+-+Delia+Derbyshire.mp3

I am so inspired, I want to learn how to make electronic music now :)

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Every Christian apologist fails at reason and coherence.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/04/04/why-do-their-arguments-suck-so-bad/

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

“Societal collapse is inevitable” my wayward cowardly son _change_is inevitable. Society is _how we navigate change without_ collapse, and the sooner you start acting like society is a thing you participate in, nurture and support instead of the thing on the other side of the glass that delivers your groceries and send you bills in the mail the sooner you’ll stop feeling quite as lonely, tired and frightened all the time.

Your alienation is not your destiny.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
erosdiscordia@onycha.monster ("Mystery Babylon") wrote:

I have a small pile of expenses I can't cover this week, that I wonder if people might help with?

It comes to about $320. This is what I need it for:

~ money for groceries / dry cat food tonight
~ cost of helping get Zele the kitten neutered and microchipped, so I can begin his paperwork to take him on a plane
~ one night at this Airbnb, to cover the gap between this reservation and my next payday
~ final miscellaneous expenses to get my belongings shipped the hell out of America

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tmvshek
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/erosdiscordia
Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/onychamaze

If you have any spare money to help out, donations would be hugely appreciated. Boosts welcome! :boostRequest:​

#mutualAid #transMutualAid #trans #transCrowdFund #queerMutualAid #fundraiser

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

This album, "Music from Eternal Return One", was a nice soundtrack as I cajoled my brain to engage with work this morning:

https://polylith.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-eternal-return-one

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
abraxas3d@mastodon.radio ("Abraxas3d W5NYV") wrote:

Steve Thimble Poppins says it's time for breakfast.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
bunkcomputer@social.coop ("Bunk Computer Cooperative") wrote:

Hello, world! We are Bunk Computer Cooperative -- a worker-owned technology #coop in Western North Carolina. We're building local computing infrastructure that's of and for Western #northcarolina

We're still getting off the ground, but we've been hard at work the last eight months and we're ready to introduce ourselves. We wrote an #introduction blog post that you can read at the link in our bio, and we'd be thrilled if you did! Boosts Appreciated!

Yours in bits and bytes,
Bunk Cooperators

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

During the migration, I’ll post a status message on the social.lol site with updates. If you’re using a Mastodon client app, you won’t see this in your client, but you can head over to https://social.lol to view it in a browser.

I’ll also be available on our Chat Network (https://home.omg.lol/info/chat) where you can ask “are we there yet?” and/or watch me have a nervous breakdown if things don’t go smoothly. 😅

adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold") wrote:

Tonight’s the night! social.lol will experience some downtime starting at 11 PM EDT / 3 AM UTC (which I previously thought was 4 AM, darn daylight saving time). We’re doing a full server migration and upgrade. Every effort will be made to minimize downtime, but I also want to ensure a buttery smooth migration of our database (so, some downtime is needed). Thanks for your patience and support! :prami_contented:

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
requiem@hackers.town ("requiem 🦫") wrote:

Today's post is a short one but I'm very interested in any thoughts or references any of you all might have that I can add to the research.

https://jasongullickson.com/zen-and-the-art-of-software-maintenance.html

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
metin@graphics.social ("Metin Seven 🎨") wrote:

Made a lovely spring walk. I love to visit local graveyards, as beautiful flora is omnipresent, and people are omniabsent. 😉

Have a great weekend!

#spring #blossom #flora #tree #trees #flower #flowers #nature #beauty #beautiful #photo #photography #environment

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
cscottmills@social.coop ("Christopher Scott Mills") wrote:

Album release!

On this crisp spring morning, I offer "Music from Eternal Return One", a threefold piece of warm ambient music for slow transits and phasing tides.

Listen over on Bandcamp:
https://polylith.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-eternal-return-one

#ambientMusic

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Yup. They told you they were going to do exactly the bullshit they're currently doing, and you thought that only the libs would be owned, so guess what, that's on you

RE: https://www.threads.net/@stevehofstetter/post/DIBiu%5FVOezT