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publicdomainrev ("The Public Domain Review") wrote:

First page of "Dialogue of Frederic Ruysch and his Mummies", a short skit by the great Italian writer Giacomo Leopardi, who died today in 1837 (aged just 38). Leopardi's subject here is a real life physician renowned for his macabre anatomical displays: https://buff.ly/2Tu5t7w

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ebender00 ("Eric Bender") wrote:

Today millions of us will peacefully protest this country's slide into fascism at many hundreds of No Kings events.

There's no mention of this gigantic event anywhere on the current NY Times home page, even in stories under the "US Protests" link highlighted here in red.

#resistance #nokings #NYtimes @jeffjarvis

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jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:

The #BrokenTimes does have a story about NoKings: buried. I found it by searching--could not find where it is linked. The story does not provide a link to tell readers where protests are around them, only links to its stories about Trump. Not journalism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/no-kings-protest-trump.html?searchResultPosition=1

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Locusmag ("Locus Magazine") wrote:

Let's focus on supporting each other this year. Indie authors, publishers, magazines & editors need to stay connected! Keep yourself integrated into the SFFH world by reading Locus! Support our nonprofit and help us create the network we all deserve... https://locusmag.com/

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jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:

The #BrokenTimes does have a story about NoKings: buried. I found it by searching--could not find where it is linked. The story does not provide a link to tell readers where protests are around them, only links to its stories about Trump. Not journalism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/no-kings-protest-trump.html?searchResultPosition=1

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michelin@hachyderm.io ("Michel Lind :fedora: :debian:") wrote:

I’ve attended some amazing sessions
(official and hallway) at @devconf_cz so far, but this is definitely the best yet

Lucas Lasota @llas of @fsfe talking about taking on #Apple in favor of the EU #DigitalMarketsAct

#DevConf_CZ #DevConf2025 #FOSSConf #FOSSConference

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:

Here's The Guardian's coverage. This is news judgment.

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indivisibleteam ("Indivisible ❌👑") wrote:

No Kings Day is here. Today is going to be one of the biggest and most widespread days of peaceful protest in American history, with millions of Americans taking to the streets in every state. This land is our land and we don’t do kings here. Please join us: https://www.nokings.org/?SQF%5FSOURCE=indivisible #nokings

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Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
jeffjarvis ("Jeff Jarvis") wrote:

Der Spiegel writes about the US as a no-go zone for German tourists.

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fesshole ("Fesshole 🧻") wrote:

My mother is unreasonably irritated by wonky picture frames, so once when I was angry with her as a kid I tilted all the way frames in the house slightly. Just a little bit every day. When she finally noticed they were all wonky she was furious, I told her it was the wind

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rednikki@toot.boston wrote:

@lzg Also, go to a smaller local protest vs. the big city one! For three reasons:
1. Less likely to have people that want to start something (on either side)
2. When people see protests in their smaller area, it makes the whole thing FEEL much bigger
3. Meet like-minded neighbors!

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emilymbender@dair-community.social ("Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)") wrote:

The AI Con book tour is headed abroad! @alex and I aren't traveling together but check out https://thecon.ai/events for our upcoming events, starting with Edinburgh (Alex, June 20), Sydney (Emily, June 25) and Melbourne (Emily, July 1)

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MikeElgan ("Mike Elgan") wrote:

2,000 protests today.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91352296/no-kings-day-protests-today-map-cities-speakers-what-to-know

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MikeElgan ("Mike Elgan") wrote:

I wonder if America's "No Kings" movement will spread to the UK... https://www.nokings.org/

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EdwardPhilips@toot.community ("Edward Philips") wrote:

Morning all. It’s Saturday. Inspired by the great Hiroshige’s print, here is my ‘Sudden Shower over the Humber Bridge and North Ferriby’. Have a nice weekend. xx

#art #wallart #HumberBridge #ukioye #handmade #japan #bridge #rain #Yorkshire #MastoArt #print

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
scottley@infosec.exchange wrote:

@mattblaze this sounds like a good architectural pattern to follow...

Instead of architecting our cities and buildings against homelessness, we should architect against billionaires with poor taste

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

Aside: Although the new embassy, which had been in the works for years, opened during the first Trump administration, he disliked the building so much that he refused to attend its official opening. Presumably not enough gold-leaf.

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

US Embassy, Wandsworth, London, UK, 2025.

All the pixels, none of the awkward diplomacy, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54586230547/in/photostream/

#photography

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
kim_harding@mastodon.scot ("kim_harding ✅") wrote:

Royal Society prize winner returns award in protest over Elon Musk
https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2F877853df-1687-4d1f-940b-9eefc0cf69c0
@sellathechemist is latest scientist to express dismay over UK science academy’s refusal to criticise tech billionaire

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
elaterite@mastoart.social ("Bob Tregilus") wrote:

Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper). I love these little natural bonsai trees I found on this mesa top. They're literally all over the place. It's an elfin forest! Utah junipers generally grow to ~15 feet and can live up to a 1,000 years. This specimen, growing from a crack in the sandstone, is only ~3 feet tall. Guessing by its appearance and the size of the trunk it could be 300-400 years old or maybe more!

#Bonsai #Trees #Tree #Botany #Desert #BlackAndWhite #Photography #Darktable

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MikeElgan ("Mike Elgan") wrote:

Phrase of the moment: "suitcases of hard drives"
https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-ai-chip-curb-suitcases-7c47dab1

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w7voa@journa.host ("Steve Herman") wrote:

First ever heat advisory in Alaska issued by the National Weather Service. https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=AKZ833&warncounty=AKC290&firewxzone=AKZ933&local%5Fplace1=Fort%20Yukon%20AK&product1=Heat+Advisory&lat=66.567&lon=-145.256

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nancycomics ("NANCY COMICS BY BUSHMILLER") wrote:

CELEBRATING SLUGGO SATURDAY

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
SRDas@mastodon.online wrote:

Train is running late (not unusual) but glad to see the train quite full headed downtown

#NoKings #Pittsburgh

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Bobbins@bobbinsrobots.com ("The Bishop Of Bobbins (Rob)") wrote:

Got bored. Invented the Merseyrail trolley problem.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
thedarktangent@defcon.social ("Jeff Moss") wrote:

Big day today

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
SRDas@mastodon.online wrote:

Lots more people getting on at the next (bigger) station: really young people, old people, people wearing Hong Kong shirts.
✊🏽

#NoKings #Pittsburgh

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Crell@phpc.social ("Larry Garfield") wrote:

#Facts #NoKings

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beecycling@romancelandia.club ("BeeCycling") wrote:

In today's "seagulls being absolute menaces" news: Gull samples man's coffee, before stealing the mug and dropping it in the sea. (An actual china mug, not some paper thing.) Could argue the gull was justified, as the man had been installing anti bird spikes on nearby houses, before stopping off at a pub for lunch. 😉

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g71pvzn5jo (Link corrected.)

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evacide@hachyderm.io wrote:

Teen Vogue continues to be a goddamn treasure and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-be-an-activist-when-youre-unable-to-attend-protests