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Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
geonz@mathstodon.xyz ("cognitively accessible math") wrote:

@pluralistic OK I am going to practice the words today.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
spacebarbarian@mstdn.social wrote:

@pluralistic Sad trombone. LOL. I'll take stoic adults over proud boys any day.

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
tomw ("Tom Walker") wrote:

The US Army parade sponsored by Coinbase really is like those "corporate dystopia" movies that always felt so satirically over-the-top

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
StefanEJones@dice.camp ("Stefan Edward Jones") wrote:

@pluralistic What a sad bunch of dorks.

"This Machine Honks Fascists."

pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow") wrote:

Check out this video from about 1:15 on, as a brass band play the leftist anthem "Bella Ciao" to drown out #ProudBoy neo-Nazis who showed up at a #NoKings rally in Atlanta yesterday. Not only is it incredibly heartening, but the band SLAPS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBaJpzAR2k

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

Another convenient thing about the hypothesis that it was intentional bad marching is that once it gets to be more than a couple people, it's very hard to single out which specific people are the ones out of step since everyone guides off of others.

@ReverendMoose @futurebird @oldladyplays

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

@finner @evan (I'm no exception. I want to believe it too! Both for personal/political reasons, and also because it would vindicate speculation that technical fraud is in US possible in practice. So I have to be doubly careful to not fool myself with ghosts in the data.)

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us ("Emeritus Prof Christopher May") wrote:

Here's an interesting chart (form @adamtooze chartbook blog) which identifies where CEOs of global corporations come from (their previous jobs); so if you needed some (more) evidence on the cultural shape of the global economic elite this is going to be some help.

So, if you wondered why so many global corporations seem to adopt a similar strategic playbook, the role of consultancies in shaping CEOs outlook, looks like a good bet.

#economics #politics #corporations

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Radgryd@mstdn.games wrote:

Hey @peertube is close to their 3rd goal of 55K €, which would allow people to livestream right from their phone! 😊 2 days left to donate, I just did! 💵

https://support.joinpeertube.org

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
urlyman ("Jonathan Schofield") wrote:

Palantir were one of the most prominent sponsors of Trump’s parade.

And “around a quarter of Palantir’s global workforce are now based in London, helping the government on policing, military contracts – and, crucially, working deep inside the NHS”.

Mandelson, the UK Ambassador in Washington has “long been a vocal supporter of Palantir”

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/health/2025/03/palantir-problem-nhs-andrew-marr

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
David@setouchi.social ("David :SetouchiExplorer:") wrote:

I have these two sentences stuck in my head these days:

A French minister: we need to prepare ourselves for a future when temperatures are 4°C higher.

A climate scientist: with a rise of 4°C above pre-industrial age, up to 90% of the world's population may die.

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #ClimateEmergency

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
nhoizey@mamot.fr ("Nicolas Hoizey") wrote:

“Lower Manhattan (B&W Edition)”

Yet another classic view of Lower Manhattan at night from the Hudson bank in Brooklyn, now in black and white.

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/lower-manhattan-b-and-w-edition/

📅 23 May 2015

📸 Canon 5D II + 24-70mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/11, 30 s

#TravelPhotography #NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #NewYork #Manhattan #Photography #Canon #5DMark2

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
hrbrmstr ("boB Rudis 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇨🇦") wrote:

This. Is. What. Democracy. Looks. Like. #NoKings

Attachments:

• gifv: A 30-second video slideshow displaying 15 different newspaper front pages, including the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Houston Chronicle, and other major publications. Each newspaper front page is shown for 2 seconds, allowing viewers to see headlines, photos, and layout designs from various news outlets.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Michigander@toad.social ("Michigander :toad:") wrote:

#SilentSunday
#photography #nature #Sunset

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
johnbrowntypebeats@kolektiva.social ("John Brown Type Beats") wrote:

#NoKings #Abingdon #Virginia #Appalachia #Protest #FuckThePolice #ACAB

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Violette@cyberpunk.lol ("Violette - K.I.S.S") wrote:

#transgender #queer #anarchy

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
touaregtweet ("Touaregtweet") wrote:

Bella Ciao! 📯 🎶 🎺

Musicians surround Proud Boys, drown them out with tubas at 'No Kings' protest in Atlanta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBaJpzAR2k #NoKings #NoKingsDay #Atlanta #protest

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Runningpunk@mountains.social ("JD") wrote:

#noKings #resist

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
ErikJonker ("Erik Jonker") wrote:

Great summary of Trump's parade.
#trump #militaryparade #nokings #june14th

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
lillyfinch@mstdn.social ("Catherine Schmidt") wrote:

#nokings #protest #alaska #trump #resist #resistance #alt

Anchorage Alaska No Kings

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
kimlockhartga@beige.party ("Kim Possible :kimoji_fire:") wrote:

The most USian image description ever: "A law enforcement officer points a taser at a person wearing a hot dog costume during a protest."

Nationwide photos of no kings protests | AP News.

https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/no-kings-protest-trump-us-b5de52994b7c592034fb19b7d3e9d577

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
josh@hactivedirectory.com ("Josh #nokings") wrote:

Incredible.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca ("Broadwaybabyto") wrote:

Anyone can become disabled at any time. It’s one of the few minority groups you can always join.

Even if you do everything “right”. Even if you’re young and healthy. Even if you “try hard”

It’s not a moral failing. It’s a part of life.

If more people would accept that and work with us, we would all be better off.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
youranoncentral.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Anonymous") wrote:

ICE raiding a crowded supermarket in Rosemead, California with no identification, indistinguishable from cartel hitmen, pulling high caliber rifles on unarmed US citizens trying to ask questions about wtf is going on. #3E #StopICE

Attachments:

• video: 25aa19b4f34ae08c.mp4

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
_elena ("Elena Rossini ⁂") wrote:

Good morning Fedi friends!

I’m spending the weekend with my extended family. Yesterday a family member said “I hear you released a video this week that got popular. Are you monetizing it?”

Me: “No! That’s not the point. Not everything is about money - I’m doing it for the cause.”

This is not virtue signalling. I firmly believe it’s vital to normalize doing things for their own innate value and the greater cause. I believe this is how we change the status quo ✊✨🚀

#TheFutureIsFederated

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

The New York Times says Trump's praise-the-dictator parade was overshadowed by the Minnesota killings and Israel's war on Iran.

But it doesn't mention that millions of people turned out around the U.S. to protest Dear Leader's fascism.

The Paper of Record™, indeed.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
JRHorsting@mastodon.cloud ("JR Horsting") wrote:

If Trump is so popular, with a huge mandate, and spent $50M on a huge parade.

Why did no one show up?

They planned for 200K to 400K people.
10K dripped in and left.
Empty.

11M attended the No Kings protests.

That's what he is.
No King.

Clown show.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
randahl ("Randahl Fink") wrote:

The government of Denmark says it will prolong the residence permits for Ukrainian refugees until 2027.

Denmark is home to 51,408 Ukrainians, of which around 31000 are refugees from the war.

While Denmark has increasingly tightened its refugee policies, the Danish parliament and government has shown wide support for helping Ukrainian refugees.

https://uim.dk/nyhedsarkiv/2025/juni/overskrift/

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

I'm hearing the Military Parade in DC for Trump's birthday being called "The Trump Fyre Festival" as it was such a dismal showing...

...and that is flipping hilarious.

Meanwhile the #NoKings protests were just absolutely massive everywhere. Big cities and small towns.

Love to see it.

Boosted by pluralistic@mamot.fr ("Cory Doctorow"):
Richard_Littler ("Richard Littler") wrote:

I'd forgotten that, back in 2019, I adapted the shot of 'tank man' in Tiananmen Square. It feels even more relevant now.
#nokings #nokingsday #protests