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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk ("Chris Were but on PeerTube") wrote:

i3 is great, the Online Safety Act is a disaster - Freebooters

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/aRj8ot5FpRKMwgHLV5WY34

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
David@setouchi.social ("David :SetouchiExplorer:") wrote:

On Bluesky, there's a pretty awesome bot account that posts various public webcams from all over Japan. And great news, I just found out that it is bridged to the Fediverse:

@japan-cambot.bsky.social

#Japan

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
itsveganjim wrote:

Veganism is one of those issues that very few people have actually explored properly yet most have an opinion or belief about.
#earthlinged

#vegan #veganism

Boosted by jwz:
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

A publication I respected greatly just switched platforms, from Ghost to the odious Substack. I canceled my (paid) subscription and explained why.

The founder replied that network effects were what mattered.

Bad actors accrete power when good people rationalize the consequences of their choices.

Boosted by jwz:
barrydeutsch.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Barry Deutsch") wrote:

Boosted by jwz:
Migueldeicaza ("Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉") wrote:

Israel assassinated the entire staff of Al Jazeera in Gaza today.

They will finally be able to finish their genocide without those upsetting images.

Boosted by jwz:
heidilifeldman ("Heidi Li Feldman") wrote:

Regaining rule of law and democracy is going to take decades. So those of us committed to that project have to think and act very differently than most of us ever have - not in terms of two or four or eight year efforts but in terms of efforts that may well take anywhere from 70 to 100 years. Obviously, those of us making the effort today won’t be here to see whether our side prevails. 2/

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
susurros@kolektiva.social ("Scott Campbell") wrote:

"The order to assassinate Anas Al Sharif, one of Gaza’s bravest journalists, and his colleagues, is a desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/11/al-jazeera-condemns-killing-of-its-journalists-by-israeli-forces-in-gaza

@palestine #Palestine #Israel #Gaza #media #journalism

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
AlJazeera@flipboard.com ("Al Jazeera") wrote:

Israel kills four Al Jazeera journalists including Anas al-Sharif in Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/8/10/israel-kills-four-al-jazeera-journalists-including-anas-al-sharif-in-gaza?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Middle East News @middle-east-news-AlJazeera

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
lyndamerry484 ("Merry Christmas") wrote:

BBC

'Musk's Tesla applies to supply power to British homes'

He can suck the hell off.

I would not buy water from Musk if I were drying from thirst.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
theukulelebookshop@ukers.eu ("The Ukulele Bookshop") wrote:

We condemn the genocide in #gaza

(Picture credits: arturgalocha on instagram.)

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
awfulwoman@indieweb.social ("Charlie O’Hara") wrote:

There’s nothing more punk than having a website you dweebs. #Berlin

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
awfulwoman@indieweb.social ("Charlie O’Hara") wrote:

Berlin events, venues, queers and lefties: I am fucking BEGGING you to stop hiding all your info on Instagram. For a city supposedly anti-big tech you’ve got a massive hard-on for Meta.

#Berlin

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
ghazzawy@mas.to ("Ghazzawy") wrote:

If it served its purpose, Israel would brand Moses an antisemite.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

VA Democrats are accusing VA Delegate Sam Rasoul of antisemitism because he condemns Netanyahu and zionism.

So, I took his allegedly antisemitic quote and included it amongst 4 other quotes by Israeli and Jewish scholars about Netanyahu & Zionism & asked readers to pick out Sam's.

So far 83% picked incorrectly. This isnt about antisemitism. It's about Islamophobia & whitewashing genocide.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-so-few-politicians-are-speaking

Boosted by joeri_s@mstdn.social ("Joeri Sebrechts"):
jimniels ("Jim Nielsen") wrote:

📝 The “sit on your ass” approach to web development might make you more productive than ever!

https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/sit-on-your-ass-web-dev/

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

As a home #cook, it is a great validation to hear from your teenager, after being back home from a week of vacation, "Finally we can eat normal food again!" You don't hear a lot of nice things from them at this age.

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

All is well again with omg.lol. And I learned something new! :neobread_happy:

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

Did I say “upgrading”? Clearly I meant “breaking”. (Don’t panic; omg.lol will be back online soon.)

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

Upgrading servers. :debian: 12 → 13

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
igb@mastodon.hccp.org ("Ian Brown :verified:") wrote:

Ah yes, the…

*checks notes*

…free market in action.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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

this is an incredibly bad idea on so many levels: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/us-government-nvidia-amd-chips-china.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.dU8.feXG.0omu3QnG3sQh&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ahermitforhire@pagan.plus ("a hermit for hire :plantmage3:") wrote:

From
“Making Stuff & Doing Things: A Collection of DIY Guides to Just About Everything”

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
JulianOliver ("Julian Oliver") wrote:

Instead of dedicating resources to finding and arresting actual terrorists, for instance the UK's many ultra-violent white supremacists and self-professed neo-Nazis, almost 500 people peacefully protesting holding pieces of paper and signs were dragged away on the grounds of promoting and/or engaging in terrorism, at enormous expense to tax payers and sanity itself.

According to the UK Police themselves, it was largest single day of arrests in at least a decade.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/09/palestine-action-arrests-london-largest-protest-ban

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
urlyman ("Jonathan Schofield") wrote:

If we say 1.5° is still alive then we don’t have to look at why it’s not.

If we keep “could” in the phrase “the world could soon become uninsurable” then we don’t have to consider that we are doing everything we can to ensure that it *will*.

Gotta stop that capitalism bubble from popping, even as we inflate it.

Not this quarter.
Not this quarter.
Not this quarter.
…
Not this quarter.
Oops

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/climate-insurers-are-worried-the-world-could-soon-become-uninsurable-.html

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
vmbrasseur@social.vmbrasseur.com ("VM (Vicky) Brasseur") wrote:

Perhaps don't launch businesses that rely on breaking the law? Just a thought.

'If the appeals court denies the petition…the emerging company may be doomed. As Anthropic argued, it now "faces hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damages liability at trial in four months"…that involves "up to seven million potential claimants, whose works span a century of publishing history," each possibly triggering a $150,000 fine.'

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/

#copyright #ai

Boosted by isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:"):
KenExline@masto.ai ("Ken Exline") wrote:

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

when Musk bought Twitter, I closed out my account and finally completed my move to Mastodon after years of cross-posting & procrastination. and now, amazingly, I am approaching 1k ‘followers’ again.

how odd.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Aseelsehwel@mas.to ("Aseelsehwel🇵🇸") wrote:

In northern Gaza, we have been witnessing relentless aerial and artillery bombardment for over three hours. People are forced to leave their homes and tents amidst indescribable terror, fleeing without direction or safety.

Save Gaza before it’s too late.🙏

@palestine #StopGenocide #genocide #gaza

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
sjvn wrote:

My toothbrush has logged me out. I have seen the future and it's stupid.