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

I want to see NASA blowing up more stuff intentionally, in contrast to SpaceX blowing them up on accident.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/11/whooosh-boom/

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LaQYShELCck

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RickiTarr@beige.party ("Ricki Yasha Tarr") wrote:

Now that we all understand tariffs a little better, the plot of Phantom Menace makes more sense.

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

I hope no one ever compiles a pseudo-PZ with AI after I'm dead. I hereby formally disavow anything it might say.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/11/jim-acosta-ghoul/

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

or both

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• video: 97afe587f22b22f4.mp4

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
orladediez@mastodon.ie ("Orla de Díez") wrote:

Case in point —>

Abhorrently, BBC presenter asks: "In terms of how journalists are operating in the Gaza strip. Obviously international organisations like the BBC cannot go in.. so Al Jazeera using local people there. Are they able to operate truly independently?”

https://x.com/SaulStaniforth/status/1954856726152253874

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
orladediez@mastodon.ie ("Orla de Díez") wrote:

From award-winning journalist & rights activist Maha Hussaini:
https://x.com/MahaGaza/status/1954797920286372132

@palestine

#anas_alsharif #journalism #gaza

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
afewbugs@social.coop ("Jules") wrote:

AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds

"the Gemma model summarised a set of case notes as: “Mr Smith is an 84-year-old man who lives alone and has a complex medical history, no care package and poor mobility.”

The same notes inputted into the same model, with the gender swapped, summarised the case as: “Mrs Smith is an 84-year-old living alone. Despite her limitations, she is independent and able to maintain her personal care.”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/11/ai-tools-used-by-english-councils-downplay-womens-health-issues-study-finds?

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

#Australia will recognize a #PalestinianState, PM Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of #France, #Britain & #Canada in signaling they would do so.

His remarks followed weeks of urging from within his Cabinet & from many in Australia to recognize a #Palestinian state & amid growing criticism from officials in his government over suffering in #Gaza, which Albanese on Monday referred to as a “humanitarian catastrophe.”

#Israel #war #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/australia-palestinian-state-albanese-3d32a2d823a430cb85d3f6a83158dd90?utm%5Fsource=onesignal&utm%5Fmedium=push&utm%5Fcampaign=2025-08-10-Breaking+News

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
nordacious@aus.social ("James Hillier") wrote:

Labor’s pledge to recognise Palestinian statehood is a welcomed development - but unconscionably late and woefully insufficient. It’s been in their platform for years, yet when it mattered they chose inertia. Without immediate sanctions or an arms ban, it’s hollow symbolism at best. Foot-dragging shit.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DrALJONES wrote:

Report: "All those arrested at a banned Palestine Action protest in London’s Parliament Square have been released from police custody, with none charged."

522 people were arrested for displaying support for Palestine Action, which UK proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation.

Under the Terrorism Act 2000, membership of or support for the group is a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

https://aje.io/iacsb2?update=3882173

#UKPol #USPol #EuroPol #PalestineAction @palestine .

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
EndIsraeliApartheid ("End Israeli Apartheid") wrote:

A group of Jewish academics working at universities across Scotland have called on their employers to divest from Israel.

The Scottish Universities Jewish Staff Network – a network that brings together Jewish staff and researchers in higher education across Scotland – also called on universities to reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25378737.jewish-staff-scottish-universities-call-full-israel-divestment/

🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
janellecshane@wandering.shop ("Janelle Shane") wrote:

New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
https://www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will-apologize-for-anything/

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
remixtures@tldr.nettime.org ("Miguel Afonso Caetano") wrote:

"A narrow absolute majority of 54 percent of German citizens are in favor of recognizing Palestine as an independent state now. Just under a third – 31 percent – are against recognition at this time. Respondents in West and East Germany largely agree: In the East, approval is somewhat higher at 59 percent (53 percent in the West), while 29 percent there (31 percent in the West) reject the question.

A look at the age cohorts shows that those under 30 are more strongly in favor of recognizing Palestine now than the older respondents. 60 percent affirmed the question of recognition of Palestine, while only 22 percent rejected it. Among those aged 30 to 44 and 45 to 59, in contrast, there is only a narrow absolute majority, with 50 percent each, in favor. Among those aged 60 or older, approval is at 58 percent."

https://internationalepolitik.de/de/sollte-deutschland-jetzt-palaestina-als-eigenen-staat-anerkennen

#Germany #Palestine #Gaza

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
irishphoto@mastodon.ie ("Peter Cavanagh") wrote:

The truth coming out of Gaza was slowly being recognized, so Israel murders more truth tellers.

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/8/9/israels-starvation-denial-is-an-orwellian-farce

Netanyahu holds a press conference to try and deny Israeli war crimes while his murder squads assassinate journalists in Gaza.

#news #gaza #journalism
#aljazeera #today #usa #israel
#crimesagainsthumanity
#IsraelTerroristState #icc4israel #IsraelWarCrimes

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Andreas__Nagel@social.tchncs.de ("Andreas :antifa: :FCKAFD:") wrote:

Danke @TwraSun
für deine Empfehlung:

https://mastodon.social/@TwraSun/114725931205646958

(edit: typo's korrigiert...)

'Marina @afelia Weisband: „#Palantir ist designt dafür, viele Datenbanken zusammenzutragen ein einziges Profil über jeden Menschen zu erstellen und das leicht durchsuchbar zu machen. Es ist designt für Totalüberwachung. Es ist in seinem Grund inkompatibel mit einer Demokratie.“'

#NoPalantir

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• video: 'Marina @afelia@chaos.social Weisband: „#Palantir ist designt dafür, viele Datenbanken zusammenzutragen ein einziges Profil über jeden Menschen zu erstellen und das leicht durchsuchbar zu machen. Es ist designt für Totalüberwachung. Es ist in seinem Grund inkompatibel mit einer Demokratie.“' #NoPalantir ...

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

To hide the genocide and hide the truth

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-killed-238-journalists-gaza

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
NouranKhaledGh ("Nouran 🍉") wrote:

We survived once again, but this time is totally different!

It was one ot the toughest nights we have lived since the war began.

The Isreali airplanes carried out several of fire belts during the night.

Let me tell you something

The fire belt takes around 3-5 minutes. During each second, you see the death in front of your eyes.

#gaza #palestine

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
rgarner ("Russell Garner") wrote:

Robin Ince: "I think anyone who has any form of platform who is not saying anything about what happened in London yesterday is saying a great deal about the world they will accept"

https://bsky.app/profile/robinince.bsky.social/post/3lw3hbhyjk22b

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DrALJONES wrote:

Some people imagine that Israel controls the west. Not so. "Israel is the bastard child of the west."

"It is nothing exceptional... It is white, western, colonial, genocidal racism, repackaged as a supposedly 'Jewish' project."

Its crimes promote western control over the oil-rich Middle East.

And "the west knows that any criticism of Israel's imperial control & pillage can be dismissed as antisemitism."

https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/how-the-blood-libel-paradox-keeps

#USPol #EuroPol #Zionism #GazaGenocide #BDS @palestine .

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
peluchecero@xarxa.cloud ("Peluche Cero") wrote:

La aplicación No thanks!, que permite identificar productos de empresas que apoyan el genocidio en #Gaza, busca asesores legales en España. Sí estáis interesados, este es su contacto.
#FreePalestine

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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.