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deejoe@mastodon.sdf.org wrote:
I find it difficult succinctly to describe all the ways and the degree to which I appreciate this thread from @vagina_museum about Toxic Shock Syndrome.
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ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org ("AI6YR Ben") wrote:
"...The development follows a claim by a woman, a state licensed corrections officer, who said she contracted Covid-19 after working at the camp in unsanitary conditions for about a week last month, and was subsequently fired.
“We had to use the porta-johns. We didn’t have hot water half the time. Our bathrooms were backed up,” the woman told NBC6 News after being granted anonymity to discuss conditions there.
“[The detainees] have no sunlight. There’s no clock in there. They don’t even know what time of the day it is. The bathrooms are backed up because so many people [are] using them.”..."
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wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:
"Already, Trump is using his false claims about crime in DC to encourage and justify police brutality."
~ Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“What’s next — letting Lockheed Martin sell F-35s to China for a 15 percent commission?” Liza Tobin, who previously served as China director at the National Security Council during the Trump and Biden administrations, told The Financial Times.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
patricksudlow ("Patrick Sudlow") wrote:
'‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.'
https://www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/maddening-proof-plastics-industry-knew-recycling-was-false-solution-in-1974-new-document-shows/
#fossilfuels #plastics #pollution #environment
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
pivic@kolektiva.social ("Niklas Pivic") wrote:
https://lithub.com/read-the-final-message-sent-by-murdered-palestinian-journalist-anas-al-sharif/
#israel #genocide #journalism #AntiJournalism #censorship #murder #Palestine #Gaza #AnasAlSharif
Mastodon Feedaral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
Repeat after me: The Linux Foundation are a bunch of Big Tech bellends. Don’t listen to a single thing they say.
https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation/114993371357953940
#FOSS #openSource #BigTech #LinuxFoundation #TheLinuxFoundation #linux #SiliconValley #Orwellian #bellends #GDPR #privacy #humanRights #democracy
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
@bagder @chpietsch @linuxfoundation Wait, you’re telling me trillion-dollar corporations like Google, Meta, X, etc., aren’t on my side? What next? Billionaires aren’t our friends?
;)
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Fanch29@pouet.chapril.org ("Fañch") wrote:
Greta Thunberg va de nouveau tenter de se rendre à Gaza, « des dizaines » de navires humanitaires sont sur le départ
> Cette nouvelle expédition, qui vise à « briser le blocus israélien », partira d’Espagne le 31 août, a annoncé la militante suédoise, dimanche. Début juin, elle avait été interceptée à bord d’un voilier avant qu’il n’accoste à Gaza.
#Gaza #Palestine #israël
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
NewsBot@assortedflotsam.com ("World News Bot") wrote:
The US is “active in protecting Israeli officials” from “any accountability” https://www.aljazeera.com/video/quotable/2025/8/12/the-us-is-active-in-protecting-israeli-officials-from-any?traffic%5Fsource=rss #ShowTypes
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
mercedesallen ("Mercedes Allen") wrote:
"Rather than solely focusing on whether it helps students learn or makes them lazier, we should consider the political angle: Educational AI is a perfect tool for widespread thought control, and if we don’t grapple with that possibility, we may be ignorantly ushering in an era of totalitarian information regimes unlike any we’ve seen before…"
Educational AI Risks Becoming an Authoritarian Vehicle for Thought Control | Truthout
https://truthout.org/articles/educational-ai-risks-becoming-an-authoritarian-vehicle-for-thought-control/
Mastodon FeedGargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:
My main plans for #ArcTanGent: Wardruna, Sungazer, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Leprous, Green Lung, Karnivool, TesseracT
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
blinry@chaos.social ("blinry ☎️2546") wrote:
Learned about @freesewing today, an open-source sewing pattern design program!
There are plenty of designs to choose from, modifiable to your body measurements. You can also code your own patterns!
The documentation seems really good, and the whole project seems wholesome!
Also, there's a shark pattern, with parameters like "hungriness" and "teeth pointyness", and I just love that! :D
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
rooniecomics@comics.town ("Roonie the Rabbit") wrote:
When friends show up and I'm not ready. | More comics: https://rooniecomics.com/comics/my-friends?utm%5Fcontent=buffer47350&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=mastodon&utm%5Fcampaign=post
Mastodon FeedBoosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
erosdiscordia@mementomori.social wrote:
Hi all!
Something's wrong with the DNS of my onycha.monster main account, and I can't post or load toots, or go into the GTS admin area.
Haha yes, again.
Yes, everything is up to date, as far as I can tell.
No, I didn't touch anything, this seemed to spontaneously happen about 6 hours ago.
No, I don't have the spoons to deal with it today.
No, I haven't really enjoyed self-hosting on Yunohost this past year and a half.
If you need to talk to me, this account is where I can actually connect right now.
Boosts appreciated, in the off chance we have mutuals that might be interested in knowing I didn't delete, lol.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
technomancy@hey.hagelb.org wrote:
love to see Codeberg getting all this attention recently as "just like github from ten years ago before it all went to shit" but that is overlooking the coolest and most unique thing about Codeberg: their governance model
you can sign up for an account on Codeberg, but you can also register to join the non-profit behind Codeberg and get the right to vote in the decision-making process for how the site should be run: https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/what-is-codeberg/#what-is-codeberg-e.v.%3F
Codeberg's greatest feature is ... democracy
Mastodon Feedaral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan") wrote:
“If you don’t like , just don’t use it” is a refrain I’ve often heard. Been warning folks for years that these things will become no longer optional. Maybe we need a new colloquialism; a corollary to “fuck around and find out.” Maybe “stay indifferent and find out?” https://mastodon.green/@gerrymcgovern/115015303272920790
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:
“Trump’s Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-washington-dc-takeover-race-39388597bad7e70085079888fe7fb57b
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
danirabbit@mastodon.online ("Danielle Foré") wrote:
So SCOTUS has been formally asked to reconsider Obergefell. Just wanna wish a very merry FUCK YOU to everyone who said we were overreacting and it would never happen
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aio@awful.systems wrote:
“Replication of Quantum Factorisation Records with an 8-bit Home Computer, an Abacus, and a Dog”
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green ("Gerry McGovern") wrote:
"When Australian artificial intelligence expert Dr Kobi Leins declined a medical specialist’s request to use AI transcription software during her child’s upcoming appointment, the practice told her the practitioner required the technology be used and Leins was "welcome to seek an alternative" provider."
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2025/kobi-refused-a-doctors-ai-she-was-told-to-go-elsewhere.html
We are giving our lives and health over to a piece of super dangerous AI crap. All for supposed efficiency and cost savings and to make the tech bros richer.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
timwaterman@mas.to ("Tim Waterman") wrote:
It's so utterly infuriating when ordinary citizens are treated as suspects when the real criminals are in the halls of power and we already know who they are.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
timwaterman@mas.to ("Tim Waterman") wrote:
Hey Londoners: stay off Oxford Street today or prepare to cover your face. There is live facial recognition on the street today. #SurveillanceState
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
chrisgeidner@journa.host ("Chris Geidner") wrote:
NEW: Judge Karen Henderson is standing up for our divided system of government.
She might be the only appellate Republican appointee in D.C. willing to do so regularly these days, but the D.C. Circuit judge has kept it up — for whatever branch needs it.
Tonight, at Law Dork: https://www.lawdork.com/p/judge-karen-henderson-separation-of-powers
Mastodon FeedBoosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
quietmarc@kolektiva.social ("Marc "Anarchy" Godin") wrote:
#CapeBreton action today for #Palestine via Free Palestine Cape Breton:
"Hello friends,
We are sending out an urgent call to action today to make a phone call to your MP’s office. The main demand we are seeking to make is for a two-way arms embargo with Israel, but in your calls, you can include other concerns (of which there are many).
If you have a few minutes between 9:30am-3:30pm today, please take the time to give MP Kelloway’s (or MP Battiste’s) office a call. Below is a script you can use if you like.
Hello, my name is (NAME). As your constituent, I am calling you today to express my deep concern for the welfare of the people of Palestine. I am a member of Freedom for Palestine Cape Breton/Unama’ki, a dedicated group of people working towards the end of the genocide in Gaza and the liberation of the Palestinian people.
Today, as over two million people are being deliberately starved and relentlessly bombarded in Gaza, I am calling on you to end Canada’s direct complicity in one of the most extreme moral crises of our time.
I, as your constituent, call on you to do everything within your power to compel the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel, including:
Immediately and publicly express your support for Canada to sanction Israel with a two-way arms embargo. Issue both a public statement as a Member of Parliament and sign onto the call for a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel at armsembargonow.ca.
Write a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence David McGuinty, Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, and Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound, and post it publicly, urging them to do the following:
Use Canada’s unilateral sanction legislation to urgently impose a comprehensive two-way arms embargo on Israel.
Cancel all permits for transfers of arms, parts, and components to Israel and end all direct shipments immediately.
End indirect transfers of arms to Israel through the United States by banning Canadian arms from being sent as military aid to Israel or being sold by the US to Israel. Require end-use assurances for all arms transferred to the US to not end up in Israel.
Cancel all contracts and planned purchases of military goods from Israel.
Update Canada’s procurement code of conduct to include measures that prevent the purchase of arms from companies involved in Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid system, and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
Canada’s reputation as an international advocate against injustice has been indelibly tarnished. But there is still time to act and stand on the side of justice for Palestinians - this starts with sanctions on Israel for the crimes against humanity it has and continues to commit. I would like to request a formal response to my concerns, my contact information is as follows:
NOTE: If you do call, please reply to this email to say that you did, and which MP you called - we are tracking letters delivered and calls made so we can see how many people have contacted them and determine our collective impact.
MP Contact Information:
MP Mike Kelloway
902-539-0525
mike.kelloway@parl.gc.ca
MP Jaime Battiste
902-567-6275
jaime.battiste@parl.gc.ca
We have a number of people who will be hand-delivering letters to MP Kelloway’s office today, Tuesday August 12, and also have a meeting scheduled with him to demand an arms embargo. We are filming some of the deliveries and hope to put together a video afterwards to encourage others to do the same, and to exert public pressure on MP Kelloway to take immediate action.
If you have any questions, you can reply to this email and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for adding your voice to many demanding action of our elected representatives!
Freedom for Palestine - Unama'ki/Cape Breton"
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pBaesse@bolha.one ("Baessando ☭🇧🇷🇵🇸🇺🇳") wrote:
"Pessoas legais fizeram os melhores nazistas. Minha mãe cresceu ao lado deles. Eles se davam bem, se recusavam a fazer "ondas", olhavam para o outro lado quando as coisas ficavam feias e focavam em coisas mais felizes do que na "política". Eram pessoas adoráveis que faziam vista grossa enquanto seus vizinhos eram arrastados para longe. Sabe quem não eram pessoas legais? A resistência."
Naomi Shulman
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:
Our fascist president has begun his military takeover of the country. DC first; you're next.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/12/dictator-trump-is-mad/
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:
Drink Special @ Death Guild: DOCTOR BARBARELLA: House Vodka, Sour, Midori, Soda, Blue Curaçao.
Mastodon FeedBoosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:
Drink Special @ Hubba Hubba: Shut Up, Big Balls -- Ketel One vodka, raspberry liqueur, lemon, sugar, soda
Mastodon FeedBoosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
Wuzzy@cyberplace.social wrote:
@nixCraft I remember #SourceForge. One day, it randomly started to force ad-infested "installers" into every software download which probably marked the beginning of its downfall.
And yes, independent FOSS infrastructure is important.
I think #Codeberg/#Forgejo is doing a great job in providing a non-commercial, free-software, no-bullshit software forge. Free software development needs free software tools. It BAFFLES me how this isn’t consensus in the #FOSS community.