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Boosted by jwz:
davidgerard@circumstances.run ("David Gerard") wrote:

comics were better when an issue was an issue

there's a place for long form but it's not building wikilike knotworks of nerd querulousness

Boosted by jwz:
gleick@mas.to ("James Gleick") wrote:

Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted sex trafficker and perjurer, who for years pimped underage girls to wealthy old men such as Donald Trump, cooperated with Trump's personal defense lawyer (and now deputy attorney general) by giving this warm testimonial:

"President Trump was always very cordial and very kind to me. I admire his extraordinary achievement in becoming the president now. And I like him, and I’ve always liked him.” (1/2)

Boosted by jwz:
mttaggart@infosec.exchange ("Taggart :donor:") wrote:

Hello! Are you interested in artisanal, handcrafted software lovingly assembled by master programmers?

You will be.

You will be.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
HarriettMB@toot.wales wrote:

@wdlindsy Those with the most power will do nothing. They won’t even allow others to break this. They will continue to support, finance, arm and do business with Israel. The UK govt is sealing a deal with Elbeit to train 60k British army troops per year, at a cost of £2billion. I hope they all end up in The Hague for warcrimes and genocide.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

“It is a famine on all of our watch. Everyone owns this. The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. It is a famine that asks ‘but what did you do?’ A famine that will and must haunt us all.”

~ UN aid chief Tom Fletcher.

#Israel #Gaza #famine #starvation #WarCrimes #genocide
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https://zeteo.com/p/famine-gaza-ipc-un-report-starvation-israel

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
b9AcE@todon.eu wrote:

"Gaza City officially in famine, with hunger spreading, says global hunger monitor" UN-backed IPC
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-city-officially-famine-with-hunger-spreading-says-global-hunger-monitor-2025-08-22/
"UN declares famine in Gaza, first ever in Middle East"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar/874101/un-declares-famine-in-gaza2c-first-ever-in-middle-east/en?src=rss&utm%5Fsource=TheWALL360&utm%5Fmedium=Rss-articles&utm%5Fcampaign=rss&utm%5Fterm=Rss
"UN blames Gaza famine on Israel's 'systematic obstruction' of aid"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar/874103/un-blames-gaza-famine-on-israel39s-39systematic-obstruction39-of-aid/en?src=rss&utm%5Fsource=TheWALL360&utm%5Fmedium=Rss-articles&utm%5Fcampaign=rss&utm%5Fterm=Rss
"Starving Gaza 'is a war crime': UN rights chief"
https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/israelgazawar/874117/starving-gaza-39is-a-war-crime39-un-rights-chief/en?src=rss&utm%5Fsource=TheWALL360&utm%5Fmedium=Rss-articles&utm%5Fcampaign=rss&utm%5Fterm=Rss
"Children Starved in Plain Sight as Famine Confirmed in Gaza – Save the Children"
https://www.savethechildren.net/news/children-starved-plain-sight-famine-confirmed-gaza-save-children
"All famine thresholds now surpassed in Gaza City: IRC urges Government of Israel to enable aid access to prevent further loss of life"
https://www.rescue.org/press-release/all-famine-thresholds-now-surpassed-gaza-city-irc-urges-government-israel-enable-aid
"Who determines famine and how do they confirm it?"
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-ipc-global-hunger-monitor-determines-famine-2025-08-22/
"As famine grips Gaza, families turn to desperate measures to survive"
https://www.wfp.org/stories/famine-grips-gaza-families-turn-desperate-measures-survive
"UN-backed experts declare famine in and around Gaza City"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/ipc-declares-famine-gaza-city
Statement from the Doctors without Borders head of emergency response in Gaza on Israel's imposed famine in Gaza
https://prezly.msf.org.uk/msf-flash-quote-from-amande-bazerolle-msf-head-of-emergency-response-in-gaza
"Famine officially declared in Gaza City, where 1 million people live"
https://www.madamasr.com/en/2025/08/22/news/u/famine-officially-declared-in-gaza-city-where-1-million-people-live/
"‘Very sick and very tired’: the reality of famine for Gaza’s most vulnerable"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/23/very-sick-and-very-tired-the-reality-of-famine-for-gazas-most-vulnerable

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
ravensrod@mstdn.social ("Ravensrod 🫖 🍰") wrote:

One for the Star Wars fans

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

So you teach your kids to respect revealed truths and not question authority and then wonder how sociopaths and malignant narcissists come to power and why you find yourself living under the yoke of fascism?

#microNonfiction

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
peterjriley2024 ("Peter Riley") wrote:

Gaza genocide

677 DAYS

61,776 KILLED

154,906 WOUNDED

11,000 MISSING

Last updated: August 14, 2025

Source:
Https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/

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

Idiocracy didn’t go far enough.

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

Israel is the moral failure of the West.

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

After dozens of our children have died of hunger, after we have lost tens of kilograms from our bodies, after we reached the stage of severe emaciation and the spread of disease… and after thousands of us were killed while chasing a piece of bread, the United Nations today announced its “discovery” and official recognition of famine in Gaza.
@palestine #gaza

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

When I'm connected to the internet I check our campaign almost every three minutes hoping to find a new donation.

Every donation means survival and strength for us in the middle of the difficult life we’re living.

If you would like to donate for my family, kindly check the link in the bio ❤️

#gaza #palestine

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

People are being burned alive in Gaza.
They were burned alive as they slept in their homes.
Gaza is burning… Gaza is being annihilated before the eyes of the world.
@palestine #gaza #gazagenocide #gazaunderattack

Attachments:

• video: 30e40dc9baa4b9d9.mp4

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

An entire residential area in the Sabra neighborhood was destroyed this morning.
@palestine #gaza #gazagenocide

Attachments:

• video: A video showing residential buildings being destroyed in Gaza.

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

Gaza is no longer a city, it is a ghost town. They destroyed our homes, our memories, our lives — and now they want to erase us too.
@palestine #gaza #gazagenocide #StopGenocide #freepalestine

Attachments:

• video: Large areas of Gaza were destroyed and turned into rubble.

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

I'm tired 😔

This is the first morning for me for a while to be not able to write about the situation.

I'm thinking of the unknown!

What to do in the upcoming days? Where to go? How to survive?

A lot of questions are eating my mind

Please keep us in your thoughts and keep supporting us

#palestine #gaza

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

Stop. Israel. Now.

Stop this genocide.

Free Palestine. https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker/115074168224412569

Boosted by jwz:
dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Riddim Highrise: ASSAULT WITH A DELI WEAPON: Tito's Vodka, Soda, Splash of Grenadine, Lime.

Attachments:

• gifv: f1f1aca8d8818eb1.mp4

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
kstatz12@discuss.systems ("Karl Statz") wrote:

i just got the news. I am getting laid off. Anyone need a programmer? #FediHire

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
profanity@devlug.de wrote:

Profanity 0.15.1 has been released.

Profanity is a console based XMPP client written in C using ncurses and libstrophe, inspired by Irssi.

#ReleaseDay #XMPP #Jabber #Chat #TUI #Linux #Chat #Messenger

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
brasil@ayom.media ("Lemmy Brasil") wrote:

🏅 Recomendação de Comunidade do Dia: @xmpp

Lá vai a Meta envolvida com coisa errada de novo... Aproveita e cria a tua conta no Xampu, o mensageiro instantâneo de código aberto, pra sair do WhatsApp!

Informações adicionais e criação de conta:

https://xmpp.eco.br/

Se tiver dúvida, posta na nossa comunidade também:

https://lemmy.eco.br/c/xmpp

🔎 #ComunidadeDoDia :boost_requested: #PleaseBoost #XMPP #WhatsApp #Meta #Lemmy

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
chihuamaranian@tech.lgbt wrote:

I have been exploring #XMPP software for the past few hours.

I have had some experience with #Jitsi in the past decade, and #pidgin the decade before that. So a lot has happened in the space while I've been away (and I've grown from an angsty teen to a competent software dev on the way!)

I just saw someone recommend " #conversations for android, #dino for Linux, and #profanity for the terminal"

I thought "profanity for the terminal" was a clever joke. A recommendation to not even bother.

Imagine my delight discovering that one of the fan favourite CLI clients is called "profanity". This is the silliest fun fact of the day.

jwz wrote:

Blade Runners needed.

How do I find a drug dealer who will sell me these dank Canadian vaccine doses? Without needing to risk crossing a border myself. Will I need to use cryptocurrency for this, since buying illegal drugs is still the only use case...
https://jwz.org/b/ykt2

Boosted by jwz:
insom@tiny.tilde.website ("Aaron Brady") wrote:

@docpop @SKleefeld In general as more "pages" are written in React and using more client side rendering, the harder it has become to deal with live leaks or even to get good captures which can be played back at all.

These kinds of sites generally need a headless Chromium to capture; crawling and parsing HTML is probably on the way out

Boosted by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

What a massively sleazy company Uber is -- see this breakdown of how it profits by systematically screwing drivers and riders.

https://len-sherman.medium.com/how-uber-became-a-cash-generating-machine-ef78e7a97230

Take a taxi, if you can still find one.

Boosted by jwz:
FediFollows@social.growyourown.services wrote:

Just a special bonus post to let you know that accounts in Mississippi USA are working just fine on the Fediverse. There are no corporate overlords that can block them.

For example you could follow these:

➡️ @msfreepress - Non-profit local news site based in Mississippi, women-run

➡️ @thedeltareview - Blog about culture and lifestyle in Mississippi and the Southeastern USA

➡️ @MSTODAYnews - Non-profit news organisation covering Mississippi

#Mississippi #BlueSky

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tillybridges ("🌈Tilly Bridges 🏳️‍⚧️✨") wrote:

just an unending stream of democrats texting and deadnaming me as they hit me up for money while refusing to fight for me to have equal rights is

let’s say

A CHOICE

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

TIL about the rsvg-convert program. I love it.

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

It's satire, for now

RE: https://www.threads.com/@duffelblog/post/DNqNSoyN-fK