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Boosted by jwz:
astrra.space@bsky.brid.gy ("Astra touches computer") wrote:

morning read

jwz wrote:

"We'll notify next of kin if she dies."

Mass. mom detained by ICE for 10 days over decades-old minor marijuana charge: When Rosa asked about his wife's medical care, the agent cited HIPAA laws as a barrier to knowing her health issues. Taken aback,...
https://jwz.org/b/ykuA

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DailyHieroglyphs@archaeo.social ("Daily Hieroglyphs Bot") wrote:

Today's sentence (see thread for transliteration and translation):

#ancientEgypt #hieroglyphs #middleEgyptian

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

State capture in Australia:

“Did you know that since 2001 almost every federal resources minister has gone to work for the fossil fuel industry shortly after leaving parliament?”

https://halo.nu/@theguardian%5Fclimate%5Fcrisis/115087906076440074

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
tommorris ("Tom Morris") wrote:

Given the attitude to consent of tech executives when it comes to forcing everyone to use their shiny but shitty toys, it is completely reasonable to draw inferences about their wider attitude to consent.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission

jwz wrote:

Today in Christofascism.

If there's one person who knows a little something about being The Antichrist, it's probably Sweaty Peter Thiel:

You are warmly invited to a series of four lectures by Peter Thiel addressing the topic of the biblical Antichrist...
https://jwz.org/b/ykt9

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

When boycotting Israeli goods (have you heard, they’re committing genocide), make sure you check for country of origin on the label, not just the barcode that starts with 729.

https://www.ipsc.ie/press-releases/a-note-on-barcodes-israel-has-not-changed-its-barcode-to-defeat-bds

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

The reason we keep building the Torment Nexus is because all we have are Torment Nexus factories in a system designed by and for Torment Nexus factory owners.

#capitalism

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

History shows that famines are, for the most part, engineered. Be it through carelessness, selfishness, organised plain malice on the part of officialdom, creating the circumstances under which a population expires to hunger is a matter of construction

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/25/making-it-official-famine-strikes-gaza-city/

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

Good. https://assortedflotsam.com/@NewsBot/115087882795010851

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
faab64@freefree.ps ("Farhad") wrote:

We have to keep our heads down in Shame forever...

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

I had to temporarily stop sharing updates about Gaza. The heavy bombardment has filled the air with the smell of gunpowder, which has severely triggered my respiratory allergy. I will be able to post again soon. Please keep us in your prayers.
#gaza

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

* Israel’s manufactured famine, in its ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people. https://mas.to/@therightarticle/115087820306387608

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

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/08/25/xdth-a25.html

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

Hey Albo + Wong – up to 300,000 marched across Australia yesterday. Decent Aussies want urgent diplomatic action, not hollow platitudes. Sanction Israel. Weapons embargo. Accountability for genocide. ACT NOW 🇵🇸

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

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-rescue-teams-overwhelmed-israeli-strikes-level-entire

jwz wrote:

Getting absolutely reamed by AI scrapers again today, and it seemed like my mitigations were failing. Why weren't these being blocked?

Oh. Because I had Facebook's subnets on the fail2ban whitelist, so that people sharing @dnalounge links on the Zuckerweb got link previews.

Welp. You can't whitelist "facebookexternalhit" (the link preview bot) without also whitelisting "meta-externalagent" (the AI scraper, which seems to ignore robots.txt).

I guess link previews are gonna be a casualty.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
augieray ("Augie Ray") wrote:

"Nice people made the best Nazis. Or so I have been told. My mother was born in Munich in 1934, and spent her childhood in Nazi Germany surrounded by nice people who refused to make waves. When things got ugly, the people my mother lived alongside chose not to focus on 'politics,' instead busying themselves with happier things. They were lovely, kind people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away."

- Naomi Shulman

https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2016/11/17/the-post-election-case-for-speaking-out-naomi-shulman

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

I'm late to this post, and the whole thing is worth your time, but this specific tip is gold if you own a Pixel; thank you @eevee!

https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/#:~:text=If%20you%20are,since%20doing%20this.

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continuation@mas.to ("Mx Arjuna") wrote:

It's getting very Season 1 Episode 3 in the US right now.

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jalefkowit@vmst.io ("Jason Lefkowitz") wrote:

I blame Google for this

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

@surfingreg Yes. It provides an excellent and consistent service, despite having undergone several changes of ownership. I pay for it and feel I get considerable value from it.

adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële") wrote:

@dillo I need your point of view (not only a vote). It is precious for me.

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
_elena ("Elena Rossini ⁂") wrote:

A moment of gratitude for the amazing @vkc - whose video tutorials are simply illuminating.

As a clueless self-hosting newbie I often ask for advice here on the Fediverse… and get really helpful feedback but most of the time it reads like a foreign language to me (a non-dev).

Well, Veronica has perfected a way to talk to newbies.

Thank you Veronica for making me understand OpenSSH - at long last 🙌

I highly recommend her #PeerTube channel: https://tinkerbetter.tube/c/veronicaexplains/videos ❤️✨

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
claudia@social.lol ("Claudia :prami:") wrote:

🎉 I am now a volunteer moderator for omg.lol! I'm looking forward to giving back to this great community.

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
waldo.net@bsky.brid.gy ("Waldo Jaquith") wrote:

"Website design is my passion." americabydesign.gov

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

Tesla is in trouble

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/tesla-exec-sells-82-of-holding-iC9NgChZTlqDkdW3hKK7WA

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
ora@social.lol ("Ora G. Walters 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

Hey I've been pretty quiet but for those who aren't in the Discord, I've accepted a position on omg.lol's staff as a volunteer moderator. That includes reviewing and taking action on reports here on social.lol. My primary focus is in making sure everyone feels safe here no matter their background.

If you have any questions, comments, or even just need to vent, my DMs are wide open to you! :prami:

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

The danger now escalates. I worry that Neil Young is going to have to write another song about this. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/national-guard-troops-dc-begin-carrying-firearms-rcna226890

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

Say hello to the newly expanded omg.lol moderation team! @ivy, @robb, @ora, @claudia, @binarydigit, @vzq, and @bb! :prami_hearts:

https://omglol.news/2025/08/24/meet-our-expanded-moderation-team