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

“Trillion-dollar corporations and billionaires are compatible with democracy.”

– Very smart people who are regularly quoted by the mainstream press.

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
firstdogonthemoon@aus.social ("Firstdog Onthemoon") wrote:

F-35 fighters - who is to blame. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/27/what-would-happen-if-australia-stopped-supplying-f-35-parts-to-israel

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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
greenpartyni@mastodon.ie ("Green Party NI") wrote:

The far right isn’t rising because people love them.
It’s rising because the media won’t stop handing them megaphones.

Why are extremists endlessly platformed while parties offering real change are pushed to the margins?

This isn’t balance. It’s manipulation.

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

“Google, and other such companies sell advertising. If you don’t like that you can just stop using them.”

– People who also wonder why they’re now living under fascism.

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

“If you ask people who study the topic, they will tell you that a modern famine is a man-made disaster. Natural disasters can play a part. For example, flooding and drought can destroy crops, but relief agencies and wealthy governments can now get aid where it needs to go. So it is ultimately war and political will that keeps enough food from being grown or delivered in places like Ethiopia and Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, Haiti and North Korea and, of course, now in Gaza.”

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/22/1240304812/as-famine-looms-in-gaza-we-look-at-why-modern-famines-are-a-man-made-disaster

#israel #genocide #famine #Gaza #Palestine

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
GeofCox@climatejustice.social wrote:

@aral

Unfortunately Aral, 'twas ever thus. In the UK, for example, the 'Establishment', including the media, was generally sympathetic to fascism. There is a film of the Royal Family giving Nazi salutes. Lord Rothermere, owner of the The Daily Mail and Evening News, Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the Daily Express and the Evening Standard, were both Nazi sympathisers. Geoffrey Dawson, the editor of The Times was a member of the right-wing pro-Hitler group, the Anglo-German Fellowship... Even Churchill's trenchant opposition to Hitler was based not on opposition to fascism (he admired Mussolini) but on the threat German expansionism posed to British imperialism.

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imalcolm ("Ian Malcolm") wrote:

@davidgerard

*shaking hands*

"Promptfondler. Barry Promptfondler. CEO and Chief Botlicker at Cogsucker Coding..."

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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
TheRealNooshu@hachyderm.io ("Matt Hobbs") wrote:

New Blog post by me!
Hack to the Future Frontend ✨

A look back at 90s web dev and what it can still teach us now.

Which ancient frontend trick still lives in your head?

https://nooshu.com/blog/2025/08/26/hack-to-the-future-frontend/

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
dacig ("Juan Per¢ent,🇲🇽 🍉") wrote:

@dougroudouvari @aral Yep, pre-existent moral vaccum.

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
Plutonaut ("Niels🛰️") wrote:

@aral it wasn't much different back then

Newspaper clipping about Owens in the Olympics with quote "speaks well of Hitler"
Daily mirror frontpage with title "Hitler's" let's be friends" plea to the world" and quote "I appeal to reason"

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
dougroudouvari@electricrequiem.com wrote:

@aral@mastodon.ar.al
IMHO the moral vacuum of the West preexisted and Gaza only served as the cause to bring it to the surface

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

Were The Holocaust happening today, Western media would be awash with quotes from Hitler, the Third Reich, and Nazi sympathisers justifying it.

Israel has not only turned Gaza into a literal wasteland, it has also turned the West into a moral wasteland.

(And only the latter is self-inflicted.)

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sinabhfuil@mastodon.ie ("Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ") wrote:

The monstrous Israeli double-tap attack on a Gaza hospital that killed another 5 journalists https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c36jdze5r4ko

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
SANKOFAB@zirk.us ("🔻Stones of David🔻") wrote:

https://x.com/AssalRad/status/1960388286624449001

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen@a.gup.pe.social #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism

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Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
SANKOFAB@zirk.us ("🔻Stones of David🔻") wrote:

This camera should be exhibited one day in the Genocide Memorial built in memory of the innumerable victims of Israel's genocide in Gaza.

https://x.com/FranceskAlbs/status/1960060864419000403

#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen@a.gup.pe.social #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #IDFTerrorists #DismantleZionism

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
peterdrake@mstdn.social ("Peter Drake") wrote:

IMMEDIATE need for a Visiting Professor or Visiting Instructor in Data Science and Statistics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR.

https://lewisandclark.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Faculty/job/Visiting-Professor-or-Visiting-Instructor-in-Data-Science-and-Statistics%5FR-004632

Please boost for reach!

#GetFediHired #FediHired #FediJobs #academia #DataScience #statistics #pdx #portland

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

If you got this far, there's now an expanded and cleaned up version of this thread at:

https://infrequently.org/2025/08/apple-vs-fb-kayfabe/

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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
rasterweb ("Pete Prodoehl 🍕") wrote:

Whew! Mistakes were made, but I got the dashboard of the Beat Bike put together. I can now pedal to set the tempo while I live program the drum machine. (No video of programming yet because I had to hold the phone up high!)

#bikeTooter #diy #maker #synth

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Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
cmconseils ("Laura Manach :bongoCat:") wrote:

A list of 12 ADHD-friendly tips for getting stuff done !

An infographic with the title "12 EASY ADHD TIPS for GETTING STUFF DONE based on 'Driven to Distraction'". It features cartoon illustrations. This image shows tips 1, 2, and 3. Tip 1: Spice up your space. It says, "Your brain runs on vibes. So add color, play music, & use quirky tools!" The illustration shows a person with purple hair and headphones on, dancing and cooking in a kitchen. Tip 2: Accept the fear of things going too well. It advises, "Don't purposely mess it up just to make things more exciting." The illustration shows the person wrapped in a blanket on a couch with a cat, looking unhappily at a box labeled "UNNECESSARY CHAOS." Tip 3: O.H.I.O. (Only Handle It. Once). It explains to try and handle a message or email only once by either responding, deleting, or filing it immediately. The illustration shows an overwhelmed person at a desk with a large pile of papers and a flowchart demonstrating the O.H.I.O. method, warning not to leave items in a "LATER" box.
Tip 4: Use external structure. It says, "It does the remembering so you don't have to." The illustration shows a person with purple hair at a desk using sticky notes. Below are examples: "sticky notes," "labelled containers" for wires and stationery, a "pre-made routines for everyday tasks" checklist, and having "everything for one task in one place," showing a coffee station. Tip 5: Accept that you'll fail sometimes. It reads, "It's part of being human. Be okay with it, so you can move on without feeling crushed." The illustration shows the person in a garden, looking at a small plant they've accidentally uprooted, with a watering can nearby. Tip 6: Break tasks into tiny parts. It explains, "Tiny steps give you a sense of progress and hope." The illustration shows the person happily holding a single puzzle piece labeled "TINY TASK" from a large jigsaw puzzle labeled "BIG TASK."
Tip 7: Keep something handy to capture thoughts. It suggests, "Like a notepad or a speech-to-text app. (ADHD brains are leaky!)" The illustration shows the character writing in a notepad while on a bus or train. Tip 8: Hold on to reminders of what's good. The text is broken down into "the people who care..." and "...and the moments you succeed. no matter how small." The illustrations show the character smiling at a corkboard with photos, followed by separate images of photos with friends and mementos like a music festival wristband and a ticket. Tip 9: Physically direct your focus. It advises to "track text with your finger or pen, or use a lamp to highlight your work." The illustration shows the character at a desk, using a pen to follow along in a book under the light of a desk lamp.
Tip 10: Notice how and where you work best. It lists examples like "in a noisy cafe," "wrapped in blankets," and "listening to music," saying "whatever works." The illustrations show the character working on a laptop in these various settings. It concludes, "ADHDers can do their best under rather weird conditions." Tip 11: It's ok to do 2 things at the same time. The text suggests, "Jog while you plan. Knit while you chat. For ADHD, pairing physical and mental tasks can improve focus." The illustration shows the character knitting while on a video call on their laptop. Tip 12: Shifting mentally from one task to the next is tough. It advises, "Give yourself mini-breaks between tasks to help your brain switch to the next thing." The illustration shows the character taking a 5-minute break from their computer to play with a small dog.

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tilde@infosec.town ("Tilde Lowengrimm") wrote:

Remember when you were a kid and you learned about Superman and thought it was totally ridiculous that Krypton was going to be destroyed but nobody did anything about it? I miss feeling that way.

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regehr ("John Regehr") wrote:

finally our arm-tv (translation validation for LLVM's AArch64 backend) paper is out. this one took a long time, but I'm proud of it, it's as good as anything my group has produced

https://users.cs.utah.edu/~regehr/papers/arm-tv.pdf

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

I’m remembering now how the guy who dismissed my concern with his “I like rockets too” remark also tried to tell me that my concerns were entirely misguided because “we’re on the same side.”

That sentiment was bullshit in January (I’m absolutely *not* on the side that sees Nazi salutes as something to just shrug off) and it’s aged like milk since then.

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lattera@bsd.network ("Shawn Webb") wrote:

It appears the vendor I used to use to purchased refurbished Dell PowerEdge servers didn't survive the pandemic.

Where do you all buy refurbished (doesn't have to be Dell) servers from?

Imaginary bonus points if they give discounts to human rights-focused tax-exempt not-for-profit 501(c)3 charitable organizations with a budget the size of a grain of sand.

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mbjones@social.lol ("Brandon") wrote:

@adam to reporters on monday and in a meeting today Trump remarked about how the people are looking for a dictator (in discussing the possibilities of military in democrat run cities). Also his evil shadow called the democrat party a domestic extremist operation today in an interview on Fox.

It's escalating not slowing down. Explaining it away because it doesn't affect you at the expense of those it does effect is the height of privilege gone bad.

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

It started with two Nazi salutes at the inauguration.

“I like rockets too,” said someone who smugly downplayed my concern about Elon Musk.

Now we have “MechaHitler” and Nazi marches in our cities.

I know which side of this I’m on. But anyone who’s still saying that there isn’t a problem, or is still supporting Musk or making excuses for those who do, is absolutely telling you which side they’re on.

Pay attention.

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

Since January, I’ve been told that I’m “blowing the fascism stuff out of proportion”. I’ve been told that “there aren’t really any Nazis out there” and that I’m “overreacting”.

I don’t know if the guys who say this stuff are just ignorant or sympathizers, but anyone paying attention knows that this problem is very real, and that it is steadily growing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ohio/s/aRoHFOu8G4

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Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
dangillmor ("Dan Gillmor") wrote:

Even as it offers a bit of useful context, the Associated Press adopts Trump regime propaganda, calling the military occupation of Washington, DC, a "law-enforcement surge" -- language that is both a lie and one-sided.

A perfect example of how Big Journalism bends its knee to power.

AP headline: "Trump’s law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say"

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

Oh shit yes. Works this way with film/TV stuff too.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@ericsmithrocks/post/DN1b2jJXB8f

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

Do any of us know what we’re made of, who we are at our core?

I submit that until you’ve stared down 12 inches of slightly soggy bread, with assorted cheeses and luncheon meats being hurled at you at several miles per hour while wearing body armor and protective gear, you can never truly know.

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Apple's philosophy is simple:
If a feature isn't elegant enough for a keynote demo, it doesn't deserve to exist.

Want keyboard window resizing? Sorry, that's not sexy on a stage. Here's a weather app with animated raindrops that uses more GPU and RAM than Crysis.