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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
rvps2001 ("Russia-Ukraine Daily News") wrote:

🇫🇮🇵🇱 Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion. Restoring these natural carbon sinks could also bring significant environmental benefits.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250828-to-defend-against-russian-tanks-finland-and-poland-consider-restoring-wetlands

#Russia

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
z_everson@journa.host ("Zach Everson") wrote:

“[Bill] Pulte got his job in the administration about three years after his wife, Diana Pulte, donated $500,000 to a super PAC backing Trump. The donation was channeled through a Delaware shell company, ML Organization LLC, that Bill Pulte controlled.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/the-mini-trump-attacking-lisa-cook-had-paperwork-problems-of-his-own/

Boosted by jwz:
sjvn wrote:

Say hi to what's called the "Mar-a-Lago face," women--and men too--who deliberately have had cosmetic surgery so they can look like this. I only have one word for it: Grotesque.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
DrPsyBuffy@mstdn.social ("Buffy the Psych Prof") wrote:

How did we get to a point where one person with zero medical training and a history of brain worms gets to decide whether or not we can get a vaccine?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jaykuo@universeodon.com ("Jay Kuo") wrote:

This is unsurprising but it’s important to hear it from ICE agents themselves.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jaykuo@universeodon.com ("Jay Kuo") wrote:

Grand juries in Los Angeles are also not playing along with the feds. This is incredible.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mattsheffield ("Matthew Sheffield") wrote:

Trump has ordered the installation of large posters of himself in Washington DC after directing soldiers to patrol it.

If there's anyone in your life who still doubts that Trump is a fascist, please show them this photo.

Source: https://archive.is/QDS8P

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
occitel ("Silicium") wrote:

#silicium collection : 💾 Le #Kaypro 10 (#cpm 1983 13 Kg) :
le seul ordinateur qui faisait traitement de texte et musculation. 💪🖥️

Retrouvez sa doc : retronik.silicium.org

#retrocomputing #heritage #toulouse
#vintagecomputer #geek #oldcomputer

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
luckytran@med-mastodon.com ("Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:") wrote:

When a top CDC scientist resigns and cites eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies as a main reason, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
blamellors@mstdn.party ("Blamellors") wrote:

8% of Americans believe #trump didn't know Poll
August 9 - 11, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll

The Epstein investigation

Net approval of Trump's handling of the Epstein investigations hasn't changed in recent weeks, and is currently at -39 (-82 Democrats and +14 Republicans)

A majority of Americans think Trump knew some (27%) or a lot (44%) about the sex crimes committed by Epstein against underage girls before investigations into Epstein began; only 8% say he knew nothing about them

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
NewsDesk@flipboard.social ("Flipboard News Desk") wrote:

Thanks to a loophole implemented in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is able to siphon resources and people from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Lever reports that this now threatens preparedness for climate disasters across the country. Here's their story on how a package of reforms that was meant to protect FEMA's independence after the catastrophic mismanagement of Katrina led to it becoming a slush fund for ICE.

https://flip.it/Ut4Zb2

#News #USNews #TrumpAdministration #Immigration #ICE #FEMA #HurricaneKatrina

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
GottaLaff@mstdn.social ("Laffy") wrote:

@bouriquet It's his symbol of "strength and power"... trying to prove that his 🍄isn't small

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
crk5@layer8.space ("crkⓋ") wrote:

Paul Noth

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
gumnos@bsd.cafe ("Tim Chase") wrote:

Was pondering making an "AC⚡DC" style tshirt except using Unix commands. So what two-letter commands are commonly available?

$ ls {,/usr}/{s,}bin/?? 2> /dev/null | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' | sort | column

Particularly enticing candidates include

• ed⚡vi
• cc⚡ld
• cp⚡rm

but there are some other possibilities in there 🤔

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
burnoutqueen@todon.nl ("Jackie 🍉🏳️‍⚧️☭") wrote:

What the coalition of pro-Zionist states (including North America, most of europe, and the US-Israeli client regimes of the Arab world) are doing is nothing less than illegal settler-colonialist annexation (the German word is lebensraum), and a final solution to the question of Palestine.

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
burnoutqueen@todon.nl ("Jackie 🍉🏳️‍⚧️☭") wrote:

The Gaza genocide is not merely another imperial war on an Arab population. It is not even a war against a national liberation movement, like the failed US invasions of Vietnam and Cuba.

It is quite literally the fascistic eradication of the Palestinians who live in Gaza.

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

Hey everyone, every Tuesday, my friend @Aseelsehwel asks for your help to feed her family. She can’t do it today (they’re trying to stay alive during a genocide) so she asked if I could do it on her behalf.
They need $500 each week for their family of 6.
Every single dollar makes a real difference If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing – it might reach someone who can help.
Thank you so much for your continued kindness and support.
Here’s the donation link and their full story 👇
$323/$500

💕

https://chuffed.org/project/138285-help-sehwel-family-with-their-medical-treatment

Boosted by adele@social.pollux.casa ("Adële"):
scy@chaos.social wrote:

So, suppose I'm setting up a Linux-based file server, for Linux-based clients.

Which protocol / server software should I use?

I'm talking about live access to the files on the server, not syncing and stuff. What's stable, secure, and fast (in that order)?

I'd like transparent access, i.e. mount it onto the client machine. It should be able to gracefully deal with disconnects and reconnects.

If there's an option I'm missing, feel free to comment. I'm not considering FTP though. :P

#Linux

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

Tip: If the pharmacist gives you trouble about giving you the COVID vaccine, just wink and tell them you have "unbalanced humours". They'll know what you mean.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam"):
sleepless@social.lol ("Courtney") wrote:

Never mind.

jwz wrote:

Recently at the club we had a band who were playing "AI"-generated videos behind them. Every time I glanced at the screen, all I could hear was:

"Check it out! I didn't have to pay *anybody* for this! And it's *almost* good enough!"

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

DC Friends: Neither CVS nor Walgreens appear to have any of the updated COVID vaccines available in the District yet, but both do in the nearby MD suburbs. Just scheduled mine in Bethesda.

(I suppose getting vaccinated is technically literally a drug deal, but now it also feels that way).

Boosted by jwz:
grimalkina ("Dr. Cat Hicks") wrote:

I'm deeply not convinced this "high risk conditions for the covid vaccine" list is going to work for everyone because I am inarguably high risk (I literally had chronic lung damage after covid) and even before this a pharmacist went ballistic on me & denied a booster once saying only cancer or HIV would qualify. It's gonna be a tough time.

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
crowdsupply@hachyderm.io ("Crowd Supply") wrote:

Join @helenleigh for a livestream! Teardown Session 55: Ultra Low-Latency Open Hardware E-Paper with @modos

August 28th, 12pm PT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIn2%5Fr47DQ

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
lenalia@plush.city ("Lenalia") wrote:

If you see a turtle on its back, pick it up and flip it over so you can watch your movie. This is necessary because program material is recorded on the other side of that disc.

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

There is zero chance that the people at CBP and USCIS aren't aware of this. At best, your letter will be ignored (or count against the student). At worst, both you and the student get prosecuted for fraud.

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

Latest academic spam/scam: being overwhelmed with solicitations from recommendation letter mills, where they pay professors to write (or just sign) "evaluations" on behalf of foreign students, apparently for visa purposes.

Sometimes the spam comes directly from individuals, but now I'm getting services that arrange this trying to recruit me.

While I'm certainly sympathetic to the plight of talented students who want to study or move here, this has red flags all over it.

Stay the hell away.

Boosted by jwz:
MissingThePt ("Missing The Point") wrote:

In honor of Ashli Babbitt, during her funeral the U.S. Air Force will strafe the U.S. Capitol. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5474030-air-force-to-provide-funeral-honors-to-ashli-babbitt/

jwz wrote:

I really think more people should have been tipped off by the fact that this hollow-eyed ghoul looks like an "after" from Evil Dead.
https://jwz.org/b/ykuO

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

More ICBM photos and discussion here: https://www.mattblaze.org/blog/titans/