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pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

The thing about spiders is…they keep making more spiders.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/29/i-didnt-even-know-she-was-pregnant/

Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
reginasbread@homo.promo ("sophia") wrote:

Polish player named Kamil Majchrzak won his US Open match. I'd like to wish good luck to American announcers and commentators. you can do this.

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

I had friends who would go to this back in the day. I wonder if they still do.

(And no, I've never been and don't intend to go. I don't do camping in a general sense, I am a soft boi who likes showers and air conditioning, and if I want to see tech jerks being socially clueless, I have all of the Internet for that.)

RE: https://www.threads.com/@lyzlenz/post/DN8EbbJDX8f

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

amusing juxtaposition

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
brucelawson@vivaldi.net ("Bruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊") wrote:

Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off https://www.zdnet.com/article/meta-might-be-secretly-scanning-your-phones-camera-roll-how-to-check-and-turn-it-off/
"Some Facebook users have noticed new settings that let Meta analyze and retain your phone's photos. Yes, you read that right."

Hurrah for the security and privacy of Native apps!

fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

Elegoo are apparently violating the GPL:

https://freethecode.lol/

Bonus lols:

"Health checks ping servers 10+ times per minute"
"Printer generates 70GB+ of traffic per month while idle"

#3dprinting

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

Today, the Israeli army declared the city of Gaza a dangerous combat zone, violently bombing it and blowing up homes nonstop with merciless attacks.
@palestine #gaza #gazaunderattack #gazagenocide

Attachments:

• video: 2f104c56e6bc8d16.mp4

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
h3artbl33d@exquisite.social ("h3artbl33d :openbsd: :ve:") wrote:

Belgium now opposes #chatcontrol :flan_hurrah:

But we aren't there yet, far from it. Lets bury this fucker :flan_molotov:

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
WebAxe@a11y.info ("Web Axe") wrote:

Why use Able Player instead of `video`? - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility https://www.joedolson.com/2025/07/why-use-able-player-instead-of-video/ #video #webdev #a11y #accessibility #html #webdevelopment

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Contemplating the death of Trump -- it's not all good news.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/29/prepare-for-chaos/

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DakkiReads@jorts.horse ("Dakki Reads") wrote:

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
DakkiReads@jorts.horse ("Dakki Reads") wrote:

@farah "You must be willing to listen to opposing viewpoints"

From a beloved friend or family member, on the best burger in town, in person?

yeah

From a sealioning stranger, on the morality of genocide, on the looking-at-memes screen?

fuck no

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

"Open"AI is scanning its users' chats and reporting them to the cops.

https://futurism.com/openai-scanning-conversations-police

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

We're recruiting a Policy Officer to join our team. You’ll be working alongside our Policy Lead, Director of Policy and Director for Healthcare to advocate for trans people’s needs in a range of policy areas.

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from trans people, Black People and People of Colour, neurodivergent people and disabled people.

For more info go to http://transactual.org.uk/jobs

#hiring #vacancy #LookingForWork #Queerjobs #trans #transgender #nonbinary

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

2/ The new plan would massively expand this kind of data-sharing.

At the same time, the proposal does not outline clear and detailed plans for how to keep that data safe to EU standards.

While it says it will include clauses to terminate or suspend the agreement if the US can't ensure that it upholds fundamental rights, many would argue that this is already the case.

So, why would we make such an agreement at all?

Read more: https://www.statewatch.org/news/2025/august/eu-prepares-to-give-us-direct-access-to-police-and-immigration-databases/

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

1/ A new EU plan could expand access to personal data for US immigration and law enforcement.

This proposal document (see article) was released without a press announcement or much mention at all, yet it contains alarming plans.

Under the US's Visa Waiver Program (VWP), countries whose citizens can travel to the US without a visa already have to let US agencies search their police databases to see whether travellers have been involved in terrorism or serious crime.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

RFK jr claims he'll announce the discovery of the causes of autism in September. I look forward to that awesome revelation, but I won't believe a word of it.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/08/29/good-news-on-the-autism-front/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y9K3mw9Qso

Boosted by aral@mastodon.ar.al ("Aral Balkan"):
workingclasshistory ("Working Class History") wrote:

#OtD 29 Aug 1979 after years of fruitless campaigning, 30-40 activists took direct action and occupied the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare in protest at homosexuality being classified as a mental illness. They quickly won https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/12479/lgbt-occupation-of-swedish-health-board

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

I'm sad to see the donations are getting slower by time 😢

If you are able to help, you'll give a hope and means for my family to survive and secure basic life requirements.

If you would like to help, please consider the link in the bio ❤️ 🇵🇸

Sharing this post is very helpful ♥️

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

My message to the world

Here in Gaza, we live the toughest time ever, but we still love the life.

We still have dreams. We still have a hope. We try to wear the best we have. We meet our friends. We try to be happy with very simple details.

We hope this misery ends soon. Please keep us in your thoughts :underheart:

#gaza #palestine

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

Night is very tough here. If I survive from death, I'm not able to survive from my thoughts and feelings.

Please keep us in your thoughts ♥️

#gaza #palestine

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

I know that you might get tired of appeals. So please forgive me!

The situation is getting worse everyday! literally everyday.

We need your help my friends!

Your help enables us to secure food and basic life requirments.

If you would like to help, kindly use the following link

https://chuffed.org/project/121561-urgent-help-for-ahmads-family

#gaza #palestine

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

I don't know how the world see us.

Do they see us as human beings?

When will we have safety, food, shelter, education? When will have a normal life?

#gaza #palestine

db@social.lol ("David Bushell 🥐") wrote:

fixed my CrUX 😎

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 👇
$490/$500

💕

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

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
w3c@w3c.social ("World Wide Web Consortium") wrote:

The @wai Accessibility Guidelines Working Group has published Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.1 as a W3C Candidate Recommendation Snapshot.

Act Rules Format defines a format for writing accessibility test rules that can be used for developing automated testing tools and manual testing methodologies. For an introduction to Accessibility Conformance Testing, see the ACT Overview.
https://www.w3.org/news/2025/w3c-invites-implementations-of-accessibility-conformance-testing-act-rules-format-1-1/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CNN@flipboard.com wrote:

Trump cancels Kamala Harris’ Secret Service detail that was extended by undisclosed Biden order
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/politics/kamala-harris-secret-service-canceled-trump-biden?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
streetartutopia@mastodon.online ("Street Art Utopia") wrote:

"A mural of the Statue of Liberty in shame" by JDL Street Ar in Lille , Roubaix France 🇫🇷

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
VeroniqueB99 ("Vee") wrote:

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
UncleDuke1969@universeodon.com ("Uncle Duke") wrote:

on my way to steal your girl