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Boosted by jwz:
docpop ("Doctor M. Popular") wrote:

At around 10pm we walked back home and decided to see what Valencia st was like. Your surprise, it was absolutely packed for “Dance-o-ween”! One section, 18-19th st, had nearly 1,000 people dancing. With a dozen portable dj booths. Not a single cop around. I couldn’t even see any organizers. This seemed spontaneous and decentralized.

A large crowd at night at 18th and Valencia. The crowd is costumed for Halloween and dancing ont he street. It’s a packed crowd.
A shot of one of the small portable DJ booths, filled with bright lights and folks in costumes who are running it.
Another portable DJ booth in a crowd on Valencia St.
Folks dancing on Valencia St. Mostly in their 20s and 30s, wearing costumes. One has a sign saying “the end is nigh”

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
lrhodes@merveilles.town ("⁂ L. Rhodes") wrote:

I wonder how far the Affinity team had gotten into developing v3 when Canva said, "Looks great, we'll make it freemium."

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lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

Techniques like DiskBBQ that allow performant vector search in memory constrained situations are neat

https://www.elastic.co/search-labs/blog/diskbbq-elasticsearch-introduction

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Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Ché Aimee Dorval - Almost Again

https://cheaimeedorval.bandcamp.com/track/almost-again

#NP #NowPlaying

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

Jamaica prepared financially for a climate disaster

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/jamaica-hurricane-melissa-bond-finance-9.6958943

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

https://xkcd.com/3160/

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

I am with Justice Jackson

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/supreme-court-kagan-jackson-liberal-justices.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kr1st@mastodon.radio ("Alex KR1ST/PA1ST") wrote:

I always enjoy seeing the Halloween images appear on the waterfall on a night like this.

#swl #shortwave

Images of spiders on the waterfall display.
Halloween images on the waterfall.
Skeleton/skull image on the waterfall of a IC-7300
Ghost image on the waterfall of the IC-7300

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Aaidanbird@disabled.social ("The Bird") wrote:

Repeat after me:

Antifa is short for Anti-fascist.
Antifa is NOT a group. There is no "antifa group."

Anyone who opposes fascism is automatically antifascist.

When the state declares antifascists are enemies of that state, then that state has declared itself fascist.

Sadly, many people bought into fascist logic that demonizes antifascism.

Antifascists are against bigotry and genocide. They stand for equity, equality, and justice.

Thanks for reading my PSA.

#Antifa #Antifascist #PSA

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
tsyum@thepit.social ("ts 🚇") wrote:

We remember that the "weekend" was a radical leftist idea in 1886. Thank god for the ancestors who have fought on our behalf.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay%5FView%5Fmassacre

Wisconsin's governor had seven union members killed during what is now referred to as the Bay View Massacre. Thankfully the vast majority of people (some 14,000) went on to live beyond the strike.

#history #remember #USA

Text above an image that says The weekend was a crazy leftist idea. In 1886 seven union members in Wisconsin died fighting for the 5-day and the 8-hour work day. The illustration is black and white, showing a large belted person in long sleeves poised with what looks to be a bloody club, as people stand in a group leaning back. The bad guy appears to be standing on someone

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

I wager the GOP will lose in red states if people don't get SNAP this next week. Huge losses even in gerrymandered districts. This Bataan Death march #Epsteins bud took the GOP on will be taught in poli-Sci courses for generations.
#SNAP #EBT #Trump #GOP #MAGA #Elections.
Everywhere I go all people talk about is huge angry, hungry people . The ones with means afraid of a crimewave, the poor afraid of hunger.

Stupid is as Stupid does.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

One World Trade Center (and Neighbors), NYC, 2019.

All the pixels, none of the vertigo, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/49291055921

#photography

A distinctively shaped reflective skyscraper with a prominent broadcast mast on top, set apart in against the sky at left. Other buildings, in softer focus, crowd the frame at right.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cliffle@hachyderm.io wrote:

Hmmm this site attempts to assign authorship to pre-version-control Unix sources, and credits tar to Charles B Haley:

https://www.spinellis.gr/pubs/jrnl/2016-EMPSE-unix-history/html/unix-history.html

However, this credit is described as coming from "primary research" and the sources are not cited. So far I haven't been able to locate a primary source. (Haley _is_ explicitly credited in several other areas of the V7 sources.)

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
dilmandila@mograph.social ("Dilman Dila") wrote:

Oh, and I'm making a new film, a dark comedy in the #solarpunk genre, about a man in an African techno-utopia who is banished from his village for a crime he did not commit. It's the last short I'm doing as target practice before I embark on a feature film next year, and if you have a few coins to spare, please help me figure out how to imagine this future.

https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign%5Fid=TT9Q7XRPVYB4Y&v=1&utm%5Funptid=a302a27b-b66b-11f0-af04-43e5cd9b43ca&ppid=RT001640&cnac=US&rsta=en%5FUS%28en-US%29&cust=WTQRFDWMY2SMW&unptid=a302a27b-b66b-11f0-af04-43e5cd9b43ca&calc=f1356002b29c8&unp%5Ftpcid=donate-button-campaign-created&page=main%3Aemail%3ART001640&pgrp=main%3Aemail&e=cl&mchn=em&s=ci&mail=sys&appVersion=1.366.0&tenant%5Fname=PAYPAL&xt=145585%2C150948%2C104038&link%5Fref=www.paypal.com%5Fdonate

#mutualaid #kickstarter #crowdfund #art #sff #scifi

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
BrianJopek@mastodon.world ("Brian Jopek") wrote:

Happy Halloween! 🎃

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

Loops Update:

I'm preparing the app for submission to the App + Play Stores, the APK will be published later tonight 🚀

#loops #loopsApp

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

You are here.

Ron Filipkowski writes: “Remember during oral argument on the presidential immunity case when conservative justices scoffed at and mocked the hypothetical that a president with immunity could just start killing whoever he wanted and there was nothing that could be done if he has immunity?”

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
puffer@beige.party ("C Puffer") wrote:

Cutest trick’or’treater tonight was the little girl in the princess costume who came as we were getting to the bottom of our bowl. “How many pieces?” she asked quietly. “Just one. We’re running out and there’s still a lot of kids.” She looks at us with an earnest expression “Do you want some of mine?”

#halloween

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:

I’m counting on you to watch the “60 Minutes” interview with Trump. I just can’t bear to do it. Give me the grim details after.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
acdha@thepit.social ("Chris Adams") wrote:

“The Saturday ride is an extension of an initiative that started last month when the group decided to collect funds to buy out vendors in Pilsen and Little Village so vulnerable residents could pack up early and avoid federal agents. Riders paid the vendors in cash and then passed out the food to people in need throughout Chicago, Rosales said.”
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/chicago-cyclists-protect-tamale-vendors-from-ice/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
N4JAW@mastodon.radio ("Jim "Ham on a Bike"") wrote:

The Latest Ham On A Bike Blogpost is out. Find out how I, "Enjoy The Fruits Of My Labor". #amateurradio #HamRadio
@qrplabs #QRPRadio #QCXMini #MorseCode #CW #QRP

https://hamonabike.blogspot.com/2025/10/enjoying-fruits-of-my-labor.html

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

If #military separation boards decide to allow #transgender service members to remain in uniform, commanders can override that decision, acc/to an Oct 8 memo to all the services from the #Pentagon’s undersecretary for personnel & readiness, Anthony Tata. That breaks with longstanding policy that boards act independently.

#Trump #law #discrimination #bigotry #LGBTQ

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
servelan@newsie.social ("Servelan") wrote:

Grok spills its code — admits it’s wired for propaganda

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/10/31/grok-admits-its-constructed-to-protect-israel/

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

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
IveyJanette ("Ivey Janette McClelland") wrote:

Apology not accepted ,Peggy Sue.

#kentucky #blackmastodon https://newsone.com/6574121/kentucky-gop-chai-apologizes-for-racist-obama-video/

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

‘“I apologize for sharing the video and for amplifying offensive imagery of former President Obama,” Coleman wrote on Facebook, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. “As someone who does not engage with racist tropes, I did not consider the underlying meaning that this video may have had. I am not racist, and any suggestion to the contrary does not reflect my values or character.”’

“may have had”.

liar. don’t make it worst, child. yes it does.

https://newsone.com/6574121/kentucky-gop-chai-apologizes-for-racist-obama-video/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
aphclarkson.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Alexander Clarkson") wrote:

Taps sign, again

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xv2as7miy7ghje2htfynaqex/post/3lbhzpqu5pk26

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

oh, great, plutonium detected at Hunters Point. gag me with a pitchfork.

https://sfba.social/@dangrsmind/115471346951263223

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

so, no new in-migrants to the US will be allowed except for White South Africans? how subtle.

“Radicalized by Basic Decency”

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
trib@aus.social ("Stephen Collins") wrote:

@trpeal @jsonstein the absence of Fred is, tbqh, no great loss.