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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
KrissyKat@hoosier.social wrote:

Someone donated $126K to our local public broadcast station in Merrillville, Indiana, anonymously. The donation is to support local news coverage.

https://www.lakeshorepublicmedia.org/local-news/2025-11-25/record-breaking-anonymous-gift-fuels-hope-for-public-media

#news #uspol #indiana #nwindiana #pbs

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
jens@social.finkhaeuser.de ("Jens Finkhäuser") wrote:

A lot of Germans are posting in German about #Giessen today, and since many of our friends overseas may be confused, here's a summary:

The current iteration of the Nazi-Party, the AfD, is holding a summit in the town of Giessen today. They announced the formation of a youth org (Hitler-Jugend?). A ton of people came to protest. The police are busy protecting the Nazis, and politicians in the current government see fit to attack the protesters.

This needs international attention.

#depol

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"Trump claims these murderboat operations combat drug trafficking. That was always suspect. Not only are many of the people killed at most low-level shippers, but killing traffickers was less useful than capturing them.

And Trump’s promise to pardon former President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who was a major drug trafficker, suggests Trump is not so much opposed to drug trafficking, he just wants a cut."

~ Marcy Wheeler

#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #murder
/7

https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/murder/

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
oli@olifant.social ("D. Olifant") wrote:

On Minnesota:
“Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for ‘prey’ as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone,” Trump claimed.

Dude, I live next door to Somalians. My whole neighborhood is Somalians. I walk my dog late at night, and wave to their kids and have never once felt even remotely unsafe.

If anything, I'm now terrified of what is going to happen to them, not to me.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
petergleick@fediscience.org ("Peter Gleick") wrote:

It seems we're about to find out which US senior military officers are willing to sacrifice their commands to uphold their oaths to refuse illegal orders.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
slowmart@mastodon.org.uk ("Martin") wrote:

Hey peeps, can anyone recommend a #wattmeter that will also register usage during #standby? (so below .5 watts) would ideally be 3 pin UK plug and fairly low cost.
I had occasion to be away from home for a few days and checked my usage and was a bit surprised, I have some older devices I could possibly replace or just bin as well as switch off TVs etc.
I'm considering making an extension lead and separating the live wire to measure the current with a multimeter.
Boosts appreciated

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

https://mstdn.party/@copter%5Fchief/115633877145624764

I would suggest tht Secretary Whisky Pete needs to read this short piece:
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1966/july/lawful-order

and I would also suggest those service members executing orders to kill civilians read it too, and think about their own responsibilities.

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

https://www.rawstory.com/gop-furries/

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

MAGA is freaking out over the video that tells service members not to obey unlawful orders.

MAGA calls them the seditious 6.

Really?

They reminded service members that they must refuse to carry out unlawful orders.

Not a big deal. I had Law Of Armed Conflict training every year.

Why’s MAGA so upset?

If the orders Trump issues are lawful, there’s no reason for MAGA to be upset.

That’s the problem.

Blowing up boats in international waters, then executing the survivors is a war crime.

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
kim_harding@mastodon.scot ("kim_harding ✅") wrote:

Mass protests in the central German town of Giessen against new AfD youth group
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/29/mass-protests-in-the-central-german-town-of-giessen-against-new-afd-youth-group

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
racheled ("Rachele DiTullio") wrote:

Meet Chacha! He’s one of the community cats in my neighborhood and he’s been hanging out in my front yard.

#caturday

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alavi@techhub.social ("Alavi | علوی") wrote:

#nu-pivottables feature just dropped!

you can now export XLSX (excel) pivottables.l, thanks to the very timely feature release of Excel.js

#pivottable #excel #exceljs #webdev #js #javascript

github.com/alirezaalavi87/nu-pivottables/commit/d7a53a25f95e154657c5636ee1e1276165f63e27

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gutenberg_org ("Project Gutenberg") wrote:

Great Women of Science: Dr. Esther Lederberg –The Forgotten Heroine of Genetic Discovery

Joshua Lederberg is well known in biology circles. Not so his wife, Dr. Esther Lederberg – whose name was drowned in the annals of the history of biology. And yet her work is critical to the practice of cutting-edge medicine and serves as a scaffold for modern genetic discoveries.

By Barbara Pfeffer Billauer

https://www.acsh.org/news/2025/11/28/great-women-science-dr-esther-lederberg-forgotten-heroine-genetic-discovery-49845

#womeninStem

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
goatrodeo@mstdn.social ("I Voted for McGovern") wrote:

In my lifetime, the struggle to contain Russian aggression & nuclear threat, 1st under communist & now fascistic leadership, has dominated American foreign policy. Now, w Russia living down to its well-earned shithole country reputation, far, far weaker than it has ever been, again in my long lifetime, we have a POTUS who is literally propping up Russia. Trump is a traitor to America & our constitution. With his incessant threats to hang his enemies, perhaps we take him up on it, starting w him?

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:

Bottom line: the Trump WH, along with Major Pete are not doing this because it is legal, or because it will save American lives. They are doing it because their poll numbers are tanking and they are inhumane enough to see killing foreigners as a useful distraction.

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

"in reality, Venezuela plays only a small part in the drug trade in America. Cocaine produced in Colombia does pass through Venezuela, but most of it goes to Europe. Colombian cocaine that is headed to the United States is exported through the Pacific Ocean. And U.S. agencies have determined that fentanyl is produced almost entirely in Mexico, not in Venezuela, with chemicals imported from China."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-venezuela-maduro-airspace.html

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
cstross@wandering.shop ("Charlie Stross") wrote:

Hypothesis: the AI bubble is being supported by the fossil fuel industry's network of paid lobbyists *precisely* because it's the last remaining driver of increasing demand for their products. https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/post/3m6pm66jcz22s

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

"No, ma'am." So that's how Ronald Reagan was elected.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/29/the-most-cutting-burn-ever/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzfZB1%5F8NOg

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

The redpolls still seem to be in decent shape #birds #bird #iceland

Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
emilymbender@dair-community.social ("Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)") wrote:

AI is good for … democracy?

@alex and I think not. But of course the hypemongers would try this angle too giving us great fodder for the next Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 livestream:

Monday, December 1, noon Pacific
https://twitch.tv/dair%5Finstitute

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Here are a few experiments in black and white, all taken in the area around a dilapidated summer cabin #iceland #blackandwhite

baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

The area around the town, Hveragerði, has a distinct aesthetic when it's still and cold and the geothermal steam sits over the landscape #iceland #landscape #nature

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

Today in History: George Harrison dies at 13:30 in L.A., 2001

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

Today in History: Giacomo Puccini dies due to throat cancer in Brussels, Belgium, 1924

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

Today in History: Erich Korngold dies in Hollywood, 1957

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

Today in History: Pau Casals born in Vendrell, Catalonia, 1876

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

Today in History: John Mayall born in Cheshire, England, 1933

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
LesleyPhillipsArt@toot.wales ("Lesley Phillips art") wrote:

Thanks to everyone for the likes and shares Diolch yn fawr iawn

Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
DocAtCDI wrote:

A thief tried to steal the paintings at the Louvre in Paris. He was caught two blocks away when he ran out of gas. He said: I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh. But I tried because I had nothing Toulouse.

Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
MorpheusB@aus.social ("Morpheus Being") wrote:

#Joke #Humour

I had a call from a scammer the other day

Me: “Hello.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Hello. This is Bob Bobson from Microsoft Support. We are seeing a lot of virus activity from your device.”

Me: “Oh no. My device? Are you sure?”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Oh yes, we have many reports.”

Me: “Oh jeez. How can I fix it?”>;
NOT-Microsoft support: “It’s OK sir. We can help you right now. Are you in front of your device sir?”

Me: “Yes. I was just about to use it. I’m glad you called.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Yes sir, we are going to help you. Can you please push the Start button?”

Me: “I think it's already on.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Okay, sir. Now you want to click on Control Panel.”

Me: “I don’t see that.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Do you see a bunch of information above the Start button?”

Me: “Yes.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “That is your Control Panel.”

Me: “Wow, I didn’t realize it had a name.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Yes sir, now press on Internet Options.”

Me: “Yeah, I definitely don’t see any Internet options. I don’t think I purchased that feature. This is just a cheap one.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “They all have the Internet sir. Press the Start button again.”

Me: “OK, it’s the same as before.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “That’s OK sir. We are going to restart your device. Can you please turn it off?”

Me: “Ummm…I don’t know how. I’ve never turned it off. Since I bought it, it just kind of stays on all the time.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “There must be an off button on your device. How do you stop it when it’s running?”

Me: “In those cases, I usually press the big button.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “OK sir. Please press that button.”

Me: “Ok.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Is your device off?”

Me: “No. The door popped open.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Door? Is there a disc inside the door?”

Me: “No, there’s a burrito.”

NOT-Microsoft support: “Why is there a burrito in your computer?”

Me: “Computer? I thought you said this was microwave support.”