Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be enacted
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Another hot summer day spent on extending the boat.
Life is great.
Put the measuring tape under the keel so I can check that everything is in line.
Boat is about 19 feet and when it is done it will be a 21 feeter 
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Tax the rich...
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Here are the most stark warnings in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s reportArchie Mitchell (The Independent)
At least 13 may have killed themselves over UK's Post Office wrongful convictions scandal
https://apnews.com/article/uk-post-office-scandal-suicide-horizon-software-70a6945a3acf945ea9d121425fdd028c?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Because of Two Rivers, WI, we can celebrate #NationalIceCreamSundaeDay.
File under: digital media literacy
The great @molly0xfff has a mini-thread up on Bluesky revealing how her Substack dashboard shows steady growth... despite the fact she stopped using that platform a year and a half ago: bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki/po…
Substack's "network effect" may be an illusion. More on this here: bsky.app/profile/molly.wiki/po…
I'm really happy I left SS for Ghost in January 2024 and I never looked back... and yes, the abbreviation is not that coincidental
🔗: news.elenarossini.com/this-is-…
Technological platforms are not neutral. If we truly want to resist the digital coup that is currently under way, we need to normalize the use of free, open source solutions.Elena Rossini
την καλύτερη μετάδοση του ποδοσφαιρ......εεεεε
του πόλεμου ήθελα να πω, την κάνει η ελληνορθόδοξη εκκλησία.
Γκουμουνια........θα πεθάνετε ολα απο το χέρι του Αρχαγγέλου Γαβριήλ.
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Pixelfed will never introduce ads. Ever.
Multiple acquisition offers this year? All declined. Another one last week? Also declined.
I built Pixelfed for the people, not shareholders.
That's why we're exploring Web Monetization - direct creator payments with zero privacy compromise.
I won't sell out now, or ever.
I love you too much, and am forever grateful for you helping me come out and become the dev I always dreamed of ❤️
Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory
The US State Department published a memo urging Washington to back far-right parties in EU elections to build obedient “civilizational allies,” branding mainstream Europe as anti-democratic and making threats against governments that resist—effectively exporting Trump’s culture war to erode European sovereignty.
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On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department…EUobserver
You can still bypass. Say speak to agent. I have never had an issue talking to a person.
Dollar stores tend to cost more than regular stores.
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Hell I would pay double to avoid poor people.
One of the main reasons why dollar stores can sell so many things for a dollar — or $1.25 — is that they simply sell you less of it.Dominick Reuter (Business Insider)
You sound like the sort of person that would tell a poor person to go get a job rather than offer them a job cutting your grass or washing your car or something.
That sort of thing is part of the problem too, many would rather avoid poor people than to offer them an opportunity to earn money.
Plans by Israel’s defence minister to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp have been condemned by legal experts and academics, who described the scheme as a blueprint for “crimes against humanity”.
Israel Katz said he has ordered Israel’s military to prepare for establishing a camp, which he called a “humanitarian city”, on the ruins of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Haaretz.
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PLANS by Israel’s defence minister to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp have been condemned by legal experts and academics, who described…Alasdair Ferguson (The National)
What the NEA is doing is shocking; read this critical thread:
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@DeAngelisCorey: I just received a copy of the National Education Association's resolutions that they passed at their annual convention. They kept them private this year. The nation's largest teachers union adopted ...…threadreaderapp.com
The UN human rights office on Tuesday raised alarm over reported proposals that Israel is working with other countries, including the US, to potentially facilitate the so-called voluntary movement of Palestinians out of Gaza, warning that such plans could amount to forcible transfer under international law.
"This raises concerns with regard to forcible transfer," spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters.
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Rights office says notion of 'voluntary' movement highly questionable under current conditions - Anadolu Ajansıwww.aa.com.tr
Israeli censors hid reports that Iranian missiles struck at least five military sites, including Tel Nof airbase and Glilot intelligence center.NaturalNews.com
IRAN WAR DEBATE: Dinesh D’Souza vs Nick Fuentes
It starts around at 14 min.
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Federal authorities have charged 11 suspects in a coordinated ambush on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. The attackers, dressed in bl...YouTube
It seems to me that the ability to read source code will become more and more important over time. This skill is rarely taught, as far as I can tell. The learning situation resembles that for natural language: knowing how to produce/generate text does not immediately translate into the ability to read it, let alone read it well.
#tech #dev #code #CodeLiteracy
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And where can I learn sequence diagrams ?
Would you have a good source for that ?
(from my experience, a good teaching ressource is orders of magnitude preferable to an average one)
I don't have great resources on hand but these look OK to me:
- visual-paradigm.com/guide/uml-…
- agilemodeling.com/artifacts/se…
- sequencediagram.org (for playing around)
UML sequence diagrams model the flow of logic within your system in a visual manner, enabling you both to document and validate your logic.The Agile Modeling (AM) Method
Following the example of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which is moving 30,000 PCs from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice, the Danish Ministry of Digitalisation is doing the same.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
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Italy outraged at killing of heroic police bloodhound, found dead after eating food laced with nails
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ok attempt #2 at buying a lower engine splash guard for the RSX. first one was never delivered.
missing these plastic things can definitely have a negative effect on your engine when driving in wet conditions. they're there for a reason. this car was missing many little things like this when i got it
the RSX body is ok now, in that it's not going to rust apart, and the door closes and everything seals properly. i just don't like all the dents and crap making it look trashy.
body work takes forever. i would probably regret starting that. i can do this stuff later after some of the pressure is off and i'm moved onto the property
"Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be, and becoming that person."
— St. Therese of Lisieux
A kindergarten in China added lead to food, and over 200 children are affected
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“As global temperatures continue to rise, European cities are experiencing extreme heat for far longer than the traditional summer months…
“Cities never designed for heat now face new heat shocks and stresses””
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#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Heat #Heatwave #Weather #Europe #EU #Cities #Urban
Prolonged hot weather is reshaping Europe’s cities, as temperatures above 32°C stretch into autumn.Euronews.com
Before Ubuntu, there was a Linux desktop called Mandrake Linux. Simple, stylish, and way ahead of its time. 🔥
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If you think North Korea is violent now, wait until they get a female leader.
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In North Korea, dictator Kim Jong Un has been making more public appearances with the person many believe will succeed him as supreme leader, his daughter...NBC (Yahoo News)
BBC | #Israel 's defence minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory, Israeli media reports say.
One Israeli human rights lawyer condemned it as nothing less than an "operational plan for a crime against humanity".
"It is all about population transfer to the southern tip of the #Gaza Strip in preparation for deportation outside the strip,"
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Israel Katz tells Israeli media the so-called "humanitarian city" in Rafah will eventually house 2.1 million Palestinians.Ione Wells & David Gritten (BBC News)
Central Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital to run out of fuel within hours
It is one of the barely functional hospitals left in the central area, and this chronic shortage will have severe repercussions on the lives of many patients who are receiving treatment inside, and will lead to the potential suspension of a number of medical services, including kidney dialysis treatment.
The war in Gaza has "created a once-in-a-century opportunity to rebuild Gaza from first principles . . . as a secure, modern prosperous society."Nick Corbishley (naked capitalism)
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So, let us get this right: Labour thinks Palestine Action are terrorist - but it will also happily shake hands with actual terrorists?The Canary
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In Starmer's latest show of breathtaking wickedness, he's using the DWP PIP U-turn to hit other benefit claimants with miseryJames Wright (The Canary)
Anti-genocide campaigners receive warm welcome from delegates furious with Graham and cronies Some of the protesters outside Unite’s conference yesterday. Unite members lobbying the unionR…SKWAWKBOX
Greenwich council are trying to silence and blame a disabled woman who is simply requesting a healthy, safe environment to live inHG (The Canary)
Should journalists who persistently publish fake news face penalties? We examine the case of Sarah Vine and call for tougher standards.Mike Sivier (Vox Political)
ALEX JONES SAYS A DEAL WAS MADE WITH THE DEEP STATE CONCERNING EPSTEIN
( No Deals! )
====Bullhorn Barry📢 (Opinion / News)
According to Alex, the Deep State is supposedly going to roll over and let Trump do his thing—as long as he backs off the Epstein disclosures.
Yeah… no. That’s never going to happen.
You can’t make deals with devils.
Now, I’m not even saying I believe that claim—but IF there’s any truth to it—NO DEALS CAN BE MADE! Personally, I think what's happening is something else, but I don't think anyone knows for sure except for those on the inside.
ARRESTS, INDICTMENTS & CONVICTIONS!
Multiple Israeli women have testified to a joint Knesset committee, accusing senior figures of involvement in ritual abuse. One survivor said that her harrowing experience is only “a drop in the oc…SKWAWKBOX
A new joint report from Declassified UK and the National has exposed just how the media is complicit in hiding the truth about RAF AkrotiriEd Sykes (The Canary)
Harvested my first potatoes of the year. Extremely pleased with how many I've got especially given the tiny pot I grew them in!
A great example of why you do not need ideal conditions to have a go.
#gardening #potatoes #food @gardening #GrowYourOwn
Nearly 600 starving, helpless innocent civilians slaughtered trying to get food. But wait... did someone say 'Death to the IDF'..
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea after claiming they sunk another
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El Gobierno 🏛️🇪🇸 autoriza a Defensa a comprar tecnología a Israel 🇮🇱 para su plan de rearme
Alegan “la carencia de capacidad industrial” para abordar “avances urgentes” en sistemas antimisiles, guerra electrónica y sensores de última generación”.
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El Ejecutivo ha decidido permitir al Ministerio de Defensa adquirir tecnología militar israelí en el marco del plan de rearme, justificado por la carencia de…electomania (Electomanía)
Trying to explain "How Capitalism Works" without mentioning its disastrous structural flaws for the masses is just a cover-up, albeit an entertaining one, I must admit.
#Capitalism needs "suckers" on an individual level, all the way to colonies on an "empire" level.
Fortunately, -although I have some doubts about stupidity-
both of these "characteristics" are beginning to disappear.
And this is precisely the path that capitalism will inevitably take.
the path of extinction
San Antonio City Council Candidate Calls For the Killing of ICE Agents – and the DHS is Already Tracking Him Down!… “We’ll See You Soon”
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A San Antonio City Council candidate called for the killing of ICE agents on Monday evening and the DHS is already tracking him down.Cristina Laila (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
Jessica Tarlov Shredded by Co-Hosts on ‘The Five’ for Suggesting ICE Detainees Are Being Sexually Abused by Federal Workers (VIDEO)
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Today on the popular FOX News panel show, The Five, liberal host Jessica Tarlov suggested that people being held in ICE detention centers are reporting sexual abuse by the workers at these facilities.Mike LaChance (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Steve Bannon Goes There, Slams Ted Cruz on War Room: “Ted Cruz Was the Shill for Big Tech on the AI Bill, He Held MAGA Movement Hostage” (VIDEO)
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On Monday Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) attended the press briefing on the flooding disaster in Kerr County Texas this past weekend.Jim Hoft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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The EU presidency says Europe must rearm within 5 years. It's unclear how that could be done.
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Kremlin calls transportation minister's death 'tragic' but gives no clues about his apparent suicide
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🇸🇾 "New Syria" is burning. Charred bodies are being found on the coast. This is what the UK,US, Israel and Turkey with help from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the whole satanic alliance did to this beautiful country with 10,000 + of civilisation
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#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen @irannachrichten #SettlerColonialism
#AntiImperialism #tiktok #cdnpoli
#canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide
1/ American and British normalization of al-Qaeda in Syria reveals the true colour of the empire, stripped of the niceties.
And make no mistake—this isn’t a bug in the system; it is the system. 🧵
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#Gaza #Palestine #Syria #iran #lebanon #Genocide #geopolitics
@palestine @lebanon @yemen #tiktok #cdnpoli
#antiPalestinianracism #canada #usa #yemen
@blackmastodon #freePalestine #GazaGenocide #IsraelTerroristState #StopGenocide
#palestina #StopAIPAC #DismantleZionism
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I think one of the reasons I tend to enjoy "retro-styled" games (eg. pixel art and possibly chiptune music) isn't really about nostalgia at all - there were no games like Eastward, Animal Well, Kingdom: Two Crowns, Stardew Valley or even Undertale when I was a kid with an Amiga. Playing them feels nothing like what playing games felt like when I was a kid with an Amiga either.
Rather, I think it's because pixel art and that sort of gameplay feels much more like a piece of artistic craftsmanship someone cared about. I get the same feeling from hand-drawn vector art (ranging from the simplistic-looking art in eg. Don't Starve and Oxygen Not Included to the "cartoon you can play" style of eg. Spiritfarer). I only very rarely get this feeling out of modern 3D-rendered game art - for lack of a better term, that often feels a lot more "alienated", even when it's technically much better.
(Possibly I'm just better at judging pixel art than 3D rendering, which would be because I'm old. 😀 )
One 3-d rendered game that stands out for me is The Long Dark. Its art style borders on cartoony: it's 3-d, but highly stylized and not hyperrealistic. This video gives a sense of it. It's one of the few games I've played as an adult where I felt like I had an experience. I remember and still think about it from time to time.
Hyperrealistic 3-d game art tends to trigger unpleasant feelings in me. Usually either it's the uncanny valley, where everything feels creepy, or it's one I can't easily describe where I feel like I'm smelling cellophane the whole time (everything's too shiny) and just want to leave before I'm sick from it. It's disorienting, almost dizzying, and I can't suspend disbelief enough to enjoy the game a lot of the time (while also acknowledging some of these games are visually very impressive). I've had this reaction to modern digital television shows too. I'll admit that maybe I'm unusual, but anyway I have a kind of "alienated" response to this kind of game art too.
Visual Enhancements for THE LONG DARK, coming for free in May (PC) and June (consoles).Please note the enhancements mostly apply to: High-End PC (Win, Mac, L...YouTube
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GH15 prayer for July 8, 2025
“When Darkness Seems to Hide His Face”
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Brazil’s most revered Indigenous leader, Raoni Metuktire, has said he believes that one of the former president Jair Bolsonaro’s goals while in office was to “exterminate” the country’s Indigenous peoples.
“He really wanted to exterminate us. But Indigenous peoples across Brazil united to resist his government,” he says, adding that “from now on, every president elected in Brazil must respect Indigenous peoples”
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Kayapó chief tells in memoir of seeing former president in his dreams and of warning Lula not to repeat past mistakesTiago Rogero (The Guardian)
@RichardJMurphy hits the nail on the head (as so often):
'if any political party wishes to truly succeed — not just scrape by, but build lasting loyalty and transform this country — it must make the promise that it will put people first, meet their needs from cradle to grave, and offer them freedom from fear'!
However, our political class seems quite some way from that agenda....
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I recorded a podcast with Tony Groves and Martin McMahon from the Echo Chamber Podcast in Ireland yesterday, which I do every few weeks or so. This is now published, but only for subscribers.Funding the Future
It’s made to order. First, eliminate the aid system after creating circumstances of enormous suffering. Then, kill, starve, vanquish and displace those in need of that aid. Finally: give the pretence of humanity by ensuring some aid to those whose suffering you created in the first place.
As things stand, the system of aid distribution in the Gaza Strip is intended to cause suffering and destruction to recipients.
On Tuesday, The Guardian published an opinion piece by Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in which he accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of orchestrating a "campaign of devastation" in Gaza and called on the international community to move beyond symbolic outrage toward concrete action in defense of international law.
Petro has emerged as one of the most outspoken world leaders condemning "Israel’s" war on Gaza.
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in a Guardian op-ed, accuses Netanyahu of genocide in Gaza and urges global action.Al Mayadeen English ('Condemn 'Israel' or be complicit in genocide', says Gustavo Petro)
Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick, 'Culpability,' delves into AI ethics
https://apnews.com/article/oprah-winfrey-artificial-intelligence-culpability-book-club-6eba51e05477cca7fac048ccc5f6f16f?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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