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House swept away as flash flooding hits mountain village in New Mexico
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A deadly 1987 flood scarred the same Texas county that is reeling through another disaster
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今天上班路上下太阳雨了
整个上班的心情就是：今天天气好晴朗，处处好风光
明艳的太阳，下着淅淅沥沥的雨
地上的水迹倒影着晴朗的天空
加上，附近有一段路边建筑都是6层楼的老公房，和宽阔的6车道。能见到的天空的面积也是大大的
好久没有上班也有这么好的心情了
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JCD: "Who does the Johnny Cash song?"
Adam: "Oh, that's @HiroProtagonist "
JCD: "He's great!"
Adam: "Yeah, he is."
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FactCheck FALSE: It was 90%+ of the lyrics by me and the rest of the words and singing by blaha
BYU coach Kalani Sitake avoids comment on QB Jake Retzlaff's status amid transfer rumors
https://apnews.com/article/byu-quarterback-jake-retzlaff-b1ee3475cb4d6b799f9bd8d568d403f4?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Prompts for our Grok chat assistant and the `@grok` bot on X. - Updated grok prompts · xai-org/grok-prompts@c5de4a1GitHub
![The image shows a social media post with a dark background and white text. The post is from a user named "Shepherd" with the handle "[@]NeolithicSheep." The profile picture is a circular image featuring a cartoon character with a red flag and a black sheep. The text reads: "Hello, I am the intolerant left. I do not have to take your bigoted bullshit. I want you to have housing, food, education, and Healthcare because these are human rights. But that doesn't mean I have to listen to one word out of your useless bigot mouth while I work for that day." The text is presented in a straightforward, bold font, emphasizing the user's stance on social issues and their refusal to engage with bigotry.](https://friendica.eskimo.com/photo/link/157472 "The image shows a social media post with a dark background and white text. The post is from a user named \"Shepherd\" with the handle \"[@]NeolithicSheep.\" The profile picture is a circular image featuring a cartoon character with a red flag and a black sheep. The text reads: \"Hello, I am the intolerant left. I do not have to take your bigoted bullshit. I want you to have housing, food, education, and Healthcare because these are human rights. But that doesn't mean I have to listen to one word out of your useless bigot mouth while I work for that day.\" The text is presented in a straightforward, bold font, emphasizing the user's stance on social issues and their refusal to engage with bigotry.")
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“Philadelphia Works Because We Do”: One week into strike, Philly city workers flex collective power.
City workers in Philadelphia are struggling for a living wage and better benefits.
As usual, the media doesn't cover what the labor is actually asking for but from what I could tell they want them to accept 2% raises a year for the next 3 years.
New tensions between Bogotá and Washington over coup plot reveal.
Both governments decided to summon their chargés d’affaires for consultation as a sign of bilateral disagreement over a possible coup d’état.
Something I told engineers way back when
One in a million happens quickly at 1Ghz.
(emphasizing the need for perfect code when dealing with hardware quirks)
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Australian government ‘urgently seeking more detail’ after Trump flags 200% tariffs on foreign pharmaceuticals | Australian economy | The Guardian
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A gift to BigPharma, and a stab in the back to US "friends".
Global trade tensions linked to unpredictable and expanding US levy regime a ‘substantial concern’, Jim Chalmers saysTom McIlroy (The Guardian)
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Interim Nationals GM pledges a 'fresh voice' and manager Cairo says 'it's hard' to replace Martinez
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@ninapaleyThat looks painful. Put some cold water or lotion on it.
Could it be something in the sunscreen such as a fragrance, chemical, or dye? The best sunscreen is natural mineral based sunscreens with no fragrance. Zinc oxide is a good sunscreen, but it's white and chalky.
Certain drugs can make people photosensitive.
If it doesn't get better, and your primary physician can't help you, you might have to see a dermatologist.
Gavin Newsom obliterates Trump in rural South Carolina: “You have the power to end his disastrous presidency in 18 months.”
Ready to flip Congress, block Trump’s agenda, and hold him accountable? The fight starts now.
❤️ & RT if you’re all in! 🇺🇸#press
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SEATTLE — Police are investigating after multiple gunshots were fired into a home in Ballard early Sunday morning. The Seattle Police Department said the house was “potentially targeted due to political and ideological signs in the window of the residence.”
According to the SPD, officers responded to reports of shots fired at a home around 3 a.m. Sunday. Responding officers found several bullet holes in the window of the home where the signs were hung.
A Ballard home may have been the target of a shooting due to "political and ideological signs" placed in the window of the home, according to Seattle police.KOMO News Staff (KOMO)
@KaiXin There was a project that intended to give it this functionality called Wayland on Wires, but it seems to have died, at least I've not seen any actual deployment or news from that group lately.
Wayland is, as near as I can tell, an interface to provide an efficient gaming experience and not much more.
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one of the subtler benefits I’ve noticed in reclaiming my own music library is I can put on a new album and there can be a vibe change part way through without leaving me wondering whether it’s still the album or if it’s finished and switched over to algorithmic feed.
turns out constant vigilance for the algorithm is really shit for the enjoyment of art!
love to see a Canadian mining company CEOs crying about their gold getting appropriated
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Canadian mining company temporarily halted operations in January after the Malian government seized gold stocks from its complexDivya Rajagopal, Portia Crowe and Tiemoko Diallo (The Globe and Mail)
I’ve been working on a free tool to validate the signed status of PDFs. It’s been quite a slog since Adobe’s spec can be boiled down to “whatever we want,” kind of like the App Store.
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Validate PDF signatures and verify document authenticity with our free online PDF validator toolTrusted Signatures
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Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty in federal court
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New COVID-19 ‘Stratus’ Variant XFG Now In 38 Countries, WHO Monitoring.
XFG is a combination of LF.7 and LP.8.1.2, with 9 more spike mutations than NB.1.8.1. The spike protein helps the virus connect to human cells. New variants constantly compete to keep infecting and spreading.
Source: archive.md/pWhnv
Elon Musk's Grok praises Hitler, shares antisemitic tropes in new posts
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/08/elon-musk-grok-x-twitter-hitler-posts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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National currencies free BRICS from Western pressure – Russian finance minister
Sanctions have accelerated the economic bloc’s push for financial independence, Anton Siluanov has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com
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Coming soon from subMedia in collaboration with Peter Gelderloos, the third and final installment of It’s Revolution or Death Part 3: Reclaiming the World, Wherever We Stand.
Parts 1 and 2 examined the failures of state and capitalist solutions to the climate crisis as well as revolutionary movements of people defending the planet. Part 3 seeks to provide helpful insights and experience for newer anarchists who are just getting started organizing around the climate crisis and building methods of transformative survival.
If you haven’t already check out parts 1 and 2 at sub.media/its-revolution-or-de… and sub.media/its-revolution-or-de…
Or, better yet, get ready to find a place and screen all three parts together with your friends and comrades!
Shohei Ohtani greets Brewers phenom Jacob Misiorowski with a 431-foot leadoff homer
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As Trump defunds Planned Parenthood, it's a good time to look at histories of abortion struggles that reject the government and major institutions and instead build feminist popular power from below, including the ability to conduct abortions and other reproductive care.
In my 2024 article “'To Repulse the State from Our Uteri': Anarcha-feminism, Reproductive Freedom, and Dual Power” I analyze how anarcha-feminists critiqued the state and attempted to build feminist dual power in response to the New Right’s attacks on reproductive freedom.
From the 1970s to today, anarcha-feminists have sought to build grassroots infrastructure, knowledge, and organizations like self-help groups in which they learn how to conduct abortions and other reproductive care, thus taking back power from the state and medical industry.
Women’s capacity to care for their own bodies and reproduction materially lessens state power. Establishing grassroots reproductive health care infrastructure is a key component of building autonomy and feminist dual power that challenges the rule of the state and capitalism.
Read more on anarcha-feminist abortion struggles in my article in Radical History Review “'To Repulse the State from Our Uteri': Anarcha-feminism, Reproductive Freedom, and Dual Power,” which you can find at the @library theanarchistlibrary.org/librar…
Spencer Beswick “To Repulse the State from Our Uteri” Anarcha-feminism, Reproductive Freedom, and Dual Power January 01 2024The Anarchist Library
Tampa banner drop tells Turning Point USA (TPUSA) to GTFO
On the 7th of July, a banner drop in Tampa, FL warned TPUSA to get the fuck out of Tampa, which would require them to cancel their upcoming convention
On the 12th of July, Turning Point USA will be meeting in Tampa FL for a series of "Summits." This is Charlie Kirk's dangerous group of Fascists. When they were at the Tampa Convention Center in 2022, they even drew people in Nazi uniform with swastika flags. This was just weeks after Dobbs, and told me we were in for a very rough ride.
The Community Self-Defense Coalition LA held a news conference Monday, marking 30 days of resistance against the assault by federal authorities on L.A. communities. This is organizer Héctor Rivera.Democracy Now!
how do you reduce the risk of a lithium ion battery fire?
* never tinker with a battery;
* only use certified, manufacturer-approved batteries and chargers;
* keep it in sight while it charges;
* if you notice anything out of the ordinary — strange odours, discolouration, excessive heat, change in shape, leaking or odd noises — stop using it and contact the manufacturer.
Hallelujah, I have found gainful employment again after half a year of unemployment. Onboarding is tomorrow.
I will continue to pray for my friends who are still going through extended unemployment during this shit year.
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Watching libs argue why abortion is "HEALTH CARE"
It does make me happy that feminism is literally going to cease to exist in a few generations because feminists literally champion killing their children.
Karma's a bitch, im just sad it's not going to die in my life time.
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting awful polling in Texas as his approval plummets and is joined by Isaiah Martin to discuss what ...YouTube
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He was in an ISIS torture video, and the Liberals still gave him Canadian citizenship. It took a year, a terror plot, and a newly obtained memo to find out the government never screened him at all.
FULL REPORT by Sheila Gunn Reid: rebelne.ws/46umMJ9
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"This is not how you treat the American people, this is not how you treat basic communications, this is not how you treat your voters and your supporters..."
UN humanitarians have warned that the catastrophic conditions in Gaza are worsening, as tents, schools, homes and medical facilities come under attack, and fuel supplies run out.UN News
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When I was in high school, my mom took photos of rich, sometimes famous people swimming with dolphins.
That’s Gordon Jump from WKRP fame.
Trump caught off guard by Pentagon's abrupt move to pause Ukraine weapons deliveries, AP sources say
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ukraine-weapons-pentagon-15694071ddb6f7040273e9ef090e84c4?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Video: ICE agents brandish rifles, drive through protesters at S.F. immigration court
Immigration agents clashed protesters, who were trying to stop an arrest at the courthouse, in San Francisco’s most violent ICE encounter of 2025.
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Immigration agents clashed with protesters, who were trying to stop an arrest, in San Francisco’s most violent ICE encounter of 2025.Frankie Solinsky Duryea (Mission Local)
I didn't know it was possible for Twitter to go even more Nazi.
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Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Tuesday praised Adolf Hitler and made other antisemitic comments on Tuesday.Jonathan Vanian (CNBC)
Proof #PamBondi Is Lying About The One Minute Gap On #Epstein Tapes
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Pam Bondi’s one‑minute excuse behind epstein footage falls apart as she tries to dive in the to the details of lies and video tape.YouTube
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in reply to Democrats Abroad • • •For those who might use this service, by "Helpful Reminders" they mean they will email you every three days with messages like "Make sure your ballot gets home in time" and "Stephen Colbert & friends have a message for you…" and "Americans abroad are voting. Have you?", all in the colorful HTML mail with bold emphasis and pressuring techniques borrowed from the advertising industry.
I found it quite annoying and don't plan to use this service again.