I am so fucking sick of #Amazon #PrimeDay. 90% of my "Technology" feed in #GoogleNews is nothing but PrimeDay ads masqueraded as legit "stories" by tech bloggers and publications.

Since #Google #News doesn't give you the option to block based on "keywords" (a'la 'Prime Day' and the like) I've been going in and basically marking every keyword, brand, and anything else loosely related and tell Google I'm "not interested" in this shit.

I fucking hate Google but hands down it's still the best resource for me to get news. Sorry, but FlipBoard doesn't cut it. And Microsoft's "news" is a joke.

📨 Today, EDRi and 51 civil society organisations, academics, and experts have written to the European Commission to oppose any attempts to suspend or delay the #ArtificialIntelligence #AI Act.

These attempts, especially in light of the growing trend of #deregulation of #FundamentalRrights and environmental protection, could undermine accountability and hard-won rights for people, the planet, justice and democracy 🚨

Read the open letter ➡️ edri.org/our-work/open-letter-…

At least 13 people, the majority of them children and women, were killed and dozens wounded after an Israeli airstrike targeted a line for distributing nutritional supplements for children in Deir Al-Balah, near Al-Zawari Junction in the central Gaza Strip. The identified victims are:

-Aya Ashraf Mishmish ( 4 years old)
-Ahmad Mohammad Abu Samaha (39)
-Yasmin Ahmad Abu Samaha (2 years)
-Shafa Muwiy Abu Qutta (child)
-Moataz Billah Saif Al-Bahtini ( 2 years old)
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in reply to Sir Matt

— BOTGR: I used to be a dog handler-in-training on a FEMA urban search and rescue team (NE-TF1). The red tape and delays involved in getting the team to Ground Zero after 9-11 were ridiculous, let alone being deployed to smaller incidents.

Drove the search teams crazy, since there’s a limited window of opportunity to find survivors. It wasn’t unusual for someone to say, “Why are we training all our dogs to find live people? We might as well just mostly train cadaver dogs.” 😞

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— it was very eye-opening to see the incompetency and sluggishness of the federal bureaucracy, and how it hampered what was otherwise a well trained and highly competent SAR team (thanks entirely to the tireless efforts of local fire departments and various volunteers).

When I started hearing conspiracy rumors that FEMA was hopelessly corrupt, it wasn’t hard for me to believe!

"Canada should have stood up for its principles and national sovereignty, even in the face of such transparent bullying. The alternative now emerging is the law of the jungle, brute power and Canada becoming, de facto, the 51st US state." - Joseph Stiglitz

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#usa #canada #cdnpoli

Ola de calor dejó 394 muertes en Barcelona y Madrid

Un estudio elaborado por dos organismos británicos y publicado este miércoles (09.07.2025) estima que la muerte de 394 personas de las más de 450 que fallecieron en Madrid y Barcelona durante la ola de calor registrada entre el 23 de junio y el 2 de julio de 2025 puede atribuirse al cambio climático.
dw.com/es/ola-de-calor-dej%C3%…

It is not smart to wonder why there are no worthy and competent politicians in the #EU.
In fact it makes perfect sense.
For 40+ years the #US has been promoting everywhere in the West incompetent, unwilling, obedient puppets, capable only of bowing their heads and agreeing to whatever the #WhiteHouse ordered.
Regular YesMen.
So you can't demand competence from such useless people.
Radical change is the only solution.

#Seoul repatriates six #DPRK citizens who were stranded while fishing in South Korean territorial waters.

All six had repeatedly expressed their desire to return, Seoul's Unification Ministry said.

Two of the #DPRKoreans had been detained for four months in #SamsungRepublic
after futile attempts to persuade them to stay in the South to bolster Western propaganda.

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@Kuenga @meowskiIt could be both. I think the Wikipedia article mentions rubber "sentries," and then there's this description:

rarehistoricalphotos.com/fathe…

in reply to woodland creature

@meowski @KuengaI think you're looking for a way to deflect blame or rationalize what Europeans did.

Colonization is rarely possible without some form of compliance, and the French themselves cooperated with Nazis. It's always the case that there's always someone willing to sell out their neighbors for an extra crust of bread. It's also always the case that a region's ethnic groups has pre-existing conflicts.

In case you're wondering like I did: unfortunately a European Arrest Warrant offers too many loopholes to act as a guarantee that genocide-complicit countries would be forced to execute it...
kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1148…


#Spain's top criminal court has initiated legal proceedings against #Netanyahu and several senior military officials for alleged war crimes related to the Israeli navy's assault on a Freedom Flotilla ship bound for #Gaza.

The court is evaluating its jurisdiction to open a full criminal case, seeking cooperation with the #ICC, which has already issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu related to the current conflict in Gaza.

Despite pursuing justice against Israeli leaders, Spain continues defense collaborations with Israel, including a recent agreement with Israeli arms manufacturer #Elbit Systems despite the fact that 82% of Spaniards view Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, according to a survey by the Elcano Royal Institute.

newarab.com/news/spain-opens-w…

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide


#Spain's top criminal court has initiated legal proceedings against #Netanyahu and several senior military officials for alleged war crimes related to the Israeli navy's assault on a Freedom Flotilla ship bound for #Gaza.

The court is evaluating its jurisdiction to open a full criminal case, seeking cooperation with the #ICC, which has already issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu related to the current conflict in Gaza.

Despite pursuing justice against Israeli leaders, Spain continues defense collaborations with Israel, including a recent agreement with Israeli arms manufacturer #Elbit Systems despite the fact that 82% of Spaniards view Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide, according to a survey by the Elcano Royal Institute.

newarab.com/news/spain-opens-w…

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide

Someone told me that what the world needs most right now is another podcast, and by the time I figured out that person was being facetious, it was too late.

Announcing the launch of "KOHN'S ZONE: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Education and Kids." (Three episodes are available, and new ones will drop every 2 weeks.)
I invite you to listen and to spread the word!

alfiekohn.org/podcasts/

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Dear Media,

The story is that he’s a fascist, not that he’s ignorant.

Thank you. frontrange.co/@apnewsbot/11482…

in reply to Aral Balkan

Well exactly. I didn't know until now that the official language of Liberia is English, so I was ignorant of that fact (though I'm not the POTUS, and meeting a fellow world leader in an official capacity.) But I'm pretty sure I wouldn't do that condescending racist BS thing of praising the guy's English like it's some kind of shock to me that an African man might speak good English.

something to watch whilst doing stretches.
making samurai armor youtu.be/jVHUOM-WFRc
in reply to Proletarian Rage

@villebooks
#Palestine / Israeli [defense] exports surge 13% to $14.8 billion despite #Gaza #genocide impact

Israel's defense exports jumped over 13% in 2024 to $14.8 billion, even as overall Israeli exports contracted 5.6%. The defense sector now represents nearly 25% of Israel's goods exports and approaching 10% of total exports.

Europe became the dominant market, accounting for 54% of defense exports (up from 35% in 2023) as countries increased military spending amid the #Ukraine #war. Air defense systems, missiles and rockets comprised 48% of exports, with Israeli technology proving effective against drone and missile threats.
#eucomplicity #zionism #palestine
kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1146…


#Palestine / Israeli [defense] exports surge 13% to $14.8 billion despite Gaza genocide impact

Israel's defense exports jumped over 13% in 2024 to $14.8 billion, even as overall Israeli exports contracted 5.6%. The defense sector now represents nearly 25% of Israel's goods exports and approaching 10% of total exports.

Europe became the dominant market, accounting for 54% of defense exports (up from 35% in 2023) as countries increased military spending amid the Ukraine war. Air defense systems, missiles and rockets comprised 48% of exports, with Israeli technology proving effective against drone and missile threats.

However, industry sources report that images from #Gaza are complicating deal closures. #Spain recently froze a nearly $300 million Spike missile deal due to the situation in Gaza. Defense companies face parliamentary opposition in European countries and competitors using the Gaza war to discourage purchases of Israeli systems.

Sales to Abraham Accords countries reached $1.8 billion (12% of total exports), while Asian exports dropped from $6.3 billion to $3.4 billion due to major 2023 deals with India and Azerbaijan not repeating.

Hebrew themarker.com/allnews/2025-06-… or archive.ph/B0bED

See also

12 countries condemn forced displacement of Palestinian village in occupied West Bank kolektiva.social/@oatmeal/1146…

@palestine
@israel
#GazaGenocide


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Proletarian Rage

@Ryan @Mogleg in reality I believe they mostly afraid of Their power. The Western imperialist project. todon.nl/@prolrage/11307593962…


Since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood, the main concern of Western governments has been to prevent the defeat of the #Zionist entity both militarily and politically. Yes, the primary concern is economic interests. But beyond that there is the Paradigm. The Western (and also the eastern) #capitalist hegemony does not want an example of poor human beings, oppressed for decades, and subjected to constant humiliation, standing up. If the #Palestinian #Resistance wins, it will mean that we, the oppressed, here in the West, can win too. This is one reason why we see small States (based on imperialist hegemony) taking a protective position for the Zionist entity. If this is defeated, the power of their governments will be challenged the next day. And if the Power of the small State Entities is challenged, it will be the turn of the driving forces of #imperialism.
So if the Palestinian Resistance wins, then we will have an example of how our empires could fall.
Finally it's a great opportunity for the oppressed people around the world to shout: Victory for the Palestinian Resistance!
#alaqsaflood #palestine #gaza #nakba #capitalism #authoritarianism #authority #oppression #fightback #ClassWar

“The users who choose Cursor are hardcore vibe addicts. They are tech incompetents who somehow BSed their way into a developer job. They cannot code without a vibe coding bot.”

I see no lie.

pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/09/cur…

#vibeCoding #shiteCoding #AI #cursor

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Dear US Governors:
Begging Canadians to return as tourists is as insulting and absurd as Russia trying to advertise tourism in Ukraine

✅ Your ambassador insults and gaslights
✅ Your members of Congress send letters of complaint about our wildfire smoke while your US company Exxon is the top investor in our oil and gas ( literal gaslighting!)
✅ Your president breaks his very own Big Beautiful Trade Agreement then adds tariffs and threatens to invade Canada
✅ Your border officers reject our citizens and ICE throws Canadians into encampments rather than send them home.

So, please, please explain why in the world would anyone in their right mind desire to to visit the US and spend money that is taxed and eventually goes to support Trump and ICE !

signed,
A Rather Upset Canadian

#USA #USPoli #Canda
#Canpoli #Travel #Immigration

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Tens of millions are enduring temperatures exceeding 40°C in Eastern China with some deaths being reported from heatstroke. Temperatures have been increasing year on year with 2024 the hottest on record.

bbc.com/news/articles/czrykm5z…

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Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones: The Israeli army is weaponizing Chinese-made drones to police expulsion orders across Gaza, with soldiers saying they deliberately target civilians so others will ‘learn’ not to return ... (+972 Magazine, 2025-07-10)

972mag.com/drones-grenades-gaz…
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>> According to interviews with seven soldiers and officers who served in the Strip, these drones are operated manually by troops on the ground, and are frequently used to bomb Palestinian civilians — including children — in an effort to force them to leave their homes or prevent them from returning to evacuated areas.

>> Soldiers most commonly use EVO drones, produced by the Chinese company Autel, which are primarily intended for photography ... However, with a military-issued attachment known internally as an “iron ball,” a hand grenade can be affixed to the drone and dropped with the push of a button to detonate on the ground...

@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe @israel

Καθίκια της ΕΕ.

Η νέα εξέλιξη ουσιαστικά «παγώνει» κάθε συζήτηση για μέτρα κατά του Ισραήλ στο επερχόμενο Συμβούλιο των ΥΠΕΞ την Τρίτη.

Σύμφωνα με ανάρτηση της Ύπατης Εκπροσώπου της Ε.Ε. για θέματα Εξωτερικής πολιτικής Κάγια Κάλας «αυτή η συμφωνία σημαίνει άνοιγμα περισσότερων σημείων διέλευσης, εισόδους φορτηγών βοήθειας και τροφίμων στη Γάζα, επισκευή ζωτικών υποδομών και προστασία των εργαζομένων στον τομέα της ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας».

#Gaza #NotMyEU

efsyn.gr/kosmos/eyropi/478599_…

#antireport

Tα ξημερώματα της Τετάρτης 9/7/2025, η ΕΛΑΣ σε συνεργασία με τις Κτιριακές Υποδομές (ΚΤΥΠ) και τον Δήμο Αθηναίων, εκκένωσαν τον ελεύθερο χώρο του Αυτοδιαχειριζόμενου Κήπου Κάτω Πατησίων, στην Πάτμου και Καραβία 23.
Ο κήπος των 2.1 στρεμμάτων που ξανάνοιξε στη γειτονιά στις 13 Ιουνίου 2025 μετά από 2 χρόνια για να γίνει ένας ανοιχτός κοινωνικός χώρος και ένα δημιουργικό εργαστήρι αυτοδιαχείρισης, οριζοντιότητας και κοινωνικής αλληλεγγύης στα Κάτω Πατήσια, σήμερα έκλεισε από την αστυνομία, την ΚΤΥΠ και τον Δήμο Αθηναίων ώστε να επιστρέψει στην πρότερη κατάσταση του.
Στόχος τους είναι να ρημάξει ώστε κάποια στιγμή να «γκρεμιστεί», να αποχαρακτηριστεί, να το μπαζώσουν και να το τσιμεντοποιήσουν. Η Δημοτική Αρχή του Χάρη Δούκα σε συνέχεια της παρακαταθήκης του Κώστα Μπακογιάννη επιτίθεται και εκκενώνει απελευθερωμένους χώρους που μάχονται για περισσότερο πράσινο και λιγότερο τσιμέντο.
Σε ΚΤΥΠ, Δήμο, Χρυσοχοϊδη και εργολάβους, ένα πράγμα έχουμε να πούμε: ΔΕΝ ΦΕΥΓΟΥΜΕ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΓΕΙΤΟΝΙΑ, ΕΣΕΙΣ ΔΕΝ ΧΩΡΑΤΕ ΕΔΩ.
ΟΧΙ ΑΛΛΟ ΤΣΙΜΕΝΤΟ ΣΤΑ ΠΑΤΗΣΙΑ
36 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΚΑΤΑΛΗΨΗ ΠΑΤΜΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΡΑΒΙΑ!
Αυτοδιαχειριζόμενος Κήπος Κάτω Πατησίων

So is ICE going to kidnap Elon and send him to the Salvadorian gulag now or is "antisemitism" only for people who calmly and peacefully call for divestment from a nation currently perpetrating a genocide?

theguardian.com/technology/202…