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libertytree.ca/quotes/John.Mar…

“The province of the Court is solely to decide on the rights of individuals... . Questions, in their nature political or which are, by the Constitution and laws, submitted to the Executive, can never be made in this court.”

~ John Marshall
(1755-1835) US Supreme Court Chief Justice
Marbury v. Madison, February 23, 1803

Quotation by John Marshall

"The province of the Court is solely to decide on the rights of individuals... . Questions, in their nature political or which are, by the Constitution and laws, submitted to the Executive, can never be made in this court." ~ John Marshall
LibertyQuotes

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I'm in my cushy office, minding my own business, considering taking a nap on the couch.
Two guys from the warehouse come bargin in. We had a container arrive from Japan and they were both talking at once telling me that there's no way we can unload it.
I had to walk all the way to the warehouse and across it. They had nailed 2x4s to the floor of the container in front of each pallet, to prevent shift. We don't have a loading dock, just a huge bay door and no crow bar. each skid weighed 650lbs...
in reply to The Felon Pope

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The Felon Pope

The pallets were stacked to high to clear the top of the door from the bottom of the contaner.
They had tried to get the boards up with a hammer, but werent' able to.
I got a second hammer and used it to hammer the claws of the first hammer under the boards and pried them up. Then I stayed in the container and positioned one skid at a time with the pallet jack at opening where our forklift could read them, had the forklift guy pick up a skid and hold it, then had the driver pull forward 2/3

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libertytree.ca/quotes/Henry.Da…

“That government is best which governs least.”

~ Henry David Thoreau
(1817-1862) American author, poet, philosopher, polymath, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and transcendentalist
Civil Disobedience (1849)

Quotation by Henry David Thoreau

"That government is best which governs least." ~ Henry David Thoreau
LibertyQuotes

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The disintegration of the Zionist entity continues apace!

“Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox partners move ahead with Knesset dissolution plan”

by the Cradle News Desk

@palestine
@israel
@UKLabour

“Outrage across the Haredi community has intensified after the announcement of plans to draft 50,000 ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the army”

thecradle.co/articles/netanyah…

#Press #Cradle #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Haredi #Recruitment #IDF #Knesset #Dissolution #Zionism #Apartheid #Racism #MassMurder #Starvation


Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox partners move ahead with Knesset dissolution plan

thecradle.co

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Turns out everything we've been told about the state of Russian army for the past three years was a lie.

• It's now twice as large as in 2022, and continues to grow
• Production of arms and munitions has soared
• Exposure to the advanced Western weaponry allowed the Russians to figure out how to neutralize it
• The Russian air force, built to fight NATO, is modern and has been preserved intact
• In terms of drone and electronic warfare, Russia is probably ahead of NATO

bloomberg.com/opinion/articles…

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"#RFKJr threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals. The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with #pharma."
politico.com/news/2025/05/27/r…

Note that two of the three have published editorials criticizing the #censorship of science under the #Trump admin:

* JAMA, Feb 20, 2025
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

* Lancet, Feb 11, 2025
thelancet.com/editorial-polici…

Several other journals have published comparable editorials but are not yet Trumpist targets. Are they next? See the list maintained by the #DefendResearch team.
docs.google.com/document/d/1Y5…

#Medicine #ScholComm #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics


Public Statements

This is a list of public statements supporting research and higher education against threats from the Trump administration. It includes a list of projects that track or monitor Trump administration actions on the same topics.
Google Docs
This entry was edited (2 months ago)

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“Gaza Freedom Flotilla to be seized, activists arrested by Israel: Report”

by The Cradle News Desk

@palestine
@israel
@UKLabour

“Israel had initially considered allowing the boat to dock, but decided against it so as not to create a precedent of breaking the siege against Gaza”

thecradle.co/articles/gaza-fre…

#Press #Cradle #Israel #Gaza #Genocide #Freedom #Flotilla #Madleen #Thunberg #Sarandon #Cunningham #Aid


Gaza Freedom Flotilla to be seized, activists arrested by Israel: Report

thecradle.co

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"AI companies claim their tools couldn't exist without training on copyrighted material. It turns out, they could — it's just really hard. To prove it, AI researchers trained a new model that's less powerful but much more ethical. That's because the LLM's dataset uses only public domain and openly licensed material."

tl;dr: If you use public domain data (i.e. you don't steal from authors and creators) you can train a LLM just as good as what was cutting edge a couple of years ago. What makes it difficult is curating the data, but once the data has been curated once, in principle everyone can use it without having to go through the painful part.
So the whole "we have to violate copyright and steal intellectual property" is (as everybody already knew) total BS.

engadget.com/ai/it-turns-out-y…


It turns out you can train AI models without copyrighted material

It's just a pain in the ass.
Will Shanklin (Engadget)

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Im Interview berichtet Amy Kit-Mei Low von @MSF_ch: „Gaza ist das Schlimmste, was ich je gesehen habe.“ Das Nasser-Spital steht kurz vor dem Aus – die Not ist riesig. Ihre Familie sorgt sich, doch sie hilft, wo Hilfe am dringendsten ist. 💔🕊️ #Gaza #MSF #HumanitäreHilfe
👉 srf.ch/news/international/msf-… #newz

MSF-Mitarbeiterin gibt Einblick in ihre Arbeit in Gaza

Tote bei Hilfslieferungen, Hunger, Vertreibungen: Amy Low von «Ärzte ohne Grenzen» gibt Einblick in ihre Arbeit in Gaza.
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

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Professor Postol explains that the Golden Dome is a political idea with no technical value, designed to appeal to Trump's supporters by giving the impression that it would protect the US from nuclear threats.

A big worry is that the imbeciles in charge of the US might actually think these defenses work and act more recklessly in a crisis, which could lead to a world ending miscalculation.

youtube.com/watch?v=D9Wzlqh7bI…

#usa #geopolitics


Theodore Postol: Trump's Golden Dome Missile Defense & Nuclear Escalation

MIT Professor and Pentagon advisor Ted Postol presents the dangers of Trump's Golden Dome.Follow me:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: htt...
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While two man-babies in the US throw their tantrums and transfix the profit driven drama machines of the US corporate media, a group of courageous and compassionate human rights activists are confronting Israel head on in an attempt to bring aid and draw attention to the ongoing genocide.

Our attention should be focused on Gaza, not the drama of the two US man-babies (apologies to babies everywhere).

#Gaza #GretaThunberg #HumanRights
#Israel #Genocide

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20mph speed limits save lives. Research from London:

"Child casualties dropped by 46%, and children killed by 75%"

20mph = Fewer maimed and dead children.

Difficult to argue with that.

etsc.eu/20mph-limits-in-london…

#SpeedLimits #RoadSafety


20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds

A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…
ETSC

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The Onion is out there, once again, showing why it should be the paper of record rather than the NYT or WaPo.

theonion.com/rift-widens-betwe…


Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him

AUSTIN, TX—Stressing that the billionaire’s completely erratic behavior had strained the already fraught relationships, sources confirmed Thursday that a rift was widening between Elon Musk and anyone who had ever met him.
The Onion Staff (The Onion)

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« La #gauche est devenue aussi mensongère et hypocrite que la #bourgeoisie parce qu’elle continue à proclamer sa vertu, la défense des pauvres. Elle continue à s’affirmer comme le représentant des classes misérables. Mais elle ment. Elle défend et soutient exclusivement ce qui peut la servir, ceux qui sont utilisables soit pour sa propagande, soit pour l’action directe. Elle utilise les pauvres exactement comme le capitalisme. Elle les exploite. Elle les fait marcher sans leur dévoiler ses vrais objectifs. Elle leur ment jour après jour. » « On n’avait pas en 1936 ou en 1945 le droit de dire que le communisme stalinien était une dictature sanguinaire et que les camps de concentration y étaient équivalents à ceux du nazisme. On n’a pas le droit aujourd’hui de dire que la Chine est une dictature de fer et que les camps de concentration y sont florissants. Chutt… cela servirait les ennemis de la révolution. La gauche est engagée jusqu’au cou dans le mensonge. Elle ne représente en rien les pauvres. Elle ne les défend en rien. Elle a substitué pour eux, à l’illusion religieuse du paradis céleste à venir, l’illusion politique du paradis terrestre à venir. La gauche est l’exact équivalent de l’Église bourgeoise du XIXe siècle, à l’égard des pauvres. Elle en présente les mêmes caractères et mérite le même mépris. Parmi les pauvres, exactement comme pour les bourgeois chrétiens du XIXe siècle, il y a les bons pauvres, ceux qui marchent dans la combine, ceux qui sont les bons moutons de la révolution, ceux dont la situation peut être exploitée comme facteur de propagande. Et puis les mauvais pauvres, ceux qui refusent, dans un régime communiste, de se trouver bien ceux qui se révoltent à tort et à travers simplement parce qu’ils sont malheureux et sans tenir compte des plans de la révolution mondiale, ceux qui représentent des valeurs et une culture traditionnelles. Tous ceux-là il faut simplement les réprimer, les refouler. » « Il est vrai que la gauche ne prétend plus le moins du monde être révolutionnaire. Elle a enterré la révolution, et s’apprête paisiblement à occuper le pouvoir pour continuer. Mais il faut aller plus loin. Non seulement elle n’est plus révolutionnaire, mais elle occupe maintenant un rôle tout à fait précis : sa fonction dans la société moderne est de bloquer la révolution. La gauche, des radicaux jusqu’au PC, PSU compris, a reçu délégation tacite du corps social entier pour que la révolution ne puisse pas avoir lieu. Les meilleurs gardiens de l’establishment ce sont les partis de gauche et les syndicats. Pensez donc, si ces partis arrivent au pouvoir ce ne peut être que grâce au jeu des institutions mêmes ! Comment ne les garderait-on pas avec le plus grand soin ? Bien entendu, je ne dis pas qu’il y a une connivence explicite, et une formulation claire de ce rôle. Les bourgeois font toujours semblant d’avoir très peur du PC. Mais combien il est rassurant, ce brave PC ! Il ne fait plus peur à personne, et la bourgeoisie sait très bien que l’on pourra dorénavant s’entendre avec lui. Il faut seulement avoir l’air d’avoir peur pour que l’idée de son opposition et de sa révolution soit « crédible », c’est-à-dire pour que les forces de révolte qui existent dans la société puissent être fixées, catalysées, bloquées sur le PC et de ce fait ne s’exercent pas en tant que forces de révolte, ailleurs, sur un autre point et de façon incontrôlable. La gauche est le grand paratonnerre anti-révolutionnaire. »
Jacques #Ellul, Le naufrage de la gauche.
#politique #pipolitique

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I'm really enjoying armodafinil

I've been taking modafinil off and on for the last 10 years now, usually with a prescription, sometimes without, and it's been very helpful. I get about 6 hours of good use out of it as far as ADHD symptoms and such, it'll keep me awake for about 8 hours.

armodafinil kicks in a little quicker, lasts longer (I can get a good 10 hours out of it, and it can keep me up for 12), and makes me sweat a lot less than either Provigil or ephedrine. I had been waiting for it to come off patent in the states, and it did over the last 2 years so now I can play with it.

I'm not going to sit here and talk about sources, but test your shit. something I got from an overseas vendor tested positive for methamphetamine once (might have been mdma, my test can't tell the difference but either way, test your shit}

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Pourquoi nous détestons le Parti socialiste


#politique #lacorde #guillotine2025

Le PS a réformé massivement tout au long des années 1980, en faveur du capital : il a mis fin au contrôle des crédits et des taux d’intérêts et a déréglementé les marchés financiers. Il a légalisé les produits dérivés à l’origine de la crise de 2008. Il a soutenu le traité de Maastricht qui nous a fait perdre notre indépendance monétaire et nous a livrés pieds et poings liés aux emprunts auprès des marchés financiers. Et dans le même temps, il a désindexé les salaires des prix.


frustrationmagazine.fr/deteste…


Pourquoi nous détestons le Parti socialiste

Frustration Magazine, média indépendant et offensif qui relate la guerre des classes.
Frustration Magazine

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In the EU nothing succeeds like gross failure: The astonishing case of Ursula von der Leyen - Der Freitag 29 MAY 2025 - Yanis Varoufakis


#politics #EU #VDL #corruption #guillotine2025

yanisvaroufakis.eu/2025/06/05/…


In the EU nothing succeeds like gross failure: The astonishing case of Ursula von der Leyen - Der Freitag 29 MAY 2025 - Yanis Varoufakis

Failure, corruption and warmongering: Ursula von der Leyen is awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen for her contribution to the EU – because in Europe utter failure is not only tolerated, but celebrated! It is one of life’s guilty ple…
Yanis Varoufakis

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Hey remember that ship Greta Thunberg is on, trying to get aid into Gaza despite Israel constantly bombing them?
It has a live tracker. The more eyes on it the safer they'll be:
freedomflotilla.org/ffc-tracke…

#Madleen #GretaThunberg

Greta Thunberg in a keffiyeh speaking aboard the FFC aid ship end route to Gaza

Madleen Tracker - Freedom Flotilla

Don’t lose the Madleen [Barcarole]. Track her journey for safety, accountability, and solidarity   In partnership with Forensic Architecture, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition has equipped the ‘Madleen’ with an advanced tracking system.
Freedom Flotilla

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Digital Minister wants open standards and open source as guiding principle | heise online


#sovereignty

You don't say?

At the re:publica internet conference, Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger (CDU) took up the cudgels for greater digital sovereignty in Germany and Europe. He wants to make open standards and open source the "guiding principle", emphasized the former CEO of Ceconomy (MediaMarkt and Saturn) on Tuesday in Berlin.

All the discussions he has had in his four weeks in office "include precisely these topics". The urgency to become more independent of traditional software providers, cloud service providers and big tech companies from the USA is "greater than ever". However, it will not be possible to simply flip a switch here. Rather, it is possible to raise awareness for change.

According to Wildberger, German and European IT solutions offer the opportunity to create platforms and build technologies that are based on "our values". He specifically mentioned freedom, the rule of law, justice, openness, the social market economy and a functioning community. What is needed is a Germany stack, i.e. a uniform IT infrastructure with cloud and IT services that do not have to be built 20 times each. Every citizen should also receive a digital identity via the planned EU wallet (EUDI).

Currently, over 75 percent of European cloud data is "in the hands of US hyperscalers", the minister said, referring to the strength of AWS, Google, Microsoft & Co. "Why?" he asked the audience. This approach has no future; the German government is committed to European structures in the computer clouds. These are "part of a fair, open and innovation-driven competition".
Sensitive payment data leaving the EU legal area

The former manager also believes there is an urgent need for alternative offers for digital payments "that are accepted and give citizens a more secure feeling". This requires a trustworthy infrastructure with the highest security standards. Currently, 80 percent of payment providers do not come from Europe, meaning that a lot of sensitive data leaves "our jurisdiction". However, he did not address the plans for a digital euro. With social media, it is also important to act in a decentralized manner and work with open interfaces to improve exchange.

Achieving a digital administration with functioning e-government is another "big issue" that Wildberger wants to tackle. Other countries are orchestrating this more centrally, but he does not yet have all the answers for a solution. He aims to set up a federal IT security center in close cooperation with the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) to create the basic requirements for digital services, for example. The country also needs an "economic push forward". The location must also be attractive for start-ups in the data economy and AI sectors. The state's task here is to create a free space for start-ups in which they can "build something themselves".

heise.de/en/news/Digital-Minis…


Digital Minister wants open standards and open source as guiding principle

At re:publica, Digital Minister Wildberger advocates for more sovereignty and calls for alternatives to digital payments and social media.
Stefan Krempl (heise online)

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Sensory issues in autism may stem from co-occurring emotional blindness, not autism itself


#science #psychology #autism

A new twin study published in Translational Psychiatry suggests that the sensory sensitivities often seen in autistic individuals may not be caused by autism itself. Instead, these sensory traits appear to be genetically linked to alexithymia—a condition characterized by difficulties in identifying and describing one’s own emotions. After accounting for alexithymia, the researchers found no remaining genetic association between autism and sensory symptoms. These findings challenge long-standing assumptions about the nature of autism and point to the possibility that some hallmark features attributed to the condition may instead arise from overlapping but distinct traits.


psypost.org/sensory-issues-in-…


Sensory issues in autism may stem from co-occurring emotional blindness, not autism itself

Researchers have uncovered evidence that sensory sensitivities linked to autism may instead be genetically tied to alexithymia.
Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost Psychology News)

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#COVID19: la propagande d'HILL & KNOWLTON pour vendre le VACCIN PFIZER l Frédéric #Baldan

youtu.be/BnNnwroLJ-w

#UE #covid #manipulation #corruption


COVID19: la propagande d'HILL & KNOWLTON pour vendre le VACCIN PFIZER l Frédéric Baldan

Extrait de notre entretien avec l'ancien lobbyiste de l'UE Frédéric Baldan, dans lequel il explique comment le cabinet de RP bien connu Hill & Knowlton a œuv...
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