I'm delighted to have a trans/NB theatre project I'm involved with criticised by GB News, I couldn't possibly be involved in something they endorse.
Being criticised by the Telegraph (describing the production as "woke") is also very pleasing.
In-person tickets sold out, thank you everybody; streaming tickets still available transwhatyouwill.org.uk/
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With new COVID-19 variants looming and renewed attacks on vaccines, masks, and other basic preventative measures, I just want to mention that:

- I still routinely mask up in crowded or poorly ventilated spaces. I mask on planes and trains. I teach with my mask on.

- I test any time I'm feeling under the weather.

- I plan to get the updated vaccine.

I'd *prefer* not to do any of this, but at worst, it's in the "mild inconvenience" category, and far preferable to long-term disability.

in reply to Matt Blaze

Same on all counts. The other advantage is that I *rarely* get a cold or any other related airborne illness. I've thrown out cold meds purchase pre-lockdown that simply never got used and expired. On that count alone I will always mask up.

I've been confronted a couple of times about it when out and about where I was informed I didn't have to mask up anymore, and I'd start talking about how The Man was monitoring everything and no way was I going to allow The Man and his AI to catch me on video. In other words, I acted like a nutjob and the questioning party quickly shut the hell up. They couldn't see the huge smile under my mask - very self-entertaining.

A new Maui project release is out! And this time it comes with a lot of goodies for desktop based users, but still great for mobile and tablets

mauikit.org/blog/maui-release-…

Just found out the July 2025 edition of Linux Journal, which is out now, will be its last after 25 years of raising and maintaining awareness about Linux among beginners and experienced users alike.

Even though I haven't been a subscriber since the then staff left and eventually went on to start their own magazine, I am saddened to see it go.

They will surely be missed.

#linuxjournal #endofprint

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The Blowtorch Theory: A new model for structure formation in the universe

Link: theeggandtherock.com/p/the-blo…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

EU plant neues Massenüberwachungsgesetz mit Vorratsdatenspeicherung & Zwangs-Backdoors – jetzt ist noch Widerspruch möglich!

Hey Leute,

die EU plant gerade ein neues Gesetz zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung, das echt krass werden könnte. Es geht nicht nur um ein paar Verbindungsdaten, sondern darum, jeden Online-Dienst zur Überwachung zu verpflichten – also auch Messenger, Hosting-Anbieter, Webseiten usw.

Das Ganze läuft unter dem Titel:

„Retention of data by service providers for criminal proceedings“

Hier kann man bis zum 18. Juni 2025 Feedback abgeben: Have Your Say

Was ist geplant?


  • Pflicht zur Datenspeicherung mit Identitätsbindung – also alles, was du online machst, muss auf dich zurückführbar sein.
  • Sanktionen für Dienste, die keine Nutzerüberwachung einbauen – darunter könnten auch VPNs, selbstgehostete Sachen oder Open-Source-Projekte fallen.
  • Backdoors in Geräte und Software – mit Hardwareherstellern soll zusammengearbeitet werden, um „gesetzlichen Zugriff“ zu ermöglichen.
  • Auch kleine Anbieter betroffen – es geht ausdrücklich nicht nur um Meta, Google & Co.

Das Ganze basiert auf Empfehlungen einer „High Level Group“, deren Mitglieder komplett geheim gehalten werden. Patrick Breyer (Piraten/MEP) @echo_pbreyer hat nachgefragt – die EU hat ihm eine geschwärzte Liste geschickt.

Laut EDRi wurde die Zivilgesellschaft explizit ausgeschlossen. Lobbyismus deluxe.

Was kann man tun?


Einfach Feedback abgeben, geht in 2 Minuten.

Kurz schreiben, dass man gegen anlasslose Vorratsdatenspeicherung und Überwachung ist, reicht schon. Jeder Kommentar zählt.

Deadline ist der 18. Juni 2025, Mitternacht (Brüsseler Zeit).

Wäre gut, wenn wir aus der IT-Szene da nicht still bleiben. Das betrifft wirklich alle – Entwickler, Admins, SysOps, Hoster, ganz normale Nutzer.

FunOS - Have any of you used this


Is this a decent OS to move users off Win too that I won't have to do a lot of remote maintenance on? I have a few varied OS's installed on machines around and Cinnamon I have found to look/feel a lot like Windows 7 which would benefit the learning curve for family/friends looking or needing to find an OS to install on a machine that isn't newer.

Curious if anyone has used this, and if so if it is a good fit for those 60+ aged family members and such. They have all used Windows for work at least a decent amount, so keeping things similar is always good. A decent App Store would be nice though. I hated the default store in Pop_OS.

If I could say do updates and reboot every once in awhile and you should be fine it'd be great. Remoting in with RustDesk and hitting App Update/Upgrade being all that is needed also would be great, but you know how that goes. Someone will break something, and I just want something intuitive enough that they won't do it often.

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For the past two weeks, I’ve been testing Sky, the new app by the original Shortcuts team.

It’s a mind-blowing app that brings AI + automation everywhere on your Mac. Coming later this year. It’ll change how we think of AI features on macOS.

My exclusive story: macstories.net/stories/sky-for…

“We’re building services that improve the personal computing experience by understanding your unique context and taking action at your command. When you use our services, you’re trusting us to handle your personal data.”

sky.app/privacy

A VC-backed startup with Sam Altman as their lead investor* wants the keys to your Mac.

Yeah, no.

* crunchbase.com/funding_round/s…

#AI #privacy #Sky #SamAltman #startup #VC #BigTech #surveillance #capitalism #mac mastodon.macstories.net/@vitic…

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Several Palestinians Missing After Seeking Aid from US-Israeli Distribution Point in Gaza’s Rafah #Palestine qudsnen.co/several-palestinian…

Zionist enemy arrests Palestinian citizen, levels land, & closes Roads in Deir Ballut saba.ye/en/news3489142.htm

Parce qu'il faut mettre le doigt dessus, le jeu des médias, qui fait des drames ici, et passe sous silence des informations qui révèlent l'état de notre monde. Tant d'inégalités !
Non, La Réunion n'est pas détruite ! Des dégâts, comme en serait-il autrement lors du passage d'un cyclone ? Des vents très forts, plus de 200km/heure, ce sera chose courante maintenant avec le dérèglement climatique. Mayotte a été détruite, les constructions y sont si fragiles !
Nous sommes restés plusieurs jours sans eau, ni électricité, mais tout est rentré dans l'ordre et enfin c'est la fin du vacarme des groupes électrogènes !

Ainsi nous avons retrouvé notre petit confort, alors qu'à Madagascar...
Deux cyclones dans la zone en même temps :

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"D’après le premier bilan officiel publié par le Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et de Catastrophes, ce samedi 1er mars en fin d’après-midi, Honde a fait trois morts à Ampanihy Ouest et 42 blessés.
Par ailleurs, le nombre de personnes sinistrées s’élève à 38 949 , soit 9 303 familles, dont la majorité est recensée dans les villes de Toliara I et II. Plus de 20 000 personnes ont dû quitter leurs habitations pour rejoindre les sites d’hébergement.
Même si son épicentre n’a pas touché terre, le cyclone Honda a aussi laissé des dégâts matériels importants : 7 099 maisons inondées et 1 271 autres sont complètement détruites. "
Ici :

Plus de 20 000 sinistrés qui eux ne connaissent jamais ce confort dont je parlais.
Bonne continuations amis

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Newly uncovered ABC footage helps family hear late war hero father's voice again

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Check comments below the video. Currently there are 491 comments.

"My brother was killed in Vietnam on May 24 1968. I would give anything to have had the chance to hear his voice. This family is so fortunate and have been given a great gift. I had recently read about Captain Pitts and I am glad to have found this video. He seems to be a very brave and caring man. Prayers for his family."

in reply to monarchist

@monarchist

During the Vietnam War, many in political office including the Military Industrial Complex were as evil as the Communists. Research the ROE in Nam instituted by LBJ & McNamara to discover how many military patriots were killed & maimed by our own people in government & corporations. Then look at the repercussions of Agent Orange that is destroying lives to this day. What Corps profited from killing our own troops in Nam??

I just picked up my CPAP machine today.

And of course it’s internet enabled.

Even has its own SIM card and was already transmitting data while learning how to set it up at the home care office.

I don’t mind if it collected stats on me.

I don’t mind if it sent it to my doctor.

But, from what I understand, it’s also sending data to my insurance company.

That is a bridge too far, but I need the damn thing to survive.

FUCK CAPITALISM!

in reply to Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers

Pull the SIM out and tape it to the inside wall of a mug with water in it and put it in the microwave for 60 seconds. Let it dry. Then put it back in. Should be no more data transmitted after that. Taped to the inner wall to guarantee it gets exposed to as much high frequency electromagnetic radiation in the microwave. Water to absorb some of the radiation and to prevent any "fires" if the SIM combusts.

Excess deaths 2025 - Dr. John Campbell

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Comments below the video:

"The best part of being a "conspiracy theorist" is not suddenly developing myocaditis, T-cell exhaustion, turbo cancer, Bell's palsy, lupis, POTS, autoimmune conditions, transverse myelitis, amyloidosis, chronic vertigo, Guillain-Barré syndrome, tinnitus, paralysis, sharp decrease in platelet levels, increased risk of mental ...

in reply to HunDriverWidow

disorders, thrombosis from strange long blood clots that look like white vien worms, vein spiders or grape jelly. On top of that contracting Covid repeatedly with every single symptom increased. Metastasized Cancer. Lymphoma, Pancreatic, Lung and Skin all increasing and Turbo cancers. And S. A . D.

"I'll never trust the government ever again."

"My husband, son and I refused the vax. Best decision of our lives."

"The UK government’s letter to the UN makes it abundantly clear that Starmer has no intention of letting the law – UK or international – interfere with his abuse of terror legislation to persecute opponents of Israel’s mass murder of Palestinians and other crimes."

#UKPol #Labour #Israel #Palestine #Gaza

skwawkbox.org/2025/05/28/starm…

#israel #genocide
#germany #weapons
@palestine

"The Israeli government is conducting an “intensive” diplomatic campaign to prevent Germany from imposing “or even suggesting” a potential ban on arms exports to Israel"
"The efforts by Israel intensified after Merz publicly stated that the western-sponsored genocide of Palestinians in Gaza “is no longer justified.”"
It's a shift from "Israel has a right to defending itself" and Bibi must be soiling his pants ..

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Bir halkın iradesini teslim alma hikâyesi...

Ahmet Zeki Okçuoğlu

Bu yazıda size, bir halkın kurtarıcı arayışının nasıl tuzağa dönüştüğünü anlatacağım...
Niccolò Machiavelli, Livy Üzerine Söylevler adlı eserinde Britanya’daki Kelt halkının nasıl kendi kıyametini hazırladığını anlatır.
5. yüzyılda Roma çekildiğinde Britanya savunmasız kalmıştı. Keltler, kuzeyden gelen saldırılara karşı koyamayınca, kuzeyden gelen düşmanları püskürtmeleri için savaşçı iki Cermen aşiretini ülkelerine davet ettiler: Anglo ve Saksonlar.
Bu savaşçılar bir süre sonra Britanya'nın efendilerine dönüştüler ve onları davet eden Kelt halkı ise bu yabancıların köleleri oldular.
Bu hadiseyi anlattıktan sonra Machiavelli, son derece ilham verici şu tespitte bulunur:
“Kendi kılıcını değil de yabancının kılıcını kullanarak güvenlik arayan bir halk, sonunda hem güvenliğini hem hürriyetini kaybeder.” (Discorsi, II. Kitap, 30. Bölüm)
Bu hikâyede Kelt halkının köleleşmesinde esas olan dışardan gelen tehdidin büyüklüğü değildir; onun kendisinden olmayan bir güce sığınarak kurtuluşu onda aramasıdır.
Kelt halkının zaafiyeti, yalnızca kurtarıcı olarak sığındığı gücün ülkelerini istila etmelerini kolaylaştırmakla kalmayacak, dış gücün halkın iradesini ele geçirmesini de mümkün kılacaktı.
Günümüzde aynı hikaye daha incelikli metotlarla yaşanıyor. Fiziksel işgallerin yerini, zihinsel teslimiyet almış durumda.
Özellikle günümüzde savaşlar daha ziyade sahte kurtarıcılar, efsaneler icat edilerek yürütülüyor ve bu noktada tarihsel döngü yeniden başlıyor.
Kurtarıcı arayışı içine giren halklar için düşmanları, kendi elleri ile 'kurtarıcı' icat edip onlara takdim ediyorlar.
Bu sahte kurtarıcılar çoğu zaman o halkın özlemlerini dile getiriyor gibi görünüyor; onların geçmişte yaşadıkları acıları, baskıları, kimlik tahribatlarını dile getirerek o halkın duygularına hitap ediyorlar. Ama zamanda bu sahte kurtarıcının, halkı özgürlüğe götürmek yerine köleci sisteme mahkum ettiğine şahit olunur. Ve halk, bir noktadan sonra artık kendisi için değil, sahte kurtarıcı için yaşamaya başlar: "Bê serok jîyan nabe!"
Sahte kurtarıcının son durağı, onun tanrılaştırılmasıdır...
Sahte kurtarıcının, o halkın düşmanları tarafından, tanrısal özelliklerle teçhiz edilmesi, düşmanın en çok istediği şeydir. Çünkü tanrılaştırılmış sahte kurtarıcı sorgulanamaz, eleştirilemez, ona alternatif üretilemez...
Böylece halk kolektif iradesini kaybeder, her şey sahte kurtarıcının iradesine bağlıdır artık...
Artık halk düşünmez, analiz etmez, sadece sahte kurtarıcının onlar için ne vaazda bulunacağını bekler; tek varlığının o olduğunu düşünür.
Bu, kendiliğinden bir gelişmenin neticesi gibi görünse de; aslında bu, dıştan kurgulanmış bir tuzaktan ibarettir.
Kimi zaman halklar, kurtuluş yolunu ararken düşmanın kendilerine sunduğu sahte kurtarıcının peşinden giderler. Yukarıda da temas ettiğimiz gibi bu sahte kurtarıcılar başta halkın özlemlerine tercüman olurlar. Ama aslında onlar bir misyonla sahneye çıkarılmışlardır. Onların vazifesi, halkın potansiyel direniş enerjisini kontrol altına almak, yönlendirmek ve içeriden pasifize ederek köleler olarak düşman(ları)nın hizmetine sunmaktır.
Bugün milyonlarca insan bir sahte kurtarıcı/tanrı için 'irademdir' diyorsa, orada artık halk yoktur, birey yoktur, sadece düşman tarafından yönlendirilen bir köleler sürüsü vardır.
Düşmanın inşa ettiği bir sahte kurtarıcı/tanrıya tapan halk, özgürlüğü değil, esareti hak eder.
Sahte kurtarıcı/tanrı, halkı önce ayağa kaldırır, sonra onu diz üstü çöktürür.
https://x.com/okcuoglu_ahmet/status/1927309634185957729?t=kAVzhuCcx7BkSfdyQ2vuJQ&s=35

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social For everyone else that may be a US Citizen and gets "flagged" coming back into the Country: 1. Customs CAN search your phone, your laptop, and your bags. Thank SCOTUS for that. They CAN use your FaceID or FingerprintID to unlock your phone. Any biometric. They can NOT ask for your PIN, "swipe", or anything non-biometric to unlock your phone. Make sure your phone is TURNED OFF before you enter the Customs area! This includes air travel, cruise travel, bus travel, and train travel (if you cross borders). While not impossible it is MUCH harder for Customs or the FBI to access your data if your phone is turned off. If on Windows, make sure you have Bitlocker Encryption turned on and that are NOT syncing your Bitlocker recovery codes to your Microsoft Account. They can easily be subpoena'd with a no-Judge Administrative Subpoena. If on Linux make sure you use a strong Luks passphrase that is different than any of your account passwords. If on Mac same thing for you. Enable whatever it is Apple calls your FDE. For ALL OSes, enable a power-on/ BIOS/ UEFI boot passphrase. This is a separate passphrase that must be entered before your device will even begin to boot, let alone even access your encrypted partitions. Be sure to tell them you do not consent to any searches too. 2. Border Patrol can NOT deny you entry if you are a citizen by birth or naturalized. Flat out CAN'T. For any reason. "Am I under arrest? Am I being detained? Am I free to go?" keep asking them this with every few minutes and with every new person you see. 3. You do not have to answer any questions. You technically don't even need to answer Custom's questions. If they tell you you do they are lying. Full stop. 4. The correct answer to any FBI agent's questions that shows up is: "Am I under arrest? Am I being detained? Am I free to go." That's it. Memorize this. Practice this. Repeat it. Confidently. Doesn't matter how long they are holding you. "Am I under arrest? Am I being detained? Am I free to go?" Because the Courts have ruled that excessive detention is just the same as an arrest and are civil rights violations and by forcing them to deny you are forcing them to also follow the book on their end. Better still, when crossing the border use a pre-paid cell phone and a Chromebook. Do not bring any device that has sensitive or personal information near any US border. Full stop.

Glacier National Park today (Lake McDonald from Apgar Mountain). For more information nps.gov/glac/index.htm and nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/hik… and #glacier #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #landscapephotography #photography #montana Image credit National Park Service and the Glacier National Park Conservancy #mtwx #spring #snow #lakemcdonald #reflection #trees #mountains #lake #colors #trail #lookout #hiking

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Capital investment is when you use the accumulated value from the past to fund things in the present.

Finance is when you use expected value in the future to fund things in the present.

For the last 40 years the world of finance has been pulling money out of the future to fund the good times in the present.

All well and good, except that the future is now, and the rent is due.

And then they blame capitalism.