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C'est un nouveau scandale.

La France s’apprête à livrer des équipements militaires à Netanyahou.

Un cargo israélien fera escale demain à Fos-sur-Mer, près de Marseille.

Il transportera secrètement 14 tonnes de pièces détachées pour fusils mitrailleurs fabriquées par la société française Eurolinks. Des pièces qui doivent être livrées à l’entreprise d’armement Israel Military Industries.

Le président @EmmanuelMacron doit s'expliquer. La France ne peut être complice du génocide en cours en Palestine.

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01:21 The Default tools kinda suck
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05:14 Manual Signature of a PDF
06:47 Digitally Signing a PDF
08:49 Optical Character Recognition of a PDF
10:17 Hand Written Annotations on a PDF
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11:53 Creating a PDF
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How to edit a PDF document:

One tool that is probably already on your Linux desktop is LibreOffice Draw. It can open PDF documents, and edit them, as long as it's not an image.

If you're familiar with vector drawing programs, then Inkscape can also edit PDF documents. For more robust solutions, you have proprietary commercial solutions, including PDF Studio, Master PDF, Foxit PDF Editor, or WPS Office, but you'll have to pay for them.

How to manually sign a PDF:

Okular can actually do that. You can use the manual drawing tool to write your signature, or you can add the ability to paste an image on top of a document, but it's convoluted. You have to go to settings, toolbars shown, enable the quick annotations toolbar, then click the "configure button", click "Add", select the type "Stamp", and click the little button next to the "stamp symbol" field, to pick your own hand drawn signature that you previously saved as an image. Afterwards, you can just add that to any document in one click from that quick annotations toolbar.

You can also open the PDF document in LibreOffice Draw or the GIMP, and add your image signature this way.

How to digitally sign a PDF:

The easiest way is to use LibreOffice. Open the LibreOffice suite, click File, then digital signatures, and then "sign existing PDF", then the "sign document" button at the top. It will list all the available existing signatures and certificates you have installed on your device, and you can pick the one you want.

By default, LibreOffice will look into Mozilla Firefox's certificates list, so you'll have to put your certificate file there. To do so, open FIrefox, then the main menu, Preferences, Privacy and Security, and then "View Certificates". Then click on "authorities" and "Import", and then the "OK" button, and you're done.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)!

A simple option is GImageReader, an open source app that will let you import a document or image, and will recognize all the text inside, in a very large variety of languages. It can take a while to do its thing, but it works reliably, and it was able to extract text from scanned PDFs and images like a PNG.

If you prefer doing these tasks from the command line, then you have Tesseract OCR, which is actually what GImageReader uses in the background.

How to annotate a PDF:

Your best option is probably Xournal++. It lets you open PDF documents, and draw all over them. You can highlight text, add hand drawn notes, shapes, type some text. It can even handle equations and graphs, and has a very customizable interface.

How to modify pages, split and merge PDF documents:

If all you need is modifying the pages in a PDF document, like reordering them, or deleting them, then you have PDF Arranger, a simple GNOME app that will run on any Linux desktop, and is available on Flathub.

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Gaza: Hospitals receive 40 martyrs, death toll climbs to 54,510 #Palestine english.palinfo.com/news/2025/…

Gaza: Hospitals receive 40 martyrs, death toll climbs to 54,510

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 35 civilians who were martyred in fresh Israeli attacks, along with the bodies of five other people who were reported missing in previous attacks.
The Palestinian Information Center

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Monsieur Retailleau,

La loi définit l'injure raciste comme « toute expression outrageante, terme de mépris ou invective adressé à une personne ou à un groupe à raison de leur origine ou de leur appartenance à une ethnie, une nation, une prétendue race ou une religion déterminée ».

Quand vous dites que « le vote musulman » est antisémite, vous rentrez exactement dans cette définition en outrangeant un groupe en raison de sa religion.

Retirez vos propos. Et partez avec.

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I'm sad to see so many posts mocking the use of #ContentWarnings. They're rarely used, but somehow people act like it's a major violation of their Freedums.

Have you had real, deep, lasts-for-years trauma? If you have, you might understand why a heads-up can be a welcome relief from the onslaught of triggers streaming from the media.

Flashbacks are not something you should wish on anyone, even if you Haven't had trauma yourself. Content Warnings help prevent them, period. Don't be a jag.

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@VaylLarkinPoet@disabled.social But there's real societal value in learning to cope with one's triggers. I am triggered by things every day both on the fediverse and in real life and it is a valuable life skill to learn how to cope. I can't go around to people around me and ask them to change their behavior simply because I find something they do triggering.
We have no choice over what happens to us in life sometimes.But we have the choice in how we choose to respond. I'm a firm believer in that. That being said, if I know that something I'm doing bothers somebody I'm not going to be a dick and continue to do it if I don't need to.

Vayl Larkin (they/them)

2025-06-04 13:28:01

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I'm sad to see so many posts mocking the use of #ContentWarnings. They're rarely used, but somehow people act like it's a major violation of their Freedums.

Have you had real, deep, lasts-for-years trauma? If you have, you might understand why a heads-up can be a welcome relief from the onslaught of triggers streaming from the media.

Flashbacks are not something you should wish on anyone, even if you Haven't had trauma yourself. Content Warnings help prevent them, period. Don't be a jag.


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During his visit to Europe, Graham told reporters that a Russian victory in Ukraine would be worse than the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

Lindsey is getting desperate.

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/w…


Warpig Lindsey Graham: A Russian Victory in Ukraine Will Be Worse than the Withdrawal of US Troops From Afghanistan (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

          Warpig Lindsey Graham traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to pump up the hopes of the Ukrainian leader in the country’s ongoing war with Russia.
Jim Hoft (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is vowing to unmask every single ICE agent. Is he trying to get them killed?

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/d…


DOES HE WANT TO GET THEM KILLED? House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Vows to Unmask 'Every Single ICE Agent' (VIDEO) | The Gateway Pundit | by Mike LaChance

           House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is vowing to unmask every single ICE agent.
Mike LaChance (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)

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Heidelberg Materials confirms supplying controversial projects in occupied Western Sahara #WesternSahara wsrw.org/en/news/heidelberg-ma…

Western Sahara Resource Watch | Heidelberg Materials confirms supplying controversial projects in occupied Western Sahara

The massive ports that Morocco is constructing in occupied Western Sahara are made with cement of the German multinational. 
wsrw.org

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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is asking members of the world community to either tag on social media or write the Foreign Ministers of the countries of each of the crew members aboard the Madleen in order to offer protection as they sail en route to Gaza. Anyone can help but if you are also constituent of one of these countries, you have an advantageous influence. If you're French, Brazilian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish, or Swedish, you can pressure your Foreign Ministers to fulfill their duty to their citizens and to humanity.

From Freedom Flotilla:
"After drones repeatedly hovered over the #Madleen last night, we need people of the world to help tag and email their foreign ministry. The volunteers aboard are delivering life-saving aid to Gaza. They are unarmed, carrying only food, medicine, and baby formula, and acting fully within international law. It’s time for world governments to step up. Demand they protect their citizens aboard the 'Madleen' and stop enabling Israel's war crimes. Safe passage is a legal obligation, and a moral one."

I will post below graphics with the relevant information for each of the crew members. Please share the word. Thank you.

@palestine

#FreedomFlotilla #Palestine #Gaza #EndTheGenocide #BreakTheSiege #Israel #FreePalestine

Poster with photo of Freedom Flotilla and the following message: You can help safeguard the 'Madleen' and her crew as they sail to Gaza - NOW World governments have failed to uphold international law. They have failed Palestinians. They have let humanity down. Let us call them to account. We need people of the world to tag and email their Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their countries to demand protection and safe passage for their citizens on the 'Madleen', who are doing what their governments should be doing - delivering humanitarian aid and breaking Israel's illegal siege of Gaza.
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Maceo Quintanar

The German government has a responsibility to protect their citizen, Yasemin Acar, from Israeli or NATO interception of any kind while she sails to Gaza aboard the 'Madleen'.

The vessel carries unarmed civilians and humanitarian cargo, including baby formula and other life-saving aid for Palestinians in Gaza. It poses no threat, and is operating in full accordance with international maritime, humanitarian and human rights law.

Tag and email the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs NOW:

IG: @auswaertigesamt

FB: @Auswärtiges Amt

X: Germany Diplo

The German government has a responsibility to protect their citizen, Yasemin Acar, from Israeli or NATO interception of any kind while he sails to Gaza aboard the 'Madleen'. The vessel carries unarmed civilians and humanitarian cargo, including baby formula and other life-saving aid for Palestinians in Gaza. It poses no threat, and is operating in full accordance with international maritime, humanitarian and human rights law. Tag and email the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs NOW: IG: @auswaertigesamt FB: @Auswärtiges Amt X: Germany Diplo
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Maceo Quintanar

The Spanish government has a responsibility to protect their citizen, Sergio Toribio, from Israeli or NATO interception of any kind while he sails to Gaza aboard the 'Madleen'.

The vessel carries unarmed civilians and humanitarian cargo, including baby formula and other life-saving aid for Palestinians in Gaza. It poses no threat, and is operating in full accordance with international maritime, humanitarian and human rights law.

Tag and email the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs NOW:

X: @SpainMFA and

X: MAECgob

IG: exteriores.maec

Email: consular@maec.es

The Spanish government has a responsibility to protect their citizen, Sergio Toribio, from Israeli or NATO interception of any kind while he sails to Gaza aboard the 'Madleen'. The vessel carries unarmed civilians and humanitarian cargo, including baby formula and other life-saving aid for Palestinians in Gaza. It poses no threat, and is operating in full accordance with international maritime, humanitarian and human rights law. Tag and email the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs NOW: X: @SpainMFA and X: MAECgob IG: exteriores.maec Email: consular@maec.es

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Early in-person voting began Tuesday in the New Jersey primaries to decide the state's next governor, with Republicans hoping to flip a blue-state governorship after coming up short in 2024.

justthenews.com/politics-polic…


Early voting begins in NJ governor race with Trump-backed candidate hoping to flip blue seat for GOP

Early voting ends Sunday. The primary is Tuesday.
Tess Phillips (Just The News)
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𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍

Unless you go in with a byte editor, you can't change Mercurial's commit history. I didn't say "fabricate", I said "change".

You can, as you say, configure your user name and email to be "Linus Torvalds" and change your computer date and fabricate whatever history you want. You might also be able to go in with a byte editor and fiddle bits and change history that way; Mercurial provides no blockchain-like cryptographic guarantees. But, unlike git, rewriting history is not supported by Mercurial; history is immutable. Rebase doesn't change history; the commit index only ever increments. Squash and rebasing create new commits, and there history of what happened is always in the repo.

There's a distinct and clear difference between Mercurial's immutable history and git's de jour history rewriting, which can literally - with the git command - change published history to make a commit made 3 years ago look like it was committed by someone else. The git workflow used by the kernel team, and the b4 tool, use this history rewriting in the standard workflow.

If you wanted to do the same thing with Mercurial, you'd have to get a byte editor and start hacking the on-disk format, and it would have to be entirely outside of any Mercurial tooling. And there is some sequential hash verification you'd have to work around, even if it's not cryptographically auditable.

The point is, with Mercurial it would be hard and the result would be utterly incompatible with any other clone of the repo: there would be no way to propagate your changes to other clones. With git, this is a standard workflow.

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squaresinger

Looks like Mercurial can change the history just fine using the hg command. You just need to enable it first.

book.mercurial-scm.org/read/ch…

Git can also be configured to disable history rewrites.

stackoverflow.com/questions/20…

So the difference between git and hg really just comes down to the defaults.

Changing history — Mercurial: the definitive guide 1.90-ebb51bf94742 (for Mercurial 4.2) documentation

book.mercurial-scm.org
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Trump is now shocked that China, holding all the cards, isn't keen to make a deal on his terms. 😆

cnbc.com/2025/06/04/trump-says…

#usa #china #tradewar #clownworld


Trump says ‘extremely hard’ to make a deal with China’s Xi as trade stalemate fuels calls for leaders to talk

The two countries have blamed each other for violating a trade agreement reached in Switzerland on May 12.
Anniek Bao (CNBC)

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L’Allemagne a exporté près d’un demi-milliard d’euros d’armes vers Israël depuis le 7 octobre

Par Quds News Network (2 juin 2025)* Berlin - Le gouvernement allemand a approuvé des exportations d'armes vers Israël pour un montant de plus de 485 millions d'euros depuis le début du génocide de Gaza en octobre 2023, selon des données officielles.
Gilles Munier (France-Irak Actualité : actualités du Golfe à l'Atlantique)

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🧵Gjovik v Apple update: I filed a Motion for Reconsideration in 9th Circuit today. The court dismissed my appeal claiming "no jurisdiction" while ignoring 28 USC §1292(a)(1) - which gives mandatory jurisdiction over injunctive relief denials (my Gobbler claims!). It's not discretionary.

But here's the kicker: While I was fighting this procedural maze, Congress was busy criminalizing Apple's exact conduct through the TAKE IT DOWN Act & AI Whistleblower Protection Act. 📊⚖️
ashleygjovik.com/blog/fighting…


Updates RSS Feed

Ashley’s Apple Whistleblowing Saga.
Ashley Gjovik
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Ashley M. Gjøvik, JD

The district court's plays were: ✅ Strike my legal arguments without reading them ✅ Dismiss claim for not addressing the struck arguments ✅ Deny motion to fix problems they identified ✅ Claim I waived arguments they refused to consider

That's not case mgmt!

9th Circuit now gets to decide: follow federal law requiring review of injunctive relief denials or continue enabling procedural traps that silence AI whistleblowers on matters Congress deems nationally critical & I file a new RICO suit.

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I'm a fan of naturally aspirated V8's but this guy is interesting. His cars are way out of my price range - not that I would buy one if I had that kind of cash...

BTW: I looked at a 1975 Buick LeSabre Coupe Convertible with a 455 yesterday... totally 70's survivor. "majestic blue paint with white vinyl seats... Still had the old 8 Track player installed. LOL. it wasn't pimped out so it was still cool... didn't buy tho. They wanted $21,000.

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Lili Villarreal fell in love with space exploration from an early age when her and her family visited the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. So, it should come as no surprise that when the opportunity came for her to start working on NASA’s Artemis missions to return the next humans to the Moon, she jumped at it.

I Am Artemis: Lili Villarreal - NASA

Antonia Jaramillo (NASA)

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The AMD Framework Laptop 13 is a dream with Linux!

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So, I decided to install Linux on that thing. Since Fedora 41was just released, I decided to go for that, with the beta to be precise, it wasn't officially out when I started making this video.

I decided to just apply the basic updates to the distro, and not even look at firmware updates first, just to see if everything worked properly, and I wasn't disappointed. Wifi and bluetooth work fine, the keyboard backlight is supported, the touchpad is able to perform these smooth GNOME gestures, the keyboard works perfectly, suspend and resume as well, there's nothing to add or configure, which is nice., and it's really not always the case with laptops primarily meant to work with Windows.

This is all on Fedora 41, with the linux kernel 6.11, so not even the very latest. The camera, mic, and speakers also perform well, although as always, the mic's default volume is wayyy to high for a laptop mic and needs to be lowered by about half. Even the fingerprint reader located in the power button works perfectly, although registering a fingerprint is finicky. It even works from the terminal, which is cool. Hot swapping the ports fro the laptop's body also works fine, everything is just fully functional.

As per the CPU itself, it's a Ryzen 7 7840U, so not the very latest and greatest from AMD, but it's a very competent CPU nonetheless, with 8 cores and 16 threads. On Geekbench 6, it got 2570 in single core, and 11270 in multi core.

As per battery life, the framework 13 isn't a big champion, it only has a 61 Wh battery with aht specific AMD CPU. For me, resulted in about 8h of looped video playback on youtube, with hardware acceleration enabled in Firefox, over wifi, at mid brightness, on power saver mode, with a 2880x1920 display running at 120hz, with 150% fractional scaling.

As per the actual laptop's hardware, it's great. The build quality is good, and absolute proof that you don't need to sacrifice repairability and maintenance options to get a well built device. It doesn't really flex much apart from the middle of the keyboard, and it feels very rigid and solid, despite that fact that various plates can be unscrewed and removed.

Aesthetically, there is not much of a tradeoff ether, apart from the ports which look weirdly far apart from one another because, well, they have to to make this module thing work, but it's honestly not a big deal, it looks fine, and at least you don't bump multiple peripherals into one another, and you don't block ports, with a big USB drive.

The plastic bezel is fine as well, the branding is very minimal, it all looks good. I enjoyedn the screen, it's bright, colors are good and it has an anti glare coating. It goes up to 500 nits, and covers 100% of sRGB. it's also 3:2, which i like as an aspect ratio. It can go up to 120hz as well,but that's only for the 2880x1920 display I got i my review unit.

The keyboard and touchpad are great as well, among the best laptop keyboards I've used. Keys are stable, correctly sized, and have good travel, they feel really nice to type on. The touchpad is smooth glass, it works perfectly for touchpad gestures, and it'ws precise not fiddly at all. It's also centered, which is good.

Other nice things include the mic and camera privacy switches that will stop them from being used electrically.

As per the cost, it's more expensive. With everything I got in the box, the review unit costs 1748 euros, with the 20% VAT included. But, with the framework laptop, you are almost guaranteed to get just a new motherboard when you need it, and you don't need to buy an entire new laptop every 5 years, which might save some money in the long term.

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ANALİZ | “Kürt Sorunu” Demekten Dahi İmtina Edenler “Sorun”u Çözemezler
Proleter hareket dün olduğu gibi, bugün de Kürt sorunu siyasi bir sorun olduğu gerçeğinin altını çizer ve ulusların kendi kaderini tayın etme hakkını savunur. Yine proleter hareket dün olduğu gibi bugün de Kürt-Türk ve çeşitli azınlık milliyetlerden halkımızın birliğini savunur.

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elementary OS 7.1 released

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VPNs under attack in France: Everything you need to know

Allies of the French president have proposed amendments to severely restrict the work of VPNs in France. This is a dangerous trend.
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What Goes Around Comes Around: The “Real Cost” of Reckless Gain-of-Function Scientific Research! journal-neo.su/2025/06/03/what…

What Goes Around Comes Around: The “Real Cost” of Reckless Gain-of-Function Scientific Research!

What goes around often does come around—and sometimes, it bites us hard! If there’s one brutal lesson, we should carry from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s
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A breath of fresh data: Sentinel-4’s innovations for clean air


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Sentinel-4 on MTG-S

From its vantage point outside Earth’s atmosphere, more than 36 000 km above Earth’s surface, the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission will detect major air pollutants over Europe in unprecedented detail. It will observe how they vary on an hourly basis – a real breakthrough for air quality forecasting.

#earth #science #space #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Mastering the Selection of a Company Secretary


 Choosing the right company secretary is crucial for your business's efficiency and compliance. By breaking down the process into key factors, you can simplify the decision-making process.

The task of selecting a company secretary can be daunting, especially with the vast array of secretarial service providers available. Whether you're a startup founder or managing an established enterprise, choosing the right secretarial services provider is essential for your business's efficiency and compliance. This guide will help you navigate the process by breaking down the key factors to consider when comparing secretarial service providers.

Understanding Your Business Needs

Evaluate Your Requirements

Before you start comparing providers, it's crucial to understand what your business truly needs. Are you looking for basic administrative support, or do you require comprehensive services that include compliance management, board meeting coordination, and document filing? Identifying your specific needs will help you filter out providers that don't align with your requirements.

Plan for Future Growth

Consider the future. As your business grows, your secretarial needs will evolve. Choose a company secretary that can scale with you, offering services that will continue to support your operations as you expand.

Expertise and Experience

Industry-Specific Knowledge

A seasoned company secretary with experience in your industry can offer invaluable insights and tailored support. For instance, a tech startup might require different compliance assistance compared to a manufacturing company. Look for providers who understand the nuances of your sector.

Check Their Track Record

Don't just take their word for it—check their track record. Ask for case studies or client testimonials to gauge their reliability and effectiveness. Have they successfully managed secretarial duties for businesses similar to yours? Their history can be a strong indicator of their capability.

Range of Services

Comprehensive Service Offerings

Not all secretarial services are created equal. Some providers offer a broad spectrum of services, while others specialize in specific areas. Ensure the provider you choose can handle all aspects you might need, such as compliance management, board support, and document management.

Customizable Packages

Every business is unique. Look for a provider that offers customizable packages, allowing you to pick and choose services that fit your specific needs without paying for unnecessary extras.

Technology and Tools

Leveraging Modern Solutions

In today's digital age, leveraging technology can significantly enhance the efficiency of secretarial services. Providers who utilize advanced software for document management, communication, and compliance tracking can offer a more streamlined and effective service.

Robust Security Measures

Sensitive business information needs to be protected. Ensure that your chosen company secretary employs robust security measures to safeguard your data. Ask about their data protection policies and the technology they use to prevent breaches.

Cost and Value

Transparent Pricing Structures

Cost is always a consideration, but it shouldn't be the only factor. Look for providers that offer transparent pricing structures without hidden fees. Clear understanding of costs helps you budget effectively and avoids unpleasant surprises down the line.

Value for Your Investment

Cheapest isn't always better. Evaluate the value you're getting for the price. A slightly higher cost might be justified if the provider offers superior services, better expertise, or more comprehensive support.

Communication and Support

Prompt Responsiveness

Effective communication is key to a successful partnership. Assess how responsive the secretarial services provider is during your initial interactions. Do they answer your queries promptly and clearly? This responsiveness often reflects the level of support you can expect once you're onboard.

Dedicated Support Contact

Having a dedicated point of contact can make a significant difference. It ensures you have someone familiar with your business who can address your needs promptly and efficiently.

Compliance and Reliability

In-Depth Regulatory Knowledge

A reliable company secretary should have a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape relevant to your business. They should not only ensure compliance but also keep you informed about any changes that might affect your operations.

Consistent Reliability

Dependability is non-negotiable. You need a provider you can trust to handle critical tasks without constant oversight. Look for signs of reliability, such as consistent service delivery and positive feedback from other clients.

Cultural Fit

Alignment with Company Values

Your secretarial services provider should align with your company’s culture and values. This alignment fosters a smoother working relationship and ensures that the provider understands and respects your business ethos.

High-Level Professionalism

Professionalism in handling your affairs is essential. The provider should exhibit a high level of professionalism in their interactions, ensuring that your business is represented appropriately in all matters.

Making the Decision

Create a Shortlist

After evaluating providers based on the factors above, create a shortlist of potential candidates. Compare them side-by-side to see which one ticks the most boxes for your business needs.

Ask Detailed Questions

Don't hesitate to ask detailed questions during consultations. Inquire about their processes, experience, and how they handle specific scenarios related to your business. Their responses can provide deeper insights into their suitability.

Consider a Trial Period

If possible, opt for a trial period to assess the provider’s services in real-time. This hands-on experience can help you make a more informed decision before committing long-term.

Conclusion: Make an Informed Choice for Seamless Operations


Choosing the right company secretary is crucial for your business's efficiency and compliance. By breaking down the process into key factors, you can simplify the decision-making process. From assessing your needs and evaluating expertise to ensuring technological proficiency and cultural fit, each step brings you closer to finding the perfect company secretary for your business.

Are you currently in the process of selecting a secretarial services provider? What challenges are you facing, and how are you overcoming them? Share your experiences in the comments below! If you need further assistance or have questions about choosing the right company secretary, feel free to reach out. Let’s ensure your business operations remain seamless and compliant, allowing you to focus on what you do best—growing your business.


What Does A Corporate Secretary Do?

A Corporate Secretary, often referred to as a Company Secretary, plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and compliant functioning of a company.
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To be fair on that front, Catholicism has been attributed to the Babylonian Mystery Religion multiple times, yet futurists and preterists didn't see this.

That's because of us being in the Time of Testing (Hour of Temptation), which the Ekklesia era of Philidelphia wouldn't suffer from. We're in the era of Laodecia, which is the time of testing at the hands of the Jesuit Superior Genera (the False Prophet).

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Microsoft didn’t cut services to International Criminal Court, its president says

Chief prosecutor’s email issues have spurred fears in Europe that Trump could trigger a “kill switch” through U.S. tech giants abroad.
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No. It's mostly due to personal/personnel matters.

But it's a reminder to folks to not bring that shit from reddit where you scream at mods and admins all the time. When you post flagrantly illegal shit it's their asses too (some instances have their own interpretations of these things, so learn them!)

These are often unfunded volunteers begging for donations to provide a service for the rest of us. Be grateful and don't add to their list of problem. Don't go on witch hunts, don't put mods and admins on blast because you don't like their rules (saw this yesterday), don't be an entitled ass. Appreciate what we have and make their lives easier. This whole project is a gift.

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LandedGentry

And there it is - someone with a specific bone to pick because of a perceived slight or reacting to a bogeyman they assume is happening all the time. You are likely part of the problem.

If you get mad at a community or instance, then leave. No one is forcing you to stay. Yes power tripping jannies are real. Yes people get banned for bad reason. Just move on. You're not going to win some grand crusade for the internet.

it’s as crucial to remind them we can go elsewhere to another instance.


No. It isn't. If you're wrong, you're being an ass. If you're right, why would they give 2 shits what you have to say? You're escalating things for a minuscule chance that maybe you'll do something positive. Mostly it's just neutral or negative results. Most likely you are being the problem.

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LandedGentry

Again, I know it happens. I am not pretending it doesn't. Some mods/admins fucking suck.

Yesterday a dude got mad because he "wasn't allowed to hold a different opinion of [issue] on [instance that is hostile to this thing]." Does that sound legitimate to you? He put the admins of the instance on blast after a mod banned him from a specific community. Didn't even attack the right people. He was violating the rules, starting shit, and couldn't accept it. This shit happens constantly

Let's also not gloss over he accused them of punishing him for a (framed as) privately held opinion that he insisted on arguing with people about

An admin had to take time out of their day to bring screenshots of mod logs showing this dude was full of shit before he riled up a pitchfork mob. All because this guy couldn't accept he wasn't allow to break the community rules.

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flandish

re point a: if the rules of the instance are not followed, of course mod action is legit. that guy was a douche it seems.

i think mods of nsfw instances also deserve certain praise; modding that stuff must be … ugh. especially since the instance could be on a 486 in someone’s bedroom. having ran newsgroup servers back in “the day” - turning on anything “alt.bin” was .. not advised.

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LandedGentry

My point overall is that what I described above is, at least in my experience, what I see more often than not. The moment I see phrases like "for literally no reason" or "for holding a different opinion" or some vague appeal to free speech, I can say with like...80% certainty that person is in the wrong or at the very least very much misrepresenting the situation. People tend to take bans and removed content like shit and just turn into children immediately.
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flandish

i had content recently removed for “advocating violence” (iirc it was when i suggested criminal charges for all shareholders of corps who do violent things like allow death when choosing profit over people, yadda yadda.) No example of what the offending remark was and I could not find the old comment to manually review or correct or apologize. in this case I messaged a mod. no reply yet. was it a legit removal? probably certainly! was it poor “customer service” to not follow up with me? probably. does it make me confused as to what the line is there and therefore distrust that community? certainly.

anyway yeah. so the feedback loop could be improved. mods could be more human. and commenters could be less dicks all around! 😀

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@flandish @LandedGentry I simply offered my site as a potential option for those losing access to the site going down. In response to this I get 50 some odd dislikes and two SYN floods.

Unlike the admin of the existing site, I DO have a thick skin having been in the game since well before Linux existed.

But the environment would be so much richer and better if everyone didn't act like 13 year olds on a testosterone rage.

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Not trying to victim blame or anything, but I find it hard to believe that someone operating a low-moderation instance would truly expect people who don't like moderation to stay away.

Don't get me wrong I agree with your sentiment and dislike that behavior, but what I'm saying is that asking or expecting users not to go on witch hunts or to behave in a certain way is a fool's errand that will always lead to burnout. A more sustainable approach for admins and mods is creating space for what they want to host and not trying to control what they don't.

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Swedish, Irish Tourists to Be Deported over Solidarity with Palestine: Tel Aviv

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Two Swedish and Irish tourists will be deported from occupied Palestinian territories due to their solidarity with Palestinians, the Israeli regime’s police said.
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The Federal Government Demands Data from #SNAP—But Says Nothing About Protecting It

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The Federal Government Demands Data from SNAP—But Says Nothing About Protecting It

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a troubling order to all state agency directors of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP): hand over your data.
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ESA transmits the Blue Danube Waltz into deep space


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Cebreros transmitting the Blue Danube Waltz

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Members of Israeli academia, we must go on strike now: silence is complicity in the operations in Gaza haaretz.com/opinion/2025-06-03…

Silence is complicity: Why Israeli academia must strike against the atrocities in Gaza

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Guyana is the only country that can be entirely self-sufficient in all seven key food groups

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Just One Nation Produces Enough Food For Itself, Scientists Reveal : ScienceAlert

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Quotation by Thomas Sowell

"No matter how disastrously some policy has turned out, anyone who criticizes it can expect to hear: 'But what would you replace it with?' When you put out a fire, what do you replace it with?" ~ Thomas Sowell
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Science not Bullshit!

Scientists find 34-million-year-old snake that changes our understanding of evolution

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34-million-year-old snake changes our understanding of evolution - Earth.com

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