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London peeps please boost (and attend if you can.)

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🏳️‍⚧️🏴 JOIN THE FEMINIST ANTI-FASCIST COUNTER DEMO AGAINST TOMMY ROBINSON AND THE FAR RIGHT 🏴🏳️‍⚧️

On the 28th of June, racist and zionist agitators including Tommy Robinson and the 'Democratic Football Lads Alliance' (DFLA) want to march from Russell Square to Downing Street against "grooming gangs".

The far-right is attempting to weaponise survivors' pain to incite racist pogroms when sexual violence is caused by patriarchy, not immigration. Fascists don't care about the safety of women and girls, they're out for their own gain.

We won't let this happen. Join us in taking a stand.
No rape! No racism!
No silence to violence!
We keep us safe

All genders welcome
28.06.25 - 11.30am
Central London location TBA

🏳️‍⚧️🏴 JOIN THE FEMINIST ANTI-FASCIST COUNTER DEMO AGAINST TOMMY ROBINSON AND THE FAR RIGHT 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ On the 28th of June, racist and zionist agitators including Tommy Robinson and the 'Democratic Football Lads Alliance' (DFLA) want to march from Russell Square to Downing Street against "grooming gangs". The far-right is attempting to weaponise survivors' pain to incite racist pogroms when sexual violence is caused by patriarchy, not immigration. Fascists don't care about the safety of women and girls, they're out for their own gain. We won't let this happen. Join us in taking a stand. No rape! No racism! No silence to violence! We keep us safe All genders welcome 28.06.25 - 11.30am Central London location TBA

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My entire life, I've been able to remember cartoon shows down to the smallest detail... Actual life has been a different story. I've been daydreaming about an augmented reality program that turns the world into The Simpsons to help filter the extra stuff out... Kind of like how high school biology text books had drawing of human organs instead of pictures. 🤔
@actuallyautistic
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Poloniousmonk

@chris @masukomi
Respect. You're probably better at not being a dick than me. I have major beef with people showing support for trumpistas. There are a lot of them; asking me to empathize with people who literally want to make me and mine not exist. I can do the empathy thing very well but know when to cut it off, and people who support my genocide don't deserve shit. Dox them all.

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Protestation

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⛔️🇺🇦'Russians lie about everything' — Ukraine hits out at Kremlin claims after yet another targeted drone strike on Kyiv’s civilians (more) kyivindependent.com/russians-l… #Ukraine #Mastodon #ICC #ICJ #Hague #UN #ECHR #UnitedNations #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

'Russians lie about everything' — Ukraine hits out at Kremlin claims after yet another drone strike on Kyiv

"This is a deliberate tactic of terror," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, said.
Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)

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#MarchaAGaza #FreedomFlotilla

Buenas noticias: Todos los voluntarios de Madleen fuera de prisión y de vuelta a casa tras su detención ilegal por Israel

rumboagaza.org/todos-los-volun…

Todos los voluntarios de Madleen fuera de prisión y de vuelta a casa tras su detención ilegal por Israel | Rumbo a Gaza

Lunes 16 de junio de 2025 Palestina ocupada - La Coalición por la Flotilla de la Libertad confirma que todos los defensores internacionales de los derechos
www.rumboagaza.org
in reply to Ay Papi 🔞 Parental Advisory

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Lord Caramac the Clueless, KSC

@AyPapi That's a manul (aka Pallas' Cat, Otocolobus manul), a small wildcat from Asia. There are at least two subspecies, one living in the mountains and one in the steppe. Usually you don't see them in the wild because they're very shy and also good at pretending to be small rocks, and they live in places where there aren't many humans around.

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£1 billion announced for road maintenance and improvements across England and more than half is going to one project on the outskirts of London, and that won't even touch the sides of the £9+ billon scheme.www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lower Thames Crossing project ...


Lower Thames Crossing project awarded £590m by Rachel Reeves

Work on the Lower Thames Crossing is expected to begin in 2026 and finish by 2032.
Lewis Adams (BBC News)

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⛔️⚠️6 people killed, 18 injured in Russian war crime attacks on Ukraine’s civilians over past day (more) kyivindependent.com/6-killed-1… #Ukraine #Mastodon #ICC #ICJ #Hague #ECHR #G7 #Canada #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

6 killed, 18 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day

Russia launched 138 drones overnight, including Iranian-designed Shahed-type suicide drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.
Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)

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Israel blasts France for covering defense booths at Paris Air Show
https://www.africanews.com/2025/06/16/israel-blasts-france-for-covering-defense-booths-at-paris-air-show/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Africanews @africanews-euronews


Israel blasts France for covering defense booths at Paris Air Show | Africanews

The Paris Air Show kicked off Monday, but controversy quickly followed. Organizers, at France’s request, ordered Israeli offensive weapons displays to be covered, sparking outrage from Israel, who called the move “outrageous” and accused France of mi…
Africanews

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Letters to the Editor: We need journalism to help see through the administration’s lies
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2025-06-16/we-need-journalism-to-help-see-through-the-administrations-lies?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Opinion @opinion-LATimes


Letters to the Editor: We need journalism to help see through the administration’s lies

"As Anita Chabria points out, our leaders, like Gov. Gavin Newsom, set the pathway; as Steve Lopez writes, our neighbors set the example," writes an L.A. Times reader. "We must follow."
Los Angeles Times

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⛔️🇬🇷🇨🇾Russia evading oil sanctions with illegal transfers near collaborative Greece, Cyprus, HUR says (more) kyivindependent.com/russia-eva… #Ukraine #NukesForUkraine #Germany #Greece #Cyprus #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

Russia evading oil sanctions with illegal transfers near Greece, Cyprus, HUR says

According to Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR), the vessel, operating without Western insurance, is part of Russia's expanding shadow fleet used to bypass G7 and EU sanctions on Russian oil exports.
Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)

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Again I stand by what I said.

"I can't believe I even have to talk about these people. That's how ridiculous it s."

We have the equivalent of the scientologists running the field of AI with untold amounts of money and power and we're the ones who have to do point by point rebuttals of their eugenicists dreams.

rollingstone.com/culture/cultu…


The Psychology Behind Tech Billionaires

Why Elon Musk and other tech billionaires have a different perspective
Alex Morris (Rolling Stone)

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LibreOffice isn't just an app – it's a worldwide community of people who work on code, documentation, QA, design, marketing and more. Meet us at local events, like recently in northern Italy: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Photo of LibreOffice stand and attendees

LibreOffice at the Linux Arena in Pordenone, Italy - The Document Foundation Blog

Marco Marega writes: Hi, I’m Marco, an Italian translator and Member of The Document Foundation. Twice a year I take part in an event in Pordenone to promote LibreOffice within the stand “Linux Arena” of the PNLUG Linux User Group.
Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)

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In a surprise to absolutely nobody, scientists have studied remote work for 4 years and have reached a clear conclusion: working from home makes us happier.

cmu.fr/en/scientists-have-stud…

#science


Scientists have studied remote work for 4 years and have reached a clear conclusion: working from home makes us happier - Caring Minds United

Scientists have spent four years diving deep into the world of remote work and stumbled upon a powerful truth: working from home genuinely makes us
Egna Perez (Caring Minds United)
in reply to Yogthos

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DifferentEarth2060

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Ateneo La Maliciosa, jueves, 19 de junio, 19:00 CEST CURSO: Partisanas. Mujeres revolucionarias que tomaron las armas. También se restramitirá en línea [url=https://traficantes.net/actividad/mujeres-resistencia-y-lucha-en-kurdist%C3%A1n]https://trafican
Jun 19
Charla: Mujeres, resistencia y lucha en Kurdistán
Thu 10:00 AM
Madrid

CURSO: Partisanas. Mujeres revolucionarias que tomaron las armas.

También se restramitirá en línea traficantes.net/actividad/muje…

Imparte Rojava Azadî Madrid

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No sé cuánto duraré, pero voy a usar #FediSeñorasMadrid cuando vea planes chulos por si os queréis venir conmigo, que soy muy maja y podemos ser socialmente torpes juntas 😂

Por ejemplo, esto el jueves tiene pintaza, en la Maliciosa

mad.convoca.la/event/charla-mu…

Madrid

2025-05-21 10:50:32

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Charla: Mujeres, resistencia y lucha en Kurdistán
Starts: Thursday June 19, 2025 @ 10:00 AM GMT-07:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

CURSO: Partisanas. Mujeres revolucionarias que tomaron las armas.

También se restramitirá en línea traficantes.net/actividad/muje…

Imparte Rojava Azadî Madrid

Charla: Mujeres, resistencia y lucha en Kurdistán

Mujeres, resistencia y lucha en Kurdistán | Ateneo Maliciosa / ONLINE

Traficantes de Sueños

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github.com/ubuntu/authd/securi…

When a user who hasn't logged in to the system before (i.e. doesn't exist in the authd user database) logs in via SSH, the user is considered a member of the root group in the context of the SSH session. That leads to a local privilege escalation if the user should not have root privileges.
Comic drawing of a girl smiling and saying "wat?"

New authd users logging in via SSH are members of the root group

### Impact When a user who hasn't logged in to the system before (i.e. doesn't exist in the authd user database) logs in via SSH, the user is considered a member of the root group in the context o...
GitHub

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Latin American leaders, including those from Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico, called for unity during the CELAC summit in Honduras to address the economic uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs. China also attended the summit and held bilateral meetings with CELAC delegates.

batimes.com.ar/news/latin-amer…

#economy


Strength in numbers: Latin America urges unity in face of Trump tariffs

Latin American leaders at CELAC summit in Honduras call for a united front to tackle US President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught.
James Grainger (BATimes Newspaper)

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In this article, I want to offer up a new interpretation of historical materialism. From this point forward, I will simply call historical materialism ‘materialism’. When Marxists refer to themselves as ‘materialists’, they are attempting to ground their analyses in historical materialism—they are claiming their analyses show fidelity to the material conditions of struggle, and are grounded in the science of Marxism. So I will simply say ‘materialism’. I wish to offer a new theory of Marxist materialism. I believe there is a lot of confusion about what Marxists really mean when they claim they are ‘materialists’, and so in this contribution I wish to make an argument for what I mean when I claim I am a materialist.

vidak.substack.com/p/hypermate…


Hypermaterialism: Ideology Under Late Capitalism

Blair Vidakovich July 25, 2019
vidak (The Subtle Dialectician)

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On the one hand, Lola is the sweetest cat in the world and I love her.
On the other hand, I increasingly wonder if it’s safe for me to live with her. I am handling so much cat shit, often soft-diarrhetic cat shit, because she poops 3x a day and at least once or twice a day on the floor. I have to handle all that poop while I’m especially vulnerable to infections (due to requiring an immunosuppressant drug for Crohn's disease, and now Bronchiectasis, neither condition did I have when we adopted her lo those many years ago), all kinds of infections that most people don’t have to worry about, infections of everyday bacteria. I have to clean the mat she poops on every day, there’s inevitably some backsplash even when I use the garden hose in the driveway. I’m worried for myself but don’t know what else to do. (Shit pix on request.)

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G. #Atzmon

A glimpse into tribal psychosis
I monitor some Israelis on social media. Many of them refer to the Israeli criminal war against #Iran as ‘the regional independence war. ‘
In their delusional morbid minds they see themselves as the ‘liberators’ of the Arabs and the Muslims.
Let me remind you and hopefully them that Hitler also saw himself as the liberator of Europe but there is one crucial difference 125.000 young Europeans joined the Waffen SS voluntarily and the number went up to 500.000 as the war progressed.
I don’t see Arabs queuing to join #IGF. Far worse, even the Israelis refuse the call to return to reserve duty and as we know the Ortodox community keep resisting ti join the military…


#Israel

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NGL watching a bully get its ass whooped never gets old. Bout time somebody stepped-up and fought back. It's only a matter of time before the "bully" targets everyone else in the region. #Israel #Iran

Geriatric Gardener

2025-06-16 13:30:26

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“VISUAL CONFIRMATION: In this video, taken 2 days ago from a different angle, we can see that Iranian ballistic missiles are indeed actively targeting Israeli air defense batteries, in this case an Arrow-3 of David Sling launcher in Tel Aviv”

via Middle East Spectator on Telegram

@palestine
@israel

t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/200…

#Press #Israel #Iran #War #Artow3 #AD



Middle East Spectator – MES

—❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 VISUAL CONFIRMATION: In this video, taken 2 days ago from a different angle, we can see that Iranian ballistic missiles are indeed actively targeting Israeli air defense batteries, in this case an Arrow-3 of David Sling launcher in Tel Aviv…
Telegram

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Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting
Joysticks: Probably Still Drifty

Joy-Con joysticks use a potentiometer to read the voltage at a wiper that slides across a strip of resistive material. That material wears down over time, or plastic and dust can dirty the sensors.

Stick drift is a huge problem with other Switch models. One survey found that 40% of Switch owners had problems with their Joy-Cons drifting, and things didn’t get any better with the Lite or OLED editions. After a bunch of lawsuits, Nintendo’s president even admitted it and apologized, setting up a free repair program for customers in some parts of the world.


Switch 2 Teardown: Still Glued, Still Soldered, Still Drifting

We opened up the new Switch 2 to see if it’s any more repairable. Is this really the best Nintendo could do?
Elizabeth Chamberlain (iFixit)
in reply to LandedGentry

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Lyra_Lycan

And the deluded fucks still charge more than US$250 for their half-a-console. It's got good processing power and stellar shell construction, but charging the same price Xbox and PlayStation do for their full entertainment consoles, for a handheld main with the same defect-prone joysticks, tiny battery, stickers for the Joy-Con socket decal, plastic screen and 1080p display? In 2025?
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“VISUAL CONFIRMATION: In this video, taken 2 days ago from a different angle, we can see that Iranian ballistic missiles are indeed actively targeting Israeli air defense batteries, in this case an Arrow-3 of David Sling launcher in Tel Aviv”

via Middle East Spectator on Telegram

@palestine
@israel

t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/200…

#Press #Israel #Iran #War #Artow3 #AD


Middle East Spectator – MES

—❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 VISUAL CONFIRMATION: In this video, taken 2 days ago from a different angle, we can see that Iranian ballistic missiles are indeed actively targeting Israeli air defense batteries, in this case an Arrow-3 of David Sling launcher in Tel Aviv…
Telegram

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Impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on the Russia-Ukraine war gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p…

Impact of the Israel-Iran conflict on the Russia-Ukraine war

As we have heard from mainstream media a few days ago, the United States has removed many of its air defense systems from Ukraine and transported them to the Middle East to be stationed in its various military bases in the region as a precaution shou…
Gilbert Doctorow (Armageddon Newsletter)

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Just more of that commensurate retribution and collateral damage those pesky Israelis seem to think is their divine right to inflict.

flipboard.com/@aljazeera/middl…


Iran says most victims of Israeli attacks are civilians

Israeli strikes on Iran have hit a hospital in the city of Kermanshah. It’s the latest attack on civilian infrastructure. Iranian officials say 224 people have been killed since Israel launched attacks of Friday.
Al Jazeera

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Regarding the last couple boosts: among other downsides, LLMs encourage people to take long-term risks for perceived, but not always actual, short-term gains. They bet the long-term value of their education on a chance at short-term grade inflation, or they bet the long-term security and maintainability of their software codebase on a chance at short-term productivity gains. My read is that more and more data is suggesting that these are bad bets for most people.

In that respect they're very much like gambling. The messianic fantasies some ChatGPT users have been experiencing fits this picture as well.

#AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #tech #dev #ChatGPT #GPT #Gemini #GamblingAddiction #nihilism

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"Yesterday’s split screen was striking: millions of peaceful high-energy protestors on one side and Trump’s listless North Korean-style self-celebration on the other. ...

On a Fox broadcast, someone was heard asking, 'Where are the people?' as the camera panned over a scanty crowd along the route. Even the president himself seemed uninterested and perhaps somnolent at times."

~ Norman Eisen

#NoKings #Trump #parade
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contrarian.substack.com/p/trum…


Trump Is a Lousy Dictator

“No Kings” Succeeds, Trump’s Birthday Bombs: Publisher’s Roundup, 22
Norman Eisen (The Contrarian)

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Belarus President pays ‘family visit’ to China socialistchina.org/2025/06/15/…

Belarus President pays 'family visit' to China - Friends of Socialist China

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko paid his 15th visit to China, June 2-4. On the morning of June 4, President Xi Jinping met with Lukashenko at Zhongnanhai, the compound in central Beijing where the top Chinese leadership live and work.
Friends of Socialist China
in reply to Aral Balkan

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J$

They did fabricate a casus belli, in faking hostile Polish activity (the Gleiwitz incident among others) and using “the Polish assault” as the justification. You know, we are compelled to invade Poland, they attaxxed us.

The rhyming of history. We must bomb schools, hospitals, journalists, humaid workers, shoot people queueing up for puny handouts as we’r starving over two million, cause you know, self defence. (Edit: sarcasm here.)

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TL;DR: Donald Trump is reportedly planning to launch a mobile network and phone, with trademark applications filed for 'Trump' and 'T1' related to telecoms and mobile accessories. theverge.com/news/687418/trump… #law #tech #legaltech ⚖️ 🤖 #autosum

Trump Mobile launches $47 service and a gold phone

The Trump-branded T1 Phone will apparently be made in America.
Dominic Preston (The Verge)

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This remote archipelago in Papua, Indonesia, lies at the heart of Coral Triangle, home to richest marine biodiversity on Earth. Over 1,500 fish species, three-quarters of all known coral species, and countless fragile ecosystems thrive here. Indigenous Papuans rely on waters and forests for food, identity, and survival.

This ecological and cultural sanctuary is now under siege — from the very industry that claims to be building a cleaner, greener future: nickel mining.

fairobserver.com/more/environm…


Nickel Mining Ravages Raja Ampat: Indonesia to Blame, China Complicit

Youth protests in Jakarta spotlight the destruction of Raja Ampat, a biodiversity hotspot and Indigenous Papuan homeland, driven by nickel mining for EVs.
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat (Fair Observer)

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"by acknowledging its intentions, Israel has forced the world to confront a moral and legal emergency that can no longer be obscured by euphemism or diplomatic evasion. Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza has exposed not only the brutality of its military doctrine, but also the fragility of the international legal order — largely established in the wake of the Holocaust — meant to prevent such atrocities."

972mag.com/israel-no-longer-hi…

#Palestine #israel #gaza #warcrimes


Israel now admits its genocidal aims in Gaza. Will the world keep looking away?

Since Trump's return, Israel has dropped all pretenses of self-defense. But even as it evades accountability, it has cemented its legacy as a global pariah.
Amos Brison (+972 Magazine)

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What the actual fuck!!!!?? Is Nethanayu threatening the indiscriminate bombardment of an entire city of more than 9 million people?

“We are telling the citizens of Tehran: ‘Evacuate’, and we are taking action.”

theguardian.com/world/live/202…

#Iran #Israel #WarCrimes


Iran and Israel trade attacks as conflict enters fourth day – live updates

Up to eight reportedly killed and more than 90 injured in Israel as strike damages hospital in the west of Iran
Kate Lamb (The Guardian)

reshared this

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Press Statement by Director of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry #DPRK kfauk.com/press-statement-by-d…

Press Statement by Director of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry - KFAUK.com

Press Statement by Director of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry Pyongyang, June 16 (KCNA) — The director of the Institute for Japan Studies under the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued the following press statement titled “…
Dermot Hudson (KFAUK.com)

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New study on the effects of LLM use (in this case on essay writing):

arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

Quote:

"LLM users also struggled to accurately quote their own work. While LLMs offer immediate convenience, our findings highlight potential cognitive costs. Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning."

The interesting thing is: People who used search engines (to find sources etc) did not show similar issues. This is an important antidote against the belief that LLM-based tools are just like search engines. Which they are not. They are massively degrading their users' mental abilities and development. Which is why these systems have absolutely no place even _near_ any school or university.

hails.org/@hailey/114691651497…


Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed three sessions under the same condition.
arXiv.org

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If It's To Be War With Iran, Let It Be The War That Nobody Comes To
C. #Johnstone

Let’s make this clear: if the #US bombs #Iran, Iran will kill US military personnel in response. If this happens, it will not be Iran’s fault that those military personnel died. It will be Trump’s fault. It will be the fault of everyone whose decisions led to the attack which resulted in their deaths.

And they will have died for nothing.

Anyone who dies in a war with Iran will have died for nothing.

They will not have died fighting for anyone’s freedom. They will not have died protecting their country.

The warmongers and propagandists will try to spin their deaths in this way, but they will be lying.

The bereaved parents and partners of those who died will also try to frame their deaths in this way, but they will only be fooling themselves, because the truth will be too painful to bear.

And the truth is that everyone who dies in such a war will have died because a few powerful people made some extremely evil decisions out of their own self-interest. And for no other reason.

Do NOT join the US military. Do NOT join the militaries of any nation which normally participates in America’s wars. If you are in those militaries, you should get out by any means necessary, as quickly as possible. If further on down the track there is a draft for a war with Iran, you should dodge the draft. Because otherwise you will be throwing yourself into a war with one of the world’s most formidable militaries, for nothing.

If you fight in such a war, you will be fighting for nothing.

If you die in such a war, you will die for nothing.

If you lose your limbs in such a war, you will lose your limbs for nothing.

If you suffer permanent brain damage in such a war, you will lose your mind for nothing.

Even if you manage to survive such a war with your body and brain intact, you will live the rest of your life with the knowledge that you killed human beings for nothing.

There’s a stanza from Carl Sandburg’s “The People, Yes” which has been bubbling around in my consciousness a lot lately:

The little girl saw her first troop parade and asked,
‘What are those?’
‘Soldiers.’
‘What are soldiers?’
‘They are for war. They fight and each tries to kill as many of the other side as he can.’
The girl held still and studied.
‘Do you know . . . I know something?’
‘Yes, what is it you know?’
‘Sometime they’ll give a war and nobody will come.’


If the US directly attacks Iran — and it’s looking increasingly likely that it will — Iran can be expected to kill many US soldiers with powerful attacks on the US military bases that are within striking range of its missiles. If that happens, the US can be expected to launch a full-scale regime change war on Iran.

If that’s to be, then let this be the war that nobody comes to. Because the alternative is to fight and die in a stupid war waged by evil people, for nothing.

caitlinjohnst.one/p/if-its-to-…


If It's To Be War With Iran, Let It Be The War That Nobody Comes To

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
Caitlin Johnstone (Caitlin’s Newsletter)
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