Some notes from a third #velotrain2025 trip (continuing to insist that this is possible...), this time only to the South of France, connecting engagements in Marseille, Port-Vendres and Toulouse. Main challenge this time: the heat, indeed an early heat wave hitting all of France.
I started, this time, by cycling, from my doorstep, across the Col de Carabes, towards the Durance valley, passing Claps, in the fresh air of the morning hours.
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Politicians make the laws, if people are being oppressed, its more of the politicians being the root cause of evil.
So... ACAB + APAB?
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I'm using these definitions for the word politician: dictionary.cambridge.org/dicti…
noun. [UK] - a member of a government or law-making organization
noun. [US] - a person who is active in politics, esp. as a job
1. a member of a government or law-making organization: 2. a member of a…dictionary.cambridge.org
School boards are an elected, political position.
Militias are an illegal organization.
There’s a gulf of difference between the two.
There are also plenty of elected politicians that aren’t awful people. Especially at the state legislative level.
Well today I learned, that school board members are elected. I assume you're referring to the US?..
I'm 42 years old and just learned this today. I attempted to run a petition at age 15 for our school of ~1200 students to keep the pizza lunch line, and I got approximately 420 unique signatures.
I still actually have the signatures somewhere in a file drawer in storage. Back when I did this, I asked people where to turn in my petition. Everyone told me to go to the superintendent's office.
But nobody would actually tell me where the fuck that was, nor would anyone take me there ☹️.
I got more than a third of the students to sign my petition, but nobody would tell me where to take it, like what the actual fuck?
Midwest/East Coast is still cooking... Those orange and purple spots are all heat warnings of one sort or another.
Fifteen organizations call on GHF and other groups running aid delivery to cease operations or face legal consequencesAlice Speri (The Guardian)
Israel-Iran war live: Trump declares ceasefire in ‘12-day war’; Israel reports three dead in Iranian missile attack
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"The Israeli military says it has identified more missile launches from Iran – that would make it the fifth wave of missiles to target Israel this morning."
A senior White House official said Trump had brokered the deal in a call with Benjamin Netanyahu; Iranians report some of the most intense Israeli bombings of the war overnightKate Lamb (The Guardian)
Exclusive: Elbit Systems pushed for retrial after charges against Palestine Action co-founders were dismissed, new documents show.JOHN McEVOY (Declassified Media ltd)
Milo yapapapaysdoflous went from being a flaming faggot to a flaming conservative
ngl, pretty sure he bleached his hair.
@Xenophon I was all excited, the faggotry was over, lgbtq went way, and now we are just openly sucking Israels dick? wtf man. What about all the palestines the dems imported???
Though I'll take mexicans over them. I don't mind mexicans.
Iran has launched 6th wav of missiles towards Israel, 15 minutes pass the "agreed" ceasefire.
The missiles are mostly hypersonic with large payloads (Fattah/Fateh, Kheybar, Khorramshahr and Omid).
Israeli censorship does not allow any report to come out from Tel Aviv or Haifa, but multiple heavy explosions were heard in both cities.
#Iran #Israel #Ceasefire #IranStrikesBack #WarOnIran #IranUnderAttack #Genocide #StopIsrael #SaveGaza
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The cell they caught in Rey-Shahr said that they have been working on this for 10 years and the teams were sent to Iran last year to setup factories to put together FPVs and suicide drones.
I just hope IRI does not turn into the same barbarian reaction to this attacks as they did to Marsad offensive by MKO in 1988.
I lost family, friends and relatives to the mass execution of political prisoners that followed in August/September 1988.
"SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice"
Honestly still can't believe that I wrote this headline today, let alone that the U.S. Supreme Court's majority did so.
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Justice Sotomayor called the order a "gross ... abuse" of the court's authority. Also: Law Dork in the media.Chris Geidner (Law Dork)
In a previous project, my team was building a SaaS application. The scenario was this: we had a slider for setting a price, from $0.00 to $10.00. When you moved the slider, the app would show you the…Jithin Sankar (Medium)
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Nodutdol condemns Trump’s barbaric attack on Iran. We call on Korean people everywhere to oppose this heinous drive for war and regime change against a sovereign country. The U.S.Nodutdol
Image shows massive destruction in buildings in Beersheba city following direct impact of Iranian missile
#Iran #Israel #IranStrikesBack #IranUnderAttack #StopIsrael #PeaceNow #StopGenocide
@palestine@a.gup.pe @palestine@lemmy.ml @israel @iran
Are you one of the people who believed W. Bush with his retarded "Mission Accomplished" banner?
This isn't over. It's not over until Orange Man sends a few thousand to die for Israel. It's literally the 6th month of his first year. The economy is still tanking. Tariffs have destroyed all small American manufactures. There are still no jobs.
This won't end well.
Alt text: The top panel has a button on the left is labeled "We live on stolen land" and a button on the right labeled "Borders are just imaginary lines." The panel beneath it has a picture of a man labeled as "The Left" wiping off sweat, unable to choose.
A family member of mine who is full MAGA shared this meme with me. The Right does not seem to understand that while land cannot be truly owned, it can be in use by people, and other people can forcefully steal it from them.
You just prove why I can't remember my left from my right, you literally posted the left on the right arm.
And I still can't grasp what the fuck left vs right means in political terms.
Wer in Deutschland eingebürgert werden will, muss unterschreiben sich nicht wie Merz zu verhalten, sonst droht die Ausbürgerung.
»Seit Kurzem müssen Einbürgerungswillige in Deutschland diesen Text unterschreiben. Selbst danach droht ihnen noch 10 Jahre lang die Ausbürgerung, falls der Staat das Bekenntnis als bewusst falsch wertet. Was sollen sie denken, wenn der Kanzler einen Angriffskrieg ausdrücklich unterstützt?« (Yossi Bartal bsky.app/profile/yossibartal.b…)
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There's no good reason for them to be on the road. Consider the following:
People complain about cars all the time, and while our car dependency is definitely a big issue that we need to address, cars still have a lot utility. Motorcycles on the other hand? Not really. I think getting rid of them once and for all is good way to immediately make our roads safer, simplify traffic, and open up a pathway to move away from cars.
Motorcycles get much better mileage than gas cars. Most cars on the road carry only a single person during Rush Hour. Motorcycles create much less pollution and traffic in those situations. A typical motorcycle tends to get double the fuel economy of a typical gas car. A gas car only comes out ahead if you carpool with more than 2 people, which almost nobody does.
As a pedestrian, getting hit by a motorcycle going 30 km/h is much is much less lethal than being hit by a car going 30 km/h. the amount of kinetic energy is a fraction of that of a car
At least in my area, motorcyclists are on average safer drivers than BMWs or Teslas, probably even safer than average. At least they bother to signal most of the time.
You have some points but some of your arguments are totally untrue.
They do make nice quiet motorcycles ya know right? Not every motorcycle rider has loud exhaust, they do make quite a few with good mufflers and well balanced quiet engines.
Not every motorcycle rider is a douchebag.
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I was surprised to learn about the multiple assassinations Israel has done against Pakistan.
Just something to keep in mind when they join in on the destruction of Israel.
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Die schwarz-rote Bundesregierung präsentiert ihre ersten beiden Haushalte. Die Investitionen steigen kräftig – auch ins Militär. Bei den Ärmsten wird gespart.
Erster Haushalt der neuen Regierung: Militärausgaben bald 30 Prozent des Etats
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Die schwarz-rote Bundesregierung präsentiert ihre ersten beiden Haushalte. Die Investitionen steigen kräftig – auch ins Militär. Bei den Ärmsten wird gespart.
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🚨🚨The Biden-Harris Terrorist Threat.
Nearly half of Iranian nationals caught by Border Patrol during the Biden-Harris Terrorist Organization were released into the US, CBP.
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Yeah, Well...CNN IS FAKE NEWS, and that's all I have to say about that.
"Iran has reportedly rejected a ceasefire between itself and Israel, claiming that it did not receive “any ceasefire proposal” after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries.
A “senior Iranian official” told CNN that “Iran would continue to fight until it achieves lasting peace.” The official added that it “would view remarks from Israel” and the United States as being a “deception.”"
William (Billy) Shears Campbell Confession .Faul Announces his Tell All Book! Name Revealed! Billy Shears Replaced Paul in 1966 after a horrific car crash....YouTube
21 June was a historic day of protest against war and rearmament, and in support of the Palestinian people and against imperialist aggression by the USA, Israel to Iran.central wftu (WFTU)
I use 'reorient.'
Because 'reorientate' sounds goofy.
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What kind of treachery is this? I post tons of cool stuff about #FOSS and #Linux and almost no one pays attention here. Then I post something about #War and then a dozen boost my post and I get half a dozen new followers.
New goal in life: Live in a cave, never hear about war, politics and conflicts. With 10Gbps Fiber connection in the cave.
Unfortunately we are social beings. But also war lover beings... and now we are living in "Interesting times"...
The new missile attack by the murderous Israeli state on Iran and the ongoing massacre in Palestine are at the heart of trade union action in Greece.central wftu (WFTU)
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The unprecedented vertical expansion across Gulf cities has created unique concrete placement challenges that only large boom pumps can solve. In Dubai's Downtown district and Riyadh's new financial hubs, construction schedules demand continuous concrete pours at heights exceeding 60 stories—a logistical impossibility without the reach and precision of modern concrete boom pump technology. These mechanical giants have become the circulatory system of high-rise construction, delivering the lifeblood of concrete exactly where and when needed, at volumes that keep ambitious projects on their breakneck timelines.
The region's extreme climate adds another layer of complexity that boom pumps uniquely address. With ambient temperatures regularly exceeding 45°C and humidity levels fluctuating dramatically, concrete placement windows shrink while performance demands increase. Large boom pumps overcome these challenges through climate-adapted hydraulics and intelligent placement strategies that maintain concrete integrity from truck to formwork. Their role has evolved from convenient accessory to mission-critical equipment in the Gulf's race to the sky.
Modern boom pumps servicing Gulf high-rises feature Z-fold boom configurations reaching 60-70 meters vertically, allowing single-position placement for entire floor plates. The latest models incorporate high-pressure pumping systems (up to 230 bar) that maintain consistent flow rates at extreme heights—a necessity when placing 10,000+ cubic meter foundations or continuous shear walls.
Laser-guided boom positioning systems achieve millimeter accuracy when navigating dense rebar cages and complex formwork. This precision prevents the cold joints and honeycombing that plague manual placement methods. Some pumps now integrate with BIM models, automatically adjusting boom trajectories to avoid clashes with protruding steel elements.
Tower projects in the Gulf typically face liquidated damages exceeding $100,000 per day for delays. Boom pumps in Saudi Arabia enable 24/7 concrete operations, cutting placement times by 60% compared to traditional methods. Their ability to pour 500+ cubic meters per day keeps critical path activities on schedule despite tight construction sequencing.
A single boom pump crew replaces 15-20 manual laborers, a crucial advantage in markets facing skilled labor shortages. The reduced manpower requirements also minimize site congestion—a significant benefit when working on constrained urban plots where multiple trades compete for space.
Gulf-specification boom pumps incorporate refrigerated hydraulic oil coolers and UV-resistant hoses that maintain performance in extreme heat. Some models feature shaded operator cabins with climate control, ensuring precision operation even during midday summer pours.
Sealed electrical components and automatic moisture sensors allow operation during frequent dust storms. Advanced units include real-time concrete monitoring that adjusts pumping parameters when sand content in the air affects mix consistency.
The dependence on large concrete pumps in UAE and Saudi high-rise construction reflects more than convenience—it represents the only viable solution meeting the region's unique combination of scale, speed, and environmental challenges. As towers grow taller and schedules more aggressive, these machines will continue evolving, incorporating AI-driven placement algorithms and alternative power systems to maintain their indispensable role in shaping the Gulf's futuristic skylines. Their value proposition extends beyond concrete delivery—they are enabling technologies turning architectural visions into structural reality.
The boom concrete pump for sale in Aimix has three chassis types available. 15m, 18m, 20m, 26m, 30m, 33m, and 38m boom pumps for sale.Concrete Solutions - Concrete Production & Pumping & Paving
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im Freizeitpark Moers zwischen Bettenkamper Meer und Solimare, 24. Juni 2018
#Tiere #Faulbaumbläuling #Niederrhein #FreizeitparkSolimare #Moers #Insekten #Schmetterlinge #foto #photo #fotografie #photography #animals #protostome #arthropod #insects #pterygota #butterflies #hollyblue
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#Petitionen sind Wichsen fürs Gewissen, ich weiß. Aber man kann's ja trotzdem mal versuchen: Vermögen offenlegen – Vertrauen zurückgewinnen: Keine Politik für den eigenen Geldbeutel!
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ILO Convention 190/2019 on the elimination of violence and harassment in the workplace. What it is and how it has been implemented in various countries with Gianni Rosas, Director of the ILO Italy office.central wftu (WFTU)
FACT-CHECKING IS PROPAGANDA
Factcheck.org is one of fecesbook's current "fact-checkers...
here is a little research on them...and it is obvious that they have a globalist slant...
Fact Checking FactCheck.org
FactCheck.org is run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), a political and media thinktank started in 1993 by Walter and Leonore Annenberg under the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania (ASCUP) and funded by the multibillion dollar Annenberg Foundation. The current president of ASCUP is Amy Gutmann.
Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg (1908-2002) was the son of Moses Annenberg, a newspaper businessman that purchased the Philadelphia Inquirer and was indicted in what was at the time called "the single greatest case of tax fraud in U.S. history".
Walter attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, but he dropped out before attaining a degree.
After his father's death in 1942, he took over his father's business and greatly expanded it, buying up rival newspapers and even buying up radio and TV stations. He started new publications, such as TV Guide and Seventeen Magazine, and it published Playboy Magazine.
In 1951 he married Leonore Cohn, niece of Harry Cohn, the founder and president of Columbia pictures until his retirement. It was said that Harry Cohn exchanged sexual favors for employment with actresses and was said to keep an autographed photo of Benito Mussolini on his desk. According to biographer Michael Fleming, Cohn forced Curly Howard of the Stooges to keep working after suffering a series of minor strokes, which likely contributed to a further deterioration of Howard's health and his eventual retirement and early death.
In 1966, Annenberg used The Inquirer to cast doubt on the candidacy of Democrat Milton Shapp for governor of Pennsylvania. Shapp was highly critical of the proposed merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad with the New York Central Railroad and was pushing the US Interstate Commerce Commission to prevent it from occurring. Annenberg, who was the biggest individual stockholder of the Pennsylvania Railroad, wanted to see the merger succeed (which it did) and he was frustrated with Shapp's opposition. During a press conference, an Inquirer reporter asked Shapp if he had ever been a patient in a mental hospital. Never having been in one, Shapp simply said "no." The next day, a five-column front page Inquirer headline read, "Shapp Denies Mental Institution Stay." Shapp and others have attributed his loss of the election to Annenberg's newspaper.
Amy Gutmann
Amy Gutmann is a "political scientist" from Princeton University and claims to be an egalitarian from the school the school of thought of Liberalism.
Her contributions to political "science" are her theories on what she calls "deliberative democracy" and on "group identity". In her 2018 University of Pennsylvania Commencement speech, "Think Uniquely, Stand United," she said that ". . . what makes us unique and what unites us are not starkly opposed. Uniqueness and unity are the twin pillars of a strong pluralism. We thrive when we combine unity of shared values with our unique perspectives on life. It has never been more important that we think uniquely while we stand united."
From 2005 to 2009, Gutmann served on the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, a committee that advises the FBI on national security issues relating to academia. In 2009, Barack Obama appointed Gutmann chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, and reappointed her in early 2012. Gutmann is a member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), which convenes at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She was also among the leaders of a select group of presidents of research universities throughout the world that advised the United Nations Secretary-General on a range of global issues, including academic freedom, mass migration, international development, and the social responsibilities of universities, call the Global Colloquium of University Presidents.
Her husband, Michael Doyle, graduated from Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida and is a professor at Columbia University. He was also a member of the External Research Advisory Committee of the UNHCR and the Advisory Committee of the Lessons-Learned Unit of the Department of Peace-Keeping Operations (UN). He is a member of Council of Foreign Relations, New York.
In addition, the "fact checkers" known as "Science Feedback" and Health Feedback" are also heavily funded by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
"Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent every year to control the public mind." ~Noam Chomsky
Eat steak & eggs for breakfast and you're a weirdo.
Drink 46 grams of sugar (Starbucks Frappuccino) for breakfast and you're normal.
Make it make sense...NOT!
Never has it become more apparent than it has these past couple of years that you can be standing next to another person and be existing in two completely alternate realities.
Everything is upside down and back to front and inside out because we haven't built society for purpose; we've built it to protect a class of obscenely wealthy and powerful people who contribute nothing of worth, and everything else has to be built around preserving their wealth
Excerpt: With all due respect to Obama, Biden, and Harris, Iran’s “Islamic Bomb” program just changed its pronouns to “was/were” after a mostly peaceful airshow featuring American B-2s. It is now unburdened by what has been.
That excerpt alone makes this article worth sharing. 👍
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"When POTUS says 60 days ... otherwise [Iran's] nuclear capability will not exist; he meant it. Iran should listen to the president of the United States, and know that he means it — every word."The Patriot Post
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime’s military confirmed that dozens of drones and several ballistic missiles from Iran targeted key locations across the occupied Palestinian territories, triggering widespread panic, destruction, and mass evacuation…Tasnim News Agency
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Iranian army commander: We will defend our country’s independence, territorial integrity, and the Iranian system with all our capabilitiesenglish.masirahtv.net
Two things can be true:
(1) Iran has a terrible, repressive system government, reminding us of the need to separate religion and state.
(2) A President who violates the U.S. Constitution in conducting warfare must be impeached, convicted, and removed from office.
a third thing, too: which is that Iran had experienced a revolution and moved ahead, away from church/state merger, but the US did a counter revolution and put a religiously extreme government back in power.
Of course that indicts more than 1 American regime, as more than 1 regime presided over manipulating those "brave Mujahideen fighters", which gets a lot more messy.
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Here is the universal formula for success in anything you want to do in life:
1. Learn how things work
2. Stop being dumb
That's it. That will take you anywhere you want to go.
Reminder that, once investigators got past Elon’s tactics of hiding real driving and accident data, #Tesla cars were found to be the most dangerous and lethal cars on US roads.
But I’m sure the new taxis will be great.
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Watch this video of Tesla's Robotaxi, and let me know what you think:Kay Leadfoot (FuelArc News)
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A story about Okayu preparing onigiri for her Hololive friends. This book was originally drawn for Comiket 99 (C99).MangaDex
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President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to The Primakov Readings International Forum today, posted on the Kremlin site. Excerpts: ”The Readings have established themselves as a highly respected international expert forum.Michael O. Billington (EIR News)
LOL: Deranged Rosie O’Donnell is Demanding a 2024 Recount, Eight Months After the Election
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Wolfgang Cramer
in reply to Wolfgang Cramer • • •A highlight of this route is always La Batie des Fonds, a peaceful tiny hamlet at 1000m altitude, and the location of the source of the Drôme, "our" beautiful river.
A small friend was watching me refill my water bottles without a move.
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Wolfgang Cramer
in reply to Wolfgang Cramer • • •This col, reaching 1261m is not "hard", rarely more than 4-5%, and on the Drôme side mostly in the shade of trees, but temperature was going up, and my body wasn't quite ready for it. But I reached it, meeting only a number of fellow cyclists and some very few cars and motorbikes (this col is really not for them).
A heartfelt thanks to the motorcyclist who saw me sleep in the grass, turned around and asked whether I was ok!
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