william ruto has barricaded himself all day, and most likely, will so all night

that is the fear the People of Kenya have instilled in him #RutoMustGo

link below:
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#StateViolence #ExtrajudicialKilling #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #Abductions #Police #AbolishThePolice #Neocolonialism #Dictatorship #Oppression #SocialJustice #HumanRights #Activism #Politics #Kenya #Africa

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"Ecology without class war is gardening"

Saw this on a sticker in the street in France. The original quote was "l'écologie sans lutte de classes c'est du jardinage"

ETA: quote attributed to Brazilian environmentalist and trade union leader Chico Mendes (1944–1988). In Portuguese: "Ecologia sem luta de classes é jardinagem".

Thanks @LeoRJorge

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Ce matin, j‘ai tondu l’herbe dans le jardin. Cette herbe que je croyais indescriptible mais dont je veux partager avec vous la description qu’en fait Victor Hugo dans l’Archipel de la Manche : « C’est l’herbe de partout… vous y trouverai des fétuques et des pâturins comme dans la première herbe venue, plus le cynodon pied-de-poule et la glycérie flottante, plus le brome mollet aux épillets en fuseau, plus le phalaris des Canaries, l’agrostide qui donne une teinture verte, l’ivraie ray-grass, le lupin jaune, la houlque, qui a de la laine sur sa tige, la flouve qui sent bon, l’amourette qui tremble, le souci pluvial, l’ail sauvage, dont la fleur est si douce et l’odeur si âcre, la fléole, le vulpin, dont l’épi semble une petite massue, le stipe, propre à faire des paniers, l’élyme utile à fixer les sables mouvants. … »
Je m’arrête là, ce n’est pas la dictée de Pivot mais je précise que la description continue, toute aussi détaillée concernant les fleurs et les insectes, aussi imagée et riche en vocabulaire. En lisant cela on s’aperçoit de l’effondrement de la connaissance qui ne concerne plus que les "zexperts". À l’époque (1883) ils n’avaient ni Google, ni Wikipédia mais ils savaient les choses. Une image vaut mille mots dit-on, mais à force d’en voir tant, on devient aveugle. Le siècle qui est le nôtre s’est enfoncé dans un gouffre d’ignorance. Il n’y a qu’à écouter les réponses d’élèves interrogés en micro-trottoir sur la manière qu’ils ont eu d’aborder les sujets de dissertation proposés pour leur dissertation de philo, pour constater le vide abyssal qui a envahi nos cervelles d’HPE « surdoués ».
À force d’images TikTok, on ne sait plus parler. L’appauvrissement du vocabulaire mène à des descriptions sommaires : ça va, ça/va pas, gentil/méchant, triste/gai, positif/négatif. Cette lecture réduite des problématiques entraîne une vision sommaire du monde d'où des grossièretés et des insultes, faute de moyen (d’expression). Résultat : on se poignarde dans la cour des écoles, on se bat en famille, on se défonce à mourir, ou l’on quitte la table des négociations parce qu’on s’y ennuie. La diplomatie ? La diplo quoi ? Toujours le même millier de mots répétés en boucle, ou larguer soudain un G9 pour rentrer chez soi en compagnie de sa bande de béotiens en bredouillant qu’on a « autre chose à faire », sous-entendu que de discuter avec des subalternes indécis et confus, des chefs de pseudo grands états, mais qu’on toise d’un regard méprisant…
Notre monde se précipite vers sa fin devant les caméras. Face à l’ignorance crasse des dictateurs, n’y a-t-il d’autre issue que d’espérer se faire promptement remplacer par une Intelligence Artificielle à qui l'on accorde tous les crédits ?
Nous vivons une ère ténébreuse qui ne s’éclaire la nuit que lorsque les missiles du dôme de fer interceptent roquettes / bombes longues portées venues de l’étranger…
Alors, j’ai replié le journal, et je suis retourné m’allonger dans l’herbe pour lire Victor l’exilé…
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Ok miod, t'as raison peut être même sur les deux tableaux, mais n'empêche que le billet de CharlElie est bien senti quand même ! Ah les cervelles d'HPE surdoués, sont surtout dotées des égos surdimensionnés de leurs parents, hein 😀 Notre monde ne court pas à sa perte, il s'y rend en trottinette nucléaire ! Parce que la biodiversité semble avoir aussi sacrément chuté aussi depuis d'Hugo a écrit ce texte... En pleine nature, où je suis pourtant, je dénombre à peine 3 ou 4 espèces de graminées et même pauvre nombre de variétés de fleurs sauvages guimauves, paquerettes, marguerites, l'achillée millefeuilles... après le solstice... une ou deux espèces de papillons (sylenes, tabacs d'Espagne, piérides, citrons...)

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani shocked the Democratic Party establishment by defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo in a New York City Democratic mayoral primary that often focused on Mamdani's support for Palestinian rights and the BDS movement.

mondoweiss.net/2025/06/mamdani…

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

4 states have passed data broker registration laws.
750 companies have registered in at least one state.
100s do not register in all states.
We've asked regulators to investigate.
eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-…

Fifth Pipe Dream – Vol I (1968)
Musically, it’s a fuzz-tinged, acid-washed snapshot of the late-’60s Bay Area psych scene. Songs like “Hashish” and “She Encircles Me” ride waves of distortion and layered effects, while “Family Song” is a full psychedelic suite. These aren’t polished hits — they’re garage-psych relics, some likely demos, capturing the vibe just before the scene became too polished.
Video
#music

Jewish philosophy and influence has an eternal, built-in self-destruction mechanism. They want to proudly proclaim to be the originators of progressive policies, feminism, abortion, gay marriage, transgenderism, socialism, eugenics, state and academic influence and advisor roles, social movements, finance, entertainment, social media, tech, ‘diversity’ (forced immigration), etc. while simultaneously claiming they have no influence or control over world affairs or social engineering whatsoever.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration's human trafficking practices, allowing the government to deport individuals to countries where they face torture, slavery, or death without providing any explanation or due process.

techdirt.com/2025/06/24/suprem…

#usa #uspol

Senado vota aumento no número de deputados: Brasil precisa de mais parlamentares?
https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/c4gdzrj8vy2o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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REWE wirbt jetzt mit Flyern im Markt für die Petition für den verminderten MwSt-Satz für Milchersatzprodukte - hoffen wir, dass das Quorum für steuererleichterte #vegan e Nahrungsmittel erreicht wird. (Ähnliche Petition: epetitionen.bundestag.de/petit… - die von REWE wird noch geprüft) (UPDATE 2: nachhaltigkeit.rewe.de/einkauf… (REWE hat nun einen Platzhalter auf deren Homepage)
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Liebe Fedis,

vor einigen Tagen berichtete jemand begeistert, wie sehr es ihr/ihm mit der #Angststörung besser geht, nachdem das richtige #Medikament gegeben wird.

Ich kann mich noch sinngemäß an einen Satz erinnern, in dem bestaunt wurde, wie jetzt Dinge gehen, wo vorher immer der Gedanke "Angst" gewesen ist.

Wisst ihr, wer das war? Um welches Medikament es ging? Ich finde den Text nicht mehr und würde es gerne meinem Neffen schicken.

:boost_ok:

Kurze Erinnerung: Diese Petition braucht Zeichnung!

Bundestagspetitionen sind bei Erfolg bindend, insofern sich der Bundestag dann damit beschäftigen muss, und diese hier ist wirklich wichtig für eigentlich alle von uns, denn der Zugang zu Psychotherapie soll ziemlich erschwert werden: epetitionen.bundestag.de/conte…

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Bahnfahren kann so schön sein. Ich habe der Zugchefin lediglich einen guten Morgen gewünscht, als der ICE in Bielefeld hielt, wo ich einsteigen wollte. Als ich später im BordBistro einen Kaffee kaufen wollte, kam sie zufällig vorbei und rief Bedienung zu „der geht auf mich“.
Ich wäre heute der einzige Fahrgast gewesen, der freundlich ihren Gruß erwidert hätte.
That‘s Punk, Bitches!

#urteil #berlin #verkehr

"Berlin autofrei" hat vor Gericht gesiegt!!!

"Eine Initiative will innerhalb von Berlin den Autoverkehr massiv einschränken. Die Regierung in der Hauptstadt hält das Volksbegehren für verfassungswidrig. Doch der zuständige Gerichtshof gibt "Berlin autofrei" jetzt grünes Licht."
n-tv.de/politik/Initiative-Vol…

NPS (Death Valley)

"DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Early morning on June 19, a truck caught fire while descending Towne Pass on California Highway 190 within Death Valley National Park...

Park Rangers were the first on scene, but the National Park Service’s fire truck is out of the park for maintenance and inspection...

In 2024, six tractor trailers and one 5th wheel RV caught on fire on CA-190 within Death Valley National Park. Most of these incidents were caused by overheated brakes while descending steep grades. Commercial trucks are not advised on CA-190 through Death Valley National Park due to steep grades. "

nps.gov/deva/learn/news/tracto…

#NPS #fire #DeathValley

Establishment Democrats worked overtime to oppose progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral primary race
— and yet, claim to be baffled over why the Democratic Party is losing support, freshly ousted Democratic activist David Hogg said in a fiery post on Monday.
“The same establishment that is spending millions to destroy Zohran will say in a few months that we need to spend millions on polling and testing to win back young people.
Open your god damn eyes — it’s free,” Hogg wrote, the day before the primary election on Tuesday.
Indeed, like most major left-leaning candidates in the U.S., Mamdani is no stranger to attacks from establishment politicians and their donors.
truthout.org/articles/david-ho…

Eine Wärmepumpe ist überall dort, wo es geht (ja, auch in Bestandsbauten) die bessere Wahl, daran ändert auch dieser absurde pro-fossile Haushaltstrick nichts. Aber eine unfassbare Dreistigkeit ist das trotzdem. Einmal mehr wird die Gasbranche feiern. Es gibt wieder Geschenke.

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Das heißt: Die Gasheizungsbesitzer bekommen künftig mehr heraus, Wärmepumpenbesitzer nicht. Wer CO2-sparend heizt, wird bestraft (und zahlt für die Gaskunden mit).

Die Regierung belohnt erstmal alle, die die Propaganda von Union, FDP, KKR-Newslettern und AfD geglaubt haben.


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“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation and foreign commerce.”

~ James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Federalist No. 45

Familie Thiele¹ mußte zu ihrem großen Bedauern 4 Mrd. Erbschaftssteuer zahlen, weil ihre Steuer­hinterziehungs­stiftung² nicht rechtzeitig fertig wurde.

Was die generelle Frage aufwirft: übertrifft der gesamt­gesellschaftliche Nutzen solcher Stiftungen im Mittel die Steuerausfälle für den Staat?³

Falls nicht sollten wir die Gesetzeslage ändern. Wird aber nicht passieren:
• die Union wird dagegen sein
• die SPD wird dafür sein, wenn sie in der Opposition ist, aber nicht, wenn sie gerade an der Regierung ist
• und beim Rest weiß ich auch nicht…
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¹Die Erben von Milliardär Heinz Hermann Thiele, Hauptaktionär von Knorr-Bremse.
²formal ist das natürlich ein legales Konstrukt, womit es technisch keine Steuerhinterziehung ist
³Ich hätte da eine starke Vermutung…

#pol #depol

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🐦💧 Sommersonne & durstige Piepmätze? Schenkt euren Gartenbewohnern eine DIY-Oase! Eine einfache, flache Schale wird mit klarem Wasser täglich aufgefüllt und heiß überbrüht – so bleibt sie keimfrei und lädt zum Baden, Trinken und Putzen ein. Tipp: 1,5 m Höhe schützt vor Katzen, ein Miniteich bringt Luxus für Vögel, Bienen & Schmetterlinge! 🌿

Weitere Infos inkl. Video 👉 nabu.de/umwelt-und-ressourcen/…

#Vogelschutz #Naturnah #DIY #Gartenliebe #Sommerfreude

New in PN: SCOTUS clears the path for Trump's network of global gulags

"With one paragraph, the Court undercut lower court judges and consigned countless immigrants to be renditioned to a system of gulags. It will have lasting corrosive effects on American civil society and respect for the courts." publicnotice.co/p/trump-third-…

BRICS Calls For WMD-Free Zone in Middle East sputnikglobe.com/20250625/bric…

How Bird Flu Went from Devastating Poultry Farms to Infecting Dairy Herds
https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/how-bird-flu-went-from-devastating-poultry-farms-to-infecting-dairy-herds/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Scientific American @scientific-american-SciAm

[ Android Police: This new Android feature is awful and there's no way to turn it off ]
androidpolice.com/android-16-f…
Or you can do what I used to do in meetings...

PUT MY PHONE ON DND!

Kids these days......

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“No power but Congress can declare war, but what is the value of this constitutional provision, if the President of his own authority may make such military movements as must bring on war?”

~ Daniel Webster
(1782-1852) US Senator

Huawei aggressively expanding, despite US threats against anyone, anywhere using their chips. It's really heart warming to see a cooperatively owned company becoming dominant in the tech sector.

youtu.be/NYLXubOBZDs

#technology #china #huawei

Zohran Mamdani’s apparent victory late Tuesday night represented a sharp rebuke of the Democratic Party establishment

It represented, he said, the ascendance of a new Democratic coalition, one that prioritized the needs of the working class over those of the elite.
“We have won because New Yorkers have stood up for a city they can afford,” he said.
“A city where they can do more than just struggle. One where those who toil in the night can enjoy the fruits of their labor in the day.”
nytimes.com/2025/06/25/nyregio…

@Theaitetos (Рцяэыоод) - sad news:

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#Fox #Foxes #MikaylaRaines #animals

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@mudflap Is that reason enough to be a soft, fucking, pussy suicidal? We have all gotten bullied in multiple ways. Those moments were and still are, opportunities to overcome and win not to surrender and die. It's unforgivable, it's weak and it's superficial.

Imagine caring that much about gaining the acceptance of people, especially people one never even met, that their negative, presumable opinions or attitudes causes one to prefer suicide. That is utter vanity and there may be a special place in hell for people that vain, weak and shallow. Who will take care of her foxes now that she never really cared about them in the first place? She just cared about what favorable opinions, that others had for her.

Jean-Pascal Zadi : interview avec l'acteur et réalisateur du film Le Grand Déplacement | GQ France


#cinéma

Oh purée ça a l'air mortel. Zadi me fait mourir de rire, il est génial.

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fascinating how every culture has its own legends - in Germany our neighbors were horrified we put ice in our drinks - they said it was bad for the stomach. To this day with few exceptions I prefer drinks room temp or hot

@wesyang
I was told by my Korean mother that I could die from an electric fan left running while asleep and only learned well into adulthood that this was an urban legend unique to Koreans

"The heatwave media formula is still extravagantly weird: all stock photos of ice-creams and suns with their hats on.

It’s like illustrating a war with a photo of a soldier coming home and kissing his sweetheart: sure, that must happen to some people, eventually, but it is not most people’s lived reality of war."

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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PNG is back!

programmax.net/articles/png-is… (by Chris Blume)

A new PNG spec was just released! […]

[…] After 20 years of stagnation, PNG is back with renewed vigor!

What's new?

* Proper HDR support (future‐proof, too!)

* Finally recognizes APNGs (animations!)

* Officially supports Exif data

* General tidying up—fixing errata, clarifications, etc.

#png

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"Trapping AI" – Slight Update! 🌀

Activity in the "Trapping AI" project is accelerating: in just under a month, over 26 million requests have hit our tarpit URLs 🕳️. Vast volumes of meaningless content were devoured by AI crawlers — ruthless digital leeches that relentlessly scour and pillage the web, leaving no data untouched.

In the coming days, we’ll roll out a new layer of complexity — amplifying both the intensity and offensiveness of our approach. This escalation builds on fakejpeg, a tool developed by @pengfold.

🖼️ fakejpeg generates fake JPEGs on the fly. You "train" it with a collection of existing JPEGs, and once trained, it can produce an arbitrary number of things that look like real JPEGs — perfect for feeding aggressive web crawlers junk 🗑️.

Explore fakejpeg: github.com/gw1urf/fakejpeg

Learn more about "Trapping AI": algorithmic-sabotage.github.io…

See the tarpit in action: content.asrg.site/

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@pluralistic

I don't want to poison "AI” crawlers with huge quantities of random text. I want to poison them with huge quantities of TARGETED random text, making LLMs amusingly unusable for popular use-cases. Imagine the business reports we could make them write:

“Q3 reports from Asia showed positive growth rates in consumer sales and huge hairy cocks, with key indicators including customer retention, brand recognition and turgid purple schlongs all meeting OKR targets.”

📢 Humanitarian Response Update by 🔵 OCHA

#gaza #palestine

🔹 Attacks on people attempting to collect food supplies along established humanitarian aid convoy routes or from militarized distribution sites continue to be reported, resulting in mass casualties

🔹 Between 21 April and 21 June 2025, within two months, the scale of operations gradually decreased due to a combination of access restrictions, insecurity, and resource constraints

📑 Report (prime source) 👇🏽

ochaopt.org/content/gaza-human…

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It is difficult to summon any kind of language to describe the age of Israeli barbarity and horror and remain sane. #Israel #Netanyahu #JewishHitler #warcriminal #Zionazis #Jewishterrorists #psychopaths #hasbara #OccupiedWestBank #Gaza #Palestine #genocide #Iran #CrimesAgainstHumanity #USA #warcrimes theshot.net.au/uncategorized/t…

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