I very much admire Lara Logan. She is a fine journalist with keen instincts, but I have mixed feelings about the cleavage-revealing wardrobe she favors for her appearances and interviews.

One would dismiss her credentials at their peril if they base their opinion on how she dresses, and maybe that's a strategy on her part.

But I find it curious....

@Phil - you can thank me later for being the straight man for whatever you're going to say...

📢 Muy importante el informe de Albanese denunciando a las empresas que "se han beneficiado de la ocupación israelí, de la expulsión de la población palestina de sus tierras y, en última instancia, de la limpieza étnica"

⚫ #BoicotIsrael
🔴 #Sanciones
🟢 #EmbargoIntegral

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Is this greenwashing? Asking for our friend Kevin O'Leary ;)


The Wonder Valley website is making emissions-related claims that O'Leary Ventures' CEO has openly admitted are false. Are they running afoul of Canada's greenwashing legislation?
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Look at any ESG fund, its a collection of the largest tech stocks. The entire thing is a scam to increase management fees, doesnt matter if its Brookfield doing it or what, they just follow Blackrock's gameplan for increasing corporate profits, and thats what the ESG movement is.

investor.vanguard.com/investme…

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Many of us grew up using paint-by-number sets to create beautiful color pictures. For years now, NASA engineers studying aircraft and rocket designs in wind tunnels have flipped that childhood pastime, using computers to generate images from “numbers-by-paint” – pressure sensitive paint (PSP), that is. Now, advances in the use of high-speed cameras, supercomputers, and […]

Now -#WeAreAllYvetteCooper
The Guardian view on proscribing Palestine Action: blurring civil disobedience and terrorism is a dangerous step | Editorial | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Considering what the BBC has said today about their broadcast of Bob Vylan from Glastonbury, I can only assume that in future if any musical artist makes a political statement the broadcast will immediately be cut.

And that, chums, is simple authoritarian censorship.

#bbc #censorship #ukpol #fascism

The Devil in the Details of Trump’s "Final Proposal" for Gaza Ceasefire

www.dropsitenews.com/p/trump-netanyahu-hamas-united-states-israel-ceasefire

A Hamas official accused Trump of aiding an Israeli “deception operation,” but the movement says it wants to bridge the gaps and make a deal.

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“You are killing our people and our forests, and our friends and our medicines. We cannot continue to survive… unless we stop this.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #Ontario #COO

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The United States flag adorns an aluminum plate mounted at the base of the mast, or “head,” of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. This image of the plate was taken on June 28, 2025 (the 1,548th day, or sol, of the mission), by the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) camera on the […]

#antireport
Τι συνέβη έξω από το νέο κυλικείο της Νομικής με την "εργαζόμενη" του ΕΜΠ Γεωργία Τύρου , που τελικά έχει τρία κυλικεία

youtube.com/watch?v=4LVuOCUoPR…

Πέμπτη (3/7), δεύτερη μέρα ανοίγματος του χώρου, ήμασταν και πάλι εκεί. Αυτή τη φορά το μαγαζάκι άδειο, με τρείς ΔΑΠίτες που δεν έμειναν και πολύ. Φωνάζοντας συνθήματα προσεγγίσαμε τον χώρο και ανοίξαμε το πανό μας μπροστά στην είσοδο. Αυτό δεν άρεσε πολύ στους κυλικιάρχες, που μας έβγαζαν βίντεο, έπαιρναν συνεχώς τηλέφωνα και μας επιτέθηκαν επανειλλημένα. Πολλές φορές προσπάθησαν να αρπάξουν το πανό, και η Γεωργία Τύρου, ούσα εκπαιδευμένη άλλωστε στις επιθέσεις, με το μένος της μία φορά σχεδόν τα κατάφερε, ενώ χρειάστηκε η επέμβαση του θυρωρού για να ηρεμήσει και να εμποδίσει τα χειρότερα... Παρόλα αυτά αργότερα ο συνέταιρός της δεν δίστασε να ρίξει χλέπες στον συγκεντρωμένο κόσμο.

...φάνηκε ξεκάθαρα ότι στρατηγική τους ήταν να προβοκάρουν για να προκαλέσουν ένταση ώστε να μπορούν να εδραιώσουν την παρουσία τους μέσω της θυματοποίησής τους και προκαλώντας την λύπηση προς το πρόσωπό τους διασπείροντας ψεύδη. Ξέροντας τον τρόπο που λειτουργούν και πώς στήνουν ψευδείς δικογραφίες τραβήξαμε και δικά μας βίντεο, στα οποία φαίνεται ότι τα αφεντικἁ-φίλοι-των-πρυτάνεων ξαναεπιτέθηκαν σε φοιτητά και σε αγωνιζόμενο κόσμο μέσα σε πανεπιστήμιο.

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UK we have had speed cameras for ages. There was a trend for people to either spray paint the lens or even firebomb the camera. So they had to put in a second (video) camera mounted as high as possible to protect the first camera, quite amusing that a safety camera has to be kept safe by another safety cameras, its cameras all the way down.

Personally I think speed cameras that monitor a fixed point are pretty dumb unless that fixed point is an accident black spot such as outside a school or a red light camera for dangerous set of traffic lights. Its far better to have average speed cameras for a large section of road but those are more costly as you need way more cameras to make them work outside of motorways as you need to cover all the junctions properly.

Latest cameras we have in testing can see if you do not have your seat belt done up or are using your phone. Just stopping people from using their phone has to be the biggest step forward we can make with modern road safety.

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Ah yes, the good old UK where it’s normal to arrest people for saying mean things on the internet and you've disarmed the working class, not to mention the UK created the biggest human rights problem in the middle east when your prime minister Balfour released the balfour declaration and now we have a settler colonial ethno nationalist apartheid state flagrantly committing genocide while using DARVO psychological abuse tactics and pretending to be the victim. thanks for all that white anglo saxon British imperialism!!!!
in reply to tankplanker

One of the first speed cameras I remember in Belgium was just behind the crest of a highway. Drivers would give more power to drive up the hill at the speed limit, they'd cross the crest and that same power would make them overshoot the speed limit. So they put a camera right there to maximize the fines. Without the camera there was nothing special about that spot, but with the camera there were a lot of front end collisions. Fine revenue was apparently more important than safety.

Placement of new speed cameras has gotten more sensible with time fortunately, but those old speed traps are still left in place unfortunately. For highways we now have a lot of average speed tracking and that has really improved the flow of traffic. And for villages/towns, there is often a clearly visible lone camera box at the beginning of the low speed zone, those work so well that there is often no camera in them, just the box is enough.

in reply to brax

Speeding is an inherently human problem, you cannot solve the human, you can only trick the human into solving the problem for you, i.e. scaring them and making speeding actively risky for their own car.

Ultimately, on top of traffic calming, we need way better public transit and making driver's licences harder to acquire with longer, more rigorous training. That way, driving is not an obligation and those who don't want to drive or should not be driving do not have to drive. Not everyone was meant to drive.

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Depends on how often the camera needs to be repaired/replaced and where the money goes for the tickets it writes.

Cops need to start ticketing:
- people changing lanes without indication
- people turning without indication
- people driving in the inside lane when they're not passing
- people who take more than 2 seconds to react to a light change
- People following bumper-to-bumper forming left-turn trains through yellow/red lights
- People who take more than a few seconds to get back up to speed

And also:
- Pedestrians who stand on the edge of the curb at the corner waiting for the light to change so they can cross
- Pedestrians standing literally on the edge of the road at the corner waiting for the light to change so they can cross

Two Supporters of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Have Been Disappeared Amid Pakistani Crackdown on Dissent dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-un…

#gaza #genocide #journalists
#IsraelWarCrimes
@palestine

The genocide in Gaza "coincides with a ban on international media and a calculated extermination campaign to assassinate the limited number of people left to document and expose Israel’s atrocities"
"In Gaza and the West Bank, Israeli soldiers consistently threaten journalists and their families"
“As Palestinian journalists, we can’t separate ourselves from Gaza or the struggles that we lived"

theintercept.com/2025/07/03/is…

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thinking about someone I should not bother thinking about


Once upon a time, I was friends with a guy named Jim. A very, very few of you might know him. Almost all of you won’t.

I walked away some years ago, blocked him on the socials over his support for the fascist, because I said that the fascist’s promises absolutely, positively, literally required American concentration camps, and that’s what he was supporting by supporting the fascist, and I could not abide that…

…and yet, he carried on, saying I was a fool, and that none of it would ever happen.

(I asked him then why did he support someone he insisted was lying to him. I do not remember getting an answer, before I quit.)

So now that we have American concentration camps…

…and now that people with direct access to the fascist are talking about sending literally every American citizen of Latino heritage there to die…
Laura Loomer on X, screencap-quoted on Bluesky:"Alligator lives matter. The good news is, alligators are guaranteed at least 65 million meals if we get started now."El Norte Recuerda on Bluesky, who posted the screencap:"The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us."
(it will require more concentration camps than that, of course, but that’s a detail which makes no difference)

I wonder…

…has he yet been moved to repentance?

Or is he still a good and solid member of that wretched cult?

It’s immaterial now, of course. We are long past the point where the pebbles’ opinions matter, and crimes already done cannot be undone.

But once in a while, I think of it.

And for a moment – a pointless, irrelevant moment – I still wonder.

#fascism #politics #uspol #uspolitics #writing

Acabo de ver la imagen más horrible del genocidio en GAZA. Y llevo casi dos años viendo imágenes horribles desde Gaza
El cuerpecito carbonizado de un bebé acurrucado entre los bracitos de otro niño también asesinado por #IsraelTerroristState
Y luego quieren que una frase como DEATH TO THE IDF me haga sentir mal. Y quieren que me importe una mierda que se inventen antisemitismo donde no lo hay. Y que no me cague en todos los muertos de los Sionistas monstruosos.
PUTO USRAEL Y LOS DEMONIOS QUE LES APOYAN.
#GazaGenocide

Edito: acabo de enterarme que esta entre los brazos de su padre,no un niño. Terrible.

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The MSM want you afraid of your “indoor air quality”. Here’s why. off-guardian.org/2025/07/03/th…

In case you didn’t realize this America, you are in a Civil War. The wealthy vs. The poor (Everyone else relatively speaking).
The fascist proletariat, who will never see profit from their hate, are pawns of the wealthy who know they love power over others, just like them, and offer up targets to attack they will encourage & never prosecute or change the hierarchy, giving them that power as enforcer as long as they never punch up. Ultimately they are the biggest fucking cowards. Remember that.
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That's just what the .ml admins do, check out the megathread

Any criticism of them, their instance, the triad, their stances, preferred sources or their favored authoritarian regimes are generally removed.

And, as a cherry on top, they'll turn around and criticize other instances like .world or SJW as the ones who censor "wrong think" or censor criticism of the instance lol

meeting people on my solo vacation through canada


Hi peeps,
My big trip through Canada is only three weeks away now and I'm starting to feel nervous 😬
So I thought I'd post here to ask y'all a few things, mainly about socialising and meeting folks. - specifics about my travels at the bottom

1.) I'm still looking for couch surfing hosts in Vancouver and Toronto. People on beWelcome aren't really answering. Is there some advice? Or advice on cheap accommodation for 1-3 nights in those towns? Or maybe even some of y'all who'd like to hosts me 😀

2.) what are some good ways to meet people on the road? Are there social media apps that are favoured in Canada? Specific places for travellers? (YMCA, hostels, clubs...?)

3.) any other things you'd like to tell me? XD

My trip is: arriving in Vancouver on the 25th of Juli, renting a car on the next day. Plans to travel the west for about 3 weeks. Domestic flight to Toronto on the 16th of August, rental car in Toronto on the 17th, driving around Ontario and the east for two weeks. Departure from Toronto on the first of September.

in reply to Mighty

Ah shit, I woulda totally had you over in Vancouver, if I wasn't away on a trip myself around when you arrive. Maybe after Aug 5th I could, if you haven't moved to another city.

1) hostels in Canada are generally fine, not luxury but social. Vancouver's Chinatown is cheap, downtown and well connected. However the downside with the cheap area there is the street can smell and there are plenty of homeless people, minding their own business. Otherwise you'll be on the outskirts.

2) if you're getting to know people my age, instagram is pretty popular (i dont have it)

3) people are generally nice all over Canada, hospitality will vary by area and person. Go to nightclubs Fri and Sat mostly if you're into that. Social spots are cafes bars and beaches.

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in reply to Mighty

First off, welcome in advance, enjoy your trip!

Bad news: Toronto traffic is nuts, and accoms are expensive. Good news: transit is good. Assuming you're landing at pearson, the UP Express train takes you straight into downtown & it's like $10. Anywhere you could want to go in the city centre is walkable or easy to get to on transit, no reason to drive, really. In certain spots during rush hour, it's actually faster to walk than drive. But, that's a good thing for exploring.

Don't be afraid to ask people for help or directions while you're here. People in Toronto and Vancouver have a lot of pride in their cities, and want visitors to have a good time, especially if they're coming from overseas. Canadians are typically kind, and helpful!

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Several people I respect recently made similar observations to the effect that there is the security community, and then there's the security industry, which are frequently two VERY different things with somewhat misaligned goals and incentives. Seems like there's a lot of truth to explore there.

From my various provocations on LinkedIn the past six months, it's become clear the latter is largely content to sit quietly or even cheer as this administration makes a public mockery of everything their industry claims to stand for. I suspect this may have something to do with tons of security firms suddenly recasting themselves as AI-focused companies.

Am I way off base or too idealistic or simplistic here, or just jaded? I've been trying to identify the real source of my malaise over attending security industry events over the past few months, and I think this dynamic is a big part of it.

"Jamie Raskin's Preamble to the Big Ugly Bill and Trump didn't like it”, DailyKos

“Mr. Speaker, I found a Preamble to this Big Ugly Bill. We the billionaires, and our King, in order to deform and sicken our Union, establish injustice, ensure domestic servility, weaken our peoples defenses, undermine our general welfare, and reserve to ourselves and our posterity staggering debt servitude for eternity, do herby instruct the Republicans in Congress to strip 17 million people of their healthcare, increase copays, premiums and deductibles for everyone else, cut 42 million people off of nutritional assistance, increase the national debt by 4 trillion dollars, trash renewable energy systems, increase our electric bills for the carbon kings, all to weaken and destroy the Constitution of the people of these United States of America. Please include this Preamble in the legislative record. I yield back.”

dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/3/…

in reply to Chromeratt

be it human bodies, ability to grow food or valuable shit under the ground, it's all about resources and the power gained by granting or denying access to them on the global market.

If countries were all small, there would be fewer centers of power and more collaboration. We'd still need something LIKE the UN to stop East Bumblefuck from invading West Bumblefuck, but there would be more coalitions because each political unit would have less power.

The Planets KOI-134 b and KOI-134 c The Discovery A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has two planets which orbit their star in a unique style, like an old-fashioned merry-go-round. Key Facts The KOI-134 system contains two planets which orbit their […]