@ruralgloom Thanks so much for the journey with your spoken word. I missed a chance to say how I wish I could have seen you and my Dearly Departed Dad at a pub one evening, and to take bets as to whether you'd get more than one story per hour as he grilled you for every minute detail of every tale ❤
Zarah Sultana announces her resignation from Labour to form a new party with Jeremy Corbyn, challenging Keir Starmer.Bill Curtis (The London Economic)
“We’re not an island of strangers; we’re an island that’s suffering. We need homes and lives we can actually afford, not rip-off bills we pay every month to a tiny elite bathing in cash. We need our money spent on public services, not forever wars.
“In 2029, the choice will be stark: socialism or barbarism.
“Billionaires already have three parties fighting for them. It’s time the rest of us had one.”
Zarah Sultana
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Weigel and his text-buddy (link below) are both chickenshits, but his text-buddy is right. The "groups" are in fact the party's Achilles' heel.
Keeping the occupants of the "Big Tent" distracted and divided and focused on lobbying instead of organizing is how establishment Dems and their veal pen friends protect capital. That is, roughly speaking, their role in the current political system. When they can no longer accomplish that, capital will abandon them, and they know it.
Broad-based solidarity movements threaten Dems every bit as much as they do the GOP.
That's why they freak out so hard when somebody like Mamdani (or Obama!) comes along.
It's why they let the GOP drive the news cycle with a never-ending stream of wedge issues that keep tearing at their coalition.
It's why they spend so much more time talking about what they're going to say than they spend actually saying anything.
It's why they love to do loopy means-tested triple-bank-shot monstrosities instead of picking a straightfoward way to improve people's lives and then organizing around it.
It's why rotating villains like Manchin and Sinema get offered the occasional carrot, but are never EVER threatened with the stick.
It's why the riggedness of the economy cannot possibly be acknowledged, and more generally why injustices can only ever be vague abstractions to be addressed in some glorious golden future, never today.
Because who knows when a particular injustice might serve as a rallying point.
Sigh...
This isn't useful information anymore, really. The so-called "sixth" duopoly has already failed. The Democratic and Republican Parties as we've known them all these years are both terminal and close to the end. Whatever happens next will be different enough to require a different response.
It's just that the system is so big and ponderous that even at the astonishingly rapid rate thing are going, it will take at another cycle or two to actually collapse.
But it's still worth mentioning, as a reminder that one way and another "the groups" represent most of the country.
Ordinary people could quickly and easily destroy either or both of the parties, if they managed to reach an agreement about how to do it.
ICE Fires Back After LA Mayor Demands Agents ‘Go Home’
" “We would like the ICE raids to stop. We would like the array of federal officials or civilians dressed as federal officials to go home,” Bass said
“...I’m sure there is an upcoming diplomatic trip to Ghana,” said Emily Covington, assistant director for ICE’s Office of Public Affairs.
“ICE isn’t going anywhere and will...do what Mayor Bass has utterly failed to do—protect the citizens of [LA],” Covington added"
New left party: Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana. Coventry South MP Zara Sultana has announced her resignation from the Labour party, from which she has long been suspended for refusing to vote for S…SKWAWKBOX
Joe Rogan Slams Trump Immigration Raids as ‘Insane’
Rogan, a vocal supporter of Trump, appeared visibly frustrated while discussing the increased frequency of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
“There’s two things that are insane,” Rogan said. “One is the targeting of migrant workers. Not cartel members, not gang members, not drug dealers. Just construction workers.”
“Showing up in construction sites, raiding them. Gardeners. Like, really?”
The independent MP lost the Labour whip last year when she voted to abolish the two-child benefit capCaitlin Doherty (The Independent)
Doug Ghim sets pace at John Deere Classic with a 62 and the early lead
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A US citizen is suing the federal government for $1 million after allegedly being unlawfully arrested by immigration officers while filming an ICE raid.Al Mayadeen English (US citizen sues government for $1 million after ICE assault, detention)
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@meowski If you saw the robots of the Boston Dynamics projects or something like that, remember that all of those were terminated.
Simply too costly to manufacture and maintain. Wheels are cheaper than pneumatic muscles. Their "horse-like" replacement for example was terminated because the army found out that mules would be cheaper.
Their humanoid robot was simply too complex.
Would need major advances in artificial muscles before anything like that becomes viable, and even then would also need to be cheaper.
Robotics is not like electronics
@vokainen099 boston dynamics, unitree, tesla optimus. unitree is probably the lowest cost.
robotics is in fact a lot like electronics because it does involve a lot of electronics.
Πετάνε GWh ΑΠΕ αλλά κρατάνε τις τιμές στα ύψη ληστεύοντας την κοινωνία.
Σύμφωνα με έκθεση του «Green Tank» που δημοσιεύθηκε χθες, από τις αρχές του έτους έως και την 1 Ιουνίου απορρίφθηκαν συνολικά 975 GWh (γιγαβατώρες) ΑΠΕ ξεπερνώντας τις περικοπές για ολόκληρο το 2024 (899 GWh).
Αθροιστικά το πρώτο πεντάμηνο του 2025, απορρίφθηκε το 8,9% της συνολικής παραγωγής από ανανεώσιμες πηγές.
Παράγουμε πολύ περισσότερη ενέργεια απ ότι καταναλώνουμε αλλά οι τιμές βζιιιιιιιιιιιιιν ⬇️
Με σχετικά υψηλούς ρυθμούς συνεχίστηκε το «ψαλίδι» στις ΑΠΕ και τον Ιούνιο σε αντίθεση με προηγούμενα έτη που τα καλοκαίρια, λόγω της αυξημένης ενεργειακής ζήτησης, οι περικοπές μηδενίζονταν.
Αιτία η ολοένα και μεγαλύτερη διείσδυση «πράσινης» ενέργειας, κυρίως ηλιακής, στο ενεργειακό μείγμα.
Αν μάλιστα η υπερπαραγωγή ΑΠΕ συνδυαστεί και με περιορισμένες εξαγωγές τότε ο «κόφτης» είναι δεδομένος.
Εδώ λοιπόν φαίνεται πόσο άχρηστοι είναι οι άριστοι ή πόσο οσφυοκάμπτες στους ολιγάρχες.
Εγκαθιστούν συνεχώς ΑΠΕ για να φάνε τις επιδοτήσεις και να αδειάζουν τα πορτοφόλια μας, χωρίς σχεδιασμό, χωρίς αποθηκευτικές μονάδες, χωρίς συμφωνίες εξαγωγής ρεύματος.
Μυτιληναίε φίλε, σε έκανε ο Κούλης μάγκα, υποκλίνομαι
MEPs will take a vote of no-confidence next Thursday.TheJournal.ie
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Macron's man-wife is like @Owl .... she gotta take some calming tea or something and CHILL!
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Macron Wife Slaps Him After Seeing Oiia Cat On His Face 😱 | Meme EditWhen world leaders get possessed by meme legends… 😂 President Macron just wanted a pea...YouTube
Opening up ‘Zero-Knowledge Proof’ technology
Link: blog.google/technology/safety-…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Today, we open sourced our Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) libraries, fulfilling a promise and building on our partnership with Sparkasse to support EU age assurance.Alan Stapelberg (Google)
Great Scott! Back to the Future turns 40 today!! Celebration! #backtothefuture #shorts #80sYouTube
Wimbledon: No. 1 Jannik Sinner moves into the 3rd round with a straight-set victory over Vukic
https://apnews.com/article/wimbledon-2025-jannik-sinner-c1af24782fa3a35663b2d2e8bcfd0afe?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban's latest rule in Afghanistan
https://apnews.com/article/russia-afghanistan-formally-recognize-taliban-3932240270463715f0338c0812cbe5a8?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Would appreciate prayers for one of our dogs, he stepped into one of the very holes he dug in our backyard, he's able to move but he's been laying down a lot because of pain.
@CONSERVATARIAN @mimimayes @johnglavine @joenarcoleptic @Greeklivesmatter1970 @Phil @Candlelight @Bakerfiend
@fuzzi @Truther @HeyLiberty @Wizski @MMA @GetsGreased @DeniseE
@RedRocker @Ashley
@Zennagain
having to go to a vet for a prescription for NSAIDs formulated for dogs is a huge money grubbing scam. 13 bucks for the pills 250 for the vet
you can safely give 1 baby asprin for every 10 lbs of weight every 12 hours but not for more than 2 days, but it can provide some releif.
Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 15 Palestinians were killed earlier on Thursday in an Israeli attack targeting a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City. The victims include children whoEditing Team (Quds News Network)
LIVE: President Trump's America250 Kick-Off Rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds - 7/3/25
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America250 is proud to announce a monumental celebration, kicking off a new era of American greatness, featuring special remarks by President Donald J. Trump...YouTube
really hates Umamusume Global, for rather understandable reasons tbh. Lots of flies have been attracted since global launched
She held a baby. 6 days later… she was gone 💔#Hero #Afghanistan
The Baal Shem Tov, the 17th century founder of Hasidic Judaism, notes in his ethical testament, Tzavaat HaRivash, that the swaying in prayer is similar and connected to the act of copulation. He writes, "prayer is zivug (coupling) with the Shechinah. Just as there is motion at the beginning of coupling, so, too, one must move (sway) at the beginning of prayer. Thereafter one can stand still, without motion, attached to the Shechinah with great deveikut."
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Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System.
Officially named 3I/ATLAS, this newly identified interstellar object is only the third of its kind ever observed, following the famous 1I/ʻOumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Don’t think he was on anyone’s radar for the dead pool.
Michael Madsen, ‘Reservoir Dogs' and ‘Kill Bill' actor, dead at 67
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The actor was found unresponsive in his home on Thursday.Whitney Vasquez (New York Post)
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Ukraine claims that Russia is gearing up for a large-scale offensive there, a Russian security source denied any such plans, while the US is closely monitoring the situation.Andrew Korybko (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)
Jeremy Corbyn has hinted he could launch a political party alongside other leftwing independent MPs in an attempt to offer “an alternative” to Labour, before the next general election.Speaking on ITV’s Peston programme, the former Labour leader confirmed discussions were under way among the Independent Alliance group of MPs that he co-founded last year.
Asked directly whether they were preparing to form a new party, Corbyn did not rule it out. “That grouping [of independents] will come together, there will be an alternative,” he said.
Former Labour leader confirms talks under way among Independent Alliance group of MPsAletha Adu (The Guardian)
Don't remember why I don't like Grimerica, so giving that another chance. Also trying the Millennial Media Offensive. And some random podcasts from a libertarian podcast list.
I'm looking for podcasts
- with good sound quality
- that are entertaining
- that leave me feeling smarter at the end.
Point 1 is the real struggle. A lot of podcasts are poorly recorded, and I have no tolerance for that. Also, I usually listen in the car, so there's a lot going on, aurally.
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.Songlink/Odesli
BTW Russia is coming up the Southern Pivot -- I know I say it all the time -- but looks like they finished taking the last town that spans the coastal edge of the next to the last defensive line guarding the major Eastern supply route to the South (1/2). Once they get fire control there then they can collapse the last real defensive line. 
Ukraine is still scrambling to send men down to defend, but looks like it's going to be too late to hold off a late Summer sweep. Likely why the US halted arms shipments as they will just be in Russia's hands as much as we have no stock left.
El varón, de 25 años, ha sido desplazado desde Madrigal del Monte hasta el Hospital Universitario Río Hortega de ValladolidSara Sendino (BURGOSconecta)
█ El cap de Franco com a pilota: un partit de futbol antifeixista obre el festival Ex Abrupto ▓▒░ El festival ha iniciat la seva edició d'enguany amb un partit de futbol antifeixista pensat per "celebrar" el cinquantè aniversari de la mort del dictador
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#franquisme #324cat #art #franciscofranco #memoriahistorica #moianes #antifeixisme
Here's what to know about clean energy in Republican megabill headed to Trump
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WORLD — Millions of people instantly died today after the Big, Beautiful Bill passed Congress.The Babylon Bee
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Houseplants are such a barometer of self care, although the flower pictured here is one I made from paper.
I have a weekly alert to water the houseplants, but it’s usually just a backup to remind me if I’ve been preoccupied. If I’ve been taking time for myself, I’ll water when they catch my attention by loosing their alertness, like a drooping ficus leaf or a leaning peace lily spike.
This week both the plants and I have been thirsty, despite the break from the heat. I’m noticing I’m drinking more water, even though I’ve been avoiding going out during the hottest part of the day. Are you staying hydrated?
Despite the bright hues, this color combination feels cooling to me. The green section below the “flower” unravels. I hid gifts inside the paper heliconia as I glued the spathes together. #bloomscrolling #color #fediart #houseplants
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Israel destroyed a beloved seaside cafe that offered rare respite for journalists and residents. Gazans remember the dozens killedDikla Taylor (+972 Magazine)
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#Bible #knowledge #pseudo-scripture
The blurred boundary between canonical and non-canonical texts.Biblical Historical Context
This Is Not a Drill: Living the Climate Emergency
🌡️ Japan had hottest June on record
🌡️ Spain records highs of 46C
🌡️ Portugal recorded 46°C in some regions
🌡️France recorded 41.9°C in Vinsobres on June 30, with dozens of monthly records broken.
🌡️Greece reported a high of 43.2°C with minimum temperatures exceeding 31°C in some areas.
🌡️Turkey hit 45°C, with minimums as high as 33°C in some areas.
"It began with #ICE raids at parishes. It might end with padlocks on hosp doors.
Trump-Vance assault: on the #CatholicChurch:🚨moved from intimidation to destruction.
It’s about criminalizing the Church’s mission.
New funding levels would give IMM #detention: ~entire fed prison system. And Catholic hospitals are left holding the bill—until they can’t.
The bishops are trying to fight back. Cardinal McElroy denounced: leg."
T/V: fake Christians, so...
#Immigrants #USPol lettersfromleo.substack.com/p/…
First, it was Catholic Charities. Then, Catholic Relief Services. Now, it’s Catholic hospitals they're trying to shutter.Christopher Hale (Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics)
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
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> Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime
Please read about the #BDS #boycotts if you haven’t already!
I know, as #anticapitalist we’re not likely to be the biggest #consumers, and that many of these #companies targeted for #boycott, #divestment, and #sanctions, are not #consumer brands anyway.
But, the #Palestinian BDS National Committee has identified list of companies that support #Israel and which profit off the #genocide in #Gaza!
More #information and #specifics here: bdsmovement.net/Guide-to-BDS-B…
Ending the complicity of states, corporations, and institutions in Israel’s ongoing, live-streamed genocide against 2.BDS Movement
#brd #israel #palästina : #krieg / #gaza / #kriegsverbrechen / #genozid / #ghf / #medien
„Matthias Monroy zu Recherchen über Hinrichtungen an Hungernden in Gaza“
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Siehe auch:
„Gaza: GHF dementiert Berichte über Tote an Verteilzentren“
tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/ga…
„US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza“
apnews.com/article/palestinian…
„Mörderisches System“
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Gazakrieg: Subunternehmer bezeugen Gewalt gegen hilfesuchende Palästinenser, Amnesty dokumentiert Verbrechen an Verteilstellen. UN-Offizielle fordert Waffenembargo.Ina Sembdner (junge Welt)
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Nationals slugger James Wood joins Ronald Acuña Jr., Cal Raleigh as participants in Home Run Derby
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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...
It was awful beyond belief. Thankful for cleavage loving men like you to stand up for actual women who’ve survived horrific crimes like Logan did. Loving cleavage comes with that “manly” territory. I believe this is how God designed men and women.
I would kill a man for doing that and experience great joy over the privilage.
Settlement is an ”ominous blow to press freedom in our nation”Freedom of the Press
![Bobby Kogan @bbkogan bsky.social:
Hard to fathom what ICE under Donald Trump with three times the
funding can do.
The "Big Beautiful Bll would dramatically increase funding for ICE agents. [chart indicates yearly spending]](https://friendica.eskimo.com/photo/preview/640/7878005 "Bobby Kogan @bbkogan bsky.social:
Hard to fathom what ICE under Donald Trump with three times the
funding can do.
The \"Big Beautiful Bll would dramatically increase funding for ICE agents. [chart indicates yearly spending]")
📢 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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Desde el armamento a la agricultura, pasando por las comunicaciones y el comercio minorista, el informe de Francesca Albanese muestra cómo empresas de múltiples países se lucran de la ocupación y el genocidioFrancesca Cicardi (ElDiario.es)
"They sympathize with the Palestinians by 57 points. That is an over 70-point shift in the margin in just a matter of eight years!”Alex Griffing (Mediaite)
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In a recent interview with The Times, Scarlett Johansson shared her thoughts on her career and the problems she's had with The Male Gaze. I know, right? It's...YouTube
What to know about buying electric vehicles after the federal tax incentives end
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NASA engineers are studying aircraft and rocket designs using images generated from “numbers-by-paint” – pressure sensitive paint.Jim Banke (NASA)
Editorial: A ban on the direct action group – backed by MPs on Wednesday – looks like disturbing overreach by the stateEditorial (The Guardian)
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"Gaza: Doctors under attack"
Brutally inhumane...
#Gaza #Genocide #EthnicCleansing
Watch it on Channel4 website👇
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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
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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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