🇩🇪 Germany is considering the purchase of up to 2,500 GTK Boxer armored vehicles and 1,000 Leopard 2 tanks, following NATO’s request for Berlin to form seven new combat brigades over the next decade amid growing threats from Russia, Bloomberg reports.
The estimated cost of the program could reach €25 billion, making it one of the largest defense contracts in modern German history
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Apparently #KierStarmer says he shares Trump's 'values' as Trump starts setting up a network of mass concentration camps and funds a new #Nazi style SS with more money than any other US law enforcement agency.
WTF planet is Starmer on?
He and #UKLabour are a malevolent force and need to be removed from power asap.
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USA has been a shithole country for a LONG time. This is fucking ghastly. Now the killings will begin in earnest. I'll be quite surprised if I see another spring on this planet.
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The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has highlighted Iran’s robust military response as the key factor that forced the Israeli regime to halt its recent aggression after 12 days.PressTV
I am proud of myself.
Usually when I go through a crisis for a few months, all I do is think about #drugs and have to deny the urge and just move on.
The last few months I never really thought about it at all unless it was right in front of my face.
Two and a half years ago I didn't have hope at all that would ever be the case.
I am free.
@Dave_Goldsmith People always tell me that and I think -
Maybe so, but I was just trying to stay alive really.
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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.www.dropsitenews.com
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.www.dropsitenews.com
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From June 20 to 22, organizers, researchers, and activists from across Europe gathered in Berlin, Germany, for the conference Fascism Back in Europe?vivian (International Peoples' Assembly)
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what else could I need?
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Ce qui est fantastique, c'est que dans la version originale pour violon seul, on entend aussi bien toutes ces notes. Mais bon, c'est Bach. Le Maître.
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...and the original:
Heifetz made it his iconic encore piece. Although I feel this recording isn't his best, was made a bit late in his career, and he maybe was a bit jaded about doing it yet again, you can still appreciate the mastery. When I was a kid I would lie under my mother's piano listening to Heifetz playing the Bach unaccompanied stuff on the old LP.
Listen about 25 seconds in to hear him play a melody line sounding as though that were the only thing he was playing despite all the stuff going on around it. Listen for variety of volume and tonal quality in different sections. IMO he distinguishes the effects better than anyone else before or since.
Heifetz' playing was unique in many ways. I have read interviews with famous violinists who said that when listening to recordings of other top violinists playing they were not really sure who it was but with Heifetz there was never any mistake.
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Here is a more contemporary and perhaps more accessible version by the wonderful Hilary Hahn. Where Heifetz frequently played Bach at what most performers would consider high speed, Hahn's rendition is probably slower than average.
If you have 16:47 available do yourself a favor. It'll grow in you as it goes.
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Hilary playing in the background as I write this and I have tears in my eyes. Say what? With Bach?
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Und der Witz ist ja, dass Grüne und SPD Israel schon derart skrupellos gedeckt haben, unter Bruch sowohl nationaler Gesetze als auch Völkerrecht, dass Deutschland unter ihrer Führung buchstäblich dafür vor Gericht steht.
Aber diesen Fanatikern ist es nie genug. Das war noch so sehr zu wenig Enthusiasmus für tote palästinensische Babys, dass er sie abstrafen und Merz wählen "musste". Israelunterstützung 2025 ist eine lupenreine Sekte. bird.makeup/users/keremschambe…
Nächster Take: in meiner Verzweiflung habe ich dann AfD gewählt. bird.makeup/@xileffff/19408316…Es ist nicht leicht, unter Linken zu Israel zu stehen. Mein Freundeskreis ist geschrumpft, ich meide Diskussionen über Nahost. In meiner Verzweiflung habe ich sogar Friedrich Merz gewählt.
Bekenntnisse eines Israel-Verstehers
Eight dormant Satoshi-era Bitcoin wallets reactivated after 14 yrs
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We went to Three Oaks, Michigan to sing here and had such a great time! 10/10 recommend #PubChoir.
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At dawn on Wednesday, June 25 in Massarosa (in the province of Lucca), there was a search at the home of an anarchist, in connection with the investigation carried out by the Bologna prosecutor’s office for the burning of two railway police cars, which took place in Rimini on April 20, 2023 (see here). The action was carried out in solidarity with Chilean anarchists Monica and Francisco, who were soon to be tried for several bombings in Santiago, Chile, and with Alfredo Cospito, who had just ended a six-month hunger strike.
The charges are articles 423 (arson), 270 bis para. 1 (subversive association with the purpose of terrorism), 110 (participation in a crime or misdemeanor) and 635 (damage). Fifteen anarchists, from different regions of Italy, are under investigation. The next day, the police showed up, still at dawn, at the home of another anarchist for a search in connection with some tags that had appeared in the Massa court during one of the hearings of the Scripta Scelera trial under art. 639 of the Penal Code (slight damage and defilement).
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À l’aube du mercredi 25 juin, il y a eu, à Massarosa (dans la province de Lucca) une perquisition chez un anarchiste, en relation avec l’enquête menée par le parquet de Bologne pour l’incendie de deux voitures de la police ferroviaire, qui a eu lieu …secoursrouge.org
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Brazilian hiker buried after fatal fall from Indonesian volcano
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LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike
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Jeff Bezos and his "wife"
What do you notice about "her"?🤔🤣😅🤡🙏
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Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, said that Washington would stop funding the Armed Forces of Ukraine due to persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.newsmaker1 newsmaker1 (English News front)
“We need a new flag,” the agitators yelled, adding “no justice, no peace.”Katie Daviscourt (thepostmillennial.com)
lefties calling themselves "we the people" when they
appoint kamala for presidential candidate with no party vote
and rig the 2020 elections
Do black lies matter
There is no v in lies
Yankee Doodle Dandy medley. My favorite July 4th movie. Cagney was a good dancer, too.
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“Le coupable est celui à qui le crime profite. ” Sénèque
#Israël est responsable de « l’un des #génocides les plus cruels de l’histoire moderne », a déclaré jeudi la rapporteure spéciale de l’ #ONU sur le territoire palestinien occupé, Francesca #Albanese, accusant Tel-Aviv d’utiliser #Gaza comme un terrain d’expérimentation militaire et appelant à une action internationale forte, incluant un #embargo total sur les #armes ainsi que la suspension des relations commerciales et des investissements.
« La situation dans les territoires palestiniens occupés est apocalyptique », a-t-elle affirmé devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme, où elle a présenté son dernier rapport. « À Gaza, les Palestiniens continuent de souffrir au-delà de l’imaginable. Israël est responsable de l’un des génocides les plus cruels de l’histoire moderne. »
Francesca Albanese a souligné que si les chiffres officiels font état de plus de 200 000 Palestiniens tués ou blessés, les experts médicaux estiment que le bilan réel est bien plus lourd. Elle a également qualifié de « piège mortel » la « Fondation humanitaire à Gaza » – nouveau mécanisme d’aide mis en place par Israël « conçue pour tuer ou forcer à fuir une population affamée, bombardée, émaciée et vouée à l’anéantissement. »
Elle a mis en lumière les profits réalisés pendant la guerre : en vingt mois, les entreprises d’armement ont engrangé des bénéfices record en fournissant à Israël des armes utilisées pour bombarder Gaza. « Ces sociétés ont fait des profits proches des records en équipant Israël avec des armes de pointe qui ont permis de larguer 85 000 tonnes d’explosifs, soit six fois la puissance d’Hiroshima, pour détruire Gaza », a-t-elle déclaré.
Selon son rapport, la Bourse de Tel-Aviv a enregistré une hausse de 213 % depuis octobre 2023. « Un peuple s’enrichit, un autre est effacé », a-t-elle résumé.
Elle a accusé Israël d’avoir transformé cette guerre en laboratoire d’expérimentation militaire, testant de nouvelles armes, systèmes de surveillance personnalisés, drones létaux et radars.
La vulnérabilité de la Palestine en ferait un « laboratoire idéal pour le complexe militaro-industriel israélien ».
Albanese a nommé 48 acteurs économiques, fabricants d’armes, banques, entreprises technologiques, multinationales de l’énergie et institutions académiques qu’elle accuse d’être directement liés à « une économie de l’occupation » qui soutient les actions israéliennes.
« Des armes et des systèmes de données brutalisent et surveillent les Palestiniens. Des colonies s’étendent, financées par les banques et les assureurs, alimentées par les énergies fossiles, et normalisées par des plateformes touristiques, des chaînes de supermarchés et des institutions universitaires », a-t-elle dénoncé.
Elle a rappelé qu’en droit international, même un lien minime avec ce système implique une responsabilité claire. « Il existe une responsabilité prima facie pour chaque État et entité commerciale de s’abstenir totalement ou de mettre fin à toute relation avec cette économie de l’occupation. »
Francesca Albanese a appelé les États à des mesures audacieuses : « Les États membres doivent imposer un embargo complet sur les armes à Israël, suspendre tous les accords commerciaux et relations d’investissement, et garantir que les entités impliquées soient tenues légalement responsables de leur participation à de graves violations du droit international. »
Elle a également exhorté les entreprises à agir : «Les entités commerciales doivent immédiatement cesser toute activité et rompre tout lien contribuant directement aux violations des droits humains et aux crimes internationaux contre le peuple palestinien. »
Albanese a conclu en s’adressant à la société civile: « Les syndicats, avocats, ONG et simples citoyens doivent encourager les entreprises et les gouvernements à changer de comportement, en exigeant des boycotts, désinvestissements, sanctions et poursuites judiciaires. La suite dépend de nous tous. »
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« La situation dans les territoires palestiniens occupés est apocalyptique », a-t-elle affirmé devant le Conseil des droits de l’homme, où elle a présenté son dernier rapport - Anadolu Ajansıwww.aa.com.tr
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It is very hard for many of us to fully comprehend such beliefs and principles as we were indoctrinated to adopt the definition of civilization by barbarians who invaded the lands of truly civilized people.
Unfortunately 5+ centuries and the barbaric destruction is still live and in full force, to the point there is little of the ecosystem or humanity left.
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La France, état de #droit ? L’expression « état de droit » est un oxymore. Là où il y a état, il n’y a de droit que celui que l’on mendie auprès de ceux qui se sont unilatéralement et par la force emparé du pouvoir exclusif de le dire. Autrement dit l’état peut, et est le seul à pouvoir, décider qui, dont lui-même, peut bafouer la loi, laquelle n’est qu’une promesse tenue que tant que le respect des apparences importe.
Amira #Zaïter a été condamnée à 6 mois de port de bracelet électronique, un an de sursis et une amende de 6 000 € pour un tweet dénonçant un soldat franco-israélien.
Amira #Zaiter, militante propalestinienne, a vu sa peine, pour "apologie du #terrorisme" réduite en appel, à Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), ce mercredi.
En première instance à Nice, la cofondatrice de l’association #Nice à #Gaza, avait été condamnée le 4 novembre à 3 ans de prison, dont un an ferme
Amira Zaiter a été condamnée à 6 mois de bracelet électronique, 1 an de sursis pendant 2 ans, et à verser près de 6000 euros, dont 1500 à un soldat franco-israélien de Tsahal basé à Nice, pour l’avoir publiquement dénoncé.
Son tort : avoir soutenu la Palestine, dénoncé les crimes commis à Gaza et pris position contre le soutien #politique affiché par Christian #Estrosi.
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Remember when Poison Ivy made a bunch of plant clones, and they were good people, with no twist?
It was just Blade Runner, but with plants, and a good wholesome clone of Ivy, living the life she could have lived, dies in Batman's arms?
Kids just used to have better things.
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Newly discovered documents from Hitler's Germany prove that IBM directly supplied the Nazis with technology which was used to help transport millions of people to their deaths in the concentration camps.Oliver Burkeman (The Guardian)
Boston Consulting Group is consulting on how to ethnically cleanse hundreds of millions of Palestinians. Genocide is done through consulting firms now.
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Hello all- I am seeking help trying to figure out why my internal microphone isn't being detected. I have followed a lot of troubleshooting audio guides such as this one and none of it has worked.
I'm on Pop_OS, with wayland, on an Asus laptop,
Here is more info if anyone could by chance help me
arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC294 Analog [ALC294 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-07-03 15:19:48 EDT; 24h ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
Main PID: 2192 (pipewire)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 18486)
Memory: 16.4M
CPU: 15.088s
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─2192 /usr/bin/pipewire
Jul 03 15:19:48 pop-os systemd[2182]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Jul 03 15:19:48 pop-os pipewire[2192]: mod.jackdbus-detect: Failed to receive jackdbus reply:>
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Here is how to fix several common audio issues with your computer.System76 Support
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I'm trying to see if maybe i've done something where I have pipewire, pulseaudio, wireplumber all set up at the same time? I also don't really understand the difference between them
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Okay, so this is one of Asus's consumer models that fits in the "Windowstop" category, meaning a lot of the hardware is going to be windows-only for various reasons.
It's got an ALC272 which IS supported, but that doesn't mean the microphone will be, especially if it's on the USB bus for whatever reason.
Couple questions:
1) Do other microphones work, just not internal?
2) Does your volume control work as expected
3) Does the webcam work, and does the internal microphone work only when the webcam is engaged?
4) What do apps like Discord or Zoom detect as available for your inputs?
As a test, install pavucontrol and qasmixer. Open pavucontrol, and check ALL the input settings (there are many combos). If nothing there shows activity, launch qasmixer, select the 'hw' view on the right, then try selecting different mixers and see if one finally clicks.
If any of these are successful, your mic is detected, and your mixer settings are messed up so it's not being enabled as an input sink.
If none of these work, you're going to have to dig restart, then run sudo dmesg and grep through looking for information regarding audio devices, or similar errors to see if it can't detect it.
From the product specs, it looks like it might have Harmon Kardon speakers, which may also tie into the microphone, and that's going to be problematic if it's a USB device for a number of reasons I won't dive into. Overall, this model just seems to be problematic from digging around. Example: reddit.com/r/ASUS/comments/160…
the internal mic used to work but then I had to do some update and now its not.
Is there a chance that there is some config file that is blocking something? like i made some kind of setting in a config file that is making this happen?
Config wouldn't BLOCK it from being detected, that's the problem.
Have you checked for a BIOS update recently?
Hello all- I am seeking help trying to figure out why my internal microphone isn't being detected. I have followed a lot of troubleshooting audio guides such as this one and none of it has worked.
I'm on Pop_OS, with wayland, on an Asus laptop,
Here is more info if anyone could by chance help me
arecord -l
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC294 Analog [ALC294 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-07-03 15:19:48 EDT; 24h ago
TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket
Main PID: 2192 (pipewire)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 18486)
Memory: 16.4M
CPU: 15.088s
CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/session.slice/pipewire.service
└─2192 /usr/bin/pipewire
Jul 03 15:19:48 pop-os systemd[2182]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Jul 03 15:19:48 pop-os pipewire[2192]: mod.jackdbus-detect: Failed to receive jackdbus reply:>
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Here is how to fix several common audio issues with your computer.System76 Support
Audio devices can have multiple modes or "profiles" that determine what they do.
For my headset I have:
For my internal sound card I have:
If I set my headset to one of the options that doesn't have "+ Mono Input" the mic stops working and doesn't even show up in settings and apps anymore. Same if I use the "Stereo Output" mode on my internal sound card. They must be set to a mode with both output and input enabled to work.
I can see this from "Sound" in my KDE settings, but you can also configure this in the "Configuration" tab of pavucontrol.
Microsoft faces growing rejection in Europe whereas open source software sees growing adaption.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
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It screams AMERICA
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David Lee Roth formed a top notch talent band after getting kicked out of Van Halen.
At the time I recognized Steve Vai could play guitar fast like Eddie Van Halen.
I had no idea until recently that he played for Frank Zappa who basically pushed Vai into what he was in 1986.
And EVH used to hang out at Zappa's house.
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here's one of my favorite DLR tunes. Maybe it's just me but it's got a decent serving of nostalgia.
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I never think of Los Angeles as a real place.
All those 70s & 80s American musicians lived there and knew each other.
I don't think of them as real people.
EVH showed young Dweezel Zappa some stuff too.
I have risked my life to get food from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centers in Gaza, where Israel opens fire on aid seekers from every direction. I have an impossible choice: slow death from hunger, or gambling my life for a chance of survival.
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