How China is 'eating our lunch' with soft power
While Washington sends speeches and militaries to Southeast Asia, Beijing shows up with money, projects, and peopleJames Borton (Responsible Statecraft)
While Washington sends speeches and militaries to Southeast Asia, Beijing shows up with money, projects, and peopleJames Borton (Responsible Statecraft)
Jacob deGrom is vintage again, now an All-Star ace in Texas after several injury-filled seasons
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Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains
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Recycling solar panels seems like a smart idea, but it’s complicated. Built to withstand years of wind and weather, solar panels are designed for strength, not easy breakdown.The Conversation
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From Guatemala to Gaza, genocide denial thwarts justice
Israel’s role in Guatemala’s civil war is well understood and informs both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activism in the country.
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#Gazagenocide #Guatemala #Israelweaponindustries #Indigenousrights #Guatemalacivilwar #Guatemalagenocide #Internationalsolidarity #LatinAmerica #PalestiniansinLatinAmerica
Dakatine : Cette marque française de pâte d’arachide non sucrée est principalement disponible en Europe
20 anys de BDS.
20 anys de lluita anticolonial palestina.
20 anys resumits en 20 punts de lluita.
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#Palestina #BDS #Palestine #Gaza #genocide
Se lo debemos a cada palestino y palestina, especialmente a nuestro pueblo en Gaza, reafirmar nuestro compromiso inquebrantable de seguir adelante hasta que se desmantele el régimen de opresión de Israel.BDS Movement
Bangladesh tribunal indicts ousted Prime Minister Hasina over deaths of protesters
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I have close family members who have been diagnosed with autism, and my full-time job is being a support worker for adults who have learning disabilities and autism.
This is beyond disgusting.
Gregg Wallace is attempting to downplay his behaviour as being the fault of the BBC and MasterChef production team failing to notice that he has autism.
His friends are backing up the autism claim by saying that it prevents him from wearing underwear.
That doesn't justify sexual assault.
Snap, crackle, sale: Nutella maker Ferrero plans to buy WK Kellogg for $3 billion
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Washington has threatened the International Criminal Court with further reprisals if it maintains arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant.Stéphanie Maupas (Le Monde)
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The 42-page lawsuit, filed Monday by six medical groups, alleges the changes to the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations are “baseless and uninformed” and place pregnant women and children at “grave and immediate risk.Lisa P (Children's Health Defense)
Trump lobt das Englisch des Präsidenten von Liberia. Wusste Trump etwa nicht, dass Englisch dort Amtssprache ist?
Trump lobt Englischkenntnisse in Liberia: Toller Freund!
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The story of a local news site's retracted report offers warnings about the need for vigilance against misinformation during disasters.Angela Fu (The Poynter Institute)
Une tasse de mangue tranchée contient environ 23 g de sucre. Elles sont riches en vitamine C, certes, mais leur teneur élevée en fructose peut faire augmenter rapidement le niveau de glucose, surtout si elles sont consommées en grande quantité.
Athletics' Brent Rooker joins list of Home Run Derby participants
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Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump wants to represent himself in Florida case
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Gun makers lose appeal of New York law that could make them liable for shootings
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Mendis leads Sri Lanka to 7-wicket win over Bangladesh in 1st T20
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Une banane de taille moyenne contient environ 14 g de sucre
Measuring the Impact of AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity
Link: metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
█ Què fer si ens trobem un animal ferit: "És millor que se n'encarreguin els professionals" ▓▒░ Una mala decisió, encara que sigui amb bona intenció, pot sentenciar a mort l'animal
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Linux users can install Mozilla VPN client from Flathub. The open source app was previously only available to install on Ubuntu-based distributions via the Mozilla APT repo.
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/mozill…
The Mozilla VPN Client can now be installed on Linux distributions from Flathub, a change that will allow more users to access the paid VPN service.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
there is a netsurf port github.com/netsurf-plan9/nspor…
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nsport. Contribute to netsurf-plan9/nsport development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Ukrainian militants unsuccessfully attempted to break into Kursk Region Rossa Primavera News from RussiaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
Illustrating every legendary creature in Wisconsin folklore: The Fish-Fox and the Fish Hound.
Both are of the "fearsome critters" from lumberjack legends, and both are domesticated critters that can help you to catch ludicrous amounts of fish!
The Fish-Fox is, as the name would imply, a combination of fox and fish. It could imitate "the sound of an angleworm" and thus lure vast quantities of fish ashore for its master.
The Fish Hound, by contrast, was neither fish or hound, but rather was a crossbreed between a mink and a helldiver grebe, and this bird-mustelid hybrid just happened to resemble a doggo by shear coincidence (but with mink fur on half its body, and helldiver feathers on the other). The Fish Hound was an expert fisher, and was extremely intelligent. You could tell it the amount of fish you wanted, the type of fish, and even the size, and within moments it would retrieve exactly what you had asked for.
#misere #des #riches #fonctionnaire #quebec #etatisme
Pour donner une idée du salaire annuel de base d’Anne Lafond, on s’est référé aux données les plus récentes de la SAAQ, publiées en mai dernier.
À ce moment-là, le poste de PDG de la société d’État venait avec une rémunération annuelle de 310 063 $, à laquelle peuvent s’ajouter des bonis, des primes, des frais de fonction ainsi qu’une indemnité mensuelle pour une voiture.
C’est près de cinq fois le salaire moyen au Québec, établi à 65 214 $ selon Statistique Canada.
À titre de vice-présidente aux services aux assurés et assurées, Mme Lafond touchait 242 500 $. Sa nouvelle rémunération représente donc une augmentation de quelque 67 563 $.
Anne Lafond rejoint maintenant le cercle des PDG les mieux payés à la tête d’une société d’État québécoise.
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North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital set to bring 8,000 jobs to a Raleigh suburb
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Her whole stance made her a target. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVxvrGVxuis #FrancescaAlbanese with this speech in the heart of the beast would face retaliation for sure. #zionazis get used with mafia style executions.Todon.nl
La Cour d'appel de Paris a acquitté, jeudi, deux femmes qui avaient propagé la rumeur sur internet selon laquelle Brigitte Macron, l'épouse du président français, était une femme transgenre, une fake news devenue virale jusqu'aux États-Unis et au Canada.
Ο Βραζιλιάνος ακτιβιστής Τιάγκο Άβιλα, που συνελήφθη από το Ισραήλ πάνω στο πλοίο ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας Madleen με προορισμό τη Γάζα, βρέθηκε στο πλευρό των Παλαιστινίων από τη Γάζα, οι οποίοι…Παναγιώτης Παπαδομανωλάκης (ThePressProject.gr)
Orioles trade reliever Bryan Baker to Rays for 37th pick in draft
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The Houthis (Ansar Allah) have released video footage documenting the July 7 deadly attack on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier...Anonymous1199 (South Front)
Seven Engineers Suspended After $2.3M Bridge Includes 90-Degree Turn
Link: vice.com/en/article/7-engineer…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Ever had to make a 90-degree turn on a bridge? In India, seven engineers just got suspended for designing exactly that...Ashley Fike (VICE)
European allies step up plans for future Ukraine stabilization force, with US attending meeting
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I spent too much time thinking being a #kernel #dev for a #bsd project was like paramount or opus for coding in the *nix world.
Glad to be free of that idea in my brain only I planted there as a teen. Sure, I *could* move forward with being a kernel programmer if I pushed for it, but just a source of #joy
I do appreciate the OpenBSD, NetBSD, and even FreeBSD (I say even because I never really used FreeBSD in a serious context like OpenBSD and NetBSD), but I can do that without having an active part in it and still be happy letting that unhealthy bucket-list item expire.
I don't need to prove myself to anyone, I've done enough in my life so far.
At this point in life, I've definitely honed in on what brings me joy and what doesn't with technology. My career is stable and in-demand, I don't need to always be improving it.
#Retrocomputing is where it is at for me now. It's still flexing the same muscles but with greater challenges for near zero functional purpose.
Why would anyone purposefully code 8-bit computers with 64-bit ones exist now with more capabilities with hardware found everywhere for next to nothing?! 😀
Des automobilistes reçoivent des amendes salées après l’installation d’un radar photo à l’entrée du pont Laviolette
$113k now
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Campaigners say Ofwat ‘subservient to industry and its rampaging pursuit of profit’ after illegal sewage dischargesSandra Laville (The Guardian)
Twins keep sore Buxton out of starting lineup with bruised hand, but expect All-Star to be fine
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UN expert Francesca Albanese is sanctioned for exposing Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Chris Hedges reveals what the West wants silenced.Chris Hedges (MintPress News)
China to strengthen trade, investment ties with Egypt as Premier Li Qiang held a meeting with Speaker of Egypt’s House of Representatives.News Desk (The Daily Cpec)
Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy told Al Jazeera that Israel’s plan to forcibly displace Gazans into a Rafah "concentration camp" – proposed by a defence minist...YouTube
Israel’s PR budget jumped 2,000% as it floods Europe with YouTube ads. MintPress reveals who’s being targeted—and what’s behind the blitz.Alan Macleod (MintPress News)
Women who claimed Brigitte Macron was born a man are CLEARED of defamation
Me: The article sucked. You would think the Appeals Court provided some legal justification for their ruling, but all the article had to say was this:
"Judges sitting at the Paris Appeal Court on Thursday ruled that Amandine Roy, a 53-year-old clairvoyant, (pictured) and Natacha Rey had every legal right to make the sulphurous allegations".
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Two women convicted of defaming French first lady Brigitte Macron by saying she was 'born a man' were today sensationally cleared on appeal.Peter Allen (Daily Mail)
US sanctions Francesca Albanese in desperate move that seeks to intimidate and silence the UN expert - but it's all for nothingMaryam Jameela (The Canary)
Si les mouches pondent habituellement leurs œufs dans les tissus d’animaux morts, les lucilies bouchères visent plutôt la chair d’animaux vivants
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It bothers me and should bother everyone.
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Everyone looks back on WWII and wonders how the Nazi's got away with concentration camps for so long. Well, here's your answer.HG (The Canary)
It is a design choice to offer a news feed that combines verified news sources with conspiracy blogs — interspersed with photos of a family picnic — with no distinction between these very different types of information. It is a design choice to use algorithms that find the most emotional or outrageous content to show users, hoping it keeps them online. And it is a design choice to send bright red notifications, keeping people in a state of expectation for the next photo or juicy piece of gossip.Platform design is a silent pilot steering human behavior.
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For others interested in this topic, this is something that Erin kissanne on Mastodon is very passionate about and her articles are always kick ass
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No, it cannot.
They are confronting what is obvious, effective tools to undermine democracy with some weird experiment that is at best a niche effort to do online social engineering much more than it is social media.
Social media is a destructive force. By nature. Yes, Fedi as well.
You learn to manage in society, maybe. Like you do addiction and cancer and crime. The techno-optimism stuff is borderline delusional at this point.
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La mouche à viande a atteint le sud du Mexique en novembre dernier, ce qui inquiète l’industrie agroalimentaire, causant la fermeture de plusieurs zones frontalières où circulent des troupeaux de vaches, de bisons ou de chevaux.
Starmer grifted almost a quarter of a million in travel expenses from the public purse as DPP, and he conned his way to the Labour leadershipJames Wright (The Canary)
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An infestation of screwworm larvae, a type of fly that lays eggs in the wounds of mammals and whose larvae feed on the living tissue of their hosts, is threatening the southern United States.
Today in Labor History July 10, 1894: The Pullman Rail Car strike was put down by 14,000 federal and state troops. Over the course of the strike, soldiers killed 70 American Railway Union (ARU) members. Eugene Debs and many others were imprisoned during the strike for violating injunctions. Debs founded the ARU in 1893. The strike began, in May, as a wildcat strike, when George Pullman laid off employees and slashed wages, while maintaining the same high rents for his company housing in the town of Pullman, as well as the excessive rates he charged for gas and water. During the strike, Debs called for a massive boycott against all trains that carried Pullman cars. While many adjacent unions opposed the boycott, including the conservative American Federation of Labor, the boycott nonetheless affected virtually all train transport west of Detroit. Debs also called for a General Strike, which Samuel Gompers and the AFL blocked. At its height, over 200,000 railway workers walked off the job, halting dozens of lines, and workers set fire to buildings, boxcars and coal cars, and derailed locomotives. Clarence Darrow successfully defended Debs in court against conspiracy charges, arguing that it was the railways who met in secret and conspired against their opponents. However, they lost in their Supreme Court trial for violating a federal injunction.
By the 1950s, the town of Pullman had been incorporated into the city of Chicago. Debs became a socialist after the strike, running for president of the U.S. five times on the Socialist Party ticket, twice from prison. In 1905, he cofounded the radical IWW, along with Lucy Parsons, Mother Jones, Big Bill Haywood and Irish revolutionary James Connolly. In 1894, President Cleveland designated Labor Day a federal holiday, in order to detract from the more radical May 1st, which honored the Haymarket martyrs and the struggle for the 8-hour day. Legislation for the holiday was pushed through Congress six days after the Pullman strike ended, with the enthusiastic support of Gompers and the AFL.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #union #strike #eugenedebs #IWW #pullman #chicago #haymarket #EightHourDay #socialism #lucyparsons #motherjones #BigBillHaywood #revolutionary #jamesconnolly #generalstrike #boycott
Labour promised change—but a year in, 4.45 million children face poverty. Why won’t they scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap?Mike Sivier (Vox Political)
Επίθεση του ισραηλινού λόμπι κατά Ελληνοαυστραλής δημοσιογράφου
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Μια από τις πιο αξιόπιστες και ανεξάρτητες φωνές στην Αυστραλία, αυτή της δημοσιογράφου και πολιτικής σχολιάστριας Μαίρης Κωστακίδη, μπήκε στο στόχαστρο του σιωνιστικού μπλοκ. Με εμπειρία δεκαετιών στη διεθνή ειδησεογραφία, η πρώην βασική παρουσιάστρια του SBS World News Australia, Μαίρη Κωστακίδη αξιοποίησε το δημόσιο βήμα της για να καλύψει με εντιμότητα τις εξελίξεις στη Γάζα, ενημέρωση που έλειπε εμφανώς από τα κυρίαρχα αυστραλιανά και διεθνή μέσα.
Η στάση της αυτή δεν θα έμενε απαρατήρητη για πολύ. Η Σιωνιστική Ομοσπονδία της Αυστραλίας ξεκίνησε νομικές διαδικασίες εις βάρος της στο Ομοσπονδιακό Δικαστήριο, καταγγέλλοντάς την για «προσβλητική συμπεριφορά» σύμφωνα με το άρθρο 18C του Νόμου περί Φυλετικών Διακρίσεων του 1975.
Η υπόθεση της Μαίρης Κωστακίδη εξετάζεται σε μια εποχή όπου η εξίσωση αντισιωνισμού με αντισημιτισμό χάνει έδαφος στη συλλογική συνείδηση, ειδικά μετά την πρόσφατη δικαστική νίκη της δημοσιογράφου Αντουανέτ Λατούφ. Η απόλυσή της από τον τηλεοπτικό σταθμό ABC το 2023 αναγνωρίστηκε ως αποτέλεσμα της πίεσης του ισραηλινού λόμπι, όταν εκείνη τοποθετήθηκε επικριτικά κατά του Ισραήλ για την επίθεση στη Γάζα.
Η Μαίρη Κωστακίδη, μια από τις πιο αξιόπιστες και ανεξάρτητες δημοσιογραφικές φωνές στην Αυστραλία, μπήκε στο στόχαστρο του σιωνιστικού μπλοκ.Ioanna (INFO-WAR)
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in reply to MightBeFluffy • • •I think a lot of peope understandably misunderstand this post because it doesn't really explain the situation. After reading OP's comments I gather that OP put a new server online (not on AWS) and was immediately port scanned by a host that is on AWS. Since OP did not consent to being port scanned, they filled out an abuse complaint with AWS, the hoster the scan came from, out of principle, knowing that it probably won't do much. Which is totally fine if that is how you want to spend your time.
I think what most commenters thought is that OP was hosting with AWS and complained to them that someone else scanned their server. This does not seem to be the case.
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in reply to uzay • • •Absolutely not — the issue here is OP knowingly submitting false abuse reports.
Port scans of public hosts are not considered abuse per the CFAA or Amazon’s AUP without other accompanying signs of malicious intent.
aws.amazon.com/aup/
Amazon may take action against egregious mass-scanning offenders per the “…to violate the security, integrity, or availability of any user, network…” verbiage of the AUP, especially if they’re fingerprinting services or engaging in more sophisticated recon, but OP’s complaints are nowhere near meeting that threshold.
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