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An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face in a New York City park by two moped-riding armed robbers — but he shot back and wounded one of the perps as they fled, according to sources.
From what I can find NYC and/or NY state believes he owes them back taxes, that doesn't magically go away if you end your business in the state and move out of it. And it's something other states conceptually recognize as valid since they all collect taxes as well.
I hate narratives like this because it's a bunch of points of which each one is reasonable in isolation, but taken together it amounts to apologism for an occupation government which protects violent criminals and criminalizes peaceable citizens.
Doubt there's ever been a government without taxation in some form. Even possibly examples like today's oil rich nations do the equivalent by keeping for themselves the revenues for that, perhaps handing out some of them as they see fit.
So your argument devolves into one against governments, or really the particularly evil US state ones like NY/NYC's. But even relatively benign Red ones like mine are still part of the union....
A sharper take could be found on Red states observing warrants for "gun crimes" that aren't such in their own states and don't touch on anything Federal ... except there's "felon in possession" for the latter, and I suppose the states as well.
I'm not saying Taxation is Theft, at least not in THIS thread... What I'm saying is if governments want any claim of legitimacy, they MUST address physical threats to safety and property with a higher priority than alleged tax cheats. If they can't do that then I argue that the violent criminals are defacto government agents and the government is in effect a terror regime.
That's a Mandate of Heaven argument, which is entirely valid.
Although this guy has moved to Texas, right?, a state that even goes so far as to be the only one that either allows use of lethal force to protect property after a verbal warning, or requires a grand jury for all inducements (the latter something the Supreme Court for some reason hasn't enforced on the states WRT to the 14th Amendment).
But getting to hard cases, a government's first duty is self-preservation, which means collecting taxes is non-optional, it's necessarily one of its highest priorities after, say, defending its own functionaries.
Here the problem goes back to my first point, anarcho-tyranny (the name for what you identified) as a form of war on its own people. Who our ruling trash don't see as their own people. Compare to the Soviets with lots of Jews below philosemitic if not a quarter Jewish Lenin, then non-Slav Stalin.
For most people in these Blue US states, and the US altogether prior to a circulation of elites Trump 2.0 is still fishing in the Rubicon about, it's exactly as you said, occupation governments. Which use various pre-occupation institutions and norms like extradition to enforce their will against people who've fled them.
No pretense about legitimacy except to the people they consider their own and their own myth making, it's raw force on the rest, and would be infinitely worse if we weren't well armed. A cold civil war....
> But getting to hard cases, a government's first duty is self-preservation, which means collecting taxes is non-optional, it's necessarily one of its highest priorities after, say, defending its own functionaries.
Defending the safety and property of the tax payers is more urgent than collecting the taxes. It's more urgent because if you fail to collect the taxes, you can just do it tomorrow, but if you fail to protect the people and property, property and confidence is destroyed - forever, and there are no more taxes to collect.
Ok I am going to continue my experiments with Linux for my Wife. After the last round which distro should I try next. I have 3 laptops waiting to be loaded again:
Destruction and death in regions far away from Bosnia and unrelated to it have been Srebrenica’s bitter legacy. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact…
Curious if there is any public details on the processing steps off the satellite here.
This is the NetCDF output of NASA that uses those SMISS sensors, however, I believe they are processed through some layer of software first to be made usable. (the question is if NASA's software can be obtained -- typically NASA outputs are publicly available, and maybe even source code).
The SSMI and SSMIS netCDF data product can be obtained from the Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC), one of NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAAC).
If our tax dollars are going to support a space program, then the raw unprocessed data needs to be available to any American that asks. Likewise, any code or intellectual property developed using our taxdollars needs to be public domain open source.
@Gabs Or, how about we just get it done and continue doing it, without bothering with another whole state apparatus that's just going to get corrupt and go the same way all over again?
glad I kept my license up! Now to build a box as the range limit likely means Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are not in the open signal airspace.
"Horrific ICE stories: a Swiss tourist with a valid electronic travel authorization was chained to a chair and then imprisoned in New Jersey. (NZZ) An 82-year-old grandfather from Chile with a Green Card who had been in the US since 1987 was kidnapped to Guatemala, and ICE told his family he had died. (Guardian)"
"Migrants at a Miami immigration jail were shackled with their hands tied behind their backs and made to kneel to eat food from styrofoam plates 'like dogs', according to a report published on Monday into conditions at three overcrowded south Florida facilities."
"Dozens of men had been packed into a holding cell for hours, the report said, and denied lunch until about 7pm. They remained shackled with the food on chairs in front of them."
The United States Federal Reserve should be examined as an institution to see if it operates successfully, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Monday.
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My slides on The Paradoxes of Open Data in Libraries, Archives and Museums doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1614968… from our #DH2025 panel on Openness in GLAM: Analysing, Reflecting, and Discussing Global Case Studies
Thanks again to all the speakers for your fantastic contributions! And to the audience for questions and 'truth bombs'...
The Paradoxes of Open Data in Libraries, Archives and Museums Museums, libraries and archives have been releasing digital collections records and media as open data for decades.
A massive Epstein narrative shift; major MAHA wins; unbelievable media concessions about Trump’s first 6 months; the wild and wacky world of unexpected interstellar visitors; much more.
Data from NISAR will map changes to Earth’s surface, helping improve crop management, natural hazard monitoring, and tracking of sea ice and glaciers. A new U.S.-India satellite called NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) will provide high-resolution data enabling scientists to comprehensively monitor the planet’s land and ice surfaces like never before, building a detailed record […]
Today I co-authored an intriguing new paper with the brilliant collaborators Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies in London, UK. The paper is accessible here. One…
Hola nenis! En la administración tengo unos cuantos clientes sordos, que no llevan audífonos ni hablan, y además son gente mayor que escribe y leer regumal. Me gustaría signar y poder darles los buenos días, preguntarles cosas como "lo quieres diario o semanal?", decirles cuánto es la cuenta, etc.
Por bobadas de estas que se te quedan en el cerebro sé signar "gracias" y "de nada" y hoy a una de ellas cuando me ha dado la vuelta tras mucho trajín para entendernos le he dicho "gracias" en LSE y buah, no sabéis la ilusión que le ha hecho. Así que, eso, me gustaría aprender un basiquillo.
Toda esta turra pa preguntaros si conocéis alguna web, app, vídeos, etc. con los que poder aprender conceptos básicos. No tengo tiempo para apuntarme a un curso, aunque me encantaría, y no necesito poder hablar fluido, un poco como quien en inglés dice "Jelou jawar yu" y cuenta con "wan chu tri".
Hay una app que es un diccionario de LSE, es de la Confederación Nacional de personas sordas de España, se llama DILSE, el signo lo puedes ver en foto o en vídeo.
Chinese researchers have developed an AI-based screening system that uses ultra-wide-field fundus photography and deep learning algorithms to identify 25 ocular fundus diseases and provide referral suggestions. The study offers a new approach to screening and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment of fundus diseases.
> be peter thiel in 2007 > 9/11 just happened, everything is fucked > west got complacent thinking everyone just wants to be capitalist consumers > turns out some people still care about god and want to kill infidels > whoops.jpg > enlightenment btfo > john locke said humans are unknowable "X" variables who just want property and freedom > worked great for america, created based capitalism > but forgot that rest of world still has religious wars and cares about ultimate meaning > bin laden literally rich saudi who could have been a rockefeller > chose martyrdom over materialism anyway > economic man theory DESTROYED > tfw when you realize there are only bad options: > option 1: become religious warriors like schmitt wants > problem: we become the very thing we're fighting, west loses its identity > option 2: stay enlightened liberals > problem: we're too weak to fight people who actually believe in something > option 3: strauss says be esoteric about it > hide real power behind noble lies and secret knowledge > probably the least bad option but still sketchy > meanwhile girard dropping blackpills about human nature > says all civilization built on scapegoating and murder > mimetic desire makes humans copy each other until violence > founding murder creates society, myth covers it up > but now we know the truth so myths don't work anymore > apocalypse incoming, either unlimited violence or kingdom of god > no in between > mfw realizing modern politics is completely unprepared for any of this > liberals think everyone is naturally good (lol) > conservatives think nation-states can contain global mimetic violence (double lol) > we need some kind of christian realism that accepts both human evil and coming revelation > but also can't just wait for second coming because still need to govern > conclusion: we're living in interesting times > old world is dead, new world not yet born > in this interregnum, monsters appear > choose your fighter: locke, schmitt, strauss, or girard > spoiler: they're all right about something and wrong about everything else > probably fucked either way but at least we can think about it philosophically > thanks for coming to my ted talk about why everything is terrible > tl;dr: modernity was a mistake but going back is impossible, future probably apocalyptic, politicians have no clue, read more books
JEREMY Corbyn is set to host a "Gaza tribunal" after his Chilcot-style inquiry into the UK’s role in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza was blocked by the Labour Government.
Graff piece demanding the release of Maja, a German antifascist imprisoned in Hungary, accused of taking part in an attack on fash in Budapest in February 2024.
New statement by 25 countries accuse Israel of 'drip feeding' aid to Gaza civilians as they condemn 'horrifying' killings, and call for an end to the war.
Today in Labor History July 21, 1936: Anarchists created the Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia, after the defeat of a nationalist coup in Barcelona, led by Francisco Franco and other fascists. The anarchist militias of the CNT and FAI now firmly controlled the city, with over 30,000 troops, led by Buenaventura Durruti, and were able to take over control of the regional government in Catalonia from the other Republican factions.
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia have launched a joint naval drill in the Caspian Sea, which borders both countries and lies between Eastern Europe and Central Asia, in order to send message to the United States.
Since both ransomware groups and generative AI tech firms work with stolen data, they could team up - one steals the data, the other pays for the stolen data.
Careful otherwise various tech CEOs are going to take this as a genuine business strategy once they've built loads of new data centres that no longer have any demand for as the AI bubble bursts.
Infostealer data can include passwords, email and billing addresses, and the embarrassing websites you use. Farnsworth Intelligence is selling to to divorce lawyers and other industries.
China's exports of two critical minerals used in weapons, telecommunications and solar cells have plunged over the past three months amid a crackdown on smuggling and transshipment that has involved China's top spy agency.
This is the first release where RISC-V 64-bit is officially supported by Debian Linux albeit with limited board support and the Debian RISC-V build process is handicapped by slow hardware.
With the Debian 13.0 release planned for 9 August, one of the notable fundamental features with this Debian 'Trixie' release is now supporting RISC-V as an official CPU architecture
"Avec plus d'un million de signatures, la pétition contre la loi Duplomb pourrait conduire à un débat parlementaire à la rentrée, et peut-être pousser le président de la République à ne pas promulguer la loi.
The first six months of Donald Trump's second presidency have been the most "successful" of any American president since Franklin D. Roosevelt, according to an analysis conducted by Newsweek using AI.
The model defines success in terms of legislative accomplishments, taking into account what degree of control over Congress each president's party enjoyed over the relevant period.
Speaking with Newsweek, one political scientist said Trump's legislative accomplishments—such as his flagship One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a tax and spending package—are "reflective of the partisan support in Congress."
Before structure comes the mold. The formwork holds space — not forever, but just long enough for meaning to set. It disappears, but its influence stays. Without boundaries, even concrete becomes chaos. **In a world afraid of limits — the formwork teaches discipline.**
One of the most important set of changes in Jakarta EE 11 is Java SE Records support across specifications like Persistence/JPA, Validation, and Expression Language/EL. Hantsy Bai covers the changes with examples. itnext.io/java-record-support-…
Learn how Java records are fully supported in Jakarta EE 11, including Jakarta Persistence, Validation, and Expression Language. Discover how to use records as embeddable fields, identifiers, and more.
Im Verein „Computertruhe“ haben sich Leute zusammengetan, die Hardware-Spenden aufbereiten und die Computer dann an Bedürftige verschenken. Sie setzen dabei auf offene Software und Betriebssysteme. Hardware-Spenden: „Weil es der Staat nicht gebacken bekommt“
I don't think the US or The State of Israel can go back to pretending to be liberal democracies. I think from now on it's fascism until they are toppled.
“When I look at what Mayor Adams has done to New York City, it breaks my heart to see the families that have suffered because of his policies,” Noem said.
was der Staat nicht zwingend machen oder regeln muss, kann gleich ganz weg. Der Mensch ist gut und wegen 0,01% Krimineller werden die 99,99% Ehrlichen nicht gegängelt. Wenn irgendwo auf der Welt sich schon einmal eine seriöse Behörde der Sache angenommen hat, ein Zertifikat erteilt hat, gilt das in Argentinien auch. Der Bürger kann meist sofort anfangen. Falls etwas geprüft werden muss, kann das auch später erfolgen. #Hayek #Mises
#freedomflotilla SUSPECTED SABOTAGE OF THE HANDALA HOURS BEFORE LAUNCH TO GAZA
Urgent Call for Accountability and Safe Passage
Just hours before departure, the #Handala faced two alarming incidents: a rope wrapped around the propeller and a delivery labeled as water that contained a corrosive chemical, injuring crew members.
These may be calculated attempts to harm us and stop our mission. We will not be intimidated. We sail for the children of Gaza—against siege, starvation, and slaughter. We sail to break Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver life-saving aid and hope.
We call on the world to demand accountability and ensure safe passage for this civilian mission.
Dabei war die Prämisse immer, 1) was der Staat nicht zwingend machen oder regeln muss, kann gleich ganz weg. 2) Der Mensch ist gut und wegen 0,01% Krimineller werden die 99,99% Ehrlichen nicht gegängelt. 3) Wenn irgendwo auf der Welt sich schon einmal eine seriöse Behörde der Sache angenommen hat, ein Zertifikat erteilt hat, gilt das in Argentinien auch. 4) Der Bürger kann meist sofort anfangen. Falls etwas geprüft werden muss, kann das auch später erfolgen.
Hiring out-of-work programmers to do manual labor, but allow them 20% time in a play-room full of robot arms where they can try figuring out ways to automate the job...
À l’école de journalisme de Bolloré et Arnault, licenciements, soupçons de racisme et « mises à pied » d’élèves streetpress.com/sujet/17531077…
"Depuis le rachat de l’ESJ Paris fin 2024 par plusieurs milliardaires, la nouvelle direction semble vouloir faire du ménage : plusieurs salariés et élèves, en grande partie noirs ou d’origine arabe, ont été licenciés ou
Depuis le rachat de l’ESJ Paris fin 2024 par plusieurs milliardaires, la nouvelle direction semble vouloir faire du ménage : plusieurs salariés et élèves, en grande partie noirs ou d’origine arabe, ont été licenciés ou sanctionnés ces derniers mois.
63% Es ist notwendig die öffentlichen Ausgaben zu reduzieren 57% Das #Haushaltsdefizit ist der Grund für die #Wirtschaftskrise 58% Ich bin bereit eine Verschlechterung zu ertragen, damit das Land sich wieder erholen kann 54% Es ist notwendig #Staatsbedienstete abzubauen. Selbst hier sind nur 36% dagegen. Die Bevölkerung will nach wie vor, was Milei schon in seinem Wahlprogramm versprochen hat. Die Argentinier haben es verstanden. Wahrscheinlich das einzige Volk aktuell. Nur 25% sind noch der Meinung, dass ein #Haushaltsdefizit nichts mit wirtschaftlichem Niedergang zu tun hat.
!['Suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths': Nations call for immediate end to war in Gazapublished at 14:25
14:25Breaking
We've just had a statement from the UK and more than 20 other countries calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
Here's the statement from the UK Foreign Office in full:
We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now. The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths.
The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity.
We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.
The Israeli government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law. The hostages cruelly held captive by Hamas since 7 October 2023 continue to suffer terribly. We condemn their continued detention and call for their immediate and unconditional release.
A negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope of bringing them home and ending the agony of their families. We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and to urgently enable the UN and humanitarian NGOs [non-governmental organisations] to do their life-saving work safely and effectively. We call on all parties to protect civilians and uphold the obligations of international humanitarian law.
Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law. We strongly oppose any steps towards territorial or demographic change in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The E1 settlement plan announced by Israel’s civil admin…](https://friendica.eskimo.com/photo/preview/640/8129022 "'Suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths': Nations call for immediate end to war in Gazapublished at 14:25
14:25Breaking
We've just had a statement from the UK and more than 20 other countries calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
Here's the statement from the UK Foreign Office in full:
We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now. The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths.
The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity.
We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.
The Israeli government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law. The hostages cruelly held captive by Hamas since 7 October 2023 continue to suffer terribly. We condemn their continued detention and call for their immediate and unconditional release.
A negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope of bringing them home and ending the agony of their families. We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and to urgently enable the UN and humanitarian NGOs [non-governmental organisations] to do their life-saving work safely and effectively. We call on all parties to protect civilians and uphold the obligations of international humanitarian law.
Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law. We strongly oppose any steps towards territorial or demographic change in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The E1 settlement plan announced by Israel’s civil admin…")
!['Suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths': Nations call for immediate end to war in Gazapublished at 14:25
14:25Breaking
We've just had a statement from the UK and more than 20 other countries calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
Here's the statement from the UK Foreign Office in full:
We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now. The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths.
The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity.
We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.
The Israeli government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law. The hostages cruelly held captive by Hamas since 7 October 2023 continue to suffer terribly. We condemn their continued detention and call for their immediate and unconditional release.
A negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope of bringing them home and ending the agony of their families. We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and to urgently enable the UN and humanitarian NGOs [non-governmental organisations] to do their life-saving work safely and effectively. We call on all parties to protect civilians and uphold the obligations of international humanitarian law.
Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law. We strongly oppose any steps towards territorial or demographic change in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The E1 settlement plan announced by Israel’s civil admin…](https://friendica.eskimo.com/photo/preview/640/8129027 "'Suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths': Nations call for immediate end to war in Gazapublished at 14:25
14:25Breaking
We've just had a statement from the UK and more than 20 other countries calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.
Here's the statement from the UK Foreign Office in full:
We, the signatories listed below, come together with a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now. The suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths.
The Israeli government’s aid delivery model is dangerous, fuels instability and deprives Gazans of human dignity.
We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food. It is horrifying that over 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid.
The Israeli government’s denial of essential humanitarian assistance to the civilian population is unacceptable. Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law. The hostages cruelly held captive by Hamas since 7 October 2023 continue to suffer terribly. We condemn their continued detention and call for their immediate and unconditional release.
A negotiated ceasefire offers the best hope of bringing them home and ending the agony of their families. We call on the Israeli government to immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid and to urgently enable the UN and humanitarian NGOs [non-governmental organisations] to do their life-saving work safely and effectively. We call on all parties to protect civilians and uphold the obligations of international humanitarian law.
Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law. We strongly oppose any steps towards territorial or demographic change in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The E1 settlement plan announced by Israel’s civil admin…")
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