Just had a conversation about reading simple contracts.
Proof that we sign away more with every "I Agree" than we care to even consider:
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Study says participants also agreed to allow data sharing with NSA and employers.David Kravets (Ars Technica)
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The Fabian Society, which considers itself Britain's oldest political think tank, aims to advance the socialist cause by gradualist and reformist...Daily Sabah
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Trump RIPS Zelensky for claiming he can't have elections during wartime:
"During the war you can't have elections? So let me just see, three and a half years from now, so you mean if we happen to be in a war with somebody, no more elections?" 🤣
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From Alaska to Washington: Zelensky to Conclude Playing His Role
President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House on August 18 to push forward Ukraine peace talks
On August 18, President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders at the White House to advance negotiations on a lasting settlement to the Ukraine conflict following the US-Russia summit in Anchorage, Alaska.Trump Welcomes European Leaders to Washington
The talks will bring together NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb. Trump wrote on Truth Social:“Tomorrow is a big day at the White House. Never had so many European leaders at one time. My great honor to host them!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Schedule of the White House Summit
European leaders are expected to arrive at the South Portico at 12:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. Moscow time). At 1:15 p.m., Trump will meet with Zelensky in the Oval Office, joined by Vice President JD Vance. One hour later, Trump will greet European leaders in the State Dining Room before proceeding to the Cross Hall for a group photograph. Extended negotiations with Zelensky and European leaders will begin at 3:00 p.m. (10:00 p.m. Moscow time).After the Alaska Summit
Speaking in Alaska on August 15, Trump said progress had been made on Ukraine, though “a few key issues” remain unresolved. He later called Zelensky and European leaders, saying all sides agreed that a full peace agreement — not a temporary ceasefire — is the best path forward. In an interview with Fox News, Trump stressed that much depends on Zelensky’s decision, suggesting that Ukraine might have to forgo NATO membership and formally recognize the loss of Crimea, which he described as“lost under Obama 12 years ago without a single shot fired.”
U.S. Officials Outline Possible Compromises
Trump’s envoy Steven Witkoff confirmed that “territorial exchanges” will be on the table in Washington. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said both sides must “give something up” to move forward, predicting a future trilateral meeting between Trump, Putin, and Zelensky.Zelensky’s Response
Zelensky emphasized that peace must be enduring and not repeat past compromises. He recalled that Ukraine was pressured into giving up Crimea in 2014 and granted ineffective “security guarantees” under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum.“Of course, Crimea should never have been surrendered, just as Ukrainians refused to surrender Kyiv, Odesa, and Kharkiv after 2022. Our soldiers are achieving success in Donetsk and Sumy regions. I am confident we will defend Ukraine, secure effective guarantees, and our people will always be grateful to President Trump, to America, and to every partner for their support,”
Zelensky said.Russia’s Position
According to reports in the New York Times and Reuters, at the Anchorage summit Putin demanded Ukrainian troop withdrawal beyond the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk, and suggested freezing the conflict in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia along current front lines. In return, Moscow reportedly offered Kyiv Russian-controlled parts of Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Neither side has officially confirmed this.Witkoff called Russia’s readiness to provide security guarantees to Ukraine a “turning point.” Putin, however, spoke cautiously, noting that he saw Trump’s “desire to understand the roots of the conflict” but stressed that lasting peace requires addressing Russia’s security concerns.
“We must ensure all legitimate Russian concerns are taken into account and restore a fair balance of security in Europe and worldwide,” Putin said after returning to Moscow.
On August 18, President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders at the White House to advance negotiations on a lasting settlement to the Ukraine conflict following the US-Russia summit in AlaskaPetr Ermilin (Pravda English)
You dont find many modern steels on even current production Traditional Pattern Slipjoint Knives.
Like S35VN or M390 or any of that. There are a few with D2 steel. But mostly it's 3CR13 or 8CR14 or T10 or 440A or 1095 (T10).
Second trial in killing of rapper Young Dolph starts in Memphis
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What to Stream: Offset, John Cena, John Grisham and legal fights by Jussie Smollett and Amanda Knox
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To show the absolute arse-about-tittery of current English Law…:
1) The first picture is criminal support of terrorism
2) The second picture is absolutely fine
Fucking Bwitish fuckwittery…
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Battlestate Games has published a new reward code for Escape from Tarkov players that's a nod to the game's full release, coming soon.
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Israel’s foreign minister revokes visas of Australian representatives to Palestinian Authority. (To punish Australia for recognizing Palestine and blocking visas for ultranationalist Rotman & Shaked) @palestine
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The move follows Australia’s refusal of a visa for the far-right Israeli politician Simcha RothmanSarah Basford Canales (The Guardian)
“This is not our war. The US is not in a war. Ukraine is in a war. . .” — Sec’y of State Marco RubioJames Howard Kunstler (Clusterfuck Nation)
Why are they smiling like retards who didn't get enough attention in middle school.
They are promoting an endless war and they are smiling and laughing.
I wonder what those 2 have in common?
What to know about Israel's planned assault on Gaza City. *There is nowhere for ppl to go
* Israel Katz’s plan confines all Gazans to a camp to be built on the ruins of Rafah. @palestine
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Tens of thousands have been displaced from Gaza City as Israel intensifies its aerial bombardment ahead of a planned offensive to capture the city.The New Arab Staff (The new Arab)
Israel’s turn to ‘comply’: US envoy after Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah (I’ll believe any of this when I see it)@lebanon
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Barrack said plan to disarm Hezbollah also ‘requires Israel’s cooperation’ to keep up its end of the deal.Al Jazeera
Francesca Albanese, emphasised that Hamas is a legitimate political movement.
Ignore the white west narrative.
#Hamas plays a significant administrative role in Gaza, such that the organization came to power after winning what she described as one of the most democratic elections in the region.
As much as I despise the ideology of Hamas, they are part of the political process in their country
#Israel #Gaza #Terrorism #Politics #Palestine #FrancescaAlbanese
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Joe Hill - 20th Century Ghosts: Stories - Anniversary Edition (Paperback) $16 (was $20) | Releases August 19 See at Amazon See at Walmart Joe Hill - King Sorrow: A Novel (Hardcover) $26.60 (was $40) | Releases October 21 Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Walmart After nearly a decade-long wait, the fifth novel from ...
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20th Century Ghosts: 20th Anniversary Edition releases just two months before Joe Hill's long-awaited fifth novel, King Sorrow.Steven Petite (GameSpot)
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Imagine a world where every private message, every photo you send to a loved one, every group chat, is scanned by government algorithms before it even reaches its destination. This isn’t a dystopian novel.
It’s the future the EU is building with a proposal known as “Chat Control.”
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EU “Chat Control” would scan every message via client-side scanning, gutting E2EE and privacy. Learn the risks and how to protect yourself.hide.me
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It's finally at the price it should have been in the first place.
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Democrats claim to be defenders of ordinary Americans against corruption. Their financial disclosures reveal a pattern of insider trading.Gregory Lyakhov (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
4 Corrupt California Families - Newsom, Brown, Pelosi, Feinstein
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Governor Tate Reeves today released the following statement on approving the deployment of approximately 200 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to Washington , D.C.:C.J. Skelton (Office of Governor Tate Reeves)
Kurginyan: It is necessary to stop replacing positive myths with negative ones Rossa Primavera News from RussiaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
Veteran Joe Flacco selected as Browns starting QB for season opener against Bengals on Sept. 7
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Who Invented Backpropagation?
Link: people.idsia.ch/~juergen/who-i…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Its modern version (the reverse mode of automatic differentiation) was first published in 1970 by Seppo Linnainmaapeople.idsia.ch
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What's up NYC ATProto community! There's a Hack Day & Demos coming to East Williamsburg THIS FRIDAY August 22! Come hack with the community during the day, or come out after work to see the demos. We're hosting the event as pay-what-you-can: atprotocol.dev/atproto-nyc-...
ATProto NYC Community Hack Day...
Join us on Aug 22nd in East Williamsburg NYC for a community ATProto hack day & evening social.Boris Mann (ATProtocol Dev)
Big mad I can't make this, should be a great event
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What's up NYC ATProto community! There's a Hack Day & Demos coming to East Williamsburg THIS FRIDAY August 22! Come hack with the community during the day, or come out after work to see the demos. We're hosting the event as pay-what-you-can: atprotocol.dev/atproto-nyc-...ATProto NYC Community Hack Day...
ATProto NYC Community Hack Day & Evening Social
Join us on Aug 22nd in East Williamsburg NYC for a community ATProto hack day & evening social.Boris Mann (ATProtocol Dev)
Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.
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Far-left Politico was busted pushing a hoax about Trump’s federal crime crackdown in their periodical “Playbook” newsletter on Saturday, and the paper was publicly issued a correction from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.Jordan Conradson (Where Hope Finally Made a Comeback)
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Blackmill Games has made a name for itself by concentrating on a specific niche in the FPS genre. Rather than design games with the special abilities and nimble movement of Apex Legends or Call of Duty Warzone, the studio takes a more grounded approach, focusing on the battles of the First World War. After proving itself with games like Verdun, ...
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Gallipoli is a newly announced, realism focused historical FPS game set, like Verdun and Battlefield 1, during the First World War.Reid McCarter (PCGamesN)
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well these ebay sellers, sheesh. i decided to take a chance on a low-rated seller cause they were offering the clutch i want for like $100 cheaper than everyone else
they sent me a giant clutch for a jeep instead. which is stupid cause the one they sent sells for like $1200 vs the $400 i spent.
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“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.” H.L. Mencken Let’s not mi…OffGuardian
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Taking my quarterly HR training for Toxic Masculinity.
Men are bad, yay! 
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#politique #environnement #SQY
la ferme pédagogique de l'Ile de Loisirs de SQY est menacée de disparition. leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/lapi…
Une pétition est en cours: change.org/p/sauvons-la-ferme-…
De manière plus générale, cela pose la question de la gestion de l'Ile de Loisirs qui va passer en Délégation de Service public (système qu'on connait trop bien pour l'eau): la collectivité délègue pour X années la gestion au privé qui vient à condition d'être assuré de faire un profit annuel conséquent. Les considérations d'intérêt général et de service public deviennent des contraintes qui entament la rentabilité et sont rapidement évacuées. Les élus d'opposition à SQY semblent suivre le dossier: leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/ile-… (article payant, je n'ai pas accès).
On peut s'attendre à ce que le lieu change radicalement de nature, ce sera un gros bouleversement pour beaucoup de personnes qui y ont leurs habitudes.
Pour rappel, suite au projet de stade du PSG à l'Ile de Loisirs (projet abandonné aujourd'hui), un collectif existe pour défendre l'Ile de Loisirs:
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Il est surtout composé aujourd'hui de militant·es associatifs de Montigny le Bx mais il gagnerait à se diversifier. Faites-moi signe si une participation à ce collectif vous intéresse.
Les 80 animaux de l’île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ont fait le bonheur de milliers de familles mais leur sort est désormais incertain.Virginie Wéber (Le Parisien)
Mississippi becomes fourth state to send National Guard troops to DC in expanding federal crackdown
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Is a movie drive in something you’d wanna try out?
That's so cool! I didn't know they still had fun drive-in stuff like that!
A late-July Gallup poll found that Americans now oppose Israel’s military operation by almost two-to-one.
Incredible, any way you turn it, killing children is a big no-no for any sane human.
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Germany : New Statement by Daniela Klette abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/209…
Germany : New Statement by Daniela Klette
On the 24th day of the trial, August 13, 2025, Daniela Klette read a statement, an excerpt of which we reproduce below (see in full here). At the same time, a rally was held near the court in support of the former RAF member who has lived in hiding for 30 years.
[…] Since my arrest, the police and prosecutor’s office have fuelled the myth that we are dangerous to society, unscrupulous and ready to kill, with false allegations, such as the alleged discovery of explosives in my apartment – which they have never denied, although no explosives were found.By insinuating that we were particularly dangerous, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office has created a militarized judicial framework.
The aim here is to revive and reactivate the memories and negative images of previous trials against RAF activists. This was already evident enough in Celle and is further underlined here in Verden-Eitze by the Rambow-like transport and the heightened security measures.
Even if the court wants to present itself as apolitical, it is the political context that determines this trial: the hostile image of the RAF and the enormity of having escaped the grip of the state for more than 30 years constitute the framework. […]
Source: secoursrouge.org/allemagne-nou…abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/?p=…
#danielaKlette #germany #PoliticalPrisoners #raf
Allemagne : Nouvelle déclaration de Daniela Klette
Le 24e jour du procès, le 13 août 2025, Daniela Klette a lu une déclaration, dont nous reproduisons un extrait ci-dessous (voir en intégralité ici).secoursrouge.org
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Shin'en Announces 'The Touryst: Deluxe', Exclusive To Switch 2
New content, improved visuals, and more.Shin'en Multimeda, refusing to rest after the launch of Fast Fusion on the Switch 2, has announced The Touryst: Deluxe.Launching exclusively on the Switch 2, The Touryst: Deluxe will come with brand-new content, including a new island and monument to explore, new items and quests, plus improved visuals in both handheld ...
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