University Professor in Brazil Praises Iran as Key Pillar of West Asia's Resistance iranpress.com/content/305298

libertytree.ca/quotes/Tom.C..C…

“Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence.”

~ Justice Tom C. Clark
(1899-1977) US Attorney General, 1945-1949, Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the United States, 1949-1967
delivering the opinion of the Court in MAPP v. OHIO, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)

"The future is dangerous. Don't go any further. Please."

Lost in Translation: A fascinating example of how language nuances can change the tone of a message.
The Japanese sign at Hotel Balmoral Karuizawa politely warns of danger ahead, while the English translation takes on a more ominous tone.

#TravelSafety #HotelBalmoral #future #JapanTravel #BilingualSign #LostInTranslation #CautionAhead #TravelWarning #CulturalNuances #LanguageBarrier #ExploreJapan #HotelLife #TravelTips #SafetyFirst #JapaneseCulture #旅行安全 #ホテルバーモラル #軽井沢 #日本旅行 #二カ国語標識 #翻訳の難しさ #注意前方 #旅行警告 #文化の違い #言語の壁 #日本を探検 #ホテルライフ #旅行のヒント #安全第一 #日本文化

KDE is finally getting a native virtual machine manager called “Karton”

Link: neowin.net/news/kde-is-finally…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

libertytree.ca/quotes/Bill.Cli…

“We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans...”

~ Bill Clinton
[William Jefferson Blythe III] (1946- ), 42nd US President
March 1, 1993, during a press conference in Piscataway , NJ.
USA Today, March 11, 1993, "NRA change: `Omnipotent to powerful'"

UKRAINE : « CE QUE J'AI VU, ILS NE VOUS LE DISENT PAS » [vidéo]


Benoît Paré, ancien observateur de l’OSCE (2015–2022), livre un témoignage rare sur la guerre en Ukraine.
Il démonte les récits officiels et expose ce qu’il a vu sur le terrain. Un éclairage percutant tiré de son livre incontournable.

youtu.be/dCUegNnxYRg

communcommune.com/2025/05/ukra…

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Ok Disney, here's the deal.
There has never been a better time to use Starkiller then now.
Why? Because as of now, the single most pupular character on screen is by coincidence a padawan of Anakin Skywalker, and that would make the secret apprentice of Darth Vader the perfect foil. Not to mention, that the little girl had such a power creap, that he would actually be a worthy opponent at this point.

Kwame Ture: The death of Che Guevara places a responsibility on all revolutionaries of the World to redouble their decision to fight on to the final defeat of Imperialism. That is why in essence Che Guevara is not dead, his ideas are with us. wordsmith.social/protestation/…


Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


in reply to Reverend Elvis

Ja natürlich. Ich übettrage historische Texte aber gerne in die Gegenwart

Derjenige, dem das Volk das Königreich anvertraut hat, sollte, dünkt mich, erträglicher sein; und er wäre es auch, glaube ich, wenn nicht von dem Augenblick an, wo er sich über die andern so hoch erhoben weiß, die Eitelkeit über ihn käme, daß er so groß dasteht; und nun beschließt er von dem Orte nicht mehr zu wanken; die Macht, die das Volk ihm geliehen hat, will er nun seinen Kindern vererben


Natürlich ist hier der Absolutismus und das Erbrecht gemeint, aber wie ist das denn heute? Auch bei den so Woken?

Mensch schaue sich doch nur die ganze Vetternwirtschaft aller europäischer Politiker an. Es begann in Frankreich, dann der große Skandal der britischen Torries, jetzt bei den Grünen. Überall findes dies.
Weiter, heute gibt es immer mehr Wohlstand durch Erbe. Viele der pseudoLinken steht schon das Erbhaus, die Erbeigentumswohnung.
Ehe werden heute immer mehr in der gleichen Klasse geschlossen.
Es ist also nicht mehr die eine Position, sondern deren viele, aber dennoch gibt es klare Parallelen.

Rep. James Comer Says STAFFERS Behind Biden’s Autopen Scandal When He was “Clearly in Mental Decline” Have Been IDENTIFIED — Warns Subpoenas Are Coming (VIDEO)

thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/r…

Procolored printer drivers contained malware

Link: neowin.net/news/this-printer-c…
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

Wall Street Apes

EXPOSED 🚨 Gavin Newsom is NOT ending health care for illegal migrants, he’s EXPANDING IT
California State Rep Carl DeMaio “My office just released actual budget data proving Gavin Newsom is LYING when he says he is CUTTING free health care to illegal immigrants”

Reporter “Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio says the headlines you're reading are not telling the full story. He claims Newsom is acting like he's freezing or capping the free health care in an effort to save money. But DeMaio says that's not actually what's happening.

California State Rep Carl DeMaio “Gavin Newsom this year spent $9.5 billion on free health care for illegal immigrants. Now he says he's going to cut that back, but guess what?

His budget INCREASES the cost of free health care for illegal immigrants to $12.1 billion.

The liberal media in California is gaslighting the voters along with Gavin Newsom by not telling them the truth.

So I reached out to Governor Gavin Newsom's office to ask specifically about those numbers. They then pushed me off to the finance office”

“As I'm giving this live report, I just got an email from the finance office essentially confirming those numbers that you just heard now from Carl DeMaio. They said in this Fiscal More than $10 billion was spent on health care for medical they expect next year to be $12.1 billion.” minds.com/newsfeed/17708423714…

The Israeli occupation intensifies its targeting and siege of the Indonesian hospital dailyyemen.net/2025/05/18/the-…

Fixed that for you, Handelsblatt.

Die Aussage der Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie ist so schlicht unwahr.
Schlimm genug, dass die Union sich den gesamten Wahlkampf lang mit verdrehter Desinfo über Schulden, Migration, Bürgergeldbeziehende uvm. an die Spitze der Regierung gelogen hat. Untragbar, wenn amtierende Mitglieder der Bundesregierung nun genau so weitermachen.

This entry was edited (2 months ago)

New Bi-Monthly Q&A series related to my works and current events drjacobnordangard.substack.com…

David Graeber: The ruling class has figured out that a happy and productive population with free time on their hands is a mortal danger. wordsmith.social/protestation/…


Quotes

  • Otto Kuusinen: As long as the working class wages only an economic struggle, the bourgeoisie does not see in that any great danger for itself; but when the working class organises politically, i.e., creates a political party which expresses its will as a class, the bourgeoisie begins seriously to fear for its rule. That is why reaction deals its main blows against the political party of the working class. At the same time, trying to undermine the party from within, capitalist propaganda endeavours to persuade the workers that they can do without their own party. One of the manifestations of bourgeois influence on the working class is the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist denial of the leading role of a political party.
  • Democritus: Not from fear but from a sense of duty refrain from your sins.
  • Democritus: Many who have not learned wisdom live wisely, and many who do the basest deeds can make most learned speeches.
  • Democritus: Fools learn wisdom through misfortune.
  • Democritus: Strength of body is nobility in beasts of burden, strength of character is nobility in men.
  • Democritus: Neither art nor wisdom may be attained without learning.
  • Democritus: It is better to correct your own faults than those of another.
  • Democritus: Good means not (merely) not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
  • Democritus: Fame and wealth without wisdom are unsafe possessions.
  • Muammar Gaddafi: We will not surrender. We will defeat them by any means. We are ready for the fight, whether it will be a short or a long one. We will be victorious in the end. This assault is by a bunch of fascists who will end up in the dustbin of history.
  • Democritus: By convention sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, hot is hot, cold is cold, color is color; but in truth there are only atoms and the void.
  • Democritus: We know nothing accurately in reality, but (only) as it changes according to the bodily condition, and the constitution of those things that flow upon (the body) and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
  • Democritus: Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
  • Democritus: Men have fashioned an image of Chance as an excuse for their own stupidity.
  • Democritus: In a shared fish, there are no bones.
  • Democritus: Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate.
  • Democritus: The animal needing something knows how much it needs, the man does not.
  • Democritus: Moderation multiplies pleasures, and increases pleasure.
  • Democritus: If your desires are not great, a little will seem much to you; for small appetite makes poverty equivalent to wealth.
  • Democritus: No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
  • Democritus: In fact we do not know anything infallibly, but only that which changes according to the condition of our body and of the (influences) that reach and impinge upon it.
  • Democritus: Of practical wisdom these are the three fruits: to deliberate well, to speak to the point, to do what is right.
  • Democritus: 'Tis not in strength of body nor in gold that men find happiness, but in uprightness and in fulness of understanding.
  • Democritus: He who does wrong is more unhappy than he who suffers wrong.
  • Samuel P. Huntington: The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion (to which few members of other civilizations were converted) but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.
  • Marjori Palmer: One of the most morale-damaging aspects of the inflation was the "sack of Germany" that occurred at the height of the (1923) inflation. Anyone who possessed dollars or sterling was king in Germany. A few American dollars would allow a man to live like a millionaire. Foreigners swarmed into the country, buying up family treasures, estates, jewelry and art works at unbelievable low prices.
  • Lionel Robbins: It was the most colossal thing of its kind in history: and next probably to the Great War itself, it must bear responsibility for many of the political and economic difficulties of our generation. It destroyed the wealth of the more solid elements of German society: and left behind a moral and economic disequilibrium, a breeding ground for the disasters which have followed. Hitler is the foster child of the inflation.
  • Lenin: There is no trace of utopianism in Marx, in the sense that he made up or invented a 'new' society. No, he studied the birth of the new society out of the old, and the forms of transition from the latter to the former, as a natural-historical process. He examined the actual experience of a proletarian mass movement and tried to draw practical lessons from it.
  • Che Guevara: Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
  • Democritus: The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist.
  • Bertolt Brecht: Lenin is enshrined In the large heart of the working class.


Urgent Response to Sudden Hearing Loss: A Medical Emergency


Experiencing an abrupt decline in hearing ability represents a medical emergency that requires immediate specialist intervention. This condition, known as sudden sensorineural hearing loss, occurs when hearing deteriorates rapidly within 72 hours, typically affecting one ear more than the other. Individuals experiencing hearing loss Singapore specialists treat should seek immediate medical attention, as delays in treatment can result in permanent auditory damage.

I. Identifying Critical Warning Symptoms

1. Early Detection Saves Hearing Function


The onset of sudden hearing loss often occurs without any preceding symptoms. Many patients discover their hearing impairment upon awakening, while others notice a progressive decline over several days. Common manifestations include diminished sound perception, persistent ear ringing or buzzing sounds, feelings of ear congestion, and balance disturbances that an ENT doctor Singapore identifies as giddiness.

2. When Professional Consultation Becomes Essential


When these symptoms manifest, consulting with qualified otorhinolaryngology specialists becomes crucial. If treatment is delayed, the inner ear's delicate structures can suffer irreversible damage, making prompt medical evaluation essential for preserving auditory function. Early intervention significantly improves the chances of hearing recovery and prevents long-term complications.

II. Understanding Underlying Causes and Risk Factors


Urgent Response to Sudden Hearing Loss: A Medical Emergency

1. Viral Infections and Inner Ear Inflammation


Various factors can trigger sudden hearing loss, though many cases remain idiopathic despite thorough investigation. Viral infections may infiltrate the inner ear, causing inflammation that disrupts normal hearing processes. Cochlear implant Singapore Singapore clinics encounter these presentations regularly, requiring comprehensive diagnostic approaches to identify treatable conditions.

2. Physical Trauma and Medication Effects


Head trauma or direct ear injuries can damage auditory pathways, while certain medications possess ototoxic properties that harm hearing mechanisms. Inner ear disorders characterized by fluid accumulation can create fluctuating hearing abilities accompanied by vertigo. Circulatory problems, including hypertension, may compromise blood flow to sensitive auditory structures.

3. Diagnostic Assessment Protocols


When patients present with sudden hearing loss, medical professionals employ systematic diagnostic protocols to identify potential causes and assess the severity of auditory impairment. Initial evaluations typically include detailed medical histories focusing on recent illnesses, medication use, and trauma exposure. Physical examinations concentrate on otolaryngological structures, looking for signs of infection, inflammation, or structural abnormalities.

III. Treatment Strategies and Medical Interventions

1. The Critical 48-Hour Window


When sudden hearing decline occurs, immediate medical assessment becomes paramount. Many individuals mistakenly believe their hearing will return naturally, leading to treatment delays that can result in permanent auditory loss. Research demonstrates significantly better recovery rates when therapeutic intervention begins within 48 hours of symptom onset.

2. Corticosteroid Therapy as Primary Treatment


ENT services available in Singapore employ advanced diagnostic techniques to evaluate sudden hearing loss. Treatment strategies typically include corticosteroid medications administered either systemically or through direct ear injection to reduce cochlear inflammation and promote hearing recovery. These medications form the cornerstone of sudden hearing loss management.

3. Alternative and Complementary Approaches


When viral causes appear likely, appropriate antiviral medications may supplement primary treatment protocols. Medications designed to enhance microcirculation may improve inner ear blood supply in cases where restricted flow contributes to hearing loss. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise in select cases, particularly when initiated during the acute phase.

4. Monitoring Recovery and Follow-up Care


Following initial treatment, patients require ongoing monitoring to assess recovery progress and determine the need for additional interventions. Regular audiometric testing helps track improvements in hearing thresholds, while patient-reported outcomes provide insight into functional hearing abilities. For cases showing incomplete recovery, the hearing aids Singapore audiologists provide may help restore functional communication ability.

IV. Advanced Rehabilitation and Long-term Management

1. Cochlear Implantation for Severe Cases


For patients with profound hearing loss unresponsive to conventional treatments, cochlear implant Singapore surgical specialists offer represents an effective rehabilitation option. This electronic device, surgically positioned within the inner ear, bypasses damaged sensory cells, providing direct electrical stimulation to surviving auditory nerve fibers.

2. Post-Surgical Adaptation and Training


This technology, available through an ear specialist clinic Singapore medical facilities provide can substantially restore auditory perception and communication capabilities for appropriate candidates. Successful outcomes depend on careful patient selection, comprehensive pre-operative evaluation, and realistic expectations regarding post-implantation performance.

3. Accessing Comprehensive Care Services


Singapore hosts numerous qualified specialists with expertise in managing sudden hearing loss. Medical facilities throughout the region provide advanced diagnostic technologies and comprehensive ENT services designed to maximize hearing recovery potential through timely and appropriate intervention strategies tailored to individual patient needs.

Remember that sudden hearing loss constitutes a medical emergency requiring immediate specialist evaluation. Whether resulting from infectious processes, traumatic incidents, or undetermined mechanisms, early diagnosis coupled with appropriate therapeutic intervention significantly enhances recovery prospects and helps prevent permanent disability.

Tens of thousands march in the Netherlands to protest against Gaza genocide
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/5/19/tens-of-thousands-march-in-the-netherlands-to-protest-against-gaza-genocide?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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in reply to woodland creature

i did end up spending a few hundred $ on assorted bearing pullers and bushings for the wheel bearing. the new shop press proved it can handle pressing out wheel bearings which is one of the reasons i built it

my philosophy for cars is to spend money on tools instead of paying a mechanic to fix stuff. been doing this since my early 20s and it seems to work out

“Catastrophic Situation”: North Gaza’s Public Hospitals Out of Service Due to Israeli Attacks #Palestine qudsnen.co/catastrophic-situat…

They are #AméricaYamiletSánchez and #AdalJairMarcos.

“América wasn’t just a cadet. She was also an outstanding swimmer, a young woman full of light, commitment and dreams,” Mexican outlet La Jornada wrote in an editorial about the victim.

“Hours before the accident, she shared with emotion an image of the ship that would take her to her final voyage, not knowing that this postcard would be her farewell.”


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“We are originally from Oaxaca, and from the same community. Oaxaca is saddened by this news circulating on social media, but even more so in the Isthmus region where we are originally from,” a childhood friend of Marcos said when reached via Facebook.

“The community’s relationship with this tragic news is very strong, because there are many of us who had the good fortune to live with Adal,” said the friend, who did not want to be named publicly.

“He was a human being who spread his joy with his smiles. A sincere and loyal friend, who always supports others in difficult times.”


#RIP #Mexico #Navy #cadets #MexicanNavy #NewYork #allision #Cuauhtémoc

nydailynews.com/2025/05/18/cad…

If you’re having trouble visualising the power differentials designed into federated systems, think of this scenario:

You have an instance of 1 person. An instance of 1 million people decides to block your instance.

What have they done?

They’ve blocked 1 million people from interacting with you.

Now let’s reverse the scenario: You, with your instance of 1, decide to block an instance of 1 million.

What have you done?

You’ve blocked 1 million people from interacting with you.

#federation #power #decentralisation #peerToPeer