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Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- As Israel intensifies its attacks on Iran , Iranian officials and reports have denied claims that Iranian missiles targeted a hospital in southern Israel, addin
We, people and civil society organisations from Europe and around the world, call on the European Commission to act now to break up the powerful Big Tech
The president of Venezuela, NicolĂĄs Maduro, has called on the political powers of West Asia and around the world to seek immediate peace and for a ceasing of attacks by the Israeli settler entity and Benjamin Netanyahu against Iran and its people.
You, @anonymiss, didn't write the headline. You saw the problem with the headline, but Tom's Hardware apparently did not.
I have a lot of fun laughing at poorly written (or simply wrong) headlines. Could I have done any better? I think I did.
There are sites dedicated to ridiculous headlines: headlines like "British Left Waffles on Falklands."
I've heard of at least one copy editor who lost his job because he (for the fun of it) wrote a terrible headline for an article. There's an English-language newspaper in Japan called the Mainichi. They once published an article about a new device meant to speed up processing of people entering the country. The device was made by Kinki Electric. Kinki is a region of Japan also known as Kansai. The headline was Kinki Device Eases Entry.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday.
Estoy viendo una cosa con las IA estos dĂas que me perturba. Se resume en algo asĂ "las IA son malas salvo para esto, que es para lo que yo las uso". Y chiquis, no.
He identified AI as a critical issue, saying it poses challenges to defending human dignity, #justice and #labour.
I thought it is #climate change and that we destroy bio diversity but what do I know. AI with its high power consumption is accelerating the climate #crisis.
As global decarbonization efforts intensify, engineered carbon removal pathways are being rigorously evaluated for permanence, scalability, and co-benefits. Among them, biocharâa solid carbonaceous material produced from biomass via thermal decompositionâoffers a compelling profile for both environmental durability and economic feasibility. Integrating a pyrolysis plant into a carbon removal strategy facilitates the systematic conversion of organic residues into stable carbon sinks.
High Permanence with Quantifiable Sequestration
Biochar stores atmospheric carbon in a chemically recalcitrant form. Unlike soil organic matter or afforestation, which are prone to microbial decomposition, biochar persists in soil for centuries. Stable aromatic carbon structures resist degradation, with mean residence times often exceeding 500 years depending on feedstock and process parameters.
A properly managed biochar making machine can sequester 2.2â3.0 tonnes of COâ equivalent per tonne of biochar produced. These values are independently verifiable under frameworks such as Puro.earth, Verra, and the European Biochar Certificate, providing clear MRV (monitoring, reporting, and verification) compliance for carbon credit issuance.
Compatibility with Agricultural and Forestry Residues
Unlike other carbon removal technologies that demand dedicated energy inputs or specialized environments, biochar production can be co-located with existing biomass supply chains. Forestry trimmings, agricultural husks, manure, and mill residues can be thermochemically stabilized on-site with minimal preprocessing.
A modular biochar reactor allows deployment near feedstock sources, reducing logistical emissions. Moreover, process energy can be recovered via syngas combustion, rendering the system energetically self-sufficient and enhancing lifecycle carbon negativity.
Synergistic Co-benefits in Land Use
Biocharâs agronomic properties amplify its value beyond carbon containment. Its porous structure improves soil aeration, water retention, and microbial habitat. Cation exchange capacity enhances nutrient retention, reducing fertilizer runoff and increasing crop resilience during drought cycles.
In degraded soils, particularly in tropical or semi-arid regions, biochar applications of 5â10 tonnes per hectare have demonstrated yield increases of 10â20%. This improves food security outcomes while generating measurable ecosystem service credits.
Thermochemical Efficiency and Emission Control
Modern pyrolysis systems utilize indirect heating with oxygen exclusion, operating between 450â600âŻÂ°C. These conditions maximize biochar yield while minimizing the production of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Equipped with gas scrubbers and automated process control, a pyrolysis plant ensures clean operation and compliance with industrial emission standards.
Non-condensable gases and bio-oil fractionsâbyproducts of the pyrolysis reactionâcan be reused as on-site fuel or refined into renewable chemicals, increasing project economics without compromising environmental integrity.
Pathway to Carbon Credit Monetization
Biochar carbon removal (BCR) is recognized by growing voluntary carbon markets. Recent transactions have priced high-quality BCR credits in the range of \$100â\$200 per tonne of COâe removed, surpassing many other removal approaches in both price and volume.
The pyrolysis plantâs operating dataâmass balance, temperature profile, feedstock carbon contentâfeeds directly into LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) models and carbon accounting systems. When paired with geospatial tracking of biochar application zones, this creates an auditable chain of custody required for third-party certification.
Alignment with Global Policy and Net-Zero Targets
Biochar fits into national and corporate net-zero strategies by offering removals that are both additional and measurable. Countries such as the United States, Canada, and members of the EU are actively funding biochar R\&D and incentivizing deployment through soil health, waste valorization, and climate-smart agriculture programs.
A pyrolysis plant embedded within industrial or municipal systems can serve dual mandates: sustainable waste treatment and carbon drawdown. This dual utility enhances permitting ease and secures broader stakeholder alignment.
In a landscape where carbon integrity, cost-effectiveness, and scalability define viable removal strategies, biochar stands out. By leveraging a pyrolysis plant as the backbone of the operation, carbon removal projects can achieve high permanence, generate co-benefits, and deliver quantifiable resultsâpositioning biochar as a foundational element in long-term climate mitigation portfolios.
Biochar production equipment is an industrial facility for recycling waste biomass into biochar under sustainability. The biochar machine of Beston Group
Environmental DNA from the air, captured with simple air filters, can track everything from illegal drugs to the wildlife it was originally designed to study.
The stateâs health insurance exchange transmitted pregnancy and domestic abuse data during a marketing campaign. It is reviewing its website practices.
Every time you see that some image is produced specifically by AI, it is appropriate to feel a wave of disgust and resentment. Those feelings will help you refuse to give it attention â refuse to feed the daemon.
I don't know what this is and I refuse to learn what it is. Even if you tell me what it is or point out that it should be obvious from your description, I refuse to know what it is.
its that unique blend of ??? petroleum hydrocarbons with ??? bodily fluid and its ??? microbiome that can never be duplicated. replicated, yes, it might replicate. but never the same.
If I were to end up a jobless bum, I'd rather be one in Europe, because at least I know I'd not starve even if I live in a crap flat near the redlight district.
I have a theory that everyone consumed a piece of media between 9-13 years old that is the foundation of their entire worldview. Everything they learnt since was stacked on top of this. It's a great dinner question to ask people.
Democrats are getting more un-popular!!! WHAT THE CNN NETWORK TYPES HAVE WENT AND HOW IT IS SCREWING THEM OVER RIGHT NOW... black people just want money - quote from mary from the show THE NO KINGS PROTEST ORGANIZERS SHOT AND KILLED SOMEONE IN UTAH!!! The democrats are trying to hide and coverup for the NO KINGS protest WHY LADIES GO TO COLLEGE = TO FIND A HUSBAND TO PAY THERE BILLS...
Democrat Party IS DEAD, Donors FLEE Amid Record Low Polls, Trump ROASTS Juneteenth | Timcast IRL
As I write this, US president Donald Trump seems deep in his usual dither. Trump, according to the Wall Street Journal, âtold senior aides late Tuesday [June 17] that he approved of attack plans for Iran, but was holding off to see if Tehran would abâŠ
On todayâs Ron Paul Liberty Report: Amid extreme pressure from Israel for US President Donald Trump to enter its war with Iran, President Trump claims he has not decided.
Western politicians and media are tying themselves up in knots trying to spin the impossible: presenting Israelâs unmistakable war of aggression against Iran as some kind of "defensive" move.
Reprinted from CommonDreams. For nearly 30 years, Israelâs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has driven the Middle East into war and destruction. The man is a powder keg of violence.
Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 06/20/25: Trump Says He Will Decide on Bombing Iran Within 2 Weeks, Israel Kills 84 More in Gaza, and More youtube.com/watch?v=HjM1M56mREâŠ
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"The Iranians will continue to strike the Israeli regime, and these strikes will escalate until the regime gives in. There is no other way to stop this.
Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes 5:07 PM · Jun 19, 2025
A billion dollar company backed by hedge funds is planning on pumping 15 BILLION gallons of water out of a Texas aquifer per year. This will have devastating consequences
đš The man who owns the company was on the board of the groundwater district that reviews the permits
âSmall town corruption and greed and good old boys in Texas making deals that sell out their very own neighbors and communities.
The US/UK/FR/DE war industry can produce more clowns (Johnson, Biden, Trump. Merkel,Macron) than we are capable to deconstruct and ridicule
We should focus on the source of the gangster like genocidal policies and plan implementation. The board of directors of all large corporations globally.
NATO is just their executive arm. Note that on dictatorships there is no judicial arm, corporations decide their armies execute.
As the aviation industry faces growing pressure to decarbonize, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as a key solution to reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. While bio-based and synthetic SAF options have received much attention, a less-discussed but highly promising route is now gaining momentum: converting waste tires into jet fuel through continuous pyrolysis.
The Challenge: Greener Skies, Cleaner Sources Aviation accounts for about 2â3% of global carbon emissions, and its demand is projected to rise sharply in the coming decades. Traditional fossil-based jet fuel remains the dominant energy source, making decarbonization particularly difficult. One of the key strategies to address this challenge is SAF â fuels that can replace conventional kerosene while offering significant emission reductions across their lifecycle.
What is Continuous Tire Pyrolysis? Continuous pyrolysis is an advanced thermochemical process that decomposes materials like end-of-life tires at high temperatures in an oxygen-free environment continuous tyre pyrolysis plant. Unlike batch pyrolysis, the continuous process allows for uninterrupted feedstock input and product output, making it more efficient and scalable for industrial use.
Through this process, tires â which are composed of synthetic rubber, carbon black, steel, and oils â can be broken down into:
Pyrolysis oil (also called tire-derived oil or TDO)
Carbon black (recovered for industrial reuse)
Pyrolytic gas (used to power the system itself)
Scrap steel (recyclable)
From TDO to Jet Fuel The key innovation lies in upgrading pyrolysis oil into aviation-grade fuel. This involves several steps:
Hydrotreatment: Removing impurities like sulfur, nitrogen, and aromatic compounds to stabilize the oil.
Hydrocracking or isomerization: Breaking down heavy molecules and rearranging them into hydrocarbons with desired properties.
Distillation and blending: Producing a final SAF product that meets international standards (e.g., ASTM D7566).
The result is a drop-in jet fuel with significantly reduced carbon intensity â and derived from a waste product that would otherwise pollute the environment.
Environmental and Economic Advantages Carbon reduction: Lifecycle emissions of SAF from tire-derived oil can be up to 80% lower than conventional jet fuel.
Waste valorization: Turns a major pollution source (scrap tires) into a valuable fuel.
Energy self-sufficiency: The pyrolysis process produces its own fuel gas, reducing external energy demand.
Economic potential: With millions of tons of tires discarded globally each year, the feedstock is abundant and cheap.
Conclusion: A Circular Flight Path The journey from discarded tires to high-altitude jet engines may seem improbable â but it represents a powerful synergy of waste management, green chemistry, and clean transportation. By transforming tire pyrolysis oil into certified jet fuel, we not only address the growing demand for SAF but also chart a new course in the circular economy.
This is not just a technical breakthrough â itâs a pathway revolution for sustainable aviation.
I was taking a shower this morning, and was pondering yesterday's
problem, where I suspect
that I have an outdated version of hotspot Linux profiler, but I
can't just go and download a fresh release from GitHub, because hotspot is a KDE app, and I usâŠ
El gobierno de #USrael estå secuestrando y desapareciendo gente. Como en Argentina o Chile años ha. Y veo CERO CONDENAS por parte de los gobiernos y medios europeos. Cero. Como si no pasara nada.
Cuando Argentina o Chile, tampoco se rasgaron mucho las vestiduras en occidente. Pero como entonces existĂa el socialismo real, muchos opositores y refugiados fueron acogidos por ejemplo, en la RDA. piensachile.com/2025/04/14/nosâŠ
Produced to mark ESAâs first half century, ESA Delivers: 50 Hallmark Achievements Across 50 Years presents key achievements of the agency over the last five decades â from landing on a comet to fostering Europeâs space industry, contributing a lab foâŠ
(A general observation from a jaded social media user, not a sub toot about any recent reports)
It's "interesting" how more likely people will report accounts that are seeking mutual aid if the seeker is not white. With no evidence provided.
Seeking financial support for Pixie BoBo's next dental clean at the vets - ok.
A homeless Black single mother seeking financial support for lifesaving medical care - scammer scammer scammer.
Tip: If mutual aid makes you feel uncomfortable - scroll on (better yet, self reflect). If they do it in a manner that you don't approve of - block/mute/evict them from your enclave of privilege. If you can't be bothered unpacking your racialised bias, try fvcking off
#Palestine / Israeli [Jewish] protester strip-searched after anti-war demonstration near Netanyahu's residence
An Israeli woman protesting outside Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem was arrested and subjected to a full strip search by police. The woman was demonstrating against the war, holding photos of hostages with signs reading "Stop the War" and "Refuse Wars."
Her lawyer Nasser Odeh from the Human Rights Fund called it an illegal search conducted without proper authority, violating her rights and dignity solely for exercising freedom of expression. Legal experts note that strip searches are typically reserved for serious crimes involving suspected hidden weapons or drugs - not routine protest arrests.
Since the war began, Israeli police have dispersed multiple anti-war vigils, including arrests of protesters in Tel Aviv and Haifa. A Tel Aviv court recently ordered the release of protester Amir Haskel, rejecting police restrictions on "illegal" demonstrations.
Hello fedi! How have you been doing this month so far? What have you been up to? Got any exciting plans to come?
I'm hoping to spend some time learning to play the piano this month. I'm not sure how I'm going to do it yet though. But it's a feel good thing. I'd love to play some classical piano pieces and to understand how to read from a music sheet. It'll be a nice hobby and treat once I get it going.
@relentless_eduardo Yeah. Good idea to practice the basic finger exercises. I'll have to learn this alone though. So some books on the matter are in order. I just need to learn sheet music first.
Brazil. June 15, 2025 | A march began in several provinces in Brazil in support of the Somoud Convoy (Steadfastness), which was unable to reach its destination in Rafah on
Israel, as we all know, bombs hospitals constantly. Israel bombed an Iranian hospital just the other day to almost no coverage from the western press. Israel has attacked healthcare workers and healthcare facilities in Gaza around 700 times according to the World Health Organisation, and the IDF has repeatedly been documented entering the hospitals it attacks to destroy individual pieces of medical equipment. Israel, unlike Iran, is deliberately targeting healthcare facilities to make Gaza unlivable.
DrĂŒcken wir es mal so aus; #Deutschland ist ein Staat der in massiver Weise gegen das internationale Recht verstöĂt. Deutschland unterstĂŒtzt Verbrechen der Aggression, Deutschland unterstĂŒtzt gesuchte #Kriegsvebrecher, illegale #Besatzung, #Apartheid und #Genozid in #Gaza
»Mehr RĂŒstung fĂŒr #Israel. In den ersten fĂŒnf Wochen seit Amtsbeginn von Schwarz-Rot wurden weiter RĂŒstungsgĂŒter nach Israel exportiert â in Millionen-Höhe. « taz.de/Deutsche-Waffen/!609171âŠ
Im ĂŒbrigen lĂ€uft auch das Verfahren von Niceragua gegen Deutschland am ICJ, das sich damit beschĂ€ftigt, dass Deutschland GenozidprĂ€vention missachtet noch. Die dort vorgebrachten Argumente, dir provisorische MaĂnahmen verhinderten hat Deutschland alle komplett abgerĂ€umt. Nach dem Beschluss kam dann das Rechtsgutachten ĂŒber die Besatzung. Und die deutschen Regierungen zeigen vor allem eins: Ignoranz, Skrupellosigkeit, Rassismus.
Even a staunch conservative like Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is saying this now. Worrying.
Contrary to general belief, Weimar democracy did not die when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in January 1933.
It died the year before under Franz von Papen, a national conservative with social-Darwinist views and a visceral hatred of liberal modernist âfilthâ in all its forms.
One of his first actions was to end execution by the guillotine â deemed too Jacobin â and return to the ancient Prussian practice of death by the axe.
Von Papen exploited a street clash between Communist Red Front dockers and Nazi Brownshirts on Prussian territory to carry out a constitutional coup against the elected Social Democrat government of Prussia, by far the biggest and most important of Germanyâs self-governing states. He seized control of policing and state security on the pretext that the Social Democrats were failing to uphold law and order.
Historian Sir Richard Evans says this PreuĂenschlag (Prussian coup) of July 1932 was the critical moment in inter-war Germany, opening the door for much that followed.
What Donald Trump has done by activating the California National Guard against the protest of the governor, and then bringing in US Marines â both of which his critics argue are unconstitutional â is a very light version of PreuĂenschlag, but in some ways it is worse. The street protests in Los Angeles were the result of his own theatrical stunt. You could be forgiven for thinking he deliberately provoked the alleged ârebellionâ in order to set this precedent.
One can see now why Trump moved so fast to purge the top echelons of the US defence department, including the three judge advocates general. These officials rule on whether military orders are legal, and when they should be disobeyed. They are legally independent by Congressional statute.
Pete Hegseth, the defence secretary, told us why they had been sacked: it was to stop them posing any âroadblocks to orders given by the commander-in-chiefâ.
Did Trump mean it when he told his generals to âjust shootâ American protesters during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020? We may find out.
He also fired the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and others deemed symbols of âdiversity, equity, and inclusionâ, although one might suspect another motive.
An earlier chairman â General Mark Milley â refused to ratify the Putsch of Jan 6 2021, and therefore stopped it stone dead. âWe donât take an oath to a king, or to a tyrant or dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution,â he said.
Trump is attacking California on several fronts at once, shrewdly judging that Governor Gavin Newsom is the perfect foil. He is stripping the state of its powers under the Clean Power Act to impose tougher pollution rules than federal levels. He has signed an order blocking Californiaâs plan to phase out petrol cars by 2035, and another stopping it capping nitrogen oxide emissions. He now is threatening to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfires.
Trump called him âGovernor Newscumâ and added in his inimitable style: âYou know, hatred is never a good thing in politics. When you donât like somebody, you donât respect somebody, itâs harder for that person to get money if youâre on top.â
Forgive me for sounding jaundiced, but decades ago I covered the Republican crusade under Speaker Newt Gingrich to restore states rights and check the usurpations of federal power. Gingrich and his party are now egging on the federal military occupation of states that stand in Trumpâs way.
James Carville, veteran Democratic strategist and Clinton-fixer, says the Democrats should bide their time and âplay possumâ, betting that Trump will self-destruct under the contradictions of his own policies. The bond markets will do the job for them. Congress will drop back into Democrat hands like a ripe fruit in the 2026 mid-terms.
I never expected to find myself impugning the ruthless Mr Carville for credulous naivety. Declaration of interest: he once carried out a black ops campaign against me personally from an office in the White House, which I no doubt deserved, all is forgiven anyway.
Playing possum is what the German Social Democrats did in the early 1930s. Reading the first two volumes of Sir Richard Evansâs magisterial trilogy, The Coming of the Third Reich and The Third Reich in Power, I am struck again and again by the refusal of the moderate middle to face up to what was happening. They had a touching faith that the courts would save them.
But the judges were ideologically captured, or frightened, or did what most human beings do in turbulent times: they pre-emptively adapted to keep their families out of trouble.
The Social Democrats made another fatal error. They assumed that Hitlerâs eccentric mish-mash of economic policies would lead quickly to a crisis, greatly underestimating the lift from neo-Keynesian rearmament, so like Trumpâs gargantuan deficits.
American democracy has much deeper roots but the imminent bombing of Iran by the US air force gives pause for thought. There may be excellent reasons to knock out Iranâs nuclear capability, though doing in this way, flippantly, like a power-drunk despot, conflating non-proliferation with regime change, drives the final nail in the coffin of Western moral credibility.
That said, polls suggest that almost 80pc of Americans would applaud the destruction of the Fordow nuclear site, and most would support cutting off the head of the serpent in Tehran. Trump might face a Maga revolt on the edges but the larger bounce in popularity would let him steam roll opposition to his tariff war, his climate war, and his âbeautiful big billâ â a giant transfer of income from poor to rich. I donât believe Steven Bannonâs warning that intervention will âtear the country apartâ, unless the bombing mission goes awry.
The strongman glow will open the window further for Trumpâs takeover of the deep state. He has already fired the heads of the FBIâs intelligence, counterterrorism, criminal investigations, as well as the heads of the Washington and New York offices. He has purged the justice department, now run by a Lord High Executioner from The Mikado, openly touting an enemies list of âconspiratorsâ. He has forced private law firms to bend the knee.
He has put in a loyalist in charge of the CIA, who inconveniently reported in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon. But that was then, when Trump stood for America First, and staying out of forever wars was policy. He has fired the head of the eaves-dropping National Security Agency and its top officials. He has purged the head of the Federal Trade Commission, who is independent by law, like the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
America in 2025 is obviously not Germany in 1932. The Weimar republic was already a cauldron of political violence. That year was the worst of the Great Depression. The country was seething with rage over the cultivated myths of the 1918 âstab in the backâ and the Carthaginian peace of Versailles.
It is even less like Germany in 1933 when the Nazis used their three cabinet seats to take over the Prussian and federal interior ministries. Within five months the Social Democrats leadership was dead, or in Dachau, or in exile. All rival parties were shut down. No independent newspaper survived. Every organisation from the labour unions, to male choirs, sports teams and beekeeper clubs came under Nazi control.
But it is not the same America that was my home for long stretches of the late 20th century. Over the last few days alone: a Democratic US senator was manhandled to the floor, handcuffed and dragged away for asking a question; the Democrat comptroller of New York was seized and handcuffed by masked federal agents after demanding to see a judicial warrant; a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota was murdered with her husband at home, and a state senator was shot and badly wounded, both by an assassin with a hit list of 45 officials.
Judges have so far issued more than 60 rulings that curb or restrain Trumpâs legal overreach. A shocking number have either been threatened, directly or through their families, or face calls for impeachment.
âOur constitutional system depends on judges who can make decisions free from threats and intimidation,â warned judge Robert Conrad, director of the administrative office of the US courts, in testimony to Congress. To no avail: the House judiciary committee shrugged it off, more or less blaming the victims.
The drift of events was disturbing even before Iran offered Trump a fresh gift from Mars. I fear that many more lines in the sand will be crossed in the heady aftermath of a surgical video war on the Ayatollah, if that is where we are headed.
Play possum if you want. Trump will eat your lunch.
David
in reply to anonymiss • • •Just because there are twice as many accounts leaked as humans doesn't mean that we all have two leaked accounts.
A more accurate headline would have been
16 Billion Accounts leaked: twice as many as there are people
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in reply to anonymiss • • •You, @anonymiss, didn't write the headline. You saw the problem with the headline, but Tom's Hardware apparently did not.
I have a lot of fun laughing at poorly written (or simply wrong) headlines. Could I have done any better? I think I did.
There are sites dedicated to ridiculous headlines: headlines like "British Left Waffles on Falklands."
I've heard of at least one copy editor who lost his job because he (for the fun of it) wrote a terrible headline for an article. There's an English-language newspaper in Japan called the Mainichi. They once published an article about a new device meant to speed up processing of people entering the country. The device was made by Kinki Electric. Kinki is a region of Japan also known as Kansai. The headline was Kinki Device Eases Entry.
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