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HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 23 (ACN) The Cuban Communist Party (PCC) condemned the bombings carried out by the United States government against Iranian nuclear facilities and reaffirmed its solidarity with the people and government of Iran.
Some notes from a third #velotrain2025 trip (continuing to insist that this is possible...), this time only to the South of France, connecting engagements in Marseille, Port-Vendres and Toulouse. Main challenge this time: the heat, indeed an early heat wave hitting all of France.
I started, this time, by cycling, from my doorstep, across the Col de Carabes, towards the Durance valley, passing Claps, in the fresh air of the morning hours.
A highlight of this route is always La Batie des Fonds, a peaceful tiny hamlet at 1000m altitude, and the location of the source of the Drôme, "our" beautiful river.
A small friend was watching me refill my water bottles without a move.
This col, reaching 1261m is not "hard", rarely more than 4-5%, and on the Drôme side mostly in the shade of trees, but temperature was going up, and my body wasn't quite ready for it. But I reached it, meeting only a number of fellow cyclists and some very few cars and motorbikes (this col is really not for them).
A heartfelt thanks to the motorcyclist who saw me sleep in the grass, turned around and asked whether I was ok!
I was wondering about the heat. Can't imagine southern France to be at comfort cycling temperatures this time of the year. Do you cycle before sun rise?
Most local politicians I know don’t get paid (school board, commissioners, etc) or they get paid very little for the time they put in.
If you count up all the elected folks in the USA, less than 1% are what you think of as “politicians.” They are mostly just people you see at the grocery store
Well today I learned, that school board members are elected. I assume you're referring to the US?..
I'm 42 years old and just learned this today. I attempted to run a petition at age 15 for our school of ~1200 students to keep the pizza lunch line, and I got approximately 420 unique signatures.
I still actually have the signatures somewhere in a file drawer in storage. Back when I did this, I asked people where to turn in my petition. Everyone told me to go to the superintendent's office.
But nobody would actually tell me where the fuck that was, nor would anyone take me there ☹️.
I got more than a third of the students to sign my petition, but nobody would tell me where to take it, like what the actual fuck?
@AI6YR Ben It's friggin' summer. It gets hot EVERY summer. It's called seasonal weather. It happened one hundred years ago and it will happen one hundred years from now.
#GHF private contractors operating in #Gaza in collaboration with the Israeli government risk “aiding and abetting or otherwise being complicit in crimes under international law, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, or #genocide ” #Israel #Genocide theguardian.com/world/2025/jun…
Israel-Iran war live: Trump declares ceasefire in ‘12-day war’; Israel reports three dead in Iranian missile attack theguardian.com/world/live/202…
"The Israeli military says it has identified more missile launches from Iran – that would make it the fifth wave of missiles to target Israel this morning."
A senior White House official said Trump had brokered the deal in a call with Benjamin Netanyahu; Iranians report some of the most intense Israeli bombings of the war overnight
When you're young you're a democrat, and then you start paying taxes and become a republican, and then you learn the jews are behind everything and become a democrat again
@Xenophon I was all excited, the faggotry was over, lgbtq went way, and now we are just openly sucking Israels dick? wtf man. What about all the palestines the dems imported???
Though I'll take mexicans over them. I don't mind mexicans.
I'm hearing people irl i would NEVER talk about jews to start openly talking about how they don't understand why the US does whatever israel wants and they're sick of it
if the israelis really hold true to a ceasefire, then it means the iron dome truly failed them. the dynamic in the middle east changes significantly. im furious the palestinians are no part of this deal. to be fair, iran still hasn't "agreed" to the deal. they're simply maintaining their position that if they are hit they will hit back.
@benda It is true, I think Israel simply ran out of missiles. That was the main reason they agreed to ceasefire.
The last barbaric bombings of Tehran with over 200 attacks in 24hourrs was supposed to scare the regime and an attempt to kill Khamenei or other high ranking officials using bunker buster missile in large quantities.
Lets hope that it is over for now. Both got hit badly, Iran still have 100s if not thousands of Mossad terrorists to deal with
iran certainly got hit hard. they lost on day one. im glad they came back hard enough to force israel to want to stop. iran has a serious intelligence problem. or too many useful idiots.
lets see how heavily mossad armed them in the last 11 days. how do we have so little control over the northwest? thats where raisi got assassinated as well.
@benda The cell they caught in Rey-Shahr said that they have been working on this for 10 years and the teams were sent to Iran last year to setup factories to put together FPVs and suicide drones.
I just hope IRI does not turn into the same barbarian reaction to this attacks as they did to Marsad offensive by MKO in 1988.
I lost family, friends and relatives to the mass execution of political prisoners that followed in August/September 1988.
99% of "campus antisemitism" is just centrist and far right Israel supporters (including non Jews) complaining about their views being challenged and using the pigs to attack the people who disagree with them.
In a previous project, my team was building a SaaS application. The scenario was this: we had a slider for setting a price, from $0.00 to $10.00. When you moved the slider, the app would show you the…
No shit right? I'm pretty sure I could have picked like 9 sample values and run them through a continuous Bezier curve to achieve similar accuracy within a split second.
Nodutdol condemns Trump’s barbaric attack on Iran. We call on Korean people everywhere to oppose this heinous drive for war and regime change against a sovereign country.
The U.S.
Are you one of the people who believed W. Bush with his retarded "Mission Accomplished" banner?
This isn't over. It's not over until Orange Man sends a few thousand to die for Israel. It's literally the 6th month of his first year. The economy is still tanking. Tariffs have destroyed all small American manufactures. There are still no jobs.
Alt text: The top panel has a button on the left is labeled "We live on stolen land" and a button on the right labeled "Borders are just imaginary lines." The panel beneath it has a picture of a man labeled as "The Left" wiping off sweat, unable to choose.
A family member of mine who is full MAGA shared this meme with me. The Right does not seem to understand that while land cannot be truly owned, it can be in use by people, and other people can forcefully steal it from them.
Jews will tell you we need to import smart people to make sure our country doesn't collapse, then go kill a bunch of literal nuclear scientist immigrants.
Wer in Deutschland eingebürgert werden will, muss unterschreiben sich nicht wie Merz zu verhalten, sonst droht die Ausbürgerung.
»Seit Kurzem müssen Einbürgerungswillige in Deutschland diesen Text unterschreiben. Selbst danach droht ihnen noch 10 Jahre lang die Ausbürgerung, falls der Staat das Bekenntnis als bewusst falsch wertet. Was sollen sie denken, wenn der Kanzler einen Angriffskrieg ausdrücklich unterstützt?« (Yossi Bartal bsky.app/profile/yossibartal.b…)
There's no good reason for them to be on the road. Consider the following:
They're extremely loud and cause noise pollution
They're very dangerous on the road and have high accident rates
They're bad for the environment and cause air pollution
They're extremely inefficient as they can only carry 1-2 people max
They can't carry cargo
They're dangerous for pedestrians
They're very demanding to operate
They're virtually useless in the winter when there's snow, ice, and hail
The people who tend to drive them tend to be assholes who don't respect road laws
People complain about cars all the time, and while our car dependency is definitely a big issue that we need to address, cars still have a lot utility. Motorcycles on the other hand? Not really. I think getting rid of them once and for all is good way to immediately make our roads safer, simplify traffic, and open up a pathway to move away from cars.
Motorcycles get much better mileage than gas cars. Most cars on the road carry only a single person during Rush Hour. Motorcycles create much less pollution and traffic in those situations. A typical motorcycle tends to get double the fuel economy of a typical gas car. A gas car only comes out ahead if you carpool with more than 2 people, which almost nobody does.
As a pedestrian, getting hit by a motorcycle going 30 km/h is much is much less lethal than being hit by a car going 30 km/h. the amount of kinetic energy is a fraction of that of a car
At least in my area, motorcyclists are on average safer drivers than BMWs or Teslas, probably even safer than average. At least they bother to signal most of the time.
You have some points but some of your arguments are totally untrue.
They do make nice quiet motorcycles ya know right? Not every motorcycle rider has loud exhaust, they do make quite a few with good mufflers and well balanced quiet engines.
Die schwarz-rote Bundesregierung präsentiert ihre ersten beiden Haushalte. Die Investitionen steigen kräftig – auch ins Militär. Bei den Ärmsten wird gespart.
Nearly half of Iranian nationals caught by Border Patrol during the Biden-Harris Terrorist Organization were released into the US, CBP. @real_robnminds.com/newsfeed/17838505001…
Tfw Iran seems to be staggering their missile launches tonight in an attempt to instantly violate every single proposed ceasefire start time out there.
Yeah, Well...CNN IS FAKE NEWS, and that's all I have to say about that.
"Iran has reportedly rejected a ceasefire between itself and Israel, claiming that it did not receive “any ceasefire proposal” after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries.
A “senior Iranian official” told CNN that “Iran would continue to fight until it achieves lasting peace.” The official added that it “would view remarks from Israel” and the United States as being a “deception.”"
William (Billy) Shears Campbell Confession .Faul Announces his Tell All Book! Name Revealed! Billy Shears Replaced Paul in 1966 after a horrific car crash....
21 June was a historic day of protest against war and rearmament, and in support of the Palestinian people and against imperialist aggression by the USA, Israel to Iran.
What kind of treachery is this? I post tons of cool stuff about #FOSS and #Linux and almost no one pays attention here. Then I post something about #War and then a dozen boost my post and I get half a dozen new followers.
New goal in life: Live in a cave, never hear about war, politics and conflicts. With 10Gbps Fiber connection in the cave.
Unfortunately we are social beings. But also war lover beings... and now we are living in "Interesting times"...
My neighbor upstairs Brandi, who recently got a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, went into the hospital to have a blood clot removed from her leg. They've since found two more and they can't operate because her lungs are too weak. She's not coming home again.
The unprecedented vertical expansion across Gulf cities has created unique concrete placement challenges that only large boom pumps can solve. In Dubai's Downtown district and Riyadh's new financial hubs, construction schedules demand continuous concrete pours at heights exceeding 60 stories—a logistical impossibility without the reach and precision of modern concrete boom pump technology. These mechanical giants have become the circulatory system of high-rise construction, delivering the lifeblood of concrete exactly where and when needed, at volumes that keep ambitious projects on their breakneck timelines.
The region's extreme climate adds another layer of complexity that boom pumps uniquely address. With ambient temperatures regularly exceeding 45°C and humidity levels fluctuating dramatically, concrete placement windows shrink while performance demands increase. Large boom pumps overcome these challenges through climate-adapted hydraulics and intelligent placement strategies that maintain concrete integrity from truck to formwork. Their role has evolved from convenient accessory to mission-critical equipment in the Gulf's race to the sky.
Engineering Advantages for Megatall Structures
Vertical Reach Capabilities
Modern boom pumps servicing Gulf high-rises feature Z-fold boom configurations reaching 60-70 meters vertically, allowing single-position placement for entire floor plates. The latest models incorporate high-pressure pumping systems (up to 230 bar) that maintain consistent flow rates at extreme heights—a necessity when placing 10,000+ cubic meter foundations or continuous shear walls.
Precision Placement Technology
Laser-guided boom positioning systems achieve millimeter accuracy when navigating dense rebar cages and complex formwork. This precision prevents the cold joints and honeycombing that plague manual placement methods. Some pumps now integrate with BIM models, automatically adjusting boom trajectories to avoid clashes with protruding steel elements.
Economic Imperatives Driving Adoption
Schedule Compression Benefits
Tower projects in the Gulf typically face liquidated damages exceeding $100,000 per day for delays. Boom pumps in Saudi Arabia enable 24/7 concrete operations, cutting placement times by 60% compared to traditional methods. Their ability to pour 500+ cubic meters per day keeps critical path activities on schedule despite tight construction sequencing.
Labor Optimization
A single boom pump crew replaces 15-20 manual laborers, a crucial advantage in markets facing skilled labor shortages. The reduced manpower requirements also minimize site congestion—a significant benefit when working on constrained urban plots where multiple trades compete for space.
Climate-Adapted Performance Features
Heat Mitigation Systems
Gulf-specification boom pumps incorporate refrigerated hydraulic oil coolers and UV-resistant hoses that maintain performance in extreme heat. Some models feature shaded operator cabins with climate control, ensuring precision operation even during midday summer pours.
Dust and Storm Protection
Sealed electrical components and automatic moisture sensors allow operation during frequent dust storms. Advanced units include real-time concrete monitoring that adjusts pumping parameters when sand content in the air affects mix consistency.
The dependence on large concrete pumps in UAE and Saudi high-rise construction reflects more than convenience—it represents the only viable solution meeting the region's unique combination of scale, speed, and environmental challenges. As towers grow taller and schedules more aggressive, these machines will continue evolving, incorporating AI-driven placement algorithms and alternative power systems to maintain their indispensable role in shaping the Gulf's futuristic skylines. Their value proposition extends beyond concrete delivery—they are enabling technologies turning architectural visions into structural reality.
Guten Morgen Harry! Wie immer tolle Fotos aus deinen Alben. Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns bald, am Ende August. Ich wünsche dir einen schönen Sommer und ich freue mich schon sehr auf dich. Liebe Grüße,😊👋🍀🍀🍀🌞
ILO Convention 190/2019 on the elimination of violence and harassment in the workplace. What it is and how it has been implemented in various countries with Gianni Rosas, Director of the ILO Italy office.
FACT-CHECKING IS PROPAGANDA Factcheck.org is one of fecesbook's current "fact-checkers... here is a little research on them...and it is obvious that they have a globalist slant...
Fact Checking FactCheck.org FactCheck.org is run by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC), a political and media thinktank started in 1993 by Walter and Leonore Annenberg under the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania (ASCUP) and funded by the multibillion dollar Annenberg Foundation. The current president of ASCUP is Amy Gutmann. Walter Annenberg Walter Annenberg (1908-2002) was the son of Moses Annenberg, a newspaper businessman that purchased the Philadelphia Inquirer and was indicted in what was at the time called "the single greatest case of tax fraud in U.S. history". Walter attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, but he dropped out before attaining a degree. After his father's death in 1942, he took over his father's business and greatly expanded it, buying up rival newspapers and even buying up radio and TV stations. He started new publications, such as TV Guide and Seventeen Magazine, and it published Playboy Magazine. In 1951 he married Leonore Cohn, niece of Harry Cohn, the founder and president of Columbia pictures until his retirement. It was said that Harry Cohn exchanged sexual favors for employment with actresses and was said to keep an autographed photo of Benito Mussolini on his desk. According to biographer Michael Fleming, Cohn forced Curly Howard of the Stooges to keep working after suffering a series of minor strokes, which likely contributed to a further deterioration of Howard's health and his eventual retirement and early death. In 1966, Annenberg used The Inquirer to cast doubt on the candidacy of Democrat Milton Shapp for governor of Pennsylvania. Shapp was highly critical of the proposed merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad with the New York Central Railroad and was pushing the US Interstate Commerce Commission to prevent it from occurring. Annenberg, who was the biggest individual stockholder of the Pennsylvania Railroad, wanted to see the merger succeed (which it did) and he was frustrated with Shapp's opposition. During a press conference, an Inquirer reporter asked Shapp if he had ever been a patient in a mental hospital. Never having been in one, Shapp simply said "no." The next day, a five-column front page Inquirer headline read, "Shapp Denies Mental Institution Stay." Shapp and others have attributed his loss of the election to Annenberg's newspaper. Amy Gutmann Amy Gutmann is a "political scientist" from Princeton University and claims to be an egalitarian from the school the school of thought of Liberalism. Her contributions to political "science" are her theories on what she calls "deliberative democracy" and on "group identity". In her 2018 University of Pennsylvania Commencement speech, "Think Uniquely, Stand United," she said that ". . . what makes us unique and what unites us are not starkly opposed. Uniqueness and unity are the twin pillars of a strong pluralism. We thrive when we combine unity of shared values with our unique perspectives on life. It has never been more important that we think uniquely while we stand united." From 2005 to 2009, Gutmann served on the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, a committee that advises the FBI on national security issues relating to academia. In 2009, Barack Obama appointed Gutmann chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, and reappointed her in early 2012. Gutmann is a member of the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF), which convenes at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. She was also among the leaders of a select group of presidents of research universities throughout the world that advised the United Nations Secretary-General on a range of global issues, including academic freedom, mass migration, international development, and the social responsibilities of universities, call the Global Colloquium of University Presidents. Her husband, Michael Doyle, graduated from Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida and is a professor at Columbia University. He was also a member of the External Research Advisory Committee of the UNHCR and the Advisory Committee of the Lessons-Learned Unit of the Department of Peace-Keeping Operations (UN). He is a member of Council of Foreign Relations, New York.
In addition, the "fact checkers" known as "Science Feedback" and Health Feedback" are also heavily funded by the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
"Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent every year to control the public mind." ~Noam Chomsky
Eat steak & eggs for breakfast and you're a weirdo. Drink 46 grams of sugar (Starbucks Frappuccino) for breakfast and you're normal. Make it make sense...NOT!
Never has it become more apparent than it has these past couple of years that you can be standing next to another person and be existing in two completely alternate realities.
Everything is upside down and back to front and inside out because we haven't built society for purpose; we've built it to protect a class of obscenely wealthy and powerful people who contribute nothing of worth, and everything else has to be built around preserving their wealth
Excerpt: With all due respect to Obama, Biden, and Harris, Iran’s “Islamic Bomb” program just changed its pronouns to “was/were” after a mostly peaceful airshow featuring American B-2s. It is now unburdened by what has been.
That excerpt alone makes this article worth sharing. 👍
"When POTUS says 60 days ... otherwise [Iran's] nuclear capability will not exist; he meant it. Iran should listen to the president of the United States, and know that he means it — every word."
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime’s military confirmed that dozens of drones and several ballistic missiles from Iran targeted key locations across the occupied Palestinian territories, triggering widespread panic, destruction, and mass evacuation…
I mean.... with no due process there's no guarantee citizens will be able to prove they're citizens so, while I'm not a lawyer, I think maybe the court just ruled they can send anyone they want anywhere they want. RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6h7b2…
Here you can kind of see how a hummingbird’s wings don’t move in just an up-and-down plane but more of a figure 8. This was at 1/1250 shutter and there’s still blur. But surprisingly simple to photograph because of how stable they are at full speed hovering.
09:17 Iranian army commander: We will defend our country's independence, territorial integrity, and the Iranian system with all our capabilities english.masirahtv.net/news/359…
a third thing, too: which is that Iran had experienced a revolution and moved ahead, away from church/state merger, but the US did a counter revolution and put a religiously extreme government back in power.
Of course that indicts more than 1 American regime, as more than 1 regime presided over manipulating those "brave Mujahideen fighters", which gets a lot more messy.
Reminder that, once investigators got past Elon’s tactics of hiding real driving and accident data, #Tesla cars were found to be the most dangerous and lethal cars on US roads.
President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to The Primakov Readings International Forum today, posted on the Kremlin site. Excerpts:
”The Readings have established themselves as a highly respected international expert forum.
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But sometimes, in HPC, you can't do things on just a single computer (or a loosely networked set of machines).
Also, for the same work, running it on separate desktops would take more energy than running it on a cluster in a datacenter.
yomimono, still on earth
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