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Peter Thiel’s assertion that democracy inevitably subordinates freedom collapses once automation profits and import duties are taxed progressively, channeling AI‑driven surpluses into public goods rather than oligarchic coffers. This policy directly undermines his escape‑hatch logic by ensuring that technological dividends serve collective well‑being instead of private enrichment. By reclaiming a fair share of automation rents, it nullifies Thiel’s premise that extending fiscal democracy corrodes capitalist liberty. Nuclear powered robotic factories can produce enough surplus to provide a UBI for every citizen.

His vision of detached technocrats ruling unaccountable AI platforms is shattered by community‑led ownership of factories and data infrastructures. Democratic cooperatives and municipally governed enterprises prevent secretive acquisitions and algorithmic governance, embedding production within elected structures and subjecting all automated decision‑making to public review.

Thiel’s model of surveillance‑driven distribution is refuted by a uniform, non‑targeted UBI that guarantees equal economic footing without elite gatekeepers. Removing means tests and opaque criteria restores the principle that support is an unconditional right, not a privilege granted by an unelected few.

Finally, Thiel’s call to “find an escape from politics in all its forms” is countered by embedding these reforms within a transparent, consent‑based government fortified by robust protections for speech, press and information flows, real‑time disclosure of political expenditures, and citizen‑initiated referendum and recall mechanisms obliterates the claim that democracy stifles innovation. True liberty and technological progress flourish only when economic power is as decentralized and contestable as political authority.

Open Society Foundations 2024 – Publications page: opensocietyfoundations.org/pub…

U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division 2023 – Antitrust Division overview: justice.gov/atr

Journal of Co-operative Studies 2022 – Journal issues page: ukscs.coop/pages/journal-of-co…

Roosevelt Institute 2021 – “An Equal Playing Field: Why UBI Is Preferable to GI”: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/an…

Varieties of Democracy Project 2023 – About V‑Dem project: v-dem.net/

An Equal Playing Field: Why UBI Is Preferable to GI - Roosevelt Institute

Given the current climate, one might wonder whether this is the time for a report on universal basic income (UBI).
ecarew (Roosevelt Institute)

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Sick of Baris's unhinged rants. I'm gonna give him a time out. Mark is not overly emotional.
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SHOCK: Sanctuary Cities Are POPULAR?! The Left OWNS the Overton Window

SHOCK: Sanctuary Cities Are POPULAR?! The Left OWNS the Overton Window Support us at Rasmussen Reports: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/ Free Daily Updates: https://www.rasmussenreports.com/daily_upd
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Lenovo's hot-swappable batteries made my colleagues nostalgic — but today's USB-C solutions are better - Lenovo's hot swappable batteries were a great way to keep w... - tomshardware.com/laptops/lenov… #laptops

Lenovo's hot-swappable batteries made my colleagues nostalgic — but today's USB-C solutions are better

Flexibility is better for me than simplicity.
Andrew E. Freedman (Tom's Hardware)

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ICC had no jurisdiction to arrest former Philippines president – Duterte’s daughter (VIDEO) rt.com/news/620567-sara-dutert…

ICC had no jurisdiction to arrest former Philippines president – Duterte’s daughter (VIDEO)

Sara Duterte claims the ICC had no jurisdiction to arrest her father Rodrigo Duterte, calling his detention illegal in interview with RT
RT

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Pourquoi certains journaux continuent d’illustrer les canicules avec des femmes en bikini et des enfants tout sourire à la plage ? Est-ce vraiment représentatif de ce qu’il se passe quand il fait plus de 40°C à l’ombre et qu'il peut y avoir des conséquences mortelles ?

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Bikinis, enfants qui jouent dans l'eau.. peut-on mieux illustrer les canicules ?

Pourquoi certains journaux continuent d'illustrer les canicules avec des femmes en bikini et des enfants tout sourire à la plage ?
Thomas Wagner (bonpote)

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"Ich saß in Evin hinter Gittern. Unsere Hände sollten diese Mauern niederreißen, nicht Israels Bomben" derstandard.at/story/300000027…

"Ich saß in Evin hinter Gittern. Unsere Hände sollten diese Mauern niederreißen, nicht Israels Bomben"

Tage nach Israels Angriff auf das Gefängnis im Iran wissen Angehörige von Insassen nicht, wie es um ihre Liebsten steht. Unsere Autorin hat gemischte Gefühle – auch sie war einst dort inhaftiert
DER STANDARD

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Swarm in tune with atmospheric hot flushes


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Atmospheric hot flush during a solar storm

Scientists are harnessing data from ESA’s Swarm mission and ground-based instruments to precisely measure the strength and duration of intense upper-atmosphere heating – dramatic ‘hot flushes’ triggered by solar storms that also cause Earth’s tenuous outer atmospheric layers to expand rapidly.

This research, funded by ESA's Earth Observation FutureEO Science for Society initiative, offers crucial insights into how geomagnetic activity affects satellite orbits and space weather conditions.

#earth #science #space #esa #europeanspaceagency
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Brian Ó Donnell / pod_feeder_v2 · GitLab

Publishes RSS/Atom feeds to Diaspora*
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Six US citizens detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea
https://www.euronews.com/2025/06/27/six-us-citizens-detained-for-trying-to-send-rice-and-bibles-to-north-korea?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Six US citizens detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea

The incident comes as South Korea’s new liberal government seeks to ease friction with Pyongyang and restart long-dormant talks.
Oman Al Yahyai (Euronews.com)

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Unfortunately immigrants don't know that Creta is a high priority military target, that a big part of greeks wish to be shot. euronews.com/video/2025/06/27/…

Video. Crete sees sharp migrant increase via new sea route

Video. Greece is deploying naval forces to Crete's southern shores as migrant arrivals from Libya soar, with over 7,300 migrants landing this year. Shelters are overwhelmed.
Euronews.com

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es ist eine schöne sache, wenn eine künstlerin und lebefrau über ihr wildes leben sagt: „ich bereue nichts.“

wenn eine politikerin das selbe sagt, nachdem sie mit destaströsen polit- und personalentscheidungen ihre eigene partei in den untergang geführt hat und damit den boden für den faschismus weiter bereitet hat, finde ich das schade.
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Saskia Esken (@eskensaskia@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Mit Tobias Peter, Berliner Büroleiter von Stuttgarter Zeitung und Stuttgarter Nachrichten, habe ich über meine Zeit als SPD-Vorsitzende gesprochen, die an diesem Wochenende zu Ende geht. Ich bereue nichts. https://www.
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In case people didn't know, Creative Commons has been on the side of "screw your rights and livelihood, it's fair use" regarding GenAI training since at least 2021.

creativecommons.org/2021/03/04…

The new "AI" license 'signals' are interesting as a development (assuming anyone honours them when companies mass pirated commercial creative works!) but not a surprise (and apparently don't include a "no" option, because that's elsewhere in a spec and this is for granularity of yes)

#Copyright #CreativeCommons


Should CC-Licensed Content be Used to Train AI? It Depends. - Creative Commons

While we generally support broad access to content to train AI, we also aim to increase our understanding of the ethical concerns.
Creative Commons

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🌪️ Confronting the "zero response" – the narcissist who completely ignores any negative feedback can be incredibly frustrating.

When you express your concerns, it may feel like you’re talking to a wall. This reaction can leave you feeling invalidated and unheard. But remember, this behavior often stems from their inability to accept criticism or any form of accountability.

🔍 It’s important to establish healthy boundaries. While you can't change their behavior, you can control your reactions. Focus on self-care and surround yourself with supportive individuals who value your perspective.

🤝 Seeking professional guidance can also help navigate these challenging interactions. You're not alone in this journey! 💖 #NarcissisticAbuse #MentalHealthAwareness #SupportSystem

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🎙️ Fio da Meada: Nina da Hora quer que você leia as letras miúdas da tecnologia.

▶️ Arquivo de mídia: traffic.megaphone.fm/NPP611515…

Sinopse:

Nina da Hora é cientista da computação, desenvolvedora e hacker antirracista. No começo da carreira, Nina se deparou com sistemas de reconhecimento facial que não reconheciam seu rosto. Esse episódio foi um alerta para que ela expandisse seu olhar para a interface entre tecnologia e sociedade.

Hoje, Nina faz mestrado em ética, pesquisando os vieses raciais no aprendizado de máquinas, incluindo processos de reconhecimento facial. Além do trabalho acadêmico, Nina participa de conselhos públicos e privados - como o Conselho de Segurança do TikTok no Brasil - e é fundadora do Instituto da Hora, que promove direitos digitais para populações negras e indígenas.

No Fio da Meada, Nina da Hora conversa com Branca Vianna sobre trocar praticidade por vigilância, sobre o racismo e outros problemas embutidos nas inteligências artificiais, e sobre quem pode usar os seus dados - e por que você deve ler as letras miúdas do seu contrato da academia.

A transcrição do episódio está disponível no site da Rádio Novelo: https://bit.ly/transcriçãoep36

Página do podcast: radionovelo.com.br/fiodameada

#podcast #AntennaPod #privacidade #segurança #InfoSec #tecnologia


Fio da Meada - Rádio Novelo

Branca Vianna comanda o podcast de entrevistas da Rádio Novelo. Para quem quer começar a segunda-feira inspirado a tecer o próprio ponto de vista.
Rádio Novelo - A gente faz podcast
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“Fragmented”


Une nouvelle photo à voir sur mon blog:
indiefotog.com/fragmented/

#indiefotog, #streetphotography, #photoderue, #reflection, #refraction, #diffraction, #foto, #photography, #photographie, #digitalphotography, #photonumerique, #blackandwhite, #noiretblanc, #montréal

Fragmented – INDIEFOTOG

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Obi-Two al-Menashani

Went to the village website, no notices. Navigated to the utilities page and it said call for “emergency situations” call xxx. After hours to call the police dept dispatch, which I did, and they said sorry we can’t help you’ll have to call the utility in the morning.

Then why say to call the police dispatch? Why not just say, after 4:30 or on weekends, you’re fucked?

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Should trans people have fewer rights? ‘Not in our name’, say over 35,000 women

Women tired of being told that their rights are threatened by trans people are using a petition to stand up for inclusive feminism

By Jennie Kermode

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society…

Should trans people have fewer rights? ‘Not in our name’, say over 35,000 women

Jennie Kermode (Yorkshire Bylines)

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« 1.6 millions d'€ pour le parasol de la place Bellecourt à Lyon... Ecoutez les artistes ! ». L’édito de Charles SANNAT - Insolentiae


Ouah cette gabegie...

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« 1.6 millions d'€ pour le parasol de la place Bellecourt à Lyon... Ecoutez les artistes ! ». L’édito de Charles SANNAT - Insolentiae

Mes chères impertinentes, chers impertinents, Je crois qu’à un moment dans ce pays il va falloir que nos élus se réveillent avant de sentir dans leurs augustes postérieurs les pointes des fourches des gueux en colères (ce qui serait funeste) moment q…
Charles Sannat (Insolentiae)

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Ahold Delhaize, who own Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Giant Food, The GIANT Company and Food Lion, say they are dealing with a cybersecurity incident. I understand it is actually ransomware and they're several days in.

newsroom.aholddelhaize.com/aho…

#threatintel #ransomware

Ahold Delhaize statement on Ahold Delhaize USA cybersecurity issue

Zaandam, the Netherlands, November 8, 2024 - Ahold Delhaize USA recently detected a cybersecurity issue within its U.S. network.
Ahold Delhaize

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Sorry to ‘told-you-so’ but I hope everyone who has sneered at my refusal to use Spotify over the years is pleased that their investment in music convenience is paying off so ethically.

Please stop supporting the platformisation of art. Buy music from musicians. Go to their gigs. Buy physical media. Use bandcamp.

Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup | Middle East Eye middleeasteye.net/trending/spo…


Spotify faces boycott calls over CEO’s investment in AI military startup

Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming platform, is facing intense criticism and boycott calls following CEO Daniel Ek’s announcement of a €600m ($702m) investment in Helsing, a German defence startup specialising in AI-powered combat drones an…
Reem Aouir (Middle East Eye)

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La future chef des services secrets britanniques est une femme, la première, Blaise #Metreweli.
The Times rappelle que son grand-père paternel s'appelait Constantine #Dobrowolski.
Entre 1941 et 1943, il fut un collaborateur des #nazis allemands, ce qui lui valut le surnom de "Boucher de #Tchernigov", à cause de son implication directe dans des crimes contre l'humanité (lors d'opérations de déportation et d’extermination en collaboration étroite avec la Gestapo et les Einsatzgruppen).


#Royaume-uni #UK #MI6

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Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 06/27/25: Netanyahu Wants White House Visit After Iran War, Israel Ramps Gaza Strikes, Killing 103, and More youtube.com/watch?v=V7BXAGYIac…

Netanyahu Wants White House Visit After Iran War, Israel Ramps Gaza Strikes, Killing 103, and More

Contact the White House: https://whitehouse.gov/contact/Support the show: Antiwar.com/donatePhone bank for Defend the Guard: https://defendtheguard.us/phoneb...
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Israeli society is deeply rotten. Because of that (and not because of governments) all the people of the world with some rationality believe that Israel must be dissolved and another entity to take its place from the river to the sea. Jewish israelis believe in some superiority given by a God and they defend this non-sense "theory" with heavy guns given by #US, #Germany, #UK, #France, #Italy and the political cover of Arab states.

🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: A poll conducted by the Israel #Democracy Institute between June 15 and 17 reveals that the majority of Jews in #Israel believe Iranian civilian lives hold no value in the context of the Israeli aggression against Iran

When asked to what extent Israel should take the 'sufferings of the #Iranian civilian population' into account, almost three-quarters of #Jewish Israelis (73%) said 'not at all or to a fairly small extent.'

Similar polls have been conducted in the past regarding military operations in #Gaza and #Lebanon, with the majority of Israelis supporting genocide and ethnic cleansing, and a significant portion believing that 'Amalek should be erased' and that 'all inhabitants of an enemy city should be killed, including women and children.'
t.me/Middle_East_Spectator/211…

PS. If even leftists have no empathy it means this entity is sentenced to death.

73% OF JEWISH ISRAELIS DO NOT THINK THAT THE SUFFERING OF IRANIAN CIVILIANS WHEN ATTACKING IRAN SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

Middle East Spectator – MES

— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: A poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute between June 15 and 17 reveals that the majority of Jews in Israel believe Iranian civilian lives hold no value in the context of the Israeli aggression against Iran When asked to what …
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Irans oberster Führer verkündet vermeintlichen Sieg über Israel und droht den USA apollo-news.net/irans-oberster… Der Konflikt zwischen dem Iran und Israel, der zunehmend als der „Zwölftagekrieg“ bezeichnet wird, ist erst seit wenigen Tagen vorbei, ...
The post Irans oberster Führer verkündet vermeintlichen Sieg über Israel und droht den USA appeared first on Apollo News. #news #press

Irans oberster Führer verkündet vermeintlichen Sieg über Israel und droht den USA - Apollo News

Über Tage war der oberste Führer des Iran, Ali Chamenei, wie verschwunden. In seinem ersten öffentlichen Auftritt seit langem verkündete er nun den vermeintlichen Sieg über Israel und drohte den USA.
Boris Cherny (Apollo News)

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In just over a month, over 500 Palestinians have been killed and at least 3,000 injured by Israeli forces while attempting to access vital aid. The silence from the world's most powerful leaders is deafening. Utterly outrageous and unacceptable: savethechildren.org.uk/news/me…

GAZA: “IT’S A DEATH TRAP” - CHILDREN KILLED OR INJURED IN HALF OF FATAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN GAZA THIS MONTH

Children have been killed or injured in more than half of the fatal attacks at food distribution sites in Gaza since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operating four weeks ago, said Save the Children. 
Save the Children UK

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M. #Plaza

‼ ️Non seulement l’ #UE intègre l’ #Ukraine, mais en plus elle crée avec #Zelensky un Tribunal pour juger la #Russie
Et c’est la Hyène corrompue #uvdl qui l’annonce chaleureusement.
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‼️ D’autre part, avec le soutien des souverainistes au Parlement européen, l' #AUR - Alliance pour l'unité des Roumains - a initié une motion de censure contre la Commission européenne présidée par #Ursula von der Leyen pour l'affaire #PfizerGate, l'ingérence dans les #élections et le réarmement de l'UE. Cette Motion de censure a été officiellement déposée aujourd'hui auprès de la présidente du Parlement européen, Roberta Metsola, conformément à l'article 131 du règlement intérieur du Parlement.

Initiée par le professeur universitaire Gheorghe Piperea, eurodéputé roumain de l'Alliance pour l'union des Roumains (AUR), affilié au groupe des Conservateurs et Réformistes européens (ECR), la motion a été signée par plus d'un dixième des membres du Parlement européen, soit 74 eurodéputés, satisfaisant ainsi aux exigences procédurales.

Elle sera inscrite à l'ordre du jour de la prochaine réunion de la Conférence des présidents, prévue le 2 juillet, et soumise au vote lors de la session plénière du Parlement européen à Strasbourg, du 7 au 10 juillet 2025, selon l'AUR.
«Cette initiative n'est motivée ni par des ambitions politiques ni par des griefs personnels et ne vise pas les commissaires exerçant leurs fonctions avec intégrité. Elle porte exclusivement sur les graves dysfonctionnements de gouvernance décrits dans le document annexé. J'appelle tous les membres du Parlement européen, quelle que soit leur affiliation, à participer activement au débat en plénière et à soutenir la transparence, la légalité et une gouvernance démocratique exemplaire», a déclaré Gheorghe Piperea, ECR.

🔻Pour que la motion soit adoptée, elle doit recueillir la majorité absolue des membres du Parlement, soit plus de la moitié d'entre eux. En cas d'adoption, elle entraînera la démission collective de l'ensemble de la Commission européenne, conclut le parti AUR.


#europe #coe

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🔻Anatolij #Sharij, journaliste ukrainien opposé à #Zelensky, se moque des hyperboles utilisées par des membres de l’ #UE pour promouvoir leur grand héros :

«Un héros d'acier, né dans la ville d'acier, un grand leader que le destin nous a donné !»
Sharij commente: «Un monument doré à Zelensky sera bientôt érigé à Strasbourg» 😂
Les commentateurs se lâchent :
«C'est hilarant. Vous, les clowns, avez tous besoin de soins psychiatriques d'urgence !»
«Le déclin moral de l'UE continue. Une civilisation qu'il faudrait abandonner et laisser dépérir...
Les contribuables sont-ils du gibier à plumer ou des moutons à tondre ?»
🔻 Il s’insurge :
« 26 États membres de l’UE sur 27 soutiennent l’adhésion de l’Ukraine à l’UE. Seule la Hongrie est contre.
Avec des verdicts politiques.
Avec la persécution de l’opposition.
Avec le néonazisme.
Sans tribunaux.
Sans police.
Putain de toi, putain de groupe de crime organisé🖕»

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Judge Napolitano on The Coming Police State antiwar.com/blog/2025/06/26/ju…

Judge Napolitano on The Coming Police State - Antiwar.com Blog

A foreign entity attacks American persons or property and the government warns that its sleeper cells have infiltrated the United States and it is somehow necessary to expand the powers of the government and shrink protections for civil liberties – a…
Antiwar.com Blog

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Thailand Moves to De-Legalize Weed in Major Drug-Policy U-Turn
https://time.com/7298262/thailand-cannabis-marijuana-weed-recriminalization-delegalization-pheu-thai-new-policy/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Thailand Moves to De-Legalize Weed in Major Drug-Policy U-Turn

In a major policy U-turn, the Thai government is tightening restrictions on the sale of cannabis just three years after loosening them.
Chad de Guzman (Time)
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Proletarian Rage

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Proletarian Rage

2023-07-07 13:29:29

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In every experiment of drugs legalisation the numbers of users decreased. In any case and country cops are fighting these laws. The reason is simple: in every country the illegal drug trafficking being driven by the cops. Cops make a lot of money after criminalization increases prices in black market. iasic1.org/once-hailed-for-dec…

Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts

By Anthony Faiola and Catarina Fernandes Martins July 7, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EDT PORTO, Portugal — Addiction haunts the recesses of this an
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In every experiment of drugs legalisation the numbers of users decreased. In any case and country cops are fighting these laws. The reason is simple: in every country the illegal drug trafficking being driven by the cops. Cops make a lot of money after criminalization increases prices in black market. iasic1.org/once-hailed-for-dec…

Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts

By Anthony Faiola and Catarina Fernandes Martins July 7, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EDT PORTO, Portugal — Addiction haunts the recesses of this an
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Rutte's ‘Sycophantic’ Slip at NATO Summit Sparks Online Outrage tn.ai/3342864

Rutte's ‘Sycophantic’ Slip at NATO Summit Sparks Online Outrage

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sparked widespread criticism after referring to US President Donald Trump as “daddy” during a press conference at the NATO Summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025, while praising US strikes against Ira…
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At its core, #CCSignals is an attempt by Creative Commons, a Silicon Valley-based organisation, to legitimise the AI grifts of its donors – Google, Microsoft, and Meta (Zuckerberg).

Creative Commons was always a thinly-veiled attempt at enabling Big Tech data farmers to get more data (that’s why the whole “open data” realm is so well funded/popular – open as in “open for business” not free as in “freedom”) but at least their original licenses (non-commercial, share-alike, no derivatives, and yes, sometimes even just attribution) were genuinely useful for people as well as for corporations.

I like to think (perhaps naïvely, I don’t know) that Lawrence Lessig had his heart in the right place when he came up with it all. But I’m biased. I learned how to present from him (including how to use my presentation display) and we even presented a session together back in the day when I was running Open Source Flash. I’m also a big fan of his concept of “institutional corruption”. But I have no illusions that we see eye to eye on all things and I haven’t spoken to him in over a decade.

Anyway, that’s neither here nor there.

This is Creative Commons jumping the shark (is jumping the shark the original enshittification?) and destroying their credibility with a scheme that doesn’t benefit people, only their corporate donors.

Keep using the existing licenses, as they have value, but don’t help them legitimise this latest land grab by the same trillion-dollar corporations and billionaires who are busy destroying our habitat, human rights, and democracies.

In fact, if they go ahead with this, it might be an idea to fork the original Creative Commons licenses and publish them under a different name in an effort to counter the use of their legitimacy to whitewash Big AI.

#CreativeCommons #SiliconValley #BigTech #BigAI #AI mastodon.cloud/@raymondpert/11…

R. Scott Pert (@raymondpert@mastodon.cloud)

2/3 At its core, #CCSignals allows creators to communicate how they want their data reused. The optional signal elements include: • Credit – attribution required • Direct Contribution – support through funding or services • Ecosystem Contribu…
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Ποτέ δεν είναι αργά για τίποτα.
Ούτε για να φύγεις
Ούτε για να αλλάξεις δουλειά
Ούτε για να αγαπήσεις και να σε αγαπήσουν
Ούτε για να σπουδάσεις, να ξεκινήσεις γυμναστική, να οργανωθείς, να έχεις χόμπι, να μάθεις μια ξένη γλώσσα....

Μην το βάζετε ποτέ κάτω φιλαράκια μου

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I want to like Star Wars more than I do.

I grew up watching Star Wars a few years before the prequels came out.

I loved it! I was a big Star Wars fan. I honestly almost completely lost interest in it after I became an even bigger Trek fan.

I’ve been playing Lego Star Wars and it’s been fun, but it made me realize that the stories all seem surface deep to me.

I get the movies from the 70s were not going to deep dive in Luke’s training, but in each film it’s just like, “And… you’re a Jedi master now.”

There are other races and we do not get to really learn much about them. I guess the Mandalorian filled that out some, but I couldn’t get into that show.

I guess this is more of a rant about how Star Wars feels like and empty shell of a series than something with more substance.

I really wish, that there was something that went deeper.

I have not watched all the Disney+ shows yet, but I might start Ahsoka or Andor tonight. I watched Obi Wan and liked it, I tried Mando 2 times and did not like it one bit.

I loved the Shadows of the Empire book.

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TIL about Jervis Bay Territory

From WikiPedia:

The Jervis Bay Territory (/ˈdʒɜːrvɪs, ˈdʒɑːr-/; "JBT") is an internal territory of Australia. It was established in 1915 by the transfer of jurisdiction from the state of New South Wales to the federal Commonwealth of Australia, in order to give the federal government control of a port in the vicinity of the landlocked Australian Capital Territory (ACT).


I am 45 and did not know this until today when for some reason Jervis Bay Territory was printed in a select option along with the other Australian states and territories.

internal territory of Australia

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La peque me dijo ayer que quería ir al concierto de Stray Kids en Madrid. Y aparte de que, evidentemente, ya no quedan entradas (es dentro de tres semanas), me quedé un poco loco de ver los precios. Sé que estoy viejo, pero... ¿en que momento se volvió normal pagar más de 200€ por un concierto? He estado mirando las entradas para Blackpink en Barcelona y están por el estilo, y he llegado a ver algunos asientos a más de 600€.
Decidme si a vosotros también os parece un disparate, o si es algo normal y lo que debo hacer es ir pidiendo plaza en un asilo 😅
Meme del señor mayor que sonríe mirando a cámara mientras teclea en un portátil con una taza en la otra mano.

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It is a brilliant place, I'd recommend to anyone visiting the North East. You can watch them make stottie to the original method in a coal oven. You then get to eat the stottie.

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Beamish: Open-air attraction in County Durham wins Museum of the Year

Beamish in Country Durham, which recreates life from bygone eras, is named the UK's museum of the year.
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Resistance Operations Expose Zionist Failure in Gaza: Hamas


Hamas asserted that the continued precise operations by its armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, alongside the PIJ’s al-Quds Brigades, prove the Zionist regimes failure to break the will of the Palestinian people or defeat their Resistance.

In a statement published on Wednesday, the group said these operations demonstrate the Resistance’s strength, its control over the battlefield, and its ability to exact a heavy price from the occupation, adding that the Zionist government bears full responsibility for failing to reach an agreement due to the obstacles it keeps putting and dragging out the negotiations to serve Netanyahu’s personal gains.

Hamas also criticized the statements made by the head of the occupation government regarding “absolute victory”, dismissing them as part of an effort to promote illusions and unrealistic claims about achieving the war’s objectives, particularly what it called the delusion of retrieving the captives through military force.

Netanyahu, Zionist government responsible for ceasefire obstruction


Regarding the negotiation process, Hamas reaffirmed its “continued positive engagement with mediators’ efforts” and any serious proposals that could lead to a comprehensive agreement,” while simultaneously emphasizing that “any deal must guarantee a cessation of aggression and war against our people, a permanent ceasefire, and a complete withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip.”

Hamas has accused Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of undermining international mediation efforts, even as Gaza remains under siege and relentless bombardment since the war began on October 7, 2023, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians and causing widespread destruction.

Meanwhile, Palestinian Resistance factions continue their military operations from within the enclave, while ceasefire negotiations have so far failed to produce a decisive breakthrough.

Palestinian Resistance sets APC ablaze, killing seven soldiers


The Zionist occupation forces announced on June 25 that seven of their personnel, consisting of one officer and six soldiers, had been killed during a lethal ambush executed by the Palestinian Resistance in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

An initial Israeli military investigation revealed that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when Resistance fighters triggered a pre-planted explosive device along a route frequently used by invading Israeli forces, targeting a Puma-type Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that was transporting a combat engineering unit.

The explosion set the APC ablaze while the soldiers remained trapped inside, leading to the deaths of all seven personnel in the resulting fire, with the intensity of the incident reportedly complicating the identification process for several hours due to the state of the remains.

The al-Qassam Brigades released footage of a complex ambush targeting two military vehicles in southern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Zionist military had announced the death of seven of its soldiers from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion in battles on Tuesday in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, with the slain troops ranging in age from 19 to 21 years old.

The footage captured the moment an explosive charge was thrown directly into the cabin of one of the troop carriers with soldiers stationed inside it, destroying it and setting it ablaze.


Ambush detailed


The al-Qassam Brigades provided details of Tuesday afternoon’s coordinated ambush, in which its fighters destroyed a Zionist armored personnel carrier using a “Shawaz” explosive device tossed inside the vehicle’s cabin by al-Qassam fighters. According to the statement, the attack completely destroyed and burned the APC with its entire crew inside.

Shortly afterward, the al-Qassam fighters targeted another Zionist armored personnel carrier with a locally-produced improvised explosive device near the Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Ma’an area, south of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. The statement noted that Zionist helicopter evacuations were observed at the scene and continued for several hours.

Resistance fighters set unmatched examples of valor and prowess: Abu Obeida


Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for the al-Qassam Brigades, praised the complex ambush and the fighters who carried it out, stating, “Our Resistance fighters set unmatched examples of valor and prowess.”

The spokesperson emphasized that “the latest ambushes vividly demonstrate how our people’s warriors have become this generation’s most courageous and sacrifice-giving freedom fighters,” while warning that enemy funerals and corpses will be a daily recurrence so long as the occupation continues its war on Gaza.

“The enemy’s government is deceiving its own public, refusing to admit it’s throwing its soldiers into Gaza’s quagmire for delusional political goals,” Abu Obeida added.

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Okay, the media have started reporting. Get ready for Engelhorn to get Thunberged...

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Erinnert ihr euch an Marlene Engelhorn? Das ist die junge Erbin, die vor ein paar Jahren ihr Millionenvermögen zu 90% verschenkte — unter größtmöglicher medialer Aufmerksamkeit.
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