American democracy is a failed idea. Elected officials voted to literally kill their own constituents, because the $$ said to.

'More than 60 House Republicans represent districts where Medicaid enrollment is higher than the national average."

And the bill they just passed in Congress is the biggest cut to Medicaid in history.

Elected officials voted to *kill* their own constituents.

newsweek.com/medicaid-republic…

Libyan delegation examines Belarusian vehicles, machines on display outside BelExpo eng.belta.by/economics/view/li…

Simple. Labour has moved to the right not left, ditched its promised policies, and alienated its core support. Starmer, McSweeney and his coterie need to go as soon as possible, or Labour is finished

youtube.com/watch?v=7dhinj4O_r…

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He who attempts to control another is a governor, an aggressor, an invader; and the nature of such invasion is not changed, whether it is made by one man upon another man, after the manner of the ordinary criminal, or by one man upon all other men, after the manner of an absolute monarch, or by all other men upon one man, after the manner of a modern democracy.
-- Benjamin Tucker

#anarchism #quote #bot

Sanchez Effect | Kit Klarenberg: 'Chicken and eggs: Who's lying first — CIA, MI6, or Mossad?' odysee.com/SEKlarenberg_July_2…

Looking forward v much to our discussion this morning at the UK's Competition & Markets Authority on #interoperability: lessons (for the #DMCCA) from #telecoms regulation!

Tim Cowen (Preiskell & Co. antitrust chair) and Prof. @chrismarsden.bsky.social are both world authorities on this topic 👀 And we have a surprise guest to talk about payments & water regulation lessons!

Here are my background slides docs.google.com/presentation/d…

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#Cemento y #calor: #Zaragoza pierde #árboles en #verano y crece la indignación vecinal.

eldiario.es/aragon/zaragoza/ce…

bsky.app/profile/eldiarioarago…

Sé que este no es el sitio ideal, pero BUSCO HABITACIÓN O PISO EN BARCELONA O HOSPITALET. A partir de septiembre y para tres meses (de septiembre a noviembre).

Estaré trabajando en el IDAEA-CSIC y busco algo idealmente por Sants, Gracia o incluso Hospitalet pero cualquier barrio me vale.

Busco tanto compartir (idealmente, porque somos animales sociales) como vivir solo y con espacio para una bicicleta.

Toda difusión es bienvenida.

Muchas gracias y no olviden hidratarse e ir por la sombra.

Israel Kills over 300 in Gaza in 48 Hours as Possible Truce in Balance tn.ai/3347637
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Si, es la forma mas barata que se me ha ocurrido de "agilizar" el pc. He comprado varios modulos de RAM DDR3 en Ali, estan muy baratos.
Este es el segundo pc que consigo de la empresa donde curro y que los esta sustituyendo al no ser compatibles con W11.
Si consigo mas pcs les pondré un modulo de 8 GB y se quedarían con 16GB en total, que para mover Linux es mas que suficiente. En principio se los voy a donar a gente del pueblo de mis padres que no tienen ordenador y enseñarles lo basico para moverse en Linux y navegar por internet.
A este le he puesto 32GB pq me lo voy a quedar yo y queria empezar a usar maquinas virtuales.
La configuracion base de estos pcs de la empresa es 8GB de RAM+disco mecanico 1TB+ disco ssd de 120 GB
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AI for Scientific Search

Link: arxiv.org/abs/2507.01903
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…

Report: UK MP Zarah Sultana says she is quitting the Labour Party over Gaza & joining Jeremy Corbyn's independent alliance.

theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

#Corbyn #Sultana #UKPol #USPol #GazaGenocide #Palestine @palestine .

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Report: Gazan civilians can be "sitting there, doing nothing, waiting for the [GHF] site to open, & then they get shot in the head. I’ve seen that numerous times".

They get "brought into these very compressed spaces & then fired on... someone pulls a trigger on a machine gun. They have artillery fire on them. It is deliberate. There is no doubt."

~Dr Tarek Loubani

Video of GHF & IDF shootings of civilians at GHF sites:
aje.io/65i9x7?update=3816895

#GHF #GazaGenocide #USPol #EuroPol @palestine .

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Report: US contractors fired live bullets & stun grenades at Palestinians queuing for food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites

The contractors are heard on video cheering as they shoot.

"One contractor said he saw other contractors shooting at Palestinians from a tower above the site as they were leaving the area, having collected food parcels."

"He said it was unclear why they were shooting at people departing the site."

Video footage:
middleeasteye.net/trending/fur…

#GHF #USPol #GazaGenocide .

Francesca Albanese’s report on firms contributing to & profiting from Israel's genocide:

IBM was named for training military & intelligence personnel & managing Israel's central database storing biometric data of Palestinians.

Also named were Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Leonardo SpA, Japan’s FANUC, Caterpillar, Leonardo-owned Rada Electronic Industries, South Korea’s HD Hyundai & Sweden’s Volvo Group & more.

aje.io/65i9x7?update=3816408

#BDS #USPol EuroPol #GazaGenocide #GenocideProfiteers .

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Remember the numbers tattooed onto the arms of older Jews? Guess which company was responsible for that.

besacenter.org/ibm-holocaust/

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Since we all know the Jewish groups on Campus (with Administration & Political help) that did all the "antisemitism" racket since the genocide started & we know everything else they are doing now.

What if I told you Jewish groups (primarily ones that support Jewish Nazism—open & closeted) in West have been doing the same shit since atleast 1960s?

Here is the article titled that talks about it from 1985

The Middle East On The U.S. Campus

@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism

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Tactics: Have Jews/those willing to do their bidding, surveil soft power centers (ones that arent completely under the thumb of Jewish Nazis & one's that show any sympathy for Palestinians) who can influence public opinion

> monitor Christian publications, speakers, programs, etc., that take place in church meetings,

> United Nations and its agencies, on college campuses, in American churches, and among the country’s political leadership.

@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism

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Ofcourse, same old tired "antisemitism" racket has been primarily designed to use both offensively & defensively, to neutralize anyone who opposes Jewish Nazism, Jewish Supremacy & Jewish Hegemony—use offensively,if one can get away with it, else, defensively, if it becomes difficult

Same exact techniques we saw from Jews in the 20 months are the same tactics deployed before too, against every group, using same exact "antisemitism" weapon.

@palestine @lebanon @iran @israel @anarchy @anarchism

Zionist Ministers Push for Official Annexation of the Palestinian West Bank telesurenglish.net/zionist-min…



Before my birth, who was I to be?
After I was born, who became me?

The Legend of Bodhidharma: Master of Zen | Mind-Opening Movie [Eng Dub/2025 Remaster]
youtu.be/watch?v=DD6YqFxC77o
#bodhidharma #buddhism #zen #film #movie

LIVE: Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as Israel intensifies Gaza attacks | Al Jazeera
aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/20…

- Clashes, bombing in Khan Younis
- Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn
- Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as more are killed in Gaza
- WATCH: Israel strikes Gaza school as more than 300 Palestinians killed in 48 hours
- Israeli forces fire on Palestinians during confrontations with Israeli settlers

#Palestine #Gaza #Israel
@palestine

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WION ‘Game Plan’: With a Friend Like US and Enemy Like Russia - What Are Kyiv's Options? gilbertdoctorow.substack.com/p…

I'm impressed by Rambo III for DOS


Rambo III for DOS genuinely surprised me.

I’d previously played the Commodore 64 version—a predictable top-down shooter with decent graphics for the old brown breadbox, but nothing remarkable.

The DOS version, released in 1989, really stands out. It supports VGA graphics and AdLib sound, delivering crisp colors and catchy music that were impressive for the time.

What blew me away, though, was the control options. Not only does it support keyboard and joystick, but you can also move and shoot using the mouse—a rarity for the platform back then. Even better, it actually works pretty well by the standards of the day.

Rambo III came out in many versions: arcade, Master System, Genesis. The computer versions are mostly similar, each carrying quirks unique to their platforms—you could find it on Atari ST, Amiga, MSX, C64, Amstrad CPC, and even ZX Spectrum.

The DOS release covers CGA, EGA, and VGA graphics modes plus a variety of sound options, offering a surprisingly eclectic experience. While critics favored the Genesis version, I think the DOS port holds its own. It’s more than playable and can deliver some solid fun.

So when I went to Canada a month ago it felt like we were on the brink of WW3 but now I'm back and in Washington DC to do some production stuff for 4th of July and aside from heavily opinionated stickers on lamp posts, everything seems... fine? People are talking about some kind of bill that got a validation stamp. I'm not sure what it's about though. Maybe I should turn on the news.
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Interview: Kshama Sawant on Zohran Mamdani: Winning requires a "fighting strategy", namely, understanding that:

Capitalism is a zero-sum game - You cannot hope to win substantial reforms for working class people by imagining you can sweet talk billionaires into agreement.

In addition, the duopoly, despite their differences, represents billionaires.

chrishedges.substack.com/p/wil…

#ZohranMamdani #USPol #EuroPol #Plutocracy .

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Mamdani’s alignment with the Democratic Party is a worry.

"Goundbreaking campaigns, like those of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Bernie Sanders, have fallen short of delivering promises for working-class people once in office."

“The Democratic Party is a party of capitalism itself. The working class loses out more & more & is subjected to more & more misery with every passing decade."

chrishedges.substack.com/p/wil…

#democraticSocialism #Mamdani #USPol #NYCMayoralRace #Racism #Plutocracy .

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@violetmadder

I take your point. However, sweetheart deals over decades with the billionaire class have clearly made things worse for the working class.

Imo, there's no alternative to fighting this fascist, likely psychopathic class.

And there're only several hundred of them. Their entire operation could be shut down by people power - massive strikes, mass disobedience, massive BDS, etc etc etc.

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@Miro_Collas @violetmadder

Imo, generalising about "all those billions" isn't useful.

Only by understanding specific dynamics can we design specific solutions.

THE twin main reasons for the maga vote are:

Dem leadership abandoned the working class

Thus abandoned, millions of gullible & desperate people put their only hope into a lying narcissistic psychopath.

The bulk of the blame is on the billionaire-bought Dem leadership, not on ppl just doing what they think will save their families.

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Research shows Trump's base is mainly poorer, less educated, white men who're enraged at being abandoned by the "elites".

Arguably, the maga base's gullibility & ignorance is related to Dem leadership's 50 years obeying the ruling-class assault on public education.*

juancole.com/2024/11/retributi…

* Re 1970s plan to destroy public education:

AUR 64, 1, 2022, 65-9 (scroll to p. 65):

issuu.com/nteu/docs/aur_64_01

@violetmadder .

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I've been encountering a lot of vocally religious people recently and it's catching me off guard because in my brain, any version of "god" is synonymous with "the tooth fairy" so I'm standing there perplexed why an adult is talking to me about how they're basking in the tooth fairy's love and how the tooth fairy is the ultimate power in the universe and how even me not believing in the tooth fairy is all part of the tooth fairy's plan for my character arc. As for me, I can neither confirm nor deny that the tooth fairy exists. I just simply accept that certain things are unknowable and while lore to explain it all is certainly interesting, I will never consider it historical fact.
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It is not useful to understand the content of the Hannya Shingyo,

notesandsilence.com/2025/04/23…
#zen #meditation #silence #sutra

Une très large partie de ce que l’on nomme ‘religion » relève en réalité de l’univers mental.

notesandsilence.com/2025/04/22…
#religion #spiritualité #prière #méditation #silence

Tomorrow is July 4th in America. Should you celebrate? You can celebrate that we once took down a tyrant, and that we should do it again, yes. Meanwhile, here is James Earl Jones reading Frederick Douglass’ speech about the 4th of July. youtube.com/watch?v=O0baE_CtU0…

How Jews Cheated on the SAT and Infiltrated the Ivy League Schools - Christians for Truth

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