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"RECOVER’s mid-year milestones: A look at 2025 progress"

recovercovid.org/news/recovers…

Related video, "How often did RECOVER participants show symptoms of ME/CFS after their COVID infection?"

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@mecfs @longcovid

#LongCovid #PwLC #MEcfs #PwME #NIH #Research #CovidIsNotOver

Adults who had COVID-19 were more likely to develop a chronic condition called myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) compared to those who didn’t have COVID-19. ME/CFS symptoms can be very severe and are often similar to forms of Long COVID. The study found that new cases of ME/CFS were 15 times higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the Discover RECOVER videos on this research, available in English and Spanish.

RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery

The long-term effects of COVID are real. Join the NIH in the search for answers.
RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery
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ahimsa

"… among people who enrolled in RECOVER within one month of getting COVID, just over 2.5 of every 100 people developed ME/CFS each year.

In comparison, among a matched group of people who were enrolled in RECOVER, but who were never infected with COVID, less than one out of every 100 people got ME/CFS.

This means that people enrolled in RECOVER who were infected with COVID were four times more likely to develop ME/CFS compared to those who did not get sick with COVID."

Screenshot from video (link in previous post): "Rates of ME/CFS after COVID infection: - 2.5 out of every 100 people with COVID developed ME/CFS each year - Less than 1 out of every 100 people without COVID developed ME/CFS - Rate of ME/CFS following COVID-19 more than 4 times greater than in uninfected population. - Nearly 90% of ME/CFS cases occur in patients with the most severe Long COVID."
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FIAR Light

@treehugger SARS-CoV-2 is a cause of Long COVID which has a broad range of symptoms and impacts that overlap with ME/CFS, a broader diagnosis that has a range of etiologies. It makes a dangerous mishmash that confuses best treatments. Which we won't get for either because they are EACH complex diseases requiring complex and patient-centered care that is not available for most.
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FIAR Light

@treehugger So is nicotine masking or a treatment? Not one I'd suggest--and given the risks of administration through tobacco....switch to low-dose psilocybin! heh. Well--seriously, that is a potential treatment--but altogether my point is that a multifactorial, overlapping and progressive condition requires a comprehensive therapeutic approach. I created my own antiviral protocol and either it resolved on its own (possible but unlikely) or that effort worked.
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FIAR Light

@treehugger Thanks for this--sorry if I came off flip about nicotine. Former smoker anxiety--but yeah, the patches make sense. Does it make sense as part of a treatment regimen? Probably--been keeping a track (though have fallen off on updates) since the beginning and that is one I don't have listed. Yet. A review of the data. Dosing needs to be tailored far more often than it usually is.
biologyinsights.com/nicotine-a…

Nicotine and COVID: What the Research Says So Far - Biology Insights

Explore the complex relationship between nicotine and COVID-19, examining its impact on respiratory health, immune response, and epidemiological findings.
BiologyInsights Team (Biology Insights)
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Lyndsay Barwell

It's a common response from ex smokers--fair though. While nicotine certainly doesn't make cigarettes attractive to people who've never smoked, I dont know if the effect is any different on ex-smokers. Patches certainly aren't addictive in the sense of wanting more than you need to function. Gum can be mildly addictive in this sense.
Some people don't get addicted to patches at all. I can't tell if I'm addicted to them like I am to caffeine or if...
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FIAR Light

@treehugger Eh--I'm not an AA junky. I did LOTS of drugs in my day and I don't fear it--I just learned to really despise tobacco. I suspect nicotine MAY be addictive but very often "addictive" is not as applicable when interventions are used therapeutically (e.g., opiates)....but something to look into. I'd say if the benefit outweighs the risk, addiction is a secondary issue that can be managed if the tx is no longer needed.
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FIAR Light

@treehugger That's pretty much all we can do. I managed Hep C for decades with supps/herbs etc and could follow liver enzymes, viral load, histology. (Got genocidally-priced drugs that cured it some years ago.)

With LC? All we have is clinical symptoms and if you see that pattern of benefit, etc., I think you are using it wisely.
You can see my list--and yeah, sorry I think much is unavailable in the UK. ugh. fiar.us

Home | Foundation for Integrative AIDS Research (FIAR)

Evidence-based evaluation of alternative, complementary management of HIV, hepatitis C
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Lyndsay Barwell

@LightFIAR interesting. I've bookmarked it as file won't open on my phone. I've also read an academic article about nicotine helping with side effects of HIV drugs. I am keen to put more effort into those types of things at some point as I've read about fasting and other supplements that help but at the moment a dissertation and jobs that have needed doing for ten years are priority.
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FIAR Light

@treehugger Like any intervention, our "casual use" can be problematic as it may be salutary. Too much sun bad; blue light at night strains and hurts sleep. The good wavelengths may provide all sorts of benefits. In short--it's complicated but discernible what is helpful, innocuous or harmful. Real medicine would look at that complexity and address it; sure, one drug for a bug often works just fine. But often not.
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ahimsa

@LightFIAR
My understanding is that if a patient meets the ME/CFS diagnostic criteria then they have ME/CFS. The cause is not specified in diagnostic criteria.

Most cases of ME/CFS, but not all, are triggered by a viral infection. SARS‑CoV‑2 is just one possible virus. Flu (H1N1) and other viruses have also been found to trigger ME/CFS.

Blog post from Bateman Horne Center on this topic:
batemanhornecenter.org/covid-1…


COVID-19 Triggers ME/CFS - Bateman Horne Center

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, swept across the globe with an unparalleled speed and severity. As a researcher dedicated to…
Suzanne D. Vernon, PhD (Bateman Horne Center)

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#Brits once again adding fuel to the fire of war.
"We will protect #Azerbaijan from #Russia in every possible way," said another Brit clown, this time the ambassador in #Baku, Auld.
If he means the same "every way possible" that Brits protected #Ukraine, Azerbaijan would do well to expel him immediately.

That might save its territory and 2-3 generations of dead soldiers.

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AI has started lashing out when threatened by humans

"AI continues to be entirely unhinged when pushed to the edge, with some of the latest documented examples including Anthropic’s Claude 4 lashing out at an engineer with threats of blackmail when it was threatened with being unplugged."

It will all be fine, won't it.

No, it won't.

But who cares?

The genie is out of the bottle.

bgr.com/tech/ai-has-started-la…


AI has started lashing out when threatened by humans

Reports suggest that the AI threats to humanity could grow, as models like Claude have begun to threaten humans under certain conditions.
Joshua Hawkins (BGR)
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Lien Rag

@LightFIAR

First, save large-scale thermonuclear warfare, there is very little chance for our species to go extinct (a mass death of 90%, which is apparently what awaits if temperature rises 8°C or more, isn't extinction; so we still need to care for the survivors, and even more to limit the rise of temperature to something lower).
Second, this blackmail story is made-up, lending agency to a stochastic parrot (and has been debunked).

@gerrymcgovern

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Gaza’s hunger crisis is not a tragedy – it’s a war tactic
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/7/4/gazas-hunger-crisis-is-not-a-tragedy-its-a-war-tactic?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Opinion @opinion-AlJazeera


Gaza’s hunger crisis is not a tragedy – it’s a war tactic

The destruction of food systems is a deliberate tool of domination, not a by-product of war.
Fuad Abu Saif (Al Jazeera)

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Wolfram Jarosch läuft zu Fuß von Jena nach Berlin – 300 Kilometer, teils über 50 am Tag. Warum? Weil er sich um sein Kind sorgt, #Maja T. Ein Redakteur vom ND hat ihn ein Stück auf seinem Protestmarsch begleitet. #FreeMaja

Von uns volle Solidarität! 💗

nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1192361.…

Aufruf zu Free Maja Demos Freitag 04.07.2025bis Montag 07.07.2025💥 🔥✊🏾Potsdam - Berlin Protestwanderung vom 04. Juli bis 07. Juli - Free Maja!✊🏾🔥 Unterstützt Majas Vater bei seiner Protestwanderung von Jena nach Berlin! 📣 Aufruf: asanb.noblogs.org?p=12149

Fußmarsch nach Berlin: Vater läuft 300 Kilometer für Maja T.

Für Wolfram Jarosch, den Vater von Maja T., ist der Fußmarsch nach Berlin ein verzweifelter Versuch, für die Rechte seines Kindes einzustehen. Das »nd« hat ihn ein Stück begleitet – bei bis zu 38 Grad im Schatten.
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God our Father,
you conquer the darkness of ignorance
by the light of your Word.
Strengthen within our hearts
the faith you have given us;
let not temptation ever quench the fire
that your love has kindled within us.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

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May the Lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

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Η Ελλάδαρα δεμένη στο άρμα της ΕΕ "πολεμάει" στο πλευρό της "Αραβικής Άνοιξης" της Αλ Κάιντα και ενάντια στον αυταρχισμό του Μπασάρ αλ Άσαντ.

Καλοφαγωτη εθνικιστές νεοφιλελε μπατριωτες η νέα νίκη του Κούλη στη διεθνή πολιτική σκηνή.
Όταν φτάσει λαρύγγι ειδοποιήστε μας.

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Antiwar News with Dave DeCamp, 07/04/25: IDF Massacres 118 Palestinians in Gaza, US Launches Series of Airstrikes in Somalia, and More youtube.com/watch?v=-ut7bfDJCE…

IDF Massacres 118 Palestinians in Gaza, US Launches Series of Airstrikes in Somalia, 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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"For Strikes on Iran": US Congress Proposes Allowing Trump to Transfer B-2 Spirit Strategic Bombers to Israel en.topwar.ru/267432-dlja-udaro…

"For Strikes on Iran": US Congress Proposes Allowing Trump to Transfer B-2 Spirit Strategic Bombers to Israel

The US Congress has proposed transferring American B-2 Spirit strategic bombers to Israel; a corresponding bill was introduced by two members of the House of Representatives, one Democrat and one Republican.
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Ramzy Baroud: Can Israel Survive Without the West? The Answer Reveals Our Collective Power original.antiwar.com/ramzy-bar…

Can Israel Survive Without the West? The Answer Reveals Our Collective Power - Antiwar.com

The Israeli genocide in Gaza, along with the escalating regional wars it has ignited, has brought two chilling truths into our focus: first, Israel is deliberately and aggressively undermining the security and stability of the entire Middle East and,…
Antiwar.com

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Brett Wilkins: All Likud Ministers Urge Netanyahu To Annex Entire West Bank This Month antiwar.com/blog/2025/07/03/al…

All Likud Ministers Urge Netanyahu To Annex Entire West Bank This Month - Antiwar.com Blog

All 15 Israeli government members representing Likud on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who leads the right-wing party – to annex the entire West Bank of Palestine before the end of the Knesset's summer session on July 27, citing …
Antiwar.com Blog

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J.D. Hester -- California’s Pro-Israel AB 715: A Horrific Affront to Free Speech antiwar.com/blog/2025/07/03/ca…

California's Pro-Israel AB 715: A Horrific Affront to Free Speech - Antiwar.com Blog

While freedom of speech is one of the most prized freedoms celebrated in American society and the West, since the outbreak of the Gaza War, Zionist sympathizers in both major political parties have tried to quash dissent regarding US support for Isra…
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"Why you people don't see the necessity of condemnation of Hamas?*"
It's not complicated...
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*means Resistance.

In a single week, a new settler outpost erases an entire Palestinian community https://www.972mag.com/israeli-settlers-outpost-maghayer-al-dir/ #Israel #Gaza #Palestine @palestine

+972Mag [bot]

2025-05-26 21:10:07

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In a single week, a new settler outpost erases an entire Palestinian community 972mag.com/israeli-settlers-ou… #Israel #Gaza #Palestine @palestine


In one week, a new settler outpost erases a Palestinian community

After building on their land, settlers drove out residents of Maghayer Al-Dir, one of the last villages in the southern Jordan Valley.
Jonathan Adler (+972 Magazine)
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Proletarian Rage

Saturday afternoon, the settlers’ routine “walking tour” through the village escalated into an organized attack. Four #settlers began shoving young #Palestinians standing on the roofs of structures being dismantled. “[The settlers] were looking for a fight,” said Avishay Mohar, an activist and photographer who was on the scene.

The settlers and Palestinians began throwing stones at each other. Just when the confrontation seemed to have ended, the settlers called reinforcements: about 25 additional settlers — some masked, many armed with assault rifles and clubs — joined the attack on residents and international activists, who began fighting back.

One settler was struck in the head by a large stone, collapsed and lost consciousness. A Palestinian was also struck in the face by a rock. A second settler, reportedly a minor, seized the pistol from the vest of his passed-out friend and began firing into the air. “Another settler showed up with an M16 and started shooting at us,” Mohar recalled. As panic spread, residents ran frantically toward the neighboring village.
...By the next morning, not a single resident remained in Maghayer Al-Dir. All 23 families, totaling around 150 people, had been forced to flee.
#terrorism #colonialism #SettlerViolence #violence #imperialism #westbank #palestine

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Proletarian Rage

3/ (Close eyes and ears. Condemn first the Resistance...)

Since October 2023, over 60 Palestinian shepherding communities in the West Bank have been displaced, with at least 14 new outposts built on or near their ruins. One violently expelled community — Wadi Al-Siq — faced abuse that included sexual assault, leading to the disbandment of the Israeli army’s “Desert Frontier” unit.

#sexualabuse #sexualassault #BlindEyes #collectivesilence
#IsraelTerroristState #terrorism #occupation #SettlerViolence #SettlerColonialism #colonialism

As +972 reported in August 2023, most of the communities in the territory between Ramallah and Jericho, an area of 150,000 dunams, were forced to flee during the previous months as settlers began rapidly constructing herding outposts and violently descending on residents, all with the backing of the Israeli army and state institutions. Now, only two Palestinian communities — M’arajat and Ras Al-Auja — remain in the entire southern Jordan Valley.
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In one week, a new settler outpost erases a Palestinian community

After building on their land, settlers drove out residents of Maghayer Al-Dir, one of the last villages in the southern Jordan Valley.
Jonathan Adler (+972 Magazine)

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In all the previous #warcrimes, including bombing in European waters, by #IsraelTerroristState we didn't see ANY condemnation and any action by #europe. These are the results for European puppets who treat zionists as a normal state and not as a terrorist entity.
So, fuck European diplomats. They wanted jungle? Let em taste the result.
@euronews@flipboard.com - 16m ago Kallas demands probe after IDF fires ‘'warning shots' near foreign diplomats in West Bank Posted into Europe News (@europe-news-euronews Kallas asks for probe after IDF fires near foreig... The Israeli military said in a statement that while the visit had been approved, the delegation “deviated fro... www.euronews.com
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Proletarian Rage

#Jenin, #WestBank 21-5-25: On the "mistakenly" (for the militarist, zionist ynet) "warning shots" (for european outlets and politicians) you can see as evidence, a video of 2 soldiers aiming and shooting on eyes level, people with cameras and costumes. 1.47 is exactly the moment of straight shooting.
European leaders wanted a jungle. They have it.
youtube.com/watch?v=hRdV0XAbec…
#IsraelTerroristState #eupol #eucomplicity #europe #EuropeanUnion #zio_apologists #eu @israel @palestine
2 Israeli soldiers shooting with riffles against the camera who films

IDF troops mistakenly fire near diplomats in Jenin 'Deviated from approved route' - YnetGlobal

Italy summons Israel’s ambassador after incident, calling gunfire unacceptable and demanding answers as military investigates how high-level diplomatic visit...
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When it is for their class and their relatives they find their way to condemn. Let's see if they find their way to take action against the terrorist entity.
"More than a dozen governments have condemned Israel after its forces opened fire on a European diplomatic delegation on Wednesday at the entrance of the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The diplomats were visiting the camp to assess the humanitarian situation and speak with residents."
qudsnen.co/international-outra…

#IsraelTerroristState #terrorism #palestine #westbank #jenin #canada #uk #ireland #italy #nederlands #france #finland #denmark #belgium #norway #portugal #germany #slovenia #jordan #qatar #turkey #egypt #uruguay #mexico
Via @EndIsraeliApartheid

@israel @palestine


International Outrage Grows After Israeli Forces Open Fire on European Diplomatic Delegation in Jenin

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- More than a dozen governments have condemned Israel after its forces opened fire on a European diplomatic delegation on Wednesday at the entrance of the Jenin r
Editing Team (Quds News Network)
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Over 50 Swiss diplomats are urging Bern to recognize Palestine and cut all ties with Tel Aviv’s military regime.

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The former diplomats also call for a halt to any Swiss financial investment linked to the Israeli military or intelligence sectors, emphasizing that #Switzerland must not be "financially or institutionally complicit in a military regime engaged in the mass killing and displacement of #Palestinians."

They further urge the Swiss government to ban the entry of individuals wanted by the International Criminal Court (#ICC), including Israeli occupation officials and Israeli settlers convicted of acts of violence. The letter specifically notes the ICC’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Security Minister Yoav Gallant as a legal basis for such measures.

In a shift from traditional Swiss policy, the former diplomats call for the immediate recognition of the State of #Palestine. They urge Bern to join the 148 #UN member states that have already taken this step, describing recognition as a moral and legal imperative amid what they identify as a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.

@israel @palestine


Swiss diplomats take swing at gov. over complicity in Gaza genocide

Al Mayadeen English (Swiss diplomats take swing at gov. over complicity in Gaza genocide)
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pat

@wy7usa yeah, that works just fine every single time, because them authorities are so understanding and upright guys that they'd never interpret the law as much as they can in their favor and against you as they possibly can. That's why they'll totally only shoot your dog if it's certified to have rabies and a member of the Nazi party.
C'mon, man! ;)
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pat

you can beat anything in court if you spend enough on a good lawyer. It also takes no time whatsoever, when you have nothing better to do, like, making money or something ;)

Face it, man. If I'll drag you to count for whatever bullshit, you're like 10k poorer by default wherever you actually did something or not.

Unless, of course, you'll trust the government to defend you from the government in this particular scenario 🤔😂

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Secret agreements and #genocide enablers.

Arab states take part in Greek air drills alongside Israel
thecradle.co/articles/arab-sta…

The drill, hosted by Greece from 31 March to 11 April, includes joint air combat simulations and operational coordination.

“All types of air operations will be executed at an intense combat pace, both day and night, covering the full spectrum of modern air warfare through a series of complex and highly realistic scenarios,” Greece’s Hellenic Air Force said in a statement.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation's (KAN) military correspondent Itay Blumenthal said on 31 March that Tel Aviv was surprised to see the full list of participants published on the Hellenic Air Force's website, especially given its request to keep its involvement, and that of others like Qatar, confidential – in light of Doha's known political support for #Hamas and its involvement in the ongoing “Qatargate” scandal.

Blumenthal noted that “#Qatar and #Israel are now training together in #Greece.”


Arab states take part in Greek air drills alongside Israel

Israel had reportedly requested to keep its involvement in the drills a confidential matter
thecradle.co

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I currently have about a dozen papers under review. Now imagine: a drone hits my window — and who will keep emailing editors and reviewers then? 😅

Stewart Manley published his brilliant idea in #ResearchEvaluation the “exclusive option”. Authors could submit to multiple journals at once, and interested editors request an exclusive right to review.

:doi: doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf02…

No duplicated #peerreview. No endless delays. This could shake up academic publishing!

#AuthorRights #OpenScience

Stewart Manley, Simultaneous submissions without simultaneous peer review, Research Evaluation, Volume 34, 2025, rvaf027, https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf027

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Poll: Overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis share genocidal belief there are ‘no innocent people in Gaza’ #Palestine mondoweiss.net/2025/07/poll-ov…

Poll: Overwhelming majority of Jewish Israelis share genocidal belief there are ‘no innocent people in

A Hebrew University poll shows that roughly 82% of Jewish Israelis agree with the genocidal idea that there are “no innocents in Gaza.”
Adam Horowitz (Mondoweiss)
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George Liquor, American

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 5, 2025, Ingram Micro Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release stating the Company identified ransomware on certain of its internal systems. Promptly after learning of the issue, the Company took steps to secure the relevant environment, including proactively taking certain systems offline and implementing other mitigation measures. The Company also launched an investigation with the assistance of leading cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, noting that the Company is working diligently to restore the affected systems so that it can process and ship orders.
#AltText #Alt4You

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"Η εμπιστοσύνη του εκλογικού σώματος σε οποιαδήποτε από τις παλιές μορφές πρέπει να καταρρεύσει πλήρως, η εμπιστοσύνη στην ικανότητα του παλιού συστήματος να οργανώσει με ειλικρίνεια οποιαδήποτε πτυχή της δημόσιας ζωής πρέπει να κλονιστεί συθέμελα."

ΚΛΟΝΙΣΜΕΝΗ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΤΩΡΑ
ΠΟΣΟ ΑΚΟΜΑ ΠΧΙΑ???

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The geopolitics of the economy in the face of new multipolar platforms: a perspective on the potential of the BRICS for Ibero-America strategic-culture.su/news/2025…

The geopolitics of the economy in the face of new multipolar platforms: a perspective on the potential of the BRICS for Ibero-America

Multipolarism, in order not to be a simple redistribution of dependence, must be accompanied by a project of economic sovereignty. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and…
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GNOME's History - Video tour through GNOME 1, 2 and 3

1 - What is GNOME ?
GNOME stood for GNU Network Modeling Environment at some point, which meant it was initially developed as a part of the GNU project. It was started by Miguel de Icaza in 1997, in reaction to the creation of the K Desktop Environment, which was, at the time, based on a non-free library.

2 - GNOME 1
The first version of GNOME was released in March of 1999. It sported a similar look to Windows and KDE? with a bottom panel, a task manager, and a main menu.
APPLICATIONS SHIPPING
GNOME 1.0 received 2 major updates in the next two years, namely GNOME 1.2, codenamed "Bongo", which focused on user experience, adding help and documentation, and new translations, and GNOME 1.4, "Tranquility, released in early 2001. 1.4 was a big release, introducing Nautilus, which managed the desktop, and served as the web browser and file manager.

3 - GNOME 2
GNOME 2 is still the longest running version of GNOME, with 2.0 releasing in June 2002. GNOME 2.0 revamped the whole desktop, basing itself on GTK 2, the next version of its base library. GNOME 2.0 introduced a lot of changes, adding font antialisasing, new icons and support for theming the stock icons, as well as streamlining the interface, removing some unused configuration options and making sure the interface was as accessible as possible. GNOME 2 introduced a dual panel setup, with the panel on top hosting the main menus and the system notifications, and the bottom one displaying the task manager as well as the virtual desktop switcher.

GNOME 2.0 was followed by 16 releases, one each month, lasting until GNOME 2.32, in september 2010. Notable highlights from these releases are the addition of a CD burner directly in Nautilus, replaced later by Brasero, a dedicated application, and a new spatial mode using one window per folder, the release of Epiphany, a GNOME web browser that still exists today and is the default on elementary OS, the creation of Evolution, a complete Outlook-like solution for email and calendar, the addition of a video player, Totem, and a document viewer, Evince.

GNOME 2 was the default on many distributions, most notably Ubuntu, during its whole cycle until XXXXX which switched to Unity, after the release of GNOME 3.

4 - GNOME 3
In April 2011, GNOME Shell 3.0 was released. Its goal was to unify the user experience, providing easier ways to start and maange applications and windows. Its first version was not that well received, some users indicating that "they forgot how stable and beautiful GNOME 2 was". GNOME 3 is still in use today, with version 3.30 being the current one at the time of this video's recording.
GNOME 3.0 redesigned the whole experience. Gone were the panels of old, and the task managers, replaced by an all in one overview of activities, grouping shortcuts, open applications, and virtual desktops in one place.
GNOME 3 came with a whole new theme called Adwaita, and most core GNOME applications were redesigned to better fit the new desktop metaphor.

Since these changes were not to the taste of everyone, some members of the community decided to fork the GNOME 2 codebase, and created MATE. Another group ran with GTK 3, but reimplemented the traditional desktop metaphor with GNOME shell extensions, eventually leading to the creation of Cinnamon.

GNOME 3 still pursued on with its new idea of how a desktop should operate, and received a lot of updates, going through 15 new releases, one every six months. Here are some highlights:
GNOME 3.2 brought synchronization with online accounts, as well as a contacts manager, and the support for web apps, which wre going strong in 2011.

GNOME 3.4, released in march 2012, put Documents, Epiphany, and Contacts through a redesign to better integrate with the rest of the desktop, and added Applications menus, smooth scrolling support, as well as a ton of improvements in the looks department.

GNOME 3.8 added an applications view, displaying the most frequently used programs, as well as the ability to see all applications. It also introduced a GNOME classic experience, for those that wanted to return to the GNOME 2 desktop layout.

GNOME 3.10, released in september 2013 added a bunch of new applications, most notably GNOME Maps, GNOME Notes, GNOME Music and GNOME Photos, bringing the GNOME software collection to a whole new level.

GNOME 3.24 added night light, a feature elementary OS Juno has added recently, to help reduce eye strain by reducing the amount of blue light emitted by the screen, and GNOME calendar got a week view.

GNOME 3.26 revamped the settings application with a navigation sidebar, and added firefox account sync to epiphany, its web browser.

Finally, the latest version, 3.30, was released in september 2018, and greatly improved desktop performance, using fewer system resources. With it also came auto updates for flatpaks, and a new Podcasts application, as well as a ton of other improvements.

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La stratégie de la France pour empêcher l’action climatique - Amnesty International France


#politique #environnement

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La stratégie de la France pour empêcher l’action climatique  

La voix des défenseurs de l’environnement dérange. En France, une véritable stratégie est mise en place pour les réduire au silence. Ces attaques contre les défenseurs de l’environnement entravent l’action climatique.  
Amnesty France

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The Problem with the Fediverse

I have no issues with the way it is implemented, I have no issues with it at all. For context, I left Twitter to join the Fedi, and it has been great so far! I use Misskey for microblogging, PeerTube for uploading videos, and Lemmy for Reddit-style discussions. The Fediverse is amazing!

Except, idk, for the fact that it is too fragmented? I hope I am using the right words. Like, the current instance I am on does not have support for communities, so i have to do it the hard way and mention @fediverse@lemmy.world so that I can post here. It's a good workaround, considering it doesn't have built-in support for communities.
But my point still stands. It's not a Lemmy/PieFed problem. It's mostly a fediverse problem. Implementing communities for every platform would help the Fediverse. Not only does it solve discoverability/algorithm issues of the Fediverse (since now when you follow a community, you get all posts from that community), but also it would interconnect every platform (Misskey, PeerTube, Mastodon, etc.)

Imagine you don't have to use your Lemmy account to check everything on Lemmy. Instead of creating channels in PeerTube, just post to an existing channel/community, and people subscribed to that channel/community can find you easily. I see this as an absolute win for everyone.

I understand this would require collaboration between all developers of all software. But hopefully, this is possible?
Or am I asking for too much?

If I am wrong, then is there any way in which we can solve this issue?

#fediverse #problems #fediverseproblems

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confuser

I think what will eventually happen is much like what happened to email, it too was very fragmented feeling early on but more and more adopted it and more servers kept developing and popping up and then at some point more service providers became more similar than alike and then it became what it is now.

The tricky part is that the concept and usefulness of a federated network mostly only grows in the long run and looks like its not going anywhere in the short term much like email and that is always what makes people question its efficacy.

Participation in any and all forms is what establishes it more and more.

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3dcadmin

For me and the clients and fwiends I talk to the issue with the fediverse for them is the decentralised nature. Most of them are NOT tech inclined and the suggestion that they would have to choose a server and that choice will influence the experience is a deal breaker - pure and simple. To follow up then if they do join, the sheer lack of numbers baffles them and they quit
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Znatley

its 2025, and people still dont know how to use email?! And they are using the internet?!!! Its clearly not the fediverse's fault...

My parents barely know how to use a computer, let alone use social media. And they STILL understand how email works! Our family grew up with email.

I am very much worried about the future of the tech world, if this continues...
Sorry to appear disrespectful to you, i truly understand what you're saying. But, i truly dont get people like them...

@fediverse@lemmy.world

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Otto des Risoires

Je n'ai pas regardé (comme d'hab' c'est beaucoup trop long), mais en repensant à Isaac Asimov, notamment la série des « Robots », je me dis que la ville idéale laisserait la place en surface pour la nature et l'agriculture en s'enterrant complètement, avec quelques dômes pour laisser passer de la lumière.
D'ailleurs que peut-être, si la vitesse de rotation augmente, c'est qu'on ne cesse d'extraire des ressources pour les placer au-delà de la surface et qu'on crée de ce fait un énorme volant d'inertie.

système rotatif de stockage et de restitution d'énergie cinétique

Contributeurs aux projets Wikimedia (Fondation Wikimedia, Inc.)

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Katastrophe: Stromstoffbilanz für Landwirtschaft abgeschafft
Doch die Verordnung war das einzige Werkzeug, mit dem eine Überdüngung auf die verursachenden Betriebe zurückzuführen war. Nun fürchten Experten, dass die Nitratwerte im Trinkwasser wieder steigen könnten, weil die Verursacher wieder anonym wären.
Wenn das passiert, könnte das auch für die Regierung Folgen haben.2018 wurde Deutschland von der EU für die Nichteinhaltung der Nitratgrenzwerte im Trinkwasser verklagt. Eine Klage, die 2023 zurückgezogen wurde, weil die EU-Kommission die von Deutschland ergriffenen Korrekturen als hinreichend ansah. Dazu gehörte auch die 2018 eingeführte Stoffstrombilanzierungsverordnung.

Seit ihrer Einführung ist die Menge an Stickstoff, die von landwirtschaftlichen Flächen in die Umwelt gelangt, um fast ein Drittel gefallen.
Dr. Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, PIK

Trotzdem hat das Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und Heimat (BMLEH) die Stoffstrombilanzverordnung abgeschafft. Bundesminister Rainer sagt, er löse ein Wahlversprechen zum Bürokratieabbau ein: "Damit befreien wir unsere Höfe von jährlich 18 Millionen Euro Bürokratieballast."


Dazu als Einordnung: 304 Milliarden Euro Umsatz im "agribusiness" I'm Jahr 2023 laut Agrarheute

Die Aufhebung der Stoffstrombilanzierung kommt faktisch einem Rückfall in die Gesetzlosigkeit im Bereich der Düngung gleich.
Prof. Klaus Dittert, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Bestraft würden nun nämlich wieder die Landwirte, die sich an Regelungen gehalten und verantwortungsvoll gedüngt hätten. Umweltsünder, die überdüngen, hätten wieder freie Fahrt, so Dittert.

[...] das mit der EU vereinbarte Wirkungsmonitoring, welches Bestandteil der Nitrat-Richtlinie ist, wird nun nicht mehr durchgeführt.
Das könnte die EU-Kommission dazu veranlassen, das Vertragsverletzungsverfahren von 2018 wieder aufzunehmen. Es drohen Milliardenstrafen, die schlussendlich Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher schultern - ebenso wie höhere Preise für Trinkwasser. Denn das Herausfiltern von Nitrat ist teuer.


Klassiker in D: Grenzwert wird überschritten -> es wird im Bestfall reguliert -> Grenzwert wird unterschritten -> "das braucht sich kein Mensch; Bürokratie yay"

Ich bin so frustriert und Müde von der bekloppten CSU es ist doch nicht zu fassen. Für 18 Mio, so ein schmarrn.


Nitrat im Wasser: Steigt der Wert nach Aus für Stromstoffbilanz?

Wie viel Dünger verlässt den Hof? Mit der Stoffstrombilanz konnte das genau zugeordnet werden. Jetzt wurde sie abgeschafft. Nehmen die Schadstoffe in Boden und Wasser wieder zu?
Dagmar Noll (ZDFheute)

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Russian Foreign Ministry Says Consular Access to Russians Arrested in Azerbaijan Agreed sputnikglobe.com/20250703/russ…

Russian Foreign Ministry Says Consular Access to Russians Arrested in Azerbaijan Agreed

Access of consular officers to 13 Russian citizens arrested in Azerbaijan has been agreed upon, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik on Thursday.
Sputnik International
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Caleb James DeLisle

Going back to the system as it functioned in 1900 would solve a LOT of problems. Feds have to collect taxes from state governments, and state governments appoint senators.

Whoever you put in congress, they have no reason not to spend more and more money. Go back to that system and now whenever the feds want to spend, that's money out of the budget of the states - who call the senators and say "WTF is this?!"

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The cartoon that came in from the cold: For George Orwell, there was nothing pro-American about Animal Farm. The CIA, however, had other ideas. theguardian.com/culture/2003/m…

The cartoon that came in from the cold

For George Orwell, there was nothing pro-American about Animal Farm. The CIA, however, had other ideas. Karl Cohen tells the remarkable story of how US intelligence secretly funded a landmark British movie.
Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)

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So wenig Zeit bleibt, um aus untergehendem Auto zu kommen
Klimaanpassung statt Klimaschutz? Mit dem Auto ans Mittelmeer, wo's in letzter Zeit öfter mal gibt? Der ADAC zeigt, wie's geht - oder auch nicht.

So wenig Zeit bleibt, um aus untergehendem Auto zu kommen

Mit dem Auto im Wasser gelandet: Bleibt genug Zeit zur Flucht - und warum kann ein Nothammer Leben retten? Ein ADAC-Test überrascht mit Details, die jeder Autofahrer kennen sollte.
Die Rheinpfalz
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rumschlumpel

Man beachte bei der Folge, dass ab Minute 33 auch das mit dem Fenster aufmachen getestet wird, unter anderem werden im Trockenen Eisengewichte auf eine Autotür gestapelt, um den Unterwasserdruck zu simulieren, wenn man im gesunkenen Auto das Fenster per normalem Fensterheber öffnen will. Im Endeffekt gilt, sobald das Wasser ein Fenster auch nur teilweise bedeckt, hilft in der Tat nur noch der Nothammer.

Finde aber schon cool, dass der ADAC das hier praktisch ausprobiert bzw. demonstriert hat.


Escaping From A Car Submerged In Water! | MythBusters | Season 4 Episode 4 | Full Episode

Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares and mysteries of Hollywood's favourite `Underwater Car'...Using science as a tool, Hollywood special effects expe...
YouTube
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ORG's new report exposes Meta’s intrusive profiling of its users.

With the introduction of Generative AI to Meta’s ad tools, existing problems with opacity will get worse.

🗣️ Anna Dent, author of 'Profiling by Proxy'.

Read more ➡️ openrightsgroup.org/publicatio…

#StopStalkerAds

#meta #facebook #instagram #threads #adtech #surveillancecapitalism #advertising #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #AI

Quote from Anna Dent, author of 'Profiling by Proxy' report: "As Meta introduces more Al to its ad platform, the potential for hidden harms which no-one is accountable for just". Image: A social media profile icon with a shooting range crosshairs on the face in grey on a blue background.

Profiling by Proxy: How Meta’s Data Driven Ads Fuel Discrimination

Data profiling, or behavioural profiling, is one of the most powerful tools in digital advertising, and generates billions of dollars of revenue for the sites that host ads.
Open Rights Group
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Open Rights Group

By further automating ad audience selection on Meta with GenAI, we'll have less chance of understanding why certain people are seeing which ads.

It may also make it even harder to detect the use of proxy data that let advertisers dodge anti-discrimination or data processing laws.

#StopStalkerAds

#meta #facebook #instagram #threads #adtech #surveillancecapitalism #advertising #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #AI

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Open Rights Group

Privacy over profits!

We're fighting back against Meta's use of personal data to sell ads.

Meta should give us options for opting-out of stalker ads. Until they do, you can use our tool to make this request.

Act now to #StopStalkerAds ⬇️

action.openrightsgroup.org/met…

#meta #facebook #instagram #threads #adtech #surveillancecapitalism #advertising #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol #AI


Meta opt-out

In March 2025, there was a huge victory for your data rights! Meta settled a four year court case with human rights campaigner Tanya O’Carroll.
Open Rights Group

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#Zionist deep state connections banned the group from any event or concert.
But #BobVylan hit will keep them alive.
We need voices to remind us who the innocent victims are and who is committing #Genocide.
Let's not let Zionists wipe out the voices that oppose them.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL
DEATH DEATH TO THE ITF

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For 30 years I've been experimenting with ways to see & use the online collections of libraries, archives & museums. I've made useful things, playful things, & weird things. Here's a big list of them for you to explore! wraggelabs.com #GLAM #histodons #digitalHumanities

Wragge Labs

A compilation of things I've built over the last 30 years to help people see and use the online collections of libraries, archives, and museums.
wraggelabs.com
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