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Their refined Hybrid War model will involve efforts to win the “tech race”, a new Western division of labor for containing Russia in Europe, and AI-generated anti-Russian infowars.
IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present.
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A few weeks ago I urged President Trump to make a deal with Iran that would satisfy his stated goal of no nuclear weapons production and would allow Iran to continue its lawful pursuit of civilian nuclear energy.
3 May 1930 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Meriam Kok, was born in Amsterdam.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 6 December 1942 in a transport of 811 Jews deported from Westerbork. She was among 795 people murdered in gas chambers after the selection.
Reprinted with permission from Greg Mitchell’s newsletter Oppenheimer and the Legacy of His Bomb. Last week, in exploring two major new pieces at The Atlantic (by Tom Nichols and Jeffrey Goldberg), I was not aware that they came from a kind of “speci…
#EU and sanctions. Of the 54 #African countries, those that support EU sanctions against #Russia are zero. Of the 32 #AmericaLatina countries, zero. Of the 22 #MiddleEast countries, zero again. Of the 48 #Asian countries, 3 well known puppets. #Japan, #SamsungRepublic, #Singapore. Of the 16 #Pacific islands, 2 more puppets. #Aus and #NZ So, out of 175 countries, there are only 5 that follow the EU policies. Not bad at all for the Global South. Do you still believe #FrauUrsula and her delusions?
Jackson Pollock and the Abstract Expressionists made New York City the center of the art world after World War II. The CIA made them weapons of the Cold War....
Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally breath-taking cruelty.
i've been raped by 19 people, was homeless before, had to endure decades of sexual, physical, verbal and emotional abuse by my entire family. i was close too dying more times than i can count, and my brain regularly tortures me by spiraling into insanity, hurting me and those who care about me. there have been times were i still got beaten up almost every day and had stones thrown at me, times where i wasn't allowed to leave an autism conversion psychiatry for 2 whole years, times where i didn't have enough money to afford food, times where i didn't know how to do anything at all because i had to basically raise myself almost entirely by researching everything on the internet and forming my own view of the world (and spending 8 hours a day on twitter). i had to be an adult from the day my parents realized that i would never become like the person they wanted to me to be - which, to be honest, wasn't a person at all, just an extension of their personality. they abandoned me emotionally and did the bare minimum to keep me alive, while relieving themselves off their anger and pain by screaming at me or physically hurting me day by day.
i finally ran away when i was 17, to the great unknown of Berlin. i met awesome people, who helped me lots and showed me that i am not a mistake, that i am worth keeping around, and that i am good enough.
yet without even realizing it, the vulnerabilities that had been implanted into my subconsciousness through the many, many times i had been abused, made me more vulnerable than ever to said abuse. i thought i got the chance to recovery, so i let my guard down, but not even a few months later i found myself stuck in another abusive relationship with someone way older than me who regularly raped me, who i was dependent on, who pressured me into staying with them. so i ran away from them too, but that did just about nothing. i arrived in karlsruhe and it started from anew; again and again and again i got sucked into abusive relationships, some with people who actively search for vulnerable young queers to abuse, others with people who simply don't know how to handle their own emotions and trauma and kept me trapped in their abuse (presumably) by accident.
through all of this, i never gave up my hope, i always fought with everything i had and the best i could. but lately, my hope is starting to fade away.
in these (in 11 days) 2 full decades that i have survived and struggled and suffered, i had always had a reason to live on and to move forward. first it was graduating from school and being able to flee from my parents, then It was finding a new social circle from scratch, then it was getting a job... and now i have all of that, yet i still feel like shit? i don't have to worry about being able to afford food anymore, i even found a few friends that i can trust. yet my broken brain continues to make me go through hell, as if every single day was still spent in the battlefield of abuse. it is a pain of such a magnitude that i cannot even begin to describe it, even though i am certainly more privileged than other people who at least look happier than me.
i don't have any attainable goal to work towards, i don't know what i need to do to find peace and happiness. but maybe happiness is just impossible to ask after everything that happened, and i should be grateful for the things i have.
the saddest thing is that screaming for help will not even do me any good, in fact, it will make things worse. everyone also is suffering too, no one has the resources to help me. and being negative like this around my friends will only make them sad, so i try to suppress it whenever i can.
Heh, for no reason other than my own amusement, I made Home Assistant get irritated if you push the button that triggers a status read out too many times. First time is friendly. Second time used a standard voice. A few more times she sounds irritated and uses casual profanity. Enough times and she'll tell you to just read the fucking UI yourself and to leave her alone. Resets after being left idle.
World of Warcraft NPCs say voice lines if you click on them. there's a very small pool of lines and if you click two or three times you hear the others
we had been playing for ten years the first time we noticed that there's a whole other pool of lines they dip into if you click like ten times in a row, expressing their annoyance about it
our friends assured us it did that all along. we just never tried it. why would we want to be rude?
@aud @ireneista You make me fell old, when I have to tell that I remember this feature from warcraft 2. There was one orc unit who had a line "who wants to sing?" and one more click on it made it sing.
@ireneista I don't remember what game it was, but there was a shopkeep who - If you've been there too many times without buying anything, gets REAL short with you. All the professionalism and politeness gone.
"Oh, you again. Do you want something or not?" "Yeah, come back soon, I guess"
Reupholstery isn't for every sofa. If yours is cheap or falling apart, a new one might be better. But if it's well-built and fits your space or style, reupholstering can transform it.
On the fence about reupholstering your sofa? You might've heard it's too pricey, outdated, or a hassle. Those are mostly misconceptions.
Reupholstery has a reputation that doesn't always match reality. Let's debunk the common myths.
"It's Cheaper to Buy New"
For low-end, mass-produced sofas, replacing might cost less initially. But well-crafted pieces—often older or custom-made—have solid frames and materials that outlast many new options. If your sofa's structure is strong, reupholstering can be a better investment than a flimsy replacement.
Reupholstery focuses on long-term value, not just short-term savings.
"It's Too Much Effort"
Reupholstering involves picking fabrics, possibly new padding, and waiting for the job to finish. But sofa upholstery services make it manageable. Professionals guide you through decisions and handle the heavy lifting.
Buying a new sofa isn't quick—you'll spend time browsing stores, testing models, and arranging delivery. Reupholstery's effort is comparable but often easier with expert support.
"It'll Look Dated"
Some think reupholstery means a retro style. Not true. You can choose modern fabrics, bold colors, or even tweak the sofa's shape if the frame allows. The result can be fresh and stylish, often more unique than store-bought furniture.
Sofa upholstery services let you redesign your piece, not just preserve an old look.
"It Won't Feel Comfortable"
The feel might change, but that's often a good thing. Reupholstery lets you replace sagging cushions or worn springs, improving support. It's not just a visual update—it's a chance to enhance comfort.
"It's Only for Vintage Pieces"
Reupholstery isn't just for antiques. Many people refresh newer sofas to update the look or fix wear from daily use. If the frame's solid, any sofa can be revived, no matter its age.
"It Won't Last"
Durability depends on materials and craftsmanship. A well-reupholstered sofa with quality fabric and thorough work can outlast many new sofas. Sofa upholstery services that focus on the frame and internals deliver lasting results.
"All Upholsterers Are the Same"
Not really. Some just cover up issues, while others rebuild the sofa, addressing frames, springs, or padding. Ask about their process—repairs, reinforcements, or custom tweaks—to ensure quality work.
Why Reupholstery Makes Sense
Reupholstery isn't for every sofa. If yours is cheap or falling apart, a new one might be better. But if it's well-built and fits your space or style, reupholstering can transform it.
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Die, die den Krieg Israels gegen #Gaza für gerechtfertigt hielten, weil es sich um legitime Verteidigung handele, und den Protest fast immer für antisemitisch hielten: Seht Ihr das weiterhin so?
Wie Hilfs-Lieferungen für die Zivil-Bevölkerung im Gaza-Streifen wieder hochgefahren werden können, bespricht tagesthemen-Moderator Ingo Zamperoni mit dem Nothilfe-Koordinator der Vereinten Nationen.
Ja. Die HAmas kann es beendet, indem sie die Geiseln freilässt. Beim 2. WK fand es auch niemand komisch, dass die deutsche Bevölkerung bombadiert wurde, bis das Nazi-Regime aufgegeebn hat. Eines muss man der Hamas ja lassen - sie haben mehr Durchhaltewillen als die Nazis im Dritten Reich.
@fred_brill Warum unterstellst du Netanyahu, dass er lügt, wenn er wiederholt sagt, dass die Angriffe NICHT beendet werden, wenn alle Geiseln frei sind? Nur weil er Jude ist?? Was bist du denn für ein Antisemit!
In late June, Syrians experienced the worst attack on a Christian church since 1860 On June 29, 2025, I attended a church service at St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. St.
In the name of Purity what lies are told! What queer morality it has engendered. For fear of it you dare not tell your own children the truth about their birth; the most sacred of all functions, the creation of a human being, is a subject for the most miserable falsehood. -- Voltairine de Cleyre
Emerging from the festering depths of the Finnish underground, GRAVE HEX are set to unleash their debut album, “Vermian Death”, on August 22nd, 2025 via Nigh...
Remember folks, if you see a grown man beating the living shit out of a small child, do not interfere. The man might be Israeli and the child Palestinian and you wouldn’t want to be called an antisemite.
it would be antisemitic to not hold the small child so the grown ass man can take a break from hitting the child. Letting child abusers get exhausted is antisemitic. Also you need to give the abuser a stick with which to beat the child in order to make the abuser feel safe feelings because the child clearly represents an existential threat to the man.
I actually once did see a grown man (a roadside newspaper vendor) kicking the shit out of a street child at a robot. I wound down my window and screamed "Stop it! Stop it or I'm calling the police " . Dude turned to me to explain that the kid had stolen his money so he was getting it back (showing me the pouch). Kid took the chance to GTFO.
In this current conflict, there's nowhere for the kid to go, and everyone is pretending they see nothing wrong. 😥
»Die Stiftung Gedenkstätten Buchenwald und Mittelbau-Dora warnt in einer offiziellen Broschüre vor antisemitischen Symbolen, wie germanische Runen, White-Power-Handzeichen aber auch vor Wassermelonen und der Forderung nach Waffenstillstand in Gaza.« bsky.app/profile/yossibartal.b…
Was natürlich stimmt ist, dass jemand, der •in Buchenwald• mit einem "Ceasefire Now" T-Shirt (geschweige denn Banner) aufkreuzt, mit erhöhter Wahrscheinlichkeit nicht einen reibungslosen Ablauf erleben möchte, sondern evtl. einen medienwirksamen Eklat - ganz wertfrei, unabhängig davon, wie die Forderung an sich zu bewerten ist, oder der Legitimität einer solchen Aktion.
Von daher wäre es zumindest theoretisch legitim, die Mitarbeiter*innen dahingehend zu sensibilisieren. Rein praktisch.
Nur: das ist ja überhaupt nicht das, was sie geschrieben hatten!
@bifouba Exakt. Im ersten Fall wäre - gerade wenn es sich zu internen Schulungszwecken nutzen lassen soll - eher hinzuweisen auf deeskalierende Maßnahmen - anstatt maximal eskalierend zu interpretieren.
Graph shows the RPM required to create Earth-like gravity, based on the radius of the station. I used a log scale for radius to show everything from 10-meters
Being inside a spinning station which you are not touching would not provide any centripetal nor centrifugal force on someone inside the space station but not touching it
Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/07/palestinians-fear-razing-of-villages-in-west-bank-as-settlers-circle-their-homes
#Israel #WestBank #Genocide
Pars Today – The senior advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Seyyed Yahya Rahim Safavi announced that Iran has prod...
When someone tells you to trust the experts, this is what they mean. On a serious note, academic studies, on average, are pretty much this. In some fields, the situation is even worse.
A prerequisite for having formal power in America is being an abuser and a creep. Aggressive incompetence is a plus.
"Even Republican senators blanched at his sordid personal history, which includes a record of heavy drinking, close family members such as his mother and sister-in-law characterizing him as a misogynist, and a $50,000 financial settlement for an rape allegation."
@aral@ar.al “At what point do we, as paying users, draw a line and walk?”
Well, they previously did draw multiple lines by first becoming users, then paying users, so I guess they are used to changing plans and going from paying to non-paying shouldn’t be that hard.
U.S. President Donald Trump employed two Truth Social posts yesterday, both to impose a tariff penalty on countries working with the BRICS and to bring added pressure upon countries that have not yet submitted to an increase in tariffs with Washingto…
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The kind if person who would benefit from that shouldn't be using a computer. But then again, most smartphone users shouldn't be using a phone. How about choosing different default settings in an installation based on a central "expert" vs "newbie" setting?
People who find computers useful should be using computers.
This weird idea from some linux users that only people who see their computer as a hobby and have mastery over them should be allowed to use them, and that computers should be designed exclusively around the needs of computer-as-hobby users, is absolutely nuts.
Its a tool. It should be designed to be useful as possible to anyone who needs such a tool.
Sincerely, Another linux user who cares about UI/UX and is tired of this kind of junk. It's a dumb argument, let's all stop making it please. Linux supports all your "technical user" wildest dreams, let the average people have their features and design considerations too.
Its a tool. It should be designed to be useful as possible to anyone who needs such a tool.
Twenty years ago I might have agreed. Now, in hindsight, I can say that giving everyone access to computers & thereby the internet has brought out the worst in humanity, including mass-manipulation and authoritarian regimes thanks to people making even worse calls in elections than they used to.
The devil is in how things are made useful to users who just want to get things done. The problems comes with corporations making decisions about what users should need to understand, and what users want. There's been a lot of dumbing down and manipulation in that process, serving the needs of those corporations and advertisers and not the needs of the users.
Software can be made useful for those who don't want or need to undertand all the details, in a good, non-harmful way. The principle of separation of interface and implementation even demands it. But our society being what it is, that largely doesn't happen, so I'm inclined to agree with your pessimistic take.
I recently installer something, and KDE showed me where it ended up in the launcher, which I appreciated, and now I'm not supposed to use a computer. Really? Thanks.
At least me wife will be happy, but I'll need to find new work.
What qualifies as "expert" setting can be very divisive.. for me, it would be removing this menu entirely. Or even switching from KDE to sway or similar ^^U
But if I was the kind of people that do use this kind of menus I would probably find that kind of indication useful. It helps finding the category the app you just installed belongs to. If you install an educational app/game that teaches programming by giving instructions to a turtle in order to draw a graphic/picture (I think I have seen something like that before): which category should it be at? games? education? development? graphics?
My main point is: If the desktop environment "expert" toggle is set once, gimmicks like this one here would be disabled by default. On a default installation, with the "expert" toggle to "off", those same gimmicks might be enabled by default.
Everything in the desktop is a gimmick... remove all visible things of the desktop and only show apps. Settings can be handled in a text configuration file. Or are some of these gimmicks actually useful, even for "experts"?
I have many times, installing a new app on a Windows Server, just gone in and seen the latest installed app and clicked on it. Sorry, that is my best example as that is where I most often use this feature - I don't install that many apps on my desktops.
If this defaulted to off, then it would actually be useless.
Would just be the other way around with what posts you see online. Instead of OP you'd see "how can I find my newly installed apps" and the same "ahem" screenshot reply.
Except that if people don't know the feature exists, they might not ask about it. If you see the feature exists and you don't want it, it is easier to figure out how to turn it off.
There are many feature that are turned on by default - this is just one of them.
I see plenty of posts here, on the kde matrix, on the kde forums, on the bugtracker asking for non existing features.
I have no clue about the exact percentages, their motivations or feelings, so it's hard to conclude anything.
Personally, I more often ask for nonexistent features (and i feel no barriers there) than turning off something that is on by default - which is a good sign I guess?
But you don’t see all the people that does not ask for features, but could benefit from them. I worked IT support for years and I often suggested features or different workflow to users because I could see they were doing things that could be done easier.
I’m glad there’s a toggle, it seems like it would actually be useful here but I’d probably turn it off.
With that said, there’s a special place in hell for the multitudes of apps that have red notification dots all over the UI with no clear indicator as to what they’re about or how to clear them 😁
I cannot wrap my head around the use case of this. Is the attention span of people really this degraded in 2025 that they need to be reminded what program they just installed?
I think the author has a valid point. This just clutters the UI and adds unnecessary mental load by directing your focus to the indicators every time you open the application menu.
Don't get me wrong, I am not against a "new" label in every context but in this specific case it just feels unnecessary.
*edit: If the use case is: Little Timmy installed a new program on grandmas PC and now she can see the new program better I guarantee you grandma will be super confused when the green dot disappears and from that time on can't find the program anymore. I support a couple of KDE systems with users like Grandma and a dynamic UI like this is contra productive in my experience. For grandma you put the app she is supposed to use in the taskbar as a starter and that's it. No "new" label needed.
Some apps have weird names and I forget what they're called. Showing a "new" badge, even if it's just for the first few times I open the app, makes it more likely that I'll remember the app's name.
Thanks for the reply. Forgetting the name of the application you installed 10 seconds ago was not something I had considered. I wonder if this a common occurrence since this literally never happened to me before.
You can set most KDE menus to show the "Comment" key of the .desktop files instead of the "Name" key. So "KDE Advanced Text Editor" instead of "Kate".
Packages can come with several "programs" that aren't necessarily named the same as the package. Example: Calibre installs menu items for "Calibre", "EBookViewer" and "EBookEditor" on my distro.
It's not about forgetting...it' about helping to quickly find what you just installed and what is all included.
What's the problem here? I said I had never had that problem before and therefor was wondering if that's a common problem users might have. So that would make the feature indeed not as useless as I thought.
I install graphical and visual design apps. And I'll navigate to the category by mouse. I don't memorise the names of all my apps. I'm not in IT, and I'm not working with text all the time. I'll right click the app icon and go 'Add to favourites', so I have a highly productive, 1 click access to important apps. I'm interested in usability, am not a beginner and I know my UI and settings well. I can see why people find this tiny green dot useful. It's OK if you are not into usability. But note that there are many different user types, with different needs at different times. And the flexibility of KDE Plasma makes it a really great desktop environment.
It's more about which category a particular specific software belongs. If a kid installs an educational app/game that teaches programming by giving instructions to a turtle in order to draw a graphic/picture (I think I have seen something like that before). Which category should it be? games? education? development? graphics?
I personally don't use this kind of menus with categories, I prefer dmenu style launchers where you type to search what you need. But if I was the kind of people that do use this kind of menus I would probably find that kind of indication useful.
I was very annoyed when I got this, but remembered that it's KDE, and turning it off is 4 clicks. Proprietary software often doesn't allow you to turn this off (easily). Windows has this "feature", where is the setting?
I don't think it's a productive "feature", but considering it can be turned off so easily I don't consider it a complete showstopper.
The main issue is UX imo. On Windows 11, it's "5 clicks", but you have to open the settings app and find the setting two submenus deep. On KDE, it's right click > configure application launcher > toggle setting > apply.
Yeah, for some reason they've seemed to made it harder to find the actual start menu settings instead of more generic taskbar settings. So that's a fair point.
It sounds like the author of the article is more concerned with the incentive it creates for developers to push useless or sloppy updates ("impact driven development") than the UX.
My understanding is that this only happens in newly installed apps, not recently updates ones. They are only highlighted because the user installed them, not because the developer did anything.
It's a screenshot of the application launcher, the menu to launch apps already installed, not the software store.
Thing like this are why there's a million settings in KDE; every dev is prepared for the inevitable "but I hate it, make it go away" complaint. Granted, this complainer was pretty respectful and threw in a donation to soften the blow. Most people just act entitled, like the dev personally affronted them with their update.
I find this complaint very strange. It's a dot. It helps people find what they installed.
But if this person doesn't need it, how would they ever see it? Most power users I know never even look in the menu, so they would never know there is a dot in the first place.
It's all a show. Some people are just desperate for attention. "Oh, look at me, I'm OCD" as if that makes them cool or something. This person just spent €100 for literally nothing (glad it went to kde of course). Being annoyed by this is, IMHO, very stupid. It's a menu that can't even stay open. Who's sitting there sifting their menu all day long that this bothers them? 😂
I'll never understand why this "new/green dot" thing exist, but I'll also never understand why it would bother anyone. lol. Like, it's in kick-off. How often are you scrolling through kick-off? Does anyone keep that menu open at all times that it triggers your OCD seeing it? Am I missing something? Or is it just people seeking attention?
When I install a new application, I generally run it immediately. Having the new indicator might be nice to help find it - they don't always drop into the menu where I expect.
I agree, I can't see why it upsets the author so much. "You've installed a new app, here it is." "YYYEEEAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!"
Are you in Atlanta? Don't miss this free punk show at the Fulton County Courthouse at 8 am on July 7—part of a rally supporting Ayla King at their first day of trial on RICO charges.
On Ayla's first visit to Atlanta, police snatched them at random out of a crowd of hundreds at a music festival. Ayla was charged with domestic terrorism on account of an act of sabotage that happened almost a mile away while the music festival was in progress, and later charged with violating the RICO act.
These charges constitute judicial harrassment aimed at intimidating an entire movement. The prosecutors are not just despicable and dishonest—they are intent on eroding everyone's freedom to protest. Solidarity with Ayla King.
On July 8 and 10, hundreds of healthcare workers in Minnesota could go out on strike. They are nurses and physician assistants who are members of the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) who are upset about what they say is unsafe staffing, as well as …
The Anti-Defamation League has been a ubiquitous presence in U.S. schools for forty years, pushing curriculum, direct programming, and teacher training into K-12 schools and increasingly into universities, often over the objections of students, paren…
@dougroudouvari Alt text: A man with short hair wearing casual clothing in a city setting holds sign: “People who protest war crimes get longer sentences than people who commit war crimes.”
The United Kingdom just leapfrogged the US to become the leading country in the so-called “Free World” to abandon its much-touted tradition of freedom of speech, press, and assembly, along with the right to protest.
Cambridge, UK— The United Kingdom just leapfrogged the US to become the leading country in the so-called “Free World” to abandon its much-touted tradition
The International Commission to Support Palestinian People’s Rights (ICSPR) on Monday urged the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to act swiftly in issuing arrest warrants against Israeli war criminals, stressing that the geno…
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thou shalt not market the fucking swap partition as a feature my guy
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in reply to Michael • • •man committing genocide, nominates the man selling him the weapons for a peace prize.
we really do live in a mirror universe now.