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Yeah, I'm restarting this series. Why not?
š I got a new backpack. The Tropicfeel Shell 30L backpack. I used to have a PeakDesign Everyday Backpack 20L in grey, but it was too small and the straps were oddly creaky.
#Trump, speaking from the Oval Office, announced that the US would impose āvery severe tariffsāā on #Russia if there was no peace deal with #Ukraine within 50 days.
These #tariffs may not be the āmajorā announcement on Russia that was expected, given that Trump is facing pressure at home & abroad to hit Russia economically, but announcing tariffs & a deadline is tougher than he has been in the past on punishing Russia for its invasion.
there's already sanctions on Russia. Do we even buy anything? Does does Russia sell anything to the US? Is there a market for any Russian goods over here??
#Trump describes the arms transaction largely as a business deal, & says the #UnitedStates will not be spending its own funds to support #Ukraine. And he puts it in political terms: āThis is a Biden war, this is a Democrat war,ā [which makes zero sense] he said, never once speaking about #Russiaās decision to invade Ukraine, or violations of #InternationalLaw. He acknowledges that the #Senate bill may give him powers he already has: āIām not sure we need it,ā³ he said.
The threat of 100% #tariffs from #Trump is a different approach than the #sanctions package a #bipartisan group of more than 80 senators on Capitol Hill has been urging him to take. Their proposal seeks to target #Russiaās #economy with sanctions, but at a much higher level: 500% for countries that buy Russian #oil & #uranium.
In a huge victory for Oklahoma, Congress recently passed President Donald Trumpās āBig, Beautiful Bill,ā which, among many wins, will deliver the largest-ever tax cut for working and middle-class families, secure the border, and lower energy costs.
In a huge victory for Oklahoma, Congress recently passed President Donald Trumpās āBig, Beautiful Bill,ā which, among many wins, will deliver the largest-ever tax cut for working and middle-class families, secure the border, and lower eneā¦
Unfortunately, Washington Democrats who are desperate to change the media narrative after a brutal 2024 election loss have made it their mission to lie about this bill and mislead American families ā especially on Medicaid program improvements.
Democrats claim the bill guts the program. But in reality, Republicans voted to protect and strengthen Medicaid for those who need it most.
Medicaidās long-term stability is at risk. During the Obama administration, Democrats expanded Medicaid eligibility to include able-bodied adults ā adding 20 million able-bodied people to the program rolls between 2013 and 2021.
NEW: The IDF has announced the deaths of Staff Sgt. Shoham Menahem, 21, Sgt. Shlomo Yakir Shrem, 20, and Sgt. Yuliy Faktor, 19, all from the 401st Armored Brigade's 52nd Battalion, killed inside their tank by RPG fire from Palestinian factions in northern Gaza
Another soldier was 'seriously wounded' in the same incident.
@Zennagain I haven't, I should check that show out more. I get a little frustrated with Taibbi because he is so careful, which is a good thing, but c'mon man, speculate some!
He winds Walter up and let's him go. Matt's vocal cry drives me crazy. He does admit that he stinks at predictions. Maybe that's why he won't speculate? Both very well read and knowledgeable for sure.
@Zennagain I do have a ron of respect for Matt, like Scott Horton, I give them a pass for not being "conspiracy oriented" enough because they do such great work and are a big net positive.
Nobody is perfect. I'm taking a break from Barnes and Baris. They are screaming about Epstein and patting themselves on the backs for preventing WW3. š¤®
A growing movement is calling on Illinois to divest $100 million in Israel Bonds, and has filed an ethics complaint against Treasurer Michael Frerichs, alleging abuse of authority, corruption, improper use of state time, and misuse of public assets.
A Colorado man accused of attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy will no longer face charges after being found āmentally incompetent to stand trial,ā according to the 18th Judicial District Attorneyās Office (DA).
Solomon Galligan, 33, was charged with attempted kidnapping in April 2024 after allegedly trying to nab the child during recess at Black Forest Hills Elementary School in Aurora.
A man accused of attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy will no longer face charges after being found "mentally incompetent to stand trial," the DA said.
As I reported on X on Sunday, it appears Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino have agreed to a truce. Bongino was prepared to imminently resign over Bondiās botched handling of the Jeffrey Epstein matter; President Trump told reporters on Sunday he had spoken with Bongino and indicated his longtime friend was āin good shapeā without any plans to depart soon.
The hollowing out of the 100,000+ workforce of the Department of Justice is drowned out by a cacophony of discord, demands, and empty promises over the "Epstein files."
(1/2) Genuinely the most thought-provoking thing I've read from @pluralistic who regularly blows my mind, so this is saying a lot.
I naively thought of FOSS as building a "commons." A functional alternative to property-expansionism. Not that I knew there weren't exceptions, but I never fully appreciated the existing tensions because...well FOSS seems like a commons.
But how and why you build something is as important as what you build. That's what determines function.
(2/2) A kind of similar tension exists in market capitalism, actually. I just wrote about it.
Perhaps this is just a microcosm of that. Just as open source introduces the risk of "strategic openness" or actors who instrumentally leverage open source for their own ends. Capitalist property rights allow companies to do something similar.
This "enclosure" of value and information via (mis)use of property rights makes markets functionally worse over time.
According to the foreign intelligence service, a decision was made in Brussels to accelerate the transformation of Moldova into a "forward foothold" of NATO on the eastern flank, taking into account the advancement of Russian troops in...
The nearly **200 pages of Jeffrey Epsteinās 2008 grand jury documents from Florida** were released by a Florida judge in early 2024, shedding new light on Epsteinās crimes and the lenient plea deal he received despite graphic testimony of sexual abuse[1][2]. These documents include firsthand victim accounts, details on payments to underage girls, and evidence of how Epstein recruited and abused teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion[2].
### Link to the released documents The documents are publicly viewable online through Florida court records and news outlets that have published them, such as the Florida Politics website, which hosts over 150 pages of grand jury transcripts related to Epsteinās 2006 investigation[10].
### Top 10 interesting details from the 2008 Epstein documents:
| Detail | Description | |--------|-------------| | **1. Graphic Victim Testimony** | Victims testified in detail about being raped and sexually abused by Epstein, some as young as 14 years old[2]. | | **2. Payments to Victims** | Documents reveal Epstein paid underage girls for sex and to recruit other girls for him[1][2]. | | **3. Lenient Plea Deal** | Despite the severity of the crimes, Epstein avoided federal charges and served only 13 months in a county jail with work release privileges[1][2]. | | **4. Extensive Network** | Epsteinās contacts included powerful figures in business, politics, and royalty, though no direct criminal involvement of these figures is confirmed in these documents[1][3][5]. | | **5. List of Masseuses** | Epstein kept a list of 254 masseuses, many underage, some of whom were pressured into sexual acts[4]. | | **6. Physical Evidence** | FBI seized items including sex toys, restraints, and massage tables from Epsteinās properties[4]. | | **7. Grand Juryās Shock** | The judge who ordered the release described the testimony as āoutrageousā and ādisgusting,ā highlighting the stateās controversial leniency[1][2]. | | **8. Victimsā Lawsuits** | The documents include testimonies from lawsuits filed by survivors who challenged the plea deal as too lenient and violating their rights[3]. | | **9. Connection to Ghislaine Maxwell** | Maxwellās role as Epsteinās accomplice is detailed in related cases and documents, with her now serving a prison sentence[1][3]. | | **10. Public Outrage and Legal Reform** | The release followed new Florida laws allowing disclosure of grand jury documents and increased public demand for accountability[1]. |
These documents provide a rare, detailed glimpse into Epsteinās criminal activities and the systemic failures that allowed him to evade harsher punishment for years. The release has fueled ongoing investigations and calls for justice for his victims[1][2][3].
If you want to read the documents yourself, the Florida Politics site and other news outlets have made the transcripts accessible online[10].
Excluding Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Donald Trump, the released 2008 Florida court documents and related lawsuits name several other individuals who have been sued or publicly implicated in connection with Epsteinās sex trafficking network. Here are the top names outside of those three, based on court filings and unsealed records:
### Top 10 names (excluding Epstein, Maxwell, Trump) being sued or implicated:
| Name | Context/Details | |-------|-----------------| | **Haley Robson** | Named as a defendant in a 2008 lawsuit alongside Epstein, accused of conspiring to recruit and lure victims for sexual abuse[1]. | | **Sarah Kellen** | Also named in the same 2008 lawsuit as Robson, alleged to have helped facilitate Epsteinās trafficking operation[1]. | | **Jean-Luc Brunel** | French modeling agent accused of supplying underage girls to Epstein; faced lawsuits and died during trial for sex trafficking charges[3]. | | **Richard Barnett** | Mentioned in court filings as having received legal documents; connected to Epsteinās legal defense or network but not criminally charged[2]. | | **Tiffany Doe (pseudonym)** | A witness or victim referenced in court documents who provided testimony about abuse witnessed at Epsteinās events[3]. | | **Unnamed āJohn Doesā** | Numerous unidentified defendants named in lawsuits, representing individuals alleged to be part of Epsteinās network or conspirators[5]. | | **Roy Black** | Epsteinās defense attorney, named in some victim lawsuits alleging complicity or enabling, though not criminally charged[3]. | | **Alexander Acosta** | Former U.S. Attorney who approved Epsteinās controversial plea deal; named in public criticism and legal scrutiny though not sued directly[5]. | | **Various unnamed āhigh-profile guestsā** | Court documents mention powerful guests at Epsteinās properties, but many remain unnamed due to privacy or lack of charges[4][8]. | | **Jane Does (multiple plaintiffs)** | Numerous victims who filed lawsuits under pseudonyms, naming various individuals involved in the trafficking conspiracy[1][5]. |
### Summary - **Haley Robson and Sarah Kellen** are the most prominent named co-defendants in 2008 lawsuits alleging active participation in recruiting and facilitating abuse. - **Jean-Luc Brunel** is the most notable associate outside Epstein/Maxwell publicly sued and linked to trafficking. - Many other individuals remain unnamed or pseudonymous (āJohn Doesā) in the documents due to ongoing investigations and privacy protections. - Some figures like **Roy Black** and **Alexander Acosta** appear in legal or public scrutiny contexts but are not formally defendants in abuse lawsuits.
These names come directly from the 2008 Florida court filings and subsequent unsealed records related to Epsteinās trafficking ring, reflecting those legally implicated or sued beyond the most famous figures.
If you want to explore the full court documents, the 2008 lawsuits filed in Florida are publicly available through the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida records[1][2].
Headed out to pick up my new bike, but it turns out that it was too big for me, so I returned it and had to buy a new one which cost $500 more. The bike that I had purchased was last years model and they were sold out of my size.
I've had one as my main bike for over a year. I'm not sure what your needs are but here are my thoughts: * It's generally well suited for everyday city life. I rode mine through the winter and never washed it. The belt doesnt care. * The gear range is great unless you have steep hills. * Weirdly, the fork doesn't have the mounting hole at the bottom for a fender, but it does have one at the top. I use their recommended fenders with the Velcro straps and they've been great. * Be sure to practice taking the wheels off. The gear cable attaches at the back in a weird way and you have to disconnect that to take the wheel off. Make sure you know how to do it. * The hub really doesn't want you to peddle while you shift. If you do, it will feel like you shifted just fine and then a few seconds later your drivetrain will jolt as it actually gets into where it's supposed it. * They say you can't use a front rack but it has all the mounting points for one. I suspect this is because tightening a bolt too hard on the carbon fork crown could cause safety issues. I have a rack there anyway and it's been fine. * The hub has a sprag clutch which means it doesn't click. It's truly silent while pedaling and coasting. * The rear sprocket is a Gates Surefit. This requires a special tool to take on and off. I had to buy one off Italian eBay. Your bike shop almost certainly won't have one. * The bike is pretty heavy. Not that big a deal for most things but it is what it is. * I've changed the oil once but otherwise never messed with the drivetrain. It's very low maintenance
This week will be very important for Ukraine. Keith Kellogg is in Kiev for a week. What for? The main goal is to participate in the change of the government of Ukraine, which Zelenskyy will do this week.
https://www.patreon.com/all_bonesjones/membershipI hope you guys like Palworld videos because I've got like 20 hours of footage recorded for at least 5 video...
https://www.patreon.com/all_bonesjones/membershipI hope you guys like Palworld videos because I've got like 20 hours of footage recorded for at least 5 video...
In a time of rising global economic uncertainty and geopolitical fragmentation, the trade relationship between China and the United States remains one of the world's most consequential.
MAGA folks, if authentic, should start celebrating President Trump's numerous successes and stop questioning his judgement. If they really are MAGA, that is.
Hacksaw Ridge toned down Desmond Dossās real story because director Mel Gibson feared no one would believe the truth. After shielding his comrades from a gre...
So fucking tired and angry with BBC and Labour Party bullshit about Palestine, and everything else too
Today's report critcizes the production company for not "disclosing" that the 13 year old narrator was the son of a "Hamas official", while acknowledging that not one word of what the child said was influenced by this relationship.
Labour Oberlieutenant Lisa Nandy refers to this as "a serious of catastrophic failures"
I have no idea role this kids father has/had but given that Hamas weāre democratically elected to run the Gaza administration he could be a bog standard civil servant/council worker in charge of parks or roads or something. Technically, wouldnāt anyone working for the local governing body there be considered a āHamas officialā?
Not every child even knows what their parent does. A document of life in Palestine from a childās eyes reveals how they see the now, the future, and shows the human perspective no holds barred. Leave it to the audience to interpret - clearly the fear is just how much more anger people will feel against the Israeli government if they show the true horrors being faced every day there by ordinary people.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) ā As Israelās brutal campaign in Gaza escalates, church leaders warn that coordinated settler attacks are driving Palestinians from their lands and erasing Christian heritage in the West Bank.
Buenas, en mi caso tengo los contactos que necesit9 y punto. Que igual en WA tenĆamos toda la agenda y tampoco hacĆa falta š BĆ”sicamente hable con los contactos con los que tengo mĆ”s "contacto" y a los nuevos les digo que sĆ³lo tengo Signal y si no pueden llamarme. Y mira, de momento funciona.
New update from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition striving to with civilian ship break Israel's illegal siege against the population of the Gaza Strip of Palestine āāāāā We are setting sail again. On July 13, 2025 our boat 'Handala' will depart from Siracusa, Italy to break Israelās illegal blockade. This mission is for the children of Gaza.
Just weeks ago, Israeli forces illegally seized our boat 'Madleen' and abducted 12 unarmed civilians aboard her in international waters.
Since March, more than 6,572 Palestinians have been killed, over 23,000 injured, and hundreds shot while waiting for food. The children of Gaza now face famine, disease, and trauma few of us can imagine.
We are not governments. We are people taking action where institutions have failed. We are not backing down. šµšø āāāāā
More information later also posted on their website, on that "The Freedom Flotilla is Setting Sail Again Handala will sail to break the blockadeāfor the children of Gaza" freedomflotilla.org/2025/07/07ā¦
"Today, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announces that Handala, our civilian aid boat, has officially set sail from Siracusa, Italy and begun its journey to Gaza" freedomflotilla.org/2025/07/13ā¦
Freedom Flotilla Coalition: āāāāā At 70 years old, Vigdis Bjorvand from Norway is sailing to Gaza aboard 'Handala' to help break Israel's illegal siege - a journey she's been waiting for for years. A Palestine activist since 1978, Vigdis says she never wants her grandchild to say, āGrandma, you didnāt do anything.ā
She first joined 'Handala' in 2023, which did not manage to sail to Gaza, and tried again with 'Conscience' earlier this year. Now, sheās back on board, determined to deliver aid, medicine and solidarity to Palestinians in Gaza.
As governments remain silent, Vigdis stands with the Palestinian people. Keep Vigdis safe. Keep 'Handala' safe. And help end Israel's illegal siege and genocide of Gaza. āāāāā
Freedom Flotilla Coalition: āāāāā Bob Suberi, a U.S. and Israeli citizen and veteran, calls himself a ārecovering Zionist.ā Now in his third year attempting to help break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza on 'Handala', heās taking direct action once again. After years working in Palestinian solidarity in the West Bank, Suberi is urging others, especially in the Jewish community, to speak out: āLetās talk openly about a genocide. Weāve spent decades saying āNever again,ā and yet weāre justifying it.ā āāāāā
Freedom Flotilla Coalition, yesterday: āāāāā Update on Handalaās Departure to Gaza [...] The departure of our ship Handala from Gallipoli to Gaza has been postponed to July 20 due to final technical preparations.
This is not an ordinary voyage ā it is a collective act of solidarity, resistance, and hope. As we prepare to set sail, we remain undeterred in our mission to break Israelās illegal and inhumane blockade on Gaza and to demand an end to the impunity that allows it to continue.
We know the risks. But we also know the urgency ā Palestinians in Gaza cannot wait. We carry with us their voices, especially those of the children, and the voices of people around the world who demand justice.
Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press Officer Email: media@freedomflotilla.org WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Join Our Whatsapp group for real time updates:https://chat.whatsapp.com/BbMmkVEod4MFmvRvxk6HML Website: www.freedomflotilla.
Freedom Flotilla Coalition: āāāāā Robert Martin is sailing to Gaza aboard the āHandalaā. He reminds us that breaking Israelās illegal siege on Gaza is the most important and urgent act that needs to be undertaken today. For Robert, joining the flotilla is a statement to the Palestinian people that they have not been forgotten as they endure a genocide while under brutal occupation - in spite of the consenting and complicit silence of the media and political establishments.
For Robert, joining the flotilla is also a testament to posterity, and to future generations, that there were people who chose to act.
āThe world has woken up. Things are changing and I cannot wait for the day that there is a free Palestine.ā
Keep āHandalaā safe. End Israelās Siege. āāāāā
Freedom Flotilla Coalition: āāāāā As a volunteer doctor in Rafah, Dr. Yipeng Ge treated Palestinian children too malnourished to walk, with no clinics left to care for them, let alone to count for their deaths. This isnāt a humanitarian crisis - itās genocide, rooted in decades of Israeli blockade, occupation, and settler colonialism.
Dr. Yipeng joined temporarily the Freedom Flotilla Coalition in Siracusa, delivering a prosthetic limb donated to 'Handala', for the children of Gaza. He explains that charity alone is not the solution. Structural violence like colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism, is the disease. Liberation is the only cure.
"Palestinians have been ringing the alarm bells for generations, because their liberation is the best medicine."
From the river to the sea, may we see a liberated Palestine in our lifetimes. āš½šµšø āāāāā
"The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) announces that Handala, our civilian aid boat, launched [Sunday] from Gallipoli, Italy, beginning the final leg of its journey to Gaza." after "Just hours before launching, Handala was the target of two deeply alarming incidents that appear to be deliberate sabotage intended to obstruct our mission and harm our crew."
"Handala is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots international network that has been sailing against the blockade since 2010. On board are volunteer medics, lawyers, social justice activists, journalists, and community organizers. We are not governments. We are people, taking action where institutions have failed."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 20, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya, Press Officer Email: media@freedomflotilla.org WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Join Our Whatsapp group for real time updates: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BbMmkVEod4MFmvRvxk6HML Website: www.
āāāāā A Month After Conscience Attack: [...] Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) launched the Madleen, a civilian ship now sailing toward Gaza carrying humanitarian aid and international human rights defenders in direct defiance of Israelās illegal and genocidal blockade. [...] On board are volunteers from multiple countries, among them Member of the European Parliament Rima Hassan, and climate justice activist Greta Thunberg. The ship is carrying urgently needed supplies for the people of Gaza, including baby formula, flour, rice, diapers, womenās sanitary products, water desalination kits, medical supplies, crutches, and childrenās prosthetics. [...] āI am aboard Madleen because silence is not neutralityāit is complicity, The Palestinian people in Gaza are being starved and slaughtered, and the world watches. This ship is not just carrying aid, it is carrying a demand: End the blockade. End the genocide.ā Rima Hassan
āWe are seeing a systematic starvation of 2 million people. The world cannot be silent bystanders, Every single one of us has a moral obligation to do everything we can to fight for a free Palestine.ā Greta Thunberg āāāāā freedomflotilla.org/2025/06/01ā¦
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 1, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya media@freedomflotilla.org WhatsApp: +1 210-834-8155 Media Available for Use with Credit: https://drive.proton.me/urls/CDYKESS7SC#ab0CGGgdRpYg Madleen Tracker : https://freedomflotilla.
Latest update from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition again attempting to with civilian aid ship break Israel's illegal siege against the civilian populace of the Gaza Strip of Palestine: āāāāā Amazon Labor Union leader Chris Smalls is on the 'Handala', the 37th ship to challenge Israelās illegal siege on Gaza. Amazon has invested billions in intelligence like the Nimbus project, used for the surveillance and targeting of Palestinians.
Chris shares that āā¦an injury to one is injury to all,ā calling on labor unions worldwide to fulfill their responsibility: to be the shield for the working class, which includes protecting Palestinian people, and urges unions to stop their shipments of arms to Israel, fuelling their genocide in Gaza.
āWe come with baby food, toys, medicine, and hope ā not just for Gaza, but for the future of our children in America back at home. The world is watching.ā āāāāā
Two update videos from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition's civilian aid ship Handala en route to break Israel's illegal siege against the civilian population of the Gaza Strip of Palestine. First a video with Antonio La Picirella and then another video with Huwaida Arraf:
Livestream now from Freedom Flotilla Coalition's civilian ship Handala en route with humanitarian aid to break Israel's illegal siege against the populace of the Gaza Strip of Palestine: youtube.com/watch?v=M2lrxIYbCkā¦ "The whole world is watching", is the body armor of activists against murderous oppression.
"Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians" freedomflotilla.org/2025/07/26ā¦ continuing its consistent violations of humanity, in order to maintain its use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of warfare in the the Gaza Strip of Palestine, indisputable war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocidal acts.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya +1-210-834-8155 media@freedomflotilla.org Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that its civilian vesseā¦
"Update on current status of the 21 civilians on board the 'Handala', which was illegally intercepted and boarded by Israeli forces at 23:43 EEST, 26 July 2025." Freedom Flotilla Coalition
New update just now from the Freedom FLotilla: āāāāā From less than 100 nautical miles off Gazaās coast, Tan and Robert launched a hunger strike aboard the Handala. They participated in this action because the Australian government is complicit in Israelās genocide and itās time to demanded accountability.
āAs āAustralians,ā we refuse to stay silent while our government arms Israelās slaughter of Palestinians.ā
They join 17 others in this collective action at sea.
Read their full letter. Take escalated action for Gaza. āāāāā
New update from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition: āāāāā The Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirms that upon arrival in Israeli custody, U.S. human rights defender Christian Smalls was physically assaulted by seven uniformed individuals. They choked him and kicked him in the legs, leaving visible signs of violence on his neck and back.
When his lawyer met with him, Christian was surrounded by six members of Israelās special police unit. This level of force was not used against other abducted activists.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition condemns this violence against Chris and demands accountability for the assault and discriminatory treatment he faced. āāāāā
@disisdeguey This, but also fascists being violently anti-trade-unionist, which to be fair is old news too. They are clearly trying to make an example to scare other solidaric union activists, but hopefully, like most of what the temporary zionist entity/death machine are doing in this year it will backfire magnificently
@RBG @disisdeguey While I of course don't disagree with what either of you noted and appreciate your intent, I would encourage avoiding phrasing such situations as "old news" or similar, because it probably in my opinion increases normalization for it, even though I understand that was not at all intended. It is just a subconscious thing, I believe, that when people see "old" it automatically interprets it as at least partially "normal", while this can of course never be accepted as normal, by or unto anyone.
Then Israel committed a war act against Denmark by illegally boarding and stopping its vessel deep deep in international waters.
Whatever country's flag that was, it is being silent and quiet, instead of confiscating every Israeli asset and calling up its ambassador for apologies and reparations.
A vessel carrying a country's flag is a sovereign part of that state.
I am accused of 'supporting terrorism' for advocating for peace. But the real terror supporters sit in the Netanyahu government, waging a war of annihilation in Gaza legitimized by the international community and by President Trump
>akkoma-fe I wouldn't count on that working. The API difference are rather large now. And I don't think non Pleroma/Akkoma fallbacks are properly implemented.
El PaĆs: Ā«Otro error del juez Peinado aboca al archivo de la causa contra la supuesta secta de los ācriptobrosā de IM AcademyĀ»
Otro de esos "errores" que no sorprenden a nadie. La sorpresa monumental serĆ” el dĆa que tengan un "error" que beneficie acun polĆtico de izquierdas, a un sindicalista, a una familia en situaciĆ³n precaria... eso sĆ que me sorprenderĆa si llegase a suceder algĆŗn dĆa.
pleroma yet again wins a number one victory royale over mastodon. i cannot disable the stupid nag warnings that tell me to add alt text when there is a picture on my post and pressing ctrl enter to submit the post just doesn't fucking work properly anymore due to the alt text button taking precedence
Mastodon has a lot of little annoyances but it's so much easier to setup because of managed hosting and it also has keyboard shortcuts and a nice UI so...
@verita84 I have a love hate thing going with mastodon. I ended up shutting my mastodon instance down because of the remote media cache shit idk why it can't proxy images like pleroma does. Lots of little annoying things like that, but I really like the user experience of mastodon more. idk
The hollowing out of the 100,000+ workforce of the Department of Justice is drowned out by a cacophony of discord, demands, and empty promises over the "Epstein files."
Russiaās Foreign Ministry stated today that a story run by the news outlet [Axios](https://www.axios.com/2025/07/12/putin-iran-nuclear-deal-uranium-enrichment)āāScoop: Putin Urges Iran To Take āZero Enrichmentā Nuclear Deal with U.S.
Iāve been building Rails applications for the last 10 years on a daily base and almost all of them use active storage now. Users are uploading files and then...
the x264 av1 file plays only audio on vlc but works with flaws on mpv: on mpv I get audio and video, but every 5 to 6 seconds it's like instead of getting 24 fps I get 22, the user noticing the missing frames.
Is it x264 or AV1? They are two completely different codecs. If it's AV1, you may not have hardware acceleration since it's fairly new. It takes a lot of power to software decode AV1 and you will get dropped frames if the CPU can't keep up.
If it's AV1, you need both the hardware that can decode it, and the right libraries for it. x264 is not the same as AV1. AV1 requires lots of processing power, that's why you see the slow down. But with the right gfx card (and libs), it can decode it fine. What's your gfx card model exactly?
Check using e.g. top for your CPU (nvidia-smi or amd-smi for your GPU) or System Monitor on KDE if any of your resource is being maxed out. If so then most likely you found the culprit.
Regarding what the actual codec is being used you can use ffprobe but anyway what matters if resource bottleneck and thus if you can have hardware acceleration for it.
It's probably worth investigating so that you don't keep on getting video files too big for your computer to handle. I imagine it's something very high resolution with very recent compression. If so, look for something less demanding, e.g. x265 720p and if that's still leading to performance hiccups the older x264 720p or even 480p.
It's rate that the media player itself, e.g. VLC or mpv, actually is the bottleneck.
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