Making Sense of the PKK’s Self-Dissolution

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On May 12, 2025, the PKK announced its dissolution after more than four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish government. On July 11, PKK fighters participated in a ceremony signifying disarmament. What will this mean for Kurdish movements for liberation and for the Middle East in general?

"It is not just the fate of an armed group at stake, but of a political project that has redefined the parameters of struggle throughout the region."

Nvidia plans to resume H20 AI chip sales to China after Washington assured shipments will be approved, reversing an earlier Trump administration stance in April (Mackenzie Hawkins/Bloomberg)

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Animals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists
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"Animals react to sounds being made by plants, new research suggests, opening up the possibility that an invisible ecosystem might exist between them.

In the first ever such evidence, a team at Tel Aviv University found that female moths avoided laying their eggs on tomato plants if they made noises they associated with distress, indicating that they may be unhealthy."

#Nature #Plants #Animals #Communication

Cabin Comfort and Touchscreen Controls: The Hidden Cost of Self Concrete Mixer Operator Comfort


The gleaming new generation of [self loading mixer concrete](aimixconcretesolution.com/self…

) presents operators with spaceship-worthy cabins featuring orthopedic air-ride seats, multi-zone climate control, and panoramic digital displays. While these amenities dramatically improve working conditions, they introduce complex trade-offs that ripple through equipment budgets, maintenance schedules, and operational efficiency. Beneath the surface of these comfort upgrades lies a web of unintended consequences that savvy fleet managers must navigate to maintain profitability in an increasingly competitive market.

## The Illusion of Increased Productivity
Manufacturers often justify premium-priced comfort packages with promises of enhanced operator productivity. The reality reveals a more nuanced picture. While ergonomic improvements reduce fatigue during extended shifts, the **cognitive load** imposed by multilayer touchscreen interfaces actually slows decision-making in time-critical mixing operations. Studies of mixer crews in Qatar's extreme climates showed operators in basic cabins maintained 7% faster cycle times than those navigating complex control ecosystems.
![Maintenance on self loading mixer](287460)
Modern vibration-damped cabins isolate operators so effectively that they lose tactile feedback about mixture consistency—a sensory connection veteran drivers traditionally relied upon to adjust water content instinctively. Some European contractors now install supplemental vibration actuators in steering wheels to artificially restore this lost feedback channel, creating an ironic solution to an over-engineering problem.
## Maintenance Complexity Behind the Luxury Facade
That sleek 12-inch capacitive touchscreen represents a **single point of failure** more vulnerable to concrete dust infiltration than traditional tactile controls. Repair costs for climate control systems in [mini concrete mixer](aimixconcretesolution.com/conc…) cabins run 300% higher than standard HVAC units, with specialized particulate filters requiring replacement every 250 operating hours in dusty environments. The sealed, pressurized cabins that protect operators from external noise introduce new failure modes—a single damaged door gasket can disable the entire air filtration system.
Electro-hydraulic control systems underpinning these comfort features demand proprietary diagnostic tools unavailable at most rural job sites. A survey of Australian mining operations revealed that mixer downtime increased by 22% after adopting full-comfort models, primarily due to waiting periods for specialized technicians. The very systems designed to improve uptime through operator satisfaction ironically create new dependencies on manufacturer support networks.
![AS 4.0 Cement Mixer Self Loading Machine for Road Widden in El Salvador](287459)
## The Training Gap No One Anticipated
Transitioning veteran operators to these technologically advanced [concrete mixers South Africa](aimixconcretesolution.com/self…) requires surprisingly extensive retraining. The intuitive interfaces prove anything but instinctive for workers accustomed to mechanical levers and analog gauges. One Indonesian contractor documented a 40-hour learning curve before operators achieved their former efficiency levels—a hidden cost rarely factored into procurement decisions.
Younger operators drawn to the high-tech cabins often lack the **material science intuition** developed through years of hands-on mixing. The industry sees growing instances of perfect slump readings on digital displays coinciding with poor field performance, as operators become over-reliant on sensors rather than visual-tactile assessment. Some forward-thinking companies now run parallel training programs teaching both traditional judgment skills and new interface navigation.
The comfort revolution in mixer cabins isn't inherently misguided—it simply demands more thoughtful implementation. Smart fleets balance these upgrades with robust maintenance protocols and hybrid training approaches. Others opt for selectively equipped units, reserving full-comfort models for extreme environments while maintaining simpler machines for routine operations. The most successful operators recognize that true efficiency comes not from chasing every available comfort feature, but from strategically integrating enhancements that genuinely improve outcomes without introducing unsustainable overhead.

MechaHitler got a job with the Trump administration.

They had to fire a thousand government storm watchers to afford this.

But sure, keep telling me both parties are the same.

Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI - CBS News
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Usual suspects parade some shop-worn wares ahead of a roundtable to nowhere

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Both left and right are peddling the same stale ideas in the 'productivity debate', with the same overheated rhetoric. But the economy isn't at the crisis point they claim. The post Usual suspects parade some shop-worn wares ahead of a roundtable to…

Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra?

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/15/tasmania-liberal-corflutes-harvard-zachary-rolfe-gambling

Plus The Canberra Times rewrites history. The post Unfortunate Tassie corflute, social media ban selfie fail, and who’s the Harvard man in Canberra? appeared first on Crikey.

Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art

www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/15/spotify-military-industrial-complex-daniel-ek-helsing-streaming

Spotify has siphoned a decade's worth of profits from artists into the military tech industry. Is this the death of art? The post Spotify, the military industrial complex, and the future of art appeared first on Crikey.

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#GrahamLineham can fuck right off with his gaslighting. Not to be content with the #Nazis having the only #Holocaust, #Netanyahu and his #WarCabinet have created their own 21st Century Holocaust in #Gaza. And for what? So they can steal some beach-front property from #Palestine? ---

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Ni de gauche, ni de droite, mais bien rƩac : Pourquoi la technocritique d'Anti-Tech Resistance n'est pas la nƓtre
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"Ce texte est issu d'un travail collectif entre des membres des collectifs l'AG Antifa Paris 20e, Extinction Rebellion, DĆ©sert'Heureuxses, le Mouton NumĆ©rique, la SAMBA (Section Antifasciste Montreuil Bagnolet et Alentours), Soin Collectif Ǝle-de-France, Technopolice Paris Banlieue,

The United States is now functionally equivalent to Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

As of today there is no more "it's going to happen" - it has now happened, fully and completely. The US government has been taken over by ultranationalist authoritarians intent on ethnic cleansing. That should be the headline of every newspaper and news program. Sound the alarm. Sound all the alarms.

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A Brest, une ZAD s'installe au Froutven
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"A Brest, dans la nuit du 11 au 12 juillet une zone à défendre d'est installée à Maner Coz sur la zone de construction du futur Arkéa Park. Nous relaions ici le post insta de la zone qui revient sur les raisons de l'occupation et un article de Reporterre, média qui a suivit l'installation de la zone la nuit dernière."

šŸ“¢ Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is being held under extremely alarming conditions after being detained and taken to an ISR prison in December following a brutal military campaign on the key #gaza hospital

šŸ”¹ His lawyer, Ghaida Qasem, detailed Abu Safiya's state, reporting that he had lost 40 kilograms. Dr. Abu Safiya is held in an underground cell with no exposure to sunlight #warcrimes #torture

#palestine

šŸ“° Report Al Mayadeen JUL-14

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With US support from both sides of the aisle, like Democrat Cory Booker, who sometimes raises feeble objections and often does not even do that, to Republican Lindsey Graham, who openly called for the evisceration of Gaza, as well as their respectively moribund political leadership, the dismemberment and starvation of innocent people continue unimpeded.

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#usa #gaza #genocide

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Abolition de la police et de la prison. RƩflƩchir autrement que par la punition. Pour des organisations collectives et un futur abolitionniste.
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FranƧois Besse, un flamboyant rebelle si discret
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"Bandit d'honneur, Robin des Bois moderne, nouvel Arsène Lupin, ennemi public n°1 français, Roi de la cavale, Lieutenant de Mesrine, les surnoms et superlatifs n'ont pas manqué pour qualifier François Besse au parcours unique dans le grand banditisme. S'il fait partie des hors-la-loi les plus célèbres du XXe siècle, son parcours, tel qu'il est

Nikolai Fomin - participant in the Battle of Kursk and the capture of Berlin. On Victory Day he came to the grave of his fallen fellow soldier. May 9, 1980


Source: USSR Pictures, on telegram

#NikolaiFomin #VictoryDay #history #USSR #SovietUnion

BREAKING: Through direct action, Palestine Action forces the permanent closure of 'Eagle Strategic Consulting Ltd'.

Owned by Elbit director and former Lieutenant General, the firm was set up by Richard Applegate to consult and lobby for Israel's biggest weapons firm.


--- @Pal_action, on x/twitter

#PalestineAction #Palestine #activism

Zohran Mamdani Gets Whisked Off Stage by an Aide When Asked to Clarify His Remarks About ā€˜Globalizing the Intifada’ (VIDEO)

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Journal de bord de Gaza 98
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"Rami Abou Jamous Ʃcrit son journal pour Orient XXI. Fondateur de GazaPress, un bureau qui fournissait aide et traduction aux journalistes occidentaux, il a dƻ quitter en octobre 2023 son appartement de Gaza-ville avec sa femme Sabah, les enfants de celle-ci, et leur fils Walid, trois ans, sous la menace de l'armƩe israƩlienne. RƩfugiƩe depuis Ơ Rafah, la famille a dƻ ensuite se

Public statement on the Australian govt's intention to "adopt a definition of antisemitism that mendaciously defines criticism of Israel as a form of antisemitism."

"The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) calls on the Australian government to remove Special Envoy for Antisemitism Jillian Segal from her position"...

... "following revelations that Segal’s family donated to.. a far-right group that has promoted.. anti-Palestinian racism."

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#AusPol #Racism .

The teacher didn't do a fucking thing while the monkey was chirping or when he spit. But as soon as a white kid stood up, the teacher ran in... minds.com/newsfeed/17916875646…

Why is setting up a new phone such a dystopian fucking nightmare, EVERY DAMN TIME?

Should it REALLY take an hour or more of my time to set up a brand new phone with a brand new number and absolutely nothing special about it?

My youngest is getting his first phone tonight, and I am very grateful that he is my youngest, which hopefully means I'll NEVER have to do this nonsense again.

I'm kidding myself, obviously--he'll need at least one more phone before he leaves the house. Damn it.

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Justice pour Mehdi : une cagnotte pour soutenir la famille face Ć  la condamnation de 18 000 euros
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"Le 24 juin dernier, les proches et la famille de Mehdi, tué par la police six ans plus tÓt, apprenaient qu'aucune charge ne serait retenue contre les policiers responsables de son décès.
En plus de cette nouvelle injustice, ils et elles ont ƩtƩ condamnƩs Ơ verser la

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Noƫlle Besse, une illustre bandite pourtant inconnue
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"Une grande partie de l'existence de Noëlle Besse est faite d'évasions, de cambriolages, de lutte dans les prisons et de solidarité. Pourtant, elle est bien moins connue que son frère, François Besse, gangster français légendaire. Paradoxalement, elle incarne à la fois la femme qui va aider, soigner et suivre sans faillir les hommes de sa

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