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You know, it seems like most of Western society is in a war against time.
From Boomers and Gen Xers and elder Millennials frantically looking for life extension schemes, to our blindness around the slow creep of things like climate change and famine and long-term impacts of repeated infections with raging plagues, to our obsession with and elevation of youth as the solution to all our problems: we seem to spend a lot of time and energy avoiding the idea that time progresses.
Remember a year ago when every expert said that Israel's machinations around aid and supply of food to Gaza would, eventually, result in a Israeli-made famine that could kill 500k-1 million Palestinians? Remember when they said that when we "notice" people starving, it would already be too late?
To consider that argument, one must acknowledge that time exists. So the West shrugged.
Remember when Democrats (the "good" ones lol) sold off vast swathes of protected land to pass a shitty infrastructure bill that Trump dismantled with an EO 15 minutes after he took office? (The "good" parts; he kept the bad parts, as per the longstanding relationship between Democrats and Republicans)
Democrats can't acknowledge that time exists; they live in a benighted, foolish, "less evil" now from which they do not have the tools to escape.
Γαλλία, απελάθηκε παλαιστίνια φοιτήτρια για αντισημιτικά σχόλια, ζητούσε, λένε, τον θάνατο των Εβραίων.
Μάλλον έπρεπε να είναι ισαποστάκιας την στιγμή που δεκάδες χιλιάδες ομοεθνείς της πέθαιναν και πεθαίνουν από το γενοκτόνο ισραήλ
Η νεαρή ήταν κάτοχος φοιτητικής βίζας και είχε υποτροφία της γαλλικής κυβέρνησης στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος που προορίζεται για τους φοιτητές της Λωρίδας της Γάζας.
Έφτασε στη Γαλλία τις 11 Ιουλίου, σύμφωνα με γαλλική διπλωματική πηγή.
Προφανώς ο Γάλλος υπουργός Ευρωπαϊκών Υποθέσεων και Εξωτερικών Ζαν-Νοέλ Μπαρό αν ζούσε την ναζιστική κατοχή της Γαλλίας θα ήταν ισαποστάκιας.
«Ο υπουργός Ευρωπαϊκών Υποθέσεων και Εξωτερικών Ζαν-Νοέλ Μπαρό τόνισε τον απαράδεκτο χαρακτήρα των αναρτήσεων που έγιναν πριν από την είσοδο στο γαλλικό έδαφος της κας Νουρ Ατααλάχ, φοιτήτριας από την Γάζα. Η κα Ατααλάχ δεν μπορούσε να παραμείνει στην γαλλική επικράτεια. Εγκατέλειψε την Γαλλία σήμερα για το Κατάρ όπου θα συνεχίσει τις σπουδές της»
A little-noticed memo from the US Department of Justice in mid-June put forth revised guidelines of how best to go about stripping naturalized citizens of th...
Bryan Lunduke is a huge hypocrite. A huge part of his journalism relies on anonymous whistle blowers from the tech industry and yet he's claiming that we need real IDs online.
@PurpCat @mattesilver He constantly blows goodwill but somehow makes a comeback. His current comeback only exists because he is the only one exposing the ultra-wokeness in the FOSS community while also showing alternatives. But I remember him quitting fedi entirely because of all the anime girls on instances like FSE or how he threaten to quit LBRY/Odysee because a front page video dared to drop the s-bomb.
To combat liberalism, de Benoist advocates "a renewal of citizenship focused on participation and collective action from the bottom up." Priority must be given to the "common" and to "being-in-relation."
Immonde. Et les actions d'une société israélienne soi disant française classées dans celles qui 'Vont péter le mur du son'... Probablement aussi subventionnée par Nicolas...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reveals his ignorance during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing while being questioned b...
@IcyGrillz I think he says it's three times the power of a regular chainsaw. Effectively he's made a chain version of a band saw out of it. Plus it's an attachment like a blade so he can convert back at any time. @spencer @thatlarryshow @ThatCrazyDude @viking @NoBeret
The apartheid state in Palestine is the root cause of the violence, of the suffering. That is the root cause. Not to mention the fact that the apartheid state is a massive war machine with military capabilities that are fighting mostly kids, civilians. That’s who they’ve been killing for decades, civilians. There’s never been a Palestinian army. So even the even the term the Gaza war, even that term, which so many people use all the time. There is no Gaza war! There’s a genocide going on. And there are groups of courageous Palestinians who are trying to fight for their liberation, or trying to end [the genocide], or at least trying to to slow it down somehow. That is the context.
Dr Jill Stein introduced the keynote speaker, Miko PeledMiko Peled is an American-Israeli activist and author of The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli...
I hardly understand him, although I seem to get something as an 'indignation', that I share of course. It seems horrible, what does he say about a kind of 'tourisms' ? Something like what I heard, that people would look at Gazaouis killing with a long vue from the surroundings ?...
But he is also very much guilty, if I am right, according with Wikipedia who, by the way, publishes now without any consistent sourcing or so.... It becomes crazy.
The apartheid state in Palestine is the root cause of the violence, of the suffering. That is the root cause. Not to mention the fact that the apartheid state is a massive war machine with military capabilities that are fighting mostly kids, civilians. That's who they've been killing for decades, civilians. There's never been a Palestinian army. So even the even the term the Gaza war, even that term, which so many people use all the time. There is no Gaza war! There's a genocide going on. And there are groups of courageous Palestinians who are trying to fight for their liberation, or trying to end it, or at least trying to to slow it down somehow. That is the context.
Dr Jill Stein introduced the keynote speaker, Miko PeledMiko Peled is an American-Israeli activist and author of The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli...
En Europe, plusieurs gouvernements défendent une proposition qui imposerait aux plateformes de messagerie de scanner automatiquement tous les messages chiffrés, au nom de la lutte contre les contenus pédocriminels. Les avis sont très divisés.
Ce que veulent les nazillons de la Commission, c'est contraindre, fliquer, et entraver la Liberté de tous pour, disent-ils, piéger une infime de pédocriminels. Lesquels pédocriminels, si l'on croit l'affaire Epstein, se trouve au somment de la société, et ne seront jamais inquiétés. On retrouve le mode nazi de gouvernance. Alignement le plus brutal, le plus autocratique des citoyens lambdas, supposés a priori déviants. Nous sommes sommes traîtés comme le furent d'emblée les juifs en 40, et on connaît le déroulé mortifère de cette haine planifiée. Planifiée pour protéger une infime minorités de nazis de toujours, ceux dont l'argent les amène à penser et agir comme si nous étions des sous-hommes.
The state of Israel, from the moment it was established, did not stop engaging in war and violence in the region, be it against the Palestinian people or be it against the countries that neighbor Palestine. Constantly, constantly constantly. And as a strategy. And the strategy was we will be the scariest most brutal bully, gangster in this region. That's it. And that's what they've done. So why is it, how does it make sense on any level to continue to support and to continue to enhance the obstacle?
Dr Jill Stein introduced the keynote speaker, Miko PeledMiko Peled is an American-Israeli activist and author of The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli...
Αξιοσημείωτο είναι ότι η ίδια συστήνεται μέσα από τα κοινωνικά της δίκτυα ως «Συντονίστρια Κοινοτικών Πόρων και Γυναικείας Αγροτικής Επιχειρηματικότητας Ηπείρου και Ιονίων Νήσων».
Είναι άγνωστο τι ακριβώς συντόνιζε στην περιοχή, αφού επίσημα τουλάχιστον, ουδέποτε ανακοινώθηκε το παραμικρό. Είναι άγνωστο αν πρόκειται για κάποιο κομματικό διορισμό ή για κάτι περισσότερο αφού δεν καταγράφεται καμία απολύτως δραστηριότητα, πέραν από τις βόλτες στα ορεινά με την ακριβή Ferrari.
ΕΧΕΙ ΔΙΚΙΟ ΤΟ ΚΟΡΙΤΣΙ ΠΡΟΚΕΙΤΑΙ ΠΕΡΙ ΠΛΕΚΤΑΝΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΤΙΠΑΛΩΝ Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗ ΘΑ ΜΙΛΗΣΕΙ Η ΑΛΗΘΕΙΑ ΘΑ ΛΑΜΨΕΙ ΘΑ ΤΙΜΩΡΗΘΟΥΝ Η ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΙΚΟΙ ΕΝΟΧΟΙ ΤΟ ΜΑΧΑΙΡΙ ΘΑ ΦΤΑΣΕΙ ΣΤΟ ΚΟΚΚΑΛΟ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΑΘΩΑ
I don't post this so I have less beaver, and I don't post it for "the world of weekend warriors," I post it because there are people on NAS and others who hunt but need to step up their game for self-reliance in upcoming times.
Now what had to be done during World War II with the concentration camps is they had to be liberated. They had to be liberated. The problem was not only that there was severe need for humanitarian aid as we know exists in Gaza for decades now, but the need was to dismantle the camps, liberate the people and rid the country, or rid the world I should say, of the regime that put them in place. And this is exactly what we need to do. And this exactly I believe how we need to discuss Palestine.
Dr Jill Stein introduced the keynote speaker, Miko PeledMiko Peled is an American-Israeli activist and author of The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli...
Humpback whales are crashing orca hunts – seemingly driven by an instinct to rescue other animals.
It’s one of the ocean’s most unexpected mysteries: a seal is being hunted by a pod of killer whales… when out of nowhere, two humpback whales rush in, trumpeting, massive, and seemingly determined to stop the kill.
This isn’t a fluke. In a study of 115 documented cases, scientists observed humpbacks confronting orcas during hunts – and in nearly 90% of those cases, the humpbacks disrupted the attack. Even more surprising? Many of the animals they protected weren’t even their own kind.
Seals. Sea lions. Gray whale calves. Even sunfish. The humpbacks showed up, placed themselves between predator and prey, used their massive fins to shield the victims, and sometimes physically lifted them out of the water.
And then? They left. No food. No reward. No obvious benefit.
Perhaps I'm anthropomorphizing the whales, but it could also be spite. Orcas attack blue whale calves. Maybe this is just blue whales going "You fuck with us, we fuck with you."
The image depicts a dramatic scene in the ocean where a humpback whale is prominently featured, with its head and part of its body visible above the water. A seal is perched on the whale's head, adding a unique element to the scene. In the background, an orca (killer whale) is visible, swimming towards the whale, suggesting an interaction between the two species. The water is choppy, with splashes around the whale, indicating movement. The background shows a distant shoreline with hills, providing context to the marine environment. The image includes text that reads, "Humpback whales have interrupted over 100 orca hunts, and no one knows why," highlighting an intriguing aspect of whale behavior. The overall composition captures a moment of wildlife interaction, emphasizing the size and presence of the humpback whale in contrast to the orca.
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I wonder if this could just be interspecies rivalry? If the orcas have taken humpback calves in the past, it may be that disrupting their hunts has become revenge? Perhaps, like crows and ravens, they bear grudges!
I've read that even some hornets and wasps repeatedly attack specific humans (and presumably, other animals as well) they think have threatened their nests, even remembering our faces.
from (memory (so may be incomplete)) whales seem to block the hunter as orca also hunt baby whales, so the "protection" of other species is an accident ... or whales never forget their ennemie xD
Hey, I love orcas - the anti-yacht squad, however, orcas are highly intelligent, playful, sometimes jerks who have been known to attack and beach porpoises for no reason. They also kill whales, which is why they are also known as killer whales.
@benroyce @GhostOnTheHalfShell @karlauerbach @futurebird In one of those documentaries I saw they actually put the baby sea lion (dazed, who knows how injured, but alive) back on the beach when they were done. Guess they weren't hungry.
But yeah they'll hunt full size whales if they feel like it. The fact they don't regard humans as a snack food is really weird and interesting.
Certain groups eat almost exclusively salmon, others seals-- seems they have cultural diet habits.
So it's debatable if they don't eat us because they don't expect us to be tasty at all, OR if it's because they're smart enough to understand we're dangerous, or (my guess) both.
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#TIL - The phrase "Number One" in Star Trek has a rich and evolving history intertwined with both naval tradition and the franchise’s own storytelling innovation.
### Origins in Star Trek
- The term first appears in the unaired 1965 pilot episode "The Cage" as the only name for the character portrayed by Majel Barrett, who served as Captain Christopher Pike’s First Officer on the USS Enterprise. She was simply addressed as “Number One,” highlighting her position as the second-in-command but also lending a mysterious, almost mechanical distinction to her character[1][2][3]. - NBC resisted having a woman in such a prominent role, leading to her removal from the regular series. Much of her logical and emotionally restrained personality was then assigned to Spock in later episodes[1][4].
### Evolution and Significance
- The character of Number One was revived in modern Star Trek—notably in Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds—with the name Una Chin-Riley and much deeper development[5][4][2]. The nickname “Number One” remains a sign of exceptional competence and respect, reflecting both her role and unique talents. - The phrase later became widespread throughout the franchise as a general nickname for a starship’s First Officer. This was cemented by Captain Picard’s routine use of “Number One” for Commander Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation and has been adopted or referenced for various First Officers, such as Saru in Discovery[2][6][7].
### Real-World and Non-Star Trek Usage
- The phrase does not originate in Star Trek, but is actually borrowed from the British Royal Navy, where “Number One” refers to the First Lieutenant—second-in-command aboard a ship and commonly called “Number One” as a form of address[3][7]. Star Trek adapted this naval tradition for its futuristic starships. - The use of “Number One” outside of Star Trek is uncommon in popular culture but remains standard in naval and occasionally other military settings to mean the person next in command after the Captain[3][7].
### Changing Meanings
- In-universe, “Number One” can be both a sign of rank (First Officer/Executive Officer) and a personal nickname, especially for Una Chin-Riley. Star Trek novels and more recent series have explored it as both a shorthand for her outstanding qualities and as a callback to her mysterious, logic-driven persona[2][4]. - The usage of “Number One” as a routine address has become a mix of Star Trek tradition and narrative choice. Some captains (like Kirk or Janeway) prefer personal names, while the Picard/Riker “Number One” dynamic has become iconic within the franchise[7].
In summary: Star Trek popularized “Number One” as an affectionate, distinguished nickname for the First Officer, inspired by real naval tradition, starting with Majel Barrett’s iconic character and later broadening to represent Starfleet’s second-in-command. The phrase’s blending of real-world and science fiction meanings has helped it resonate far beyond its Star Trek beginnings[1][4][7].
As California lawmakers recess for the summer, Assembly Bill 495, dubbed the “Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025,” sits poised in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Authored by Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez (San Fernando-D), the bill claims to provide compassionate solutions for immigrant families facing sudden separations due to detention or deportation. But critics—including ...
attorneys, parental rights advocates, and faith-based organizations—warn it dangerously redefines guardianship, strips away parental rights, and creates legal loopholes that make kidnapping children easy.
Today likely saw the largest single protest rally in Australian history.
Under dark rain clouds, hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a huge demonstration opposing the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as the complicity of the Australian government in failing to oppose Israel's crimes against humanity.
The 'March for Humanity: Save Gaza' saw organisers' expectations smashed and the government's worst fears exceeded as a great ocean of people showed up, despite pouring rain, strong winds, and a week of front page negative stories carrying anti-protest messages from the Minns state government and NSW police. It was huge.
An ocean of people, diverse in age, background, gender, religion, and rain-mitigation techniques, yet united via common humanity with those suffering starvation, snipers and shells, displacement, destruction and deprivation in Gaza: "In our thousands, in our millions, we are all Palestinians!"
The protest had four demands: - Let all aid into Gaza - Immediate Israeli ceasefire and withdrawal from Gaza - Sanction Israel now - End Australia’s two way arms trade with Israel
Similar demands have animated near-weekly protests on unceded Gadigal land on over 80 previous Sundays, each of which has seen thousands or tens of thousands of people march through the city centre—all without serious incident or public 'chaos', all without tolerating or expressing antisemitism, and without ever losing any of the various cases the NSW government and/or NSW police have brought to the NSW Supreme Court in various attempts to thwart these gatherings. Each Sunday, a wide variety of interesting, passionate and insightful speakers have addressed the movement: Palestinian refugees and poets, Jewish academics and authors, Aboriginal elders and activists, student leaders and children, survivors of the 1948 Nakba, nurses, doctors, journalists, artists, lawyers, historians, teachers, faith leaders, union leaders, and even an occasional parliamentarian or two (some of the few in public office who have consistently called for adherence to international law).
Today was the biggest gathering so far. And yet one of the first to actually get substantial (or indeed any) media coverage: before, during and after.
Prior to today's march, the largest political demonstration in Australian history is generally considered to have been the (unsuccessful) Stop the War rally in Feb 2003 protesting the then Howard government's support for joining Bush and Blair in illegally invading Iraq, a cause which saw something like 200k people gather in Sydney on a sunny summer Saturday, along with many other massive rallies around the continent and with millions more people protesting worldwide.
I was at both events. From a purely subjective vibe, and with all the dangers associated with attempting to compare events 25 years apart, today felt bigger.
As for official estimates, NSW Police claimed (while the march was still ongoing) the crowd was 'at least 100,000 people'. Organisers later concluded, after reviewing aerial footage, that there were likely between 200,000—300,000 participants.
Whatever the precise number, NSW Police confirmed what we could almost see from somewhere in the middle: that as the front of the march was arriving at Milsons Point station (the planned end point), there were still thousands of people yet to get past Wynyard station (south of the official start point), a distance of almost 3km, along a route that most of the way is an eight lane bridge—all filled with people.
i wish claude had a large context window because it's actually quite good at taking vague instructions and turning them into real results, it just takes awhile poking around in your data to figure out what you mean and that takes up context
I wouldn't go that far but it'd be pretty impressive. Claude desktop would be better if they allowde you to configure a rolling context window like other clients do
I'm being hyperbolic, but I'm very often surprised how Claude, especially Opus, does the least amount of bullshit out of all the models. I find a rolling context not that useful, summarize and make a new conversation button would be better imo, but having the option is always nice
This is so satisfying. Yet, it beggars belief how EU governments support Israel with weapons and trade, in stark contrast to their electoral base who support a free Palestine. Vote them out at the very least.
Israeli tourist expelled by Italians from a coffee corner at a fuel station in Milan. They chanted "Free Palestine" and told him, "This is not Gaza."Fund hon...
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Sea of people march across Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to killing in Gaza
NSW police estimate 90,000 walked despite force and premier opposing rally, while Palestine Action Group claims up to 300,000 peacefully protested
from #TheGuardian #Guardian Jordyn Beazley and Caitlin Cassidy Sun 3 Aug 2025 08.17 EDT
At least 100,000 pro-#Palestine marchers, including Julian Assange, the former foreign minister Bob Carr and the government MP Ed Husic, have marched across Sydney Harbour Bridge in the rain to protest against #Israel’s conduct in #Gaza and to speak out about the children starving there.
The world-famous landmark was closed to traffic at 11.30am on Sunday, with protesters gathering in Lang Park in the city centre before enduring heavy rain as they walked across the bridge.
The march began at 1pm, with demonstrators eventually stretching the entire length of the 1.2km Harbour Bridge.
New scam is surfacing on Bluesky, which means it will arrive here soon.
It works by telling you they have information about someone impersonating you, but for thin bogus reasons, you need to contact them on Discord. This is a scam.
We need to bring Jap happiness and wackiness to the English timeline.
Instead of: "You don't hate politicians enough." while posting a picture of a Twitter thread... Post: "OHAYOU!! " while sharing what you had for breakfast
Instead of calling someone a dumbass for their fringe political opinion... Post: "Hello, Disa. Thanks for your post. I agree that big boobs should rule the world! Thank you for your continued support!"
Instead of posting about some e-celeb drama... Post: "Awooooooo!~ "
In der Nacht zum Montag wird es im Osten ziemlich bewölkt, mit schauerartigem Regen und vielleicht sogar ein paar Gewittern. Die Temperaturen fallen auf etwa 15 Grad. Im Landesinneren weht ein leichter Südwest- bis Südwind, an der See ist es etwas stärker. Auf den Inseln dreht der Wind später auf Nordwest. /LL
More than 100,000 people joined the March For Humanity protest in Sydney, Australia. They demanded an end to the genocide in Palestine; for food and aid to be provided to Gaza, and for the Australian government to stop sending Israel weapons used to slaughter innocent people. #FreePalestine #3E
A ver yo ya sabía que este señor es muy de obsesionarse mucho con cualquier cosa pero la imagen de Stephen King poniendo en bucle Mambo n°5 hasta el punto de que su mujer le amenace con el divorcio me hace muchísima risa:
@cygnathreadbare imagínate como debió ser la cosa para que alguien que ha aguantado al tipo en sus momentos más bajos de alcoholismo y adicción trace una línea roja con Mambo nº5 en bucle.
En 1978 mi madre me echó de casa después de que puse 14 veces seguidas Stairway to heaven. Me fui a casa de una amiga que cumplía años y seguí poniendo la misma canción.
Mi primer pareja compartía mi pasión por repetir y repetir una y otra vez alguna canción que le resultase obsesionante. Ella había armado un cassette en el cual se escuchaba ininterrumpidamente Heard through the grapevine, de CCR. Teníamos uno de esos reproductores de cassette que cuando la cinta llegaba al final la pasaba al principio y volvía a reproducirlo.
Claro está a mí no me molestaba en lo más mínimo pasarme una semana escuchando todo el tiempo la misma canción.
09:17 Palestinian Red Crescent: One martyr and seven injured by Zionist settlers' gunfire during an attack on the Mafhoria Plain near the town of Aqraba in Nablus english.masirahtv.net/news/378…
A Flock of Beagles
in reply to John • • •this post is making me have physical keyboard requiring thoughts, so it's coffee time!*
*getting out of bed at 2:30pm and making breakfast
John
in reply to John • • •Remember a year ago when every expert said that Israel's machinations around aid and supply of food to Gaza would, eventually, result in a Israeli-made famine that could kill 500k-1 million Palestinians? Remember when they said that when we "notice" people starving, it would already be too late?
To consider that argument, one must acknowledge that time exists. So the West shrugged.
John
in reply to John • • •Remember when Democrats (the "good" ones lol) sold off vast swathes of protected land to pass a shitty infrastructure bill that Trump dismantled with an EO 15 minutes after he took office? (The "good" parts; he kept the bad parts, as per the longstanding relationship between Democrats and Republicans)
Democrats can't acknowledge that time exists; they live in a benighted, foolish, "less evil" now from which they do not have the tools to escape.
We're trapped with them.