The Treaty Meant to Control Nuclear Risks is Under Strain 80 years after the US Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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"Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In mere moments, tens of thousands of people perished in

Can Trump and the GOP Avoid the Midterm Curse?
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"Incumbent presidents are notoriously vulnerable to losing control of whatever House and Senate majorities they might come to power with. It’s one of those near-iron laws of American politics from which few chief executives have managed to escape. Remember Barack Obama in 2010? He wowed the entire electorate in 2008, handily defeating maverick Republican John

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The 60 degree or greater Apparent FOV really increases the enjoyment of binocular viewing IMO. Whether nature viewing, birds, wildlife, astronomy. As long as the eye relief is decent enough.

50 degree Apparent FOVs (which are quite common)are serviceable but more utilitarian. It's easier to make these 50 degree AFOV eyepieces sharp with flatter fields. This smaller Apparent FOV can be advantageous when scanning for movement on a battlefield situation, keeping the entirety of the view in your primary cone of focus allows you to detect movement and outlines over a greater span of the field.

#Binoculars


These Nikon 18x70 Astroluxe binocluars and the Fujinon 16x70 are the cream of the large binocular crop. Not counting the astronomically priced Zeiss, Swarovski and Leica produced stuff.

There are some good lower cost options like the Oberwerk 15x70 Deluxe. (There is a pair of these on eBay for a cool $230 right now.) I own a pair of these and they are fantastic large objective lens binoculars. @Elliptica may be interested in these eBay specials.

You really need a solid tripod and mount to get the most out of these though. They come with a nice protective carrying case. #Binoculars

@EscapeVelo@nicecrew.digital:

These Nikon 18x70 Astroluxe IF WP binoculars have a nice pleasant easy 65 degree Apparent FOV.
Nitrogen Purged & Waterproof Sealed
Individual Eyepiece Focus
Barium Crown glass prisms.
Fully Multicoated
4 degree True FOV



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Visit of the President of the Philippines to the United States journal-neo.su/2025/08/06/visi…

How Black Workers Drove Interracial Labor Solidarity
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"The elusive promise of interracial solidarity is an age-old question, one made all the more urgent in the current political climate. Can Black and white workers stick together against their bosses? Might their solidarity scale up to a multiracial working class movement, powerful enough to defy the capitalist system? In the sociology of labor and More
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in reply to Fanmion

Is it likely? No. Is it possible? Yes.

If you want to make absolutely sure that Windows can't spy on anything, you'll need to physically remove the storage device containing Linux when booting.

A more practical but slightly less secure approach is to enable full disk encryption on Linux. Then, if Windows does decide to get sneaky it'll only see random data.

This doesn't prevent hostile code such as ransomware from destroying the data though. For that, you need to have good backup hygene.

A good backup system is to have automatic daily backups to some online cloud storage provider, and weekly or monthly backups to a physical device you keep disconnected and safe.

Critical Mass Achieved: Why the World Can No Longer Ignore Palestine
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"I rarely visit Rome without stopping at the Campo de’ Fiori to pay homage to Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher who, in 1600, was brutally burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition. His crime was daring to challenge entrenched dogmas and to think freely about God and the infinite nature of the universe. As

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@wy7usa I'm not so sure. After all, if you just gobble everything Trump says and he keeps saying "THEY are paying US" nonsense over and over again.... Ya know.
In any case, the US government spends what it spends and the cuts Trump can make are a drop in an ocean, so either way average American won't be paying less anytime soon. In one way or another the American people have to pay for that and they will because there's no other way

Trump’s Team of Cowards
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"Donald Trump’s decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), brought his administration to a new level of crazy. Firing the head of a statistical agency because he didn’t like the data is extreme even by Trumpian standards. But Trump’s statements on the firing and the response of his More
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ROJAVA. Les forces arabo-kurdes ciblées à Deir ez-Zor
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"SYRIE / ROJAVA – En moins d’une semaine, sept attaques ont ciblé les forces de sécurité intérieure (en kurde : asayiş) du nord et de l’est de la Syrie dans la campagne de Deir ez-Zor. Certaines sources affirment qu’il s’agit d’attaques menées par des cellules de DAECH / ISIS. Ces derniers jours, le nord et […]
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These Nikon 18x70 Astroluxe binocluars and the Fujinon 16x70 are the cream of the large binocular crop. Not counting the astronomically priced Zeiss, Swarovski and Leica produced stuff.

There are some good lower cost options like the Oberwerk 15x70 Deluxe. (There is a pair of these on eBay for a cool $230 right now.) I own a pair of these and they are fantastic large objective lens binoculars. @Elliptica may be interested in these eBay specials.

You really need a solid tripod and mount to get the most out of these though. They come with a nice protective carrying case. #Binoculars


These Nikon 18x70 Astroluxe IF WP binoculars have a nice pleasant easy 65 degree Apparent FOV.

Nitrogen Purged & Waterproof Sealed
Individual Eyepiece Focus
Barium Crown glass prisms.
Fully Multicoated
4 degree True FOV

@EscapeVelo@nicecrew.digital:

I just picked up a pair of Nikon Astroluxe 18x70 IF WP binoculars. Found a good deal on Cloudy Nights.
@Elliptica will like this one.



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America the FUBAR
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"As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws — not of special interests, oligarchs, or kings. Before committing our forces to battle, Congress should always declare war in the name of the people. Our military should indeed be a More
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These are not beginner's astromy binoculars.

I recommend a 10x50 with a Wide 60-70 degree Apparent Field of View...which you can ascertain by them having a 6.0-7.0 degree True FOV.

10x50 binoculars will much easier to hand hold, at the lower power and also much lighter weight.

But you can start with any binoculars that you may have, like common birding glass with 40-42mm objective lenses.


I just picked up a pair of Nikon Astroluxe 18x70 IF WP binoculars. Found a good deal on Cloudy Nights.

@Elliptica will like this one.


Joseph Goebbels :

«Αν πεις ένα μεγάλο ψέμα και το επαναλάβεις αρκετές φορές, τότε οι άνθρωποι στο τέλος θα το πιστέψουν. Μπορείς να διατηρήσεις το ψέμα μόνο όσο το κράτος καταφέρνει να προστατεύει τον λαό από τις πολιτικές, οικονομικές και στρατιωτικές συνέπειες του ψέματος. "

Free Northern Cyprus from Turkish Occupation
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"Northern Cyprus: A hub of threatening Turkish danger Shay Gal, an Israeli strategist, suggested recently that Israel, Greece and Cyprus need to think and possibly act to end Turkish occupation of Northern Cyprus. Of course, Israel would join Greece and Cyprus to fight Turkey not for humanitarian grounds or the freedom of Cyprus but, primarily More
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Au travers des différentes traditions, les spiritualités déistes semblent plus polarisantes que les autres...

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#zen #silence #pratique #espace #spiritualité

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This track in this moment... kind of, but maybe not, depending upon the "feelings" it inspires within you... though, I suspect this will speak to your Heart???
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🌸🙏

I am a complex man,
I need a simple practice.

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#silence #prayer #meditation #practice

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Wolves Can’t Go to Court, So We Went for Them…and Won!
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"In an amazing court victory for wild wolves and advocates who tirelessly speak on their behalf, the federal district court in Missoula, Montana ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when it determined that gray wolves in the western United States do not warrant federal protections. Western Watersheds

"Hornigold is recorded as having attacked a sloop off the coast of Honduras; one of the passengers of the captured vessel recounted, "they did us no further injury than the taking most of our hats from us, having got drunk the night before, as they told us, and toss'd theirs overboard"."
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Bon hier soir j'ai raté mon install car j'ai appuyé sur Arrêt Défilement sans m'en rendre compte et j'ai paniqué MAIS EN VRAI CA VA
Je vais me servir de ce toot pour faire un fil de comment ca se passe !

Petite précision : Arch est une distrib réputée pour être assez dure a prendre en main mais très adapté pour apprendre comment ca marche en détail quand on a le temps et l'envie (ce qui est mon cas). Rien n'empêche d'aller sur une autre distribution plus clef-en-main !

in reply to Festron3000

J'ai testé EndeavourOS qui est basée sur Arch et je n'ai pas aimé. J'ai changé pour fedora KDE et j'ai trouvé chaussure à mon pied 🥰.

C'est ça, Linux. C'est entrer chez un chausseur, ne pas savoir quoi acheter, essayer et/ou demander conseil, puis ressortir avec des chaussures adaptées pour l'usage quotidien et confortables, qu'on mettra tous les jours et qu'on ne quittera plus, que ce soit escarpins, espadrilles, baskets ou chaussures de rando.

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The Recession Door Opens
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"This past week was punctuated by a perfect storm of negative US economic reports and events. Together they mean the door to recession in the US has now opened—quite contrary to all of Trump’s hype that the US economy is doing great. The reports in question are the July jobs report lasts Friday and the More
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Gaza aid distribution declared ‘orchestrated killing’ by MSF
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Children With No Childhood
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"Recent US events have called attention to children’s trafficking and exploitation, a phenomenon that is widespread and causes enormous suffering. Among the several forms of children’s exploitation are forced labor, sexual abuse, involving them in armed conflict, marrying them when they are underage, or selling them for illegal adoption. Millions of women and girls are More
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Buenos y antisionistas días ✨

Ser el perrito faldero de los EEUU, nos traerá consecuencias de forma inmediata, nuestra forma de pasar de todo y tragar con todo (Guerra de ucrania, genocidio israelí, aranceles norteamericanos…) nos llevará a una situación de mayor pobreza y a pérdida de derechos como no se veían desde principios del siglo XX. Este era el plan de EEUU y de los grandes capitales, destruir europa para enriquecer (más) wall Street.

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Hay que salir de la Unión Europea, abandonar la otan y establecer acuerdos con terceros países de igual a igual. Recordemos que con lo firmado por la bruja del norte (Úrsula Von Der Leyen), los aranceles serán del 15%, salvo el acero y aluminio que se mantienen en el 50% (no lo cuentan en la tele), y las importaciones norteamericanas tendrán CERO aranceles! 🤷‍♂️
Pronto veremos coches americanos por nuestras calles porque saldrán más económicos que los chinos, que ya les pusimos aranceles. De locos

AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps — Boris Mann — FediCon 2025


Boris Mann gave a talk at FediCon 2025: "Beyond Microblogging: AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps".

Boris Mann is an Advocate, Organizer, and Tinkerer who is recognized for: ATmosphereConf, CoSocial.ca, DWebYVR (and many other things) .

Follow Boris Mann at:
cosocial.ca/@boris


FediCon is a Canadian conference on the Social Web, decentralized social-media & social-networks, and the Fediverse.

fedicon.ca
techhub.social/@fedicon
spectra.video/@fedicon


FediCon is project of the Open Social Web Society
opensocialwebsociety.org

The Open Social Web Society (and FediCon) was created by: Charles Iliya Krempeaux

The Open Social Web Society is a B.C. Society — in B.C., not-for-profit / non-profit organizations are known as societies.


FediCon 2025 was organized by:
• Charles Iliya Krempeaux mastodon.social/@reiver
• Crissy Kuchisabishii Geco tech.lgbt/@Crissy
• Sal Rahman techhub.social/@manlycoffee
• Anuj Ahooja mastodon.social/@quillmatiq

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