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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@houstonpublicmedia/117320829498265403 Due to an error (yeah, right) by the Texas Department of Public Safety an unknown number of voter registration applications have not been processed in Texas. #vote #uspol #texas

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  That didn't take long. "Backflip: Apple now wants to train AI models with user data after all." https://www.heise.de/en/news/Backflip-Apple-now-wants-to-train-AI-models-with-user-data-after-all-11451252.html #apple #ai #llm #privacy #tech #news

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  "A Trans Woman Invented the Tech Behind Your Smartphone in 1965. (And Then IBM Fired Her, Obviously.)" "Lynn Conway invented a breakthrough that shaped modern computing, then spent 30 years watching IBM get the credit while she stayed hidden." https://pridesource.com/article/trans-lucent-sept-17-2026 #trans #transwoman #transgender #tech #history #lgbtq

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  RE: https://mamot.fr/@ThierryJoffredo/117064445616956281 For 2 years now a law has been waiting for a vote at the French senate. It would force public services to have physical offices with actual workers again. It argues that relying exclusively on online services is not only discriminatory (need/cost of a computer, a printer, of basic computer knowledge, websites not adapted for people with disability...) but also that the State has a duty to give people access to public services in any way...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/117031218753681449 A stark reminder that the consequences of ONE vote can be felt for decades. Getting rid of Trump is not going to suddenly restore all that he had destroyed. We need to vote for candidates actively rebuilding our country NOW if we want to limit the damage. #vote #elections

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  Let's thank the Economist editor Zanny Minton Beddoes for showing the world what true journalism is about. "From that point on, it was all downhill for Musk. He suggested that everyone read Iain Banks for a vision of the future, and Beddoes pointed out that Banks was a socialist. Musk insisted he wasn’t. Musk said he wanted a Star Trek version of the future, which is also a version of the future that is routinely referred to as “space communism.” https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-economis...

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@eunews/117032254054882532 Fascist Orban's think tank, now ousted from Hungary after the election of Magyar, is finding refuge in the United Sates of America with the help of Musk's lawyer. #fascism #uspol #musk

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  But trans people are the biggest threat to women. "An officer in Texas ran a license plate search across 83,000+ Flock cameras beyond Texas state lines and into states like Washington and Illinois where abortion access is protected by law to hunt a woman who had an abortion 2 weeks earlier." "Deputies had opened a “death investigation” involving a “non-viable fetus.” The tip came from a man described as her “romantic partner”." https://letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/texa...

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  I'm not using OnlyFans but this is tempting!😆 "The RMBL Marmot Project announced that "the state of funding is so bad we are turning to OnlyFans, or as we like to call it 'OnlyMarms'." "[It's] almost all G-rated content of marmots playing, being cute, digging, bringing plants to their burrows…normal routine stuff for marmots." "The occasional scuffle makes it PG rated." https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/were-trying-this-out-of...

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  RE: https://journa.host/@fulelo/116967819427593078 Cut animals but not a good news. Climate change is not "part of a natural cycle of the planet" when species who evolved specifically to survive heat cannot adapt anymore and die from it. #climatechange #pollution #environment

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  White assholes are international. "Luc Haudeville proceeded to drive the Land Rovers over protected areas, scarring the land and destroying vegetation. He was actually proudly broadcasting the damage on social media before he received his first fine, 300.000 ISK for destroying the landscape. His response to that fine? Immediately resuming destroying the landscape." https://grapevine.is/mag/cover-feature/2026/07/17/french-tourists-permanently-scar-icelandic-nature-for-laughs/ #evir...

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  "We ask all our churches to be places of genuine sanctuary for trans people and their families, especially now. And we call on public bodies to pursue a way forward that upholds the dignity of all, rather than treating the protection of some rights as justification for eroding others." "To trans people in Wales, in our congregations and who serve God faithfully in the Church: you are known. You are loved. You are welcome here, as you are, always." https://www.churchinwales....

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  "Pollution from Musk’s unpermitted xAI power project hits hardest in Black communities" "Elon Musk's xAI has installed far more gas turbines without federal permits at its Colossus 2 data center project in Tennessee than it has publicly acknowledged, and the pollution is hitting predominantly Black neighborhoods the hardest." https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/pollution-musks-unpermitted-xai-power-project-hits-hardest-black-communities-2026-07-14/ #racism #ai #data...

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  Boosts much appreciated!🙏 If there are people around who are on warfarin because of antiphospholipid syndrome I'd be interested to know how you manage it in your daily life (lab/self-testing, diet tips, traveling etc.) I was recently diagnosed and started Warfarin but the hashtag #warfarin seems to be mainly about rat poison. Which is not exactly helpful.😑 I'd appreciate it if anyone's willing to share their experience. #coumadin #antiphospholipidsyndrome #aps #health #healthca...

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  "“trickle-down” economics — a concept pushed by Republican to justify slashing taxes on the wealthy — have only benefited the rich and worsened economic inequality while failing to decrease unemployment or grow the economy." "A paper from the London School of Economics and Kings College’s London, looked at the effect of 50 years of tax cuts for the wealthy in 18 developed countries: the concept has always been flawed." https://www.salon.com/2020/12/27/50-year-study-of-tax-c...

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  "The teens allegedly were drinking alcohol and shooting Orbeez beads as they rode in the driverless car." So a Waymo representative called the cop but also LOCKED THE 15-YEAR OLD IN THE CAR SO THEY COULDN'T GET OUT. And lied to them claiming the vehicle was "experiencing mechanical issues." So Waymo not only can and WILL report whatever you do or say in the car to the police but they won't let you leave until they give you to the cops. https://www.wpxi.com/news/tr...

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  RE: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/116884360778288320 Say goodbye to your 401(k). #retirement #capitalism #uspol #trump #socialsecurity #money

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  RE: https://xoxo.zone/@fraying/116864555076101753 A very good reason to celebrate July 4th! Happy birthday to Peach!

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  RE: https://hachyderm.io/@ekuber/116862847293269175 This is unfortunately the best illustration of the U.S. of A. in 2026. #news #history #fascism #racism #uspol

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  Pour les Français qui luttent contre Bolloré, cette étude allemande démontre comment la presse manipule la politique. Une loi pour améliorer les normes énergétiques devait passer sans souci mais la propagande acharnée de Bild criant à la catastrophe économique et à l’extrémisme écologique a fait reculer les politiciens. Politiciens qui clairement ne valent pas mieux mais c'est un autre problème. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629626003038 #bolloré #presse #pr...

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  Please, read & share! "The global wealthiest 10% of individuals account for 77% of global emissions, underscoring how the climate crisis is inseparable from the concentration of wealth." "Effective income tax rates climb steadily for most of the population but fall sharply for billionaires and centi-millionaires. These elites pay proportionally less than most of the households that earn much lower incomes." https://wir2026.wid.world/insight/executiv...

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  British White supremacist groups now organize raids in FRANCE to beat up immigrants. Like it's a f*cking tourist attraction for fascists. https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1668535/article/2026-01-26/operation-anti-migrants-deux-militants-britanniques-presumes-d-extreme-droite #europe #racism #fascism #immigration #ukpol #england

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  RE: https://wisskomm.social/@maxplanckgesellschaft/116856084113320422 🤩

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  RE: https://wisskomm.social/@maxplanckgesellschaft/116856094325684465 Amazing!

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  Research explaining how press propaganda manipulates politicians: "We identify three dominant rhetorical strategies – personalisation, economic alarmism, and ideological framing." "These narratives produced concrete policy outcomes: the eventual abandonment of the 65% renewable energy obligation..." "The case (...) highlights the fragility of legislation in an age of digital populism." https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S22...

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  RE: https://hachyderm.io/@petrillic/116822955288901271 I didn't laugh. But I snorted loudly.😁

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  "Are the rich today richer than ever? This episode shows how the gap between rich and poor has developed over the millennia. How did the rich get richer? And can the trend be reversed?" Where you learn that: - today you need the accumulated wealth of 4,000,000,000 people to match the wealth of 12 people. - if wealth was measured in cm/in, most Germans are within 30cm/12in while the richest Germans reach 20km/12 miles. -of course it's political. https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/1274...

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  To my fellow Americans, if you're looking for a source of news that's not just billionaire's propaganda, I suggest having a look at the US edition of El País (Spain national newspaper). Plus no paywall on most articles. https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-06-26/golf-cows-and-a-fake-triumphal-arch-welcome-to-trumps-maga-fair-for-americas-250th-anniversary.html #news #journalism #uspol

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  @sinituulia@eldritch.cafe King of France Francis I to Leonardo...

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  @Lydie@tech.lgbt Genius! Thanks for the tip!