Google’s also probably influencing Mozilla to turn Firefox into another Chromium. I wouldn’t be surprised if they buy out Mozilla just to kill Firefox and gain a total monopoly on the web.
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Partially you are right. My only disagreement is while most people don’t read those documents, 1 lawyer who is bored and sees a pay day is all that’s needed. Like someone has a law degree but can’t find a practice to hire them so they go to a dealership, test drive a vehicle, sit down to sign paperwork, read everything and are like “hold up… Can you give me a copy of this?.. Thanks, tell your boss to expect a letter from me.” It’s like general computer security, you can block 500 bugs and security flaws but if 501st is discovered it’s a really bad day.
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I mean, it’s been going on far longer than 20 years. It’s just been more directly relatable to how women’s appearances have been critiqued since ‘metrosexuality’ was a trend a couple decades ago.
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Hello fediferse, I was wondering, if I ever want to delete a post or an account on a service that uses ActivityPub, like Mastodon or Pixelfed, is it going to persist across the fediverse? Let’s say I made a political post on Mastodon using a profile with my real name and picture and I need to travel to the U.S. for work purposes and I don’t want the CBP to find out about it and get turned back or arrested on entry. If I delete this post, will it be completely removed across all instances that synchronized it? Is a deleted post traceable in any way? Is it kept in a log or a database on ferdiverse instances? With governments across the globe increasingly surveiling us online and scrutinizing everything we say, I’m starting to think I should plainly delete any account that has personally identifiable information like my real name and photo. I initially thought it would be easier to connect with family and friends, but now I’m growing increasingly worried about how this can be used against me. I just want to know if I can completely erase any post or any account from the fediverse or if there will always be a trace somewhere and it could get picked up by any government surveilance. Whether encrypted or not.
Oh god how did this get here I am not good with computer
SEEMS PEOPLE who went to “mit version of music and theather” sure love to be boastful about going there. glenn is another juliard alumini, but i think he only fits in as an ISAIP comedy actor, and almost anything else he doesnt have range outside of that.(i remember mac is the one whos been wierdly promoting his juilard education as if it makes him a good actor). i think the school made him too rigid.
To see Venus and Jupiter together this month, you won’t need binoculars or even a telescope. Just look up after sunset and you’ll find them emerging as the sky grows dark near the western horizon. In fact, on June 9 the two brightest planets were in close conjunction, separated on the sky by less than 2 degrees from our perspective. Since (brighter) inner planet Venus orbits the Sun faster than outer planet Jupiter, it catches up with and passes the outer planet along the ecliptic roughly every 13 months. But every three years or so their resulting conjunction can be viewed far enough from the Sun to be easily seen in Earth’s twilight skies. On June 9, the two celestial beacon’s close “cosmic kiss” was captured here next to the two large standing stones at the cove within a 4,000 year old stone circle at Avebury, UK. Larger than Stonehenge, the Avebury henge and stone circle complex is also recognized as one of the most significant neolithic ceremonial sites on planet Earth. Source>
The remake of the creaky 25-year-old RPG has already hit 500k sales.
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Beloved Party For Socialism and Liberation member and volunteer with Nuestro Barrio Liberation Center, Thomas Crowe-Allbritton, passed away on Friday morning, June 5th, 2026. A community organizer for much of his life, Thomas dedicated himself to building the PSL in North Carolina. He lived in Durham at the time of his death, where he was a much-loved member of the Triangle Branch. Born in Dothan, Alabama, Thomas moved all across the South, witnessing firsthand how, in his words, “beautiful souls are crushed” by capitalism. He spent much of his youth in Oxford, North Carolina (he would later joke about dreaming of one day moving to “the big city,” Durham). At 14 years old, Thomas was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, also known as EHE, a rare form of cancer that affects the blood vessels and bone marrow. Tests revealed three tumors in his skull, two in his spine, and that the blood vessels in his lungs were covered with bean-sized tumors. In the years following, Thomas went through round after round of treatment and chemotherapy while navigating the expensive and insufficient U.S. healthcare system. He was thrown off Medicaid twice while on treatment and later stopped treatment altogether due to not being able to afford the thousands of dollars of monthly costs. Amid these immense health challenges, Thomas poured into his community and vowed to spend his life fighting for a system in which every person lives in dignity. “The diagnosis forced me to take a look at myself and see what I’m doing with my life,” he said. “I don’t know how long I have because it’s such a rare cancer. I might have it for the rest of my life and live healthy. I might die when I’m 30. It’s important that I focus on the time I have now and do as much as I can for others.” After graduating high school, Thomas studied history at UNC Pembroke. He immersed himself in campus life and student organizing, serving as the Student Government Association President and a proud member of the Eta Beta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. His time in Pembroke was heavily politicized by social justice movements, from the struggle against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s construction through Lumbee lands to the Black Lives Matter uprisings that led to protests and racial confrontations in Pembroke. Despite online threats from white supremacists and being flashed a gun at a BLM protest in Pembroke, Thomas never retreated from his deep convictions for justice for all working and oppressed people. Thomas at BLM Protest at Pembroke June 26th, 2020 Always with a thick book in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, Thomas had a passion for learning and educating. After graduating from UNC Pembroke, he pursued a master’s degree in public policy at Duke. He got involved in student and community organizing through joining the Duke Graduate Student Union, interning at Democracy North Carolina, and leading Changed Paths, a mutual aid project in East Durham. Through his historical study, experience in labor organizing and mutual aid, participation in the mass movement for the liberation of Palestine, and through his personal battle with the U.S. healthcare system, Thomas formed a deep understanding that something is fundamentally wrong with the system that dominates our world and puts profit over people at every turn. Determined to change the world, Thomas joined the Party for Socialism and Liberation in November 2024. He threw himself into the party, traveling across North Carolina to support local struggles and build class consciousness. Thomas was a key organizer against the anti-immigrant bill SB-153, helping lead press conferences, protests, and outreach sessions. In Durham, Thomas helped defeat developers’ efforts to rezone Heritage Square by canvassing and delivering fiery speeches at City Council meetings. He facilitated popular education on topics from fair housing to imperialism. In Fayetteville, he supported comrades waging a fight against a dangerous curfew policy targeting Black youth. Throughout his time in the PSL, Thomas held a deep belief in the working class. He would talk to anyone and saw potential in everyone. He often cited the words of Rev. Dr. Sam Wells on the importance of being with people rather than working for them. Thomas speaking at a protest against Border Patrol Deployment to Charlotte Nov 16th, 2025 In his final months, Thomas refused to let his failing health stop him from fighting for the liberation of working people in North Carolina and across the globe. When the Trump Administration sent Border Patrol to Charlotte in November of 2025, Thomas helped lead a march at the state capitol, where he called out the Democratic Party in NC for welcoming ICE with open arms. At Nuestro Barrio Liberation Center, he coordinated screenings of the People’s Forum Hidden Histories of Rebellion course, introducing dozens of new people to an untold history of the United States. Just this past March, Thomas traveled to Wilmington, NC after the murder of 21-year-old Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra by Wilmington Police. He supported local protests, did outreach to spread the word, and connected with Edilberto’s family to uplift their story. Thomas was also a proud union organizer with the Union of Southern Service Workers. At USSW, he built deep relationships with workers at Amazon, Duke University and Hospital, and in the service and hospitality sector. It would be difficult to find a Marco’s Pizza or a Bojangles in Durham that didn’t hear Thomas’s Alabama twang asking workers, “They workin y’all to death out here!” Or his signature “how you living off only $10hr in Durham?!” Even after flare-ups would put him back in the hospital, Thomas would preach to the night-shift nurses and convince them to sign the Durham Rising petition. Everywhere Thomas went, he was a servant of the people. Whether it was handing out food, building homes with Habitat, organizing workplaces, or his vigorous research and study of history to learn how to win a society where everyone has the right to a dignified life, Thomas was a champion of humanity who inspired thousands of people across North Carolina. His example of self-sacrifice, genuineness, and devotion to learning is what we should all aspire to. Rest in peace and power to our dear comrade, Thomas Crowe-Allbritton.
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Iranian sources claim a sophisticated intelligence operation tracked US P-8 aircraft and F-35 jets across multiple bases in the Gulf and Jordan. Iran has executed a sophisticated intelligence and operational plan in the strikes launched against several US military bases in the region early Thursday morning, Fars reported, citing a senior Iranian military source. The source, speaking to Fars News Agency, stated that the strikes inflicted significant losses on expensive equipment belonging to US forces in the region. In a detailed account of the operation, the source reported that Iranian forces tracked the flight path and positioning of two large US P-8 aircraft from the moment they took off. One of the aircraft was reportedly arriving from the Diego Garcia airbase in the central Indian Ocean, while the other was flying from a US base in Western Europe, heading toward the southern Gulf. According to the source, the precise locations of these two aircraft, at the Shaikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, were subsequently struck by Iranian precision weapons. Furthermore, Iran monitored the positioning of at least three US F-35 fighter jets inside a hangar at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The source asserted that the surveillance continued until the final moments before missile launches, at which point the exact location of the hangar was targeted with long-range, solid-fuel missiles. Iran retaliates to US aggression, hits US basesEarlier on Thursday, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it launched retaliatory strikes against US military positions in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, in a “punitive action against the aggressor” operation in response to renewed US aggression against Tehran. According to Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC fired 12 ballistic missiles at Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base and its control center, destroying what it claimed were “these facilities and a large number of fighter aircraft,” including US F-35, F-15, and F-16 jets reportedly stationed at the base. In a separate statement cited by IRNA, the IRGC said it carried out two waves of operations, striking “18 important targets belonging to the US Army” at bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. The Guard specifically identified Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem and Ahmad Al-Jaber air bases and Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base. Earlier, Iranian media reports had also indicated that the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain came under attack. Strait of Hormuz shut downIn further retaliatory actions, the IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters issued a statement declaring the immediate closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “From this moment, due to insecurity in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is declared closed to the passage of any type of vessel, including oil tankers and commercial ships, and any passage will be struck,” the statement said. The announcement cited “the continued mischief of criminal America” and “the beginning of attacks by that country’s aggressive army on some areas in the south of Hormozgan province.” The IRGC also denied US claims that ships were still passing through the strait, stating, “The US claim of a ship crossing the said strait is denied.” US launches aggression on IranEarlier on June 11, Iranian air defenses were activated in several areas early Wednesday after reports emerged of explosions in southern Iran and neighboring Iraq, according to Iranian state media. Air defense systems were triggered west of the capital, Tehran, while explosions were heard in the cities of Sirik and Minab, both located in the Hormozgan province. Iranian state television later reported that air defenses had also been activated in Asaluyeh, a major energy hub in southern Iran. The broadcaster added that five hostile projectiles had targeted a location in Minab. Further explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas, including in the vicinity of the city’s airport and an Air Force base, according to the official IRNA news agency. The activation of air defense systems came shortly after Iranian authorities announced heightened readiness in western Tehran and several southern regions, including strategic energy sites, as regional military tensions continue to rise. Meanwhile, Tasnim News Agency denied earlier claims of explosions on Qeshm Island and other nearby islands. The agency suggested that some of the reported sounds were linked to broader clashes in the Gulf rather than direct strikes on the islands themselves. (Al Mayadeen) From Orinoco Tribune via This RSS Feed.
Modernizing our legal framework requires recognizing that in a digital age, the protection of free expression is the primary safeguard against the consolidation of power. By Ralph Louisse G. Fernandez In the Philippines, the public square has moved from the physical plaza to the digital timeline. But while the 1987 Constitution guarantees that “no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press,” the reality for many Filipinos — journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens; is an encroaching shadow of litigation. The weapon of choice is the Republic Act No. 10175, specifically its provisions on cyber-libel. The fundamental issue lies in the disparity between the protection of reputation and the protection of free speech. Under Article 353 of the Revised Penal Code, libel is defined as a public and malicious imputation of a crime, vice, or defect. However, Section 4©(4) of Republic Act No. 10175 effectively increased the penalty for libel committed through a computer system by one degree. This “one-degree” hike is not just a technicality; it is an escalation of state power. By elevating the penalty to prisión mayor in its minimum period, the law effectively triples the potential prison sentence compared to traditional print libel. For years, this led to significant legal incoherence regarding the statute of limitations. Because the penalty became “afflictive,” it was argued that the window to file a case jumped from one year to fifteen years. While the Supreme Court clarified in the 2023 case of Causing v. People that the prescriptive period for cyber-libel remains one year, the existence of a harsher prison sentence for the same act simply because it was performed online remains a disproportionate use of the law. This imbalance targets the most accessible medium for public discourse, making the digital space a minefield for those who dare to criticize. Through the lenses of a human rights advocate requires looking at the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), to which the Philippines is a state party. Article 19 of the ICCPR explicitly protects the right to hold opinions and the freedom to impart information through any media. In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) issued its landmark view in Adonis v. Philippines, stating that the criminalization of libel in the country was “incompatible” with Article 19. The Committee emphasized that imprisonment is an inherently disproportionate penalty for defamation. International human rights standards dictate that libel should be a civil matter; a dispute over reputation between private parties rather than a criminal offense where the state exercises its power to deprive a person of liberty. When the state uses criminal law to silence speech, it violates the principle of Proportionality. A person’s reputation is a protected interest, but it cannot supersede the fundamental right to physical liberty. By failing to distinguish between malicious defamation and protected criticism, the current legal framework functions as a mechanism of suppression rather than a search for justice. The impact of these laws is not felt equally across society. While political and economic elites possess the resources to initiate litigation as a form of “lawfare,” community journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens are often silenced by the mere threat of a complaint. We see this weaponization in the frequent filing of cyber-libel cases against those who report on local corruption, environmental issues, or human rights abuses in the provinces. When a journalist is arrested on a Friday, making bail impossible until the following week, the law is being used as a tool of state-sanctioned harassment. Furthermore, the broad judicial interpretation of “malice” often fails to account for the public interest. When a citizen posts about the lack of medical supplies in a provincial hospital or the delay in social services, they are engaging in a necessary democratic exercise. If they fear that a technical error in their post could lead to years in prison, they will choose silence. A society that cannot hold its institutions to account is a society that cannot reform. As law students, we are often taught to prioritize the letter of the law over its social impact. However, this workshop underscores that law does not exist in a vacuum. It is a tool that must serve the collective good. Training in human rights journalism requires us to look past the statutory elements of a crime to the real-world impact on civil liberties. We must connect the dots between a Supreme Court ruling on speech and the ability of a community leader in a remote municipality to demand accountability without being sued into silence. The Philippines must move toward the decriminalization of libel. Modernizing our legal framework requires recognizing that in a digital age, the protection of free expression is the primary safeguard against the consolidation of power. We must advocate for a system where reputation is addressed through civil remedies that do not necessitate the deprivation of liberty. Law students are not merely future litigators; we are stakeholders in the democratic process. By embracing human rights journalism and accessible legal analysis, we ensure that the law acts as a shield for the marginalized rather than a weapon for the powerful. The digital square must remain a place of robust, uninhibited debate; not a place of fear. *The article is an output from a training conducted by Bulatlat among the law students of the Far Eastern University Institute of Law under the class of Professor Josiah David Quising. The post Lawfare in the Digital Age: How Cyber-Libel Strips Away Our Rights* appeared first on Bulatlat. From Bulatlat via This RSS Feed.
One of the many Blood Money Gods. https://political-incorruption.com/blog/2026/06/09/the-blood-money-gods/
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You’re gonna make fun of my adult ass, but the Pokemon Adventures manga is unironically good
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I have one of these moments at every job. I always start overachieving, then something happens that turns me into a minimum effort employee. At my last job I saved the company while working 70 hour weeks during crunch time, then on my performance review my boss blasted me for not being willing to work overtime, despite me having proof of his boss thanking me for all the overtime. When I objected he removed it and added three more false bad things instead. At the previous job, I volunteered to come it at midnight to help the inspector process some units coming in late which needed to be shipped out by 2am. In a meeting of upper managers and me, I was congratulated for going above and beyond, and my direct manager said “Don’t thank him, he only did as he was required by his role.”
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In Germany, university is basically free and at least when I went, expensive textbooks weren’t a thing at all. But you still have to have a way to pay for your living expenses, good luck trying to finish a degree when you’re working 20+ hours a week. Of course it can be done (depending on the workload in your specific degree), but once any kind of issue arises (e.g. mental health issues, or even just breaking a leg) there’s a very high risk that you’re going to drop out.
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For me, it’s its lack of proper multi monitor support. You got your main monitor, and then you got that… Thing. You can put your windows on it. I guess. Also, windows will just full screen on whichever monitor they please sometimes, the multi-monitor experience is very buggy. Still on GNOME because I find KDE’s config vomit overwhelming for my ADHD brain that just needs sane defaults, but I’m unfortunately finding myself considering a Mac unless another opinionated DE like Gnome comes along.
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Honestly, I think your art could absolutely haul that load. It’s just the income portion that’s causing it to be over the carry capacity. It’s like video game logic. You can haul everything just fine, but go 1 gram over the limit and you’re fucked. If we could just split income from the rest of it, with some sort of, I don’t know, base income that was distributed universally, then art could handle the load.
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