@zaire they are aware of fedi, they know a lot more about iocaine, and they know a bunch of people are happy iocaine enjoyers.
That is about as far as their interest in these goes. Well, that, and being little Malicious Actors, because our stance on genAI in the family is unified.
kurz gesagt:
Damn, looks like the freaking huge AST satellite launched successfully. I guess we'll find out soon how incredibly fucking bright and radio-loud it is 😭
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vqtp5dj2o6rqnge56sz2db5a/post/3mapcxxetwk2o
...and how hardy it is to debris hits. That's a big cross-section: 2,400 square feet, a bit bigger than a basketball half-court. This paper https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027311772030644X suggests 1 hit energetic enough to penetrate 1 mm of aluminum per m^2/yr from debris and 1 from micrometeorites at AST's altitude, so about 1 hit per day. Good luck...
(Especially given a much smaller Starlink satellite and the similar cross-section Chinese space station both likely got hit by debris in the last few days)
"Only the bullies & petty fascists of the Trump administration could miss the irony of decrying 'speech suppression' while using state power to silence critics engaging in protected speech."
Indeed. The Trump regime is in a haze, drunk on abusing power.
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Belgium has officially joined South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice over Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, becoming the latest country to support the legal challenge alongside Brazil, Ireland, and others.
South Africa filed the case in December 2023, as Israel violated the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.
Belgium’s move reinforces international pressure as nearly 80 percent of UN member states now recognize Palestinian statehood.
Oh! Looks like it's time to give to the Center for Countering Digital Hate: https://counterhate.com. ✨
RT @RobinBoardmanUK Dec 20
René Dubos coined 🌏 “Think globally, act locally” in the 1970s. A microbiologist who warned early about antibiotic resistance, he linked human health to ecology, stress, and community, and helped inspire Earth Day. An ancestor of today’s climate rebellion.
/ INSTEAD OF PEEPING FILMS BASED ON COMPUTERIZED RANDOM SELECTION
/ EYEM GOING 2 START WATCHING "CHRISTMAS" MOVIES IN TH ORDER THEY HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED 2 ME
/ THIS WEDNESAFT - THURSNITE
/ SO FAR THE LIST IS:
BATTLEFIELD EARTH
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE
CHRISTMAS TWISTER
KRAMPUS
BLACK CHRISTMAS
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"Only the bullies & petty fascists of the Trump administration could miss the irony of decrying 'speech suppression' while using state power to silence critics engaging in protected speech."
Indeed. The Trump regime is in a haze, drunk on abusing power.
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@matthimon Hier ist eine gute Übersicht über das Ausmaß und die Handlungsmöglichkeiten: https://pad.fau.org/oQET9FR6TzujFaDL7NcZMQ#
22.12.25 – New goal: $200 📌
From Haneen (15.12.25):
"We have been displaced 12 times
And every place had several months
The last place we were in Khan Younis
We lost everything in our house and we have nothing left.
Each of my children needs $200 to buy enough clothes because our clothes are very worn out."
🌟PROGRESS: 0/200🌟
📷 by Naeema
[Rapha]
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@afewbugs Hello! Thank you for the welcome. I'm right by the Tamar and can see Devon from my house.
@martwritesstuff I'd wave but we're quite a way from the river! Fond memories of camping at Morwhellham Quay though 😊
Das schlimme an den Kontokündigungen ist nicht das Trump ein Fascho ist - das wissen wir schon lange.
Das schlimme ist, dass Deutsche Behörden mitspielen werden. Und unsere Bundesregierung jetzt auch nicht traurig sein wird, wenn einige mehr Leute/Organisationen ihre Konten verlieren.
12:00 - Wednesday, 24-Dec. 7.6°C. The tide is currently falling with a low tide of 1.8m due at 12:32. A moody seascape captured beneath low, gray clouds, where heavy mist obscures the horizon and strong waves churn across the vast, exposed foreshore. #robinhoodsbay #seascape #yorkshirecoast #northyorkshire
Bill Clinton just made the checkmate move against Trump.
Ever since Congress adopted The Epstein Transparency Act, Trump has kept on mentioning Bill Clinton was in the files.
This week, we saw that victims accuse Trump of rape. But Clinton has now released this statement:
“Someone or something is being protected. […]
We need no such protection. Accordingly, we call on President Trump to direct Attorney General Bondi to immediately release any remaining materials […]”
Your move Donny!
@randahl When even Clinton goes out and says ‘release these files,’ it’s bound to become a big problem for Trump. Pull off the band‑age.