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2025-04-07 15:31:42

How ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Others Are Shaping the Future of Artificial Intelligence
https://observatory.wiki/The_AI_Power_Play:_How_ChatGPT,_Gemini,_Claude,_and_Others_Are_Shaping_the_Future_of_Artificial_Intelligence
better-formatted (readability): https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/04/07/the-ai-power-play-how-chatgpt-gemini-claude-and-others-are-shaping-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence
Good, topical overview
#AI #ML #LLM #Anthropic #Claude #OpenAI #ChatGPT #DeepSeek #Gemini #Copilot #MetaAI

2025-04-05 23:17:02

Protests against Trump & Musk: ‘Hands Off!’ rallies across U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-protests-hands-off-472c574303260cbac315367cc808960d
Protesters tee off on Trump, Musk in global 'Hands Off' rallies
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hands-off-protests-trump-musk-1.7503026
'He's tearing this country apart,' says Ohio demonstrator
🏳️‍⚧️ #TransLivesMatter
🇺🇲 #Trump #fascism #antiLGBTQ #Christofascism #transgenocide
Transgenocide
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/114186381298087870
CAVE: collaborate, advocate, vote, educate
#solidarity #socialism #unionize

2024-12-10 23:06:17

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Matt Gaetz has new gig lined up as anchor on conservative news network OAN
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/10/matt-gaetz-has-a-new-gig-lined-up-as-an-anchor-on-conservative-news-network-oan
"I couldn't be more thrilled to join OAN's forward-thinking team," Gaetz said 🤔
One America News Network: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_America_News_Network

2024-12-09 06:23:31

[thread] Alina Habba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alina_Habba
* lawyer
* Catholic; describes herself as "very religious"
* since 2021:
legal spokesperson for Donald Trump
senior advisor for MAGA, Inc., Trump's superPAC
* Dec 2024 Trump named Habba as counselor to the president
#USpol #Alina Habba
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025 #authoritarianism
#Christofascism #Catholicism #antiLGBT #transgenocide

2024-12-04 00:10:40

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Elon Musk’s Real Plan Is Starting to Appear
https://newrepublic.com/post/188989/elon-musk-republican-party-senator-mike-lee-gut-social-security
* Musk wants to gut Social Security & Medicare
* Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) wrote blueprint for dismantling Social Security on X
* Elon Musk amplified; hints at disturbing GOP plans for program
* earlier 2024 U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson prom. to cut Social Security, increase defense spending
* right-wing Project 2025 manifesto incl. drastic cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Lee

2024-12-02 20:48:25

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A Running List of the Allegations Against Pete Hegseth
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/12/pete-hegseth-allegations
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history
* new bombshells keep emerging
* drinking problem
* sexual impropriety
* financial misconduct that forced Hegseth out of leadership positions f. 2 diff. nonprofit advocacy groups catering to veterans

2024-12-02 20:03:32

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Pete Hegseth: Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick Keeps Getting Worse
https://newrepublic.com/post/188912/trump-defense-secretary-pick-serious-skeletons
Pete Hegseth’s Secret History
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pete-hegseths-secret-history
nonpaywalled: https://archive.fo/nWn9p
* whistle-blower report/other documents
* Trump’s nominee to run Pentagon was forced out of prev. leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, being repeatedly intoxicated on job

2024-11-30 18:40:46

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Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Belittling, Abusing, and Lying to Women
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/pete-hegseth-mother-abuse-letter
“Is there any sense of decency left in you?”
* Fox News anchor Hegseth, Trump2 nom. Sec. Defense
* under intense scrutiny for mistreatment of women incl. allegation of rape
* one of his critics was his own mother, 2018
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/573/365/154/124/906/original/a9c1bb4ca6d7684d.png

2024-11-27 22:33:25

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Elon Musk publicized names of U.S. gov't employees he wants to cut, terrifying federal workers
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/elon-musk-publicized-the-names-of-u-s-government-employees-he-wants-to-cut-it-s-terrifying-federal-workers-1.7125005
* personal targets of world’s richest man/legions of followers on X/Twitter
* revealed names/titles of people holding 4 rel. obscure climate-related gov. jobs
* ea. post viewed 10M's times
* named indiv. barraged w. neg. attention
* 1/4 women named deleted her social media accounts
2024-Nov-27: $323 BILLION
https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk
#Trump2 #fascism
#billionaires #Musk #Twitter

2024-11-19 14:50:00

🎵 Morning ☮-in #MorningPeaceIn - Ten Years After: I'd Love to Change the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTUsFm0BAu8
I'd Love to Change the World - Alvin Lee & Ten Years After
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSYFJB7o9ZQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Years_After
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #TenYearsAfter

2024-11-17 18:01:35

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Destruction of Gaza Will Be Joe Biden’s Enduring Legacy
https://jacobin.com/2024/11/biden-gaza-saudi-arabia-trump
* Biden talked about wanting a cease-fire
* h/e cont. sending weapons to Israel & refused to apply any pressure to end attack on Gaza
* that refusal, cosigned by Kamala Harris, an integral part of both their legacies

2024-11-16 03:28:52

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@nprofile…30zf He is f. up. If I remember correctly, he:
* stole a statue near his property
* dumped an animal carcass in Central Park

2024-11-16 00:45:21

jus' becas 🎵 ☮-in - All Your Base Are Belong To Us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFgg
Bonus
Extreme low level flying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcF1gfs9XX0
* music: Stay Away - Nirvana
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #AYB #AllYourBase #Nirvana #ExtremeFlight

2024-11-15 23:31:26

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Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth prev. flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
https://apnews.com/article/trump-defense-department-pentagon-hegseth-fox-news-8cd9f065e54a7cbbaceeec8bae9261a6
* Hegseth flagged as a poss. “Insider Threat” by fellow service member
* due to tattoo associated w. white supremacist groups
* Hegseth said it’s a sham that extremism is a problem in military
* supported military members accused of war crimes
* criticized military’s justice system

2024-11-15 17:22:17

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What's behind defense secretary pick Hegseth's war on 'woke'
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5191941/pete-hegseth-defense-department-dei

2024-11-15 04:03:38

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Elon Musk Met With Iran’s U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/world/middleeast/elon-musk-iran-trump.html
* tech billionaire/top adviser to Trump, reported to have discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran & U.S.
Musk met with Iranian ambassador to United Nations
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/14/musk-met-with-iranian-ambassador-to-united-nations-per-report
* X CEO reportedly talked to diplomat about reducing tensions between Iran & U.S.
#Trump2 #fascism #authoritarianism #billionaires #ElonMusk #NationalSecurity
#Israel #Iran #Putin #Musk

2024-11-15 00:23:59

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Why is Elon Musk Negotiating w. Iran?
https://newrepublic.com/post/188464/elon-musk-negotiating-iran-ambassador-united-nations-trump
* Trump ally at places he has no business being
* appar. trying to broker some kind of agreement betw. U.S. & Iran
* met w. Iran’s ambassador to UN in NY
* Musk also engaged in secret talks w. Russian President Vladimir Putin
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113369175354144564
Elon Musk Shut Off Starlink to Stop a Ukrainian Attack
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111025830865345822
#Trump2 #fascism #authoritarianism #billionaires #ElonMusk #NationalSecurity
#Israel #Iran #Putin #Musk

2024-11-14 00:36:46

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Tulsi Gabbard Uniquely Bad Choice For Director of National Intelligence. But perfect for Trump
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-dni-intelligence-trump-appointment

2024-11-14 00:03:32

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Trump names former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5189603/trump-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence

2024-11-13 22:14:13

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Trump will nominate Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard as national security director
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trump-will-nominate-matt-gaetz-as-attorney-general-tulsi-gabbard-as-national-security-director-1.7108934

2024-11-13 22:12:33

[thread] Tulsi Gabbard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard
* politician/political commentator
* transphobic: 2020-Dec-10 Gabbard introd. "Protect Women's Sports Act"
* based on biological sex
* condemned by activists/LGBT org.
* Human Rights Campaign: "Gabbard lost all credibility as ally"
* 2022-Apr-04 endorsed FL Parental Rights Bill: forbids discussion of sexual orientation, gender identity in schools
#TulsiGabbard #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/477/906/471/440/725/original/a39f943d40108fe0.png

2024-11-13 02:22:37

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Trump taps Musk & Ramaswamy to lead Dept. Government Efficiency
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/g-s1-33972/trump-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-government-efficiency-deep-state
* new government agency focused on regulating federal spending
* DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency
* childish play on dog-themed cryptocurrency started as a joke wh. skyrocketed after Musk promoted it
* another deviation f. political tradition
#ElonMusk #VivekRamaswamy #DOGE #GOP #Trump2 #fascism
#billionaires #capitalism #libertarianism #WealthTax #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #transphobia

2024-11-13 01:30:14

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Trump taps former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead CIA
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/11/12/donald-trump-texan-john-ratcliffe-CIA
* Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to head DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency
* Trump: "provide advice & guidance f. outside of Gov." to "drive lg. scale structural reform, & create entrepreneurial approach to Gov. never seen before"
#ElonMusk #VivekRamaswamy #DOGE #GOP #Trump2 #fascism
#billionaires #capitalism #libertarianism #WealthTax #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #transphobia

2024-11-13 01:25:10

[thread] Elon Musk, DOGE: Department of Government Efficiency 🤦‍♀️
[thread] Elon Musk
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110460614727284498
[thread] Billionaires: existential risk
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111002623984509563
[thread] Existential threat of billionaires
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112810230899017402
[thread] Elon Musk, anti-Semitism
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111013789254186238
#Musk #GOP Trumpism #Trump2 #AmericaPAC #fascism
#disinformation #Twitter #XCorp #Tesla #SpaceX #capitalism #libertarianism
#billionaires #WealthTax #plutocracy #meritocracy #oligarchy #transphobia

2024-11-12 20:21:53

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Young men helped Trump retake the White House — a trend years in the making
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/12/nx-s1-5181804/young-men-helped-trump-retake-the-white-house-a-trend-years-in-the-making

2024-11-12 20:18:12

[thread 3/x] Trump2: buckle up
[2/x] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113448517335608920
[1/x] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113436929353577778

2024-11-12 16:07:45

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Trump Puts the Father of Family Separation Tom Homan in Charge of Mass Deportation
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/11/trump-makes-tom-homan-father-of-family-separation-in-charge-of-mass-deportation
* fmr head of ICE Tom Homan to be new “border czar”
* “will be in charge of all deportation of illegal aliens back to their country of origin” Trump posted on social media (X)
See also[thread] Stephen Miller: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113392174841132859

2024-11-08 17:00:54

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Transgender Americans brace for Trump presidency after campaign promoted anti-trans rhetoric
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trans-americans-trump-1.7376153
Trump's campaign focused on transgender issues in speeches and TV ads
Comment: Erin Reed (mentioned/ see also my in my slide deck (top of thread)

2024-11-08 16:51:55

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Republicans Spent $215M on TV Ads Attacking Trans Rights This Election
https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-spent-nearly-215m-on-tv-ads-attacking-trans-rights-this-election
* $134 / trans person in anti-trans ad spending: civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo
#transphobia #homophobia #antiLGBT #conservatism #MAGA #Trumpism #FarRight #ChristianRight #Catholicism #fascism #discrimination #ParentalRightsMovement #FamilyResearchCouncil #FRC #LibsOfTikTok #MomsForLiberty #M4L #DeSantis #GOP #RepublicanParty #WomensRights #SelfDetermination #ElonMusk #HeritageFoundation

2024-11-08 16:42:18

[thread 2/x] transphobia
parent: https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113126756218775408

2024-11-06 15:51:10

🎵 Morning ☮-in - Foster The People: Pumped Up Kicks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #FosterThePeople

2024-10-29 19:28:36

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Meta, parent company of Facebook/Instagram/... hires DeSantis’ doomed presidential campaign/ex–Project 2025 employee
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113030409062476634
* Dustin Carmack
* controversial policy portfolio defines Trump II term
* lands at Meta
#Meta #MetaPlatforms #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #WhatsApp #DustinCarmack, #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #DeSantis #antiLGBT #homophobia #transphobia #fascism #EnablingFascism #FarRight #disinformation #Zuckerberg #billionaires #conservatism

2024-10-29 19:26:28

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Zuckerberg regrets Facebook decisions on COVID-19 done at behest of US government
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113034293925679443
* vowed social media giant would push back if faced such demands again
#Meta #MetaPlatforms #Facebook #FarRight #disinformation #Zuckerberg #billionaires #WealthTax #conservatism

2024-10-29 19:19:17

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Mark Zuckerberg's Politics Have Changed
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113195153123372420
* billionaire making nice w. Trump, scaling back giving
* no such thing as an apolitical oligarch
Election misinformation going viral on Facebook while Zuckerberg makes amends w. GOP
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113205854506887829

2024-10-29 19:15:54

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Facebook Auto-Generating Militia Group Pages as Extremists Organize in Plain Sight
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-militia-organizing-election/
unpaywalled: https://archive.fo/tlnib
* anti-gov militias using FB to recruit, coordinate training, promote ballot box stakeouts
* Meta allows groups & is auto-generating pages
Meta’s Stunning Reaction to Pro-Trump Militias Ready to Steal Election
https://newrepublic.com/post/187669/meta-facebook-donald-trump-militias-election
* far-right militia FB groups flourishing on Meta
#Meta #Facebook #extremism #Zuckerberg #billionaires #protofascism

2024-10-29 19:15:43

[thread] Zuckerberg / Meta / Facebook

2024-10-22 23:59:57

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Joe Rogan: Trump Cancels All His Events in Favor of One of the Worst People Ever
https://newrepublic.com/post/187405/donald-trump-cancels-events-joe-rogan
Donald Trump will be sitting down with Joe Rogan
#JoeRogan #JRE #GOP #Trumpism #protofascism #conservatism #disinformation #antiLGBT #transphobia
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/353/791/220/270/939/original/c98a9346d42489ac.png

2024-10-22 23:55:12

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Trump’s Secretary of Retribution Plans to Steal Swing State NC
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113353736337258889
Ivan Raiklin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Raiklin
* political operative; former Army reservist
* long-time associate of Michael Flynn
#IvanRaiklin #MikeFlynn #Trump2 #Trumpism #GOP #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #protofascism #authoritarianism #ElonMusk #billionaires #AmericaPAC #Progress2028 #disinformation #extremism #ViolentExtremism #fascism

2024-10-20 17:36:02

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Progress 2028 | billionaires | Electoral fraud
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113318466640943659
Musk, other billionaires keep Trump afloat: $350M+ to MAGA superPACs
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113318462269522090
Pro-Trump Progress 2028 n/w behind fake pro-Harris campaign scheme act. tied to Elon Musk
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113318437955922493
#billionaires #ElonMusk #superPAC #AmericaPAC #BuildingAmericasFuture #Progress2028 #DarkMoney #Progress2028 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #protofascism #Trump2 #GOP #conservatism #libertarianism #antiLGBT #misogyny

2024-10-20 17:33:10

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/1
* dark money group at helm of the network, Building America’s Future, steered money to constellation of groups/initiatives boosting Trump’s agenda & spreading messaging aimed at chipping away voters f. Harris
* $100M+ f. billionaire Elon Musk
#billionaires #ElonMusk #superPAC #AmericaPAC #BuildingAmericasFuture #Progress2028 #TimothyMellon #DarkMoney #Progress2028 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #protofascism #Trump2 #GOP #conservatism #libertarianism #Christian Right #antiLGBT #misogyny

2024-10-20 17:29:25

[thread] Progress 2028
Elon Musk-Linked Dark Money Network Behind Fake Pro-Harris Campaign Scheme
https://truthout.org/articles/elon-musk-linked-dark-money-network-is-behind-fake-pro-harris-campaign-scheme
* purportedly liberal counter to conservative Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025
* Building America's Future: dark money network supporting Trump
#billionaires #ElonMusk #AmericaPAC #BuildingAmericasFuture #Progress2028 #DarkMoney #Progress2028 #HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #protofascism #Trump2 #GOP #conservatism #libertarianism #Christian Right #antiLGBT #misogyny

2024-10-09 16:32:53

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Needless to say:
The swing-state counties hit by Hurricane Helene mostly voted for Trump in 2020
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/09/g-s1-27169/hurricane-helene-georgia-north-carolina-trump-2020

2024-10-09 16:29:44

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It's always interesting to see where Michael Flynn pops up. 🤔
* populist conservatism
* Christian Right
political operative
* based in Florida
* focused (apparently) on bottom-up / grassroots state capture: state legislatures
* MAGA proto-fascism
Michael Flynn & Other Disinformation Merchants Take Aim at Military’s Role in Hurricane Response
Narrative started on social media: Government botched response to the storm on purpose
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/michael-flynn-and-other-disinformation-merchants-take-aim-at-militarys-role-in-hurricane-response
#MikeFlynn #MAGA #Trumpism #disinformation

2024-09-18 22:28:08

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Conservatives deny links to protesters who harassed Singh on Parliament Hill
Group of protesters have been gathered near Parliament Hill since MPs returned to Ottawa
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/protesters-parliament-singh-poilievre-cooper-1.7327377
Conservatives deny link to protesters that harassed Singh after Liberals blame them
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/conservatives-deny-link-to-protesters-that-harassed-singh-after-liberals-blame-them-1.7043051

2024-09-16 17:32:18

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Ohio sheriff tells residents to "write down the addresses" of Harris-Walz supporters
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski urged residents of an Ohio county to report neighbors with Harris-Walz signs
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/16/ohio-sheriff-tells-residents-to-write-down-the-addresses-of-harris-walz-supporters

2024-09-16 14:51:50

AI tool cuts unexpected deaths in hospital by 26%, Canadian study finds
Researchers say early warning system, launched in 2020 at St. Michael's Hospital, is 'saving lives'
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ai-health-care-1.7322671
#Canada #hospitals #hospitals

2024-09-13 14:20:40

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No One Seems to Have an Answer to Germany’s Far RighElectoral gains for the Alternative für Deutschland have shown that the far right can win in Germany. Mainstream parties are touting broad coalitions to keep the AfD from power — but they show little sign they can resist its antiestablishment messaging
https://jacobin.com/2024/09/germany-far-right-afd-thuringia

2024-09-12 15:11:28

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"Appalling and extremely racist": Trump's embrace of Laura Loomer is blowing up in his face
A self-styled "pro-white nationalist," Loomer, 31, is even too "racist" for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/12/appalling-and-extremely-racist-embrace-of-loomer-is-blowing-up-in-his-face/

2024-09-12 15:06:57

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Unpacking Rustad’s Pledge to Review BC’s Textbooks
Educators and advocates are ready for a fight. It’s one they’ve won before
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/12/Unpacking-Rustad-Pledge-Review-BC-Textbooks

2024-09-12 14:47:34

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Project 2025 Christian Nationalist Roots Exposed
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112972659715690122
GOP Removes Anti-Gay Language From RNC Platform
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112887408990862926
Project 2025 equates the act of being transgender to pornography; declares that it should be outlawed
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/112680368556282577
#Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

2024-09-11 03:04:46

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Who is Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who flew with Trump to the debate?
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107932/laura-loomer-presidential-debate-donald-trump-2024
Laura Loomer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Loomer
* American far-right political activist, influencer, conspiracy theorist
* anti-Muslim, white nationalist views

2024-09-11 03:04:34

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Trump points to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as example of his support from foreign leaders
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/10/nx-s1-5107967/viktor-orban-hungary-donald-trump-presidential-debate
[thread] Global conservatism movement
Hungary, Orban, Italy, fascism, GOP, Trumpism, Bannon, ...
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110493831012187529

2024-09-10 15:24:49

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John Rustad Is Old-School Climate Change Denier
It’s ‘real’ but not really real, he says - certainly not the fault of humans
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/09/10/John-Rustad-Old-School-Climate-Change-Denier

2024-09-10 00:00:26

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BC United sources leak 'extremism' file on B.C. Conservative director Angelo Isidorou
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bc-united-sources-leak-extremism-file-on-b-c-conservative-director-1.7031235

2024-09-09 15:47:28

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Dark Money Advocates Want Tax Breaks for Campaign Donations
New lawsuit backed by Trump-linked operatives seeks to make dark money donations tax-deductible. The rich already face no spending limits on influencing elections and, if successful, the suit could turbocharge dark money in politics.

2024-09-04 17:14:33

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Watchdog group CREW says Judge Aileen Cannon should be kicked off the Trump documents case
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed an amicus brief alleging Cannon has a pro-Trump "bias"
https://www.salon.com/2024/09/04/watchdog-group-crew-says-aileen-cannon-should-be-kicked-off-the-documents-case/

2024-09-03 19:35:40

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Why Big Money Supports Trump
https://robertreich.org/post/760619475418660864
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2024-09-03 19:29:24

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Donald Trump Claims Schools Offering Sex-Change Surgeries
Trump’s remarks are not only factually inaccurate, but dangerous
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/09/donald-trump-schools-sex-change/679690

2024-09-03 19:15:48

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Beltway Media Has Gone from a Defender of Democracy to an Enabler of Fascism
https://www.occupy.com/article/beltway-media-has-gone-defender-democracy-enabler-fascism
* Washington D.C. political press is failing the public in most important election of our lives
* In a healthy democracy the media is essential for informing the public

2024-09-03 13:48:17

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Pierre Poilievre, Populist Pitchman
He knows how to put on a show. But what’s behind the video messages millions see? 3 experts dive in
https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/03/Pierre-Poilievre-Populist-Pitchman/

2024-09-01 16:36:43

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The Women Trump Is Winning
Way behind in polls of female voters, the GOP nominee found an audience that liked him with Moms for Liberty
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/08/donald-trump-moms-for-liberty/679683

2024-08-29 13:53:33

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Biden Taps 'Literal Arms Dealer' Mira Resnick for Top Israel Policy Post | Common Dreams
"Genocide Joe's swan song is to institutionally entrench our support for Israel and make it as difficult as possible to disentangle it," lamented one observer
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mira-resnick

2024-08-27 13:57:44

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Recent bot campaign backing Poilievre shows AI easily accessible for political messaging: report
Researchers found many free AI platforms would generate dozens of messages about political rallies when asked
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ai-platforms-generate-political-messages-rallies-1.7305321

2024-08-11 05:13:51

We live in an expensive city: Bentley's, Ferrari's, McLaren's, RR not common but not uncommon.
My partner and I just took the trash out then did a short late evening stroll ... past Pacey's Pianos on West Broadway. Baby grand in the window: $200K. 🤯 One of many. 🎹
#Vancouver #CapriciousWealth #WealthInequality #Canada

2024-07-18 23:23:59

🎵 Morning ☮-in
This song is, well, beautiful !! 😄
Gordon Lightfoot - Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPMe9dMFHEA
Gordon Lightfoot - Live - Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_lt5O40psE
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #
#MorningPeaceIn #GordonLightfoot #Canadiana

2024-07-07 17:33:56

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@npub16a3…9dah afaik little is known of the young lad who played TF (brilliantly) in The Terry Fox Story. Someone of the same age, appearance, athleticism, one leg, ... It was the perfect actor for that wonderful film. 🙏

2024-06-30 04:16:14

Man steals moon
Man loads moon in wheelbarrow, then into hatchback car.
Cleaver photography.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/703/630/808/010/949/original/6e97df779351a019.jpg

2024-06-24 16:48:55

This is chilling, esp. viz-a-viz The Heritage Foundation's "Project 2025"
Conservative-backed group is creating a list of federal workers it suspects could resist Trump plans
https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-president-project-2025-33d3fc2999a74f4aa424f1128dca2d16
#HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #American Accountability Foundation #MAGA #Trump #GOP #fascism

2024-06-13 18:58:19

X now hides your 'likes' from other users, whether you like it or not
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/13/nx-s1-5004515/x-likes-hide-users-elon-musk
#X #Twitter #censorship #FarRight #Musk

2024-06-11 16:47:52

Big Banks Have Funded Climate Crisis With Nearly $7 Trillion Since Paris Agreement
“Banks that profit from climate chaos invent new greenwash every year, but we have the receipts that show how much money they put into fossil fuels,” said one report author
#banks #finance #capitalism #corporations #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ParisAgreement #greenwashing #FossilFuels

2024-06-11 16:29:59

Seeing Ourselves in Joni Mitchell
Ann Powers’s deeply personal biography of Joni Mitchell looks at how a generation of listeners came to identify with the folk singer’s intimate songs
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/joni-mitchell-ann-powers/
Joni Mitchell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell
#JoniMitchell #activism #FolkMusic

2024-06-11 16:26:35

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Israel Has Carried Out Another Civilian Massacre in Gaza
On Saturday, Israel attacked the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza in an effort to recover four Israeli hostages, killing at least 275 Palestinians. Celebrations of the attack by US officials show a grotesquely blatant disregard for Palestinian life
https://jacobin.com/2024/06/israel-nuseirat-massacre-gaza-hostages/

2024-06-11 15:54:26

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Cee Lo Green - Forget You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxodgpyGec
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #CeeLoGreen

2024-06-10 15:19:37

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Otis Redding - Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyPKRcBTsFQ
Parodied here:
Family Guy - Screaming Black Dolphins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7uXCNw5ipk
Mentions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cove_(film)
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #OtisRedding

2024-06-09 15:41:20

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Animotion - Obsession (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5StN8J-0
Fashion Television theme 😀
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #Animotion

2024-06-08 16:10:38

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Bryan Adams - Run To You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCBASt507WA
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #

2024-06-07 18:26:05

A reading list for celebrating the LGBTQ+ community
https://www.splcenter.org/hopewatch/2024/06/07/reading-list-celebrating-lgbtq-community
#SPLC #LGBT #2SLGBTQIA+ #books

2024-06-07 16:36:05

🎵 Morning ☮-in
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun (Music Video) [4K HD]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4bFqW_eu2I
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #Animals (band)

2024-06-07 02:20:26

From the Homeless Shelter, a Set of Portraits
Inside An Dong’s visual census of the Downtown Eastside
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2024/06/06/From-Homeless-Shelter-Set-Portraits/
#art #Canada #Vancouver #DTES #homelessness #dignity

2024-06-06 16:36:08

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@npub155h…sn96 Nice catch! 👍️

2024-06-06 16:18:59

Whoa! 😯
[video] Mitsubishi develops robot that solves Rubik’s Cube-style puzzle in 0.305 seconds
https://soranews24.com/2024/05/28/mitsubishi-develops-robot-that-solves-rubiks-cube-style-puzzle-in-0-305-seconds%e3%80%90video%e3%80%91
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40593674
#ComputerVision #RubiksCube #robots #robotics #algorithms

2024-06-06 15:26:15

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Edith Piaf - Non, Je ne regrette rien
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Kvu6Kgp88
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #EdithPiaf

2024-06-05 19:48:16

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* the position federally funded through the Canada Research Chair program, which "identifies population-based targets for federally designated groups"
* Canada's Human Rights Code specially allows for hiring programs that "target historically underrepresented groups"
#Musk #ElonMusk #DEI #conservatism #capitalism #billionaires #💩

2024-06-05 16:41:21

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Roxette - It Must Have Been Love (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2C5TjS2sh4
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #Roxette

2024-06-05 02:25:58

xkcd 2941: Cell organelles
https://xkcd.com/2941/
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2941:_Cell_Organelles
Title text: It's believed that Golgi was originally an independent organism who was eventually absorbed into our cells, where he began work on his Apparatus.
#humor #xkcd #CellBiology #CellularOrganelles
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2024-06-04 21:50:51

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This article is part of “Project 2025: The Plot Against America,” a Nation special issue devoted to unpacking the right’s vast and chilling program for a second Trump term.
The Nation: Print magazine,June 2024 Issue
https://www.thenation.com/issue/june-2024-issue/
#TheNation

2024-06-04 15:21:48

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=def3ob2h-1s
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #IggyPop

2024-06-03 20:48:59

Tiny number of ‘supersharers’ spread the vast majority of fake news
Less than 1% of Twitter users posted 80% of misinformation about the 2020 U.S. presidential election
https://www.science.org/content/article/tiny-number-supersharers-spread-vast-majority-fake-news
#FakeNews #disinformation #democracy #supersharers #influencers #FarRight #CultureWars #conservatism #Twitter

2024-06-03 19:58:50

5 years after MMIWG inquiry's final report, former commissioners still waiting for progress
Former commissioners calling on federal government to use what remains of its mandate to refocus on MMIWG
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/national-inquiry-mmiwg-final-report-fifth-anniversary-1.7221433
#Canada #Indigenous #MMIW #MMIWG #colonialism #CulturalGenocide #ResidentialSchools

2024-06-03 18:30:16

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Santa Esmeralda - Gloria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvgd-xjR9LQ
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #SantaEsmeralda

2024-06-02 16:07:38

UFC 302 last evening (2024-Jun-01), with a main card co-main that featured far-right troll, homo/transphobe, misogynist Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Strickland
#UFC 💩 #DanaWhite #Trump #fascism #capitalism #MMA
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/547/885/132/625/264/original/fcd8b541e2413ce9.png

2024-06-02 15:53:44

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LwcvjNJTuM
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #LynyrdSkynyrd

2024-06-01 17:13:08

Is intermittent fasting better than counting calories? Maybe not, but you might stick with it
https://apnews.com/article/time-restricted-eating-intermittent-fasting-weight-loss-c8a7a8e0bafc5b6f6faa9f30bfcc0646
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting
#fasting #diet #health #IntermittentFasting #TimeRestrictedEating

2024-06-01 17:02:18

Pride Month 2024: How to be an effective ally for the LGBTQ+ community 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️
https://www.splcenter.org/hopewatch/2024/05/31/how-to-be-effective-lgbtq-ally
* Being accepting: let your LGBTQ+ friends set the tone for discussing their identity ...
* Having humility: be a good listener ...
* Taking action: be engaged in local government ...
#2SLGBTQIA+ #LGBT #Pride #PrideMonth

2024-06-01 15:42:58

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Steve Winwood - Can't Find My Way Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU6iplEflzs
Eric Clapton - Steve Winwood (Can't find my way home)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L82II1lNjo
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #EricClapton #SteveWinwood

2024-05-23 13:47:42

🎵 Morning ☮-in
38 Special - Hold On Loosely (Live) (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJtf7R_oVaw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38_Special_(band)
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #38Special #SouthernRock

2024-05-22 15:31:32

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Peaceful Easy Feeling (2013 Remaster)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-0lRkuNyj0
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #Eagles

2024-05-21 16:24:43

Trump posted a video on Truth Social calling the country a 'unified reich' if he wins
https://www.npr.org/2024/05/21/1252653231/trump-unified-reich-antisemitism-truth-social
Fascist Trump Winks at Nazis With Latest Video
The video promises a “unified reich” if Trump retakes the White House. You can probably take that threat seriously
https://newrepublic.com/post/181769/trump-video-nazi-germany
#Trump #GOP #MAGA #fascism

2024-05-21 15:30:37

🎵 Morning ☮-in
Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyGY2NfYpeE
Better audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBpYgpF1bqQ
Namaste 🙏 🕊
#MorningPeaceIn #SisterSledge

2024-05-20 16:32:22

Int’l Criminal Court Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant & Hamas Leaders for War Crimes
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/20/icc_warrants_netanyahu_gallant_sinwar
Israel "intentionally causing death" among Gaza civilians, Hamas guilty of war crimes, ICC says
Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan charged a group of Hamas and Israeli leaders with war crimes and crimes against humanity
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/20/israel-intentionally-causing-death-among-gaza-civilians-hamas-guilty-of-crimes-icc-says