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The bizarrely badly written "regulate social media to protect the kids" bill here in Massachusetts is up for a committee hearing next week:

malegislature.gov/Events/Heari…

A backgrounder I wrote:

sunclipse.org/?p=3377

... And now I've signed up to testify against it in person.

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in reply to Blake C. Stacey

... Hearing has begun. Over 125 witnesses have signed up to testify across all the 41 bills being considered today. The one for which I am slated to testify is slated for later because not many signed up (?).

They are livestreaming and claim they'll post a recording after the meeting is done, so I probably won't try to be exhaustive.

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in reply to Blake C. Stacey

I am in opposition against the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General and I don't know how many legislators.

The Secretary has gone over his time limit and is only talking about cell phone bans in school (section 1 of H.666, not the lunatic section 2).

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europesays.com/2160696/ Israël subit une vague d’attaques de missiles tirés depuis l’Iran, Téhéran informe que deux de ses sites nucléaires ont été touchés #france #Nouvelles


I had the BEST time today at #PubConf2025. It was really inspiring and energizing to connect face-to-face with people championing the Fediverse and working tirelessly to create better online spaces - away from Big Tech’s closed silos.

It was also SUPER COOL to meet IRL people I had been corresponding with online. Thanks for coming up to say hi 😀

Feeling hopeful for the future ✨🚀
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A "Mastodon and friends" photo from the audience at #PubConf2025 @bjoernsta @samvie @FreddieJ @laurenshof @_elena


europesays.com/2160694/ New Flying Reptile Species Unearthed in Germany: Meet Spathagnathus roeperi #germany


White House scrambles to clean up Trump’s Walmart 'rage tweeting' amid upcoming 'standoff' - Alternet.org

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This is what she was saying right as Sen. Padilla interrupted with a question. As he should have!
in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

I'm not normally in favour of violence, but at this point I would not mourn if a few high-profile members of Trump's team got shot.
in reply to George Takei 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

How is what she said wrong?

And it was her press conference..
Shouldn't he have waited for her to open it up for questions?

Plus why did he feel the need to interrupt her? Couldn't you have scheduled his own conference



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Trumo Regime Refuses to Release Mahmoud Khalil


cnn.com/2025/06/13/us/mahmoud-…

“While the Court made a factual finding that it was unlikely that Khalil would be detained on another basis … the Court never held that it would be unlawful for Respondents to detain Khalil based on another charge of removability,” the Department of Justice attorneys wrote in their response. Khalil has not been charged with a crime.

in reply to Tom Grzybow

No. Kevin Mitnik was held for 5 (?) years before Congress invented a law to convict him.


EDIT: aperiodic *tilings*, not aperiodic *tiles*. You can arrange these tiles periodically. That'll teach me to take a second to read an abstract!

Whoah! More aperiodic monotiles! arxiv.org/abs/2506.07638

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Zionists refuse to admit that there have been successful Iranian strikes


White House and DHS Share Image Apparently Created by White Nationalist – Mother Jones

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Ursula von der Leyen

💬 "Today, we disbursed a new €1 billion to #Ukraine.

Bringing our total support to almost 150 billion since russia's full-scale invasion.

We are with Ukraine for the long haul.

In Canada, I will invite our G7 partners to keep coordinating strong support for Ukraine and hard-biting sanctions against russia.

Until the kremlin stops this war."

- Ursula von der Leyen

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europesays.com/2160688/ Azzurre, a Castenaso Italia-Montenegro 79-41 (Pasa 12). E ora, dal 18 giugno, l’Europeo a Bologna! – Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro – Azzurre, a Castenaso Italia-Montenegro 79-41 (Pasa 12). E ora, dal 18 giugno, l’Europeo a Bologna! #Italia #italy #notizie


Stay frosty: "Accounts associated with extremist groups are sharing detailed information about protest organizers, including names and where they work"

‘Shoot a couple, the rest will go home’: Far-right groups are sharing scary messages ahead of ‘No Kings’ protests | The Independent

independent.co.uk/news/world/a…




Ohio is a 'state to watch' for U.S. constitutional convention measures, concerned advocates say • Ohio Capital Journal

Some have created a draft lawsuit to have previous attempts to be counted to meet the 34 needed to bring about a constitutional convention, bypassing some states that previously called for one but unlikely to do so now. #Ohio #USPol

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06…



europesays.com/2160686/ Spain Boosts WHO Support, Bolsters Global Health Role #spain


As expected, Iran is now firing back at Israel. Fox News is reporting from Tel Aviv as they are interrupted by incoming missiles.

youtu.be/SgfHDJpEgM8?si=XMNBia…

in reply to Randahl Fink

so bibi destroys gaza and kills tens of thousands

and now Israelis will get to live with bombing

how about, and hear me out, we stop killing and bombing and starving people

just a suggestion



europesays.com/2160684/ Huelga de médicos en España contra la reforma del Estatuto Marco, en directo: protestas y reacciones #España #noticias #spain


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"I am ashamed": Closeted MAGA Christian singer confesses to sexually abusing younger men - LGBTQ Nation

lgbtqnation.com/2025/06/christ…

in reply to Servelan

it is never a LGBTQ+ person

it is never a drag queen

republicans are the threats republicans keep warning us about



🇮🇱 35 injured after Iran missile attack, says Israel Emergency Medical Service



europesays.com/2160680/ NSC’er Diederik Boomsma stelt zich kandidaat als lijsttrekker van NSC #Nederland #netherlands #Nieuws



🟢 In Stock
ZX True Tone (ZXTT) [First released September 2021]

A freshly soldered up batch of ZXTT modules for use with Ed Brindley's YM/AY #RC2014 soundcard to generate the exact 1.7734MHz frequency as used by the AY-3-8910 in the 128K #ZXSpectrum so tones/envelopes are pitch perfect for whatever funky ZX Spectrum music you choose to play!

My main site for my peripherals for RC2014 and compatibles:
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Also on Tindie at:
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#chiptune #synth #retrocomputing #retrogaming #gamedev #z80

in reply to Quazar

a very nice addition to the YM/AY module. I used mine to help generate DTMF tones on my #rc2014.

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After Bombing Iran...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

"To the proud people of Iran,
We are in the midst of one of the greatest military operations in history, Operation Rising Lion.
The Islamic regime, which has oppressed you for almost 50 years threatens to destroy our country, the State of Israel.

The objective of Israel's operation is to thwart the Islamic regime's nuclear and ballistic missile threat to us."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Iran #Israel

in reply to Aure Free Press

He is partially right, Iranian people live under one of the most oppressive regimes, but that regime is only going to get more support under these circumstances.


europesays.com/2160676/ Frieden defends reforms as unions prepare protests #Lëtzebuerg #luxembourg #Luxemburg


'Shoot a couple': MAGA activists call for violence against 'No Kings' protesters - Alternet.org

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English version below

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WOAI-TV - The city of San Antonio confirms 10 people are dead from yesterday's flooding. news4sanantonio.com/news/local…
in reply to Steve Herman

The fossil fuel industry does all it can to thwart California's efforts on climate action.

Their funding goes beyond climate denial, it's going towards completely unfettered pollution, public corruption, and de-democracy.

energyandpolicy.org/chris-wrig…

greenpeace.org/usa/climate/cli…

jacobin.com/2022/02/charles-ko…

newsweek.com/cashing-californi…

rollingstone.com/politics/poli…

slate.com/news-and-politics/20…

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europesays.com/2160674/ Denmark urged to prioritize rule of law and rights during EU presidency – JURIST #Danmark #denmark


Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land - High Country News

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