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The internet should be a place where people can find the knowledge they need to make decisions about their lives. Shadowbanning abortion content punishes educators and people who need the info. It’s time for platforms to stop hiding account suppression behind excuses of algorithms and “bugs.” eff.org/pages/algorithmic-supp…



To the kids of today: yes I know it's tragic the Wifi isn't working but let me tell you a tragic moment from my childhood ...
in reply to Natasha Jay 🇪🇺

ooh i did this to a tape from the video shop once to try to work out why my father's vhs player / recorder wouldn't copy it. i only learned about magnetic security stuff later.

i wound it all back though and it played fine; i rented it again after ha.

in reply to laen 🍎

@moonrabbit When I was about 16, I used to repair damaged VHS tapes for the local video library - usually it was the first part of the tape that got mangled, and I used to cut out the damaged bit and splice it back onto the header using a razor blade and little jig my dad had for it.
in reply to Natasha Jay 🇪🇺

Same. I pulled out the debris, but the monster was hungry and kept eating fresh 8-track without fail. In the defense of the monster, it did have to suffer in a car during hot and cold conditions. Then again, I may have made the tapes endure the same conditions.






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in reply to Calamity.Jackal

This is a great explainer!

You might find this interesting - phones and any kind of dopamine dysregulation issues are a baaaaaad time. staygrounded.online/s/the-air-…



La flotilla grega ja navega rumb al punt de trobada amb la resta de vaixells, a l'est de Creta. A partir d'ací, ja serà tot zona calenta. I jo no pare de pensar en què passarà aquella nit que ja s'apropa. 🍉 Bon vent, bona nit i bona guàrdia, valentes. 💓 No deixem de parlar de Gaza i Palestina. #GlobalSumudFlotilla


europesays.com/2438705/ Boris Johnson says Farage’s stance on Russia is ‘extremely dangerous’ | Boris Johnson #Russia



Wie einige vielleicht wissen, ist Scuba ein Akronym. Es steht für Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

Was viele aber nicht wissen, Tuba ist auch ein Akronym. Es steht für Terrible Underwater Breathing Apparatus.



alojapan.com/1377343/orix-oris… [Orix] Ori’s will… “Mizuho Pei-Pei” won the first 3 consecutive games. Lao Yutaro Sugimoto was the finalist, “I just wanted to do something”. #news #Osaka #OsakaNews #大阪 #大阪府 [Orix] Ori’s will… “Mizuho Pei-Pei” won the first 3 consecutive games. Lao Yutaro Sugimoto was the finalist, “I just wanted to do something”. Sports Hochi 2025.9.22(月) 21:09 Pacific League Softbank 0-1 Orix (22nd, Mizuho PayPay Dome) O




Trump manages another Republican makeover, this time on free speech and cancel culture
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-manages-another-republican-makeover-this-time-on-free-speech-and-cancel-culture?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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ABC has the Comey story now, with the key detail: Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer will TRY to get a GJ to indict, even though prosecutors say there's not even probable cause. abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

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in reply to emptywheel

That wouldn't stop DJT and his sycophants from indicting him anyway. They crave retribution and will do anything to get it.


europesays.com/2438703/ Rising silver prices reshape gold traditions in Türkiye-Xinhua #RisingSilverPricesGoldTraditions #Roundup #Turkey #turkiye






🇸🇾🇺🇦 Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Zelensky.

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Sardines Brooch. Designer: Hattie Carnegie (American, 1886–1956). Date: c. 1960s. Medium: metal “tin” with molded thermoplastic fish; brooch format (also produced as a pendant). Made by the Hattie Carnegie costume‑jewelry house, which continued to operate after Carnegie’s death.
#globalmuseum #Jewellery




Me'n vaig a dormir, però no em trac del cap a la meua germana i els companys de la flotilla, després dels atacs covards de la nit passada per part de les rates sionistes. Bona nit, bona sort i bona guàrdia, valentes. I que visca Palestina lliure. 🇵🇸🍉🇵🇸✊

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Iran president accuses US of 'grave betrayal' with nuclear strikes in UNGA speech
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/iran-president-accuses-us-grave-betrayal-nuclear-strikes-unga-speech?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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From our flaming nether garments correspondent.

Frog Face's latest crib from the tRump playbook.

#racism #xenophobia #fascism 🐸




In This Black Louisiana Town, Forests are Browning and Animals are Dying


The forests that once sheltered the small town of Roseland are turning brown. A month after a sprawling oil and lubricant facility exploded and rained down slick black droplets all over this predominantly Black town in rural Louisiana, the trees are sick. Federal officials said there’s no threat to human health; however, independent tests recently […]

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Russia’s finance ministry has proposed raising VAT from 20% to 22% in 2026 to fund the war and cover a growing deficit. The hike would bring in around $14.3 billion, while defence spending remains at record levels. Trump called Russia a “paper tiger” in “big economic trouble.”

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europesays.com/2438701/ Chris Bowen meets Turkey’s first lady as lobbying to hold Cop31 intensifies | Cop31 #Turkey #turkiye


I'm giving myself reasons to procrastinate on my cyberpunk fashion project. Gotta keep driving forward.

#anime #movie #cyberpunk #motivation #project #art #animation #cartoon #scifi #hud #futuristic #maker



Apple Finally Speaks Out on iPhone 17 Scratch Complaints
https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-finally-speaks-out-on-iphone-17-scratch-complaints?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Question for the geezers here:

What materials do you remember seeing food, drink, and other things packaged in before mylar and other plastics took over?

Would you start buy things packaged in more sustainable old methods if it were more widely available, even if it cost a few cents more? #Sustainability #History #Pollution

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in reply to Megan Lynch (she/her)

a tall brown bottle of Citrafortate cough syrup from the pharmacist (it was prescription) for the large family I belonged to. And my mom was good about reusing the bottles for other things. I don't think the pharmacy had a refill program as it would probably be too hard to ensure purity of things.
in reply to Megan Lynch (she/her)

The weight of some of the reusable packaging would be an issue for disabled people in the world the US is in now. However, I think it would be less of an issue for many if we rolled back some of the car-centrism and corporatization that happened in the intervening years since we used this packaging.

That is, if stores and pharmacies and other businesses were all around you like they used to be - if we had real mixed use on a human scale instead of car scale, you would not have to carry yr