Inflation eased a touch in February -- but Trump's tariffs cloud outlook
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325264/inflation-consumer-prices-economy-trump-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Business @business-npr
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France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision
Encryption is saved, but "we must keep fighting for privacy"
techradar.com/computing/cyber-β¦
#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #politics #france
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for a Self-Guided City and Murals Tour of Belfast - Northern Ireland Purple Travel Guide
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A Health System Is Fighting Idahoβs Abortion Ban. Itβs Not Its First Controversial Stance.
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St. Lukeβs, Idahoβs largest health system, was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines. It also sued right-wing figure Ammon Bundy β and won. Now itβs backing its doctors on the abortion front.
propublica.org/article/st-lukeβ¦
#News #Idaho #Abortion #Health #Healthcare #Hospital #Medicine #Law
Idahoβs Largest Health System Is Taking on the Stateβs Abortion Ban
Itβs not the first controversial stance for St. Lukeβs, which was outspoken in defending its staff during a backlash against masks and vaccines during the pandemic.ProPublica
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One of my biggest gripes with this platform, fixed!
We should now see *all* replies, regardless of which server we're on, or which server they're posted from.
social.growyourown.services/@Fβ¦
Thanks @FediTips for the good news.
Some good news about #Mastodon, there has been a very significant bit of code added which will automatically fetch all the replies in a thread. This means everyone will be able to see a thread's whole conversation no matter which server they are on! π₯³The code has just been "merged" which means it should become available in the next update to Mastodon, hopefully within the next few months.
(Those who want the technical details can see the Pull Request at github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pβ¦)
(Via @rolle)
Add Fetch All Replies Part 1: Backend by sneakers-the-rat Β· Pull Request #32615 Β· mastodon/mastodon
Fix: #9409 Fix: #14017 Fix: #18150 Original PR Here: NeuromatchAcademy#44 Further description here: NeuromatchAcademy#43 I've never made a PR for upstream before, so forgive me if i'm doing...GitHub
I'm not a developer, but AFAIK it should apply retrospectively because all it is doing is fetching more posts rather than changing the format of posts.
But I am not a dev! π
Hot off the press, y'all - new research from the folks at the Developer Success Lab.
I'm copying and pasting from an email I wrote to @flourn0 after reading a draft of the now available "No Silver Bullets: Why Understanding Software Cycle Time is Messy, Not Magic."
Because I don't think I can advocate for the quality of and need for this work any better than I did in that email:
#Disability
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Mission possible β parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all
Figuring out how to make spacecraft more accessible to astronauts with physical disabilities can also make them safer for long-duration missions.The Conversation
Elon Muskβs Tesla hopes to win back customers by offering free charging if you buy a $100,000 Cybertruck
fortune.com/2025/03/05/tesla-fβ¦
Paywall Free: archive.today/X7D10
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #elonmusk #nazi #corruption #doge #firemusk
Elon Muskβs Tesla hopes to win back customers by offering free charging if you buy a $100,000 Cybertruck
Demand for the vehicles has slowed considerably.Chris Morris (Fortune)
An urgent argument for the HPV vaccine
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5323229/hpv-vaccine-cancer-rfk?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Health @health-npr
Some good news about #Mastodon, there has been a very significant bit of code added which will automatically fetch all the replies in a thread. This means everyone will be able to see a thread's whole conversation no matter which server they are on! π₯³
The code has just been "merged" which means it should become available in the next update to Mastodon, hopefully within the next few months.
(Those who want the technical details can see the Pull Request at github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pβ¦)
(Via @rolle)
Add Fetch All Replies Part 1: Backend by sneakers-the-rat Β· Pull Request #32615 Β· mastodon/mastodon
Fix: #9409 Fix: #14017 Fix: #18150 Original PR Here: NeuromatchAcademy#44 Further description here: NeuromatchAcademy#43 I've never made a PR for upstream before, so forgive me if i'm doing...GitHub
@sjwrenlewis on the button:
'The most effective way the Labour Govt. can reduce the threat from the populist right is to ensure the economic arguments made by populists against immigration have as little purchase as possible. That means providing more money for public services, not keeping taxes low. [Labour's] opposite approach, at a time when the two right wing populist parties in the UK attract nearly half of all voters in opinion polls, is very worrying'!
#politics
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/β¦
The moves to weaken Germanyβs debt brake are welcome, but ultimately higher defense spending should be matched by higher taxes. Public spending cuts will promote right wing populists.
Β To say I have never been a fan of the way Germany views government debt is an understatement. Here I asked whether Germanyβs debt brake m...mainlymacro.blogspot.com
You should all be following @SeanCasten -- a member of Congress who gets what's at stake and is talking about it here with some of the clearest language I've seen.
Example: his thread about a Republican move to reward tax evaders and crooks, via a political scam you won't have heard about anywhere else.
mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/11β¦
Sean Casten (@SeanCasten@mastodon.social)
Quick thread on ANOTHER bill the GOP is bringing to the floor this week. Specifically, to repeal the DeFi Broker Rule that the IRS issued under the last administration.Mastodon
MAGA STUPIDITY RULES!
"The ironic bit is this is going to hit red states the hardest as they depend the most on federal school funding"
- Aure
2,200 layoffs in a workforce of 4,400!
Trump needs money for his $4.5 trillion in wealthy tax cut
Mass layoffs the latest sign that Trump wants to end the Department of Education. What will change if he succeeds?
The department closed offices and sent "reduction in force" notices to employees Tuesday night.
#AureFreePress
yahoo.com/news/why-trump-wantsβ¦
Mass layoffs are the latest sign that Trump wants to end the Department of Education. What will change if he succeeds?
The department sent "reduction in force" notices to more than a thousand employees Tuesday night.Andrew Romano (Yahoo News)
Uncomfortable truths about Trump's Adoration of Putin!
Letβs not mince words. Here are five highly uncomfortable facts about President Trump and his regime
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO
thehill.com/opinion/white-housβ¦
Keep βem coming. Pressure works.
βNEW: Across the country, Americans are organizing against the administration's antidemocratic orders. The organic nature of these actions creates the basis for strong opposition in the months and years to comeβ
- Democracy Docket democracydocket.com/opinion/raβ¦
Rage Against the Obscene: The Totally Organic Movement Confronting Trump - Democracy Docket
The biggest reason for long-term optimism is the most obvious: people are finding their voices. Please use yours.Democracy Docket
Republicans Quietly Move to Relinquish Power to Undo Trumpβs Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
House G.O.P. leaders tucked the provision into a procedural measure needed to pass a government spending bill.Catie Edmondson (The New York Times)
Best Things to See and Do in Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Purple Travel Guide
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Trumpβs Own Advisers Are Freaking Out About His Tariff Chaos
thedailybeast.com/donald-trumpβ¦
Paywall Free: archive.today/uS1tl
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption #tariffs
Trumpβs Own Advisers Are Freaking Out About His Tariff Chaos
The president has remained hell-bent on pursuing his plans anyway.Sean Craig (The Daily Beast)
"Russia will not agree to a 30-day ceasefire because it will just enable Ukraine to regroup and rearm"
- Russian MP Viktor Sobolev
He added that a temporary ceasefire is unacceptable and only plays into Ukraine's hands.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war
Geiselnahme in Pakistan: Hunderte in Hand von Separatisten
Mitten in den Bergen haben Separatisten in der pakistanischen Region Balutschistan einen Zug ΓΌberfallen. Am Tag danach befinden sich noch Hunderte in der Hand der Terroristen. Die Verzweiflung der AngehΓΆrigen ist groΓ. Von F. Amler.
12 March 1940 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Esther Lijmer, was born in Amsterdam.
In January 1943 she was deported from Westerbork to #Auschwitz with her mother Naatje. Both were murdered in a gas chamber.
#neveragain #neverforget #niewiederistjetzt #fcknzs
π€ Esther Lijmer and her mother Naatje π€ π―οΈ Never Forgive !
Both were murdered in a gas chamber.
Why Alabama was the only state where math scores improved over pre-pandemic levels
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5310597/why-alabama-was-the-only-state-where-math-scores-improved-over-pre-pandemic-levels?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Morning Edition @morning-edition-npr
Judge Delivers Massive Blow to DOGE Quest to Keep Everything Secret
A federal judge has just ordered the release of DOGE records.
newrepublic.com/post/192581/juβ¦
#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #elonmusk #nazi #corruption #doge #firemusk
Education Department's major cuts to its staff. And, a proposed Ukraine peace deal
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/g-s1-53285/up-first-newsletter-education-department-layoffs-ukraine-russia-ceasefire-proposal?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into World News @world-news-npr
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Die New York Times berichtet ΓΌber eine Wortliste, die die Trump Administration an ihre BehΓΆrden geschickt hat. Diese WΓΆrter sollen fortan nicht mehr auf offiziellen Webseiten, Dokumenten und sonstigen VerΓΆffentlichungen verwendet werden.
Darunter befinden sich WΓΆrter wie #women , #transgender , #Black , #gender , #equality , #female
Und dass, obwohl #Trump selbst ein Dekret mit dem Titel "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship" erlassen hat.
#unplugtrump #transisbeautiful
#travel #BUCKETLIST #travelblog #vacation backpackandsnorkel.com/South-Kβ¦
Two Wonderful Weeks in South Korea | Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guides
Plan your dream vacation to South Korea with our comprehensive travel guide. Discover how tradition and ultra modern living blend, explore the depressing DMZ, ancient temples and the best beaches for an unforgettable experience.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
How is sex determined? Scientists say it's complicated : Short Wave
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991522/male-female-sex-science-human-biology?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Science @science-npr
Jazz from Latin America, plus a track we can't name from Ca7riel & Paco : Alt.Latino
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991514/latin-jazz-ca7riel-paco-amoroso?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Music @music-npr
Bernie Sanders ist nicht dazu gemacht, den Mund zu halten. Und so ruft der jetzt 83-JΓ€hrige als einer der wenigen US-Politiker Tausende Menschen zum Protest gegen Donald Trump auf. www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
Zit je niet op Signal, want "ik heb toch niks te verbergen..."?
Antwoord op die vraag en meer over #privacy, #AI en waarom #Signal voor iedereen goed isπ:
π youtube.com/live/AyH7zoP-JOg
Bij 48:00 π³π± π
#signalapp #privacy #tech #sxsw via @Mer__edith
The State of Personal Online Security and Confidentiality | SXSW LIVE
SXSW 2025 Livestream and On Demand Keynotes & Featured Speaker Sessions + VOD Portuguese and Spanish language translations presented by ItaΓΊ (these will be a...YouTube
Is Concern Over Security Overrated?
The average user may believe that all the hype they read about security on the internet is overrated. To be honest some of it is and some of it is just to sell you a product you do not need.
In the case of Internet Facing Services this is not the case. If you have an internet facing service then you have to be sure your server is secure. This is why I insist on SELinux on my servers. AppArmor is easier to configure though not as configurable as SELinux for as many cases. I would also strongly suggest you never disable SELinux (or AppArmor if that is what you are using) to ease installation and implementation. It is not worth the risk. Just learn to use your Gnu/Linux Hardening system to its fullest extent. Do not disable it.
I have attached a screenshot of an ssh session to my VPS. As you can see every few seconds an attack fails. This is why the security is required.
I just do Friendica and Matrix at this point. I checked out Mastodon though I am way to verbose, as you might have noticed, to live with only 500 characters π.
Yes, I kind of figured that though I do not see the point of running both a friendica and mastodon instance. I cannot afford another VPS and I would rather not divide up the resources further than I already have. Friendica really uses a lot of memory too.
Tariffs are bad for business, and worse for consumers.
We regret the unjustified 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports imposed by the United States worth $28 billion.
We are responding with countermeasures worth up to β¬26 billion.
Nobody needs that β on both sides, neither the European Union nor the United States.
In a world fraught with uncertainties, it is not in our common interest to burden our economies with tariffs.
More: europa.eu/!rcMqWy
Commission responds to unjustified US steel and aluminium tariffs with countermeasures *
In response to the imposition of new, unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, the Commission has launched swift and proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU.European Commission - European Commission
@omegaprobe @pluralistic Interesting, thanks!
The conclusion is at the end of the article. TL;DR: EU Copyright Directive was passed because it then US wouldn't put tariffs on EU goods. Its article 6 prevents jailbreaking iPhones and Teslas, cracking DRM, etc. Abolishing it costs us nothing, but it would hurt the intellectual monopolies of US and unleash a new wave of creative companies.
As an American citizen, I'm begging Europeans to stop respecting US IP law.
One sure fire way to galvanize more of our corporations against this stupid trade war.
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