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Looking at Solid Project: Can anyone give an overview of how this fits together with or complements ActivityPub?

solidproject.org/TR/protocol

#ActivityPub #fediverse

Solid Protocol

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#fediverse #activitypub
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Andy Piper
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sure. There is actually a project - ActivityPods - that aims to do just this (there was a recent interview with @laurin about it on Fireside Fedi audio.firesidefedi.live/@fires…). For example, there's a project MastoPod that is sort-of, Mastodon with your data stored in your own Solid pod. So there are some connections / alignments here. Privacy, opt-in centric.
@Laurin

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#JohnMastodon cries when coming across #Mastodon instances like these:
Screenshot of a Mastodon server's banner showing the default Mastodon mascot illustrations (presumably drawn by @dopatwo@mastodon.social) smiling in a cartoony world. Below it it shows that it's administered by someone called "admin" with the default grey Mastodon profile picture, and that the server has 0 active users.
Screenshot of said admin's page, showing 0 posts, 0 following, and 0 followers, and a join date of November 8, 2022. I've censored the server name in the admin's handle.
Screenshot of the server's "trending posts" page reading "Nothing is trending right now. Check back later!"
Screenshot of the said Mastodon server's version, v4.1.0, an outdated version with numerous security vulnerabilities patched in future versions.
#mastodon #johnmastodon
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Andy Piper
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Andy Piper
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this is true. I know John personally, and this makes them very sad.

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digiKam, KDE's full-featured photo management software, releases version 8.6.0.

You can look forward to a smarter face management tool, an improved auto-tagging system that identifies elements in your images, fully automatic red-eye removal, and a new image quality feature that classifies images according to their aesthetic quality.

We also fixed 140 bugs!

digikam.org/news/2025-03-15-8.…

#photography #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

A view of the Face Management tool.
digiKam tags a bunch of photos automatically.
Before-and-after images when applying the automatic red-eye removal plugin.
digiKam can help you assess the aesthetic quality of a photo.

digiKam 8.6.0 is released

Dear digiKam fans and users, we are proud to announce the stable release of digiKam 8.6.0.
digiKam
#photography #OpenSource #freesoftware @KDE

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Saw the incredible images from the mass protests in Serbia, so I wanted to post this of Seoul yesterday with citizens trying to get the impeached president (Mr. Overnight Coup Attempt) removed from office

Original article:
hani.co.kr/arti/society/societ…

#seoul #korea #southKorea #protests

Tens if not hundreds of thousands of people in Seoul gather in front of the palace at Gwanghwamun in Seoul

“사랑하는 이들 지키려”…다시 모인 100만 시민 ‘윤석열 파면’ 외침

14개월 딸을 둔 새내기 아빠 신승룡(34)씨가 무대 올라 수줍게 웃었다. “함께 집회에 온 제 아내, 할아버지 할머니랑 놀고 있는 사랑하는 딸 나현이, 이곳에 함께 하는 사랑하는 동지들…. 사랑하는 이를 지키기 위해 끝까지 투쟁하겠습니다.” 사랑하는 것들을 지키겠다는
한겨레
#southkorea #protests #korea #seoul

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That's fair.
Navy Seals are dishonorably discharged if they see a Bald Eagle and they do not salute it.

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following the tradition of "aquila blanco salutat" of Roman elite legions

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Yesterday I rode outside with a short sleeve shirt and today fuck this the outdoor bike ride is canceled. This is the real March madness.
A snowy winter scene in mid-March.
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what are you going to do when it’s 80? 😜 60-65 is perfect for me. I’m also wanting to wear less…
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Pete Prodoehl 🍕
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@fistfulofdave Ride in the basement on the trainer with a fan in just shorts. I ride early morning so it’s typically not too hot but yeah, when it’s too hot I don’t go outside.
@DaveKaz

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Domain renewal month this month so we need a little extra.

Mastodon.art is entirely donations driven, with no ads, no algorithm, and no AI - just glorious art and creativity by real people 😁

If you could help keep us up and running it would be hugely appreciated! ❤

patreon.com/mastodonart

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Get more from Masto Art on Patreon

creating a decentralized and ad free artistic community on the f
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Repairing Our Clothes 🧵

Thanks to the latest WRAP report (Feb 2025) we finally have some statistics about how choosing to #repair our #clothes and buying #SecondHand is having an impact.

A few key points >>>

🪡 #Repairing our clothes has been shown to displace the need for buying new items by 82%.

This shows that we’re placing value on the pieces already in our wardrobes, showing the #BigCompanies that we don’t want to keep replacing items,

🪡

#WRAPreport #mending #repairing

Repairing our clothes has been shown yo displace the need for buying new items by 82%. Photo of mensing with a yellow thread in sort of a star shape on blue fabric
#repair #clothes #mending #bigcompanies #secondhand #repairing #wrapreport
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Loading screen from a Sonic the Hedgehog game with a message box showing Sonic and the text "Sonic says... If Final Fantasy 7 is so great, why isn't there a Final Fantasy 8?"

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Well, he asked for it. comicsands.com/cruz-internet-m…

Cruz Asks Internet What They'd Ask Musk Over Beers

Koh Mochizuki (Comic Sands)

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13 barn owls in a trenchcoat
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zombies, cis people, allegories, explorations in film

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zombies, cis people, allegories, explorations in film

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@13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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The missing children of Syria: Hidden in orphanages under Assad, where are they now?
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/16/g-s1-53476/syria-orphanages-assad?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Here and there I find a few minutes to work on the #happinessMachine. I glued some of the dome panels, since those will not be servo operated to open. #3DPrinting #StarWars #propMaking #droidbuilders #makersHour #wip
The dome of R2-D2 with the panel for the rear logic display glued in place. Also the ring of the holo projector to the side was glued in.
The holo projector panel on the top of the dome was glued in. And several of the small panels too which will not be animated later.
#StarWars #3dprinting #makershour #wip #propmaking #happinessMachine #droidbuilders

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Attaching an eGPU to a Low Cost Mini PC Without Thunderbolt!
blog.lon.tv/2025/03/16/attachi…

Attaching an eGPU to a Low Cost Mini PC Without Thunderbolt! - Lon Seidman & Lon.TV Blog

I decided to try something unconventional: attaching an eGPU to the system bus of a budget GMKTec G3 Plus mini PC (compensated affiliate link), curious to see if I could push the limits of what these sub $200 PCs are designed for.
admin (Lon Seidman & Lon.TV Blog)

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Trump's "national energy emergency" declaration raises concerns about fast-tracking energy projects with minimal environmental review. Legal experts question if claimed emergency conditions warrant bypassing normal oversight. theconversation.com/environmen…
#ClimateChange

Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why

President Trump’s national energy emergency declaration does not qualify as an emergency that would exempt energy projects from environmental laws and regulations.
The Conversation
#climatechange

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Survivors of Pakistan's train hijacking recount the harrowing experience
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5326060/survivors-of-pakistans-train-hijacking-recount-the-harrowing-experience?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@World News

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Politics chat: Trump signs stopgap measure, gives DOJ speech; DOGE targets 7 agencies
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5325938/politics-chat-trump-signs-stopgap-measure-gives-doj-speech-doge-targets-7-agencies?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@Politics

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A tale of two states: Florida and Illinois's responses to the Trump administration
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5324551/a-tale-of-two-states-florida-and-illinoiss-responses-to-the-trump-administration?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@Politics

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Stimulating article on LLMs in programming: simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/11/…

My bet is that CHOP will evolve into some state where the methodical person giving it context with well-written and structured business domain and requirements documents is going to still be well-paid, because there'll be some upper ceiling on the useful abstraction that LLMs can handle without it. BA and QA skills will become even more important. (I might be wrong.)

Thanks to @simon for the article.


Here’s how I use LLMs to help me write code

Online discussions about using Large Language Models to help write code inevitably produce comments from developers who’s experiences have been disappointing. They often ask what they’re doing wrong—how come some …
Simon Willison’s Weblog
@Simon Willison
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Simon Willison
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yeah, I don't care how good these tools get at writing code (or other software development tasks), there will always be a need for specialists who understand how to build great software

Excel didn't put all the accountants out of work!

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I just ran across this one. I've never seen a draw knife like this. Is it specific to a particular craft? In what situation would you need something like this?
#woodworking
An antique draw knife frame with a cutter mounted on the cross bar.
#woodworking
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@wedge little more detail on that kind of drawknife, from dictionary of woodworking tools
@wedge

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"Over 50 years ago, NASA was able to get its Saturn V, a rocket nearly as large as Starship, to fly without ever having a failed launch over its 13-launch, six-year operational lifespan. This was a rocket designed with computers less powerful than a Casio watch, built with far less accurate techniques and materials, with check systems and procedures infinitely less sophisticated than anything today. Yet, engineers were able to ensure it never had a launch failure [...]"
planetearthandbeyond.co/p/spac…

SpaceX Has Finally Figured Out Why Starship Exploded, And The Reason Is Utterly Embarrassing

This should never have happened.
Will Lockett (Planet Earth & Beyond)

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If you always wanted to run a tiling window manager on your smartphone, give Sxmo a try.

They just added a nice getting started guide to nicely illustrate how gestures are used to open the menu, bring up and close the keyboard, switch between workspaces and more:

sxmo.org/docs/gettingstarted/

Great work @pocketvj and Sxmo team!

#postmarketos #sxmo #tiling #linux


Sxmo: Simple X mobile

A minimalist mobile linux environment that is truly yours to control! Sxmo is a collection of simple programs and shell scripts used together to create a fully functional mobile UI adhering to the Unix philosophy for Linux phones and other devices
Sxmo: Simple X mobile
#linux #tiling #postmarketos #sxmo @PocketVJ aka magdesign

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Trump Blocking Free Press!

Voice of America has ceased broadcasting

The Voice of America has suspended broadcasting, and all employees have been sent on leave

Voice of America Director General Michael Abramowitz also stated that:

All 1,300 employees (journalists, producers, technical staff) have been placed on administrative leave.

For the first time in 83 years, Voice of America is forced to shut up
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews

#news #press #aurefreepress #headline #breakingnews #Breaking

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#riscvassembly

Understanding Assembly Part I: RISC-V · mcyoung

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#riscvassembly

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Sunday Puzzle: Celebrity jeopardy
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5311560/sunday-puzzle-celebrity-jeopardy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@arts-life-npr

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As congregations across the country shrink, churches offer space for homeless shelters
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5285377/as-congregations-across-the-country-shrink-churches-offer-space-for-homeless-shelters?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@U.S. News

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I just finished a new 3D-printed planter for growing grass for cats! 🐱 It’s designed to work with fractured, porous clay gravel and features a built-in drainage system. A sturdy grid helps keep the grass in place while your cat enjoys their fresh greens.

Check it out, along with all the details and downloads: printables.com/model/1231471

#3DPrinting #Cats #GrassPlanter

Cat Grass Planter: Durable Solution for Long-lasting Use by Metikumi | Download free STL model | Printables.com

A durable, cat-friendly grass planter with a secure grid. Easy to print, assemble, and maintain! | Download free 3D printable STL models
www.printables.com
#cats #3dprinting #grassplanter
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Christian Walther
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Lovely superellipsoid shape and meticulously designed as always. Is there a technical reason for the gap between the screw pillar and the wall here?
Detail of the photo in the original post, showing the top of a pillar holding a threaded insert. The lower part of the pillar is fused to the wall of the container, but in the top few millimeters there is a gap between them.
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Metikumi
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@isziaui No, this was just an error in the Prototype. 😄 The model files do not have this gap.
@Christian Walther
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@isziaui By the way, I’d love to try this, but the shape isn’t a superellipsoid. All four corners have the same optical-optimised shape, based on a Bezier curve. The sides are actually flat. I just made an effort to make the transitions to the corners disappear.
@Christian Walther

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The U.S.'s hospital bed shortage is in danger of reaching a 'critical threshold'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5325974/the-u-s-s-hospital-bed-shortage-is-in-danger-of-reaching-a-critical-threshold?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@health-npr

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Four panels of Ensign Rutherford from Star Trek Lower Decks distressed from input he's receiving from his cybernetic eyepiece. Text reads "when you forget to mute that one guy in the group chat"

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16 March 1942 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Nora Kohn, was born in Marosvasarhely.

In May 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz, where she was murdered in a gas chamber.

A vintage photograph of a smiling baby girl seated in a stroller, with a lush garden background.
#auschwitz

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Oh, is it?

#lostintranslation

#lostintranslation

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@pluralistic: "That's where "AI" comes in.

The hype around #AI serves an important material need for tech companies.

By lumping an incoherent set of poorly understood technologies together into a hot buzzword, tech companies can bamboozle investors into thinking that there's plenty of growth in their future."

Me: *flailing Kermit arms*
BECAUSE INVESTORS ARE STUPID IDIOTS WHO CAN'T SEE PAST THE $$ IN THEIR EYEBALLS!!

pluralistic.net/2025/03/15/alt…

Pluralistic: Amazon annihilates Alexa privacy settings, turns on continuous, nonconsensual audio uploading (15 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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#ai @Cory Doctorow

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An diesem grauen und verregneten Sonntag (Letzteres begrüße ich ja durchaus... ☺️) ist es an der Zeit für bunte #puddleart für den #SilentSunday. #APuddleADay #puddle #puddlereflection
Beschreibung durch Bing: Das Bild zeigt eine Sammlung von leuchtenden, farbigen Lichtpunkten, die sich in Gelb und Blau hervorheben. Die Punkte sind unscharf und überschneiden sich, wodurch ein weicher, verschwommener Effekt entsteht. Es gibt keine klaren Formen oder Figuren – nur einen harmonischen Tanz von Lichtkreisen und -mustern. Die Szenerie wirkt künstlerisch und träumerisch, fast so, als ob man durch ein verschwommenes Prisma blicken würde. Die Atmosphäre ist lebendig und dynamisch.
#silentsunday #puddle #puddleart #APuddleADay #puddlereflection

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Made a new shelf yesterday. Got a whole bunch of live edge Ash a while back from a local timber place.
Living room alcove with wooden shelf. Green chimney breast with large round mirror

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This Betty Boop is Broadway's newest star
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/16/nx-s1-5326014/betty-boop-jasmine-rogers-broadway?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@arts-life-npr

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A Look at the Panasonic FS-A1FM

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A Look At The Panasonic FS-A1FM

MSX computers were not very common in the United States, and we didn’t know what we were missing when they were popular. [Re:Enthused] shows us what would have been a fine machine in its day:…
Hackaday
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Dr Johnny Blanchard
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I don’t think any of my stuff has been featured on Hackaday before, thanks

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Helping Russia win is a Trump goal, not a goal of the citizens of USA.

Only 30 percent believe the US is providing too much aid for Ukraine, as opposed to 45 percent who believe the aid is about right or not enough.

And still Trump is on Putin's side.

pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Americans’ views of the war in Ukraine continue to differ by party

Americans remain largely divided along partisan lines over U.S. aid to Ukraine, nearly three years after Russia’s military invasion.
Beshay (Pew Research Center)
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1) If you have a group of people all steering the wheel, some going left, some trying to go straight and some right - with those percentages it will take a turn, slightly to the right. Unfortunately it is not just Trump.

2) Trump is not as such on Putin’s side. They both view the liberal well-informed democratic society as a threat. But they also view each other as opponents, and they both try to utilize Europe to their own advantage.

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Michael Bauer, maker of the DIY REMI electronic wind instrument, has just published all the design and build notes from a pretty neat Samd21 based synth, designed for an Adafruit Itsy-Bitsy M0.

There is a very comprehensive build guide and all code is for the Arduino environment and up on GitHub.

Read more here: mjbauer.biz/Sigma6_M0_synth_we…

I always learn a lot from his writeups 😀

#SynthDIY #Samd21 #MIDI #ItsyBitsy

ItsyBitsy M0 sigma6 synth

DIY sound synth module
www.mjbauer.biz
#synthdiy #midi #samd21 #itsybitsy

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Also, zumindest die #BILD scheint etwas nervös zu werden...

#Merz #Grünen #Klimaneutralität #Schuldenbremse

Titelseite der BILD-Zeitung, mit der Überschrift: "Schicksals-Tage für unser Land Wackelige Mehrheit für das XXL-Schuldenpaket am Dienstag +++ Gehört Klimaneutralität wirklich ins Grundgesetz? +++ Merz verspricht "Ich werde kein Grüner" - aber stimmt das auch?"
#Schuldenbremse #Merz #grunen #bild #Klimaneutralität
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und wie der Zufall will ist auf der gleichen Seite ein martialisches Bild zu einem Artikel über Heuschnupfen.

Luftverschmutzung ist ein wichtiger Auslöser von Allergien bei Erwachsenen. Stickstoffoxide aus Autoabgasen führen zu entzündlichen Reaktionen, und diese wiederum zu fehregulierter Immunantwort. Derartige Zusammenhänge werden ignoriert, um billig gegen Grüne Politik vorzugehen.

Der Link unten ist einfach nur das erste, was für mich auf Europe PMC dazu hochkommt. Der Konsens zu den Zusammenhängen ist klar. Wissenschaftliche Diskussion ist halt vorsichtig.

europepmc.org/article/MED/3225…

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