NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts
Two flight directors and one flight engineer fired.
yaleclimateconnections.org/202…
#WX #Hurricane #Hurricanes #HurricaneHunters #NOAA @BakerRL75 @ai6yr @nws_bot #NHC @AE4WX @firefly @Jennifer @bud_t @czarbucks
NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts
A gap in flight director staffing could keep the planes earthbound at crucial times.Jeff Masters (Yale Climate Connections)
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They do not have to start bombing. I am willing to give them the dirty south and through in Texas to boot.
Case in point: wage theft vs all other forms of theft. Guess which one is treated as a civil infraction and which one is criminal.
tcworkerscenter.org/2018/09/wa…
Wage Theft vs. Other Forms of Theft in the U.S.
We have way too many people who come to us @ the Tompkins County Workers’ Center have been the victim of Wage Theft.TCWC (Tompkins County Workers Center)
"A Reuters analysis of data from the Gaza Health Ministry found that at least 1,238 families — defined as married couples and any children they may have — were totally erased, with no survivors.
"Further, officials found that there were at least 3,400 families who had lost all but one member to Israeli attacks."
truthout.org/articles/israel-w…
@palestine #Palestine #Israel #Gaza
Israel Wiped Out at Least 1,200 Entire Families in Gaza, Analysis Finds
There are also at least 3,400 families with only one surviving member, Palestinian officials have said.Sharon Zhang (Truthout)
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De-google-ify Internet
Amazing campaign by the French not-for-profit association Framasoft.
The De-google-ify Internet project offers 26 ethical and alternative online tools that may be used by everyone.
They build open source alternatives to many Google services like Youtube, Agenda, Docs, Forms, Maps etc, as well other services to replace Doodle, Facebook Event, Github, Zoom, Slack and much more!
Check their beautiful website, watch the videos to know more about their work and follow them here in Mastodon:
#europe #opensource #europeanalternatives #EUtech #boycott #degoogle #google
Dégooglisons Internet - Accueil
Les géants du web centralisent nos vies numériques en échange de leurs services Les communautés du logiciel libre offrent des services alternatifs éthiques Le réseau Framasoft souhaite le démontreren les hébergeantdegooglisons-internet.org
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it's really cool to see this movement pick up! 😄
I recently also wrote an article on how to degoogle, with a lot of European alternatives, which I think is also relevant: arvela.pt/posts/a-practical-gu…
A practical guide to de-googling
For quite a few years now Google has been having dubious and problematic behaviors. It’s been spying on users who opted out of data collection1, secretly having contracts with the ICE2 and the IDF3, to rigging the ads business with Meta to favor each…Sofia Arvela (https://arvela.pt/)
How about a thread of antifascist music?
🧵
"Bella Ciao"
#TomWaits & #MarcRibot
youtu.be/7U7lVXoN3cg
#AntifaAF #Antifa #Antifascist #Music
Tom Waits & Marc Ribot - Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
Lyrics :One fine morning I woke up earlybella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciaoOne fine morning I woke up earlyfind the fascist at my doorOh, partigiano, please t...YouTube
#AntifaAF 🧵
Shtil di nacht iz oysgeshternt” (“Silent, the night is full of stars”)
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shtil,…
"Still the night and full of starlight,
And the frost burned on the land;
Do you still remernher how I taught you
To hold a revolver in your hand?
A girl. a sheepskin and a beret.
In her hands she holds a gun,
A girl with her face as smooth as velvet
Keeps watch of the enemy’s caravan.
An aim, a shot right on the target,
Her small pistol had reached its mark,
An auto filled high with ammunition
Her shot had stopped it in the dark.
At dawn she crept out of the woodland,
With snowy garlands in her hair.
Encouraged by her little victory
For our future freer heirs."
#Antifa #Antifascist #Yiddish #Music #History
#AntifaAF 🧵
Woody Guthrie - "All You Fascists"
woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/All_Yo…
"I’m gonna tell you fascists
You may be surprised
The people in this world
Are getting organized
You’re bound to lose
You fascists bound to lose"
#Antifa #Antifascist #Folk #Music #History #WoodyGuthrie
#AntifaAF 🧵
And now for something more upbeat
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang - LCD Soundsystem cover
#Antifa #Antifascist #Music #History
#AntifaAF 🧵
They Might Be Giants - "The Communists Have The Music"
"I got handed an Ayn Rand sandwich
Straight from a can, it tasted so bland
I asked a lass to pass me a glass
Of Engel's Conditions of the Working Class
Right away they dragged me to the committee
To explain my un-American activity
They're gonna see they made a mistake
If they'd only let me play my mixtape
I'm not partial to the martial
Or the plutocrats in their beaver hats
And the fascists have the outfits
But I don't care for the outfits
What I care about is music
And the communists have the music"
#Antifa #Antifascist #Music #Communist
#AntifaAF 🧵
If you haven't heard Jesse Welles yet pull up a chair. We have a modern young Dylan/Guthrie on our hands.
This might just be a masterpiece. Written before a show, performed in a bathroom and spread to the world for $0 in minutes.
#JesseWelles #Antifa #Antifascist #Folk #Protest #Music
#AntifaAF Music🧵
🎵 Well they call this the land of plenty
And for them I guess it's true
For the rich and mighty capitalists
Not for workers like me and you
Well now what can we do about it
To these men of power and might
Well I'll tell you mister capitalist
We are going to fight! fight! fight! 🎶
Barbara Dane - I Hate The Capitalist System
Thanks to @fkamiah17 for this great version.
Check out Sarah Ogan Gunning, the OG, if you haven't.
sarahogangunning.bandcamp.com/…
#Antifa #Antifascist #Folk #Protest #Music #Capitalism #Capitalist
#AntifaAF Music🧵
For you antifascists more into electronic music:
Blaze U, Bacca Chew & Westerlund - Bella Ciao (Techno Remix)
#Antifa #Antifascist #BellaCiao #Protest #Music #techno #ElectronicMusic
#AntifaAF Music🧵
Jesse Welles is straight up killin' it with topical protest songs.
🔥
Red
youtube.com/watch?v=TPHafKOd9A…
#Antifa #Antifascist #JesseWelles #Protest #Music #folk #trump #elonmusk
#AntifaAF Music🧵
In case y'all didn't notice, it's time to get up. #PitchforksUp 👨🌾
"Get Up" by The Coup, feat. Dead Prez
Props to @JustGrist for this recommendation! Bonus points for letting me imagine a coup with a dead prez. 😉
#ACAB #ABAB #Antifa #Antifascist
#AntifaAF Music🧵
Feels like the perfect morning to post this banger by @connor_dylan
"Our Retirement Plan is Revolution"
connordylan.bandcamp.com/track…
#AntifaAF Music🧵
Which is of course an homage, update & reinterpretation of
Gil Scott Heron's - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
#Antifa #Antifascist #Revolution #ACAB #ABAB
#AntifaAF Music🧵
More topical 🔥 from #JesseWelles
Tariffic
youtube.com/watch?v=ps38NEQ-MW…
Are you #Tarrified yet?
#Antifa #Antifascist #ABAB #Tarrifs #Tarriffs #ProtestMusic #Folk #TVAC #ResInt
This one is pretty good, do you happen to have a link to move of this?
(Edited) I found some related stuff by searching. But I still don't know if this is part of a longer set.
Chumbawamba - "Enough Is Enough (Kick It Over"
youtube.com/watch?v=9iVXvzBXu9…
Chumbawamba - Enough Is Enough (Kick It Over)
Enough Is Enough (Kick It Over) by Chumbawamba, limited edition single released on Mutt Records in 2000.YouTube
Without a Trace: How to Take Your Phone Off the Grid – The Markup
A guide on anonymizing your phone, so you can use it without it using youthemarkup.org
I recently found my old galaxy 10 and wanted to install graphene only to find out it's not supported. After a little searching, it looks like e OS is a degoogled option for older galaxy stuff.
Does anyone have any experience or advice with e OS? Specifically, how hard is it for a not terribly techy person to install and navigate?
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I used to marvel at the observational powers of some writers. To a great extent I still do. I am, somewhat unwillingly beginning to understand that this comes with the craft. I will offer an example.
Pre-writing me: Hey, look, they have a battery charger plugged into that power bar.
Writing me: A battery charger in their power bar. Interesting. I wonder why they chose this location. Did the charger come first and then get moved to accommodate the power bar? Is this a location central to what they use the batteries for? There's a little dust on the charger. Has the intended use been abandoned? Was there a project that needed rechargeable batteries that has now been left to rot? How did the success or failure of that project affect these people? Did it cause a conflict and if so was it resolved? And OMG stop already!
While this is undeniably useful for crafting a story, I am beginning to think this skill might be as much a curse as a blessing.
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Last month, during #ElonMusk’s appearance at CPAC, as he hoisted a #chainsaw in the air, stumbled over some of his words, & questioned whether there was really gold stored in Fort Knox, people on his social-media platform…started posting about #ketamine.
#Musk has said he uses ketamine regularly, so for the past couple of years, public speculation has persisted about how much he takes, whether he’s currently high, or how it might affect his behavior.
#USpol #DOGE #Trump
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain
Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.Shayla Love (The Atlantic)
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The WSJ has reported that #Musk also takes the drug recreationally, & in 2023, Ronan Farrow reported in The New Yorker that Musk’s “associates” worried that #ketamine, “alongside his isolation & his increasingly embattled relationship with the press, might contribute to his tendency to make chaotic & impulsive statements & decisions.”
Excessive use of the drug can make anyone feel like they rule the world.
[it is also used in small doses under controlled conditions as a treatment for chronic MDD]
#Musk #Trump #DOGE #USpol
Tomorrow we're all supposed to start a week-long boycott of Amazon. If everyone does that, my monthly income will be cut by a quarter. I can deal with that if it helps teach the billionaires a lesson.
But if you want to buy one of my medieval mystery novels, do it today, okay?
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Perhaps this measure will help many US citizens to realize what evil villain they have handed their country over to.
If they voted for Trump they are likely on Meta, not Fedi, and sadly they probably approve of such actions.
I personally find it appalling. Though, I did not vote for Trump nor did I hand anything over to him or his administration. Unfortunately, I am bound by law to tolerate his actions for the next four years despite my objects. I can only make legal protests against such actions.
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So it turns out the geniuses over at Bluesky trust the client app to fetch, and honestly report, webpage metadata for preview cards, so with a little tinkering in the debug tools you can post whatever news stories you like and they look exactly the same as real ones.
bsky.app/profile/andrewt.net/p…
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tbf that's somewhat minor?
I mean that client is just sending arbitrary posts as well and you could just send wrong URLs that don't fit the text.
idk why you would ever do it that way, but i've seen worse.
- Mark Zuckerberg (3%, 5 votes)
- Mr Beast (8%, 13 votes)
- Davros (26%, 43 votes)
- Chappell Roan (62%, 102 votes)
Well Roan is the clear favourite, but electing a pope requires a two-thirds majority, which she didn't quite get, so it's black smoke this time.
bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-9…
The new pope should be:
How the next Pope is chosen - BBC News
The secret conclave that will determine the new Catholic leader and what happens nextBBC News
- Chappell Roan (20%, 69 votes)
- John Mastodon (8%, 30 votes)
- Luigi Mangione (43%, 148 votes)
- Michael Caine and all the cardinals are Muppets (26%, 91 votes)
BLACK SMOKE! We vote again!
The new pope should be:
- Luigi Mangione (49%, 96 votes)
- 10,000 bees in a cassock (27%, 53 votes)
- Tom Holland (as Rihanna) (17%, 34 votes)
- ChatGPT (6%, 12 votes)
BLACK SMOKE! We vote again!
The new pope should be:
- Luigi Mangione (66%, 177 votes)
- John Locke (philosopher) (4%, 11 votes)
- John Locke (Lost character) (9%, 26 votes)
- Johnlock (BBC Sherlock fan ship) (19%, 51 votes)
WHITE SMOKE! We have a two-thirds majority and Luigi Mangione is elected pope! The Times is already covering it over on Bluesky
bsky.app/profile/andrewt.net/p…
I just figured out the ending of one of my WIPs. Of course, that just means I have another 50k words to write to complete the novel. I may actually have some backing to let me complete that, too. It feels weird that I'm completing a novel that happens in the middle of my timeline, instead of providing a proper starting point for readers, but then I suppose that it really doesn't matter as I have no idea how the beginning gets to this middle point, specifically. I mean, I do, but there are significant gaps that need to be filled in before I can consider the starting novel a complete work. And before all that, I have to figure out how to get published.
#WordWeavers
#WritersCoffeeClub
#TimeTravelAuthors
#PennedPossibilities
#EngenderedWriting
I recommend Kindle Direct Publishing. It is a great way for Indie Writers to get their work out there.
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The memo still hasn’t made it to everyone about the systemic function of the #TeslaTakedown protests. I still keep getting well-meaning quesitons like the one below from @tymwol.
The purpose is •not• just to register symbolic discontent. The purpose is •not• just to take individual action that directly harms Musk.
The purpose is to tank demand for Tesla’s product, and thus tank their stock price. This is Musk’s biggest vulnerability, Smaug’s exposed belly.
1/ hachyderm.io/@tymwol/114111199…
Timothy Wolodzko (@tymwol@hachyderm.io)
@inthehands yeah, but I don’t think that it hurts Elon if you buy a car from him and destroy it. You paid for it, so it’s yours. It’s like burning your books to protest against Amazon.Hachyderm.io
- Make the Tesla brand a PRACTICAL LIABILITY: maybe you don’t feel bad about buying one, but…people vandalize them, and so many people are getting rid of them that the resale value is going to be crap for a long time. Owning one is a headache, and you’re going to lose a lot of money on it.
(I get a lot of replies to the effect of “How does it hurt Musk to get rid of a car you already bought??” Get your systems thinking hat on! A supply glut in the used market both creates downward price pressure on new cars •and• changes people’s financial expectations when buying a new one.)
4/
- Make the Tesla brand FRIGHTENING: They surveil you. They trap you inside. They burn people alive on a regular basis. They’re extremely vulnerable to hacking, even more than other modern cars with OTA software updates. One of these days, some hacker is going to make every Tesla in the country drive through its garage door…or worse. Driving a Tesla puts you in danger.
(This isn’t just logical; it’s visceral. Bombard people with images of Teslas vandalized, smashed, on fire. Make it a Pavlovian reaction: Tesla = danger, chaos, destruction.)
5/
Quick checklist for #TeslaTakedown action:
- Does it make Teslas socially toxic?
- Does it make Tesla a practical liability?
- Does it make Teslas feel dangerous?
Any or all = good.
Do not underestimate the power of brand death over consumers and investors. The brand is already associated with fascism. Amplify that. Judo it. Take them town.
Search for a local event here: teslatakedown.com
/end
Tesla Takedown | Take action at Tesla showrooms everywhere.
The stakes couldn’t be higher. No one is coming to save us—not politicians, not the media.Tesla Takedown
Im profoundly disturbed that a Macalester professor who teaches young people would encourage this behavior.
abcnews.go.com/US/tesla-vehicl…
Tesla vehicles vandalized across US since Elon Musk began White House role
The company's stock has tumbled nearly 48% this year.Megan Forrester (ABC News)
@rob
You're still at it?! I had you on timed mute, but I can tell you're going to be permanently obnoxious — endless heckling replies that didn't really understand what you read, responding to something you have in your head from someone else — so I’ll be blocking you permanently shortly.
But before I do, just for the record, this thread contains my actual position on vandalizing Tesla — not the one you've imagined, but my actual position:
hachyderm.io/@inthehands/11409…
Bye, Rob.
Paul Cantrell (@inthehands@hachyderm.io)
I always get a little trickle of replies to these posts along the lines of “anyone who purchased a Tesla is stupid / has infinite money / deserves to be harmed / screw them all,” and I feel your anger, but…just…look… 1/5Hachyderm.io
> They burn people alive on a regular basis.
They also poison people around with hydrogen fluoride when they burn. This is why using fire to vandalize them is a horrifying idea.
Yes this also implies that if they catch fire in one's garage for no reason whatsoever, one can *still* end-up with crippling long-term problems from the fumes.
Those things should never have been allowed in residential or public areas.
@lispi314
I’m not thrilled about vehicle fires either — they’re dangerous, wasteful, and (as you say) toxic — but I’m also mindful of the context here. We’re fighting a group of fascists attempting to end democracy. The potential social and environmental damage of •that•, the sheer quantity of suffering, is so many orders of magnitude larger than a few dozen vehicle fires…well, not saying it makes vehicle fires OK or harmless, but I want to make sure that I’m responding to these two things in a way that is proportional to the harm and keeps the larger context in mind.
Like…imagine somebody set a Nazi truck on fire in Germany in 1934. How would we feel about that in hindsight? Is the (very real) air pollution what would stand out to us?
Maybe you’re on the same page about all that already. I just feel like it needs saying.
ImageMagick
One of the most frequent issues with my Friendica instance is that the scripts using php-imagick are not handling exceptions. This is not a huge issue though it is an example of how a lot of the code base, in my opinion, is rushed and loosely implemented. I decided to learn more about ImageMagick in order to address some of these issues. I know it is a small issue, though we start small and work up to larger tasks right 😁.
I have used ImageMagick in the past to do some quick batch processing on files for the web. I love how it has grown in version 7. I will be testing soon. Will post any significant issues I find/ resolve.
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No worries man, I understand, sometimes we just need to vent. No harm, no foul.
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Sarah O'Connor (FT) warns students taking up AI to get them through their studies may be counter-productive;
Good careers depend on employees being able to demonstrate they add value & if they depend on AI to deliver what they claim to know, why would employers not just 'employ' artificial intelligence directly?
While clinging to AI might be understandable in a time of student stress & anxiety, educators (universities) should help them resist the siren call of AI!
I completely concur!
#AI
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#Mutualaid for March
Made 70% of last month's goal—thank you to everyone who helped make it happen.
If y'all contribute $162/day we'll be able to meet the goal this month!
18 of you are monthly patrons, which is a KEY way to help us get financially stable ♥️
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@nat #blackmutualaid #mutualaidrequest #blackmastodon #helpfolkslive2025 #queermutualaid #solidarity #crowdfunding #mutualaidsaveslives #blacklivesmatter #reparations
#Mutualaid for March
Just $10 bucks away from covering the PO box renewal fee. Thanks so much for the help so far!
Having been housing insecure for a bit having a PO box is a tremendous safety net so I really appreciate the help maintaining that.
$245 / $5000
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@nat #blackmutualaid #mutualaidrequest #blackmastodon #helpfolkslive2025 #queermutualaid #solidarity #crowdfunding #mutualaidsaveslives #blacklivesmatter #reparations
Thanks so much for the support so far this month!
We making slow progress on our March fundraising goal, can we break $500 before this weekend? We've got a couple bills (cell phone and credit card) due in the next few days.
So far y'all have really helped me survive capitalism while taking time to focus on our tiny human and look after my partner as they recover from childbirth.
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#MutualAidRequest #Parenting #BlackMastodon #HelpPeopleLive2025
URGENT:
Our phone and other bills are due tomorrow. Hoping for some help raising $250 by the 15th.
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URGENT:
Our phone and other bills are due today. We raised about 30% of what we need for bills this weekend. Just $175 to go, can you help us get across the finish line?
$238 / $250
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URGENT MUTUAL AID:
We're only 6% of the way to our goal for this month, we have to mail our rent check in a little over a week. Can you help us make rent on time?
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URGENT #MutualAid
We're urgently needing to send in our rent check, but there's more.
With @nat's postpartum depletion, I'm falling behind on work, and we need childcare ASAP to start catching up.
We got to 70% of our Feb goal; this month we're only 15% of the way.
So right now we need a HUGE push. I have over 4k followers and 18 monthly subscribers. If even 1% of y'all made a monthly donation, that would double my monthly patrons.
PS Thanks so much for your boosts and support. Got some racist hate on my fundraising posts this week. I really appreciate y'all recognizing that it's fucking hard to ask for help and it means a lot when this community comes thru for us.
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#blackmutualaid #MutualAidRequest #racism #blackmastodon #helpfolkslive2025 #blacklivesmatter #MutualAidSavesLives
EXTREMELY URGENT MUTUAL AID
Trying to send rent check TODAY but we still need $1920 (have $450 on hand). I know a lot of people are struggling and don't have much to give, but if you're able to help, it would mean SO much.
Help a Black activist & my partner & baby!
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In today's society The Bible is a book people can hold in their hands. So it is not as obvious to them that The Bible is not a book but is a collection of books. Revelation 22:18 is referring to the book of Revelation not the entire collection of books.
As to whether the Catholics added Apocrypha or it was removed by the Protestants is really of no concern to me. I am an Atheist, more specifically a Secular Buddhist and have no horse in the race. Though it is nice for people to practice tolerance and allow everyone to believe as they choose to believe.
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chat, and let's be very civil about this; Anyone not behaving will be blocked:
What debian flavor should I try out? Keep in mind my laptop is a 2-in-1 with touch and a fingerprint sensor
as much as i might be killed for this, Ubuntu
regular Ubuntu works just fine, and the annoyances can be removed with 5 minutes of your time
i personally daily drive Ubuntu and like… it’s fine
it’s nothing to write home about. but it isn’t broken or “bad” it just works ive had no real issues with it other than my own fuckups
The latest version of Debian will be just fine. Is there a reason you are limiting yourself to just Debian derivatives?
Congratulations to Gints Zilbalodis and the entire Flow film crew for the Academy Award win!
Flow is the manifestation of Blender’s mission, where a small independent team is able to create a story that moves audiences worldwide.
Thank you for the shout out! 🧡 #b3d
Who wants a fluffy house? 🙋
solarvault.uk/hairy-solar-pane…
#ClimateChange #renewable #green #GreenEnergy #SolarPanels #solar
Hairy Solar Panels: A Revolutionary Leap in Renewable Energy
A groundbreaking innovation has emerged in the world of renewables: hairy solar panels. Find out more in our latest blog post.Lauren Crosby (Solarvault)
Personally, I prefer the Install a heating system solution. It involves less labor on my part. Who, wants to be out in the cold brushing Snow off your Solar Panels?
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