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Things to do on a Saturday night: breaking into the family car without damaging it. Using string, lube, and a strip of leather to free up the mechanism because the charge flap solenoid is stuck and you can't charge the car if you can't get the flap open. It's a known issue with Skoda. Electric, petrol, and diesel all use variations on the same mechanism.
in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

@yngmar looking online just tells you to break the catch and then get it replaced. I took the more delicate path and did it without damaging anything, because I am chaotic good.
in reply to Andrew Lewis Workshop

Do you feel ready for a career in car thievery now?

I had to hack my own car to make a new key for it, that was kinda fun and interesting too. Also scary how a bit of learning on the internet enables you to become a car thief if you wanted to.



Something I can do from bed today - here's a list of some printable mini-zines about protest safety, mutual aid, anti-surveillance preparedness, and so on, in a thread.

#NoKings #protests #zines

in reply to lizzard

Mask on zone: maskon.zone/ an anti surveillance protest guide. Preparing, how to think about or use social media (or not). This is more an online guide than a printable artifact. Heavy on the assumption of high risk
in reply to lizzard

And finally this collections of much more "diversity of tactics" material, Direct Action zines - Fairly hard core.

sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines…

#NoKings #zines #protests



We have friends everywhere: Europe is showing up in a big way for No Kings Day (or No Tyrants Day). #NoKings


I'm spreading the bonkwave heresy.

I got a friend to tune in to the Bonkwave party last night and they liked it so I have just now sent them a link to the IndieBeatFM with the words "if you liked that you'll love this" and they do love it

#bonkwave

theindiebeat.fm/not-what-i-cal…





Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
theonion.com/protesters-urged-…


Los Angeles says they'll never surrender to tyranny. They reject the Trump regime and his loyalist ICE forces. Thousands upon thousands took to the streets against the Trump regime and its fascism. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsDay



Today in 1967, 58 years ago: Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.

#OnThisDay




Nearby friends brought me some broken strimmers, a box of parts and a dead mower.

Got both strimmer engines running, one needs new fuel lines (and a new bottom), the other was missing the tank but a matching one was in the parts box. Needs a new tank plug and probably some carb cleanup.

The mower is an old Husqvarna. Black oil in the engine, 2-stroke mix in the tank (derp), a carbed up spark plug and an incorrectly attached and jammed throttle. All fixed, fresh oil, bit of cleanup, works well.

This is a really good old mower, and lightweight. Shall keep and sell our other one.

I'll fix one of the strimmers and maybe stick a new head on it. You can get all kinds of strimmer heads on Ali, pole saws, hedge trimmers, etc.

#DIY #Repair #Strimmer #Mower #Engine #ReUse #GardenTools



:blobcatgiggle: My mom is trying to use Mastodon now but she doesn't know shes posting public!

I tried to explain but yeah.. Okay.. It can be a little hard to understand I gotta admit :catblush:

"But how do I find you?"

Ohhh.. uhh.. just scroll in the timeline? 😇

in reply to stux⚡

Hi @stux's mom! Welcome to Mastodon! Your son does a great job running this server.
in reply to stux⚡

I coaxed my mum onto this site not long ago. Unfortunately, I doubt she'll use it all that often, as I'm the only one she knows that uses it. Oh well. At least she knows where us nerds hang out.


One SUV tried to exit the Tukwila Homeland Security facility. Blocked until it was shown to be without a detainee.

Tactical agents came out briefly then retreated




Emperor Qinzong, who died OTD in 1161, was the last emperor of #China's Northern Song Dynasty. His father had been besieged by the Song Empire, had abdicated to Qinzong, and then fled to the countryside cromwell-intl.com/travel/china… #travel #history



@stux weer wat nieuws, Ivy ging naast Dennis zitten net met zn bekkie dicht, ze wou hem wat brengen ? Wat denk je ze deed haar bekkie open en daar kwam een dikke bromvlieg uit, mooi cadeautje van toch. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣



People, it's WALZ not "Waltz."

Mike Waltz is Trump's guy.

I mean, Walz was Harris's running mate, for goodness sake. You should know this.

in reply to Laffy

I hope you’re having a good day Laf and that your headache has disappeared.
in reply to Laffy

We're not the most observant of creatures. With half us unsure when to use its vs it's, it's a wonder we communicate anything to each other at all, lol.


Hey beige-goers, is there a way to invite people to the server? I think I might finally be able to convince my spouse to give this a try, but I would prefer them not to have to join up on dot social first. I've looked and not found invite codes. #Fedihelp
in reply to Trivial Einstein

yay! 🥳

A new Mastodonian! What’s their handle? I’m not in beige, but I do want to welcome them to the party 🎉

in reply to nellie-m

@nellie_m
I'm not sure 😅. I'll have to check once they get their final okay to join.


europesays.com/2163230/ Absurdiski postai, where’s the catch? #lithuania


Did Trump Really Deceive Iran With Duplicitous Diplomacy? korybko.substack.com/p/did-tru…


Pro tip: if there's a big #demonstration coming up that you want to attend, be sure to swap your on-call shift with someone who doesn't plan to attend. Yes, I absolutely did get paged just as I was driving out to the local #nokings rally and now I'm stuck at home being a sad #sysadmin

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President Trump says President Putin "called this morning to very nicely wish me a Happy Birthday, but to more importantly, talk about Iran, a country he knows very well." Trump adds the call lasted an hour and "much less time was spent talking about Russia/Ukraine, but that will be for next week."
in reply to Steve Herman

bros talking like it's small talk during tea at five 💀
in reply to Steve Herman

the supreme leader of Russia calls wannabe dictator to talk about Iran who he secretly backs up... What about any convos about him giving safe haven to ransomware gangs shutting down hospitals injuring Americans and costing US companies billions of dollars or his spies covertly poisoning opposition on US soil...? Trump is def a Russian asset. No talk about Ukraine because Trumps promise of ending the war was the biggest flop along with everything else he said. In fact theres more wars and killings now.




One of the targets is countries w/lots of visa overstayers, but no European countries in this list: Angola; Antigua and Barbuda; Benin; Bhutan; Burkina Faso; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Cameroon; Côte d’Ivoire; Dem. Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Ethiopia; Egypt; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Kyrgyzstan; Liberia; Malawi; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Saint Kitts & Nevis; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome & Principe; Senegal; South Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Tonga; Tuvalu; Uganda; Vanuatu; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.
in reply to Servelan

Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/national-se…



in reply to Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

“Suspect exploited the trust of our uniforms, what our uniforms are meant to represent. That betrayal is deeply disturbing to those of us who wear the badge with honor and responsibility,” he said.

Yes, NOW the Police look bad, NOW they do...../s

apnews.com/article/minnesota-l…

#MinnesotaAssassin #MinnesotaAssassinations #USPOL #VanceBoelter #Fascism #Terrorism #Minnesota #ACAB

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in reply to Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

"From our colleague, reporter Dan Boguslaw: take a look at the bio of the suspect in the Minnesota killings — at his security company, "Praetorian Guard Security Services"

Fash LARPer....seen action in Gaza as well....'Security'....hmmmm

#USPOL #DrVanceBoelter #Gaza #Terrorism #Fascism #Genocide #Minnesota #MinnesotaAssassin #VanceBoelter

bsky.app/profile/premthakker.b…



Help Rose, a 23-year-old Australian citizen, is in desperate need of our help. After moving to Brazil in June 2024 to start a new life with her ex-fiancé, she found herself in a nightmare situation. Betrayed and lied to, Rose is now stuck in a foreign country with no money, no income, and no way to return home.

She's been subjected to emotional and physical abuse by her ex-fiancé's mother, who has made her feel unwelcome and unsafe. Rose is struggling with trauma, anxiety, and physical health issues, including heart problems, panic attacks, and vitamin deficiencies.

Goal: 1280/2000

Link:

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Tags: #GTFOmyState #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #crowdfunding #crowdfund #fundraiser #fundraising









Protesters participate in "No Kings" protest in Lynchburg, Virginia... #NoKings #Virginiayoutube.com/shorts/NpQyA...

Hundreds participate in "No Ki...