Two principles to follow when it comes to getting a politician to do something they don't want to do.
1) "Enough pressure" is the point at which doing the thing is less worse than continuing to not do it.
2) Everything is impossible until the moment that it becomes inevitable.
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UK will recognise Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire and other conditions - live updates
Starmer says the UK will take the step at a UN meeting unless Israel makes "substantive" moves to end the "appalling situation in Gaza".BBC News
If you want to use a computer in 2025, you have three choices:
WINDOWS - Like living with a middle manager who has been told they will lose their job if they don't increase their sell-through rate by 7%
MAC - Like living with a frustrated artist who wakes up every morning and says things like "what if we got rid of the color green"
LINUX - Like living with me
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Aktivist Schabunin aus der Ukraine: „Es gibt Anzeichen von Kleptokratie“
Der ukrainische Antikorruptionsaktivist Vitalij Schabunin glaubt, dass Präsident Selenskyj korrupte Freunde schützen will. Vom Westen verlangt er eine klare Sprache.Konrad Schuller (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
Epstein-Trump Networks Were Mapped, Trump Should Be Scared
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Epstein-Trump Networks Were Mapped, Trump Should Be Scared
Dave Troy and his America 2.0 team mapped the connections between Epstein and Trump. Prepare to have your mind blown.RedStateRachel (Crooks and Liars)
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[POLL] 2025 /r/DetroitRedWings Prospect Ranking Thread - #12 Prospect - Raw Chili
Now that we're past the draft and free agency it's time for the yearly /r/DetroitRedWings prospect ranking thread! As for how you vote it'sAuthor (Raw Chili)
Live Updates: Israel's Gaza invasion - Day 662
Live Updates: Israel has been bombarding Gaza, killing thousands of Palestinians, since Hamas launched a deadly offensive on Oct 7, 2023.DAWN.COM
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🎁 Niet pappen en nathouden; durf te kiezen voor beleid met toekomst
Nederland staat op een tweesprong, schrijven Marnix van Rij en Michiel van Aarnhem van het IMF. Een volgend kabinet moet kiezen voor economische versterking op de lange termijn. De kiezer is in oktober aan zet.FD.nl
some people are like, "no trump kept all his promises" and...like, I know people think they're being savvy or something, but agreeing with frank luntz does not make you savvy. It makes you a mark and a shill for trump. don't be that asshole.
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GOP is arguing that Trump fulfilled his promises and voters are fickle, which is why his poll numbers are weak. This is nonsense. Trump has betrayed every major promise he made in the campaign. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/no-trump-i...No, Trump Is Not Fulfilling Hi...
No, Trump Is Not Fulfilling His Campaign Promises
Frank Luntz is a shithead part 5 billion.Noah Berlatsky (Everything Is Horrible)
Sharge’s transparent and water-resistant 170W 24,000mAh power bank returns to a $99 low (Reg. $169), more from $87
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Sharge’s transparent and water-resistant 170W 24,000mAh power bank returns to a $99 low (Reg. $169), more from $87
Through its official Amazon storefront, Sharge is offering its 170W 24,000mAh Power Bank back at $98.99 shipped in both colorways. It’s coming down from its usual $169 full price tag with a 41% markdown here, matching its Prime Day pricing.Reinette LeJeune (9to5Toys)
Yet another example of a 'Smart device' company deciding that - No. You Don't actually Own The Thing.
"Smart home device maker Futurehome is forcing its customers’ hands by suddenly requiring a subscription for basic functionality of its products.
“You lose access to controlling devices, configuring; automations, modes, shortcuts, and energy services,” a company FAQ page says." - ArsTechnica
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Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access
The connected devices now only work manually without a subscription.Scharon Harding (Ars Technica)
There is a very funny (well it used to be funny) chapter in one of his books where he gets in an argument with the door to his apartment which won't let him out since he hasn't paid for it. I think he also has to argue with the fridge.
Man was a visionary.
Unfortunately.
Will electronic connected doors threaten people they will unlock if you don't pay the new monthly fee?
We already have someone sitting in the dark because of Futurehome.
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@futurebird when we moved into our current house, I put a smart lock on a door that goes to the garage because I figured it would be useful to be able to let contractors in, or neighbors if something happened while we were traveling, etc.
The one non-negotiable was that the lock had to be fully mechanically functional. Keyhole on the front and thumb turn inside, both working with or without power. It's amazing how many didn't meet that very basic criteria!
@futurebird He also had a bit in a novel from the late 60s in which people had access to a global computer network, but used it to play games while they were supposed to be working.
(I wish I could send a message back in time, to tell him that I was chatting about his book with strangers on a global computer network when I was supposed to be working.)
@futurebird Ubik iirc... yes, seemed very funny at the time - and I liked the way the occupant had to wait for a visitor to call to then lend them (again) the cash to open the front door!
As I say... at the time...
@futurebird Been hoping writers will stop writing warning dystopian futures and start writing like...soap operas set in utopian futures.
Folks'll still have people issues if and when the world is better. Let's just show that. Show the world being great, and then have like..whatever human interest set on that backdrop to tell the story.
Or just do like..ted lasso stuff, but in the future, where it's all good people and sometimes people make mistakes and there's competition to have
@futurebird @GeePawHill Recently redid /Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb/. Of Dick futures, that one’s OK, verging on “cozy.”
Well, except for the majority of the populace who died.
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Antikorruptionsbehörde: Europa muss Druck auf Kiew machen
Selenskyjs Kehrtwende im Umgang mit den Antikorruptionsbehörden ist noch nicht vollendet. Die Europäer sollten darauf dringen, dass Kiew am demokratischen Reformprozess festhält.Robert Putzbach (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung)
‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitor
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Sheet-Pan Gochujang Chicken and Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Gochujang, a Korean fermented chile paste, enlivens a straightforward dinner of roast chicken and vegetables with a salty, spicy and umami-rich layer of flavor Freshly grated ginger, sliced scallions and quick-pickled radishes elevate the flavor even…NYT Cooking
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Amazon slashes 55% off Belkin’s Clip-On AirTag Holder, it’s now less than $6 Prime shipped
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Amazon slashes 55% off Belkin’s Clip-On AirTag Holder, it’s now less than $6 Prime shipped
Belkin Clip-On Apple AirTag Holder Buy for $6 (Reg. $13) What we love When it comes to item finders, most would agree that Apple’s AirTags are up there in terms of aesthetics.Simon Walsh (9to5Toys)
tests are showing termite levels at 50%
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El @FCBfemeni ha completat avui la primera sessió d’entrenament amb només vuit jugadores
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El Barça de Pere Romeu comença la pretemporada
El primer equip blaugrana femení ha completat avui la primera sessió d'entrenament amb només vuit jugadoresAlbert Isern (L'Esportiu de Catalunya)
📰 Ukrainian author-turned-soldier takes aim at Westerners' ‘abstract pacifism’
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Ukrainian author-turned-soldier takes aim at Westerners' ‘abstract pacifism’
From the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Western leftists have invoked “peace” as a slogan — as if peace were not already at the heart of every Ukrainian’s daily prayer.Kate Tsurkan (The Kyiv Independent)
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records theintercept.com/2025/07/29/tr…
State Dept: Trump’s “Third Countries” for Immigrants Have Awful Human Rights Records
The White House search for partners in its global gulag has grown to 64 nations. Most of them are notorious violators of human rights.Nick Turse (The Intercept)
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GODZILLA DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE Cover Mashes Up the Iconic Kaiju with Wolverine - Nerdist
The King of the Monsters meets Logan when Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe cover mashes up Godzilla and Wolverine.Nerdist
Ali Shariati and the Iranian revolution
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Ali Shariati and the Iranian revolution
The life of Ali Shariati, an Iranian revolutionary scholar, an inspiration behind the 1979 Islamic revolution.Al Jazeera
Kofun of Emperor Suinin — Megalithic Tombs of Japan's Ancient Rulers
Mausoleum of Emperor Suinin. Kofun, megalithic tombs with distinctive keyhole shapes, were built in Japan from the early 3rd to the early 7th century CE. Today they are believed to be the tombs of Emperors.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Lies of P leads a diverse month for free PS Plus games
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Lies of P leads a diverse month for free PS Plus games
August 2025’s free PS Plus games include Lies of P, DayZ, and My Hero Academia brawler My Hero One’s Justice 2.Michael McWhertor (Polygon)
Dean Cain Is Still Flying High: ‘Lois & Clark’ Heartthrob Tells All on Supporting Trump, Opposing ‘Woke’ Superman and Overcoming Sexual Harassment
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Dean Cain on Trump, New ‘Woke’ Superman and Being Sexually Harassed
As the first and only Superman of color, Dean Cain revisits 'Lois & Clark,' the series that made him a '90s heartthrob.Tatiana Siegel (Variety)
YouTube rolls out age estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections
https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/youtube-rolls-out-age-estimatation-tech-to-identify-u-s-teens-and-apply-additional-protections/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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YouTube rolls out age estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch
YouTube is introducing age detection technology to identify teens on the platform in the U.S. and apply prtections.Sarah Perez (TechCrunch)
American Eagle faces backlash over ‘Sydney Sweeney has great jeans’ ad
Some critics allege phrase is coded promotion of eugenics and accuse campaign of being ‘tone deaf’Anna Betts (The Guardian)
UK to recognize Palestine in September — unless Israel changes course
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UK to recognize Palestinian statehood in September — unless Israel changes course
British announcement follows the same commitment made by French President Emmanuel Macron last week.Esther Webber (POLITICO)
Watch: 'Eternity' trailer finds Elizabeth Olsen in afterlife love triangle - UPI.com
Elizabeth Olsen finds herself in an afterlife love triangle with her two dead husbands in the film "Eternity," also starring Miles Teller and Callum Turner.UPI
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[OC] Most Common Religious Denominations in Germany - EUROPE SAYS
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