I think what I love most about #Superman (2025) is the portrayal of tender, wholesome masculinity.
Gunn’s previous characters like Star-Lord and Peacemaker are compelling precisely because of their "toxic" masculinity. They are trashy macho dumbasses, but their personal growth can be an inspiration.
Superman is the opposite. He starts off sincere, caring, and hopeful, but he's forced to question the source of his wholesomeness, because the world outside is toxic.
More like this please.
My newest #artzine (I'm nearly done with artzines - I think) is the Book of Birds. 19 colour sketches of various #birds painted in #watercolour, #acrylic, and #ink, in a 16-page booklet.
Volume 1! – because I think there may be more bird-related artsy zines 😄 I love painting birds. They have good shapes, beautiful colours, and many are #cute!
Respeccing In Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is Great, Here's Why
https://kotaku.com/wuchang-respec-skill-tree-red-mercury-feathers-essence-1851787254?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Respeccing In Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Is Great, Here's Why
In an unexpected move, Wuchang givens you the keys to its entire skill system to do with as you pleaseBilly Givens (Kotaku)
This administration is lies and #fakenews all the time.
June 11: Trump announces trade deal with China is "done."
July 29: Howard Lutnick tells CNBC trade deal with China won't be done anytime soon.
cnbc.com/2025/07/29/trump-trad…
Trump's trade deals for 'the world' will be 'done by Friday,' but China will take longer: Lutnick
The Commerce secretary suggested on CNBC's "Squawk Box" that President Trump has repeatedly rejected potential deals in pursuit of better terms for the U.S.Kevin Breuninger (CNBC)
Femininity under Fascism - Transvestigations and mistrust of women
Is it just me or is everyone being transvestigated these days? Especially against women, this has become the conspiracy theory of the moment, where nobody is...YouTube
“I'm still very young and I still have all the energy to do it and I have the mindset to play the game. And I love it.”
#Indigenous #Métis #sports #hockey #Germany #DEL2 #Weiden
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Métis goaltender to resume playing career in Germany
Michael McNiven has had a change of heart.A year ago, McNiven, who was 27 at the time, opted to hang up his goaltending pads after seven years of playing pro hockey.Windspeaker.com
A russian deminer stepped on a mine - EUROPE SAYS
A russian deminer stepped on a mine by LowTechDroidEUROPE SAYS
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Un train stationne à Aubervilliers Pantin – Quatre Chemins vers Mairie d'Ivry et Villejuif - Louis Aragon en raison d'un incident nécessitant l’intervention de nos agents .
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Un train stationne à Stalingrad vers Mairie d'Ivry et Villejuif - Louis Aragon en raison d'un incident nécessitant l’intervention de nos agents .
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"Finally, Microsoft is tweaking the so-called 'Second Chance Out of Box Experience' window (also called 'SCOOBE,' pronounced 'scooby'), the setup screen that you'll periodically see on a Windows 11 PC even if you've already been using it for months or years. This screen attempts to enroll your PC in Windows Backup, to switch your default browser to Microsoft Edge and its default search engine to Bing, and to import favorites and history into Edge from whatever browser you might have been trying to use before."
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
Microsoft is revamping Windows 11’s Task Manager so its numbers make more sense
Changes are rolling out to Windows Insider testers in the Dev and Beta channels.Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica)
Ars' guide to "de-cluttering" Windows 11 includes instructions on how to disable SCOOBE.
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0…
Dozens of things you can do to clean up a fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 and Edge
If you start using Windows 11 this year, you’ll want to know how to clean it up.Andrew Cunningham (Ars Technica)
‘My Life With The Walter Boys’ Adds Chad Rook As Recurring Guest For Season 3
#Casting #News #ChadRook #MyLifeWiththeWalterBoys #Netflix
deadline.com/2025/07/my-life-w…
My Life With The Walter Boys Casts Chad Rook For Season 3
Chad Rook has joined My Life With The Walter Boys as a recurring guest for Season 3Katie Campione (Deadline)
Anthropic Nears Deal To Raise Funding at $170 Billion Valuation - Slashdot
An anonymous reader shares a report: Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise as much as $5 billion in a new round of funding that would value the AI startup at $170 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.slashdot.org
🚨 Green earthquake alert (Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km) in India 29/07/2025 16:11 UTC, No people affected in 100km.
On 7/29/2025 4:11:34 PM, an earthquake occurred in India potentially affecting No people affected in 100km. The earthquake had Magnitude 5M, Depth:10km.
More details: gdacs.org/report.aspx?eventid=…
What's the blocking scheme, recent history & into the 2025 Season? - Raw Chili
Quincy Carrier threw it up here:Author (Raw Chili)
This is another attempt by the MAGA cult to give law enforcement unfettered and unregulated power over the public.
crooksandliars.com/2025/07/idi…
Idiot Senator Wants To Being Back Stop And Frisk To NYC
Louisiana has the 5th highest crime rate in America, Sen. Kennedy.John Amato (Crooks and Liars)
#OutTonight #PenelopeRoad #NewMusic
Hot off the presses! 🔥🎵🎶
Very nice! Check out the new Atlanta based band Penelope Road. Beyond genre classification so I'll let them describe themselves - #StankyFunkyJunk
Penelope Road - Out Tonight (Official Music Video)
Listen to "Out Tonight" from Penelope Road:
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Penelope Road - Out Tonight (Official Music Video)
Listen to "Out Tonight" from Penelope Road: https://peneloperoad.lnk.to/OutTonightFollow Penelope RoadTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@peneloperoadbandInstagr...YouTube
Guys, these young men are very unique and really do have that #StankyFunkyJunk
Check them out. I'm proud of the unique music that comes out of my area. 🔥🎵🎶🎸
Tab Over to This Deal: Save $60+ on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
https://www.pcmag.com/deals/deal-save-60-plus-on-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-s10-fe-july-29?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Tab Over to This Deal: Save $60+ on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
This tablet’s got a bright 10.9-inch screen, a zippy processor, an S Pen, 4K video, and water-resistant construction, and, best of all, it’s 15% off today at Walmart.Juhi Wadia (PCMag)
What Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of in the Epstein case
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/29/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-case-charges?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Зухвала висадка: спецпризначенці ГУР провели успішну операцію на Тендрівській косі, знищивши РЛС та військових рф
Бійці ГУР МО України 28 липня висадилися на Тендрівській косі, ліквідувавши позицію окупантів. Знищено особовий склад, комплекс РЕБ "зонт" та РЛС "роса", операція пройшла без втрат.Павло Башинський (UNN)
Is it true that … natural salt is healthier than table salt?
The mineral benefit in natural salt is ‘laughable’, says our expert. Just reduce your overall salt intake – and beware how much is hiding in bread and saucesKate Lloyd (The Guardian)
Армія рф інтенсифікує наступальні дії в районі Кам’янського: Сирський відвідав Запорізький напрямок
Головнокомандувач ЗСУ Олександр Сирський відвідав Запорізький напрямок, де ворог інтенсифікує наступальні дії в районі Кам’янського. Він заслухав доповіді командирів та віддав розпорядження для посилення оборони.Антоніна Туманова (UNN)
Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/29/who-was-awdah-hathaleen-palestinian-activist-killed-by-an-israeli-settler?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Who was Awdah Hathaleen, Palestinian activist killed by an Israeli settler?
The family man, activist, and football fiend also helped make an Oscar-winning documentary.Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)
Russian Aeroflot airline hit with US$50m in losses from devastating hacker attack - EUROPE SAYS
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/07/29/7523948/EUROPE SAYS
Jakorian Bennett could be the odd man out in the Raiders' cornerback competition
Jakorian Bennett has been dubbed the odd man out in the Las Vegas Raiders cornerback competition by a reporter at training camp.Dharya Sharma (www.sportingnews.com)
New Comic Found:
Non Sequitur - 2025-07-29 gocomics.com/nonsequitur/2025/…
#comicstrips #comics #nonsequitur #nonsequiturstrip
Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 29, 2025 | GoComics
Read Non Sequitur—a comic strip by creator Wiley Miller—for today, July 29, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!www.gocomics.com
OPT/Israel: Statement of solidarity with Palestinian human rights defenders at risk in the occupied Gaza Strip | Front Line Defenders 29 July 2025
Front Line Defenders expresses grave concern about the fate of Palestinian human rights defenders in the occupied Gaza Strip, who continue their essential human rights work and amplify the voices of Palestinian civilians while facing forced starvation as part of the ongoing genocide perpetrated by Israel’s authorities.
frontlinedefenders.org/en/stat…
OPT/Israel: Statement of solidarity with Palestinian human rights defenders at risk in the occupied Gaza Strip
Front Line Defenders expresses grave concern about the fate of Palestinian human rights defenders in the occupied Gaza Strip, who continue their essential human rights work and amplify the voices of Palestinian civilians while facing forced starvatio…Front Line Defenders
Sources: Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise $5B in a funding round led by Iconiq, valuing it at $170B; Anthropic was valued at $61.5B in March (Financial Times)
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Sources: Anthropic is nearing a deal to raise $5B in a funding round led by Iconiq, valuing it at $170B; Anthropic was valued at $61.5B in March
From Financial Times. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
Why do homosexual women have all these fun words like lesbian and sapphic, and yet those of us with expansive attractions are still just bisexuals and pansexuals?
I submit to this queer corner of the fediverse that we should come up with a fun alternative term for those who are attracted to multiple genders or regardless of gender!
Ugh, friends, I’m trying to inspire some fun here. Yes, a bi person can call themselves sapphic and I am one of them. I don’t need a bunch of people informing me of this.
I meant people who are bisexual and pansexual regardless of their own gender identity and regardless of the identities they are attracted to.
The same observation applies to how homosexual men are also generally called gay. I’m wanting fun alternative terms that don’t sound like someone is diagnosing a person with their orientation.
Ech, yeah. That's why I said "sexer". Because really, for us, it's not about the characteristics of the who as much as the enjoyment of the sex by all engaged. We don't worry about the gender or body of the person, we just do the sex anyway. Sexers. 😁
Not every discussion about identities has to be a big heavy one, folks. Sometimes we can just have some fun too.
Israel kills mother as doctors try to save her newborn in Gaza
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/7/29/israel-kills-mother-as-doctors-try-to-save-her-newborn-in-gaza?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Middle East News @middle-east-news-AlJazeera
Israel kills mother as doctors try to save her newborn in Gaza
Doctors in Gaza tried to save a newborn baby rescued from her dead mother’s womb after an Israeli attack.Al Jazeera
Mx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •Petition: Repeal the Online Safety Act
Petitions - UK Government and ParliamentMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •Tom Nicholas 2 — THIS is a SCANDAL waiting to happen.
NebulaMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •What if the UK taxed every single individual, company, organisation, or entity that does business here here?
Offset by a Personal Tax Allowance but for commercial activities.
Have a bare minimum amount of taxation that MUST be paid SOMEWHERE in the world.
Any amount unpaid elsewhere is charged here.
This might encourage tax havens to charge what otherwise stays with the people and orgs profiting from their complicity.
Half of that goes into a low-income and/or pre-UBI fund for anyone living, travelling, or related to the UK. So UK people, but also commonwealth citizens and residents, but also people here on holiday whose home country has a civil war or something.
#tax #taxation #social #support #society #country #countries
Mx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •Simon Clark — You've been lied to about Net Zero
NebulaMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •Home - Carbon Brief
Carbon BriefMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •TechAltar — I asked Fairphone the internet's most common questions
NebulaMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •The Fairphone (Gen. 6) now with privacy-first /e/OS
FairphoneMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •What in the actual fuck does anything ? mean anymore? gov.uk/guidance/tell-hmrc-your…
No one should need a lawyer to trade up a fucking phone.
Tell HMRC you’re registered for the VAT IOSS in the EU
HM Revenue & Customs (GOV.UK)Mx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •Fairphone Community Forum
Fairphone Community ForumMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •How Online Censorship is Putting Art at Risk
YouTubeMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •"Thank you for making this. I hadn't even heard of the first org, the rebranded one. Also gov.uk/government/publications… For anyone else horrified. This is just the Snoopers' Charter again, Is2g.
Literally goes against info security advice over the past 30 years, ffs. Not that the Online Surveillance Act addresses any of its asserted aims, anyway! We need infographics aimed at parents and carers: explain how to active Parental Controls, and describe how their lives will be harder from the Act.
Teach the parents and carers you know how to activate Parental Controls on their devices and networks.
Teach the kids and teenagers (and adults!) you know that their body is their own."
You are allowed to say "no", it's not your fault if someone ignores that, and whatever you feel about your own experiences is ok.
youtube.com/watch?v=qYWPjW_VVj…
How Online Censorship is Putting Art at Risk
YouTubeMx Verda
in reply to Mx Verda • • •Proton's CEO kinda went MAGA half a year ago, btw. I recommend Mullvad VPN instead.
Keep signing the petition tho. If nothing else, it boosts morale and wider attention on public opinion.
Also... It's nobody's favorite topic, but...
Teach the parents and carers you know how to activate Parental Controls on their devices and networks.
Teach the kids and teenagers (and adults!) you know that their body is their own.
You are allowed to say "no", it's not your fault if someone ignores that, and whatever you feel about your own experiences is ok.
If your story is different, then that's okay too. If you have better advice or resources, please share them.
youtube.com/watch?v=qYWPjW_VVj…
How Online Censorship is Putting Art at Risk
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