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RFK Jr. defends $500M cut for mRNA vaccines with pseudoscience gobbledygook
He clearly has no idea what antigenic shift means.
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Why only one week's notice? That seems quite abrupt for your users...
@Self@mastodon.social This seems wrong on many levels. A home for many for so long, is there , or can there be a lifeline path for mastodon hosts to help transfer a server to a new host? Or help fund to ensure more time for people to love? Not faulting Self or whoever hosts, shit happens in peoples lives.
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Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website
US restores deleted portions after people noticed the Constitution had shrunk.
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#zoom #doom #meetings #AnotherMeetingThatCouldHaveBeenAnEmail #MeetingHell #HellIsOtherPeople #aislop
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Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves
Ten of 21 known cockatoo species exhibit dance behavior, and one bird executed 17 unique moves.
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Iโm lucky enough to live in a place in Australia where there are so many beautiful cockatoos (I can hear a flock of sulphur crested cockatoos screeching right now โค๏ธ). They can eat all my fruit whenever they like. Incredibly clever and beautiful birds. This is MY favourite dancing video (introvert vs extrovert ๐)
Answering a question about Asherah & YHWH
KDE Linux, GNOME OS: why ALL desktops should have their distro!
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Awesome video! Funny how my first thought was how Tuxedo can now release resources and re-target them into Coreboot and they're already seeking for Coreboot dev ๐
Nice to habe reference systems for the โbigโ Desktops. They are almost on every distro different. ๐
Bottles app for running Windows apps / games on Linux gets NGI Zero Commons funding gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/bottโฆ
#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
Bottles app for running Windows apps / games on Linux gets NGI Zero Commons funding
The NLnet Foundation revealed more projects receiving funding from NGI Zero Commons, which includes the popular Bottles app for running Windows apps on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Mesa 25.2.0 released with NVIDIA upgrades, Apple Vulkan driver enhancements and lots more improvements gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/mesaโฆ
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Mesa 25.2.0 released with NVIDIA upgrades, Apple Vulkan driver enhancements and lots more improvements
Mesa 25.2.0 is officially out now as the latest new feature release of open source graphics drivers for Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Trans kids speak out: "Gender Critical" CONVERSION THERAPY group EXPOSED
youtube.com/watch?v=m8Wd7diVSOโฆ
#LGBTQ #terfs #WesStreeting #transYouth #transKids #Transphobes #transphobia #trans #transgender #LGBT #ConversionTherapy
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Article 1, Section 9 and 10 have been removed from the official government website on the US Constitution. This better be some kind of joke.
Among numerous points:
โขSection 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
โขSection 10 forbids ex post facto laws
Removing these two would absolutely mean full blown dictatorship. Genuinely hoping this is some sort of prank or joke, but you never know with this fascist regime.
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Mermaid's Message
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Hey Dungeoneers, Shattered Pixel Dungeon v3.2.0 has been released! v3.2 comes with a major overhaul to thrown weapons, balance changes to some subclasses, and a major QoL change to accuracy/evasion effects.
shatteredpixel.com/blog/shatteโฆ
Shattered Pixel Dungeon v3.2.0!
Hey Dungeoneers, Shattered v3.2.0 has been released! v3.2 comes with a major overhaul to thrown weapons, balance changes to some subclasses, and a major QoL change to accuracy/evasion effects.Shattered Pixel
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Gender Affirming Care is Medically Necessary
youtube.com/watch?v=7CAQTRgRqHโฆ
#trans #transgender #lgbtq #GenderAffirmingCare #TransHealthcare #TransRights
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US judge blocks Trump administrationโs attempt to defund โessentialโ LGBTQ+ health research
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US judge blocks Trump administrationโs attempt to defund โessentialโ LGBTQ+ health research
A US district court judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to strip LGBTQ+ health research of funding.Charlie Duncan (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
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"Gender-affirming care didnโt make me trans. It helped me survive being trans in a world that often treats us like a problem to be solved."
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#TransKids #TransYouth #GenderAffirmingCare #Transgender #LGBTQ #trans #TransRights #TransHealthCare
Luanti 5.13.0 Released
No blog post yet, but GitHub has the release code.
Release Luanti 5.13.0 ยท luanti-org/luanti
Check the changelog here Reminder: Minetest Game is not meant to be packaged alongside Luanti.GitHub
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Uncovering the Christian Rightโs Anti-Trans Disinformation Network with the Southern Poverty Law Center
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Uncovering the Christian Rightโs Anti-Trans Disinformation Network with the Southern Poverty Law Center
Quinnehtukqut McLamore traced the vast disinformation network poisoning the science on trans youth care.Assigned
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I didn't do anything...
#gif
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Friendship ended with AnySoftKeyboard, fossify keyboard is my new best friend.
Seriously, ASK was slow and mangled so much text.
@thepigtailedgirl if you've not tried it yet, also try FlorisBoard...
I'm still not settled on a keyboard, but that's currently my daily driver
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@0x4d6165 I did it wrong then, I photoshopped in a battle scene face to show he means business
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"Kids shouldn't be consigned to lifelong reliance on the medical industry."
Kids shouldn't get treated for diabetes? Or depression? Or anything? Why do you think medicine exists?
"Kids can't consent to procedures."
That's why parents and doctors are involved in deciding what's best for them.
"Kids brains aren't fully developed."
Your brain isn't fully developed. No one's brain is fully developed. Our brains never stop developing.
"Kids could be mistaken."
And you're not?
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Also, the far right is perfectly happy throwing stimulant meds at literal kindergartners.
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The Pirate Kit will soon be updated with additional models, like the fort pieces at the right - and the masts! Any ideas are welcome, feel free to suggest ๐ฆ
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The BEST "Gender Critical" lawyer is an IDIOT - Naomi Cunningham's clownish arguments
youtube.com/watch?v=lXdvHsdr81โฆ
#transphobes #transphobia #terfs #terf #transgender #LGBTQ #trans
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Idaho has become the wild frontier of vaccination policy and public health
Idaho charts a new path as trust in public health craters.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/08โฆ
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Passive voice.
Republicans have destroyed trust in public health. It didnโt just happen.
"Koch Network has always despised the idea of a healthy electorate."
theintercept.com/2020/03/26/amโฆ
theguardian.com/world/2013/decโฆ
democracynow.org/2021/12/23/koโฆ
jacobin.com/2021/12/right-wingโฆ
levernews.com/how-the-koch-netโฆ
cnbc.com/2021/03/09/koch-netwoโฆ
nytimes.com/2017/03/05/us/poliโฆ
State conservative groups plan US-wide assault on education, health and tax
โข State Policy Network co-ordinating plans across 34 US statesโข Strategy to 'release residents from government dependency' โข Revelations come amid growing scrutiny of tax-exempt charitiesSuzanne Goldenberg (The Guardian)
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#Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: โIt makes me sick that she is claiming to be a victim. This is the same woman that grabbed my arm and forced me into a room to be raped by Jeffrey. She had this evil smirk on her face. And she enjoyed it.โ
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One of the Nuremburg interviewers described "evil" as the absence of empathy. He said it was the one quality common to all of the Nazi officers he interviewed.
We are haunted by a spectre of unrestrained, unconstrained evil.
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@angiebaby
And least we think that this applies only to politics or civil society, we need to keep in mind that our work, our jobs, the corporations we work for, are also part of our society -- involved in it in depth and detail.
And so yes, our daily work decisions do have moral and ethical considerations.
I think empathy is something you nurture and can be quickly lost, if you're constantly exposed to cruelty, hate, and abuse, regardless of whether you are on the receiving or delivering end. And regardless of the circumstances.
Musk said 'The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.'
Need I say more?
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Yes, Musk said 'The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.' Here's context
Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, said: โThe fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.โCaroline Wazer (Snopes.com)
@SteveClough
You are assuming she is a victim solely based on her gender.
You can't copy-paste the situation of a co-dependent mother on a filthy rich professional human trafficker who is very likely a secret agent.
You are assuming she is a victim solely based on her gender.
You can't copy-paste the situation of a co-dependent mother on a filthy rich professional human trafficker who is very likely a secret agent.
Texas Senate committee to consider bill restricting transgender bathroom access in schools and government buildings
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Texas Senate committee to consider bill restricting transgender bathroom access in schools and government buildings
The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet on Monday to consider SB 7, mandating the bathrooms transgender people may use in government and school buildings.S.E. Jenkins (CBS Texas)
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Not one of these news stories ever brings up the consequences of bathroom bans and I feel like that's negligence on the part of the media
"Trans-inclusive bathroom policies are linked to lower assault rates against transgender students."
"Trans-inclusive bathroom policies are not linked to higher rates of assault against cisgender people."
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What is Genesis 3:15 about?
youtube.com/watch?v=f4o4hH_7btโฆ
#GardenOfEden #BookOfGenesis #Bible #bibleScholar #TheBible #SerpentOfEden #Religion #OldTestament #Genesis315
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Gulf fritillary #butterfly on a Turkโs cap blossom in the backyard.
#SilentSunday #stunday #photography #butterflies #butterflyphotography #flowers #bloomscrolling #nature #insects #insectphotography
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Ummm... guess I'll list some games I play on my phone?
#infinityNikki #GenshinImpact #AndroidGaming #Luanti #Voxelibre
Infinity Nikki is literally fashion impact, it's an open world exploration game all about dressing up in different outfits including ones you put together yourself(though the screenshot here is the pieces the game recommends for a fashion challenge). You can even Dye individual sections of outfits.
Unfortunately it's kinda a buggy mess and you can't really perdict how things will go wrong when you load it up
Next up we have voxelibre, a minecraft clone I play via luanti. Luanti itself was originally a minecraft like game called minetest but shifted to a voxel game engine/launcher app that can download games and mods for them.
Genshin impact like infinity nikki is an open world soul sucking gatcha abomination except you're collecting people instead of shoes.
Oh, and there's a stronger emphasis on combat this time with an elemental reaction based system.
Isaiah 53 isnโt about Jesus
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As someone more inclined to the theist line of thinkingโฆ I wholeheartedly agree.
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Exemplary passengers!
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •Even a troop of chimpanzees protects itself against this.
As long as this continues, we will always be in an ideological 14th century.
Precarious direction.
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in reply to Ars Technica • • •Maybe investing the $500M into bloodletting and leeches would be more effective. Worked since the middle ages.
Vaccination... what a hoax.
I don't know how one man can be that stupid and reckless, completely ignoring science and doctors he's supposed to work for and with.
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He is lying about mass death.
Its not dumb, its mass death.
Its not impolite, its mass death.
Its not misinforming Americans, its mass death.
RFKjr is lying about mass death of Americans.
Mass death and paedophiles.
Put that on the red hat.
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