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@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-05-23 02:05:47

The Story of the Two Towers II 📖
双塔故事 II 📖
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🎞️ Harman Switch Azure (FF)
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Harman Switch Azure (FF)

English
Two multi-tiered pagodas are visible in the distance, framed by leafless trees against an orange-pink sky. A winding pathway with lampposts and young trees leads the viewer’s eye toward the pagodas. The ground is covered in low shrubs and grass.
中文
远处可见两座多层宝塔,被光秃秃的树木框住,背景是橙粉色的天空。一条蜿蜒的小路,两旁有路灯和幼树,引导观者的视线朝向宝塔。地面覆盖着低矮的灌木和草。
Harman Switch Azure (FF)

English
A traditional brick gateway with a tiled roof and decorative elements stands in the foreground. Above it, bare tree branches stretch across an orange-pink sky. The gateway is part of a blue-painted brick wall, creating a striking contrast with the warm sky.
中文
前景是一座传统的砖砌门楼,屋顶铺有瓦片,并有装饰性元素。上方是光秃秃的树枝,横跨在橙粉色的天空中。门楼是蓝色粉刷砖墙的一部分,与温暖的天空形成鲜明对比。
Harman Switch Azure (FF)

English
Two multi-tiered pagoda stands prominently against a soft orange-pink sky. The pagoda is surrounded by a mix of bare and evergreen trees, creating a layered silhouette effect. The scene is tranquil and slightly misty.
中文
两座多层宝塔矗立在柔和的橙粉色天空下。宝塔被光秃秃的树木和常绿树包围,形成了分层的剪影效果。场景宁静,略带薄雾。
Harman Switch Azure (FF)

English
Silhouettes of two traditional multi-tiered pagodas stand tall against a gradient orange-pink sky. Bare trees frame the scene on both sides. In the foreground, a paved pathway is visible with a few people walking and a trash bin. The atmosphere is serene and calm.
中文
两座传统多层宝塔的剪影矗立在渐变的橙粉色天空下。两侧是光秃秃的树木。前景中,一条铺好的小路可见,有几个人在行走,还有一个垃圾桶。氛围宁静而平和。
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-06-20 21:41:34

A dozen memes (in a thread) of the foreign policy moment: capitulation, surrender, losing the war.
🧵 1 of 3
#USpol #Iran #kegseth

A post by Molly Ploofkins titled "Understanding Trump's Surrender to Iran: A Quick Guide." The tweet contains a table comparing the Obama (JCPOA, 2015) and Trump (2026) agreements with Iran. The table has three columns: the first column lists categories such as Unfrozen Iranian assets, Iran's uranium stockpile, Iran's enrichment program, Iran sanctions, Hormuz Strait, American lives lost to get to deal, American injuries to get to deal, Direct costs to get to deal, Additional geopolitical risk,…
screenshot of a post by Oz Katerji @OzKaterji 

I also think it was obvious, basically everyone with sense said that Iran could win the war simply by outlasting US resolve, and they did precisely that. Trump basically thought the Iranians would fold like the Venezuelans did after Maduro, he was wrong. 

[quote post] 
Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom 

Unless you're an brain-wormed partisan,
"Iran is an evil regime," "this preventive war was stupid and should never have been launched," and "this peace …
screenshot of a post by Michael McFaul 
@McFaul 

This agreement is far worse than I expected.
To reopen the strait— a strait that was open before the war- we and our partners are transferring billions to the autocrats. We get nothing else— no elimination of enriched uranium, missiles, or terrorist support. And to add one final gift, we agree to not help the Iranian people pursue their democratic aspirations. Just incredible. 

[quote post] 
Farnaz Fassihi @farnazfassihi 

The full text of the …
screenshot of a post by Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly 

Donald Trump took us to war without a plan.
Families have lost loved ones. Billions of dollars have been spent. For what? This "deal" he signed leaves Iran stronger and in control of the Strait, but does little to advance US interests. The "master deal maker" just made one of the worst deals in US history. This is a total capitulation! What's next, the Russians get Alaska? 

Jun 18, 2026 • 2:23 AM UTC
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-22 15:45:59

Sources: marketing tech startup AppsFlyer raised a $1B Series E at a $2.7B post-money valuation; Moloco, Google, Meta, and Unity acquire minority stakes (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
axios.com/2026/06/22/appsflyer

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-06-22 14:53:00

Acer und Asus verkaufen wieder PCs und Notebooks in Deutschland
Die beiden PC-Hersteller Acer und Asus einigen sich mit Nokia auf einen Patentrahmen. Dadurch darf der Verkauf wieder anlaufen.

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-06-22 00:24:22

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Sosyete '25:
🎵 Yaygara
#Sosyete25
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@hex@kolektiva.social
2026-06-22 04:44:36

The first record of the parable commonly known as the "Blind Men and the Elephant" showed up around 2500 years ago, in a Buddhist text from India. At this point it's pretty commonly known. I assume that most folks reading this will be familiar with some variation of it.
If not, it's essentially a story about people who have limited information making assertions about something: one man grabs a tail and says, "it's like a rope," another the trunk and says, "it's like a snake," a third the leg saying, "it's like a tree," and so on. Later variations are less kind to the men, having them not simply report their findings, but fight over them. The first English translation draws a parallel to religion.
This comes to mind for me, because social media has a tendency to incentivize us to make those hard assertions, to dig in, to argue our perspective as part of a spectacle. Free and federated social media isn't structurally that different from corporate media, so the incentive models built to maximize engagement by maximizing conflict tend to leak through the similarities in the user experience and the conditioning of other platforms.
I didn't really come here to critique the fediverse, but rather to remind everyone, "no one sees the whole fucking elephant." We are limited and there are necessarily some things so big they will never be individually comprehensible. Any system that relies on us all agreeing cannot possibly respond to those big things.
We can see that concretely if we look at the difference between "democratic unity" and "diversity of tactics." In the first model, everyone either agrees or gets forced to behave as though they agree (at least on some issues). That's how liberal democracy works. Diversity of tactics (which systematically described, for example, in the "St Paul Principles"), on the other hand, let's people align on goals without needing to agree on exactly how to achieve them. The reality being that often there are multiple "correct" paths, and sometimes those paths can only work if multiple paths are taken in unison.
No one sees the whole elephant. We won't even see the elephant later. People will still be arguing about the elephant long after it's gone. But if you want to get rid of the elephant, you're gonna need to accept that you can't comprehend it all and you're gonna have to figure out a way to work together that doesn't require a unified approach.

Gun injuries are the leading cause of death for children and teens ages 1‑17,
surpassing car crashes for the first time in two decades.
In the United States, people often think of gun violence as a topic with no common ground,
but we agree on more than we think.
And we can all agree that gun injuries shouldn’t be the #1 killer of kids.
Gun violence may feel like a problem that’s too big to fix -- but it isn’t. 
 
Gun violence is preventable
—an…

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-06-22 15:45:33

Sources: marketing tech startup AppsFlyer raised a $1B Series E at a $2.7B post-money valuation; Moloco, Google, Meta, and Unity acquire minority stakes (Kerry Flynn/Axios)
axios.com/2026/06/22/appsflyer

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-22 23:40:44

Sources: Qualcomm is in advanced talks to acquire Modular in a transaction valuing the AI chip startup at ~$4B, up from a $1.6B valuation in September 2025 (Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-21 12:50:49

Microsoft and Mistral sign a multibillion-dollar deal to build European data centers and integrate Mistral models into Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Azure Local (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com…