@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-05-07 07:30:00
@hex@kolektiva.social2026-04-08 11:45:24
Willem challenged us to ask ourselves what we would do if we were living under Nazi occupation. Before all of this, I doubt anyone thought they would be complicit. I doubt anyone said to themselves, "nothing. I would cower in fear and do nothing."
But for 4 years or so we all answered that question again and again with our lives. Now here we are, answering it again... Every day. But it's no longer "what would you do during the rise of Hitler?" It's now, "what would you do after the invasion of Poland," and "what would you do after you knew about the concentration camps?"
For some people, the answer is still, "nothing."
But a lot of people have been brave in the face of it all. A lot of people have died, and a lot more will die. He will die, perhaps after a ruling by some court or other but, honestly, probably not. That's just how these things work out. Lots of people die, some for no reason, some because they stood up against injustice. A whole lot of people do nothing, until it's safe to claim victory... Until it's no longer safe to be on the other side.
That's just how these things go. Fascism is self-defeating, but it causes incredible harm on it's path of self-destruction. The more people who stand up, who risk themselves, the faster it collapses and the fewer it can hurt. That's also just how these things go. It's incredibly dangerous for everyone until enough people take some extra risk and make it safe for everyone again.
But that question still stands... Which one of those groups are you in? Are you proud of what you are doing, or will you look back with shame? Some of y'all have a lot to be proud of, but, if you're not, it's never too late to earn your way into that proud group.
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-05-08 06:06:04
Filings: Baidu's AI chip unit Kunlunxin is planning a dual IPO on Shanghai's STAR Board and in Hong Kong; Baidu holds a 58% stake in Kunlunxin (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/baidu-s-ai-ch…
@matthiasott@mastodon.social2026-03-06 23:27:08
Ohhh yesss!! The CodePen 2 beta is here! 🤩 Can’t wait to dive in.
Congrats to @… and team! 👏👏👏
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@tinoeberl@mastodon.online2026-03-07 11:12:11
#BYD stellt die #BladeBatterie 2.0 vor und verspricht deutlich höhere #Ladeleistung sowie eine lebenslange Garantie.
Eine Ladung von 10 auf 70 Prozent soll fünf Minuten dauern, maximale Lad…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-04-07 11:49:00
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-05-08 10:45:49
Datadog closed up 31% after reporting Q1 revenue up 32% YoY to $1B and raising its FY revenue forecast, an outlier in the software industry amid the AI boom (Mike Wheatley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/07/da
@hex@kolektiva.social2026-02-08 05:06:12
FPS is the biggest available channel that I'm aware of to funnel Academi into ICE/CBP enforcement operations. The point of using FPS to support ICE agents is that FPS is stocked full of troops from EriK Prince's private army (now called "Academi" but formerly called "Blackwater"). This means that carrying out ethnic cleansing can dump money directly into the pockets of America's version of the Wagner Group (side from, of course GEO Group).
The Erik Prince angle also means that there can be an alternative chain of command that exists outside of official channels. ICE is already bad enough, but similar people have worked as mercenaries for a long time. Having an established chain of command over armed occupiers, one based entirely on economic incentives, one that can't be legally monitored or audited, one that's completely outside of the government, should be especially worrying.
I don't believe we've ever seen a clear explanation of who was kidnaping people off the streets, but I know that Academi had a contract (I believe with FPS) in Portland at the time. We also don't know who is on the ground in US cities right now, because they're wearing masks.
The bit reason J6 didn't go as planned is that Erik Prince wasn't behind it. Now there are troops with experience occupying American cities who can be called directly via Erik when Trump wants to make sure he doesn't lose again. And Erik won't back out at the last minute this time, because he's already seen that there will be no consequences for participating in a coup... if the time comes.
#USPol
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-04-08 09:54:00
@heiseonline@social.heise.de2026-05-07 05:00:41
Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
BfDI: Neue Sicherheitsbefugnisse „nicht zulässig“
https://www.
