@hikingdude@mastodon.socialAnd another mail to our administration about another topic. And tomorrow ... I'll write the mails to some politicians about
https://killthecookiebanner.eu/take-action/
Because I prefer acting over complaining.
I'm off for today! (Lord of the Rings 📖 is waiting)…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialClimate action can also serve the cause of economic justice | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/climate-action-can-also-serve-cause-economic-justice
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL Offensive Player of the Year odds: Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs favored and taking heaviest action
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/ne…
@cdarwin@c.imDoes Cuba Really Have Iranian Drones, as Trump claims?
Experts say Trump is laying the pretext for U.S. military action against the island
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/17/cuba-iran-drones-trump-venezuela-us-military/
@raiders@darktundra.xyzLIVE UPDATES: Mendoza expected to see ‘plenty of action’ when Raiders meet Texans https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/live-updates-mendoza-expected-to-see-plenty-of-action-when-raiders-meet-texans-3866871…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys DeMarvion Overshown Hit With NFL Punishment For Giants Game Action https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/demarvion-overshown-nfl-punishment-giants-game-2/
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotJury refuses to convict #PalestineAction defenders after protest at #Israeli arms factory.
#RightToProtest
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialWell yeah! #SaveThePlanet - not the fossil fuel industry!
"Labour ‘could lose up to 50 seats’ to Greens if new drilling in North Sea approved" https://www.theguar…
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trumpon on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods,
declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos,
with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump’s return to the White House.
The administration official previewing the action said that Canada was one of the only…
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"“Wikifier” sa discipline en une semaine : retour sur l’école d’été Š l’URFIST de Paris"
confluence.uni-muenster.de/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=410839977
"Ce billet est le 1er d’une suite de plusieurs posts Š l’occasion de la Wikimania, le rassemblement international annuel des wikimédiens et wikimédiennes du monde entier. Cette année, l’événement se déroule fin juillet Š Paris et le réseau des URFIST ainsi que l’URFIST de Paris en sont partenaires de niveau argent.…
@heiseonline@social.heise.de
@jae@mastodon.me.ukWell that wasn’t on my bingo card for this year. Just had emergency gullbladder surgery in the U.K. Was in extreme pain and was the best course of action. Very impressed with the NHS staff who have put copious notes to make sure I get gendered correctly and apologized when they got it wrong.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialPornhub's parent company, Aylo, will pay $120M to settle two 2021 class action lawsuits in California and Alabama alleging it profited from child abuse material (Samantha Cole/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/pornhubs-parent-com…
@SteveFoerster@social.vivaldi.net@… "...nearly dragged the US into a shooting war with China" seems like a pretty egregious exaggeration given that they reviewed the analyst's report and then chose not to take action once they realized it was completely inaccurate, as one would expect whether their analysts use AI or not.
@45names@mastodon.social @markhburton@mstdn.socialTime to lift Palestine Action proscription | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/time-lift-palestine-action-proscription
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialWaiting for the electrification action plan > delivering the electrification action plan
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialPornhub's parent company, Aylo, will pay $120M to settle two 2021 class action lawsuits in California and Alabama alleging it profited from child abuse material (Samantha Cole/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/pornhubs-parent-com…
@harrysentonbury@social.linux.pizzaOn Thursday 1st October, patients, NHS workers and activists across England are taking action to say NO to Palantir in our NHS.
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/international-crisis/no-palantir-in-our-nhs/people-vs-palan…
@jon@henshaw.socialI want this in my life, but it will not be in my life until it is much cheaper. Also, it has yet to be independently verified that it’s legit and works and won’t blind you. But one can hope.
h…
@Dragofix@veganism.socialTell These Travel Companies to Stop Funding Whale and Dolphin Abuse #AnimalRights
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizzaDemand a freeze on AI development and regulations to make sure models are safe. #AI
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08-rogue-AI-petition-EN?akid=s9230704..3YCO9…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotHere's the dilemma for #Burnham :
Lose fifty constituencies if he approves #Rosebank drilling, or lose all the #Donations and back-handers from the
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotHoly shit, this video. Bravery!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/07/17/officer-rips-off-car-door-handle-smashes-window-to-save-driver-from-burning-vehicle/
@nohillside@smnn.chNimmt mich ja Wunder, wie Apple sowas Datenschutz-konform umsetzen will. Im Gegensatz zu Meta-Brillen sind AirPods allgegenwärtig, auch in Gyms und Badis …
Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Confirmed: See Them in Action https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/17/camera-e…
@crell@phpc.socialTell your representatives to support the Fair Choice Act, and support #RankedChoiceVoting
https://fairvoteaction.quorum.us/campaign/VCA2026/
@SteveFoerster@social.vivaldi.net@… @… It also seems like a pretty egregious exaggeration given that they reviewed the report and then chose not to take action once they realized it was untrue, as one would expect whether their analysts use AI or not.
@gevoel@mastodon.greenPetetie voor de invoering van suikertaks https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09-Big-Food-petition-NL?akid=s9223254..sXawoS
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyLike practically all far-right parties, Reform UK want to stop climate action. Perfectly aligned with fossil fuel interests, and could well be related to their murky financing.
Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves
https://www.
@cdarwin@c.imClimate action does not seem to be a priority for the German government
— despite record temperatures,
heat-related deaths and drought.
Why aren't more people taking to the streets in protest?
https://www.dw.com/en/in-germany-record-he
@45names@mastodon.social
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Sadiq Khan calls on Andy Burnham to commit to climate action as pressure grows over North Sea oil"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate
@aardrian@toot.cafeClosing the floating action button for the LLM chat to reveal and close the floating action button for the accessibility overlay to reveal and close the floating action button for the shopping cart to reveal the floating action button for the original chat feature.
FAB archeology.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL season, Week 2: What We Learned from Sunday's games https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-season-week-2-what-we-learned-from-sunday-s-games
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
Post Office Trial: Marshall spells it out in a speech to University of Law.
https://www.postofficetrial.com/2021/06/marshall-spells-it-out-speech-to.html
saved 2021-06-04
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialSummary of the measures relating to EVs in the EU's Electrification Action Plan (and related initiatives), alongside the general adjustments to network tariffs, connection conditions and taxation
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/publications/co…
@davej@dice.campLooking for some #DCCRPG action this Saturday? (Sorry for the short notice.)
Walter's Burly Griffins is #Canberra's only Gongfarmer’s Local, dedicated to running the #DungeonCrawlClassics
@cdarwin@c.imWomen should have to prove they were raped in order to get an abortion.
That’s what my opponent, Republican Rick Jackson,
believes, according to new audio obtained by the Daily Beast just hours after his election victory.
I’m not going to take the time to tell you how terrible this man will be to the women in our state if he’s elected.
What I am going to do is ask you to join me in this fight.
Rick Jackson is a billionaire who spent over 100 million dollars…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzWhen will Von Miller make his full Cowboys practice debut? Latest timeline revealed https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/when-will-von-miller-make-cowboys-practice-debut/ab55efa2d60f60b75d830734
@raiders@darktundra.xyzLas Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans: Live Score, Game Stats https://www.si.com/nfl/las-vegas-raiders-at-houston-texans-live-score-game-stats
@45names@mastodon.social
@mia@hcommons.socialThis is cool (ha!) - a map of UK 'cultural venues offering a free space to rest and recharge during a heatwave – from museums and galleries, to libraries and cinemas' https://juliesbicycle.org/take-action/creative-climate-campaigns/cool-off-in-cult…
@sean@scoat.esRemember when you could perform an action in GitHub, like assign a person to an issue, and then GitHub would actually reflect your change without having to do it several times, since it was—at one point—one of the few remaining mainstream web apps that actually worked reliably?
That was cool. 😴
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itThe Nazis sure do hate bikes. https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:el5r7gg2gi7fkdyyhlqxfoj3/post/3mu3jx2fl5k2d
https…
@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL Preseason, Week 2: What We Learned from Thursday's games https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-preseason-week-2-what-we-learned-thursday-games
@Dragofix@veganism.socialForest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/08/forest-fires-likely-to-continue-to-burn-twice-as-much-without-serious…
@steve@s.yelvington.com @Techmeme@techhub.socialA video found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 release candidate appears to show a man demoing camera-equipped AirPods using Visual Intelligence (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/17/camera-equipped-airpods-macos-26-7/
@cdarwin@c.imToday, I’m talking with Harvard professor and New Yorker staff writer Dr. Jill Lepore about her new book, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, which comes out on August 25.
Jill is one of the best writers there is at identifying institutional patterns in history, and Decoder is a show about systems, so this book could not possibly be more in our zone.
You build systems by measuring things — gathering information, quantifying it as data, and taking action on it. And Jill’s big…
@45names@mastodon.social @NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 2 touchdown best bets: Our favorite picks to score, including 49ers' Kaelon Black
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-anytime-td-best-bets-week-2/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDisney signs a deal with Like Nastya, adding some of the YouTube brand's videos to Disney and including an animated preschool series for Disney Jr. and Disney (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Is it time for the UK to set maximum workplace temperatures?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.
@45names@mastodon.social @Techmeme@techhub.social @NFL@darktundra.xyzBettors confident Trevor Lawrence and Jaguars will repeat as AFC South champions on NFL futures odds
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/bet
@Dragofix@veganism.socialUrge the Government to Take Action for Animals! #animals
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgfrom my link log —
reaction: A daemon that scans program outputs for repeated patterns, and takes action, faster than fail2ban.
https://framagit.org/ppom/reaction
saved 2026-07-12
@gevoel@mastodon.greenKoffie liefhebbers moeten dit zeker tekenen, pesticiden haters ook. 😀
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09-toxic-coffee-petition-NL/?referring_akid=26089.1140952.1QnLBw&source=mailto
@45names@mastodon.social @Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy'Drought will cost Money'
Dutch right-wing paper Telegraaf - not known for its support for serious climate action - has Einstein moment.
#drought #extremeheat #ClimateChange
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotI'm reading the Scottish Government's latest #Biodiversity Action Plan. A great deal of it is pure fantasy unless we also urgently tackle the #ClimateEmergency (which we are not doing) but the ambition is good.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzNFL Week 1 Betting Report: Books Expecting Big Action On Cowboys, Bengals https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-week-1-betting-report-books-expecting-big-action-cowboys-bengals
@45names@mastodon.socialSuper-Callous-Fascist-Racist-Somehow-He's-the-POTUS
bot by @…
No laws were broken in the making of this bot: I hope you'll lol, not take legal action.
#satire
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmazon adds a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against it, after removing a similar clause in 2021 (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDisney says its live-action Moana was set to collect ~$43M at the Box Office over the weekend, below its $60M goal, and just ~$95M worldwide; Moana cost ~$250M (Brooks Barnes/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/business/media/moana-box-office-dis…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialGood!
Supreme court says Palestine Action co-founder can challenge ban on group | Palestine Action | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/30/supreme-court-says-palestine-action-co-founder-can-…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Correcting climate ‘misperceptions’ may not boost climate action"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https:/…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said Günther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world’s biggest insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments."
#ClimateEmergency
@raiders@darktundra.xyzFernando Mendoza's instant progress in Raiders debut highlights film review of rookies https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513959/2026/08/18/rookie-film-review-preseason-fernando-mendoza/
@cdarwin@c.imTrump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could soon declare that pygmy rabbits or Florida manatees are threatened with extinction.
But under a policy change issued by the Trump administration on Friday, Americans could still kill, trap and harass them.
That action
— paired with another issued Friday that requires regulators to consider the economic toll of habitat protection
— is part of Trump…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys-Commanders: How to Watch, Listen, Stream in Week 2 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-commanders-how-to-watch-listen-stream-in-week-2
@cdarwin@c.im @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBBC staff fear strike action inevitable as unions reject the corporation's proposal of a 1% or £500 pay increase, whichever is higher (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/01/bbc-staff-fear-strike-action-p…
@Dragofix@veganism.socialAs wildfires rage, the world is backsliding on climate action. This can’t go on | Bill McGuire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/29/wildfires-rage-world-climate-action-scientists-fossil-fuels
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Q&A: How will the World Bank’s abandoned finance goal affect climate action?"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Finance
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe EU accepts X's plan to meet DSA transparency obligations and give researchers access to data, giving X six months to implement it, following a €120M fine (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-accepts-act…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys-Commanders: How to Watch, Listen, Stream in Week 2 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/cowboys-commanders-how-to-watch-listen-stream-in-week-2
@NFL@darktundra.xyzFernando Mendoza's instant progress in Raiders debut highlights film review of rookies https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7513959/2026/08/18/rookie-film-review-preseason-fernando-mendoza/
@cdarwin@c.im“ICE hunts us like animals,”
testified Maria Cervantes,
who immigrated from Mexico and grew up in the East End neighborhood where Salgado Araujo was shot.
“I can’t help but think, who’s next?
Am I going to get a bullet to the head for being brown?”
Salgado Araujo, a business owner and father of three, was shot dead in his vehicle while heading to a job site with his construction crew last Tuesday.
The mayor has yet to explain whether the city will launch…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Emissions
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzCowboys Preseason Report Card: The good, the bad, and the promising https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/08/18/cowboys-preseason-report-card-grading-the-offense-defense-and-…
@cdarwin@c.imData centers powering the AI boom have been spewing out a staggering amount of pollution by relying on fossil fuel-powered generators.
And given the industry’s unrelenting appetite for more infrastructure supporting ever-more-resource-intensive AI models,
the trend is only going to get worse from here.
It’s reached the point that AI is giving the fossil fuel industry a substantial leg up,
as a new paper published in the journal NPJ Climate Action details.
The au…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe EU accepts X's plan to meet DSA transparency obligations and give researchers access to data, giving X six months to implement it, following a €120M fine (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-accepts-act…
@45names@mastodon.social @Techmeme@techhub.socialThe US DOJ says several companies used Binance to relay payments of around $1.5B for black-market Iranian oil from Chinese buyers; Binance says it took action (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/f…
@45names@mastodon.social @NFL@darktundra.xyzNFL hands down four suspensions before preseason action, with Falcons' James Pearce Jr. hit hardest
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-suspensions-falcons-james-pearce-jr/…
@cdarwin@c.imThe Newsom administration is suing five more California cities
— Calexico, Costa Mesa, Half Moon Bay, Ridgecrest and Turlock — for failing to complete state-mandated housing plans, known as the “housing element.”
Huntington Beach was the first city to face such a legal action, and it recently finalized its housing element plans following a court-order and massive fines.
The law, which has been in place since 1969, requires cities and counties every eight years to d…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA US judge dismisses a proposed class action accusing Apple of failing to stop the dissemination of CSAM through iCloud, saying Section 230 shields the company (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-win
@cdarwin@c.imOn Friday, August 28, 2026,
people from across the country will gather at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.,
for the March on Washington: Defend the Vote.
Thousands more will take part from their homes and communities by watching the livestream.
Convened by the National Action Network and the Drum Major Institute
and co-chaired by Reverend Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and Arndrea Waters King,
the march will mark the 63rd anniversary of t…
@cdarwin@c.imRE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116933798329257650
The most sinister line of his speech on Thursday came towards the end,
when Trump said his administration would be taking more action to try to take control over elections.
The Department of Homeland Security,…
@45names@mastodon.social @cdarwin@c.imGrand Staircase-Escalante’s stunning slot canyons and dramatic vistas make it instantly recognizable.
Bears Ears’ red-rock canyons house culturally significant petroglyphs and ancient dwellings that have endured for centuries.
Right now they are facing unprecedented attacks–again.
Donald Trump just took executive action to virtually eliminate both of these iconic Utah national monuments,
slashing their boundaries by more than 90%.
Vital wildlife habitats,
@cdarwin@c.imW. Kamau Bell and Heather take a deep dive into how America can dump the Trump before he dumps America.
>> https://equl.org
Robert Reich, IMCA
@cdarwin@c.imThe executive branch plays no role in making election policy or regulating election administration
—the Constitution explicitly leaves those responsibilities to the states and Congress.
The “Proposed Rule: Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” therefore conflicts with the Constitution.
Beyond that, it is bad policy that will make it harder for election administrators to do their jobs,
runs the risk of potentially disenfranchising voters
and increases the chance of …
@cdarwin@c.imTurning Point Action is laying the groundwork to shape Republican presidential primary in 2028
At the Iowa State Fair, Turning Point Action mixed online-ready confrontations with on-the-ground organizing
as it registers voters and recruits activists to influence Iowa’s 2028 GOP caucuses.
The conservative youth group aims to station staff in all 99 Iowa counties
and expand operations in New Hampshire and Nevada,
building a grassroots machine before any candidate…
@cdarwin@c.imStandards Not Force
may be useful for residents who want to become more involved in local government, public oversight, peaceful protest, corporate accountability, or community organizing.
It may also support journalists, researchers, democracy advocates, neighborhood groups, students, nonprofit organizations, and volunteers seeking a structured approach to lawful civic engagement.
The organization presents an advocacy framework rather than a neutral government or academic…
