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@denmanrooke@mastodon.ie
2026-05-07 09:20:09

People Before Profit's bill to sanction the state of Israel is coming to the Dšil this week. There's a petition here calling on the TDs in the Dšil to back the bill. I've signed, please join me:

Pass the Sanctions Against the State of Israel Bill
Dear Deputies, We call on you to vote in favour of the Sanctions Against the State of Israel Bill 2026 when it comes before the Dáil.  The bill is being proposed by Richard Boyd Barrett (People Before Profit) but it comes from the long-held mass movement demand for sanctions on the state of Israel.  It will be debated on 14 May and the vote in the Dáil is due to take place on 20 May. For almost three years, the world has witnessed the genocidal destruction of Gaza  - the mass killing of...

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-08 15:55:51

Arkenstone Defense, which is building software to handle back-office work for defense tech startups, emerges from stealth with a $35M seed led by J2 Ventures (Barratt Dewey/Tectonic Defense)
tectonicdefense.com/exclusive-

Exclusive: Arkenstone Emerges With $35M to Build Defense Tech’s Back Office
You know how we say we love the unsexy side of defense? Well, we’re back with some news from the unsexiest place we can imagine—the land of the nitty

@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nz
2026-05-07 23:53:56
Content warning: For non-coeliacs only...

Maintaining a sourdough 'mother' is so worth it, because we get the bounty of lush bread reward very week (or more, if you're keen). Yum. That is all.

Half of a round loaf of sourdough, viewing the crumb from cutting board level. Bread is locally grown and ground wheat plus rye, and amarinth (ragi) flour, salt, rye sourdough (probably 12yo by this stage) and good Ōtautahi water. Delish.
@jake4480@c.im
2026-05-04 18:40:38

Winners of the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year #nature #photography

Emerald Glow. 3rd Place, Young. A Cuban tree frog in the photographer’s backyard in Florida. Hawkins-Kimmel: “During the heat of the day, I uncovered this Cuban tree frog hiding in the leaf of a banana tree in my backyard. The frog was very calm and allowed me to slip a flashlight under the leaf to create this effect. My 100mm lens ensured that I didn’t need to get too close, so as not to stress out the frog.”
In the Crowd. Finalist, Young. A group of flamingos in Camargue, France. Godin: “It was the courtship season for flamingos. They were constantly lowering and raising their heads. I had this photo in mind and wanted one flamingo to be sharp in the middle of other blurred flamingos. So I concentrated on one particular flamingo and followed it with my eyes, only pressing the shutter button when it was surrounded by several other flamingo heads.”
Inside the Pack. 2nd Place, Animals. Arctic wolves on the sea ice in a frozen fjord on Ellesmere Island, Canada. Eshel: “Lying on the sea ice of a frozen fjord, I experienced a moment of pure magic when a pack of Arctic wolves approached me out of sheer curiosity. They came so close I could feel their breath, yet I never sensed aggression, only wonder. These wolves, unlike others, have never been hunted or threatened by humans. In the remote wilderness of northern Ellesmere Island, they have no…
Spider Web. 3rd Place, Animals. A Eurasian beaver approaches a spider’s web in Kiskunság National Park, Hungary. Máté: “Years ago, I managed to intervene at the last minute to stop the water department from clear-cutting trees along a 2km stretch of canal. Since then, we’ve worked together. I monitor and notify them of any trees obstructing water traffic, while they avoid unnecessary clear-cutting, preserving a thriving habitat. Beavers returned to this area in 2015, nearly two centuries after …
@cdarwin@c.im
2026-07-05 02:34:01

Citizenship shall apply automatically at birth
unless someone loud and male on any number of primetime cable news shows feels skin color makes them uncomfortable.
This is not hypocrisy.
Hypocrisy requires a fixed standard. Please keep up. We have moved beyond that.
This, too, is the genius of conservative legal reasoning:
It can stand athwart history yelling breathlessly about original meaning,
then sprint blindly toward the nearest convenient exception

The US Constitution Is for Simple Folk Still Burdened by the Belief That Words Have Meaning
“Every serious legal mind must inevitably face a fundamental choice: Read the Constitution and apply its words as the bedrock laws of the land, or transcend ...

@scott@carfree.city
2026-07-04 21:02:51

The Mission voted against giving the SFPD drones by 20 points.
Now SFPD is flying more drones here than any other neighborhood.
This is an occupation.
Sources: sfchronicle.com/crime/article/

Where SFPD deployed its drones by neighborhood. The Mission is highlighted with 497 deployments. (You can't tell visually, but the interactive map shows fewer deployments in the similarly darkly shaded SoMa, Financial District/South Beach, and Tenderloin.)
Map of citywide results for (March 2024) Prop E by neighborhood, with the Mission highlighted, where voters were 60% against vs 40% in favor. Citywide it was 54.1% Yes. Prop E changes SFPD policies in several areas: allows police to deploy new surveillance technology for up to one year before Board of Supervisors approval is required, expands vehicle pursuit rules to include suspects of felonies or violent misdemeanors, reduces certain use-of-force reporting requirements, and modifies the role …
@grumpybozo@toad.social
2026-05-01 16:49:54

Technically the Senate Dems *DID* concede the original demands to claw back ICE/CBP/HSI funds and to ban some of the Fash tactics used in MPLS and Chicago as conditions for any DHS funding.
But those were always sacrificial asks. They existed to be conceded. @…

David Nir (@davidnir.com)
Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did—completely. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-06-23 00:29:22

End of a Trip II ✈️
旅行结束 II ✈️
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🎞️ Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF), expired 1994
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Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph of a tiled roof with a bird's nest placed on top. The roof tiles are arranged in a traditional pattern, and the nest is made of twigs and other natural materials. In the background, there is a utility pole with electrical wires and an air conditioning unit attached to the wall below the roof. A person in a dark jacket is partially visible at the bottom left of the image. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一个铺有瓦片的屋顶，上面放着一个鸟巢。屋顶的瓦片排列成传统图案，鸟巢由树枝和其他天然材料制成。背景…
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph showing a street scene. An older man in a suit sits, facing sideways from the camera, with his hands resting on his knees. Several bicycles are parked, and another person in a coat stands near the bicycles, seemingly engaged in conversation. The background features a brick wall with posters and a manhole cover on the pavement. Shadows of trees and buildings are visible on the ground. 中文 一张黑白照片，展示了一条街道的场景。一位身穿套装的老年男子坐着，侧对镜头，双手放在膝盖上。另…
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph taken through a window, showing a blurred view of a person in profile. The person appears to be outdoors, with their face partially illuminated by light. The background outside the window is out of focus, showing indistinct shapes and textures, possibly of a street or alleyway. 中文 一张通过窗户拍摄的黑白照片，展示了一个模糊的侧面人物。这个人似乎在室外，脸部部分被光线照亮。窗外的背景是模糊的，显示出不清晰的形状和纹理，可能是一条街道或小巷。
Ilford FP4 Plus 125 (FF) English A black-and-white photograph capturing a traditional Chinese archway in a park or public space. The archway is ornately decorated with intricate patterns and Chinese characters. Bare trees frame the archway, their branches creating a web-like pattern against the sky. People are walking and standing around the area, some near a lamppost. The scene is lively, with a mix of nature and architecture. 中文 一张黑白照片，捕捉了公园或公共空间中的一个传统中国牌楼。牌楼装饰华丽，有精美的图案和汉字。光秃秃的树木环绕着牌楼，枝干在天空中…
@samvarma@fosstodon.org
2026-05-01 13:16:28

Yes, it's from the bad place, but Maçães is one of the only international observers with an intact moral compass in 2026.
Well worth a follow. @… bird.m…

Bruno Maçães on Twitter
I explain here why no liberal and no conservative can stay silent on Gaza

@grumpybozo@toad.social
2026-06-30 16:44:53

So, it is coming.
It would be most excellent if the Retiring GOP Senators Caucus showed the balls to apply the McConnell Principle and wait for the new Senate to consider any nominee. @…

Andy Carvin (@acarv.in)
Yep, if you look at the archive copy of the now-retracted @npr.org story in @waybackmachine.bsky.social, "Justice Samuel Alito, seen here in April 2021, retired Friday" appeared as both the alt image tag and image caption, though the lede text said "the court announced Tuesday." [contains quote post or other embedded content]