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What the Noam Chomsky-Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us (Greg Grandin/The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-emails/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p62#a251215p62
What the Noam Chomsky-Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us (Greg Grandin/The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/noam-chomsky-jeffrey-epstein-emails/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p62#a251215p62
„Jeffrey Epstein was a warlord. We have to talk about It. Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy“ https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeffrey-epstein-israel-foreign-policy-elite/#<…
I guess I’m going to get to know the peeps at Norfolk Police quite well over the next few months. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/14/public-should-heed-forthcoming-rules-on-single-sex-spaces-says-uk-equ…
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Black Label Society:
🎵 Junior's Eyes
#BlackLabelSociety
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Fuck off if you think your opinion matters more than the people exploited, actually making society run.
Anyone who is exploited belongs by right in the syndicalist movement and must o…
Wollt ihr etwas unangenehmes lesen?
#AfD wirklich an diesem Land gelegen wäre, würden sie LKW stellen, die
The 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society #AAS247 is underway, coming with 8 press conferences - https://aas.org/meetings/aas247/press-kit#briefings - streaming on https://www.youtube.com/@AASPressOffice. There were already two yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gAjRP1xLtQ about Galaxies Big and Small, covering e.g. https://public.nrao.edu/news/hidden-giants-of-the-early-universe/ / https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2026/astronomers-reveal-hidden-activity-early-universe’s-most-massive-galaxies / https://keckobservatory.org/aas247-magaz3ne/ and https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae1584 (The First RELHIC? Cloud-9 is a Starless Gas Cloud) -> https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-examines-cloud-9-first-of-new-type-of-object/ / https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cloud-9_a_new_celestial_object_found_by_Hubble / https://public.nrao.edu/news/starless-dark-matter-failed-galaxy-near-m94/.
And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvpDVq-7h6E about Stars and Their Behavior, covering e.g. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00470 (Betelgeuse: Detection of the Expanding Wake of the Companion Star) -> https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/cfa-scientists-detect-wake-betelgeuses-elusive-companion-star / https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasa-hubble-helps-detect-wake-of-betelgeuses-elusive-companion-star/ and https://aas.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Steven and Tyler AAS Press Release.pdf and https://public.nrao.edu/news/alma-devours-cosmic-hamburger-reveals-potential-for-giant-planet-formation/
I have a rough plan for a location already. I hope it isn't too crowded.
"Catalonia proposes 27 safe sites to host over 85,000 people for 2026 total solar eclipse"
https://www.catalannews.com/society-scienc
Civil society decries digital rights ‘rollback' as European Commission pushes data protection changes https://therecord.media/civil-society-privacy-rollback
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Five minutes more exercise and 30 minutes less sitting could help millions live longer
Research finds minor changes in physical activity could hugely reduce number of premature deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/j
Musical Theater Society Berlin mit professioneller Bühnenkonkurrenz konfrontiert https://weddingweiser.de/musical-theater-society-berlin-mit-professioneller-buehnenkonkurrenz-konfrontiert/
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AfD does everything possible to make clear they are the traitors in german society....
Professor Obvious theorizes that the difference is related to how the substances interact with areas of the brain
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/13/psychedelics-ocd-treatment-psilocybin
@axbom@axbom.meThis are everyday heroes, risking their lives for justice. Sadly, having found a life-sacrificing way to advance their fight. As a society we have a moral obligation to make their goals attainable without resorting to suicide.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/1…
The grim irony is that carrying your papers isn't enough.
Multiple reports have confirmed the ICE practice of rounding up people in groups and ignoring their offers to show their papers on the spot,
then holding them for hours or days or even transporting them to distant places.
https://
The criminals have taken over our society. We are now living in a failed state. If we don’t reverse it this year, we’re done for https://mastodon.seattlematrix.org/@mousey/115885378534677502
„not bad“ is just average with a broader bell curve? Interesting. https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/115887892366419223
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Time for a social experiment. I have 5 questions:
- What should we work towards as a society?
- What's one thing that doesn't exist now in your community but should?
- What's one action you could take in the coming year to align your life with that goal?
- What's one thing you could achieve in the coming year to get closer to making that thing exist?
- Imagine that we changed everything and you're living in the world you want to see exist. What does the world look like?
I've asked variations of these already (and am still getting great responses), but this time there's a catch. Get together some of your friends (3-5 people) and ask these questions of the group. Come up with *one* answer that everyone in the group agrees on and post it here, then write a bit about your experience.
If you don't know people locally (or otherwise can't do this in person), tag some folks in here or wherever your people are at digitally. Just add some info on if it's online or in person.
For anyone bold enough to actually do this, let me know if you'd be OK with me putting this in an upcoming entry (https://anarchoccultism.org/building-zion/).
A few remarks on "AI" usage and the narrative surrounding it. I think it's about the difference between disconnected creating and embodied making.
(Original title: Something from nothing)
https://tante.cc/2025/12/12/something-from-nothing/
Ofcom: UK porn traffic has now settled at a "lower level" since the start of age checks; VPN users rose to a peak of 1.4M in mid-August and now stand at 900K (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/10/uk-porn-traf…
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Trump doesn't understand the essentials of insurance, how to protect vulnerable groups in society etcetera
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An orbital house of cards: frequent satellite megaconstellation close conjunctions.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.09643
saved 2025-12-11 https://
Yesterday I found myself on France24, discussing AI policy for 40 mins.
You just never know where your day is going to end up.
Anyway, it was actually a really good discussion as all the panelists tried to push past questions of money and shares to consider society and its values.
https://youtu.be/KFIW6ElOD7E
76% of civil society organizations in Ukraine continue working despite resource shortages, new study finds: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/07/of-civil-society-organizations-in.html
People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu | Flu | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/09/nhs-leader-calls-for-revival-of-mask-wearing-amid-tidal-wave-of-flu<…
A Munich court sides with Germany's music rights society GEMA in a case against OpenAI, saying OpenAI can't use song lyrics without a license; OpenAI can appeal (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/german-court-sides-with-p…
When the cookies are so good you have the recipes carved into your tombstone | Society | EL PAÍS English
https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-11-09/when-the-cookies-are-so-good-you-have-the-recipes-carved-into-your-tombstone.html#
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Secret Soul Society:
🎵 What You Do to Me
#SecretSoulSociety
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The Stagecraft Behind the New Orleans Immigration Raids (Amanda Moore/The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/new-orleans-immigration-raids-operation-catahouls-crumch/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251211/p37#a251211p37
Line from a show set in 1990s: "My boss wants to surprise his daughter with this monster 40-inch Mitsubishi TV."
(City on a Hill, S3 E2, 27:1.)
43" is probably the smallest size TV anyone sells/wants these days. 😀
#quotes #entertainment #TV_Shows #comparison #life #society
♨️ Underwater thermal vents may have given rise to the first molecular precursors of life
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-underwater-thermal-vents-molecular-precursors.html
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Katherine K. Davis, Knut Nærum, Norwegian Student Choral Society & Marit TŸndel Bodsberg Weyde:
🎵 Lille gutten med trommen (Little Drummer Boy)
#KatherineKDavis #KnutNærum #NorwegianStudentChoralSociety
"To realize the vision of a truly digital commons in the European Union – one built on openness, participation, and resilience – we need the active support of public institutions, civil society, and developers for the #Fediverse."
Talk & video by @… :
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"The Republican Party has been building toward this for 50 years. The Powell Memo.¹⁶ The Heritage Foundation. The Federalist Society. Gingrich burning down congressional norms. The …
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I'm thoroughly convinced that a lot of the problems we have as a society in general and with the tech industry in particular is toxic positivity—when people just can't get themselves to call out bad things for what they are; it's so often I see needless defending of bad work or outright insults hurled at customers by big corporations, and endless calls for a false civility.
The working class is the fundamental force that produces the material conditions necessary for the reproduction of society, and through our collective labor we not only create food, shelter, healthcare, education, transportation, and communication networks, but we also sustain and reproduce the conditions that allow every aspect of social life to continue functioning, so that even those who do not work, whether they are managers, bureaucrats, or capitalists, depend entirely on our labor for …
Männens motsvarighet till "hormonell obalans". Det finns mycket påhitt kring hormoner idag.
Social media misinformation driving men to seek unneeded NHS testosterone therapy, doctors say https://www.theguardian.com/so…
I have to say, spending a decade organizing (for bike/ped/transit infrastructure) has done more for my understanding of how the world _actually_ functions than working at any company or startup, taking any classes*, or really anything else. It's the weird interactions between businesses, the public, technology, and the political landscape that really shape our society.
* Not that classes aren't useful! I took a law class in college and use the knowledge I gained there on a wee…
Fine letter from Kate Macintosh on UK Labour Party's irrational retention of the Right to Buy council housing. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/06/why-labour-lacks-credibility-when-it-comes-to-housing
Deutsche Polizeibehörden wollen unbedingt ein Produkt einer Firma verwenden, deren Chef Kriegsverbrechen legalisieren will.
https://futurism.com/future-society/palantir-ceo-war-crimes
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Ill Groove Society:
🎵 Soulful Badman (Bruk)
#IllGrooveSociety
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“This seems the best bang for your buck; it’s less per year than private school.”, said the future mother.
UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
https://www.theguar…
Poland Enacts National Ban on Fur Farming, Operations to Cease by 2033 https://vegconomist.com/society/poland-enacts-national-ban-fur-farming-operations-cease-by-2033/
Haven't seen this on Mastodon yet - the #royalsociety #musk saga continues: …
What is #bbuzz all about?
Our video team captured the essence of #bbuzz on film: #bbuzz by joining us as a speaker! We are looking for talks on search, data science, streams, operations, scale, storage, people and community, society, ethics, sustainability, and more: https://2026.berlinbuzzwords.de/call-for-papers/
This is a tricky balance. Some level of skepticism and counter-culture is good and healthy, both for people and society. But when it goes too far, it always seems to end up in the same place.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2
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Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30 - DeSmog https://www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/mapped-big-foods-routes-to-influence-at-cop30/
How "porno-troll" Strike 3, owner of porn production company Vixen, made millions by filing copyright suits accusing users of illegally downloading its videos (Tarpley Hitt/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interact…
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In 1920, Charles Garland,
the wealthy heir to a banking fortune, made newspaper headlines for doing the unthinkable:
he declined to accept an inheritance of more than a million dollars from his late father’s estate.
Garland was disillusioned by the era’s gross #inequality
— the top 10 percent of American income earners took in half the country’s annual national income.
Garl…
New Gist: AI, The Sound and Fury
I try to explain all of this AI thing in one article, and suggest why it is hostile to democracy, to humanity but also happily likely to end with the would-be tech Sun Kings taking trips to the financial guillotine.
https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-ai-the-sou
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Experience report: it will never work in theory.
https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/so/2024/03/10424425/1Ulj1Qa8tJ6
saved 2025-11-09
Prosecute Renée Nicole Good's Murderer (Elie Mystal/The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/prosecute-renee-good-murderer/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p61#a260108p61
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The sci-fi novel "The Truth Machine" describes a future where people can wear a ring that shows whether the person they are talking to is lying. This changes society on a fun…
GaLactic and extragalactic all-sky Murchison Widefield Array survey eXtended (GLEAM-X) - Galactic plane: #MilkyWay reveals our Galaxy in unprecedented radio colour: https://www.icrar.org/gleam-x-galactic-plane/ - astronomers from ICRAR have created the largest low-frequency radio colour image of the Milky Way ever assembled -> New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before: https://theconversation.com/new-images-reveal-the-milky-ways-stunning-galactic-plane-in-more-detail-than-ever-before-264688
How "porno-troll" Strike 3, owner of porn production company Vixen, made millions by filing copyright suits accusing users of illegally downloading its videos (Tarpley Hitt/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interact…
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Secret Soul Society:
🎵 To Be Happy
#SecretSoulSociety
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"But catastrophes also tend to reveal deficits in society, and the patterns of destruction and abandonment that followed the fire—which have roots in America’s past and its present—tell us something about the country’s future, too."
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/
⏰ Fear of desynchronization: Why doesn’t Europe abolish daylight saving time?
https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-10-24/fear-of-desynchronization-why-doesnt-europe-abolish-daylight-saving-time.html
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Minneapolis to ICE: Get the Fuck Out! (Alyssa Oursler/The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/minneapolis-renee-nicole-good-vigil/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260108/p97#a260108p97
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Sources: the US is working on a settlement that could see ZTE pay $1B over alleged foreign bribery from 2018 and earlier; a deal would require China's approval (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/soc
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Grok, at the request of users, appears to be altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed (Maggie Harrison Dupré/Futurism)
https://futurism.com/future-society/grok-violence-women
A New Roosevelt Institute Report Confronts the Roots of Our Media Crisis--and Calls for Breaking Up Corporate Media (The Nation)
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/journalism-democracy-corporate-media-press/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p66#a251205p66
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