Tootfinder

Even with the support of new emerging regulations,
independent researchers still face major barriers to accessing even basic social media data
essential for studying everything from election integrity to public health crises.
However, if you happen to be a commercial for-profit hoping to study social media,
there is a thriving, $100 million-plus market that freely trades this same data with very few restrictions.

Why Commercial Tools Can Scrape Social Media But Researchers Can't
Brandon Silverman explains how researchers face barriers to social media data under the DSA, while corporations can buy full access.

Found a site that always goes the extra mile for it's niche subject, to the point I genuinely feel bad tryna explore rather than be a sincere initiate https://enochian.net/

Of course they're mostly white. An education lawyer costs like $8k per year per kid. That's money you don't get back.
The politico framing here makes me furious, though - "kids benefiting from this public funding". Fuck you. This is a huge pain in the ass and is expensive, for something that the NYC Dept of Education should be providing. No one *wants* to be going through this shit. We wouldn't have to if the DOE could actually handle basic stuff like IEPs.

If we're incarcerating people to help them change their behavior, then we have to do everything possible to make it easier to change. Prisons can handle in-person visits. Why can't jails?
If you've got a staffing shortage, maybe it's time to look at your salary schedule. #JusticeReform

"That's Not a Visit": How Pricey Video Calls Replaced Human Contact in Oklahoma Jails - Oklahoma Watch
More than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails have eliminated in-person visitation, replacing face-to-face visits with costly video calls that generate revenue for counties and private contractors. Advocates say the shift harms detainees, most of whom have not been convicted, and damages family bonds that research shows reduce recidivism.

It's snuck up on me (thanks for the nudge @… ) but tonight's our October #Libre / #FOSS catchup! If you want to be part of Aotearoa NZ's open …

Central bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week,
as surging inflation raises the prospect of higher interest rates.
Policymakers in all three countries will set rates in the next seven days
against the backdrop of turbulent global bond markets.
In particular, investors will be watching closely to see if Kevin Warsh, the new chair of the US Federal Reserve,
can face down Donald Trump’s demands for rate cuts an…

Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK
Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economies

I wanted to use my #Jellyfin server for audiobooks, but failed in terms that it not seem to be capable of tracking progress, even after converting to m4b. Maybe it's just a skill issue, if so, please enlighten me.
However I found a great offline audiobook app, that is FOSS and even has features like. Character list, sleeping mode and more

Saudi Arabia will run out of oil ⁠stocks for export if it ⁠doesn’t restart a drone-damaged major pipeline to the Red Sea within days,
leading to the loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil buyers and traders said.
Satellite photos released on Sunday night appeared to show a pumping station on the key 1,200km (745-mile) Saudi east-west pipeline charred and badly damaged, after drone attacks on Friday.
A further decline in oil flow from Saudi Arabia, the world largest oi…

Satellite images show extent of damage to major Saudi pipeline, amid global oil supply fears
Saudis yet to provide details about damage from drone attack to key east-west pipeline to Red Sea that could affect 4% of global oil supply

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are set to launch an investigation into the decision to criminally charge David Hearn and others over the Reflecting Pool fiasco.
Although Democrats are in the minority, their probe offers a blueprint for what they’ll pursue with subpoena power if they control the House in six months.
This week, Representative Jamie Raskin—the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee and potentially its future chair—will formally demand that the Justic…

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him
The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies.

Trump Has a Bogus Excuse for Why He Won’t Just Give Out $5,000 Now
-- And that’s why he has to bribe people ahead of the midterms.
Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for why he’ll never give those $5,000 handouts.
Speaking to Fox News’s Laura Ingraham Thursday, Trump offered a baffling excuse for why he couldn’t distribute the $5,000 dividends he’d promised the night before.
“Why not just give the money now? If you have the money, why not give it now?” Ingraham asked.…

Trump Has Bonkers Excuse for Why He Won’t Just Give Out $5,000 Now
And that’s why he has to bribe people ahead of the midterms.