@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon is integrating its Luna cloud gaming service into Prime Video via a new Games tab, starting with games like Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC for Fire TV (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital…
@primonatura@mstdn.social"Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change is turning them into prime burning hours"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Wildfires
@cdarwin@c.imKeir Starmer has announced his resignation as the United Kingdom’s prime minister and leader of the Labour Party
following growing pressure from within his own party to step down.
During his time in office, Starmer faced mounting opposition over his embrace of austerity measures
amid a cost-of-living crisis in Britain,
as well as his brutal crackdown on Palestine solidarity protesters.
Former Manchester Mayor
Andy Burnham is widely expected to become the…
@bthalpin@mastodon.socialThe title of this letter gives a flavour of what the UK looks like from the outside:
"Can post-Brexit Britain become governable?"
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/whether-post-brexit-…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comStarmer Out ... It's bizarre the Prime Minister's fall from power is covered without reference to what he did with it. (Toby Buckle/Liberal Currents)
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/starmer-out/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p2#a260623p2
@UP8@mastodon.socialShould the caption of this photo be: "I'm a fox and I vote" or "I'm a fur and I vote?"
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/andy-burnham-s-resounding-win-special-election-britain-photos-7…
@gwire@mastodon.socialPeople are acting like a Prime Minister being replaced mid-term is shocking, when it's been the norm for my entire life.
Like people being shocked at Cadbury Creme Eggs being on sale in early January, as they almost always have been.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialStaff of Czech public broadcasters stage a warning strike, protesting government plans to shift funding from license fees to the state budget starting next year (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/czech-public-media-financing-p…
@arXiv_physicsmedph_bot@mastoxiv.pagePRIME-SVR: Physics-infoRmed Implicit Multi-Echo Slice-to-Volume Reconstruction for Fetal T2 mapping
Busra Bulut, Maik Dannecker, Thomas Sanchez, Sara Neves Silva, Steven Jia, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Leo Pomar, Joanna Sichitiu, Yvan Gomez, Meriam Koob, Vincent Dunet, Maria Deprez, Guillaume Auzias, Francois Rousseau, Jana Hutter, Daniel Rueckert, Meritxell Bach Cuadra
https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20136 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.20136 https://arxiv.org/html/2607.20136
arXiv:2607.20136v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Slice-to-volume reconstruction (SVR) is the standard method for obtaining high-resolution (HR) 3D fetal brain volumes from motion-corrupted 2D MRI slice stacks acquired in multiple orientations. Existing SVR methods are optimized and validated only for clinical-range echo times (TEs), limiting their use at non-clinical TEs and making them incompatible with quantitative T2 mapping, a protocol- and center-independent biomarker of fetal brain maturation requiring HR reconstructions across multiple TEs. We present PRIME-SVR, the first implicit neural representation (INR) framework for joint HR reconstruction from multi-echo MRI. A single fully connected network models a continuous function from spatial coordinates to signal intensities across TEs, while a second network estimates slice-specific acquisition degradations. Cross-TE coherence is enforced via a Bloch equation-derived regularization penalizing deviations from expected T2 decay, with adaptive weighting that strengthens coupling for degraded stacks. The method is fully self-supervised. We validate PRIME-SVR on 39 in vivo fetal acquisitions (13 subjects x 3 TEs) from two centers, two vendors, and two field strengths (1.5 T and 0.55 T). Compared to state-of-the-art SVR, PRIME-SVR improves reconstruction sharpness by 47%, anatomical accuracy by 30%, and cross-TE structural consistency by 14%. It enables reconstruction at late TEs previously inaccessible to SVR, yielding the first 0.8 mm isotropic T2 maps at 0.55 T and the first T2 maps derived from INR-based SVR. PRIME-SVR also accelerates quantitative imaging by reducing the data needed for multi-TE reconstruction, cutting acquisition from 15 to 10 minutes while keeping T2 accuracy within 1.7% in white and deep gray matter, or to 5 minutes with a mean T2 error of 2.3% for high-quality acquisitions.
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@NFL@darktundra.xyz2026 NFL schedule: Top 10 prime-time games https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-schedule-top-10-prime-time-games
@cdarwin@c.imDavid Lammy has announced he is also leaving government, having been the deputy prime minister for the past two years.
He too posted details of his departure on social media.
Writing on X, Lammy said:
It has been the greatest privilege of my life, coming from humble beginnings in Tottenham, to serve in government as @Keir_Starmer’s Foreign Secretary, Justice Secretary and Britain’s first Black Deputy Prime Minister.
I am immensely proud of what we achieved, in Opposition …
@gwire@mastodon.socialIf international viewers are wondering why Keir Starmer's resignation speech is accompanied by Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - people troll Prime Ministers by setting up sound systems within earshot of Number 10.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Bray
@ubuntourist@mastodon.socialThe morally bankrupt, culturally bankrupt, intellectually bankrupt Supreme Leader in Bad Taste ruins yet another piece of prime real estate. He hires only the "best people" to indulge his ego.
#RefliectingPool #WashingtonDC
![Posted Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 7:55 PM [Name redacted]
The reflecting pool saga is just such a parable for what happens when you sideline real experts and replace them with hubris.
I had to see it for myself. Yes it’s green, although not radioactively so. Yes, the liner is already peeling, and it’s getting worse. I could see the edge sway in the eddies and currents along the 1.5x1.5 foot hole exposing the slab beneath.
I know a pool guy who may be able to fix it for 14 billion dollars. …](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/776/896/158/916/156/original/7aeb1a1890792d1c.png)
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMailbag: Do Cowboys get to approve schedule? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-do-cowboys-get-to-approve-schedule
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAmazon plans to merge MX Player into Prime Video in India, combining free and paid streaming catalogs on a single platform over the next few months (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/amazon-mx-player-merges-prime-video-india-1…
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca @gwire@mastodon.socialI think that Donald Trump announcing the UK Prime Minister's resignation a day in advance of the actual announcement isn't going to promote sharing secrets with the US. Marvel's plotlines are safer with Tom Holland than confidential information is with the US.
@mlawton@mstdn.socialZero percent chance Slot drops Salah, a club legend, for his last game, in front of fans who are dissatisfied with the coach already. That's lunacy.
We've already witnessed Slot be graceful with Salah's "thrown under the bus" accusation upon not starting for three games in a row.
This latest statement is calculated to cause harm, which is petty and small. It also represents a false choice. Heavy metal football (and prime Salah) no longer exist, the former b…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzLooking at https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/732341/trump-claims-that-declassified-documents-show-us-election-vulnerabilities it's worth noting that the Heritage Foundation wrote the Project 2025 plan, and they're …
@buercher@tooting.chIt’s a bit rich for Farage to criticise Burnham as a “professional politician”. Farage himself was first elected as a parliamentarian (an MEP) in 1999, two years before Burnham was first elected as an MP. And “bit rich” is an understatement when it comes to describing how much Farage himself now earns from second jobs linked to the celebrity he has achieved as politician.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jun/22/keir-starmer-resignation-timeable-andy-burnham-labour-leadership-prime-minister-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
@cdarwin@c.im"I believe that Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in The Hague,” Mamdani said.
“He’s a war criminal who has been charged by the International Criminal Court,
and what you will find is that is an opinion that is held by many,
purely because of what his actions have wrought over these past many years.”
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest in 2024 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Palestine,
including “s…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham keeps Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy in post; Nandy is currently overseeing the BBC's royal charter renewal (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/politics/global/uk-culture-secretary-lis…
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
@pre@boing.worldWell, the Makerfield by-election is over. Voting just closed.
I don't live there, but if I did I think you gotta vote Labour in order to destroy this Labour government.
Which is in itself pretty mad. Demonstrating the utterly broken nature of the whole political system.
This is surely the only circumstance in which I switch away from the Greens.
As I said last month, they absolutely should have stood and spoke in front of every camera pointed at the constituency. Dunno that they managed the second part. I didn't see much of her myself, certainly.
Anyway, the point is that there's only one candidate at this election which has any chance at all of changing the direction of this government.
None of the others might be Prime Minister by autumn. Nobody else who wins can do that. There's only one candidate who can probably unseat the failing prime minister.
Would be voting more in hope than expectation of course.
He won't be very different. Certainly he's the same on Israel's genocide, on taxing wealth, on fiscal rules preventing government investment, on private industry being better than government owned industry, on capitalism, on the bond market, on the monarchy, on the pointless drug war, on conflating protest with terrorism, on the house of lords, on AI, on Free Software, on copyright, on age-gating and surveilling the internet.
But maybe that one difference, "public 'control' without ownership of industry" is at least a bit better than just Starmer thinking the state is powerless against American AI? He might try a bit harder to build more houses?
So not voting in expectation of anything really changing here, but voting for the only candidate who will even be in a position to try.
If you dislike Starmer and prefer any of the other candidates, if you prefer Greens, or Conservatives, or Restore, or Reform, or Lib Dem, or anarchy or antifa or woke then you should vote for the Labour Party candidate to cause Starmer's downfall.
You should only be voting against Starmer's Labour Party if you are happy with Starmer's Labour government and want Starmer to stay.
And only like 75,000 people even get to mark a ballot.
"Restore" are the splitters from Reform (who are in turn the Nativist right wing party splitters from the Conservatives).
They left Reform because Reform weren't racist enough for them, mostly. Their vote count is key here. Will their vote be higher than the Labour/Reform margin?
I think probably it will.
So the Restore Party is the spoiler that forces the PM out of office by splitting the nazi vote and allowing in a challenger to the PM.
Insane election. 😵💫
Apparently nobody conducted an exit poll, so we'll find out in the morning.
#ukpol #makerfield
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzMailbag: Do Cowboys get to approve schedule? https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/mailbag-do-cowboys-get-to-approve-schedule
@cdarwin@c.imClaudia Sheinbaum is handling out medals at the World Cup final,
next to the fat pedophile
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/claudia-sheinbaum-trump-carney-world-cup-final/
@markhburton@mstdn.social
@losttourist@social.chatty.monsterUnexpected, but not unwelcome:
Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker and music producer Brian Eno have written to new prime minister Andy Burnham asking to be taxed more.
In an open letter, 120 well-off Britons told Burnham: "We can afford it. We're not talking about higher taxes on those who get up and go to work for their income every day, but on the very richest whose income is derived from the wealth they hold."
Organised by Patriotic Millionaires, the letter said it would lead to a more equal society, and urged a "devolution of wealth and power from the very richest".
#ukpol
@tokensane@mastodon.me.ukIs this going to apply to the Fediverse? Have they even heard of it?
BBC News - Starmer announces social media ban for under-16s
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2kydl0zqeko
@bobmueller@mastodon.world @NFL@darktundra.xyzCopy of Chiefs back on biggest stages despite Mahomes inju... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48771503/nfl-schedule-2026-chiefs-prime-games-patrick-mahomes-injury
@StephenRees@mas.toFrom Amnesty International
More than 11,300 people have already signed the petition calling for open work permits for migrant workers.
Change happens when people come together.
Add your name today and help us reach 15,000 signatures, sending a clear message to the federal government that people across Canada support migrant workers' rights.
People from all walks of life have come together because we believe in a Canada where everyone is treated with dignity and fa…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSuper.com, which offers a savings app for lower-income consumers, raised a $65M Series D led by TPG at a $1.2B valuation and says it is profitable (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/07/the-1-2-billion-startup-become-amazon-prime-for…
@cdarwin@c.imIan Fieggen, who also goes by “Professor Shoelace,”
is the guy who runs Ian’s Shoelace Site,
the internet’s prime destination for learning how to tie your shoes.
His website is simple, intentionally focusing on common vernacular over standardized knot terminology,
and has been operating as a discrete section of his personal site since 2003.
Ian’s Shoelace Site does not need to change;
it is perfectly functional the way it is,
and people have been d…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon adds Clips, a feed of TikTok-like vertical short-form videos, to Prime Video's mobile home page for select US customers on iOS, Android, and Fire devices (Will Shanklin/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2168176/prime-video-is-adding-a-tiktok-like-feed/
@primonatura@mstdn.social"From EVs to climate adaptation: 10 green policies the next Prime Minister will need to clarify"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caWhat is actually happening Mr. Prime Minister?
It's demand transformation, not supply disruption.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Energy #EndFossilFuels #ClimateEmergency #Iran #Hormuz #USA
@markhburton@mstdn.socialChanging visa rules for care workers is wrong, says Rayner - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddl0nz4v5vo
@cdarwin@c.imRE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116952912666924581
Andy Burnham is the first prime minister of Catholic faith to take office in modern times.
Boris Johnson was baptised a Catholic but converted to the Church of England while a young teenager, while Tony Blair convert…
@ErikUden@mastodon.deThere currently is no Queen, no James Bond, no Doctor Who, and no Prime Minister in the UK. It's just a shadow of itself.
@compfu@mograph.socialThere are new episodes of the anime series Vox Machina on Amazon Prime! I liked the show. Good writing. Lots of elements reminded me of other shows that I liked which could be seen as a bad thing at first: a bantering team of RPG tropes (Dungeons and Dragons) in a rough fantasy world with dragons (Game of Thrones) and a simple drawing style (Invincible). But it felt like more than the sum of that. But I thought the story arc had a finale. Let's see if the new season 4 is any good.
…
@ripienaar@devco.social“Project Hail Mary” on Prime is a pretty great movie!
@wraithe@mastodon.socialSo, I finally gave Hazbin Hotel (Amazon Prime) a shot, and…I’m liking it. I love the animation style, there’s some wins in the songs, I like the contest between Vox (video) and Alastor “the Radio Demon” (Alastor is the first temptation I’ve had to do a ‘stume for in a LONG time)
@teledyn@mstdn.caBy all the rules professed by Economics, now is a prime time to invest in human beings …because their dollar value is apparently at a low.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon unveils Dynamic TV Creative, which lets Prime Video advertisers automatically tailor their ads based on the viewer's previous exposure to the brand (Kathryn Lundstrom/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/commerce/prime-video-ads-can-now-…
@aral@mastodon.ar.alKeir Starmer, prime muppet.
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzI struggle to imagine who anyone could see this guy as anything other than the greyest, dullest, coldest, least visionary bureaucrat money can buy. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594954/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-government-s-ln…
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineA feature I'm in: Dependent's Day, a rom-com where she takes him as a dependent on her taxes and hilarity ensues.
If you're looking for a comedy: #film
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotOwen Jones assessment of Keir #Starmer is harsh, but, I think, fair.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/23/keir-starmer-uk…
@samvarma@fosstodon.orgIf you haven't checked out Secret Level (Prime), you really should. Short animated films based on games. By the team behind Love, Death & Robots.
The first episode is based on D&D and I would watch the shit out of a feature-length film like that.
#streaming #ShortFilm
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon plans to merge MX Player into Prime Video in India, combining free and paid streaming catalogs on a single platform over the next few months (Naman Ramachandran/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/amazon-mx-player-merges-prime-video-india-1…
@cdarwin@c.imTrump used his address to call out ABC and NBC
for not airing his live remarks,
claiming the networks declined to do so
“because they know how corrupt our system is and they don’t want to reveal it.”
He also repeated his frequent demand that the networks’ government-issued broadcast licenses be revoked.
“They and others in the media are part of a plot,”
the president said, offering no evidence for his claims.
In fact, ABC and NBC did carry Trump’s spe…
@buercher@tooting.chKeir Starmer is still the UK’s prime minister. It is even possible he might be in a few months from now. But after two days punctuated by confusion and drama on a scale that belies Labour’s promise to end years of political upheaval, his authority appears shredded. What is less certain is what exactly that means.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/despite-calls-to-step-down-keir-starmer-is-still-the-uks-prime-minister-for-now?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
@bibbleco@infosec.exchangeIrony: after glancing at news stories like this, decent human beings feeling a strong urge to round up Farage, Yaxley-Lennon and all the other revolting far-right imbeciles, from street thugs to Parliament, and stick 'em all in prison camps on a remote Scottish island until they get well again.
(This is not original, it's just the Tolerance Paradox.)
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scotThe Grauniad is reporting that Andy#Burnham (almost certainly the UK's next Prime Minister) claims that he will change policy on #Gaza.
If he delivers on this, it could be a very big deal.
Andy Burnham apologises for Labour’s stance on Gaza and says it ‘didn’t get it right’ | Andy Burnham | The Guardian
@cdarwin@c.imFinal agreed text of peace deal between US and Iran has been reached, says Pakistan's prime minister
Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that a final, agreed text of a peace deal between the United States and Iran had been reached.
Islamabad is working with both sides to finalise next steps, Sharif added in an X post
@markhburton@mstdn.social'In the words of Ciaran Martin, former director of GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre, “Not only is there no duty to disclose details of the vetting case” [to, for instance, the prime minister, but that] “there is a duty not to disclose them”. It is clear that this current convention is a recipe for disaster.'
https://…
@raiders@darktundra.xyzLegendary WR May Have to ‘Consider’ Signing With Raiders if He Wants to Play https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/deandre-hopkins-free-agent-fits/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAgent's Take: Could Jack Campbell follow Tyler Linderbaum blueprint after Lions decline fifth-year option?
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jack-campbell-lions-contract…
@pre@boing.worldThat's it then, he's met the king and is the new PM.
Reckons that first things first, he's going to end rough-sleeping. Apparently something they tell me he achieved in Manchester.
Corbyn's big first day announcement if he won was going to be that he would end homelessness immediately.
Which can only really mean putting the homeless into hostels and hotels.
But good. Certainly that's an about-fucking-time sort of announcement.
If he ends people having to sleep on the streets in the first week then I can only approve of that.
#burnham #homelessness #ukpol
@cdarwin@c.imFrench firefighters are tackling a blaze of unprecedented scale sweeping through Fontainebleau forest south-east of Paris,
while in southern Spain the prime minister visited the scene of a deadly wildfire and warned:
“The climate emergency kills.”
The fire in Fontainebleau, a one-time royal hunting preserve about 40 miles (60km) from the French capital
that today is dotted with villages,
began late on Sunday afternoon.
The blaze, which is unusual in its p…
@cdarwin@c.im
@deabigt@universeodon.comFunny, I keep hearing Colossus: The Forbin Project being cited as a view of dystopian AI, even though at the end of the movie and in the other 2 books of the trilogy, the AI is shown to have mankind’s best interests as its prime directive despite the humans not liking how it took control. Rewatch? https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/colossus-the-forbin-project
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAmazon Music Prime is including ads starting July 2 in India, as the company launches a paid subscription tier for Music Unlimited for roughly $1 per month (Mandy Dalugdug/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusines…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe fall of Britain's prime minister is a warning for America (Zack Beauchamp/Vox)
https://www.vox.com/politics/492756/keir-starmer-resigns-democrats
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p79#a260623p79
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot"One proves political maturity by not banging on about injustice, by not troubling too much the rich and powerful. To try it out, simply stand in front of a mirror and slowly declare yourself to be “pro-business and pro-worker”. If you can do that without flinching at the obvious contradiction, then congratulations! You too can be prime minister"
This isn't my analysis of why #Starmer
@arXiv_mathCV_bot@mastoxiv.page$L^p$-boundedness of Berezin transforms on generalized Hartogs triangles
Qian Fu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.02364 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2606.02364 https://arxiv.org/html/2606.02364
arXiv:2606.02364v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Let $m,l\in\N$ be relatively prime and let \[ \Omega_{m/l}^{n 1}=\bigl\{(z,w)\in\C^n\times\C:\ \norm{z}^{m}<\abs{w}^{l}<1\bigr\} \] be the rational generalized Hartogs triangle of exponent $m/l$ in $\C^{n 1}$. In this paper, we study the Berezin transform $\BB_{m/l,n}$ associated with the Bergman kernel of $\Omega_{m/l}^{n 1}$, and prove that $\BB_{m/l,n}$ is bounded on $L^p(\Omega_{m/l}^{n 1})$ if and only if $p>m nl$.
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@markhburton@mstdn.socialFull text of Burnham's speech.
A lot to like, after the 2 lost years under Starmer and all those before, but all predicated on economic growth which a) would be very hard to achieve given eco-geo-political constraints and the structural long crisis of capitalism, and b) is inherently damaging, in the aggregate, for the ecosystem on which we all depend.
Every word Andy Burnham said in first speech since becoming Makerfield MP - Liverpool Echo
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caCan I just say I hate that "Canada Strong" has gone from political pitch to clumsy two-worded adjective?
Quoteth the Prime Minister:
""If you have a bit of extra money, we'll make it easy for you to invest in the fund to help build Canada strong for all,".
Aaauuuggghhh
Just use regular words.
Also, naming your Sovereign Wealth Fund after your own partisan nomenclature is a great way to ensure it doesn't live past the current political party in power.
Not everything has to be a slogan!
#CanPoli #CdnPoli
@cowboys@darktundra.xyzDak Prescott MVP Talk Has Already Started and Cowboys QB Should Be Taken Seriously https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dak-prescott-mvp-talk-started-cowboys-taken-seriously
@cdarwin@c.imA head-spinning week
as Iran and the United States trade blows and mull peace deals
On the sidelines Europe is feeling the pain and calling for a permanent end to the conflict.
Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has been an outspoken critic of America's involvement in the Middle East
and he joins Christiane from Paris to discuss the state of play.
And, as the cycle of strikes and fragile truces continues, former Deputy National Security Adv…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialHe added: "So, it is not enough to simply say we stand with Jewish communities. Of course we do, but we have to show with action. And that responsibility lies with each and every one of us."
If he only said "We stand with Palestinians", even with his fingers crossed behind his back, it would be an improvement. But no, for him it was OK to starve them.
As I said,
@raiders@darktundra.xyzMaxx Crosby Makes Stance Clear on Raiders Drafting Fernando Mendoza https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/maxx-crosby-draft-qb-fernando-mendoza/
@markhburton@mstdn.social'Manchesterism', the new government ideology.
Is it any good? My new piece dissects and appraises it.
Some notes on ‘Manchesterism’ | Steady State Manchester
https://steadystatemanchester.net/2026/07/01/some-notes-on-manchesterism/
@NFL@darktundra.xyzJets' Garrett Wilson on 'mission' to return to his 'different standard': 'It's going to be a journey' https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-garrett-wilson-on-mission-to-return-to-his-different-standard-i…
@cdarwin@c.imTrump reopened old wounds among tNATO leaders by insisting again ahead of the summit that the U.S. should control Greenland, ka semiautonomous Danish territory.
That led Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to say her country is “ready to defend every inch of NATO including our own territory.”
Trump also blasted some European countries for refusing to participate in the Iran campaign, singling out Spain as “a terrible partner in NATO” and renewing his threats to cut off trad…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialSpain’s Sanchez demands Netanyahu free Spaniard seized on aid flotilla | Gaza | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/2/spains-sanchez-demands-netanyahu-free-spaniard-seized-on-aid-…
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caA former Supreme Court Justice, UN Human Rights Commissioner, and War Crimes Tribunal participant is a strong pick for Governor General.
Louise Arbour is to be named Vice-Regal by Prime Minister Carney, replacing Mary Simon after her 5 year term.
I know Mary Simon attracted legitimate criticism for not being fluent in both official languages. But she was fluent in her own Indigenous language (Inuk), and that in itself was very powerful. She brought her lived experience as an Inuk elder and stateswoman from the remote Arctic shores of Québec to the highest office of the land. She did her job with honour and respect and I believe that is how she should be remembered.
I hope when the next Indigenous GG is appointed, that they are fluent in English, French and their own language... or even better... that it is less of a controversy because we are all more secure in our individualities within Canada.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #governorgeneral #ConstitutionalMonarchy #commenwealth
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz3 Points: Shavon Revel has plenty working for him in Year 2 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/3-points-shavon-revel-has-plenty-working-for-him-in-year-2
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAgent's Take: How Lamar Jackson can use Patrick Mahomes' contract to name his own price on future Ravens deal
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/lamar-jackson-patrick-mahomes-c…
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz3 Points: Shavon Revel has plenty working for him in Year 2 https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/3-points-shavon-revel-has-plenty-working-for-him-in-year-2
@pre@boing.worldI wonder if any PM will last a full term ever again? The proportion of actually-elected PMs is dropping fast. Only one of the last few, and maybe more unelected prime ministers to follow this month.
@pre@boing.worldI see the prime minister and home secretary are lying, just blatantly lying, about the existence of technology which can tell how old someone is and whether an image is porn or not.
They claim this technology already exists in phones and just needs to be turned on.
I mean, judges at trials haven't been able to describe what is or isn't pornography, but apparently I guess they should have just turned on the software switch in their phones! Easy!
No phone can know it's operator's age. Even if the phone's owner is registered, it can't know if it's being operated by it's owner or not.
The PM and Home Sec are lying that they think there's no reporting, no data-collection, no spying, no monitoring, involved in their impossible imaginary tech they demand must be implemented in 3 months.
They are lying that adults can turn it off without having to register the owner of the phone and it's ID with a central database.
Never head anyone even mention the environmental consequences of burning power to pass every image a camera takes through a large neural network to have it be classified as porn or not, so at least they haven't had to lie about it being free and easy and not burning energy to classify every image taken in the UK.
Good thing they have little chance of being in power when their deadline hits and the tech companies have failed to turn on the imaginary software switch to do impossible things.
Sadly, Burnham's government will probably do much the same.
#ukpol #tech #clientSideScanning #survelienceState
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.caDear Prime Minister Carney. This is Mother Nature sending you a message on Canada Day.
#climateEmergency #climateChange #canPoli #cdnpoli #endfossilfuels
