@StephenRees@mas.toWhich Vancouver parties support proportional representation?
by Fair Vote Canada | Sep 12, 2026
https://www.fairvote.ca/12/09/2026/which-vancouver-parties-support-proportional-representation/
In the 2022 Vancouver municipa…
@cdarwin@c.imDonald Trump on Saturday openly encouraged Democratic US senator John Fetterman
to switch parties and become a Republican
just weeks before the federal midterm elections could reshape control of Congress.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/o
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@aral@mastodon.ar.alFolks, am I real? @… https://infosec.exchange/@Epic_Null/116913940973597376
@markhburton@mstdn.socialA Manual for How the Left Can Fail to Agree:
Why parties that share 90% of a programme still can’t share a ticket, and why the problem starts with all of us.
https://agarzon.substack.com/p/a-manual-for-how-the-left-can-fail
@scott@carfree.city“Many…have argued against voting for the worst offenders on this list even where it means a Republican takes the seat. A Republican victory costs the community one seat for one term. A worst-offender victory teaches the party’s consultant class…that throwing transgender people under the bus is a winning strategy, and that lesson would be applied everywhere… One seat can be won back. Losing both parties cannot.” Sound analysis.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAnthropic is setting up a "presidential engagement" program for the 2028 US elections that will offer AI policy education to candidates in both parties (Emily Forlini/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/10/08/anthropic-pr…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialFar right poor result in Sweden, thankfully, but the centre left has moved in their direction.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/13/sweden-gener…
@seeingwithsound@mas.toVery interesting article on the possible (ab)use of consumer BCI devices for harvesting incriminating evidence by state authorities or other parties https://insidebci.com/policy/2026-10-11-un-secretary-general-guter…
@stiefkind@mastodon.socialAls ich Mitte der 1990er Ingenieurwesen studierte, gab es Kommilitonen, die anstatt selbst zu denken sich Versuchsauswertungen oder Hausarbeiten von höheren Semestern „ausgeborgt“ und abgeschrieben haben. Schnell und bequem. Ich habe schon damals vorgezogen, selbst zu denken, auch wenn das mitunter mühsam und steinig war, allerlei Recherche in der Bibliothek erforderte, und verschiedentliche Parties dabei auf der Strecke bleiben mussten.
Heute gibt es LLMs. Noch schneller, noch schlech…
@der_raddler@dresden.networkAm Wochenende steigt in #Dresden wieder die #bespoked bike fair und ich hab keine Zeit hinzugehen! 😭
https://bespoked.cc/shows/dresden
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSCOTUS rules via an emergency order that political parties are entitled to the same low-cost TV ad rates as candidates, giving an advantage to Republicans (Abbie VanSickle/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/supreme-court-republica…
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzHey RNZ - why aren't you explicitly noting that Curia polls do not comply with polling standards, and are run by one of the worst subjects of Dirty Business? https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-202…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comNew midterm battleground takes shape as parties build election armies (Eric Mack/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-midterm-battleground-takes-shape-parties-build-election-armies
http://www.memeorandum.com/260811/p48#a260811p48
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@degrowthuk@mstdn.socialDegrowth practice and thinking in Switzerland
by Emmanuel Bamdeis* (Degrowth Switzerland) In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture The degrowth vision is gaining influence in a diffuse manner in Switzerland. The popularization of degrowth arguments in Switzerland has been supported by the creation of a number of associations that are openly dedicated to promoting degrowth. Other actors (environmental associations, marginal political parties) are also…
@lpryszcz@genomic.social"Yet the system is falling apart as it is. Yes, the AfD (and the far right in general) is a fundamental threat to liberal democracy, but so is the fact that a sizeable and growing part of the population no longer feels represented by its politicians. While many still come out to vote for democracy, they increasingly vote against a party rather than for one.
"
@cdarwin@c.imAn association of thousands of FBI agents and other groups
are backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year
for their roles in an investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election.
A legal brief by the FBI Agents Association is one of five filed by outside parties in the last week in support of the agents,
who were terminated as part of a broader personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel
@seav@en.osm.townThe #OpenStreetMap Foundation has opened the call for applications for community microgrants of up to €500. These can be used to host mapathons or mapping parties, fund workshops or trainings, or other similar projects. The deadline for submission is October 25.
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyGreat news from Sweden: with almost all votes counted, the red-green parties have indeed defeated the right-far-right alliance, most probably by 176-173 seats!
They will form the government coalition now.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/om/val-2026
@LaChasseuse@mastodon.scotIt's actually FOUR foreign parties now.
@markhburton@mstdn.socialIt was unlikely that the Greens would win in Starmer's old seat but look at the swing.
Low turnout and most of Feinstein's vote will have gone to Polanski. But it's not a masacre.
Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief | Holborn and St Pancras byelection | The Guardian
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialI think the commissioning parties have the prevention of delays as their main objective with this study as well, but the link isn’t made clear between this recommendation and that desired outcome. And, afaik, this German control mechanism is not yet actively in use anywhere; it's still a mess.
@Dragofix@veganism.social @memeorandum@universeodon.comFor Populist Democrats, a Movement Fueled by Anger at Both Parties (Robert Draper/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/us/democrats-populists.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260913/p30#a260913p30
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk @netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itThe US over the past two decades has basically been this meme. Whether it's allowing corporations to run rampant and monopolies to flourish, war-mongering by both parties (and the stupid endless wars started by republican presidents), not actually prosecuting politicians & rich people who do war and other crimes (looking forward, not backwards? Seriously?), investing heavily in "natural" gas infrastructure, oil extraction, & car infra instead of renewables.. All toward…
@cdarwin@c.imWith elections scheduled across Europe next year,
the striking success of the Alternative for Germany, could be a harbinger of further far-right victories,
according to analysts,
as well as a template for how they can be engineered.
Its populist, anti-immigrant message echoes those of nationalist leaders in Britain, France, Italy and Spain,
all countries where voters harbor many of the same grievances as those in Germany.
French voters will elect a new pr…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzAfter Fraud Accusations, a Young Entrepreneur’s Rise Ends in Tragedy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/nyregion/mohamed-coulibaly-scam-mali-nfl.html
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe judge in the Paramount-WBD antitrust case holds off on approving a settlement until parties respond to concerns outlined in a letter by Senator Cory Booker (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/film/news/judge-paramount-state-ags-set…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeSo Korean institutions -- government, private sector, political parties -- treat data breaches the way they should be treated. The latest incident: the Democratic Party of Korea publicly apologized *within 3 days* for a breach exposing data from over 17k members.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/My1ltsiw0jY
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzOne could write books about what David Seymour 'doesn't see'... https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1680618/act-leader-david-seymour-doesn-t-see-why-ai-shouldn-t-write-governme…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comKatie Miller Throws Wild House Parties After Fleeing to Military Base (Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling/New Republic)
https://newrepublic.com/post/216472/stephen-katie-miller-house-parties-military-base-escape-public
http://www.memeorandum.com/261009/p128#a261009p128
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@theodric@social.linux.pizzaI can't imagine wanting to talk to a chatbot, let alone getting emotionally attached to one, but then I'm uninterested in open-ended talking in general. Communication should be precise, pertinent, and brief. (No, I am not fun at parties, and I tend to avoid them.)
@harrysentonbury@social.linux.pizza#politics
all politicians lie.
they have to.
they have no choice.
if they don't lie, their parties don't win.
@cdarwin@c.imWashington’s battleground 3rd District is a high priority for both parties.
The district went for President Trump in 2024 while reelecting moderate Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
Gluesenkamp Perez, a centrist who was first elected narrowly in 2022 and has made a name for herself by sometimes breaking with her party,
successfully fended off primary challengers on Tuesday to advance to the November ballot.
Republican Braun, a retired Navy captain, won the other sp…
@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
@draxil@social.linux.pizzaFrance is on fire, Britain isn't far off. And yet the right wing parties in the UK are united on their policy of: *fingers in ears* lalalala.
Could almost make you nostalgic for Boris (I said almost).
#ukpol
@a@paperbay.org @burger_jaap@mastodon.socialThe last recommendations are on the need for a flexibility market – but that flexibility has already been sacrificed as a result of those earlier points, restricted to a single purpose.
That may not matter much to the commissioning parties, but it does matter to EV drivers and the energy system.
@cdarwin@c.imThe Alternative for Germany party dominated a crucial state election on Sunday, according to near-final results,
but fell short of the absolute majority needed to become the first far-right party to govern part of the country since the Nazi era.
If those results hold, the AfD, as the party is known by its German initials,
could still assume power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt in the coming weeks,
depending on the negotiations among rival parties that have vowe…
@markhburton@mstdn.social
@tschfflr@fediscience.orgIs emoji interpretation just a "fun" summer topic, or does emoji misinterpretation ever become serious, like in court discussions? - In face there have been several cases both in North America and Europe where emoji meanings were negotiated in court! I keep a collection of them because it's a nice intersection with my alter ego, the "forensic" linguist. For example, in cases from Canada and Bavaria, judges had to decide whether a thumbs-up 👍 in a chat was meant as a signal of agreement (to a contract or contract amendment), or whether (like the senders argued) it constituted only an acknowledgement of receipt of the message. In both cases, the context was super important - how did the parties interact before, what else was said in the chat, etc. Interesting! #emojis #linguistics #WorldEmojiDay
@grumpybozo@toad.socialIt must be galling to him that we no longer have the pre-Reagan pre-cable FCC regs and station norms that empowered the POTUS to monopolize the media in primetime.
I expect that many non-olds don’t even realize that was a thing. Once upon a time all TV was broadcast and most was network-affiliated or network-owned, and those all took the feed from the White House when it was offered. There was no escape... @…
@rainerzufall_le@mastodon.social"If democratic parties do not develop inspiring manifestos for what they want to achieve in government, liberal democrats will refuse to come out to vote and the far right will win a majority of votes – even if they represent only a minority of the population.
Developing such manifestos will require realism from politicians, but also from the media and voters."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/07/afd-win-germany-far-right-europe-democracy
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@scott@carfree.cityDon't be fooled by the story going around that my house parties are no fun because I play all my music on laptop speakers. It's completely bassless.
@seav@en.osm.townFor my latest article for Inquirer.net, I decided to talk about something light and fun and it is the daily puzzle game #Gerrymandle. Your aim in the game is to create electoral districts so that your political party wins more districts than other parties.
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itPretty cool how the US government has a broken two-party system, and both parties have decided to commit political suicide at the same time.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/german-cour…
@stsquad@mastodon.org.ukPretty good showing from the Count. Entirely unsuprised that Farage makes up some bullshit to avoid being on the stage of his own media circus.
Nigel Farage wins Clacton by-election that major parties boycotted: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y40d11zewt
> The Reform UK le…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialFCC Chair Brendan Carr says taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Trump are not improper; ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties have criticized the ads (David Shepardson/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-fcc-chair-s…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@hiimmrdave@hachyderm.iothe thing that pisses me off is that the parties responsible will never be held to account. we'll just go "i guess that happened" and shrug.
@markhburton@mstdn.social"What is clear is that at least 88 people died. ... Far-right parties, already driving the agenda on migration across Europe, weaponised the story."
"By Monday the vast majority who arrived in Ceuta had gone back to Morocco. None attempted to reach the Spanish mainland or to abscond towards any other country’s borders. Of those left stranded on the streets of the city, many were unaccompanied children."
The events at
@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.
@Treppenwitz@sfba.socialWell uh I host dinner parties. And I have a Discord.
#community
@lightweight@mastodon.nzoss.nzSo, I'm (as often is the case) looking at social media - mostly dominated by the looming election in Aotearoa NZ. The main sentiment seems to be a handwringing: "Oh won't someone think of the poor hard-done-by rich folks!" They reckon they're being demonised and their hired political parties are using their donations to kick up a big stink in the algorithm (on those shitty platforms that let you buy exposure).
@cdarwin@c.imPolice in New Delhi detained hundreds of people Friday
amid a crackdown on demonstrations challenging India’s election authorities
and their controversial revision of voter rolls,
prompting Amnesty International to accuse the government of trampling fundamental rights in the world’s largest democracy.
https://www.
@servelan@newsie.socialFourth Circuit Panel, on 2-1 Party Line Vote, Holds That Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees are Not Entitled under FCC Rules to Get the Cheapest TV Ad Rates that Must Be Offered to Candidates; Next Stop SCOTUS - Election Law Blog
https://electionlawblog.org/2026/fourth-circuit-panel-on-2-1-party-line-vote-holds-that-political-parties-and-joint-fundraising-committees-are-not-entitled-under-fcc-rules-to-get-the-cheapest-tv-ad-rates-that-must-be-offered-to-can/
@cdarwin@c.imIran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the strait of Hormuz,
and a joint announcement is being finalised
provided certain third parties do not interfere, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday.
Baghaei added that any such agreement between Iran and Omanwould not, by itself, guarantee security in the strategic waterway.
The proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-fetterman-senate-majority-republican-4d16303349a8e9594ecddbf152d4c2e8
http://www.memeorandum.com/261010/p77#a261010p77
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialDemocrats and Republicans are pressuring TV stations in opposite ways over the rates they charge political parties and super PACs for ads after a court ruling (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/28/midterms-2026-democrats-republicans-ad-rate…
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialRE: https://ohai.social/@asokel/117213680933990361
for interested parties: spycrab is correct about the other 2
@groupnebula563@mastodon.socialRE: https://ohai.social/@asokel/117213680933990361
for interested parties: spycrab is correct about the other 2
@Techmeme@techhub.social @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA federal appeals court sets aside an FCC notice that would have let political parties and joint fundraising committees qualify for lowest broadcast ad rates (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/08/federal-appeals-court-blocks-fcc-g…
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@cdarwin@c.imWith most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday night,
with left-wing parties holding a lead of just a single seat according to a partial tally by the election authority.
https://www.
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #AmbientFocus
Mary Lattimore:
🎵 Yesterday's Parties (feat. Rachel Goswell and Samara Lubelski)
#MaryLattimore
https://marylattimoreharpist.bandcamp.com/track/yesterdays-parties-feat-rachel-goswell-and-samara-lubelski
https://open.spotify.com/track/1QbsFvXo5XJXTbjvjvLU45
@netzschleuder@social.skewed.deswingers: Swingers and parties (2013)
A bipartite sexual affiliation network representing “swing unit” couples (one node per couple) and the parties they attended.
This network has 96 nodes and 232 edges.
Tags: Social, Offline, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/net/swingers
@pre@boing.worldBurnham has been made leader of the Labour party then. No other candidates got the required number of nominations so it's a coronation.
He has a few things to say.
He's proud. The party is united, he says, and now they'll put that power of unity to give people hope back. And he is ready to build on Kier's foundation. Thanks Kier, for all the NHS work and renters rights and rebuilding the nation's reputation (??).
He does like to name-check all the various towns and unions of the country. Just listing them. They made Labour, apparently.
We must recognize that this generation of politicians, including Burnham himself, have failed. Four decades of neoliberalism have not been kind to all those places he listed.
He pledges to be better, and will do five things.
1) Work relentlessly to build a culture of one Labour team. No infighting. Wants to eradicate the split. End factional politics.
I guess end Starmer's war on the left then? 🤨
2) Work to build a new politics. This is the last chance for change, and we must take it together. Tell people what Labour will do, not just pick fights with other parties. Seek consensus with those other parties instead, to improve the political discourse.
3) Change political direction: know exactly where he stands and set a direction that is distinctively Labour. No out-greening greens or out-reforming reform or wearing tory clothes. Boldly confidently authentically Labour.
Housing, water, energy, transport, all broken due to privatization and concentration of wealth and power.
Four decades of political power draining from regions to corporations and central government ends now.
Take back the slogan "take back control" from the right, who gave away power to corps and quangos.
Life should be more affordable.
4) Be a leader for the north, south, east and west, for Scotland and Northern Ireland (aw, shame for the midlanders 🤣 ).
Gonna do to everywhere what he done for Manchester he reckons.
Kids shouldn't have to leave their home towns to prosper.
5) Take power back from westminster and give it to the place where you live.
More power for regions, to run trains for passengers not shareholders. Improve high-streets, and back shops and pubs, and education, and reindustrialization.
He's gonna be pro-business.
Add all that together and he reckons we'll bring back hope.
Thanks a few people in particular.
He says he knows what he believes and what he wants to do, he has a plan. He wants change, to be close to the people.
He wants it to be Andy 4 us. Labour 4 us. Bring back hope.
#ukpol #burnham #labourParty
@cdarwin@c.imLawmakers from both parties have challenged the administration’s interpretation of the War Powers Act timeline.
Thomas Massie, a Republican House member from Kentucky, responded to the updated numbers in an X post, writing:
“Let me explain this absurd ruse:
The Pentagon is pretending there have been two Iran wars separated by a brief cease-fire.
“The reality: By going more than 90 days without congressional authorization,”
the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, “IS…
@cdarwin@c.imAcross the country, federal judges are calling out Department of Justice lawyers, questioning in unprecedented ways whether they can be trusted to tell the truth or uphold centuries-old legal norms.
From Washington, D.C., to Rhode Island to Oregon, federal judges nominated by presidents from both parties, including Donald Trump, have zeroed in on what’s called
“the presumption of regularity.”
It essentially means that judges must presume that the government
— whether…
@cyrevolt@mastodon.socialRE: https://mastodon.social/@philipmolloy/117336681688621015
Absolutely this! From the post:
> Linux users today run high-end workstations, gaming rigs, modern laptops and dedicated media and audio systems. We buy expensive hardware, pay for premium services and care about UX, integration and software that actually takes advantage of the machines we're running it on.
Absolutely this. It's why I got a @… Lemur Pro (10). It works so well and runs for many hours.
And yes, software keeps improving, thanks to multiple parties investing in it. 💝
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA German court says Meta is liable for fake ads posted by third parties on Instagram and Facebook and orders it to remove such content and pay damages (Linda Pasquini/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/german-cour…
@markhburton@mstdn.social'Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali said: “Once again, the establishment parties are all trying to outdo each other when it comes to who can be the most xenophobic, who can punch down the hardest to the most vulnerable in our country, and who can cut the most support from disabled people."
Campaigners slam Reform’s new war on disabled people | Morning Star
@vosje62@mastodon.nlRE: https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/117134019298781886
Interesting... 😇
So ... When one of the parties involved stops the subscription you have nothing left...
🤔🤔
@cdarwin@c.imEtta Baker emerged among the foremost practitioners of acoustic Piedmont guitar fingerpicking,
an open-tuned style not far removed from bluegrass banjo picking;
However, for decades only relatives and friends ever heard her play, as she confined her performances solely to family gatherings and parties.
She finally made her initial recordings in 1956, joining her father and other family members on a field recording titled Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians; …
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.socialRE: https://assortedflotsam.com/@NewsBot/117292106166829744
We allow multiple parties if and only if they all support the dictator and the dictator's policies.
@markhburton@mstdn.social @cdarwin@c.imThe most potent force in US politicsis anti-establishment fury at a system seen as rigged against average working people.
AI has become Exhibit A.
Until recently, both parties largely avoided criticizing the wealthy corporate elites that funded their campaigns.
In politics as in nature, one does not bite the hands that feed.
Trump Republicans have instead aimed populist fury at immigrants, LGBTQ people, Black and Latino people, “communists”, Muslims, so-called “woke”…
@cdarwin@c.imSenator John Fetterman said last week he would formally switch his affiliation if Democrats make opposition to Israel part of their official platform.
It’s the first time the Pennsylvania senator has laid out a scenario in which he would jump ship.
Fetterman’s colleagues have doubts about his ability to win a Democratic primary.
One Democratic senator, who requested anonymity to speak freely, expressed anxiety over the prospect of an unexpected party switch by Fetterman.
@pre@boing.worldThe Steam Frame is released. At a shockingly high price range, but that's RAM for you in these post-ai days.
This means improvement on Linux VR in general with all the latest patches. The home-room is updated, the menus all looking fancy and new. Even if you got an old Vive.
Even more exciting than that, Steam have agreed to serve my place in the wait-queue so one might even arrive here in the coming weeks and thank goodnes it's after payday. If it was a week ago I might have had to give up my place.
Sounds like the Alyx updates intend for that game to run on the machine stand-alone, which would be nice. Able to take that big old complex game on the road to demo at parties.
Anyway. I'm poor again and dunno how long the wait for the package will be, but looking forward to seeing it.
God I hope it's not shit and rescues us from the Facebook-dominated market since they bought Oculus.
#vr #linux
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDemocrats notch win in TV ad rate case (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6053531-political-parties-super-pac-television-ad-lowest-unit-charge/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260826/p121#a260826p121
@cdarwin@c.imSenators in both parties say the odds are rising of another government shutdown in September
after Trump demanded that GOP leaders abolish the filibuster or face a spending showdown and another shutdown.
Trump blindsided GOP leaders on Monday when he warned there could be another shutdown if Senate Republicans don’t abolish the filibuster,
which would allow them to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act and spending legislation without any Democra…
@cdarwin@c.imCalifornians are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the state and nation, expecting tough economic times and are sour on both major political parties, according to a new poll.
Nearly 80% of likely voters say
14 statewide propositions and dense wording make the ballot overwhelming,
shortly before mail-in voting begins for more than 23 million Californians.
Likely voters are split over a one-time wealth tax on billionaires and rival measures that could nullify i…
@servelan@newsie.socialNetanyahu's Likud to request election committee bar Arab parties from running | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-908588
@memeorandum@universeodon.comDemocrats running for office turn sharply against their own party (Andrew Solender/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/democrats-midterm-ads-2026-corruption-parties
http://www.memeorandum.com/260925/p97#a260925p97
@memeorandum@universeodon.comExclusive: Newsom shows fundraising muscle for state parties (Alex Thompson/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/02/newsom-fundraising-democrats-2028
http://www.memeorandum.com/260802/p61#a260802p61
@memeorandum@universeodon.comCBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today's economy (Anthony Salvanto/CBS News)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-socialism-economy-political-parties-opinion-poll/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260816/p36#a260816p36
@burger_jaap@mastodon.socialAs I’ve written before, there’s no distinction between politics and the car industry in Germany. Three state governors from different parties are once again calling on Europe to allow the internal combustion engine free rein. To be honest, they're incapable of thinking.
https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/alle-meldungen/meldung/pid/drei-autolaender-eine-gemeinsame-botschaft
@servelan@newsie.social"However, a US intelligence report in 2021 ... conducted under John Ratcliffe, Trump’s then-director of national intelligence and his present CIA director, found China attempted to collect information on US voters, public opinion and political parties going as far back as 2008. Typically, such data is publicly available and cannot be used to alter votes."
Did China steal 2020 US election data, as Trump claims? | US Elections 2020 News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/17/did-china-steal-2020-us-election-data-as-trump-claims?traffic_source=rss
@pre@boing.worldDeadline to file as a candidate for Clacton passed, and full list of candidates announced.
I heard a rumour that Farage failed to file in time, but that seems not to be true.
Twenty independents, Three candidates from the Monster Raving Loony party, a bunch of small parties, and the two fore-runners: Nigel Farage and Count Binface
Thirty Four candidates at an election is a British record.
One clear unity candidate. Every vote for the Count counts!
#clacton #countBinface #farage
@memeorandum@universeodon.comIn tight House races, suspicions swirl around third-party candidates (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/15/tight-house-races-major-parties-prop-up-third-party-spoilers/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260915/p26#a260915p26
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe unexpected issue dividing parties and midterms candidates (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/08/14/ai-becomes-major-election-issue-first-time-data-shows/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260814/p56#a260814p56
