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@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-09-18 05:17:22

when i was in the uk last year a british publication asked if they could publish a speech i gave. i agreed.
when i looked onto their site, they added a little note below it saying that “Erik Uden and I have political differences on the trans question.
i, right then and there, realized what it feels like for foreign activists to publish something in a german newspaper.

@cjust@infosec.exchange
2026-07-16 13:32:06

Some people are born heroic - others have heroism thrust upon them. I didn't wake up this morning and decide that I was going to be a hero, but then again, that's kinda what heroes do. They wake up and then end up doing some heroic shit.
#EveryonesAHeroInTheirOwnWay #Shitpost

The image is a dark, textured background resembling a digital interface or screen. On the left side, a realistic, golden trophy with two handles and a rectangular base is prominently displayed. The trophy has a warm, metallic sheen and appears to be standing on a light brown rectangular platform. Below the trophy, the word "Now" is faintly visible in a light gray, sans-serif font.

On the right side of the image, a bright blue rectangular speech bubble is positioned in the upper right quadrant.…
@stargazer@woof.tech
2026-07-16 18:22:26

Кумедно.
Я думав, катари-"ножиці" це чисто вигадка Блізів. А зараз читаю — виявляється, що ні. Менш розповсюджений варіант, але реальний. Тільки вони "розкривалися" не перед ударом, а після. Як експансивна куля.
Національна зброя менш попсових культур здатна принести цікавий вайб у геймдизайн. Особливо якщо втілюється не поверхнево.

A digital illustration of an assassin from Diablo 2 in dark armor, posing dynamically against a black background. She has dark tanned skin and dark hair, wearing ornate dark-colored armor with gold trim on the chest, legs, and boots. She is holding two katar blades, surrounded by bright blue energy and lightning effects, outstretched to the top right in a challenging pose. Additional sheathed weapons are attached to a belt around the waist. The character's midriff is visible between the upper a…
A split-view image against a black background shows two different ornamental metal objects. On the left, a single Indian dagger called "Katar" features a pointed steel blade and an ornate gold handle composed of several horizontal bars. The handle includes patterned golden sections that connect to the top of the blade. On the right, three pointed steel blades emerge from a wide, decorative base. This base is covered in intricate, gold-colored patterns.

A close-up cartoon illustration of a yellow pony (Fluttershy from MLP) with pink hair looking upwards. The pony has large blue eyes and visible portions of light pink mane and tail.  A white speech bubble pointing to the pony contains the text "NATURE IS SO FASCINATING...".
@servelan@newsie.social
2026-07-20 04:43:47

"A court ruling striking down Florida’s Stop WOKE Act is both a major affirmation of academic freedom and a window into the free-speech debates dividing the right."
The Freedom To Be Woke | Portside
portside.org/2026-07-19/freedo

For decades, the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, known as DRL,
has supported  human rights in some of the most oppressive countries in the world.
Now, our reporting found,  it’s planning to direct funds to controversial groups supporting right-wing causes in Europe and elsewhere. 
Our full story lays out some of the groups the government has considered funding, which includea British free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion ther…

@wraithe@mastodon.social
2026-06-29 17:16:19

So, @… response to one co-CEO funding far-right authoritarians:
“Hey, 50% of our CEOs _aren’t_ doing that!”
C’mon y’all, respect his private donation, he leaves those views outside the company when he’s making decisions as CEO
/s (obviously) 🤮

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-06-26 19:03:52

Hannah Spencer’s clothes have entered the political argument
northwestbylines.co.uk/politic

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-07-26 21:49:09

“Rev. Dr. Michael Woolf was arrested on Nov. 14, 2025 outside of the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois. He and other clergy members were protesting the horrific treatment of immigrants in the facility, around Chicagoland and throughout the country. Rev. Woolf explains why his faith has led him to stand up on behalf of immigrants and exercise his first amendment right to free speech.”

@gratianriter@bildung.social
2026-06-29 09:53:24

Großartiger Artikel von Emily Bender ("stocchic parrot") und Nanna Inie zur Frage, wie man über "KI" sprechen und gleichzeitig die Anthropomorphisierungsfalle umgehen kann:
buttondown.com/maiht3k/archive

artificial intelligence → probabilistic automation
hybrid intelligence → augmented human intelligence
image recognition → image labeling
speech recognition → automatic transcription
the model shows bias → the model reflects bias
model mistakes → model errors
chatbots are good at … → chatbots are good for …
hallucination → undesirable output
prompt → text input
answer → output
chatbot / conversational agent → conversation simulator
ChatGPT assisted students → the students used ChatGPT
revealing the solution → displaying the solution
AI agent → probabilistic, unverified software manipulator
who’s right? → is the machine output correct?
they produce results → the team uses it [the system] to produce results

David 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 …

A coalition of privacy and civil liberties advocates filed a federal lawsuit Friday
accusing the Trump administration of secretly collecting and keeping personal information about people who monitor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations,
arguing that the practice violates federal privacy law and threatens constitutionally protected speech and association.
The lawsuit
— filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
— was brought by i…

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-08-27 11:45:46

There Is a Sickness Worse Than Wokeness (David French/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/08/27/opinion
memeorandum.com/260827/p15#a26

@pre@boing.world
2026-08-14 08:32:07
Content warning: re: UKPol Clacton Binface Victory Speech

63% of Clacton got it wrong, while only 27% of Clacton got it right.
Clacton really love Farage. Far more than the rest of the country.
Oh well, here's Binface's victory speech:
#binface #clacton #result #farage

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-07-27 01:21:59

Jon Favreau on X claps back on billionaire Bill Ackman accusing Dems of retreating from Obama's approach:
"Since I worked on this speech, I'll just point out that this part was left out of the clip:
"We must allow undocumented immigrants to come out of the shadows and step on a path toward full participation in our society. ...[T]his is the only practical way we can get a handle on the population that is within our borders right now."
x.com/jonfavs/status/208146540