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For the Skunk this year I used DxO's default color handling which has a clear hierarchy of strongly blowing out high-viz volunteers and barricades, somewhat blowing out the most strident clothing, but leaving skin and natural tones natural
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Small, red warning sirens have quietly appeared on porches and storefronts across Los Angeles suburb Highland Park,
installed by neighborhood activists who want a fast way to alert people when federal immigration officers are spotted nearby.
Organizers say the devices, about the size of a football, are linked to a mobile app and can be set off remotely to push people indoors.
Volunteers say roughly 20 have been placed so far as part of a broader effort to buy residents a …

"McConkie said the volunteers are trained to keep their calm, act with kindness and respect and not to be abusive or confrontational. They stand near the gatherers, and if the voter approaching the signature gatherer has questions, the signs held by the BURNN volunteer have a QR code where the voter can read the text of the initiative."
Very cool response to #GOP-paid signature gath…

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rania40/116169906067620152
Aya is an outstanding student (she had a ~97% score on her university entrance exam) and one of our volunteers at Gaza Verified. She spends an hour most days helping other Gazans get verified to help …

How Tennessee's Jermod McCoy Saved the Cowboys Draft Plan https://insidethestar.com/how-tennessees-jermod-mccoy-saved-the-cowboys-draft-plan

Why Colombian volunteers are joining war in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/why-colombian-volunteers-are-joining.html

Scoop: Lutnick volunteers to testify on Epstein ties (Mike Allen/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/lutnick-epstein-files-testify-house
http://www.memeorandum.com/260303/p101#a260303p101

The US launches the Tech Corps, a program under the Peace Corps to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI, as the US competes with China for AI dominance (Viola Zhou/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2026/us-tech-corp-ai-volunteers/

U.S. plans Peace Corps-style “Tech Corps” to counter China’s AI exports
Washington to send volunteers abroad to promote American AI models as Chinese open-weight models are proving popular.

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