Hungarian oligarchs begin fleeing the country, transferring assets, in anticipation of corruption investigations giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

Hungary’s business elite pivot...

My Speaking Truth to Power public service journalism feed focused on US news has been viewed over 2.6M times. What other newsroom sources is it missing? https://speakingtruthtopower.surf.social

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@hynek/116476031032569096

this is what I mean when I say genAI has got people deciding to act stupid on purpose. things like "prompt injection" are just things we previously recognised as glaring categories errors, but suddenly we can't recognise very obviously terrible ideas because they're wrapped up in the bullshit machine

"We show that #climate litigation can lead to the implementation of significant policy changes. The paper concludes by arguing that with each successful climate case taken against a state, the corpus of international jurisprudence grows and reverberates, creating a ‘domino effect’ in climate litigation. Each judgment adds to the resource base of case law that can be cited in the future, serving to intensify the pressure on policymakers."

https://www.iiea.com/publications/taking-governments-to-court/

#publicLaw #Ireland #NL #Germany

@hipsterelectron I heard she transitioned and it's Giffany now

Week in Fediverse 2026-04-24

Servers

- Hollo v0.7.11
- Lemmy v0.19.18
- Wafrn 2026.04.02
- Ibis v0.3.2
- Ktistec v3.3.6
- ActivityPub for WordPress v8.1.0
- Gush v0.0.36
- Iceshrimp.NET v2026.1-beta
- Mitra v5.2.0
- tootik v0.22.0
- NeoDB v0.14.0
- Vernissage Server v1.34.0
- PieFed v1.6.19
- ActivityPub Bots v1.1.1

Clients

- Jerboa v0.0.86
- Holos v1.4.0

Protocol

- FEP-35b7: Fediverse Servers, Instances, and Tenants
- FEP-ae49: Semantic Routing for ActivityPub

Articles

- Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators

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#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub

Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/019d9ce7-bae8-7d4c-da66-27acb019a9e6

@navi @hipsterelectron to me interface headers are the ones who should be written by hand, this way you could have a tool that checks if there is any function that isn't marked as static that also isn't in header, and gets flagged, and then, either it's forgotten from header, so you know to add it, or it should be static, and you fix it

not many people check generated files, so while you COULD check it, nearly nobody would

#クルマやバイクを描いてる人は見せびらかしましょう

Assez fan du concept de "Caswell test" pour inciter les chercheureuses qui parlent d'archives à citer davantage d'archivistes https://orb.binghamton.edu/english_fac/3/

La slide est de la médiéviste Bridget Whearty, inspirée par un article de Michelle Caswell : https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7bn4v1fk

Millennial's CV. Today's cartoon by Zez Vaz. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/

#RecentHistory #EnergyCrisis #fascism

SENEDD ELECTION: Race between Plaid and Reform on a knife-edge as two major new polls show Wales is heading for historic result

Two major polls published this week have painted a remarkably consistent picture of where Wales stands with two weeks to go until the Senedd election: a historic race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, Labour in third place, and an outcome that nobody can predict with confidence.

The most detailed of the two is YouGov’s second MRP for ITV Cymru Wales, produced in partnership with Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre on a sample of 2,387 Welsh adults between April 6 and 15. It projects Reform UK on 37 seats and Plaid Cymru on 36 — a significant tightening since YouGov’s first MRP last month, when Plaid led by a wider margin. Both parties are tied on 29% of the vote in the latest YouGov model, with Labour on 13%, the Greens on 10%, Conservatives on 8%, and the Liberal Democrats on 6%.

The Ipsos poll, published today and conducted between April 2 and 8 on a sample of 747 Welsh adults, puts Plaid Cymru at 30% and Reform UK at 25%, with Labour on 15%. Half of Welsh voters say they may yet change their minds — 52% — while Reform voters are the most committed, with just 32% saying they could switch compared to 53% of Plaid supporters.

That commitment gap is significant. Reform UK has been particularly effective at converting those who consider voting for them into firm intenders, with a conversion rate of 81%, while the Green Party has struggled to convert interest into voting intention at just 27%.

What it means for coalition arithmetic

Neither party is close to the 49 seats needed for a majority in the 96-member Senedd, meaning some form of co-operation between parties would be required to elect a First Minister.

Dr Jac Larner of Cardiff University’s Welsh Governance Centre offered a telling observation about the race, saying that finishing first may matter less than it appears. “Whichever party leads on seats will face the same coalition arithmetic, and that arithmetic is far more favourable to Plaid than to Reform,” he said.

Plaid leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has expressed a preference for forming a minority Plaid government, but would still need the assistance of Labour and either the Greens or the Lib Dems for a majority. Plaid and Labour together hold a majority in 47% of YouGov’s simulations.

Eluned Morgan’s seat

One of the most closely watched individual outcomes remains that of First Minister Eluned Morgan. The YouGov MRP projects that Morgan would not be returned to the Senedd — because on these figures Labour win no seats at all in Ceredigion Penfro, the constituency she is standing in. This directly contradicts the More in Common MRP we reported earlier this week, which suggested she would narrowly survive with Labour taking one of the six seats in Ceredigion Penfro. The two models agree that the outcome is on a knife-edge, but disagree on which side of the line she falls.

What the data says for our area

The raw constituency data from the YouGov MRP reveals some significant differences from the More in Common projections we reported earlier this week — particularly for Labour across south and west Wales.

In Gŵyr Abertawe (Swansea), YouGov projects Reform UK winning on 29%, ahead of Plaid on 27% and Labour on 16%. The seat breakdown gives Reform 2, Plaid 2, Labour 1 and the Greens 1 — a notable difference from More in Common, which projected Labour taking 2 seats. On YouGov’s figures, a Green candidate would take the sixth seat at Labour’s expense.

In Sir Gaerfyrddin (Carmarthenshire), the picture is even starker for Labour. Plaid lead on 37% with Reform on 31% and Labour on just 10%. YouGov projects Plaid 3 and Reform 3 — with Labour taking no seats at all. More in Common had given Labour one seat in the constituency, which would have returned Calum Higgins as Labour’s lead candidate.

In Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, YouGov projects Reform winning on 30%, with Plaid on 25%, Labour 12% and the Lib Dems also on 12%. The seat split is Reform 2, Plaid 2, Labour 1, Lib Dems 1 — with the Conservatives projected to win no seats, in contrast to the More in Common MRP which gave them one.

In Ceredigion Penfro (Pembrokeshire), Plaid dominate on 38% with Reform on 27%. YouGov projects Plaid 3, Reform 2, Greens 1 — and no Labour seat, meaning Eluned Morgan would not be returned on these figures.

In Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg (Bridgend), Reform lead on 31%, Plaid on 25%, Labour on 15%. YouGov projects Reform 2, Plaid 2, Labour 1, Conservatives 1 — again one fewer Labour seat than More in Common projected.

In Afan Ogwr Rhondda (Neath Port Talbot), Reform lead strongly on 36%, Plaid on 29%, Labour on 17%. Both models agree here: Reform 3, Plaid 2, Labour 1 — meaning Huw Irranca-Davies as Deputy First Minister would narrowly hold his seat as Labour’s sole representative.

The Conservatives and smaller parties

The Welsh Conservatives are on 8% in the YouGov model and projected to return three members — but not including their leader Darren Millar on this round of results. The Greens are forecast to elect seven MSs, while the Lib Dems win only a single seat on the median projection — Jane Dodds in Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd — leaving the party short of the five seats needed to form a political group in the Senedd.

The bigger picture

Both polls point to a result that would have been unthinkable at the last Senedd election in 2021. Had that election been conducted under the new electoral system, Plaid Cymru would have won 24 seats and Reform UK would have won none.

The Ipsos research also highlights the wider public mood. Around 62% of Welsh adults disagree that the Welsh Labour Government deserves to be re-elected, and high dissatisfaction ratings attach to both Keir Starmer and Eluned Morgan. Rhun ap Iorwerth is the only party leader in Wales with a positive net satisfaction rating, though 59% of Welsh adults disagree that Reform UK is ready to form a government.

The picture across all recent polling is of a country that wants change but hasn’t yet settled on what form that change should take. The Wales-wide five-poll moving average currently puts Plaid Cymru on 28.6%, Reform UK on 26.8%, and Labour on 16.8%.

The Senedd election takes place on Thursday, May 7, 2026. For our full coverage of what the polls mean for every constituency in our area, see our More in Common MRP analysis.

Related stories from Swansea Bay News

SENEDD ELECTION: Plaid on course to make history — who’s set to represent YOU on May 7?
Our More in Common MRP analysis with candidate-by-candidate projections for every constituency in our area.

Senedd Election 2026 — all our coverage
Full archive of Swansea Bay News reporting on the May 7 election.

Polling — all our coverage
Every poll we’ve reported on ahead of the Senedd election.

Arnold here, from my Pixelfed account for Humane Tech Community. While the https://humanetech.community is dormant for now, the intent is to revive community activity based on the insights that Social experience design provides, i.e. apply SX in the field, and build bridges between Social coding commons, Humane tech community (HTC) at https://community.humanetech.com and The Center for Humane Technology at https://humanetech.com



In 2018 I took control of the Center's forum as community facilitator and stimulator, because the founders Tristan Harris, Randy Fernando, and Aza Raskin went into a year-long strategic deliberation, talking with world leaders, and tech insiders, and being swamped by global press. When finally their strategic plans were clear, I had a session with them where they shared their outcomes and the real sense of urgency that had totally changed their initial plans to be more of a "Time well spent online" organization, which they had before as a movement.



Tristan later told me that "after over a full year of deep strategic thinking and networking we are most afraid of the total unraveling of the social fabric and society, and wars".



I may be prosy, and fluffy non-techy, at points. But the intrinsic motivation behind my work of the past 11 years, where I spent my savings to dedicate to a cause, has this same insight and urgency that drives me along and makes me stay. Despite the inherent unsustainability in this fedi & FOSS space I am convinced that here lies greatest opportunity to bring lasting positive societal change. Here, in calm networking environments. And offline in our towns, cities, rural areas, in our neighborhoods. Where all the real people are.

Morgen am Freitag den 24.4. gibt es beim Hackathon Kurzvorträge zu verschiedenen Projekten. Die Vorträge sind auch für Nicht-Nerds verständlich.
@onny stellt uns den @verwaltungstracker und die Software dahinter vor. Bei diesem Projekt geht es darum, die Umsetzung von lokalen demokratischen Entscheidungen gemeinschaftlich zu überwachen und anhand von öffentlichen Quellen zu dokumentieren.

Mehr Infos: https://eintopf.info/event/5bb974dc-b2ec-4dfc-987a-cafdfdef6879

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Nihilism ✧

Nihilism is a family of philosophical views. Existential nihilism asserts that life is inherently meaningless and lacks a higher purpose, suggesting that all individual and societal achievements are ultimately pointless. Moral nihilism denies the objective existence of morality, arguing that moral evaluation...

#familyofphilosophical #nihilism #philosophicalviews #existentialnihilismasserts #family #wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism

🇪🇺 Digitally sovereign communications need an open standard to enable vendor-neutral federation and prevent lock-in.

We’ve mapped out sovereign communications across Europe that support @matrix open standard federation.

That’s sovereign and secure communications between separate organisations, and cross-border, without any reliance on a specific vendor.

Know of a deployment missing from the map? Contributions welcome.

https://element.io/blog/digital-sovereignty-is-built-on-an-open-standard-that-enables-federation/

Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse 😡

An Australian outfit plans to fast-track a dirty new industry in Southland using FILTHY lignite (brown coal) to create urea.

Urea is synthetic nitrogen ‘fertiliser’ that drives dairy expansion, the pollution of rivers and contamination of drinking water and climate pollution.

It would be a disaster.

#TooManyCows #climate #ClimateChange #NZPol

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/593041/australian-company-plans-3b-lignite-to-fertiliser-plant-in-southland?utm_source=nickofnz&utm_medium=nickofnz