jacobin.social is a fully customized #Bonfire #ActivityPub server we built with Jacobin.de. It reflects Jacobin’s visual identity and lets readers interact with articles and authors according to their membership tier and much more...

Jacobin explains the thinking behind the project here:
jacobin.de/social/

And here’s our case study, which may be useful for your research:
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happy to share more about it 😊

"X’s algorithm learns what you hate and shows you more of it, according to a new study just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)."

https://www.404media.co/xs-algorithm-feeds-off-ragebait-and-impacts-democrats-more-study-finds/

#X #Twitter #XItter #SocialMedia

As nations race to restore ecosystems and curb #climate change, research has shown that letting #nature do the work is a cost-effective, viable solution.

Scientists found that natural #forest regeneration delivered substantial carbon and #biodiversity benefits and could be up to 96% cheaper than traditional tree-planting programs.

Forests are Earth's #life-support systems, and tropical forests are the most biodiverse among all forest types, covering 18% of the land and home to more than half of all land vertebrate #species.

They are also a giant carbon sink, so when deforestation happens, we not only stop the forest from taking up carbon, but we also flip it and turn it into a carbon source.

#ecology
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-natural-forest-regrowth-path-climate.html

Paper by Li et al. (2026):
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-026-03154-7

Mensen vragen me vaak of ik de impact van AI al merk in mijn werk als tekenaar. Mijn antwoord daarop was tot nu toe dat de kranten waar ik voor werk allemaal redelijk grote media zijn, die gelukkig nog met mensen werken.

Maar ik schrok wel toen ik las dat de Australische krant Herald-Sun AI-gegenereerde cartoons publiceert: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/ai-newspaper-illustrations-cartoons-media-industry/107027784

In ons land kiest het AD ook voor AI-illustraties: https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/bosbranden-overstromingen-extreme-hitte-steeds-meer-bezorgde-mensen-kloppen-aan-bij-de-klimaatpsycholoog~afb8cabf/

Hieronder de AI cartoon uit de Herald-Sun en een screenshot van het AD.

Fascinating study. What this historical evidence shows is that, during a critical period of development, even relatively small differences in sugar exposure over a short period may leave effects that are still observable half a century later.

(Disclaimer: I was one of those babies born under sugar rationing).

#Sugar #Nutrition #Cancer #Diabetes

Babies born under sugar rationing grew into adults with lower cancer risk
https://theconversation.com/babies-born-under-sugar-rationing-grew-into-adults-with-lower-cancer-risk-289873

@sebsauvage @pixelsfr

@lisamandel

The Rise of the Far Right in Latin America Threatens Sexual and Reproductive Rights

"In recent years, feminist and anti-patriarchal organizations in Latin America have sounded the alarm over government actions that threaten to further erode the fundamental rights of women and gender-nonconforming individuals in the region, while observing the rise of far-right groups that seek to influence public policy by orchestrating disinformation campaigns and smear campaigns against feminist organizations.

The electoral victories of the far right in the region have accelerated this encroachment, bringing members of anti-rights movements into state structures, from where they have facilitated the shutdown of programs and the ideological transformation of institutions. This onslaught has been particularly aimed at undoing the achievements of movements for women’s sexual and reproductive freedoms."

https://avispa.org/en/the-rise-of-the-far-right-in-latin-america-threatens-sexual-and-reproductive-rights/

#feminism #Latinamerica #farright #Chile #Colombia #Argentina #Mexico #Ecuador #ElSalvador #HumanRights

@sebsauvage @pixelsfr

Vous ne me respectez pas.

Nessun partito in Israele vuole davvero finire le guerre di Netanyahu
https://www.ilpost.it/2026/08/22/elezioni-israele-guerra-opposizione/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su News @news-ilPost

RE: https://waag.social/@pierre/117137527299343966

Sluit je aan!

@Gardenia
Aaahh.. Ok vous gagnez de l'argent en étant dépendant de milliardaires racistes qui méprisent les immigrés.
Je suis désolé pour vous de votre dépendance à ces connards, sincèrement.
Je comprends que vous ne puissiez pas faire autrement.
Mais ça ne change rien au fait que le Fediverse est mieux protégé du racisme.
@pixelsfr

@sebsauvage @pixelsfr

Donc je suis fasciste si je reste sur Instagram?
Vous n'intègrez pas un grand nombre de personnes en disant cela. Dont mes potes arabes !!

@neia @LilahTovMoon

Snapdragon would be an excellent name for a human of any gender.

In Lombardia ci sono ancora strade chiuse per il maltempo
https://www.ilpost.it/2026/08/22/lombardia-strade-maltempo/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Pubblicato su News @news-ilPost

The gang discuss a DHS investigation into Minnesota labor unions, military detention near National Defense Areas at the border, why a General Dynamics factory can't make artillery shells, what’s up with the bond market, and Angie Nixon winning the senate primary in Florida.

I have been struggling with self-doubt and motivation recently as far as photography is concerned - I felt like I had run out of ideas - so I decided to go back to my first real passion, nature.
An early morning in the woods, just wandering and looking and feeling, with no plan or ideas or projects cluttering my mind, helped immensely.
My eyes quickly adjusted to seeing light and shadow, colour, texture, pattern, so that's what I focused on.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #WoodlandPhotography

Je découvre l'existence d'une base de données du gouvernement qui contient des informations sur tout les médicaments en vente en France.

Il y a notamment les notices des médocs, des infos et différents liens. C'est simple, efficace et devrait être fiable 👍

https://base-donnees-publique.medicaments.gouv.fr/

#médicaments #santé