For no particular reason, reminding y'all today that Brown University scholars estimate that U.S. led post-9/11 war and violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan between 2001-2023 resulted in a total death toll of at least 4.5-4.7 million people and counting.

The murdered were mostly Muslim, and Arab Christians, and Druze.

Their lives mattered. Their existence mattered. Their humanity mattered.

Still haven't found those WMDs though. Funny how that works.

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# Fediverse

È finalmente uscito questo libro importantissimo, che raccoglie i discorsi pronunciati in tribunale da persone che si sono opposte alla guerra di aggressione della Russia all'Ucraina, «Voices Against Putin’s War. Protesters’ Defiant Speeches in Russian Courts»

https://andream94.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/russia-resistere-alla-macchina-da-guerra-di-vladimir-putin/

https://resistancebooks.org/product/voices-against-putins-war/

#Russia #Ucraina #FuckPutin #libri

heise+ | MacBook Pro 14" mit rasantem M5 gegen die x86- und ARM-Konkurrenten

Schon an die Performance von Apples M4 kommt kein anderer Mobilprozessor heran, doch der M5 im neuen MacBook Pro 14" legt die Messlatte nochmals höher.

https://www.heise.de/tests/MacBook-Pro-14-mit-rasantem-M5-gegen-die-x86-und-ARM-Konkurrenten-10794988.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#AMD #Apple #AppleSilicon #Intel #IT #MacBookPro #Mobiles #Notebooks #Qualcomm #news

Where do I go to pitch my establishment media op-ed urging Republicans to pivot to the middle if they want to win?

YES, amazing job New York! We CAN have politicians who stand against the rich, who offer hope for the many. It CAN still be done. Now let's DO IT EVERYWHERE!

#ZohranMamdani

You use @riseup ? A mail account or a mailing list? Please help to keep it going:

"We ask that individuals with email accounts or owners of lists give monthly or yearly.

If you are broke, live in the global South, or live somewhere with a devalued currency, we don’t expect you to give. This means that those with money in the global North should contribute extra as an act of solidarity.

If you are unsure how much to contribute, might we suggest $5-$15 a month?"

https://riseup.net/en/donate

@TheBreadmonkey @Moss Sounds amazing. I don't know if it's related to ADHD but I like art when there's a lot going on, where when my attention wanders there's something else to catch it up, or where it gets pinned in one place by sheer force.

Eve and I went out again. Came back with 24 new additions to the family.

#Locksport #LoveLocks #RitualPolyculeSacrifice

“In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light.

Here we believe in standing up for those we love.

Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job, a single mom still waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with their back against the wall.

Your struggle is ours too.”

Zohran Mamdani in his NYC Mayor victory speech

#uspol #nyc #mamdani #newyork #ZohranMamdani

Seriously considering deploying @delta instead of Matrix for a project next year.

It's just so much more towards my dreams of what this kind of tech can be.

this has been a VERY hard year for trans people

so let me just say

to all of you out there who stood up for us and soundly rejected transphobia in this election

thank you for protecting us

PLEASE KEEP IT UP WE NEED YOU and there’s still a long way to go

but

THANK. YOU. 😭🩷

does anyone know any furry artists that are also good at drawing trains? i have an idea i want to commission and god i can't for the life of me find any

please boost for extra reach!

one day these boosts are gonna walk all over you

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@dumpsterqueer oh right, i think i did none of that on gts

On the blog: Think for Yourself

"In using Gen AI, many developers have unintentionally taken a back seat with both their knowledge and their destiny. By skimming past the friction necessary for learning, the pursuit of convenience can end up deskilling rather than enhancing skills."

https://kevlinhenney.medium.com/think-for-yourself-7d129aa959e3