Trump unloads on AOC in a wild post, calling her “stupid” and “unqualified.”
AOC fires back: “Mr. President, don’t take your anger out on me — I’m just a silly girl. Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the Constitution and bomb Iran.”
🔥 This feud just went nuclear. #press
BREAKING: NYT confirms Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel & Iran — but neither country has confirmed. This comes hours after Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar.
Trump: “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE… War will be considered ENDED!”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/23/world/iran-trump-israel-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #press
NEW: Trump’s deportation machine just got a boost. Supreme Court greenlights Trump’s plan to deport immigrants to countries they’ve never even been to. No explanation. No warning. Just gone.
Justice Sotomayor: “Rewarding lawlessness.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/23/supreme-court-third-party-country-deporations-00419210 #press
Gaza’s healthcare system is collapsing under the weight of Israel’s genocide.
Children are among the hardest hit. According to the Health Cluster, children now account for 23 percent of amputations, 26 percent of spinal cord injuries, 33 percent of traumatic brain injuries, and 70 percent of burn cases requiring surgery.
Yet, there are no specialized rehabilitation services for children anywhere in Gaza.
🕎 🇵🇸 ☮️
#Gaza#Palestine
#Press#News
'Houston at its best': Mayor John Whitmire praises protesters and police for peaceful No Kings event
"I just think we witnessed Houston at its best – I'll use the word ‘spectacular,'" Whitmire said in a mid-afternoon phone call. ‘For over 15,000 people to come together in a peaceful protest and march, that just makes a statement about Houston."
‘#OpenSource And #Ethical’ #TikTok, #WhatsApp And #Instagram Alternatives Could Transform #SocialMedia
from #Forbes
ByEsat Dedezade, Contributor.
Esat Dedezade is U.K.-based journalist who covers Big Tech for Forbes
Jan 25, 2025, 12:23pm EST
[a very well-written article with a favorable yet realistic angle on the #Fediverse]
"At the heart of these alternative apps lies the Fediverse platform — a portmanteau of "federated" and "universe" that represents a radical reimagining of how social media can work. Unlike traditional platforms where users are locked into isolated ecosystems, the Fediverse operates as an interconnected network of independent servers that communicate with each other through a standard protocol called #ActivityPub."
#Pixelfed#PeerTube#Mastodon#Loops#Sup#FreeSoftware#SocialWeb #technology #news #press
Added a few new #Fediverse / #SocialWeb #press articles to the Lemmy group.
My collection of verified accounts of news organizations, that can be followed from #Mastodon (& anywhere else in the #Fediverse) contains now:
564 federated by @Flipboard
404 on @Mastodon
45 federated by @threads
20 bridged thanks to @snarfed.org
3 federated by @index (#Ghost)
1 on @peertube &
1 on @sharkey
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Who's missing?
#SocialMedia#News#Press#Media#Threads#BridgyFed#Peertube#Sharkey#Bluesky#Flipboard
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
