Many Syrians rejoiced at the chance to return to homes and lands they had abandoned, but now they face fresh waves of displacement — driven by revenge, sectarian violence, property disputes and Israeli occupation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/world/society/syria-transition-displacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #middleeast #syria #refugees

Climate's steep demands
may be inconvenient
so is Extinction

whose peace won't come peacefully
billions of violent ends

#haiku #senryu #tanka #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #ClimateMitigation #ClimateAdaptation #society #collapse #extinction

Many Syrians rejoiced at the chance to return to homes and lands they had abandoned, but now they face fresh waves of displacement — driven by revenge, sectarian violence, property disputes and Israeli occupation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/world/society/syria-transition-displacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #middleeast #syria #refugees

The Japanese government has said it will renew measures to deal with the rising number of bear attacks nationwide — 12 of them fatal — as more bears are seen roaming around residential areas in the north of the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/society/bears-government-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #animals #localgovernments #bears #shinjirokoizumi #norikazusuzuki #yoheimatsumoto #minorukihara #sdf

Climate's steep demands
may be inconvenient
so is Extinction

whose peace won't come peacefully
billions of violent ends

#haiku #senryu #tanka #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #ClimateMitigation #ClimateAdaptation #society #collapse #extinction

One week to the #SocialBC and #SOSSBC AGM!
It is on Signal on Wednesday November 5 at 5PM.

Check the announcement on the webpage for more details or check your email if you're already a SocialBC user.

All SocialBC users are welcome to attend the meeting and those that have donated a minimum of $20 can vote during the meeting and volunteer for the Board of SOSSBC.

If you've been thinking about joining SocialBC, now’s a great time!

#Mastodon #Society #Community #Membership

One week to the #SocialBC and #SOSSBC AGM!
It is on Signal on Wednesday November 5 at 5PM.

Check the announcement on the webpage for more details or check your email if you're already a SocialBC user.

All SocialBC users are welcome to attend the meeting and those that have donated a minimum of $20 can vote during the meeting and volunteer for the Board of SOSSBC.

If you've been thinking about joining SocialBC, now’s a great time!

#Mastodon #Society #Community #Membership

A record number of workers applied for mental health-related compensation in fiscal 2024, according to health ministry data released Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/society/karoshi-white-paper/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #mhlw #overwork #surveys #jobs #karoshi #mentalhealth

The Decline of Deviance

https://www.experimental-history.com/p/the-decline-of-deviance

#HackerNews #TheDeclineOfDeviance #Deviance #Society #Trends #Culture #HackerNews

“L'IA pour faire régner la terreur” by @hubertguillaud

🔗 https://danslesalgorithmes.net/2025/10/09/a-lia-pour-faire-regner-la-terreur/

> L’éclatement à venir de la bulle de l’IA n’explique par pourquoi l’information est inondée de merde, n’explique pas pourquoi les erreurs des systèmes du social vont continuer. La dénonciation de la bulle et de la hype est finalement « étroitement technique, trop axée sur l’identification des mensonges, plutôt que sur l’identification des…

#IA #society

⚓️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2025/10/16/l-ia-pour-faire-regner-la-terreur/

More than 5,600 flights were delayed across the U.S. Monday, with absences surging ahead of air traffic controllers missing their first paycheck Tuesday due to the government shutdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/world/society/flight-delays-shutdown-day-27/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #travel #airports #airlines

I often cite Ray Bradbury's brilliantly poignant short story "The Flying Machine" when talking about this ill-considered headlong rush for an "AI"-mediated society that is being thrust upon us.

Today I learned there's a version of that must-read short story in graphic short story format. Take the time to read and appreciate the point Bradbury was trying to make.

https://www.onverticality.com/blog/bradbury-flying-machine

H/T @stever

#ai #ethics #wisdom #society #tech #technology #bradbury #RayBradbury #TheFlyingMachine #GraphicShortStory #GraphicNovel #comics #ComicStrip

I often cite Ray Bradbury's brilliantly poignant short story "The Flying Machine" when talking about this ill-considered headlong rush for an "AI"-mediated society that is being thrust upon us.

Today I learned there's a version of that must-read short story in graphic short story format. Take the time to read and appreciate the point Bradbury was trying to make.

https://www.onverticality.com/blog/bradbury-flying-machine

H/T @stever

#ai #ethics #wisdom #society #tech #technology #bradbury #RayBradbury #TheFlyingMachine #GraphicShortStory #GraphicNovel #comics #ComicStrip

Bontan Ame — a soft candy that is a specialty of Kagoshima Prefecture — is gaining attention in South Korea following rumors about its potential urination urge suppression effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/society/bontan-ame-candy-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #southkorea #bontaname #food #socialmedia #kagoshima #seikafoods

How #Democracy Really Dies - by Tim Hickson (aka Hello Future Me)

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DfmViBWBXgE
(or YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfmViBWBXgE)

Saw the following comment under the video:

"I hate that the way algorithm and social media work make it so much more likely that only people who thought about this will see this :/"

We have no algorithms here! So share this as wide as you can!

If you're a #teacher, show this to your students!

#DontLetThemSlip #Education #Politics #Society #Autocracy