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@occupydemocrats have been fact-checked too often for me to boost or share.

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. But it's come at a cost for Blacks in the South | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/wood-pellets-biomass-climate-environmental-justice-biden-cd9a3de5f55d5acf495986fed8ddc778

Heidi Li Feldman mastodon (AP)
Good reporting on Harrisโ€™s work on medical debt. Gift access at https://wapo.st/3y1MHJG

Zack Labe mastodon (AP)
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)

โ€ข about 370,000 kmยฒ below the 2010s mean
โ€ข about 1,260,000 kmยฒ below the 2000s mean
โ€ข about 2,080,000 kmยฒ below the 1990s mean
โ€ข about 2,840,000 kmยฒ below the 1980s mean

Plots: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/
Line graph time series of 2024's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with white for the 1980s, green for the 1990s, blue for the 2000s, and purple for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2002 to 2022. 2024 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between May and August by looking at the decadal average line positions.
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Crooks&Liars mastodon (AP)
Great posts from @TheBradBlog, @Tengrain and @nomoremister.

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/07/mike-s-blog-round-11?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=91331
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Yay! @driftglass linked to my blog in the round-up this morning! (the link, however, is broken, so hereโ€™s the right url)

https://mockpaperscissors.com/2024/07/25/capn-guyliner-has-some-thoughts-on-voting-rights/
driftglass mastodon (AP)
@Tengrain
Fixed. Management apologizes. And the damnfool who was responsible has been sacked!
@driftglass
Ya gave that bum the traditional cheese sandwich and a roadmap, right?

(Thank you for the link!)
driftglass mastodon (AP)
@Tengrain
Fixed. And those responsible have been sacked. Many apologies.

Photos of the front-line town of New York in the Donetsk region show that Russian forces have destroyed a significant portion of the city.
Kevin Leecaster mastodon (AP)
@tivasyk
Thankfully, the majority of Americans support preserving democracy in Ukraine and saving as many Ukrainian lives as possible which is why the USA has been able to provide so much vital financial, military, and humanitarian aid to them while Joe Biden has been our POTUS.
โ€ฆand to all and every supporter ukrainians are truly grateful! it means a lot. i'm sorry if my previous comment looked ungrateful.

however, the bottom line is (and it's not just my impression): the collective west, let alone the majority of individual citizens, just don't fully understand that a ww3 can be waged and lost (!) without a single shot fired by a nato soldier.

thus, people tend to get tired of ukrainian photos.
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rateexportpilot mastodon (AP)
Imagine the utter contempt these folk must have for their readers.

Edit: h/t to Parker Molloy's substack, "The Present Age"
Article in the WSJ from Jason L Riley on 7/9/24 titled "Kamala Harris would be the best democratic choice"
Article in the WSJ from Jason L Riley on 7/23/24 titled "Kamala Harris Isn't the Change Democrats Need"
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Are we even sure that those opinion pieces were even written by a human? I wouldn't be surprised if the NYT just didn't feel bullet points into ChatGPT and told it to spit out an editorial.

spaceinfo hubzilla (via ActivityPub)

How spaceflightโ€™s 'parastronaut program' could improve health-care practices here on Earth



ESA reserve astronaut John McFall's story inspired a study suggesting that the space community's inclusion efforts should be used in other fields, especially medicine.
an astronaut in flight suit floats in front of the camera during a parabolic flight. in behind are numerous other astronauts in flight suits spinning in different directions

@blk_intellect mastodon (AP)
Franceโ€™s high-speed train lines disrupted by โ€˜coordinated sabotageโ€™ ahead of Paris Olympics opening ceremony | https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/26/europe/france-rail-network-disruption-paris-olympics-intl-hnk/index.html



Russia would lose up to 1.8 million troops and take 5 years to capture the 4 Ukrainian regions it wants: UK army chief

I am afraid Putin will see this as a bargain.
Gen. Sir Roly Walker said he'd based his estimation on the "current rate of attrition of dead and wounded" faced by Moscow's forces in Ukraine, according to UK media. [...] "If they carry on as they are, it would probably take the Russians five years to grind their way to their minimum objectives of the four oblasts," he added, referring to Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.



Kevin Leecaster mastodon (AP)
The otherwise hapless Moscow Mike Johnson was able to pass one of their appropriations bills this week. It would cut EPAโ€™s base budget by 20 percent, the Smithsonian by 12 percent and the National Park Service would take a 6 percent hit.

The relatively tiny Council on Environmental Quality would see its funding cut by nearly 80 percent, down to just $1 million.

The GOP wants us to breath dirty air, drink polluted water, and to die of cancer from their donors' products!

Jason Leopold mastodon (AP)
NEW FOIA Files newsletter: 7 years ago, I requested memos then CIA Director Mike Pompeo sent to agency personnel. CIA finally turned over the docs. The cache included one memo that contained Pompeo's mother's fudge recipe, which CIA completely redacted
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-26/foia-docs-reveal-long-awaited-details-on-michael-flynn-mike-pompeo-guantanamo?srnd=undefined
Memo CIA Director Mike Pompeo sent to staff wishing them a Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.
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Jason Leopold mastodon (AP)
This week's newsletter is dedicated to all of the docs I've received lately that has taken govt agencies 7 yrs to process. Such as this one that DIA sent to Michael Flynn notifying him that his security clearance was suspended and the talking points that the agency used to answer Q's about it
Letter to Flynn advising him his security clearance was suspended
Talking points about Flynn's security clearance being suspended

Gerard mastodon (AP)
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LGsMom mastodon (AP)
Absolutely monstrously insane.
LGsMom mastodon (AP)
โ€œThis event has been utterly devastating for the residents of Jasper,โ€ Smith said today in a news conference. โ€œAll any of us can do in the face of such horrifying destruction is hold tight to what really matters. And the only thing that matters in this province is the ability of fossil fuel producers to continue to do their work mostly unhindered by the effects of the extreme weather that has become increasingly common during this century for some reason.โ€


#SevenYearsAgoToday #AreYouBetterOff

July 26, 2017 โ€“ The Trump administration began the process of rolling back an Obama-era rule that would have allowed 4.2 million more people to qualify for overtime pay. Obamaโ€™s legislation lowered the salary threshold at which employees would be eligible for overtime pay.

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#NeverAgainTrump #TrumpMustLose2024 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlue #GOP #Project2025 #Agenda47 #HeritageFoundation #KevinDRoberts
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#SevenYearsAgoToday #AreYouBetterOff

Under the original proposal, any worker making $23,660 per year and working over 40 hours would either have to have their hours cut or their salary raised. The state of Texas awarded a temporary injunction, so Obamaโ€™s policy never took full effect. Trump eliminated that possibility.

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#NeverAgainTrump #TrumpMustLose2024 #NoRepublicansEverAgain #VoteBlue #GOP #Project2025 #Agenda47 #HeritageFoundation #KevinDRoberts

โ›”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎBecause NATO never responds,invaders incursions become more bold: Russian vessel enters Finnish territorial waters (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/07/26/7467575/ #Ukraine #Finland #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Quit paying attention to Colorado River water policy and pay attention to *ME!* #cat #CatsOfMastodon
A dilute orange tabby sits atop a desk, directly in front of a TV screen displaying Glen Canyon Dam.

Mike Sheward mastodon (AP)
you ever think about if there was another US civil war because of everything, the Wikipedia page belligerents section would have stuff like โ€œCatturdโ€ in it?

Helen Czerski mastodon (AP)
While it's very funny to watch The Metals Company whine about the deep ocean oxygen discovery they helped fund, I worry that this only the start. Climate tech startups want science to support their business case, but many are going to discover that science is about reality, not their bottom line
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Lukas VF Novak mastodon (AP)
The #Biden-#Harris admin is putting $575 million toward making coastal and Great Lake communities more resilient to #ClimateChange https://thehill.com/homenews/4793670-biden-puts-575-million-toward-making-coastal-communities-more-resilient-to-climate-change/ #ClimateCrisis #Harris2024 #ExtremeWeather #Climate

The projects are aimed at helping 15 states (as well as the US #VirginIslands and #Micronesia) assess their risks and build their workforces, acquire land, bolster resilience of public #infrastructure, and building natural infrastructure.
A view of massive waves at a beach in California
Nazani mastodon (AP)
We need mangroves.

taz (inoffiziell) friendica (via ActivityPub)
In Dnipro wird die Leiche eines Aktivisten gefunden. Auch im Zusammenhang mit dem Mord an der Nationalistin Iryna Farion gab es eine Festnahme.#Kriminalitรคt #Dnipropetrowsk #KrieginderUkraine #Europa #Politik #Schwerpunkt

In landmark ruling, South Korea's top court recognizes rights of same-sex couples #NOH8

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/same-sex-couples-score-a-major-win-in-south-korea-with-a-historic-court-victory/
#noh8

Kim Perales mastodon (AP)
Rs are a threat๐Ÿšจ
X influencer today:

"Obamas endorsed Harris -thought they were going to hold their guns on Kamala -but going to go full throttle.
SO FAR LEFT -have to be a considered a literal Communist to throw your support behind her -NOTHING moderate about her policies & approach -Isnโ€™t particularly โ€œsmartโ€. Could lose them a TON of votes if they fail to sell her RADICAL MARXIST agenda -Harris Presidency would be the END of America -should take her -candidacy VERY SERIOUSLY."
#Harris #USPol
VP Harris & TFG:
Kim Perales mastodon (AP)
@guncelawits
I'm just posting what's happening on the right. I'm not a doomsdayer. We're in the majority, so I believe that Harris will win & that Dems will take the majority in the House, & maybe the Senate. But we can't take it for granted, so we have to work hard from now until Nov.

What do you get when you win the competition for fewest muscles used?

Atrophy.
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Don't know if this has already been posted ... Secure Boot, supposed to protect against BIOS-level malware, is completely untrustworthy because NOT ONLY were Secure Boot cryptographic keys for many models from five manufacturers leaked, but for over ten years, many other manufacturers used industry-public test keys that everyone knows THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY MARKED "DO NOT TRUST". They technically complied with Secure Boot, but they phoned it in.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/07/secure-boot-is-completely-compromised-on-200-models-from-5-big-device-makers/

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Your food is more expensive โ€“ is it driven by US corporate profits? | Inflation | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/26/food-price-inflation-corporate-profit

Voice of America mastodon (AP)
'Sabotage' hits French trains hours before Olympics

https://www.voanews.com/a/french-train-lines-hit-by-malicious-acts-ahead-of-olympics-rail-company-says/7713748.html
#SNCF #SabotageOlympics

PS :

French trains are already running again in all diections, with delays or some cancellations. The southern routes were bot affected:

https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/live/2024/07/26/en-direct-attaque-massive-contre-la-sncf-reprise-partielle-et-progressive-du-trafic-un-train-sur-trois-circule-sur-la-ligne-atlantique_6258634_3224.html

"But Mr Thiel, they're being mean and saying I had sex with a couch, it's not fair"

"Silence Weakling!"

#JDVance
Anakin Skywalker kneels before Senator Palpatine/The Emperor in supplication.

I will never not boost a post about James Burke's "Connections" (https://mastodon.social/@hotdogsladies/112816682453375029)

If you haven't seen it, it's all on the Internet Archive. Despite some anachronistic views about Asian cultures, it is one of the best works on how to think about technology of which I am aware.

Watch it: https://archive.org/details/ConnectionsByJamesBurke

I posted about โ€œConnections" this morning to be arch about the BSOD problem. But it leaves out the theme that makes James Burke's work such an enigmatic gift:

Try not to think of technologies as existing in one time and placeโ€”or as being a thing that exists for one finite purpose.

From plows to looms to thermoses and beyond, we can rarely anticipate how any two technologies will inteact in the future.

And honest people will admit that this is a slightly brain-breaking thing to accept.


Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1362308/ The Great Salt Lake isnโ€™t just drying out. Itโ€™s warming the planet. | The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found โ€” more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions. #Climate
The Great Salt Lake isnโ€™t just drying out. Itโ€™s warming the planet. | The Great Salt Lake released 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2020, researchers found โ€” more evidence that dried-out lakes are a significant source of emissions.


Will Phoenix mastodon (AP)
oh I'm just on my way up you in Bury for long?
Eugen Rochko mastodon (AP)
@Whiskeyomega We can come back around in a bit.
Will Phoenix mastodon (AP)
Yea I'll be up in half an hour.
the ten inch picture disk is literally my favourite medium.


Voice of America mastodon (AP)
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquรญn Guzmรกn Lรณpez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-arrests-cartel-leaders-el-mayo-zambada-and-son-of-el-chapo-/7713717.html
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The moon appeared inside the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower, in breach of the Olympic Brand Guide.
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Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Climate hero or villain? Fossil fuel frenzy challenges Norwayโ€™s green image | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/26/climate-hero-villain-fossil-fuel-frenzy-challenges-norway-green-image

#ClimateChange #oil #Norway

sjvn mastodon (AP)
Just saying! Alien (1979) is a movie in which nobody listens to a smart woman, and everyone dies except for the smart woman and her cat.

I had to contact someone on "X" and discovered #HarrisButtigieg2024" is trending on #TheBirdSite. ๐Ÿ‘
#Buttigieg4VP

Content warning: Updated #Introduction!

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