Academics worldwide are facing pressure to self-censor discussions on #Gaza, with fears of being labeled antisemitic or pro-terrorism. The suppression is particularly intense in the #US, where scholars critical of #Israel's actions risk professional retaliation and social ostracism, reflecting a broader trend of diminishing academic freedom.

https://jacobin.com/2024/07/academia-gaza-genocide-self-censorship

The media spent weeks talking about nothing but Biden's age and his mental fitness until he was forced to drop out. But now that Biden dropped out, suddenly the media is not very interested in this topic and they barely mention it.

Bullying is NEVER acceptable.

Unless it’s making fun of JD Vance and his penchant for couches ;)

Meine Frau braucht einen neuen Laptop. Kein Linux, sondern "ganz normal", so wie andere (Kollegen und Bekannte) das auch haben: einfach in den Laden gehen und kaufen. ...

Die Einrichtung (Win 11 Home) kostet 70 Euro, "ist nicht mehr so einfach, wie früher". Ja, das Microsoft-Konto wird mit angelegt. Einen Recovery-USB-Stick gibt es für 8 Euro dazu.

Windows Defender? "Ja, der findet vieles, aber Avast findet 'einfach alles'". 20 Euro für ein Jahr. Danach: mal schauen. Es sei dann oft billiger.

Ja, Office. "MS365 ist das beste, weil es einfach das Beste ist. Und immer aktuell." 70 Euro für 15 Monate, danach 7 Euro pro Monat. Da geht kein Weg daran vorbei.

Ich wollte noch nach LibreOffice fragen, aber klar: LibreOffice kann man halt niemandem verkaufen. Zumindest nicht im Elektronik-Markt. ...

Wie es denn mit Cockpit und Copilot sei, und ob Windows Recall denn deaktiviert ist, will ich wissen.
Oh, KI ist ganz groß im Kommen. Wir werden gar nicht mehr ohne können. ...

Klar, kann man so machen. 🤷‍♂️ ...
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"The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has said state law already allows for the Bible to be taught in classrooms, but doing so is a district-by-district decision. Based on comments to the media and letters sent to patrons, most of the districts that don’t plan to implement the directive have leaned on that principle of local control in making their respective decisions concerning curriculum."

USA Today https://www.yahoo.com/news/least-8-large-oklahoma-school-044024159.html

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Excellent Communication! https://mockpaperscissors.com/2024/07/27/222109/

#Strands #146
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The reporting featured in this newsletter is the reason I support @ProPublica #propublica

https://link.propublica.net/view/65f0ec8aeb58ef90a30fdaebljyi8.106u/290519a8

https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/32729
⚠️🇷🇺In the area of ​​Novy Urengoy, a gas treatment unit at a gas production enterprise in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in russia is on fire. There are no further details. (VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/32737
⛔️🇺🇦Syrskyi’s backward march: Timeline of the invader’s advance in the Pokrovsk direction (Donetsk region) over the last month. There is only 5 km left to the very important Pokrovsk-Konstantynivka highway. Failure of allies to supply the frontlines has the 110th asking for donations for drones to help hold back the invaders (MAP VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #UnitedKingdom #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine

I'm attending The Democratic National Committee's event, “100 Days to Victory with Voter Protection” - sign up now to join me!
#YesWeKam #YesWeKam2024 #DemCast
https://events.democrats.org/event/652761/?referring_vol=1501025&rname=Gail&share_context=schedule-event-chaining-modal&share_medium=twitter&timeslot=4440873

Hear ye, hear ye! 🔔: If trans women are the canary in the coal mine then I'm seeing

(1) the normalization of transphobia by UK "liberal" conservatives...
(2) the regular use of "trans identifying male" in the Telegraph and...
(3) the positioning and language of previously One Nation Conservative Tom Tugenhat as a clear indication they intend to swing to an ideologically/purist far right (no matter what)

So that's two terms out of office then ...

#UK #UKPolitics #UKPol #Conservatives #Tory

der gouvaneur von #texas #usa hat mehrere #bus voller illegaler #migranten losgeschickt und zwar zum #haus von #kamalaharris 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

We intended to add a bathroom in our basement at some point in the future, but we are moving that project up as TJ‘s uncle will be staying with us for a bit. Of course he will be up here on the main level hanging out with us a lot, but we want him to be able to be as comfortable and self-sufficient as possible while he’s staying down there. He doesn’t cook either, but we will get him a mini fridge and a microwave to have. We want it to be as much like his own little apartment as we can make it.

Me doing my part to proliferate the JD Vance stories

Ein neues #Feststellungsverfahren ermöglicht es Menschen ohne formalen #Berufsabschluss, ihre Kompetenzen bewerten und anerkennen zu lassen. Aktuell sind rund 21% der Arbeitnehmer in Deutschland formal unterqualifiziert, arbeiten jedoch oft in Fachkraftpositionen. Die Reform soll sicherstellen, dass erlernte Qualifikationen überprüft und zertifiziert werden, um die berufliche Handlungsfähigkeit und Vergleichbarkeit mit regulären Abschlüssen zu gewährleisten.

https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2024/kw24-de-berufsbildungsvalidierung-1006800

If you look for a #Linux #webhosting all-in-one solution that is #FOSS have a look at #ISPConfig 😎

Great interface and pretty easy to use! 🙂

Official guide:
https://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-debian-12-buster-apache-bind-dovecot-ispconfig-3-2/

If weeds are abundant, work with them and not against them.

You can compost them as long as you don't put any seeds in the pile.

Or you can make a liquid fertilizer to give back to your soil the nutrients they have taken.

Credit: GrowVeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKoKC0vGkPo

Please tell me once the cat allergy shot gets available *somewhere*, I'd like to import 2 or 3 of them.

⚠️ SKANDAL IN #GERA ⚠️

Trotz Verbot des #Compact Sommerfests und dessen Ersatz gibt es morgen, 📅 Samstag, erneut eine Veranstaltung, diesmal genehmigt unter OB Dannenberg.

📢 Das Aktionsbündnis Gera Gegen Rechts ist entsetzt und ruft zum Protest auf:

Gera ist bunt 🎨 vielfältig 💖 weltoffen 🌍

📣 Sei dabei! Morgen, 27.07., 15 Uhr 🕒 vor der 📍 Orangerie Gera
#GeraGegenRechts

https://www.europesays.com/1364737/ The ‘extraordinary’ growth of California’s largest fire raises alarms. It could burn for months #Environment

Es scheint heute der Tag zu sein, an dem ich jedem, #fcknzs Shirt oder Aufkleber oder Aufschrift trägt und mir damit über den Weg läuft, einen #nazistöten . Aufkleber von #diepartei in die Hand drücken muss.

3 habe ich schon getroffen, Aufkleber habe ich genug dabei 😂

#fckafd #demokratie #niewiederistjetzt #afdverbotjetzt #nzsraus #gegenrechts

Nanners in her "comfortable nap position" on the shelf with the Squishmallows.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

https://www.europesays.com/1364732/ What Kind of Climate Candidate Will Kamala Harris Be? #Climate

A recently released study shows that Facebook is the most disliked social media platform in the world. Reddit was the second most disliked platform.

Hardly surprising was that Tik Tok is the most popular social platform.

The reason those like Musk and Zuckerberg are pushing to have the government shut down Tik Tok is pretty clear now.

#facebook #reddit #tiktok

Im Lokalteil des Käseblatts ein Porträt von Frauen, die sich in der Politik engagieren. Dabei die 18 jährige Tochter eines ex SPD Bürgermeisters, die Jura studiert und sich in der Jungen Union engagiert. Sie steht für strikte Migrationspolitik, ist gegen Gendern und hält die Legalisierung von Cannabis für falsch. Umwelt- oder Sozialpolitik Fehlanzeige. Nicht nur, dass ich mich für so eine Tochter schämen würde, diese Jugend macht mir Angst.

"Run You Chicken, Run!"

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https://t.me/WarriorsUkrainian/32723
⛔️🇬🇪Georgia Dream’s pro-Kremlin government puts 300 members of the Georgian Legion defending Ukraine from Russia’s illegal invasion on the “wanted list”. The special services of Georgia, following the Russian authorities, put Georgian volunteers who fought on the side of Ukraine on (more) #Ukraine #Press #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #News #OSCE #UnitedStates #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #Georgia #DissolveGeorgiaDream
#10yrInvasionofUkraine
#Article7 #Article7HungaryNow

Camouflage-coloured flower pot cat. Tired, as usual.
#caturday #CatsOfMastodon

Komodo dragons have iron-coated teeth to rip apart their prey, researchers find https://phys.org/news/2024-07-komodo-dragons-iron-coated-teeth.html #science

TIL that Pyrocumulonimbus clouds form during intense wildfires when the heat from the fire sends a lot of smoke and hot air high into the atmosphere. This can create a type of cloud that is capable of producing lightning, which can sometimes start new fires.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-langley-forecast/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1edmaui/til_that_pyrocumulonimbus_clouds_form_during/

20k attendees and growing fast since yesterday, Pete Buttegieg to speak—let’s go!

House Republicans, stumbling over demands from the right-wing Freedom Caucus, have failed to get even half of the 12 must-pass spending bills across the finish line, while the spending legislation that has passed is full of extreme provisions that Democrats in the Senate are certain to reject out of hand. Instead of working overtime, however, GOP leaders are canceling the remaining votes and sending House members away on summer recess — a week early — as the September deadline to avoid a government shutdown edges closer.

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/25/are-going-on-summer-break-early-risking-a-government-shutdown-later-this-year/

https://zeteo.com/p/kamala-only-official-to-call-palestinian-america?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#Palestine #PalestineGenocide #Gaza

It's #Caturday and #AmeliaKatt wants you all to know that #KungFuSat is being hosted in 15 minutes at 12 noon ET by her hoomin, the #ChildlessCatLady, and that the link for today's widescreen 720p subtitled #ShawBrothers movie is https://youtu.be/yS4wpbA1bVQ?si=2f-7U_bulpNlpwbI