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Andrew Dessler mastodon (AP)
if you're a generator salesman in Houston, you're gonna be making money

This Is My Glasgow mastodon (AP)
Love this sculpture over the entrance to the former British Linen Bank building on Govan Road in Glasgow, especially the little sea-dragon on the boat's bow. It's on one of the city's best examples of Glasgow Style commercial building, which was designed by Salmon, Son and Gillespie and was built in 1899. The sculptural work is by Francis Derwent Wood, Johan Keller and Richard Ferris.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sculpture #govan #glasgowstyle
An ornate sculpture over thr door of a Victorian bank building.

pixelfed mastodon (AP)
Sometimes, a seemingly small request can spark a wave of joy for someone on the other side of the screen.

The power of connection, of making a real difference in someone's experience, is what drives us here at Pixelfed.

We cherish your feedback and are always working to create a platform where your voice truly matters, where every suggestion has the potential to make a world of difference, even for just one person.

Thank you for being a part of our journey.

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@dansup is uploading a photo to pixelfed a 2-step process like it is on mastodon? I'm trying to get IFTTT webhooks to work using this guide
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2017/12/mastodon-ifttt/ 
but the author states that photos can't be uploaded to mastodon because of the way it handles photo uploads and | was wondering if pixelfed handles them the same way,

@dansup
We implement the same Mastodon APIs, however | will work on a single endpoint you will be able to use with IFTTT

that would be amazing if possible, its the only thing that keeps me from using pixelfed, as I mentioned I struggle to upload images because of a health issue, and if I could automate that part, pixelfed would be my home. 

@dansup
yeah, lll have that pushed shortly!
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Old Man For Harris mastodon (AP)
trying to imagine the response from a corporate AI bot...
I was super excited to see @FedicaHQ add @pixelfed to their list of platforms. I had one of those “aww, it’s growing up so fast!” moments.

Also… dark mode pls? 🥰

foo ✅ mastodon (AP)
They've been indoctrinated for centuries to only believe what they are told and to never trust their own minds, so... probably not. Trump telling them they won't have to ever think for themselves again is right in line with their training.
Marv Clowder mastodon (AP)
"Experts on authoritarianism warn the public to take Trump seriously when he speaks in that manner. "

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1364449/ Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words | “I care about the environment not because I have any particular desire to hug a tree, but I have a strong desire to hug a healthy baby.” #Climate
Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words | “I care about the environment not because I have any particular desire to hug a tree, but I have a strong desire to hug a healthy baby.”
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we do something right here occasionally

Squatter gets 40 years for illegally taking over Panama City Beach condo in Florida


Olandis Hobbs, 37 was sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty earlier this month of using false documents to take ownership of an approximately $700,000 condo in the Panama City Beach area, according to the State Attorney's Office of the 14th Judicial Circuit.

"I hope this sends a strong message," State Attorney Larry Basford said in a release. "Do not come to Northwest Florida and try to steal people's identifications and/or property by squatting because we will not tolerate this."

The property is legally owned by an 85-year-old woman and her children.

Hobbs has committed similar acts in other places, like New York, and he was sued but never arrested.

"This might be your first significant conviction, but it is a doozy," Judge Dustin Stephenson said, according to the release. "You stole rest from the sunset of someone's life and should be punished for it."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/squatter-gets-40-years-illegally-210526878.html

Kamala Uses Trump’s Favorite Photo Against Him in First Campaign Ad


Soundtracked to Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Freedom,” the campaign ad alternates between footage of Harris, her supporters, and B-roll footage, over which the vice president and 2024 candidate says, “In this election we each face a question: What kind of country do we want to live in?”

Cutting to footage of Trump and J.D. Vance, Harris’s voiceover continues, “There are some people who think we should be a country of chaos, of fear, of hate. But us, we choose something different. We choose freedom.”

It also mentions choosing “a future where … no one is above the law,” at which point the video cuts to Trump’s 2023 Fulton County Jail mug shot—an image the Trump campaign itself has used on its website and merchandise—as well as a flurry of news headlines, timed to the soundtrack’s percussion, about his recent 34 felony convictions.

The video emphasizes a number of other issues one can expect to be key points of Harris’s campaign, including reproductive freedom, gun violence, childhood poverty, and affordable health care.

The ad closes with Harris saying, “We believe in the promise of America, and we’re ready to fight for it. Because when we fight we win.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kamala-uses-trump-favorite-photo-135604091.html
Excellent ad!


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The Floods Were Terrible

We're fortunately located so we weren't affected. But others lost everything.

qlod diaspora
La nature se venge des parasites, des autos mais pas de #vus ni de #camionnette!
Tony diaspora
So sad 😢

Ben Ramsey mastodon (AP)
I see a lot of y’all shaming cushion humpers, and it’s not a good look.
Kevin Boyd mastodon (AP)
Only the ones who aspire to be one cheeseburger away from the presidency.

(I know, critiquing diet is even less of a good look, but I'm allowed to: I had a slice of cake for dinner.)
Nick Sloan mastodon (AP)
My least favorite thing about running against the fascists every four years is what it brings out in many of the people I agree with. Name-calling and spreading baseless claims reduces our cause to their level. Our grievances are real, not schoolyard bullshit.

That said, I really respect the wordplay of “I did not have sectional relations…”

rhetorical question: whyyyyyyy are these white male supremacists so obsessed with reproduction?

Grimes, Elon Musk's ex, is speaking out in support of his estranged trans daughter


In August, Grimes told Wired in an interview that she did have a "big, long conversation" with Musk about his views on transgender people because she wanted to understand where he was coming from.

"It came down to pretty much every way that your transition can cause fertility issues. I was like, 'OK, you don't hate trans people; you hate woke culture,'" she said.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/grimes-elon-musks-ex-speaking-085247761.html
donsimon diaspora
Eugenics is the answer, part of the pseudo science beliefs of the far right & other authoritarian groups.
Bob Lai diaspora
whyyyyyyy are these white male supremacists so obsessed with reproduction?

Because they all thought Tula (British model) was hot until they learned she used to be a he.

Christoph S diaspora

Welcome to #checkin for Wednesday, July 24, 2024!


Good evening/afternoon/morning everyone and welcome to today's #checkin. It was a bit colder today and only around 20C. Had a long day at work. It's already Wednesday, and my last day as #checkin mod for this week. Today is Old Joke day.
I love it that people back in the days had some funny jokes that are still valid today: One of my favorites:
The 10th oldest joke was found in the world's oldest 'joke book.' It's a fourth-century text called "Philogelos" (or "Laughter-Lover"), and is attributed to ancient Greeks Hierocles and Philagrius.

"Asked by the court barber how he wanted his hair cut, the king replied: 'In silence.'"

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The Aristocrats joke is all about the journey to the punchline (which is not all that funny). It can be an amazing journey.

The whole movie is "fun", but here is the climactic moments.. Beware, it is far, far beyond all conventional norms.

https://youtu.be/yiBAfmxwdKc
Jodi K diaspora
Watch the AristoCATS instead.


Selber Schuld, wer noch auf X formerly known as... ist. Aber nur mal zur Info für diese armen Seelen:

https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/elon-musk-gibt-chatbot-zugang-zu-nutzer-beitraegen-bei-x-212927824972
#X #Twitter #Musk #Datenschutz #Chatbot

CONTENT WARNING! still images with blood (not sure what's in the vid)
(I missed the blood at first, but once you see it you can't unsee it)

Snipers Took Photos of Thomas Matthew Crooks Before Trump Shooting, Aftermath on Body Cam


This footage only raises more questions and makes this whole failure look even worse. 😬

https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/23/snipers-took-photos-thomas-matthew-crooks-before-trump-shooting/
tomgrzybow diaspora
^Exactly.

And how many "psychological counselors" would blindly give their troubled child an AR-15 to play with?
tomgrzybow diaspora
Then again, the display of trust in a relationship is invaluable.

;-}

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1364443/ Cérémonie d’ouverture des JO de Paris 2024 : des spectateurs trempés mais ravis • FRANCE 24 #actu #actualité #ActualitéFrançaise #ActualitésFrançaises #ActualitésFrance #F24 #france #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24Français #FranceNews #france24 #FRANCE24Français #FrenchNews #information #infos #L'actualitéFrançaise #News #NewsFrance
Cérémonie d'ouverture des JO de Paris 2024 : des spectateurs trempés mais ravis • FRANCE 24

Harris campaign: Vance ‘already a disaster’ as Trump VP pick

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4794471-harris-jd-vance-trump-disaster/

Trump Warns of Vote Rigging, Asks Christians to Vote 'Just This Time'

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-warns-vote-rigging-asks-christians-vote-just-this-time-1931018

Today I learned mastodon (AP)
TIL when Great Britian sent a search team for the Franklin Expedition, the HMS Resolute had got trapped in ice. A year later, the ship was recovered by Americans and gifted the the UK. That ship was taken apart to make 3 desks. One of those desks, the Resolute, currently sits in the Oval Office.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Resolute_(1850)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1edif91/til_when_great_britian_sent_a_search_team_for_the/

Ein Mann betritt eine Bibliothek, blickt sich unsicher um, nähert sich der Bibliothekarin und fragt: "Haben Sie Bücher über Paranoia?"

Die Bibliothekarin tritt ganz nah an ihn heran und flüstert: "Sie sind direkt hinter Ihnen!"

Ben Ramsey mastodon (AP)
This Olympics feed I’m watching says it’s live, but they just lit the cauldron (hot air balloon), and if it’s live, that means it must be 5am in Paris. Is that right? Is this really live?
Guillaume Rossolini mastodon (AP)
Mastodon says you posted this at 5am Paris time
Screenshot of the post above
This entry was edited (2 months ago)
Ben Ramsey mastodon (AP)
@GuillaumeRossolini Right. I was watching an Olympics feed that claimed to be “live” and wondering whether it was truly live, since it was 5am in Paris when I was watching it. 🙂


Ars Technica mastodon (AP)
Astronauts find their tastes dulled, and a VR ISS hints at why

The visual environment of the ISS seems to influence people's experience of food.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/astronauts-find-their-tastes-dulled-and-a-vr-iss-hints-at-why/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Andrew Hinton mastodon (AP)
Somehow the magic teflon shield that has kept mainstream press from constantly pointing out Trump’s repugnantly off-putting qualities is not translating to Vance (who is evidently an even more awful human than I assumed)…maybe V is functioning partly as a proxy for talking about T?

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#gif


UFW mastodon (AP)
Paulina shared this pic from the plum orchards in Laton CA. She and her coworkers were tethered to a moving trailer as they picked the extra leaves and smaller fruit so that only the best fruit will grow and thrive. #WeFeedYou
Workers standing on a moving platform where they are tethered as they thin trees
UFW mastodon (AP)
@Cassandra the tether is for safety
Cassandra mastodon (AP)
How fast are they moving? Is it necessary to move while picking? Does the truck automatically stop moving if someone falls off?


taz mastodon (AP)
AfD und BSW streben einen starken, autoritären Staat an, der durchgreift. Das spricht viele Menschen im Osten an, denn das kennen sie aus der DDR. https://taz.de/!6023632


Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Why these Apache Catholics felt faced with a 'false choice' after priest removed church's icons | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-apache-christ-painting-catholic-controversy-5e8c0331dabb1a80b36b08c7327601f1

and all the things we put in our kids....


Naturgarten diaspora
How it started / How it's going

🌱#JungferImGrünen
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Michael Miehl mastodon (AP)
Thanks! TFG doesn’t take kindly to being made fun of, so this will sure get under his skin! He is his own worst enemy.

bytebro mastodon (AP)
Question for those familiar with Merkin political rules... Are non-USAians actually allowed to contribute to a candidate? Or is it nationals and green-cards only?
Timjan mastodon (AP)
https://www.fec.gov/updates/foreign-nationals/

IANAL, but it sounds like green card holders and citizens only, except for unpaid volunteer work that does not impact any decision making process related to elections. (Probably not a very good summary of the article).
bytebro mastodon (AP)
@timjan Helpful, thanks.

Ghost of Hope mastodon (AP)
Coutinho is whining about Labour dropping the Freeze Peach Act apparently.

Yeah, I've already forgotten who she was too but that's not the point.

Free speech is protection from sanction for criticising the government, primarily. It's not a requirement to prioritise fascist viewpoints to the detriment of those harmed by their expression. Which is what the Act was for. It was created to enforce the legitimisation of the far right viewpoints that so many members of Coutinho's party hold.

Which party was that? I forget the name. Something to do with the Gaelic for robbing bastards, wasn't it? Anyway they're irrelevant in British politics now.

#ukpol
I can see them pushing for it given the anti monarchy protes5s that are happening.
well what they really want is the.....

Thou shall not critique, billionaires, your betters and anyone public school educated, law

HP - Morepower mastodon (AP)
Dafür hat man dann Zucker in der Visage?👍

Мне вообще положить какая была церемония открытия олимпиады, мне положить кто там выступает и под каким флагом - это к олимпиадам и тем что сделал де Кубертен не имеет никакого отношения. Если не прекратились на время "олимпийских игр" войны и убийства - всё это просто фарс подонков. Dixi

John Gordon mastodon (AP)
The case against UBI (excluding the AGI apocalypse)

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/yes-we-still-have-to-work

He argues non-AGI UBI reduces economic growth by increasing leisure time and decreasing work output. Assumption that society will not tolerate falling incomes.

I like this as a framework for discussion especially through a disability lens.

#jgshare
John Socks mastodon (AP)
I'm not sure that it's correct to infer that the 2% loss was full-time workers. Yet that is what Noah wants us to believe.

"The program resulted in a 2.0 percentage point decrease in labor market participation for participants and a 1.3-1.4 hour per week reduction in labor hours, with participants’ partners reducing their hours worked by a comparable amount."

If these two things are true at once, the 2% drop was actually in very weakly attached workers?
John Socks mastodon (AP)
personally I think we could do something smarter than a UBI with a smart card.

Let anyone who did not otherwise have income (meeting some threshold) in the previous week withdraw cash.

It would be "automatic" welfare/unemployment and would just stop with full time employment.
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