The budget bill contains tens of billions to fund an army of 10,000 more ICE agents. This is a red alert moment for our democracy.
Chris Real
I might have to make a hard climb.
You might have to make the same one too.
So I don't see a difference this time.
I end up at the same place as you.
(If you wanna know my politics, read my posts.
Also: I Follow in haste, and Block at my leisure.)
I just wanna say about this, in the spirit of elevated sarcasm:
NOBODY beeps me.
The general reply is usually, "Fuck yeah!"
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Website/device age verification is a privacy and security nightmare and everyone who tells you that this is a solved problem is lying to you.
The Swedish Hives are a legendary great live band, but I can never get over the fact that their lead singer pronounces the word "rock" as "roke" (as if it rhymed with 'broke'.)
The HIVES go K-pop, and not too shabby . . .
People who claim to resist, but REQUIRE "Essential Cookies", are not to be trusted.
The opportunists are starting to swoop in.
Trust your instincts here—reject these strident and self-deceiving poseurs!!
Yes. You . . .
Deep in the night.
I read translated posts and try to understand the original.
This would never happen on Xitter.
Is this a haiku?
Maybe it's not, but it's still true.
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Great! A bunch of us here wanted it. Now it exists. 👍
It's a "dark archive" of the arXiv - a non-public backup to save the data in case of attack by hackers or the US government. The arXiv, I hope you know, is the biggest source of modern math and physics papers.
Who got the job done? The TIB: the Technische Informationsbibliothek, run by the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, in Hannover, Germany.
They write:
"The TIB has now set up a so-called dark archive for the arXiv content in order to be able to make the backed-up data accessible if the data stored in the USA is lost. The archive functions as a silent reserve: the complete copy of the content is stored decentrally at the TIB, but is not publicly accessible. This means that the data stock – almost 10 terabytes – is protected against potential outages and can be activated in an emergency.
The TIB is currently working on processes to keep the archive up to date: new submissions and updated versions must be backed up regularly in order to preserve the state of research as completely as possible.
“Building a Dark Archive is an expression of our longstanding commitment for a reliable, international academic provision, and as a partner of arXiv. Even though the Dark Archive today only works in the background, it is a key element in safeguarding digital research contents in the long term, because in case of a crisis, we could open the archive,” explains Dr Irina Sens, Deputy Director of the TIB."
We should call it the darXiv.
More details here:
https://blog.tib.eu/2025/05/14/protecting-science-tib-builds-dark-archive-for-arxiv/
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If all the rich people are really going to leave if we raise taxes then let's raise taxes nationally and maybe they'll leave the country.
After watching Diego Luna, speaking inspiring truth to power on his last day as Jimmy Kimmel's guest host, this occurred to me:
It's the outspoken people of countries that have NOT been democratic who can help us get through this overwhelming time of muscle-flexing by fascist actors, showing us how mockery and bluff-calling are now more powerful than ever.
And it shows us that people can live through a period of fascist rule and still keep possession of their souls.
But they had to resist. And so do we.
"We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
___Franklin Roosevelt (aka 'FDR') in October 31, 1936, speaking at Madison Square Garden
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DoD and NOAA ending access to real time satellite microwave data that weather forecasters consider crucial for determining how quickly hurricanes intensify. https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625_1735.html https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/messages/2025/06/MSG_20250625_1735.html
Jermaine Thomas, a U.S. CITIZEN born to an American soldier deployed in Germany, has become a "stateless person".
He was deported to Jamaica, a country he has no connection to.
The last country that did this to its own citizens was Nazi Germany (lookup Hannah Arendt, for a very documented example. She wrote a book about her experiences.)
So maga, spare me the indignation at this comparison . . .
Because maga wants the winner of a primary in the NYC mayor election deported.
I live in the U.S. near the Niagara Falls border. My family lives across the Windsor border, near Detroit, and I have an old friend along the way in Hamilton.
I had planned a fun bike ride across southern Ontario to visit, but Covid cut that short. I patiently kept in shape while waiting for things to clear.
But now, I wouldn't take the risk of crossing the border at any point.
Stay strong Canada, we need you.
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Do. Not. Travel. To the US. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-dies-in-ice-custody-1.7571876
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"When the author of a book states that all sales of those books will contribute to an anti-trans fund, the only way we can choose not to participate is by not selling the books any longer. "
- #SanFrancisco bookstore #Booksmith on why they've stopped selling titles by #transphobic author #JKRowling.
Barrett Brown recently wrote:
"If you want to weaken ICE, Mossad, Trump, Musk and the neo-Nazi movement at the same time, go after the organization that empowers them all. Strike at Palantir."
This is a restatement* of my frequent observation that all tentacles lead to Thiel.
*(Which is simply a summation of the many years of reporting by Brown, derived from hidden documents and public statements, which lead to his imprisonment for years . . .)
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