| Emerson's words, my sentiments: | https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7042536M/Emerson%27s_essay_on_compensation |
🚨BREAKING: 8 out of 10 surveyed around the world think that polluters - not the people - should pay for climate damages.
That’s an OVERWHELMING majority saying - it’s time to make polluters pay.
Sign the Polluters Pay Pact today 👇
https://act-int.greenpeace.org/polluters-pay-pact
Shure they do! Excellent economies for those on the VIP list. Automated wealth and plenty of nameless ignorant serfs. What? Your not on the VIP list?
Orban’s Hungary is now officially the poorest nation in the EU
And Hungary is the republicans hope for the USA!
https://kyivinsider.com/orbans-hungary-is-now-officially-the-poorest-nation-in-the-eu/
Hungary now ranks last among European Union member states in a vital measure of household welfare—Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) per capita—according to June 18, 2025 data from Eurostat. At just 72% of the EU average, Hungary trails all 26 other countries in terms of what families actually consume, including public services like healthcare and education. In stark contrast, Luxembourg leads the bloc with 141%, while the Netherlands and Germany stand at 120% and 118%, respectively.
ICYMI: In September 2024, The Carpentries submitted a proposal for 1.5 million USD to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) Program, and were extremely pleased to learn that the proposal was recommended for funding.
However, we have had to rescind our proposal because it was flagged for DEI content, namely, for “the retention of underrepresented students, which has a limitation or preference in outreach, recruitment, participation that is not aligned to NSF priorities.”
Since we are no longer in the running for this funding, we are actively seeking donors and a cohort of funders who align with our mission and core values and want to support our work.
Find out in this blog post announcement how you can help us by making a recurring donation, or reaching out to potential donors on our behalf, or connecting us with potential donors and program officers, or collaborating with us to apply for grants, and many other ways you can support our mission: https://carpentries.org/blog/2025/06/announcing-withdrawal-of-nsf-pose-proposal/
In September 2024, The Carpentries submitted a proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) Program. This project would position The Carpentries as a leading open source ecosystem and further solidify our independence as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation. Developing a proposal of this magnitude (1.5 million USD) involved a significant amount of preparation, from conceptualisation of the idea to navigating the complex submission process. It was the first time The Carpentries did it on our own, with our Associate Director, Erin Becker, leading as principal investigator.
"The purpose of Juneteenth was always a celebration of emancipation, of the Black community’s emergence out of our gloomy past. But it was also an implicit warning that what had been done could be done again. Now millions of schoolchildren will enjoy a holiday commemorating parts of our history that the federal government believes might be illegal to teach them about."
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/06/the-hollowness-of-this-juneteenth/683232/
#juneteenth #BlackMastodon #UShistory #diversity #equity #inclusion #DEI #CivilRights #PublicHealth
Juneteenth is an amazing holiday because it commemorates the fact that being free on paper isn't the same as actual freedom. Real emancipation is in our minds and deeds, not in our system of laws.
Anyway, happy #Juneteenth, America. If you're not celebrating it, you're not free.
When people call LLMs “useless” they’re generally being kind as it’d be more accurate to call it harmful, dangerous, toxic, or risky.
It’s like calling white asbestos “useless”. Technically true in most western countries because you literally can’t use it, but it kind of elides the reason why
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