@cj13

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The power of the unaided mind is highly overrated..The real powers come from external aids that enhance cognitive abilities-DN.
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Bibs & bobs #30

🧵 As a former Republican consultant who left in 2015, I'm often asked why Trump and his minions are willingly destroying science, K12 education, universities, international organizations, public broadcasting, and social welfare institutions.

There are many reasons, but the main ones are psychological rather than ideological. They struggle with abstract thinking and are afraid of the world...

Historians will, I predict, regard the current situation as the American Civil War II. Certainly we are in a civil war, instigated by the federal government, when it began sending unnecessary and militarized forces into American cities. (See pinned post.) 1/
i just think we should all be passing little messages to each other on tiny serial eeproms

@pluralistic great post in the Guardian on AI. Here is a bit about AI music along the lines of the EFF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er6D79KiW2g

"A.I. Music" by McNeill Collective

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Bibs and bobs #23

Ian McLeod, 95, powering his farm ute and house on waste vegetable oil

At 95, Ian McLeod's power bills are virtually non-existent while his farm ute costs only a few dollars a week to run. How does he do it?

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I see that Idyllwild sticker. They probably voted for the Golden Retriever for mayor. 🐶
My husband and I know this man. My husband taught his kids. He's an incredible sweet guy. He is in the country legally- he pays taxes, he's married to a US Citizen, he has no criminal record and now he's in ICE detention. For those who thought "it can't happen here" it is happening here. #FreeKarim https://www.instagram.com/p/DHzAZhxJHcF/?img_index=1
šŸ› Historic Flemington, NJ on Instagram: "Karim Daoud has been detained by ICE. A familiar and friendly face to anyone who dined at Blue Fish Grill between 2011-2022, Karim has been in the country for over 20 years. He is a family man and an upstanding member of his community. The following is from the Facebook page ā€œFree Karimā€ - ā€œKarim is not a criminal. He has no criminal history at all. Karim has always worked and paid taxes in the United States. Anyone who knows Karim knows his undying love for the United States, that he is a loving husband, an incredibly devoted father, and a well-loved and upstanding community member. One can even see tee-shirts and cars with bumper stickers around Flemington with his face on them, accompanied by a simple statement that sums Karim up well, ā€œBe Kindā€. Karim was detained after an appointment to pick up documents to fulfill his work authorization requirement and to remain in the United States as he has since he has been in this country. When he arrived at the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office, he was informed that there had been a mistake and he had to go to ICE. Once at the Newark ICE facility, Karim was apprehended. He had gone there willingly under the pretense of clearing up a ā€œmistakeā€. Let that sink in. Karim has been in a detention center in NJ but is now slated to be moved across the country, making it harder for his lawyer and his family to fight his case and bring him home: where he belongs.ā€ Please call, email or write in support of our amazing friend."

1,082 likes, 63 comments - flemingtonfocus on March 29, 2025: "Karim Daoud has been detained by ICE. A familiar and friendly face to anyone who dined at Blue Fish Grill between 2011-2022, Karim has been in the country for over 20 years. He is a family man and an upstanding member of his community. The following is from the Facebook page ā€œFree Karimā€ - ā€œKarim is not a criminal. He has no criminal history at all. Karim has always worked and paid taxes in the United States. Anyone who knows Karim knows his undying love for the United States, that he is a loving husband, an incredibly devoted father, and a well-loved and upstanding community member. One can even see tee-shirts and cars with bumper stickers around Flemington with his face on them, accompanied by a simple statement that sums Karim up well, ā€œBe Kindā€. Karim was detained after an appointment to pick up documents to fulfill his work authorization requirement and to remain in the United States as he has since he has been in this country. When he arrived at the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office, he was informed that there had been a mistake and he had to go to ICE. Once at the Newark ICE facility, Karim was apprehended. He had gone there willingly under the pretense of clearing up a ā€œmistakeā€. Let that sink in. Karim has been in a detention center in NJ but is now slated to be moved across the country, making it harder for his lawyer and his family to fight his case and bring him home: where he belongs.ā€ Please call, email or write in support of our amazing friend.".

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This is how you do it:

Step 1: More than 100,000 protesters flood the streets of Serbia’s capital Belgrade.

Step 2: Unpopular Serbian leader Vucevic resigns.

Next stop Washington D. C.

Update: As pointed out by others, it is the president who is very unpopular in Serbia, but it is only the prime minister who is resigning, so the Serbs have not completed their mission yet.