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French President Macron offers blunt advice publicly to US President Trump: “You have to be serious. When you want to be serious, you don't say the opposite every day of what you said the day before. And perhaps you shouldn't talk every day.” https://www.france24.com/en/macron-says-unrealistic-open-hormuz-strait-force-urges-trump-be-serious

Macron says 'unrealistic' to open Hormuz Strait by force, urges Trump to 'be serious'

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said it would be unrealistic to launch a military operation to force open the Strait of Hormuz after US President Donald Trump challenged allies to work towards reopening it. In unusually strong criticism, Macron accused Trump of constantly contradicting himself on the Iran war and of undermining faith in the NATO military alliance.

FRANCE 24

Darren Ross 23h ago

Lori Emerson 1d ago

finally, Wendell Berry's standards for technological innovation--truly as relevant now as they were in 1987 #othernetworks

Darren Ross 23h ago

nixCraft 🐧1d ago

Linux reaches new peak of 5.33% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026 https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1sa2s6y/linux_reaches_new_peak_of_533_in_steam_hardware/

Darren Ross 23h ago

danmcquillan 1d ago

Boycott Palantir. Boycott AI. Divert all AI investment into democratic planning for more doctors, nurses, care workers and teachers.

Darren Ross 23h ago

nixCraft 🐧1d ago

Swedish government announced that the country’s schools would be going back to basics, emphasizing skills such as reading and writing, particularly in early grades. After mostly being sidelined, physical books are now being reintroduced into classrooms, and students are learning to write the old-fashioned way: by hand, with a pencil or pen, on sheets of paper. The Swedish government also plans to make schools cellphone-free throughout the country https://undark.org/2026/04/01/sweden-schools-books/

Why Swedish Schools Are Bringing Back Books

Amid declining test scores, the country has pivoted away from screens and invested in back-to-basics school materials.

Undark Magazine

Darren Ross 1d ago

1st preview of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Old Vic, tonight. Super production of very good, timely play about American colonialism and its violence against people who are different. Terrific cast, especially Aaron Pierre, Giles Terera & Arthur Boan. Introductory speech by Clint Dyer praising Olivia Williams who took over at very short notice. Well worth seeing.

#London #OVCuckoosNest #Theatre

Darren Ross 1d ago

Natasha

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That’s one hell of a cover…

Darren Ross 1d ago

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nixCraft 🐧2d ago

in case if don't know Oracle is building AI for governments world wild. Larry Ellison said "citizens will be on their best behavior". “We’re going to have supervision,” Ellison said. “Every police officer is going to be supervised at all times, and if there’s a problem, AI will report that problem and report it to the appropriate person. Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on.” https://fortune.com/2025/09/28/larry-ellison-ai-surveillance-oracle-tiktok-deal-social-media/

Larry Ellison once predicted ‘citizens will be on their best behavior’ amid constant recording. Now his company will pay a key role in social media

“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on,” Ellison said last year.

Fortune

Darren Ross 3d ago

GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦3d ago

all military members … remember what you are fighting for

#EpsteinFiles #TrumpSteinFiles #politics #War #military

Darren Ross 3d ago

Felix Hlatky 3d ago

We're hiring for a part-time position in Finance & Operations at @Mastodon. Fluent German and English language skills are a requirement. In terms of location it's a hybrid role so we're looking for candidates in #berlin or #vienna. I believe this is a rare opportunity to learn about the organisational side of technology non-profits and open source.

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#fedihire #job #jobs