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Tony asks: Why not Peace "trade shows"?

War – is Earth’s Greatest Enemy – and Ottawa hosts the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), trade show of weapons of Death and Destruction. The dates are May 27 & 28. Fran and I (Tony) will be participating in a Peace Vigil at this event. If you are in Ottawa, we invite you to join the vigil. Details can be found here. #ndp #socialism #regenerative #agriculture #peace #nonviolence

https://tonymcquail.substack.com/?r=8hpfs5&utm_campaign=subscribe-page-share-screen&utm_medium=web

GRASSY KNOWLES 2d ago

NetBlocks 2d ago

🫶 Welcome back #Iran! Metrics show a further rise in connectivity as mobile networks and other segments are reconnected to the global internet:

• Filternet remains in place but can be worked around
• WhatsApp now restricted, requiring circumvention
• Some users still offline

GRASSY KNOWLES 2d ago

Ukraine War Bulletins and News 2d ago

https://youtu.be/YZdNJXrpmTo
⚡️🇺🇦In Focus: End Of Putin’s Empire? Armenia expels Russia, Kremlin targets the Baltics! (UATV VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #Armenia #Azerbaijan #US #USA #Georgia #Media #News #Headlines #Turkey #PACE #CoE #Brussels #russiaUkraineWar
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers

END OF PUTIN'S EMPIRE? Armenia expels Russia, Kremlin targets the Baltics!

YouTube

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Slashdot

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Spain Blocks Polymarket and Kalshi https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/05/26/1828238/spain-blocks-polymarket-and-kalshi?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon

Spain Blocks Polymarket and Kalshi - Slashdot

Spain has temporarily blocked Polymarket and Kalshi while it investigates whether the prediction-market platforms are violating gambling laws by operating without a license. Engadget reports: The country's ministry in charge of consumer affairs said it blocked the websites as a precautionary measur...

GRASSY KNOWLES May 16

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thefathippy May 16

@ai6yr

I hated using my petrol yard tools. 2 strokes stunk, 4 strokes never worked properly, neither started reliably, & if they did, I'd discover I didn't buy fuel after the last use. .

My battery tools have enough power for my jobs, & I'd just buy a spare battery if I needed more. Plug in & charge for free as soon as I finish (solar), always ready to go next time. A relative pleasure to use. 😁

@jackwilliambell @flyingsaceur

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McSpocky May 15

If you ever needed a reason to block dailywire dot com, here’s a piece of garbage they call a story that’s full of racism and misogyny. Bye, Daily Wire!

(if it's hidden, they talk about Kamala having a "lunatic cackle." 😡)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-furious-after-court-rules-republicans-allowed-to-vote

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Bruce Mirken May 15

RE: https://fediscience.org/@ZLabe/116581237170228199

Funny thing, but the U.S. government denying #ClimateChange doesn't make it go away.

GRASSY KNOWLES May 16

AnarchoNinaWrites May 16

Really does kinda underline the point that this is the rise of the Slavers 2.0, AND a long term project to win the culture war you lost on the merits back in the 80's, when you're banning Roots, specicially.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/tennessee-book-ban-alex-haley-roots

Tennessee school district bans Alex Haley’s Roots under 2022 state law

With third-highest number of books banned, state removes renowned work about slave trade from library shelves

The Guardian

GRASSY KNOWLES May 11

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Architekt die Welt May 11

@jenniferplusplus I wonder whether it will actually lead to us getting more analog in the end. Basically reverting to what it’s been like before computers became mainstream. Cause if you piss off your consumer base little too much they can decide to ditch your whole set of artificial limits all together. I see many people doing just that with social media now, we cut heavily on our use, select things like Mastodon instead of the Meta, resorting to books for entertainment etc.

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🫧 socialcoding..May 11

@sortius @jenniferplusplus

Where it gets interesting I think is to consider the flip side of the coin. So big tech and the corporate world is all-in on AI technologies that serve to further erode social fabric of society, towards dystopic future if they have their way. A risk clearly perceived by many people who have a longing and human needs for real connection and social cohesion.

Big tech AI does not deliver there. It does not address people's needs in these regards.

Another way of formulating is saying that Big Tech is retracting from the 'market of real human connection'. In other words it leaves market space, places for people and small initiatives to most excellently fill these gaps. At the smaller scales, inter-community, across institutions and non-profits, small sustainable businesses, paying real attention to people and their needs instead of placing an artificial entity in front of them that separates them from others, becomes the true unique selling point for a commons.

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