βGeneral strike if necessaryβ: Alberta unions declare intent to bring down UCP government | Globalnews.ca
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βGeneral strike if necessaryβ: Alberta unions declare intent to bring down UCP government
Leaders from unions representing hundreds of thousands of Albertans stood in solidarity while saying they are exploring the process or triggering a general, province-wide strike.Karen Bartko (Global News)
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New account, new #introduction post!
Iβm Rhys, a writer, solarpunk, and witch/druid living in the Midlands, UK. My pronouns are they/them, although Iβm currently exploring my gender, so that may change.
I've just set up a new blog: panga.blog/about
I will accept most follow requests! 
#Writing #Solarpunk #Anarchism #Witchcraft #Druidry #Midlands #Vegan #Bisexual #Polyamorous #NonBinary #Autism #ADHD #WorkingClass
About - PANGA β
panga (noun): a habitable moon. The setting of Becky Chamberβs Psalm for the Wild Built and Prayer for the Crown Shy. Utopia. Welcome to Panga.www.panga.blog
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We tested out Zenni's anti-facial recognition glasses coating. It actually (kinda, technically) works? "ID Guard" adds a pink sheen to the surface of the glasses that reflects the infrared light used by some facial recognition cameras. So, only threats like that
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed childrenβs health | Early years education | The Guardian
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed childrenβs health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeingPhoebe Weston (The Guardian)
NEW: SCOTUS holds off ruling on Trump's Nat'l Guard request, leaving troops blocked from Illinois for now.
Court orders briefing about a part of the law the Trump admin is using to federalize National Guard troops. Also in Illinois: Protesters indicted and an attempt to protect Bovino.
Law Dork: lawdork.com/p/scotus-holds-offβ¦
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Hey! There is a huge and immediate need for cash donations to food banks across the country. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, the SFMarin Food Bank is a great place to donate and volunteer for: sfmfoodbank.org/ Even $10 or $20 can go a long way, because food banks can purchase food in bulk and at discounts.
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank - Every $1 Donated Provides 2 Mealsβ
1 in 5 residents in San Francisco and Marin needs food assistance. Every $1 Donated Provides 2 Meals. Help provide #FoodForAllSan Francisco Marin Food Bank
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@maikon Shit, yes, it has - well spotted, and thank you for pointing it out. The photo been doctored, and extremely grossly, too.
Source: foxes-in-love.tumblr.com/post/β¦
Copyright: foxesinlove.net
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@redbunhead.bsky.social & I are now donating to #ALIVE to help Alexandrians with food & housing assistance because everything is absolutely fucked right now and people need help. Please consider donating to a food bank or similar organization if you have the means to do so.
#mutualaid #foodassistance #housingassistance
Helping those in need in the City of Alexandria
ALIVE! serves thousands of Alexandrians each month, providing food, transitional shelter, financial help, eviction prevention, and furniture & housewares.ALIVE!
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Trump Axes DC Design Watchdog in Push for WH Ballroom
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Trump Axes Entire Biden-Appointed Design Commission in Push to Clear Way for Construction Projects
The White House vowed to replace the Biden-appointed members with a βnew slateβ of members βmore alignedβ with βAmerica First Policies.βDavid Gilmour (Mediaite)
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Hey #Fediverse!
I'm building a Sound Library for Loops, my #ActivityPub video project, to let users add free audio to their videos.
I'm already looking into integrations with #FunkWhale and Bandwagon.
What other sources for free, libre, or public domain (CC-BY, CC0, etc.) music and sound effects should I check out?
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not AP, but my primary source is generally jamendo.com/
not all music there is free culture, but all music is CC licensed. the web interface doesn't allow filtering on license afaik, but the API does.
Jamendo Music | Free music downloads
Free music downloads and streaming. Discover and explore 600,000+ free songs from 40,000+ independent artists from all around the world.Jamendo Music
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Michigan Republicans demand Benson share full voter roll with Trump administration β unredacted
Michigan House Republicans are backing a resolution demanding that the state fulfill a Trump administration request for its voter roll, including sensitive identifying information.Hayley Harding (Votebeat)
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Reminiscent of former Soviet bloc practices aggressively sniffing on, intimidating & maltreating civilian populations eg
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The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium fΓΌr Staatssicherheit, pronounced [minΙͺsΛteΛΚiΚm fyΛΙΜ― ΛΚtaΛtsΛzΙͺΓ§ΙhaΙͺΜ―t]; abbreviated MfS), commonly known as the Stasi (pronounced [ΛΚtaΛziΛ] β, an abbreviation of Staatssicherheit), was the state security service and secret police of East Germany from 1950 to 1990.
It was one of the most repressive police organisations in the world, infiltrating almost every aspect of life in East Germany, using torture, intimidation and a vast network of informants to crush dissent.
The function of the Stasi in East Germany (the GDR) resembled that of the KGB in the Soviet Union,β in that it served to maintain state authority and the position of the ruling party, in this case the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).
This was accomplished primarily through the use of a network of civilian informants (called unofficial collaborators) who contributed to the arrest of approximately 250,000 people in East Germany.
It also had a large elite paramilitary force, the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment, that served as its armed wing.
Known as "the shield and the sword of the party", the Stasi locked up opponents of the regime. Officers tortured prisoners by isolating them, depriving them of sleep and using psychological tricks such as threatening to arrest relatives.
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Hey, Anthropic owes me $9000! They illegally used at least 3 of my books on LibGen to create Claude. Now they're paying a $1.5 billion settlement, at $3000 per book. See if *your* books are on the list:
anthropiccopyrightsettlement.cβ¦
If so, you have until March 23, 2026 to file a claim. The above website lets you file a claim, but this one explains everything more clearly:
authorsguild.org/advocacy/artiβ¦
Actually I exaggerated: the payment will be split between authors and publishers, but I have to make the claim - so the settlement is making me do some work my publisher should be doing for me. My coauthors and I will just get half, $4500. One of these books has 2 coauthors, one has 3, and one is a book I edited, with essays by lots of authors. So $1000 is a more realistic estimate of what I get. Oh well.
Bizarrely, my most popular book, Gauge Fields, Knots and Gravity, is not on the list. But I guess it's not surprising:
"The settlement agreement discloses that approximately 500,000 titles out of the 7 million copies of books that Anthropic reportedly downloaded from LibGen and PiLiMi meet the definition required to be part of the class."
Only books whose copyright is registered with the US Library of Congress meet that defiinition!
If you have a book on the list, you can opt out of the current settlement and join future lawsuits. But you have to take action to do that!!! For more information on that, see item 40 here:
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Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
Updated October 2, 2025 IMPORTANT: The Works List Is Now Live on the Settlement Website The searchable Works List and Claim Forms are now available at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com.Β Find more info here and below. BackgroundΒ Bartz v.The Authors Guild
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Safety, comfort, chewy and warmth
The Science Behind Why Cats Love Cardboard Boxes | Veterinary Healthcare Associates
Do you ever wonder why your cat loves to play with cardboard boxes? Check out our article to learn more about why your cute feline friend loves boxes.JacobP (Veterinary Healthcare Associates)
Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software | Built In Boston
Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software
The law makes it illegal for city officials to βobtain, retain, possess, access, or useβ facial recognition technology, acknowledging that itΒ βhas the potential to harm communities of color who are already facing increased levels of surveillance and β¦Ellen Glover (Built In Boston)
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"We could reduce the cost of society by eliminating those who contribute the least to it.
The idle rich who enslave the working poor."
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