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The image is a political cartoon featuring two characters. On the left, a heavily armored figure labeled "ICE" and "POLICE" is depicted. The figure is wearing a helmet with "ICE" written on it, a black mask, and a tactical vest. The character is holding a baton and appears to be in a confrontational stance. On the right, a smaller character is holding a sign with a red circle and a line through "ICE," indicating opposition to the agency. This character is wearing a purple shirt and blue jeans, and is crouched slightly, looking up at the armored figure. The character is speaking, saying, "I was just following orders." The armored figure responds, "Quit calling me 'Gestapo.'" A speech bubble from the smaller character reads, "Why?" The background is plain, focusing attention on the characters and their interaction. The cartoon is signed "Daryl Cagle" at the bottom right.

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The image is a cartoon depicting a scene with three characters. In the center, a man with blonde hair, dressed in a black suit and tie, is holding a lever on a red box labeled "ACME TARIFFS." The box is connected to several sticks of dynamite with wires. To the left of the man is a character resembling a jackal, and to the right is a bird with a blue body and wings labeled "CHINA." The bird appears to be stepping on a wire connected to the dynamite. The background is plain, focusing attention on the characters and the box. The overall scene suggests a metaphorical representation of a situation involving tariffs and potential consequences.

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You buy a new iPhone and your wallet cries. You wake up in your bed and believe that you have to buy a new phone every year. Or, you take the repair pill and you stay on iFixit.com and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.

#Matrix #redpillbluepill #iFixit #repair

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quite pleased to use my six-year-old non-iPhone every day. Put a new battery in it a few months ago. Yes, with some iFixit tools. And some not.



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The image features a design that combines elements of the American flag with the colors of the rainbow. At the top, the phrase "Love is Love" is written in a bold, cursive font. Below this, the flag's design is modified: the stars are on a pink field instead of the traditional blue, and the stripes are in the colors of the rainbowโ€”red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purpleโ€”replacing the original white and red stripes. The phrase "It's as simple as that" is written in a smaller, cursive font on a light blue stripe. The overall design conveys a message of love and equality, using the familiar American flag as a backdrop.

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The image shows a social media post by Tristan Snell, verified by a blue checkmark next to his name. The post is titled "Post" and includes a profile picture of a man with short hair. The text of the post reads: "When JD Vance says childless people should get fewer voting rights, he joins a dark tradition of saying some people should get fewer rights and others should get more: - Jim Crow - the 3/5 rule - pre-19th Amendment - allowing only land-owners to vote WE'RE NOT GOING BACK." The post was last edited at 8:23 AM on July 30, 2024, and has garnered 30.2K views, 1,673 reposts, 35 quotes, 3,762 likes, and 42 bookmarks. The background of the post is black, and the text is white, making it stand out clearly.

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Hi @vextaur, please add alt-text to your images by editing your post. Alt-text in the comments isn't easily accessible to screenreaders! Thank you!




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โšก๏ธ Ukrainian hack uncovers 'thousands of files' proving Russia's mass abduction of children, intelligence claims.

As part of the operation, Ukrainian cyber specialists gained access to servers belonging to the Russian occupation administration of Crimea, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) claims.

๐Ÿ”— kyivindependent.com/ukraine-saโ€ฆ

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Wow! There will be a march from #Philadelphia to #WashingtonDC to hand a copy of the Constitution to any members of Congress who show up to accept it. ๐Ÿ‘€

"14 DAYS | 160 MILES | Sept 6-19, 2025 | PHL - DC
join for an hour, a day, a week, or the whole way to DC"

weareamericamarch.com/

#protests #50501movement #fascism #stopfascism #trump

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When I moved into my new igloo my friends threw me a surprise housewarming party.. Now I'm homeless. #Funny #Comedy #Humor #Puns #DadJokes

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Has anyone out there in #library land taken UMaineโ€™s Graduate Certificate in Digital Curation? Iโ€™m interested because it seems practical / applicable to my job. Or if you took a similar program (online, self-paced) what did you think of it?
(boosts appreciated)
#digitalarchives #librarian #librarytraining #archives #digitalcuration #digitalpreservation

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So the CEO of one of BlackStone's real estate subsidiaries, Wesley LePatner, was gunned down in a workplace shooting.

LePatner was in charge of a $56B fund that has been reported to be part of BlackStone's strategic mass purchasing of homes.

The press & cops seem to be working double time to make sure this isn't seen by the average Joe as some sort of Luigi moment.

The cops claim the assailant was lost and killed the wrong CEO.

yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/eโ€ฆ

#BlackRock #WesleyLePatner #NYC #Luigi

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We do not know the full story, details and provanance of this alleged note. We will only fully get that info if this incident results in some sort of court process.

And until such court process this note is simply alleged but not proven to originate from the attacker.

For all we know he wrote that note but also intentionally harmed the BlackStone CEO. But also anyone could have written that note it's alleged but not proven to be the attackers.

@feld

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@feld the.government has doctored.things like this recently, like the Epstein cell footage
@feld

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Apple accidentally posts Galaxy Z Flip 7 promo video on official account 9to5google.com/2025/07/30/applโ€ฆ

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Hopefully someone will give some of our apps a good home, we just canโ€™t take care of them all and itโ€™s not fair to our customers. Wish we coulda gotten Frenzic back in the App Store but we just donโ€™t have the resources. Help spread the word please!

blog.iconfactory.com/2025/07/aโ€ฆ


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@martijn Thanks, just a general bit of advice. Frustrated that people donโ€™t listen to their loved ones when they say thereโ€™s a problem. I am tippy top!
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great, yeah but the closer you are, the more blind you are even with the best intention signs can be missed or dismissed

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How to shrink your feed


I posted asking for help on this a bit ago, and while I didn't get any solutions, it did get my brain thinking outside of the box, and I found the solution, its easy, but proof that the UI, especially the settings layout really needs some work around here.

For whatever reason, the necessary setting isn't under the timeline settings, but Social Networks

The key setting here is Followed Content Scope, default is 'Conversations my follows started or commented on', but if'n you change it to 'Only conversations my follows started' if will only show original posts and boosts.

Hopefully this'll help others, I mentioned in a comment on my original post, but that could easily be missed, so here we go. Oh, and if'n you've any tag suggestions, send them my way, and I'll prolly add them.

#friendica #timeline

@Friendica Support



#Canada

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Figured it out


Scheduling wasn't working because I managed to forget that July is the 7th month of the year, not the 4th



#ACAB
#ACAB







Radioactive wasp nest discovered at South Carolina nuclear site


โ€” A wasp nest contaminated with radioactive material was found inside a restricted area at a former nuclear weapons site in South Carolina.

The U.S. Department of Energy says the nest was discovered on July 3 at the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, a massive facility built in the 1950s to help produce materials for Cold War nuclear weapons.


Nuclear killer wasps was not ony my bingo card!
#nuclear #wasps

komonews.com/news/nation-worldโ€ฆ



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New, by me: The hackers who breached Allianz Life earlier this month and stole the personal information belonging to the "majority" of its 1.4 million customers, also took Social Security numbers during the breach, per new filings with U.S. states.

techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/hackโ€ฆ

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this is why Trump is winning
overall the tariffs have, so far had little effect but Trump is seen as strong for negotiating and in fact the EU deal looks good fo rthe US


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Delta airlines has announced a new surveillance pricing plan: they're going to feed an AI the nonconsensually harvested personal data that data-brokers and credit bureaux hold on you to predict the maximum you're willing to pay, and then price their tickets accordingly:

fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-mโ€ฆ

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2025/07/30/effโ€ฆ

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#BookBan #Parenting #MAGA

You don't find it funny that the people so concerned about "the children" can't be bothered to parent their own?

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The image features a circular design with a light blue background and a darker blue border. At the center, there is a bold statement in dark blue text that reads, "I want to live in a SOCIETY not in an ECONOMY." The text is arranged in three lines, with "SOCIETY" being the most prominent word. Surrounding the text is a decorative border with illustrations of buildings and small floral motifs, giving the image a quaint, traditional aesthetic. The buildings are depicted in a stylized manner, with windows and roofs, and are placed in the corners of the circle. The overall design is reminiscent of traditional ceramic tiles, with a clean and simple layout.

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The image depicts a cartoon-style illustration of a rat with a human-like hairstyle, sitting in a corner. The rat has a worried expression, with sweat drops on its face, indicating stress or anxiety. It is positioned in front of three large buttons on the floor, each with a different label. The buttons read "BLAME OBAMA," "START A WAR," and "BLAME THE MEDIA." The background is simple, with a plain wall and floor, emphasizing the rat and the buttons. The overall tone of the image is satirical, using the rat to represent a political figure and the buttons to suggest actions that might be taken in response to perceived problems.
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The image is a political cartoon depicting a classroom setting with a man in a blue suit and red tie, resembling Donald Trump, standing in front of a chalkboard. He is pointing at the board with a stick, which has the title "The Epstein Files" written at the top. The chalkboard contains a list of statements, including "The files are filled with Libs!" and "Pam Bondi has the files on her desk." The man in the red shirt with a MAGA cap is raising his hand, looking frustrated, and the caption at the bottom reads, "DO YOU THINK I'M STUPID?" The cartoon humorously critiques the contradictory and confusing statements made about the Epstein files.

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