Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@qoto.org

"Musk and his far right allies have tested another model. First in Ireland and more recently and systematically in the UK, far right thugs like Tommy Robinson have used Xitter to enflame far right violence masquerading as organic anti-immigrant unrest": Elon Musk's Machine for Political Violence - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/12/elon-musks-machine-for-political-violence/

Analysis : View from #Manila: Tensions again, this time over #ScarboroughShoal

#News #Philippines #SouthChinaSea #China

https://www.rappler.com/philippines/view-manila-china-dangerous-maneuvers-scarborough-shoal/

Tonight at the Crowne Plaza on the Scottish Events Campus in Glasgow.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sunset #glasgowtoday #reflections #glasgowsunset #reflection #crowneplazaglasgow #scottisheventscampus #nightphotography

Currently weighing my options as either

1) move to another payment processor, lose most of my patrons, and risk this all happening again next year or

2) just stop collecting money and eat grass

I honestly would rather have no income at all than arm companies with the capital they need to exploit me at a scale I cannot defend myself from.

* okay but do not eat grass even as a joke, it will destroy your teeth

In mid-20th Century, assumption was there was a single optimal physique for Olympics. Now, as understanding has advanced, bodies are hyper-specialized for sport-specific niches, leading to a “big bang in body types.” Put another way, one element of US success at Olympics is that our diversity is literally a form of strength. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/big-bang-of-body-types-sports-science-at-the-olympics-and-beyond/

When virtually every artist on earth loathes you and they can seek damages for your campaign using their music after a cease and desist:

#Trump #MAGA

https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-keeps-stealing-music-artists

Federal appeals court finds geofence warrants "categorically" unconstitutional
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-finds-geofence-warrants-are-categorically-unconstitutional
#ycombinator

#EAS #WEA for Larimer, #CO: Flash Flood Warning issued August 12 at 2:52PM MDT until August 12 at 5:45PM MDT by NWS Denver CO Source: NWS Denver CO #Larimer, #COwx** DO NOT RELY ON THIS FEED FOR LIFE SAFETY, SEEK OUT OFFICIAL SOURCES ***

Today is the 7th anniversary of the Charlottesville Unite The Right racist/fascist rally. A large part of it was planned in Orange County, CA. PBS has a documentary about it, Documenting Hate: Charlottesville.

Study reports dim odds for finding alien civilizations https://phys.org/news/2024-08-dim-odds-alien-civilizations.html

https://www.europesays.com/1399741/ Ich steh auf sowas. #austria

So am I to understand that a full 38% of my revenue may now be siphoned off by Patreon and Apple, neither of whom contribute in any way to the creation of my work?

And that this is because Patreon wants to have an iOS app, which I do not need, do not benefit from, did not exist when I selected them as my payment processor, and cannot opt out of?

Um, no thank you.
I called this as a danger almost a year ago, btw:

https://evhaste.com/2023/10/17/deplatforming-myself-a-tech-manifesto/

#tech #news #patreon

South Londoners raise £3k for street cleaner’s holiday – but bosses say no https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/12/south-londoners-raise-3k-street-cleaner-holiday-bosses-say-no?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #guardian

“It’s easy to believe she’s dead. And that’s the point. Because the Roma Goddess doesn’t want to be worshipped. She wants her people to be alive and safe.”https://www.theskyandearthknow.com/p/kali-sara-how-the-romani-hid-their-goddess

Groucho Marx (singing the only song in the movie): "If any man should come between a husband and a bride. We find out which one she prefers by letting her decide. If she prefers the other one, the husband steps outside. We line him up against the wall and -- Pop goes the weasel."

"I will not stand for anything that's crooked or unfair. I'm strictly on the up-and-up, so everyone beware. If anyone's caught taking graft -- and I don't get my share, we stand him up against the wall and -- Pop goes the weasel."

Haiku gets tentative Firefox port

Haiku, the platform grossing in ported browsers while its native WebPositive browser languishes, has added another notch to its belt - and this time, it's a big one. Firefox has been tentatively ported to Haiku, but it's early days and there's no package ready to download - you'll have to compile it yourself if you want to get it running. It's version 128, so it's the la

https://www.osnews.com/story/140473/haiku-gets-tentative-firefox-port/

#Haiku

Tropical Depression #Ampil has developed in the Philippine Sea.

Real-time tracker here: https://zoom.earth/storms/ampil-2024/

Seeking headlines, #Trump announces “plan” to sue the federal government.

Reporters bite. As they always do.

IF he files, THEN report it. 🤦🏼‍♀️
Until then, It Is Rumor. FFS.

#journalisticMalpractice
#USPolitics
#MediaCriticism

Some of the people from Ivy League schools I’m seeing in politics make me glad I never went to one.

Az Supreme Court leaves TUSD dangling with deseg ruling, Recount set in Marana https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/081224_agenda_tusd_op/az-supreme-court-leaves-tusd-dangling-with-deseg-ruling-recount-set-marana/
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled TUSD won't be reimbursed by the state for deseg expenses. Vail Unified School District will do what it does best and measure programs for effectiveness, plus more from local government meetings around Tucson this week.
#Tucson #Arizona