David Jekel
@davidjekel.bsky.social
Mathematics poastdoc from US at University of Copenhagen. Personal account/opinions. Posts often about current events, sometimes math & education. Leftist, anti-war, anti-colonialism, food & housing for all.
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i’m sorry but you invite me to a “multilateral convening” heavily dominated by big tech reps and expect me to pay registration fee to attend. fuck no
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
i’m sorry but you invite me to a “multilateral convening” heavily dominated by big tech reps and expect me to pay registration fee to attend. fuck no
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The Saudi regime has executed Abdullah al-Derazi, under 18 at the time of his alleged crimes, linked to him attending demonstrations against the regime.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
Saudi regime executes another child offender for attending protests
Amnesty said that the execution of Abdullah was just one of a long line of executions
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The Saudi regime has executed Abdullah al-Derazi, under 18 at the time of his alleged crimes, linked to him attending demonstrations against the regime.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
In August, the Saudis had executed Jabal Labbad, also arrested as a minor, in his case for attending demonstrations and funerals.
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It has been enormously difficult to see our members at American Families United go through forced family separation. Here's the story of Jenni and her husband. "Mexican father, reflecting a trend, leaves family of 19 years and self-deports due to threat of arrest."
abcnews.go.com/US/mexican-f...
abcnews.go.com/US/mexican-f...
Mexican father, reflecting a trend, leaves family of 19 years and self-deports due to threat of arrest
Fidel Rivera, a husband and father who has been in the U.S. for 30 years, is one of thousands of undocumented migrants who have self-deported due to the threat of arrest.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It has been enormously difficult to see our members at American Families United go through forced family separation. Here's the story of Jenni and her husband. "Mexican father, reflecting a trend, leaves family of 19 years and self-deports due to threat of arrest."
abcnews.go.com/US/mexican-f...
abcnews.go.com/US/mexican-f...
ChatControl cannot be created without interfering with the privacy of encrypted messaging in general. So make the ChatControl voluntary, which is completely useless for the purported goals??? And could still open the door to violations of privacy.
"Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weitere Änderungen lehnen sie strikt ab."
#eu #chatkontrolle #überwachung
#eu #chatkontrolle #überwachung
Interne Dokumente: EU-Staaten wollen Chatkontrolle-Gesetz ohne weitere Änderungen
Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weite...
netzpolitik.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
ChatControl cannot be created without interfering with the privacy of encrypted messaging in general. So make the ChatControl voluntary, which is completely useless for the purported goals??? And could still open the door to violations of privacy.
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"Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weitere Änderungen lehnen sie strikt ab."
#eu #chatkontrolle #überwachung
#eu #chatkontrolle #überwachung
Interne Dokumente: EU-Staaten wollen Chatkontrolle-Gesetz ohne weitere Änderungen
Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weite...
netzpolitik.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"Die EU-Staaten wollen Internet-Diensten dauerhaft eine freiwillige Chatkontrolle erlauben. Viele Staaten bedauern, dass es keine ausreichende Mehrheit für eine verpflichtende Chatkontrolle gibt. Weitere Änderungen lehnen sie strikt ab."
#eu #chatkontrolle #überwachung
#eu #chatkontrolle #überwachung
Did you know? Leopards don’t naturally eat faces. The Party specifically trains them to do this.
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Did you know? Leopards don’t naturally eat faces. The Party specifically trains them to do this.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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Frau Reiche möchte Subventionen abbauen? Schön - ich hätte Ideen: Gasumlage, Agrardiesel, Kerosin bei Inlandsflügen, ...
Vor allem hätte ich einen Vorschlag: bitte erst einmal keine weiteren neuen fossilen Subventionen einführen....🤗
www.zdfheute.de/politik/deut...
Vor allem hätte ich einen Vorschlag: bitte erst einmal keine weiteren neuen fossilen Subventionen einführen....🤗
www.zdfheute.de/politik/deut...
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Frau Reiche möchte Subventionen abbauen? Schön - ich hätte Ideen: Gasumlage, Agrardiesel, Kerosin bei Inlandsflügen, ...
Vor allem hätte ich einen Vorschlag: bitte erst einmal keine weiteren neuen fossilen Subventionen einführen....🤗
www.zdfheute.de/politik/deut...
Vor allem hätte ich einen Vorschlag: bitte erst einmal keine weiteren neuen fossilen Subventionen einführen....🤗
www.zdfheute.de/politik/deut...
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The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
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"Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing."
#COP30 #agribusiness #greenwashing #Brazil
#COP30 #agribusiness #greenwashing #Brazil
MST : Agribusiness gets its turn to co-opt the climate COP in Brazil
At COP28 in Dubai, the Brazilian government announced its plans for a massive US$100 billion public-private partnership to convert 40 million hectares of degraded pastures into monocultures of soybean...
viacampesina.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Agribusiness exercises a tight grip over the Brazilian state, whether governed by the left or right, Lula or Bolsonaro. So it’s no surprise that this year’s COP is shaping up to be a monumental exercise in agro-greenwashing."
#COP30 #agribusiness #greenwashing #Brazil
#COP30 #agribusiness #greenwashing #Brazil
Watched del Toro’s Frankenstein movie and unexpectedly practiced understanding Danish?
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Watched del Toro’s Frankenstein movie and unexpectedly practiced understanding Danish?
There is too much pointless suffering caused by capitalism, racism, and nationalism.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
There is too much pointless suffering caused by capitalism, racism, and nationalism.
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Justices Gorsuch and Thomas, who never agree on anything concerning federal Indian law, agree that the federal government doesn't have plenary power over Native nations. This is a remarkable joint statement that should lead Justice Thomas to revisit a hell of a lot of things he has previously said
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Lord have mercy the Supreme Court is hearing oral argument rn in an appeal from a case I wrote about last year
it's undisputed that Damon Landor suffered a *brazen* violation of his legal rights, yet the GOP justices sound skeptical that he can actually sue the prison guards who violated his rights
it's undisputed that Damon Landor suffered a *brazen* violation of his legal rights, yet the GOP justices sound skeptical that he can actually sue the prison guards who violated his rights
Louisiana prison guards subjected Damon Landor to horrible treatment--none of the judges who heard his case dispute that
Nor do they contest the flagrant illegality of the guards’ abuse
But they're divided on whether Damon—and the courts—can do anything about it
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Nor do they contest the flagrant illegality of the guards’ abuse
But they're divided on whether Damon—and the courts—can do anything about it
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Federal Court: Prison Guards Forcibly Shaving a Rastafarian’s Head Is Someone Else’s Problem
A Fifth Circuit decision prohibited guards from cutting Damon Landor’s hair. He gave them a copy. They literally threw it in the trash.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Lord have mercy the Supreme Court is hearing oral argument rn in an appeal from a case I wrote about last year
it's undisputed that Damon Landor suffered a *brazen* violation of his legal rights, yet the GOP justices sound skeptical that he can actually sue the prison guards who violated his rights
it's undisputed that Damon Landor suffered a *brazen* violation of his legal rights, yet the GOP justices sound skeptical that he can actually sue the prison guards who violated his rights
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Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
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Pre-ACA, I was a postdoc on an NSF fellowship at a university that didn't offer employment benefits to independent fellows. At that time, being a woman meant that my premiums were double that of my male counterparts. The extra cost came out of my grant's budget for benefits, equipment, and travel.
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Pre-ACA, I was a postdoc on an NSF fellowship at a university that didn't offer employment benefits to independent fellows. At that time, being a woman meant that my premiums were double that of my male counterparts. The extra cost came out of my grant's budget for benefits, equipment, and travel.
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
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Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, “If you want to shoot without restraint, you can.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, “If you want to shoot without restraint, you can.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Ich bin Jules, Künstlerin aus Braunschweig.
Meine Arbeiten sind naturverbunden, vielseitig und intuitiv – inspiriert von Wasser, Licht und Bewegung.
Ich arbeite in unterschiedlichen Techniken und verarbeite in meinen Bildern Emotionen, die mich bewegen.
www.julesfineart.de#ChristmasArtistRollCallll
Meine Arbeiten sind naturverbunden, vielseitig und intuitiv – inspiriert von Wasser, Licht und Bewegung.
Ich arbeite in unterschiedlichen Techniken und verarbeite in meinen Bildern Emotionen, die mich bewegen.
www.julesfineart.de#ChristmasArtistRollCallll
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ich bin Jules, Künstlerin aus Braunschweig.
Meine Arbeiten sind naturverbunden, vielseitig und intuitiv – inspiriert von Wasser, Licht und Bewegung.
Ich arbeite in unterschiedlichen Techniken und verarbeite in meinen Bildern Emotionen, die mich bewegen.
www.julesfineart.de#ChristmasArtistRollCallll
Meine Arbeiten sind naturverbunden, vielseitig und intuitiv – inspiriert von Wasser, Licht und Bewegung.
Ich arbeite in unterschiedlichen Techniken und verarbeite in meinen Bildern Emotionen, die mich bewegen.
www.julesfineart.de#ChristmasArtistRollCallll
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"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
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Africa emerging as a global hub for remote work, with Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Egypt and Ghana anchoring the continent’s remote talent ecosystem. Trend is driven by Africa’s young, tech-savvy workforce, improving internet connectivity & strong English, French and Arabic language skills.
Rayda Releases the Future of Remote Work in Africa Report (FORWA) - Rayda
Rayda is proud to announce the release of the FORWA Report, a comprehensive analysis of the remote work landscape in Africa that highlights both the opportunities and the challenges shaping the future...
blog.rayda.co
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Africa emerging as a global hub for remote work, with Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Egypt and Ghana anchoring the continent’s remote talent ecosystem. Trend is driven by Africa’s young, tech-savvy workforce, improving internet connectivity & strong English, French and Arabic language skills.
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No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No more noble British tradition than resigning over some nonsense everyone is only pretending to be angry about rather than all of the actually bad things you've done.