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China seeks to develop the world’s premier military capabilities by integrating its civilian commercial ecosystem and defense industrial base in a strategy known as military-civil fusion.
Civilian Tech Is Powering China’s Military
Beijing’s gains could eventually erode Washington’s battlefield advantage.
foreignpolicy.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
China seeks to develop the world’s premier military capabilities by integrating its civilian commercial ecosystem and defense industrial base in a strategy known as military-civil fusion.
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Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.
'How come I can’t breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The company’s turbines — enough to power 280,000 homes — run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
www.politico.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Poisoning the air of a Black community for a fucking chatbot.
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US scientists are forbidden to communicate with Canadian counterparts. Funds are frozen and research deleted on joint projects such as Great Lakes research.
Canada and France are both encouraging US scientists to apply for residency and research positions.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Canada and France are both encouraging US scientists to apply for residency and research positions.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
U.S. scientists say their work is under attack. Here's what that means for Canada | CBC News
Some U.S. government scientists have been told they can no longer travel for meetings or even join virtual calls with international counterparts, putting a hold on Canadian research and sending a deep...
www.cbc.ca
March 20, 2025 at 1:01 AM
US scientists are forbidden to communicate with Canadian counterparts. Funds are frozen and research deleted on joint projects such as Great Lakes research.
Canada and France are both encouraging US scientists to apply for residency and research positions.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Canada and France are both encouraging US scientists to apply for residency and research positions.
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨🔬🧬🖥️
Sex redefined - Nature
The idea of two sexes is simplistic. Biologists now think there is a wider spectrum than that.
www.nature.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... 🧪👨🔬🧬🖥️
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
#Google just launched a new era of tracking. Digital #fingerprinting.
❌ No consent
❌ No escape
Here’s why this is a #privacy nightmare much worse than #cookies: 👇
tuta.com/blog/digital...
#Google just launched a new era of tracking. Digital #fingerprinting.
❌ No consent
❌ No escape
Here’s why this is a #privacy nightmare much worse than #cookies: 👇
tuta.com/blog/digital...
February 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
#Google just launched a new era of tracking. Digital #fingerprinting.
❌ No consent
❌ No escape
Here’s why this is a #privacy nightmare much worse than #cookies: 👇
tuta.com/blog/digital...
#Google just launched a new era of tracking. Digital #fingerprinting.
❌ No consent
❌ No escape
Here’s why this is a #privacy nightmare much worse than #cookies: 👇
tuta.com/blog/digital...
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"The same tracking techniques that Google claims are essential for online advertising also expose individuals' sensitive information to data brokers, surveillance companies, and law enforcement," EFF’s Lena Cohen told BBC News.
Fingerprinting: Critics say Google rules put profits over privacy
Google is allowing advertisers to collect more personal information, which is harder for users to control.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"The same tracking techniques that Google claims are essential for online advertising also expose individuals' sensitive information to data brokers, surveillance companies, and law enforcement," EFF’s Lena Cohen told BBC News.
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40+ must-read stories covering the latest insights in the learning sciences!
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
A Comprehensive Guide to the Evidence-Based Classroom
If you're in search of groundbreaking insights on classroom management, grading, or student motivation, here’s a collection of must-read resources to supercharge your teaching: A Comprehensive Guide…
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
40+ must-read stories covering the latest insights in the learning sciences!
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
👆🔬 That’s what you’ll find inside our research resource collection.
#EduSky #EdResearch
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Remember, everyone, that the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, a guidebook to sabotaging fascists states, was declassified by the CIA in 2008 and is currently available online at Project Gutenberg
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
February 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Remember, everyone, that the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, a guidebook to sabotaging fascists states, was declassified by the CIA in 2008 and is currently available online at Project Gutenberg
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
February 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds.
It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.
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My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
If Robert Smith says so
January 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
If Robert Smith says so
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Who made this 🤣
January 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Who made this 🤣
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We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
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How a super robot anime became a revolutionary icon for Filipinos
How a super robot anime became a revolutionary icon for Filipinos
Voltes V was made in Japan, but the Philippines transformed it into a cultural phenomenon
buff.ly
January 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How a super robot anime became a revolutionary icon for Filipinos
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I hate every single possible thing about this, and I'm heartbroken about all of it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I hate every single possible thing about this, and I'm heartbroken about all of it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
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Building my own facial mocap addon to make the lip-sync process a bit easier. It's kind of jank but the basics work :)
December 1, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Building my own facial mocap addon to make the lip-sync process a bit easier. It's kind of jank but the basics work :)
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What better time is there to listen to @budjettetan.bsky.social and I chat about the book! Give it a listen here or wherever you get your podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/2373443/epis...
Episode 26 - The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren - Manga Tak
On this week's episode, Mat is joined by Budjette Tan, writer of horror/crime komik Trese, to talk about 'The Summer Hikaru Died' by Mokumokuren.Join us as we discuss why we're both suckers for an int...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:09 PM
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🔴 The arrival of Trump supporters to Bluesky has sparked a hostile reaction from some existing users.
🗣️"Flood of MAGA trolls are arriving. Report, block, and move on."
Read more: www.newsweek.com/conservative...
🗣️"Flood of MAGA trolls are arriving. Report, block, and move on."
Read more: www.newsweek.com/conservative...
Conservatives join Bluesky, face abuse and censorship
One conservative commentator claimed they were blocked from Bluesky for posting "there are only two genders."
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:38 AM
🔴 The arrival of Trump supporters to Bluesky has sparked a hostile reaction from some existing users.
🗣️"Flood of MAGA trolls are arriving. Report, block, and move on."
Read more: www.newsweek.com/conservative...
🗣️"Flood of MAGA trolls are arriving. Report, block, and move on."
Read more: www.newsweek.com/conservative...
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We are now requiring asset page creators to tag their use of generative AI in their work. You can learn more here: itch.io/t/4309690/ge...
On your dashboard you can find a bulk tagging dialog if you have pages that need tagging.
On your dashboard you can find a bulk tagging dialog if you have pages that need tagging.
November 20, 2024 at 3:56 PM
We are now requiring asset page creators to tag their use of generative AI in their work. You can learn more here: itch.io/t/4309690/ge...
On your dashboard you can find a bulk tagging dialog if you have pages that need tagging.
On your dashboard you can find a bulk tagging dialog if you have pages that need tagging.
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BIG NEWS: A Wyoming judge just struck down WY's abortion bans.
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access
Conservatives amended state constitutions to affirm broad rights for people to choose their health care. Now abortion rights proponents are taking them at their word.
boltsmag.org
November 19, 2024 at 5:26 AM
BIG NEWS: A Wyoming judge just struck down WY's abortion bans.
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
And get this: The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare! Just backfired.
We explained this lawsuit here:
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I made a blocklist for some of the new showing up to troll anti trans folks. No oxygen for these schmoes! bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 18, 2024 at 11:25 PM
I made a blocklist for some of the new showing up to troll anti trans folks. No oxygen for these schmoes! bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Stephen King, master of the horror novel, just quit Twitter because it'd become too "dark."
That's how horrifying Twitter is right now.
There may never be a more perfect expression of this fact.
That's how horrifying Twitter is right now.
There may never be a more perfect expression of this fact.
November 15, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Stephen King, master of the horror novel, just quit Twitter because it'd become too "dark."
That's how horrifying Twitter is right now.
There may never be a more perfect expression of this fact.
That's how horrifying Twitter is right now.
There may never be a more perfect expression of this fact.
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Joan Westenberg misses the old internet. “Today’s internet feels less like a global community and more like a series of walled gardens, each meticulously maintained to keep out any unpredicted, and thus, unprofitable, elements.” [joanwestenberg.medium.com]
December 18, 2023 at 4:52 PM
Joan Westenberg misses the old internet. “Today’s internet feels less like a global community and more like a series of walled gardens, each meticulously maintained to keep out any unpredicted, and thus, unprofitable, elements.” [joanwestenberg.medium.com]