Ricardo
@ricmadeira.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy
Hospital Pharmacist. Suburban dad; introvert; also a feminist, a geek, and a tabletop roleplayer. I love games, sci-fi, and aviation. 48 yo. Portugal
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115826517559900842
this question reminded me of why i need y’all to listen to Cory’s speech at #39c3 : Cory is a master at turning upside-down fascist techbro lingo & framing.
https://archive.org/details/doctorow-39c3
it’s not FEES, it’s privatized taxes. it’s […]
this question reminded me of why i need y’all to listen to Cory’s speech at #39c3 : Cory is a master at turning upside-down fascist techbro lingo & framing.
https://archive.org/details/doctorow-39c3
it’s not FEES, it’s privatized taxes. it’s […]
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mastodon.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115826517559900842
this question reminded me of why i need y’all to listen to Cory’s speech at #39c3 : Cory is a master at turning upside-down fascist techbro lingo & framing.
https://archive.org/details/doctorow-39c3
it’s not FEES, it’s privatized taxes. it’s […]
this question reminded me of why i need y’all to listen to Cory’s speech at #39c3 : Cory is a master at turning upside-down fascist techbro lingo & framing.
https://archive.org/details/doctorow-39c3
it’s not FEES, it’s privatized taxes. it’s […]
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Recordam-se da promessa que a IA nos iria tornar mais produtivos, alicerçando o individuo para fazer mais, melhor e criativo? Esqueceram-se de contabilizar na equação o capitalismo predatório, em que o interesse não é fazer mais ou melhor, mas sim fazer o mesmo, com menos recursos. Por recursos […]
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masto.pt
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Recordam-se da promessa que a IA nos iria tornar mais produtivos, alicerçando o individuo para fazer mais, melhor e criativo? Esqueceram-se de contabilizar na equação o capitalismo predatório, em que o interesse não é fazer mais ou melhor, mas sim fazer o mesmo, com menos recursos. Por recursos […]
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Nicely written.
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Nicely written.
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Understanding sarcasm makes your life a lot more fun! #sarcasm #antiracism #migrantswelcome #RefugeesWelcome #Antifascism #Antifa #Jobs
December 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Understanding sarcasm makes your life a lot more fun! #sarcasm #antiracism #migrantswelcome #RefugeesWelcome #Antifascism #Antifa #Jobs
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The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
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In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence.
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
FCC chief Brendan Carr tells Senate that his agency is 'not formally ... independent'
FCC chairman Brendan Carr testified to a congressional committee for the first time since ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel's show following a Carr threat.
www.cnbc.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In 2014 during the net neutrality wars, Obama voiced his support for net neutrality. Republicans REPEATEDLY, for YEARS, (falsely) claimed this was an illegal, unethical affront to FCC independence.
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
11 years later they now insist the FCC has no independence and serves at the whims of our mad king:
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Gender-neutral bathrooms : A guide
December 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Gender-neutral bathrooms : A guide
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Pete Hegseth is urging members of the military to embrace GenAI.mil, a "secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War." I'm sure this will be fine.
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Pete Hegseth is urging members of the military to embrace GenAI.mil, a "secure generative AI platform for every member of the Department of War." I'm sure this will be fine.
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
"I expect every member of the Department to log in, learn it, and incorporate it […]
[Original post on infosec.exchange]
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As climate change and Oligarch greed destroy Civilisation expect every nation, every region, every city to turn against each other, fighting and fighting and swinging dicks until there's very little of anybody left […]
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mastodon.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
As climate change and Oligarch greed destroy Civilisation expect every nation, every region, every city to turn against each other, fighting and fighting and swinging dicks until there's very little of anybody left […]
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Zuckerberg has blown 77 billion – enough money to revitalize entire countries – on an idea so overwhelmingly, obviously stupid that I have never once heard anyone, from the Thanksgiving avuncular table to the most wretched depths of social media, say they liked it or even tried it. He was so […]
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infosec.exchange
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Zuckerberg has blown 77 billion – enough money to revitalize entire countries – on an idea so overwhelmingly, obviously stupid that I have never once heard anyone, from the Thanksgiving avuncular table to the most wretched depths of social media, say they liked it or even tried it. He was so […]
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If you read most U.S. journalism, the fact that most of our sectors (guns, energy, telecom, healthcare, whatever) has been completely broken by corruption and unchecked corporate power just..isn't mentioned.
It's as if editors think being honest about this is inherently biased or impolite.
It's as if editors think being honest about this is inherently biased or impolite.
December 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
If you read most U.S. journalism, the fact that most of our sectors (guns, energy, telecom, healthcare, whatever) has been completely broken by corruption and unchecked corporate power just..isn't mentioned.
It's as if editors think being honest about this is inherently biased or impolite.
It's as if editors think being honest about this is inherently biased or impolite.
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U.S. journalists who write about "regulatory scrutiny" frame their prose as if the approval process hasn't been corrupted by bad actors and our regulators haven't been lobotomized by corporate power
it's pathological normalization
it's pathological normalization
Netflix’s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming
Netflix’s plans to own HBO Max, DC Comics, Harry Potter to face regulatory scrutiny.
arstechnica.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
U.S. journalists who write about "regulatory scrutiny" frame their prose as if the approval process hasn't been corrupted by bad actors and our regulators haven't been lobotomized by corporate power
it's pathological normalization
it's pathological normalization
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December 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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This is an excellent article about how trans people are being used to divide and conquer, so that women's rights can be pulled back.
> But what this counter-move should also do is remind us of how powerful unity is. Inclusive, intersectional feminism is a threat to the powerful; that’s why it’s […]
> But what this counter-move should also do is remind us of how powerful unity is. Inclusive, intersectional feminism is a threat to the powerful; that’s why it’s […]
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gts.phillipsuk.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is an excellent article about how trans people are being used to divide and conquer, so that women's rights can be pulled back.
> But what this counter-move should also do is remind us of how powerful unity is. Inclusive, intersectional feminism is a threat to the powerful; that’s why it’s […]
> But what this counter-move should also do is remind us of how powerful unity is. Inclusive, intersectional feminism is a threat to the powerful; that’s why it’s […]
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Nicolas Guillou cannot shop online.
When he used Expedia to book a hotel in his own country, the reservation was cancelled within hours.
He is “blacklisted by much of the world’s banking system”,
unable to use most bank cards.
Guillou, you see, has been sanctioned by the United States,
putting […]
When he used Expedia to book a hotel in his own country, the reservation was cancelled within hours.
He is “blacklisted by much of the world’s banking system”,
unable to use most bank cards.
Guillou, you see, has been sanctioned by the United States,
putting […]
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c.im
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Nicolas Guillou cannot shop online.
When he used Expedia to book a hotel in his own country, the reservation was cancelled within hours.
He is “blacklisted by much of the world’s banking system”,
unable to use most bank cards.
Guillou, you see, has been sanctioned by the United States,
putting […]
When he used Expedia to book a hotel in his own country, the reservation was cancelled within hours.
He is “blacklisted by much of the world’s banking system”,
unable to use most bank cards.
Guillou, you see, has been sanctioned by the United States,
putting […]
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Another example of it's not a crime if you're Republican.
Georgia dismisses Trump election interference charges. You know, where the fucker is literally on tape telling Georgia to goose his totals with another 11K votes from thin air.
No Kings? Nah, you got one and he's even worse than George […]
Georgia dismisses Trump election interference charges. You know, where the fucker is literally on tape telling Georgia to goose his totals with another 11K votes from thin air.
No Kings? Nah, you got one and he's even worse than George […]
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mastodon.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Another example of it's not a crime if you're Republican.
Georgia dismisses Trump election interference charges. You know, where the fucker is literally on tape telling Georgia to goose his totals with another 11K votes from thin air.
No Kings? Nah, you got one and he's even worse than George […]
Georgia dismisses Trump election interference charges. You know, where the fucker is literally on tape telling Georgia to goose his totals with another 11K votes from thin air.
No Kings? Nah, you got one and he's even worse than George […]
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'Climate models significantly underestimate both the speed and magnitude of these changes.'
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-winter-rainfall.html
You'll read this sentence for the rest of your life.
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-winter-rainfall.html
You'll read this sentence for the rest of your life.
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
'Climate models significantly underestimate both the speed and magnitude of these changes.'
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-winter-rainfall.html
You'll read this sentence for the rest of your life.
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-fossil-fuel-emissions-winter-rainfall.html
You'll read this sentence for the rest of your life.
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London police continue their duty of arresting elderly people who are not happy with the UK government’s complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza
Labour’s UK
Via www.instagram.com/reel/DRXxbMo...
Labour’s UK
Via www.instagram.com/reel/DRXxbMo...
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
London police continue their duty of arresting elderly people who are not happy with the UK government’s complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza
Labour’s UK
Via www.instagram.com/reel/DRXxbMo...
Labour’s UK
Via www.instagram.com/reel/DRXxbMo...
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There’s a lot of political commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning, but one important point is this: she entered Congress in 2021 with an estimated net worth of about $700,000, and is leaving in 2025 with a net worth of roughly $25 million.
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There’s a lot of political commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning, but one important point is this: she entered Congress in 2021 with an estimated net worth of about $700,000, and is leaving in 2025 with a net worth of roughly $25 million.
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Verge: Screw it, I’m installing Linux
https://www.theverge.com/tech/823337/switching-linux-gaming-desktop-cachyos
#win11 #linux
https://www.theverge.com/tech/823337/switching-linux-gaming-desktop-cachyos
#win11 #linux
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The Verge: Screw it, I’m installing Linux
https://www.theverge.com/tech/823337/switching-linux-gaming-desktop-cachyos
#win11 #linux
https://www.theverge.com/tech/823337/switching-linux-gaming-desktop-cachyos
#win11 #linux
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople