Raymond Scott Pert

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2023-07-06 14:53:27

US-Supplied JDAM-ER Glide Bombs Appear On Ukrainian Jets For The First Time - The Aviationist
>The kit combines a pop-out wing kit with the well-know GPS tail guide [..] the Extended Range variant can hit targets 45 miles away, keeping the launching aircraft further away from enemy air defenses. Just like the AGM-88 HARM, it appears that the JDAM has been installed on the inner pylons of the MiG-29’s wings
https://theaviationist.com/2023/07/05/jdam-er-on-ukrainian-jets/ #UkraineWarNews #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
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2023-07-06 14:13:13

#DOJ had #Trump nailed on obstruction long before anyone realized: legal expert
>There was not an enormous amount of new information in the (new) unredaction however, new information about the storage room, suggesting federal investigators knew more than previously understood about Trump's orders to subordinates to move around the boxes to hide them from investigators — which forms the backbone of the obstruction of justice charges against him.
https://www.alternet.org/doj-trump-nailed-obstruction-expert/ #DonaldTrump #GOP
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2023-07-06 13:50:36

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@npub1npw…tg46
Yes. Gawd help us all.
There sure is a lot of censoring going on in the name of #FreeSpeech

2023-07-06 13:42:10

Gawd help us all!
Only in America: #Republican Judge censors #Democrat government from censoring #SocialMedia - - - - all in the name of #FreeSpeech.
#Biden administration blocked from asking #Facebook, #YouTube, and other platforms to remove content - Vox
https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/7/5/23784987/social-media-government-ban-lawsuit-injunction #GOP #dems #censorship
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2023-07-06 13:13:35

Rocket launch at Israel from #Lebanon provokes Israeli military attacks
>“In response, the IDF (#Israel Defence Forces) is currently striking the area from which the launch was carried out in Lebanese territory,” a military statement said.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/rocket-launch-at-israel-from-lebanon-provokes-israeli-military-attacks-12834632.html

2023-07-06 12:51:11

#Wagner chief Yevgeny #Prigozhin is in Russia weeks after mutiny, states Belarusian President Alexander #Lukashenko
https://www.firstpost.com/world/wagner-chief-yevgeny-prigozhin-is-in-russia-weeks-after-mutiny-states-belarusian-president-alexander-lukashenko-12834622.html #Russia #Ukraine #Belarus

2023-07-06 12:05:08

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@npub16wa…l7qf
True.
Or they could do it the #Microsoft way. First, announce a strategic partnership. Then, BAM.

2023-07-06 12:01:17

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@npub1qjq…xgdu
Before all this we had #UseNet and #ListServe (email) and #irc
Guess what. They are in many ways better that today's #SocialMedia
#Threads

2023-07-06 11:49:27

Choosing an "instance" is just way too confusing. They want a "service" to take care of all that techy nerdy stuff.
>10 million join #Threads in under 10 hours, boosted by #Instagram integration
I'll bet META is thinking of an aquisition attempt for one of the biggest instances.
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/06/10-million-join-threads-in-under-ten-hours/ #META #Fediverse #Mastodon

2023-07-06 03:59:03

Friendly PSA tip.
I you don't want to see toots about #Twitter #Threads etc. using filters will make them disappear from your timeline. You can filter words, hashtags, and even specify how long the filter will last.
#fedi #mastodon #HowToMastodon #MastodonTip #MastodonTips #FediTip #FediTips

2023-07-06 03:35:03

Attorney who challenged Trump's 2020 loss gives up law license as states weigh disciplining him
https://www.click2houston.com/news/politics/2023/07/05/trump-attorney-gives-up-his-law-license-as-states-weigh-disciplining-him-for-false-election-claims/ #DonaldTrump #GOP #stopthesteal
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2023-07-06 03:28:47

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@npub1nkv…3ms3
Zuck is trying to Tusk The Musk but The Pachyderm will have the last laugh.
#Twitter #Meta #Instagram #Threads #Fediverse #ActivityPub #SocialMedia #FOSS

2023-07-06 03:07:43

Tel Aviv Police Chief Quits: I Paid a Price for Choosing to Prevent a Civil War - Haaretz.com
>#TelAviv 's District Police Commander Ami Eshed announced Wednesday that he is resigning from the police, saying that he was ousted on political grounds.
>#AmiEshed was previously ousted from his role by National Security Minister [..] in the midst of nationwide protests against the judicial coup, purportedly for being too lenient on protesters https://archive.is/2023.07.05-172336/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-05/ty-article/.premium/tel-aviv-police-chief-quits-i-paid-a-price-for-choosing-to-prevent-a-civil-war/00000189-269f-df82-a78f-67bffa060000 #Israel

2023-07-06 02:57:01

Yet another reason to ditch Musk's Twitter: You can play a crowdsourced Dungeons & Dragons campaign over on Mastodon
>By now, there are more reasons to get off #Twitter entirely than I can count, but if you need one more nudge—a final straw for that camel's back—here it is: They're playing Dungeons & Dragons over on #Mastodon.
https://www.pcgamer.com/yet-another-reason-to-ditch-musks-twitter-you-can-play-a-crowdsourced-dungeons-and-dragons-campaign-over-on-mastodon #TwitterMigration

2023-07-06 02:08:02

Mastodon Sees Another Surge in Active Users Following Twitter's Rate Limiting
>Mastodon's founder says the decentralized social network gained nearly 300,000 active users over the July 4 weekend after Twitter limited the number of tweets people could see per day.
https://me.pcmag.com/en/social-media-1/17992/mastodon-sees-another-surge-in-active-users-following-twitters-rate-limiting #Mastodon #Twitter #Fediverse #ActivityPub #SocialMedia

2023-07-06 01:29:01

Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary
>NEW YORK AP Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won a Democratic primary for a seat on the New York City Council, all but assuring him of eventual victory. It’s an improbable feat for a political novice who was wrongly accused, convicted and imprisoned as a teenager for the rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park
https://www.kget.com/news/politics/ap-exonerated-member-of-central-park-five-wins-primary-nearly-assuring-seat-on-nyc-council/ #newyorkcity #newyork #nyc

2023-07-06 00:27:02

#Ottawa man first to face terrorism, hate charges linked to far-right #propaganda
>The RCMP says Macdonald helped make propaganda material for a terrorist group called Atomwaffen Division.
The group, also known as AWD, is a U.S.-based #neo-Nazi organization that was listed as a terrorist entity in Canada in 2021.
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/politics/ottawa-man-first-to-face-terrorism-hate-charges-linked-to-far-right-propaganda-7236601 #FarRight #nazi

2023-07-05 22:31:01

Ransomware Halts Operations at Japan's Port of Nagoya
>LockBit 3.0 claims responsibility for the cyberattack that shuttered the largest port in Japan, according to authorities.
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/ransomware-halts-operations-at-japan-port-of-nagoya #Ransomware #security #hacking #hacked #malware #japan #nagoya

2023-07-05 21:46:03

>#Quebec Premier Francois Legault says the province is suspending advertising on #Facebook and #Instagram until #Meta resumes talks about the implementation of the federal Online News Act.
https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-joins-feds-in-suspending-ads-on-facebook-instagram-as-meta-vows-to-block-news-1.6467902 #Canada #media #journalism

2023-07-05 18:11:24

>Google has updated its user policy and sneakily tweaked it in a way that allows it to use anything that you have ever posted on the internet and train its AI using your data. This includes, posts, photos, videos or audio clips. #OpenAI was recently sued for a similar practice
>Over the weekend, #Google made an update to its privacy policy, explicitly stating that it has the right to scrape and utilize almost everything you post online in order to train its #AI tools.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/google-will-use-everything-youve-ever-posted-on-the-internet-to-train-its-ai-12831012.html

2023-07-05 17:23:05

The latest #massshooting in Philadelphia puts focus on America’s unique, enduring gun problem - Vox
>No other high-income country has suffered such a high death toll from #gunviolence
>The incident in Philadelphia was America’s 345th mass shooting — an incident during which four or more people are shot, as defined by the Gun Violence Archive — since the beginning of 2023.
>The US gun homicide rate is as much as 26 times that of other high-income countries
https://www.vox.com/23142734/philadelphia-mass-shootings

2023-07-05 16:59:33

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@npub1t08…wqkp
Yes. I'll make sure to mention that to the authors at qz who perhaps, just maybe got paid for the article.
and, I agree that #Mastodon is a software tool that uses the protocol #activitypub and isn't competing with anything.

2023-07-05 16:54:35

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@npub1ezz…4tsv Hype.

2023-07-05 16:39:36

Which social media platforms are competing with Twitter?
This article gives a pretty good mention to #Mastodon in place nbr. 2 after #Threads.
https://qz.com/social-media-platforms-competing-with-twitter-1850605406 #SocialMedia #Meta #Twitter

2023-07-05 16:07:09

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@npub1x32…utet
Yes.
And #Meta can no longer offer targeted ads based on news reading patterns of a user in #Canada
Currently if a user reads a news article about "cat slippers" they'll likely get an advertisement about same.

2023-07-05 14:40:04

Do #psychedelics really work to treat depression and PTSD ?
>For instance, most studies (but not all) have found patients tend to report fewer #depression symptoms for periods ranging from several weeks to several months after #psilocybin therapy.
Similarly, studies have found reductions in #PTSD symptoms three weeks after #MDMA therapy.
https://theconversation.com/do-psychedelics-really-work-to-treat-depression-and-ptsd-heres-what-the-evidence-says-208857
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2023-07-05 13:54:01

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@npub1mve…5yqq
“Instagram Threads” vs Mastodon.
Lol. Yeah can’t wait to use that.
#Instagram #Threads #Meta #Mastodon #privacy
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2023-07-05 13:44:33

French far-right figure ends divisive crowdfunding for officer whose shooting of teen set off unrest
>PARIS (AP) — A French far-right figure behind a divisive, and hugely successful, crowdfunding campaign for the family of a police officer jailed in the killing of a 17-year-old that triggered riots around France announced on Tuesday that he’s closing the account which topped more than 1.5 million euros ($1.63 million).
https://news.yahoo.com/far-figure-ends-divisive-crowdfunding-215234209.html #France #FranceRiots #FrenchRiots

2023-07-05 12:17:02

Swift and extensive Omicron outbreak in China after sudden exit from ‘zero-COVID’ policy | Nature Communications
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39638-4 #covid19 #China #covid

2023-07-05 11:03:09

Iran becomes full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation – Middle East Monitor
>Iran, on Tuesday, gained full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the end of the 23rd summit of the SCO Council of Heads of States, Anadolu Agency reports. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230704-iran-becomes-full-member-of-shanghai-cooperation-organisation/ #Iran #SCO #China

2023-07-05 08:21:45

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>Meta, Facebook face massive legal setback at top EU court over user privacy and ads
>Meta 's business model involves selling targeted ads based on user data collected from their activities on its platforms, including #Instagram and #WhatsApp . #Germany 's antitrust laws would have put an end to this, but #Meta had decided to challenge it in EU's top court
>the [..] court ruled against it in a significant German antitrust case.
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/meta-facebook-face-massive-legal-setback-at-top-eu-court-over-user-privacy-and-ads-12827352.html
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2023-07-05 08:04:14

As the Ukrainian leader warns of "dangerous provocations" at #Zaporizhzhia , - and - Moscow counteres with similar allegations of Kyiv planning an attack on the plant the whole world waits to see if both sides are clever enough not to blow up the nuclear reactor.
>Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns of 'provocations' at nuclear plant – DW
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-ukraine-war-5-july/live-66115893 #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar
#Zelenskyy #Putin

2023-07-05 07:19:08

Culture Re-View: A short history on the invention of the bikini | Euronews
>It wasn’t until 1946 that the #bikini would be officially born.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/07/05/culture-re-view-a-short-history-on-the-invention-of-the-bikini

2023-07-05 04:29:44

India is wary of China’s BRICS expansion push as #Indonesia, #SaudiArabia, #Egypt – and others – seek to join | South China Morning Post
>Not all members of the #BRICS bloc of major emerging economies are getting behind the push to expand it, with #India particularly “wary” of the plan, analysts say, as doubt lingers about whether the grouping could become a counterweight to existing regional alliances.
https://archive.fo/2023.07.05-013635/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3226537/why-india-wary-chinas-brics-expansion-push-indonesia-saudi-arabia-egypt-and-others-seek-join #China

2023-07-05 04:00:41

Judge blocks US officials from contacting social media firms – DW
>Lawsuits brought by the attorneys general of #Louisiana and #Missouri in 2022. [..] alleged the US government went too far in encouraging social media companies to address posts that contributed to either vaccine hesitancy during the #COVID19 pandemic or upend elections.
>(The) Judge [..] is yet to make a final ruling on (the) lawsuit
https://www.dw.com/en/judge-blocks-us-officials-from-contacting-social-media-firms/a-66115867
#antivaccine #antivaxx #stopthesteal #maga

2023-07-05 03:43:01

Nearly 2,000 Air Canada flights delayed, cancelled over long weekend | Toronto Sun
>“As with any system operating at capacity, slowdowns can occur and there is … less flexibility, which can result in delays and slow recovery from unplanned events,” spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick said in an email.
https://torontosun.com/news/national/nearly-2000-air-canada-flights-delayed-cancelled-over-long-weekend #airlines #Canada

2023-07-05 03:29:50

New Brunswick's child and youth advocate to review changes to #LGBTQ policy in schools
>#FREDERICTON — #NewBrunswick 's child and youth advocate has called for written submissions from the public as he reviews the changes made to the province's policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/politics/new-brunswicks-child-and-youth-advocate-to-review-changes-to-lgbtq-policy-in-schools-7232908 #nbpoli

2023-07-05 03:11:42

'No room for hate:' Peterborough police investigating spread of anti-Semitic flyers
>#Peterborough police say they are investigating after anti-Semitic flyers were distributed in the city over the weekend, following two similar incidents earlier this year.
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/ontario-news/no-room-for-hate-peterborough-police-investigating-spread-of-anti-semitic-flyers-7234075 #Canada #antisemitism
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2023-07-05 02:50:04

U.S. maternal mortality rates have more than doubled in the last two decades : NPR
>And while the study found mortality rates remain "unacceptably high among all racial and ethnic groups across the U.S.," the worst outcomes were among #Black women, #NativeAmerican and Alaska Native people. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/04/1185904749/u-s-maternal-deaths-keep-rising-heres-who-is-most-at-risk #maternity #pregnancy

2023-07-05 02:21:01

NWT reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison | CTV News
>#YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected #anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population.
The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 bison carcasses were found in the area between Fort Smith and Fort Resolution over the weekend, and test results on the carcasses are pending. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/n-w-t-reports-suspected-anthrax-outbreak-in-slave-river-lowlands-bison-1.6467194 #Canada

2023-07-05 01:47:10

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@npub1e62…sy8s
I really enjoyed playing a part in "A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" 30+ years ago in HS drama class. It's sad kids today are being "protected" from it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof

2023-07-05 01:22:12

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@npub1x0r…vddm
Don't try to take my #guns away, the only group with a #gunviolence problem is the black and browns. /s

2023-07-05 01:09:15

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@npub17cc…nwac
Yes, prior to the most recent #Quaran fracas #Erdogan was objecting to #Sweden 's #NATO membership over the #Kurds.

2023-07-04 17:24:32

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@npub1x0r…vddm Soon I'll be wanting to buy a few guns to protect myself from the others who have guns /s

2023-07-04 16:40:58

AP - July 4, 2023, 8:42 PM
>ST. ANN, Mo. -- A woman and two children died in a shooting inside a Missouri home.
The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Monday in the St. Louis County town of St. Ann. Police Chief Aaron Jimenez told KTVI-TV that officers found a teenage boy dead in the kitchen, a woman dead in the garage, and a 5-year-old girl gravely injured in the living room. The girl died later at a hospital.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-2-children-dead-missouri-shooting-man-inflicted-100660900 #YAMS #GunViolence #MassShooting #breaking

2023-07-04 13:12:26

Sweden cannot join NATO while inciting #Islamophobia, #Erdogan hints
>Erdogan further decried the desecration of the Holy Qur'an in the Swedish capital last week as a “cowardly attack” on Islam that “angered us all” in remarks on Monday following a cabinet meeting in Ankara. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/04/706424/Sweden-cannot-join-NATO-while-pushing-Islamophobia,-Erdogan-hints #Sweden #Turkey #Nato
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2023-06-28 16:05:13

Racist neo-Nazis? In Greece, They Call Themselves 'Patriots' - Haaretz.com
>beneath this exterior, a much darker truth lurks. Kasidiaris was once a part of the most successful Nazi party since the collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945 -- the infamous Greek neo-Nazi party, the Golden Dawn.
https://archive.fo/2023.06.28-132641/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-06-28/ty-article-opinion/.premium/racist-neo-nazis-in-greece-they-call-themselves-patriots/00000189-01d7-da2b-abad-05dff04d0000 #Greece #farright

2023-03-31 03:42:05

Gun injuries surged in U.S. during pandemic, CDC says #[0] For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries — a fact that public health experts say is crucial to understanding the full impact of guns on society. https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/30/gun-injuries-surged-us-during-pandemic-cdc-study/ #[1]
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