Does anyone recognize this 15th-century coat of arms (Italian?)

Reading is punk.
Keep reading in public.
Reading in public is hot.

Sharepic mit den Veranstaltungsdaten (als Text auf der verlinkten Webseite).

📅 Berlin | 10.12.
«Mein Großvater, der SA-Führer»
Eine antifaschistische Spurensuche mit Friedrich Burschel 👇 www.rosalux.de/veran...

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

LMAO

Joyce Carol Oates post about a wealthy man that never post anything he enjoys

Credit Suisse, on the trail of the ‘Nazi ratlines’ in Argentina An influential former US prosecutor is investigating the individual and corporate funds that financed the escape of German war criminals

Credit Suisse, on the trail of the ‘Nazi #ratlines’ in #Argentina
An influential former US prosecutor is investigating the individual and corporate funds that financed the escape of German #warcriminals.
Martin Sivak. #Argentinien #Rattenlinie #Nationalsozialismus
english.elpais.com/economy-and-...

War ja einer der Gründe, warum das '33 alles so schnell ging - dass die schon überall eingesickert waren.

Die Justiz in Sachsen sorgt dann wohl aktiv für ihre Rechtsextreminisierung.

I look forward to in a few years after Democrats lose due to lack of enthusiasm to them saying, "Our politics of capitulation lost us our voting base, which is why we must pivot towards the center and find this Republican disillusioned by President Trump's policies"

They will do what fascists do and use their brutal, genocidal assault on the most vulnerable as a pretext for consolidation of power.

They want this to be a norm they can weaponize electorally.

As others have said, we all need to be clear on the fact that what is happening in Chicago is a preview of what they are planning for all blue cities.

Especially as midterms approach.

They will tear gas us at the polls and say, oh, this isn't voter suppression. It's just business as usual.

Im Zentrum ist nicht der Inhalt, sondern stets das Störrgefühl, das bei Rezipient*innen verursacht wird, wenn nicht cis männlich gelesene Personen Raum einnehmen, um sich argumentativ auszukotzen. Das Problem sind nicht wir, sondern eure/unsere partiarchale Sozialisation, 2/

"ich habe keine Ahnung worum es geht, aber deine Unterstellungen klingen sehr hart", "eurer Wissen und Expertise klingt sehr selbstgefällig"...

in letzter Zeit mal wieder vermehrt tone-policing in Kommentaren und DMs bekommen und Auslöser ist immer, wenn ich/wir Kritik nach oben üben. 1/

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago

View Steve Little’s graphic link Steve LittleSteve Little • 2ndPremium • 2nd AI Program Director, National Genealogical Society; Founder/Owner: AI Genealogy Insights; United Methodist ClergyAI Program Director, National Genealogical Society; Founder/Owner: AI Genealogy Insights; United Methodist Clergy 1d • 1 day ago • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn Follow This spring, genealogists discovered a problem: new AI "photo restoration" tools and techniques using GPT-4o and Nano Banana don't actually "restore" historical images—they generate plausible new images that can permanently corrupt our historical record. The image below shows the issue. One is a historical photograph. The other is an AI-generated face based on that photograph—convincing, but completely fabricated. The man on the left is my grandfather; the man on the right is not. By August, when Google's Nano Banana made this technology instantly accessible to millions, unlabeled AI "restorations" began appearing throughout online family trees. Many were being treated as authentic historical photographs. Expert genealogists responded. The Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy—led by genealogists who deeply understand evidential standards and the Genealogical Proof Standard—developed practical guidelines to address this challenge. Today they released their statement: "Protecting Trust in Historical Images." Three core recommendations: 1. Always label modified images 2. Always cite the original source 3. Use as illustration, not evidence These aren't restrictive rules—they're practices that let us explore what these technologies offer while protecting the integrity of our shared historical record. As a technical advisor to the Coalition, I'm grateful to the expert genealogists who led this work and to our broader community for taking these challenges seriously. Read the full story of how the genealogy community identified and addressed this challenge: https://lnkd.in/eTgZtTW4

I’ve been privileged to serve as a technical advisor to the Coalition, but the real work here was done by genealogists who deeply understand evidential standards and the Genealogical Proof Standard. This statement reflects their expertise. The Coalition’s three core recommendations are simple and practical: Always Label modified images. Always Cite the original source. Use as Illustration, Not Evidence. For detailed guidance on implementing these recommendations, see the educational articles linked at the bottom of the statement. When we use AI tools—and many of us will—we're accountable for accuracy, transparency, and ethical practice. Our Responsibility These tools aren’t going away. As genealogists, our responsibility is clear: we must be the “humans in the loop.” When we use AI tools—and many of us will—we’re accountable for accuracy, transparency, and ethical practice. The Coalition’s guidelines help us meet that responsibility. They protect the integrity of our shared historical record while allowing us to explore what these technologies might offer.

Something I've really noticed among institutional "responses" to generative technologies is that "DO NOT USE THIS TOOL, IT'S COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE" is fudamentally erased from any possibility of ever being an option

Often paired with fatalist stuff like "this isn't going away"

Diagramm "Self-reported cognitive disability rates rose in all age groups except those aged 70 and over. (Wong et al., Neurol., 2025)" Hier zu finden: https://www.sciencealert.com/memory-problems-are-surging-in-adults-under-40-large-us-study-finds

#COVID
The latest study on America's state of mind reveals a concerning rise in the share of adults who say they have problems with memory, decision-making, or concentration – known collectively as cognitive disability.

Memory Problems Surging in Adults Under 40
www.sciencealert.com/memory-probl...

Good sunday morning!

Had a calm breakfast and a little chat over household chores
Now the crows are cawing outside and it's such a chill, nice novemberday atmosphere - i love it
🪶🍂

A painting of diagonal slashes and crosses of various kinds all filling the white page in red paint of varying intensity. In tiny scratching handwriting the words 30 million dead July 76 M Bishop The Somme

30 million dead, The Somme, painting created by Mary Bishop 1976 in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital where she was compelled to live.
Aged 4 when her father was killed in WWI, the reverberations of his death & her mother’s vast grief traumatised & distressed Mary for the rest of her life

Aww, wie schön! :3

Heute ist der 9. November, Tag der Pogromnacht 1938 und Auftakt für die Vernichtung der Europäischen Juden*Jüdinnen durch die Nazis. Ich möchte vorschlagen, die Aufmerksamkeit dieses Jahr besonders auf die aktuelle Instrumentalisierung und Entwertung politischer Erinnerungsgesten richten. 1/

boomers are acting awfully confident about how they speak to and about the generations that will struggle to finance their retirements

Zwei Studenten stellen sich den Lehrkräften auf einer Treppe in den Weg und halten dabei ein Trasparent mit dem Spruch "Unter den Talaren - Muff von 1000 Jahren"

09.11.1967, Hamburg: Aus Protest gegen die ausbleibende Aufarbeitung der NS-Vergangenheit der Universität HH und vieler Professoren, stören Studenten die Rektoratsübergabe.

"Das Problem war doch nicht etwa, was unsere Feinde taten, sondern was unsere Freunde taten."

Black and white photograph showing a two story synagoguge building engulfed in flames, with a large crowd gathered outside observing the scene.

Interior of the damaged Synagogue, showing debris-covered floors and damaged arches.

Black and white historical photograph showing people passing by the damaged storefront with broken windows and debris visible.

9-10 November 1938 | The November Pogrom – a pogrom against the Jews throughout Nazi Germany. Hundreds were killed (or died by suicide), 30,000 men arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps, over 1,000 synagogues burnt, over 7,000 Jewish businesses destroyed or damaged.

Gestern postete ein Europaabgeordneter hier eine KI-Begründung, um seine politische Sicht zu untermauern.
Heute hielt mir ein Nutzer eine KI-Zusammenfassung entgegen, um mir zu verdeutlichen, dass ich keine Ahnung habe.
Leute, benutzt bitte eure Gehirne.

Precisely!

if this even happened, it's encouraging that the moms left, because that's what the bare minimum response to this trash needs to be. this bitch has been out to harm children for years now, from covid masking to this, and she shouldn't be considered part of a society

Today on #BetwixtTheSheets I am talking to the incomparable Cathryn Kemp about her work on the Italian, mass husband poisoner, Giulia Tofana 💀☠️🍾🪦

Very disappointing, it was such a perfect setting! 👻