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Itโs always the #Christians - Dozens of boys say they were abused in a Christian scouting programโผ๏ธAnd yet, it is most often Christian zealots pointing their fingers at others - particularly minorities, immigrants and LGBTQ folks. Hypocrisy of this order is unacceptable and unforgivable [โฆ]
10.12.2025 04:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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Did #Apple get it right? โ(Bloomberg) -- Shares of Apple Inc. were battered earlier this year as the iPhone maker faced repeated complaints about its lack of an artificial intelligence strategy. But as the AI trade faces increasing scrutiny, that hesitance has gone from a weakness to a strength [โฆ]
09.12.2025 19:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Cartoon image of Putin and Trump. Putin is saying: โAnd the winner of the inaugural Vladimir Putin peace prize is..โ and Trump is pictured with his fingers crossed thinking โplease please pleaseโ.
#Trump is getting ready to abandon #Europe and the #Ukraine - heโs pouting, cause nobody is listening or taking him seriously - so HE MAD. #Putin is playing him like a fiddle. So, wait for itโฆ happening soonโ ๏ธ
09.12.2025 18:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A newspaper front page featuring a large headline that reads "TRUMP WINS 'PEACE' PRIZE." The image shows a man holding a medal with a blue ribbon, appearing to celebrate or acknowledge the award. The article notes that it's not THAT peace prize, itโs a made-up FIFA medal.
Pathetic toddler #Trump wants ALL the prizesโฆ
09.12.2025 18:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
The image features a text-based message directed at a political group, questioning the rationale behind removing Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day from free entry lists at national parks while adding Donald Trump's birthday.
Please explainโฆ #racism #Trump #TrumpRegime
09.12.2025 18:12 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Iโm on series two of Netflixโs โVictoriaโ, a dramatization of the life of Englandโs Queen Victoria & the glories & trials of the Victorian age. Iโm hooked, even through the series is as much soap as it is biopic. Victoria was so interesting, ascending to the crown at 18, marrying for love [โฆ]
09.12.2025 02:30 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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โณTime might not exist โ and we're starting to understand why - The closer we look at time, the stranger it gets ๐ Donโt know about you, but Iโve always thought time to be strangeโฆand stranger. And that it should somehow be attached to โgravityโ, as Einstein theorized, is hard for me to grasp [โฆ]
08.12.2025 19:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
- YouTube
Looks like some corporate insiders, CEOs and sr. execs, are getting antsy about this market as Multimillion dollar sell-offs begin across major U.S. companies https://share.google/QoRryayBlb1XYlzIn #markets #StockMarket #finance #Stocks
08.12.2025 17:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Hmmโฆ #Apple is losing some senior execs, and the gossip mill is going nuts๐. 3 retirements and a VP poached by Meta. OMG the theories, but one thing is abundantly clear - insiders at Apple as well as a lot of users are overjoyed, giddy at seeing VP Alan Dye departing for #Meta. The man was [โฆ]
08.12.2025 04:10 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A line chart depicting two datasets: the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment (blue line) and SPX (red line) from 2001 to 2025. The consumer sentiment shows a downward trend, while the SPX line evidences a profound upward trend.
This is what a โK-shapedโ #economy looks like in just one image. The rich are doing very well indeed - while the rest of us suffer in decline. This is nothing short of economic oppression by the #Billionaires and wealthy - who are def living high on the hog. It [โฆ]
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07.12.2025 20:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
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#China has overtaken the US in โopen sourceโ #AI - How China is competing hard in open AI modelsโฆ
China has overtaken the US in the global market for โopenโ artificial intelligence models, gaining a crucial edge over how the powerful technology is used around the world. A study by the [โฆ]
07.12.2025 20:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Autism may resonate with awkward, socially distant people, so they internalize the diagnosisโฆ but is it *really* #Autismโ- this article explores some of Autismโs โconfusing cousinsโ through a clinical psychiatry lens. #psychiatry #Neurodivergent [autism is real, neurodivergence is a thing, but [โฆ]
06.12.2025 19:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A group of five wild turkeys forages on green grass in a garden. One turkey stands prominently in the background, while the others are pecking at the ground. Surrounding vegetation includes shrubs and trees, with a cloudy sky in the background
Two wild turkeys are seen near a birdbath in a garden, surrounded by colorful autumn foliage and evergreen trees.
Neighborhood flock of wild turkeys ended up on our back garden this morning. Biggest bird ever drinking from our birdbath. #CountryLife #PNW #Oregon.
06.12.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐งต4/ Some Syrian upbeat dance music from Omar Souleyman. #MusicVideo #Music #WorldMusic #Syria #MiddleEast
https://youtu.be/lVlgMEFu1PI?si=b4vrY8V3xrW7hJem
06.12.2025 02:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐งต3/ Palestinian Oud master Marcel Khalife performing โFree Palestineโ #MusicVideo #WorldMusic #Music #Palestine #Gaza
https://youtu.be/aZgCZ3w1UeI?si=-06AI1hXXrMRNmbz
06.12.2025 02:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Cairokee - celebrating the Arab spring 14 years ago. Tahrir Square and a cry for freedom. This one has English captions. #MusicVideo #music
https://youtu.be/umlJJFVgYVI?si=P5_ng-KjOA0_Y2af
06.12.2025 02:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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Have you gotten your #YouTube 2025 roundup yet? I viewed mine and it was an unsolicited review of my viewing habits for the last year. A reminder that the platform algorithm knows my profile and online behavior. Sighโฆ But I am addicted to YT, and my personal channel has thousands of music videos [โฆ]
06.12.2025 01:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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My phone has been scolding me for not being active enough. Itโs like a nagging parent, but I suppose it has my best interests in mind. It guilted me so bad today I jumped on the treadmill just to assuage my shame. When it gets cold and gray itโs so easy to just hang-out, read andโฆyou know, stay [โฆ]
06.12.2025 01:41 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Good news everyone! We hit our first milestone: maintenance is 100% funded. Thank you all โค๏ธ
Next up: unlock the stretch goal to coโdesign federated groups: communityโowned spaces to organise across the fediverse, with no server or platform lockโin.
Read about why this matters and how it can [โฆ]
05.12.2025 17:23 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 58 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 2
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Off to a Mexi/American lunch with my Trilobyte Games co-founder Rob Landeros to catch up. We made a determined run at the #VideoGame industry back in the day, had some small successโฆthen realized there was no way a tiny creative studio in rural America could compete in this market with the โbig [โฆ]
05.12.2025 19:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Putin in India: What did Putin and Modi get out of Delhi meeting?
BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi.
Putin in India: What did Putin and Modi get out of Delhi meeting? #Putin loves going to #India because #Modi is only 3.8 cm (1.5โ) taller than his paltry, diminutive 5โ7โ. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c773v133xnxo
05.12.2025 18:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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Paper: Polarization by Design: How Elites Could Shape Mass Preferences as AI Reduces Persuasion Costsโฆ
โIn democracies, major policy decisions typically require some form of majority or consensus, so elites must secure mass support to govern. Historically, elites could shape support only [โฆ]
05.12.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A vibrant African violet plant with pink flowers and lush green leaves, displayed in a yellow pot.
A vibrant Christmas Cactus with green leaves and numerous pink flowers, set against a warm wooden background.
A close-up of a potted African violet plant, featuring vibrant pink flowers and dark green, textured leaves. The background includes hints of other plants and natural light.
My wife is really good with flowering indoor plants. She can coax a bloom out of almost any flowering plant. #Flowers #FlowersOfMastodon #BloomScrolling
05.12.2025 03:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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"#WebSocialBR is the first #fediverse event that will be held in #Brazil, on December 3rd in #Brasรญlia. The event wants to โbring together community administrators, managers, parliamentarians, researchers, and communicators to exchange experiences and strengthen decentralized networks in the [โฆ]
03.12.2025 10:09 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
