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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Annie Waldman,  Staff Writer  -  ProPublica | G

_Stephan: Another horror story about the American illness profit system and the UnitedHealthcare/Optum conglomerate. I understand why Congress does nothing to remedy this abuse; they are mostly whores owned by illness-profit corporations. What I don’t understand is why millions of Americans voted for … ⌘ Read more

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Trump’s policies ‘should be turning off farmers’ – why did so many vote for him?
Stephen Starr,  Staff Writer  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: As I read or watch American journalism media I have been struck by the interviews with Trump voters who, if Trump does what he says he will, are going to be severely impacted, but don’t seem to think that will happen to them. It is very weird, but it seems to be the case. So by March, I think we are going to … ⌘ Read more

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Nine States Poised To Shrink Medicaid Coverage
Phil Galewitz,  Senior Correspondent  -  Kaiser Family Foundation | Truthdig

_Stephan: The Republican Congressional prostitutes whose services have been rented out to the illness profit system corporations are just waiting for Trump to come into power so that they can cut Medicaid. As this article describes, this would leave over 3 million Americans, many of whom voted for Trump, without health coverage.  If you live in any of the … ⌘ Read more

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‘Dirty and dumb!’ Trump may cancel major government contract
Jessica Corbett,  Staff Writer  -  AlterNet | Common Dreams

Stephan: A first taste of Trump’s new administration’s corruption, further damage to an already deeply wounded postal service, with more sure to follow.

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[ANN] MAGIC Monero Fund 2025 Election

5 December 2024: Committee and voter nominations open
31 December 2024: Committee and voter nominations close
6 January 2024: Voting opens
20 January 2024: Voting closes
~23 January 2024: Election results announced
31 January 2024: Newly elected members join the committee

Link: https://magicgrants.org/2024/12/05/Monero-Fund-2025-Election.html

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Nearly a Quarter of Republicans Would Vote for Trump to Get Third Term
Matt Keeley,    -  New Civil Rights Movement

_Stephan: We are watching the complete dismemberment of American democracy as Republicans at both the state and Federal level try to alter the laws to allow them to stay in power no matter what voters say. It is all straight out of the fascist playbook. So is Trump frequent mention that he will run for a third term even though that violates … ⌘ Read more

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Elon Musk Targets Consumer Protection Agency for Deletion
Nicholas Liu ,  Staff Writer  -  truthout

Stephan: The oligarchs are becoming more and more explicit in what they are trying to do to America’s democracy. I think that by March we are going to be living in a very different and strange country and the Republican voters are going to be totally unprepared for what they have allowed to happen by how they voted.

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Texas Board of Education votes to approve Bible curriculum in elementary schools
Antonio Planas and The Associated Press,  Staff Writer and AP Staff  -  NBC News

_Stephan: Texas is once again leading the Red states into christofascism and ignorance, transforming their public school system into religious indoctrination rather than education. We are already the least literate and numerate country amongst the world’s developed democracies. And I p … ⌘ Read more

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GOP Takes First Steps To Shut Down Climate Groups
,    -  The Lever

_Stephan: I have already covered the first failure of The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, which failed but still earned, to the astonishment of many including myself, 15 Democratic votes. But it will be back. This is about taking away the nonprofit status of organizations Trump and the MAGAts in Congress do not like. It was because I saw this coming that I did not make SR a … ⌘ Read more

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A Trump Judge Just Nixed Overtime Pay for Millions—and Media Yawned
Greg Sargent,  Staff Writer  -  The New Republic

_Stephan: If you are an hourly worker and you voted for Trump, you just got screwed out of overtime pay, although you may not know it yet since after I found it on an academic legal site I only found this report in The New Republic in the general audience press. The media as the article describes either didn’t understand the judge’s decision … ⌘ Read more

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Ignite Realtime Blog: Florian, Dan and Dave Elected in the XSF!
In an annual vote, not one, not two, but three Ignite Realtime community members have been selected into leadership positions of the XMPP Standards Foundation!

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The XMPP Standards Foundation is an independent, nonprofit standards development organisation whose [primary mission is to define open protocols](https://xmpp.org … ⌘ Read more

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CNCF welcomes wasmCloud to the CNCF Incubator
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept wasmCloud as a CNCF incubating project.  wasmCloud, an open source project from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), enables teams to build and run polyglot applications… ⌘ Read more

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In-reply-to » Three days from today, towards the end of the day, we in the US will have an idea of who the nation's presiding person will be for the next four years. In the 32 years I have lived here, I have never been more worried about an election outcome.

@quark@ferengi.one Yeah i’m in deep red here. the governor race is getting split between a red and a maga that is running a write in.. but even if they split the vote 50-50% they will still be greater than what the blue will get.

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In-reply-to » Three days from today, towards the end of the day, we in the US will have an idea of who the nation's presiding person will be for the next four years. In the 32 years I have lived here, I have never been more worried about an election outcome.

@quark@ferengi.one Yeah i’m in deep red here. the governor race is getting split between a red and a maga that is running a write in.. but even if they split the vote 50-50% they will still be greater than what the blue will get.

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In-reply-to » Three days from today, towards the end of the day, we in the US will have an idea of who the nation's presiding person will be for the next four years. In the 32 years I have lived here, I have never been more worried about an election outcome.

@xuu@txt.sour.is done, and done, and done. The three of us dropped our mail-in ballots, and received confirmation they are counted. Living in a red state (well, kid said it is more like purple now) makes me sad, and mad, but I have done what I can—and that includes explaining things to others, and encouraging them to vote.

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In-reply-to » Three days from today, towards the end of the day, we in the US will have an idea of who the nation's presiding person will be for the next four years. In the 32 years I have lived here, I have never been more worried about an election outcome.

Unfortunately the US media has been making it a nail biter on purpose when in reality it is not. Get out and vote in numbers that cannot be denied. And then get everyone else around you to vote also.

Maybe one day enough states will make it into the NaPo InterCo to finally put the EC to rest.

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In-reply-to » Three days from today, towards the end of the day, we in the US will have an idea of who the nation's presiding person will be for the next four years. In the 32 years I have lived here, I have never been more worried about an election outcome.

Unfortunately the US media has been making it a nail biter on purpose when in reality it is not. Get out and vote in numbers that cannot be denied. And then get everyone else around you to vote also.

Maybe one day enough states will make it into the NaPo InterCo to finally put the EC to rest.

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Flatcar brings Container Linux to the CNCF Incubator
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Flatcar as a CNCF incubating project.  Flatcar is a zero-touch, minimal operating system (OS) for containerized workloads, addressing the challenges of managing and securing a production… ⌘ Read more

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Monero Website Workgroup meeting scheduled for 27 October 2024 1900 UTC
The next Monero Website Workgroup 1 meeting is scheduled2 to take place on Sunday, October 27th 2024 at 19:00 UTC in the #monero-site 3 channels.

Agenda overview
  • Greetings
  • Final vote on new website design4 (Candidates are rehar, hammerman & keep old design but add darkmode)
  • Any other business
  • Confirm next meeting agenda

Logs for the previous meeting are available on Mon … ⌘ Read more

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Artifact Hub becomes a CNCF incubating project
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Artifact Hub as a CNCF incubating project.  Artifact Hub is a web-based application that enables finding, installing, and publishing cloud native packages and configurations. Discovering useful cloud native… ⌘ Read more

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Artifact Hub becomes a CNCF incubating project
The CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept Artifact Hub as a CNCF incubating project.  Artifact Hub is a web-based application that enables finding, installing, and publishing cloud native packages and configurations. Discovering useful cloud native… ⌘ Read more

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Status 2024-06-08
Evening, hackers! I feel a column coming on!

TL;DR: In which we learn about the EU parliament election, some
ruminations about the death of XMPP, MC’s flat being without drains
for two months, a visit at the Lund Linux Conference, another at the
Security Fest conference, fighting against a Supermicro server, and
some other recent shenanigans,

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I voted today. Yes, I know. The EU is still a strange marvel of
functional bureaucracy and not the federated worker’s Union of Europe
we all would lik … ⌘ Read more

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Macron : Une guerre pour cacher la déroute ?
Les sondages sont assez clairs : c’est la déroute pour le camp macronien. Ainsi, non seulement Mélusine Hayer ne parvient pas à décoller dans les intentions de vote au point qu’elle chatouille à nouveau ses plus bas niveaux depuis qu’elle est entrée en lice, mais en plus réussit-elle la performance de propulser Bardella, le concombre endimanché […] ⌘ Read more

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Economic hardship in Dunkley will see votes ‘spray in a myriad of directions’
Redbridge Group Director Simon Welsh says the “personal stuff” is what sticks with him in the aftermath of focus groups in the Dunkley electorate.

“It is the stories of the economic hardship – particularly that northern half of the electorate,” he told Sky News Australia.

“I think that is going to be so volatile.

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Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says enthusiasm is high for Tuesday’s primary
Tomorrow is the last day to vote in Michigan’s Presidential Primary - Tuesday, Feb 27th. More than one million people have already voted - either by absentee ballot or early in-person voting. ⌘ Read more

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Sweden set to join NATO after Hungary approves bid
Sweden on Monday cleared its final obstacle to joining NATO after Hungary’s parliament ratified the bid in what Sweden’s prime minister called a “historic day”, while other alliance members expressed relief at the move spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ⌘ Read more

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Paul Murray speaks to voters ahead of Dunkley by-election
Sky News host Paul Murray heads to the pre-poll booths in Dunkley to ask voters why they voted for their chosen candidate.

The by-election will be the government’s first major ballot box litmus test and the stakes are high for both leaders.

The passing of former federal member for Dunkley, Peta Murphy will be at the front of mind for many voters, saying they will vote for Labor can … ⌘ Read more

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Hungary’s parliament has ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO
The vote, which passed with 188 votes for and six against, came as a culmination of months of wrangling by Hungary’s allies to convince its nationalist government to lift its block on Sweden’s membership. The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán submitted the protocols for approving Sweden’s entry into NATO in July 2022, but the matter had stalled in parliament over opposition b … ⌘ Read more

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Iranians urged to vote in first elections since wave of protests
Voters in Iran are being urged to go to the polls as the country gears up for its first elections since Iran was rocked by nationwide protests over the death of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini, 22, after her arrest for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women. Surveys showed most voters don’t intend to take part in the poll. ⌘ Read more

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Last holdout Hungary to vote on Swedish NATO bid
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called on parliament to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid, with Monday’s vote expected to clear the final obstacle for an enlargement of the military alliance spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. ⌘ Read more

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‘Incredibly tense’ mood around London following ceasefire debate in parliament
Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater has revealed the mood around London is “incredibly tense” after the UK parliament erupted over a ceasefire vote.

Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle apologised to MPs for the chaos that ensued over the Gaza debate but insisted the safety of MPs was on his mind when he made the decision to allow a vote on a L … ⌘ Read more

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UK Labour Party’s actions during ceasefire vote ‘deeply chilling’: Tom Slater
Spiked Online Editor Tom Slater has branded the UK Labour Party’s way of convincing the Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle to consider their amendments to a ceasefire motion “deeply chilling.”

It follows a debate which erupted in British Parliament after the Scottish National Party put forward a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Ga … ⌘ Read more

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Locals in Nikki Haley’s hometown share thoughts on former South Carolina governor
Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen has visited Nikki Haley’s hometown of Bamberg to explore why many voted for Donald Trump in the South Carolina primary.

Haley became governor with a key endorsement from Sarah Palin, but the deeply conservative part of the south is now all-in for Trump.

“Trump’s such a booming figure … s … ⌘ Read more

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Une extension galopante du domaine de la censure
La Macronie panique et l’extrême-centre, devenant totalitaire, a visiblement les mains moites. Cette semaine, ils ont mis les bouchées doubles pour enfin faire taire la dissidence. Il était temps : un peu plus, et les gens allaient s’exprimer librement ! D’un côté, l’Assemblée a voté mercredi la nouvelle loi de lutte contre les sectes et, notamment, son […] ⌘ Read more

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Ignite Realtime Blog: Dan is voted in the XSF’s Council!
Our very own @danc was voted into the XMPP Standards Foundation Council not to long ago!

The XMPP Standards Foundation is an independent, nonprofit standards development organisation whose primary mission is to define open protocols for presence, instant messaging, and real-time communication and collaboration on top of the IETF’s Extensible Messagin … ⌘ Read more

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In-reply-to » wtf is going on with Microsoft and OpenAI of late?! LIke Microsoft bought into OpenAI for some shocking $10bn USD, then Sam Altman gor fired, now he's been hired by Microsoft to run up a new "AI" division. wtf/! seriously?! 🤔 #Microsoft #OpenAI #Scandal

@prologic@twtxt.net the going theory is that openAI announced a new product that pretty much blew up the project of one of the board members. So that board member got 3 others to vote to fire Sam.

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In-reply-to » wtf is going on with Microsoft and OpenAI of late?! LIke Microsoft bought into OpenAI for some shocking $10bn USD, then Sam Altman gor fired, now he's been hired by Microsoft to run up a new "AI" division. wtf/! seriously?! 🤔 #Microsoft #OpenAI #Scandal

@prologic@twtxt.net the going theory is that openAI announced a new product that pretty much blew up the project of one of the board members. So that board member got 3 others to vote to fire Sam.

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Rassurez-vous : nous ne sommes pas (encore) en dictature !
Les canicules, réelles ou fantasmées, sont parfois fort utiles pour faire passer de jolis textes scélérats : la moiteur de l’été autorise beaucoup de fourberies et l’actuel pouvoir, jamais en retard d’une duplicité, n’a pas hésité la saison venue. Le 1er août dernier entrait en force la loi de programmation militaire (définitivement votée courant juillet) et […] ⌘ Read more

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Docker Acquires Mutagen for Continued Investment in Performance and Flexibility of Docker Desktop
I’m excited to announce that Docker, voted the most-used and most-desired tool in Stack Overflow’s 2023 Developer Survey, has acquired Mutagen IO, Inc., the company behind the open source Mutagen file synchronization and networking technologies that enable high-performance remote development. Mutagen’s synchronization and forwarding capabilities facilitate the seamless transfer of code, binary artifacts, and network […] ⌘ Read more

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**RT by @mind_booster: #AIAct vote: #FreeSoftware is given safeguards, these rules must now be defended in the trilogue and transferred to the #CyberResilienceAct and the #ProductLiabilityDirective.

https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230614-01.html**
#AIAct vote: #FreeSoftware is given safeguards, these rules must now be defended in the trilogue and transferred to the [#CyberResilienceAct](https://nitter.net/search?q=%23CyberResilie … ⌘ Read more

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Compostons !
Le 11 février 2020, alors que le monde d’avant était sur le point de passer au monde d’Absurdistan d’après, une loi contre le gaspillage était votée (ENFIN !) permettant la mise en place d’un certain nombre de mesures obligatoires qui – chic alors – rentrent bientôt en application. Ce fut une petite loi bien goupillée, passée […] ⌘ Read more

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you might be thinking: “aha! so I should vote in elections, since even though under do()-calculus, the decision has a miniscule impact, there are many agents that are logically correlated with me, which means my influence is much higher!” A tiny problem is that the number of agents that are logically correlated because they base their decisions on logical correlation is, ah, not that big…

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Surveillance biométrique, insécurité et JO 2024 : ça va très bien se passer.
Alors que le pays tout entier semble cristallisé sur des questions de retraite, la vie parlementaire continue son train-train législatif dont les rails passent consciencieusement sur nos libertés : dans un vote qui n’a déclenché aucune inquiétude de la part des journalistes et des chroniqueurs habituels, les députés viennent d’autoriser l’utilisation de la vidéosurveillance algorithm … ⌘ Read more

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👋 Q&A: Let’s discuss the removal of Editing and Deleting your last Twt. This is something @fastidious@twtxt.net has raised to me on IRC and something I find quite a valid approach to this. Over time I believe the utility and value of “Editing” and “Deleting” one’s last Twt isn’t as valuable as we’d like and increased complexity and introduces all kinds of side-effects that are hard to manage correctly. I vote for the removal of this feature from yarnd, the mobile app nor API support this anyway…

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Chatcontrol, searching messages for illegal content
On July 6 the EU parliament voted yes to a proposal from the EU\
commission (PDF) on a temporary law to allow services to automatically
search messages for suspicious content with a focus on child
exploitation.

We have quite strict confidentiality laws within EU even when it comes
to electronic communication. Its current basis is the … ⌘ Read more

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Hot take: if you can ‘vote with your wallet’ that means you live in an aristocratic oligarchy, because some people inherit large numbers of extra votes & other people start out with negative votes.

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Bad idea of the day: ‘twitch writes a novel’: the previous ~15 words are shown & the top ~20 next words based on a markov model of some corpus are voted on over a 2 minute period (going to the first item, if no votes are cast) until 50k words are written.

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