Been playing Santa for kids a lot this week

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/55583377

Repression against left-wing, anti-imperialist and Palestine-solidarity structures in Germany is increasingly aimed at undermining their economic means of existence.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/12/23/in-germany-critics-of-the-government-are-losing-their-bank-accounts-and-more/

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I write with a heavy heart — my family and I need your support; your help is our hope in this darkness. 💔

Flock left at least 60 of its people-tracking Condor PTZ cameras live streaming and exposed to the open internet.

Benn Jordan’s Video

My current favorite is

spoiler

You (the poster reading this) X theory it's time you Pokemon go read some theory

extremely hacker voice: "I'm in" 😎

I'm just wondering, no particular reason.

Did you find a partner using it? How long did you use it? What did you think about it? How many matches did you get? What problems did you see? Do you think its a good way to meet other people? What did you use it for / what was your intention?

Just in general, what was the experience like?

Several thousand activists from across Serbia joined student protests in the country's southwest on Sunday, rallying against what they describe as government pressure on state universities.

The demonstration, part of a wider movement confronting political interference in higher education, was the first of its kind in Novi Pazar, a town with a majority Bosniak Muslim population.

It is among many protests organised after the collapse of a railway station roof last year in the northern city of Novi Sad, which killed 16 people ... [The station’s modernization was a symbol of Serbia’s growing cooperation with China. Completed in the summer of 2024, the $1.5 billion project – funded through a loan agreement between the Serbian government, China’s Exim Bank, and the Russian government under the China-CEEC cooperation framework – but had come to symbolize systemic issues of corruption, secrecy, and a lack of accountability.]

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Throughout the day-long protest, participants observed a moment of silence for the victims of the roof collapse. They waved flags representing their towns and universities, whistled, and chanted their signature slogan: “Pump up!”

The protest movement - led by students, academics, and opposition figures - accuses Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist nationalist party of fostering corruption, poor public services, nepotism, and restrictions on media freedom. Vucic and his party deny the allegations.

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We once denied the suffering of animals in pain. As AIs grow more complex, we run the danger of making the same mistake

We once denied the suffering of animals in pain. As AIs grow more complex, we run the danger of making the same mistake

I hate it. So much geerrrrms.

cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/38652375

Pentagon Paid Lockheed Martin $1.7B Despite Half Of F-35 Fleet Grounded By Poor Maintenance | Defense Express

The inspection found that although half the required time F-35s couldn't take to the air, and their maintenance didn't meet requirements. Despite all this, the American defense department paid Lockheed Martin $1.7 billion for corresponding services.

At the same time, no corrections were made due to economic situation and existing problems. No additional checks were conducted on service execution status and readiness under contract terms, or availability of all necessary components.

The F35 is the most expensive vaporwave artwork in human history by quite a large margin.

The UK's Government Digital Service (GDS) will add an AI chatbot to its GOV.UK app in early 2026, before rolling it out across the GOV.UK website

Why do Kiwis love Museli? What is the history? Doesn't it come from Switzerland?

I know they love it because I saw a lot in the grocery stores and supermarkets, and because of the song "Inner City Pressure" by the Flight of the Conchords, who, of course, represent all New Zealanders.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I'm in the market for some good headphones, I dont have the highest needs for soundquality though. I like EDM, so clear sound and nice bass is nice, and I really like ASMR, so some good sound staging would be cool, though I need closed backs. I prefer over or on ear, and bluetooth is nice for me (it never gave me any trouble and is convenient to me.)

I would orefer the top headband to not be plastic - my mum accuses me of pretending not to hear her when I genuinely cant, so I've gotten into a habit of having one earcup off, causing many a snapped headband.

ANC is a nice bonus but I know I cant ask for too much.

The ANC Altec Lansing Nanophones seem promising to me, but not the Nanophones 2 as they seem to be a full plastic headband.

Thanks in advance :3

Edit: Immediately forgot I made this thread, found the aforementioned first gen Nanophones at a really good price and went for it, thanks though! Feel free to share recommendations anyway if you want, it might help someone else

I wanna say Two and A Half Men or something but I cant back that up with anything

It haunts her