Israel is holding dozens of Palestinians from Gaza isolated in an underground jail where they never see daylight, are deprived of adequate food and barred from receiving news of their families or the outside world.

Rakefet prison was opened in the early 1980s to house a handful of the most dangerous organised crime figures in Israel but closed a few years later on the grounds that it was inhumane. The far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, ordered it back into service after the 7 October attacks in 2023.

The cells, a tiny exercise “yard” and a lawyers’ meeting room are all underground, so inmates live without any natural light. The jail was initially designed for a small number of high-security inmates occupying individual cells, holding 15 men when it shut in 1985. In recent months, about 100 detainees have been incarcerated there, official data obtained by PCATI shows.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6680440

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6680334

Hey comrades :) <3!!!, It’s me again. I wasn’t even sure how to start this but I just wanted to give a small update from us here in Juba. The caretaker still hasn’t come back but he left us with a heavy burden…we have to clear the remaining 244 usd before he reconnects our water.

Right now, we still can’t access the toilet, bathroom or water for cooking and washing. Every time we run out, we have to walk a long way to fetch it in small jerrycans and that’s where we were attacked last time. I’m honestly scared to go back there. We survived with my girls but the fear still sits in our chest. Pretty’s still in pain from that day and sometimes it’s hard to believe this is real life.

For anyone reading this for the first time … my sisters and I are trans refugees from Uganda. We fled after violence and persecution made it impossible to live safely and ended up here in Juba, South Sudan. Life hasn’t been easy…our shelter was attacked and burned and we’ve had to rebuild from nothing more than once. Through it all, the kindness and solidarity of comrades here has kept us alive.

I hate asking for help again but I don’t know where else to turn. Life was already hard before I found this community and I can’t go back… especially in a place where being trans is dangerous. You’ve been the only light that’s made this bearable.

We have WiFi and electricity again and that helps us stay connected but without water, even small things feel impossible. I wish I could say things are better but they’re not yet. Still, I’m grateful for how far we’ve come because of all of you. Your kindness helped us eat , kept our lights on and gave us reasons to keep fighting.

If we can clear the balance, the caretaker promised to reconnect the water. That would mean safety again and a little peace. Any extra support will also help us with food since what we have left won’t last long.

Thank you to everyone who’s been bumping my posts, donating or just checking in. You’ve carried us more than you know.

Support link in my profile. With love and hope always ❤️❤️❤️

They're telling me I'm not allowed to live within 500m of any adult video stores, strip clubs, or lonely single moms. And I also gotta' notify all my neighbours that I've had sex when I finally do move.

I am moving my personal web site from netlify to a VPS. It runs via Caddy as just a plain, static web site generated from Hugo. Netlify offered a free contact form, but now I need to provide my own solution, somehow.

I'd like to self-host that too, if possible, on the VPS but then I need to handle spam blocking, form validation, possibly capcha, and sending the outbound email myself - and I don't have experience doing any of that. An AI chatbot suggested a python script using flask but I would still need to do a bunch to make that work, I think.

There are a number of form handling cloud services online (such as staticforms dot xyz) but then the form submissions are going through their servers. My visitors probably wouldn't care, but I would still prefer to self-host something, if it's not too hard to setup.

What do you all recommend? Anyone find a clever solution to this already?

I already have a "comments" feature wired into the site - I could just stick with that but some people seem to still prefer to contact me directly, instead of using that.

EDIT: This is all done - thanks for all the great ideas, you all rock!

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/49393596

I've been running Jellyfin on a Synology DS923+ for a couple years with 'linuxserver/jellyfin:latest' with no issue until that big update recently. Suddenly it's borked...extremely slow speeds, failing to play files half the time, stuttering even when it does play. It was time for a hardware update regardless; it was a miracle that the NAS was able to run as many services on it as it was anyway.

So I built a Proxmox machine with the intent of adding hardware acceleration and transcoding (ideally I'd like to stream to a couple old CRTs): -ASRock B760M PRO RS -Intel i5-13500 -2x32GB Crucial DDR5-4800 -1TB WD SN850X NVMe

Using the Proxmox community Jellyfin script (https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=jellyfin&category=Media+%26+Streaming) I set up an LXC and the iGPU is supposedly being utilized properly. I added an NFS mount from the NAS's media folder to the Proxmox host, then bound the mount point to the LXC. So at this point, it is accessible to clients via web browser, but I'm having a few issues:

1. (Probably a Prox issue but...) Jellyfin isn't seeing all the media. I added all the libraries and did a full scan, but *maybe *10% of the media is actually available. Hopefully this is a moot point because--

2. My old docker config isn't available. I made an NFS mount from the NAS's docker folder to the Proxmox host and tried to route it to the LXC as well, but the Proxmox-NAS refuses to work so I'd need a workaround.

3. I have no idea if my transcoding settings are right. Intel's specs for my CPU and Jellyfin's recommendations seems to conflict slightly, but between both sets of info there's still some settings that lack guidance. Basically, can someone with a computer engineering degree double check my settings? I tried a screenshot, but Lemmy didn't appreciate it

Hardware acceleration: Intel Quicksync (QSV) QSV Device: /dev/dri/renderD128

X H264

X HEVC

MPEG2

VC1

VP8

X VP9

X AV1

HEVC 10bit

VP9 10bit

HEVC RExt 8/10bit

HEVC RExt 12bit

X Prefer OS native DXVA or VA-API hardware decoders

X Enable hardware encoding

Enable Intel Low-Power H.264 hardware encoder

Enable Intel Low-Power HEVC hardware encoder

X Allow encoding in HEVC format

Allow encoding in AV1 format

Edit: forgot to include logs: "ffmpeg version 7.1.2-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2000-2025 the FFmpeg developers built with gcc 13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto=auto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libxml2 --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=amd64 --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-vulkan --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc libavutil 59. 39.100 / 59. 39.100 libavcodec 61. 19.101 / 61. 19.101 libavformat 61. 7.100 / 61. 7.100 libavdevice 61. 3.100 / 61. 3.100 libavfilter 10. 4.100 / 10. 4.100 libswscale 8. 3.100 / 8. 3.100 libswresample 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100 libpostproc 58. 3.100 / 58. 3.100 [AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x7ab87d07ffc0] No VA display found for device /dev/dri/renderD128. Device creation failed: -22. Failed to set value 'vaapi=va:/dev/dri/renderD128,driver=iHD' for option 'init_hw_device': Invalid argument Error parsing global options: Invalid argument"

"[WRN] The WebRootPath was not found: "/var/lib/jellyfin/wwwroot". Static files may be unavailable. [ERR] FFmpeg exited with code 234"

Edit: appreciate all the help!

Concept: Slander Man, he is like Slender Man but he talks mad shit

Social media misinformation is driving men to NHS clinics in search of testosterone therapy they don’t need, adding pressure to already stretched waiting lists, doctors have said.

Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a prescription-only treatment recommended under national guidelines for men with a clinically proven deficiency, confirmed by symptoms and repeated blood tests.

But a wave of viral videos on TikTok and Instagram have begun marketing blood tests as a means of accessing testosterone as lifestyle supplement, advertising the hormone as a solution to problems such as low energy levels, poor concentration and reduced sex drive.

In the fishing ports along France’s Brittany coast, the discarded fishing nets pile up along the coastal quaysides.

The lifespan of a deep-sea net is between 12 and 24 months, after which they become worn and beyond repair. Until now, the estimated 800 tonnes of nets scrapped every year have been a problem.

Now, the horsehair netting, once used to trawl monkfish from the sea bed, is being used for another catch: Russian drones.

Russia employs small cheap drones and fits them with explosives, directing them by remote control for distances of up to 25km. The Ukrainians use the nets to create tunnels in which drone propellers become entangled. It has been compared to spiders catching flies in a web.

I literally only remember like the outlines of events, I don't remember like the colors of clothing, or exact words of converasations, or like smell of the room. How the f do people remember that stuff? Like, no way they have photographic memory, do they just partly invent detail?

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/5525782

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• European nations and Canada are “pushing away” from the F-35, motivated by a desire for “strategic autonomy” and political friction with the Trump administration

• Spain officially canceled its F-35 purchase in August 2025, opting for European-built alternatives. Switzerland is now also reviewing its 36-jet deal after being hit with a “shocking” $1.3 billion price hike and new 39% U.S. tariffs, and recent reports suggest that Portugal has not opted to purchase the U.S. jets

• Instead of the F-35, they are increasingly looking to European alternatives, such as the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

• Canada’s 88-jet deal is also in “limbo,” as PM Mark Carney, angered by Trump’s “51st state” comments and trade disputes, ordered a review of the 72 un-committed jets

• Technological and industrial sovereignty are significant reasons why some countries are opting not to purchase the F-35. Some European nations prioritize developing their own defense industries and technological bases. Buying American-made F-35s would make them dependent on US supply chains and could suppress the development of their own next-generation aircraft programs. ...

“The chief will not be a city hall official, or a governor’s office official, nor a member of Group A or B. The chief has to be part of the authentic grassroots leadership. This must be very clear,” he said. “Such a person must have a work agenda, ideological education and training, a permanent defense preparedness agenda, and they will be tasked with organizing revolutionary socialist families.”

He further emphasized that all necessary preparations must be made to transition from unarmed to armed struggle. Similarly, drills of all kinds should continue, the military-police-civic union should be strengthened, first-aid training provided, and social intelligence developed, in addition to other measures that would contribute to the defense of the nation.

Professional hockey has officially returned to New Mexico with the unveiling of the New Mexico Goatheads, the state’s new ECHL membership set to begin play in the 2026–27 season.

https://nmgoatheads.com/news/2025/08/introducing-the-new-mexico-goatheads

“This is insane,” said US Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “Trump is jumping through hoops to block SNAP.”

A sequel is a great opportunity to capitalize on the potential of an original game. But if a sequel fulfills everything the original set out to do... what more is there to do? Let's explore sequels so good, they kinda ruin their series.

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https://archive.is/8VM4z

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52642833

Denmark's government has announced a plan to ban social media access for anyone under 15. The Ministry of Digitalization has led the move, allowing some parents to consent for children as young as 13 after assessment.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251107204816/https://apnews.com/article/denmark-social-media-ban-children-7862d2a8cc590b4969c8931a01adc7f4

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