RaymondPierreL3<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@treleanor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>treleanor</span></a></span> <br>Wow. Thanks for bringing this up. I was blissfully unawares. Some serious allegations and again, possibly, it seems to me it illustrates the fraught designs of running education like a business. <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CIT</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p>
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Claude Trudel<p>Le télescope de cosmologie d'Atacama capture les images les plus claires à ce jour du fond de micro-ondes cosmique<br><a href="https://www.sci.news/astronomy/atacama-cosmology-telescope-cosmic-microwave-background-images-13763.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sci.news/astronomy/atacama-cos</span><span class="invisible">mology-telescope-cosmic-microwave-background-images-13763.html</span></a><br><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/astrophysique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysique</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/t%C3%A9lescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>télescope</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Atacama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atacama</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/cosmologie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmologie</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ESA</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/CMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMB</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/microondes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microondes</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cosmos</span></a></p>
In the Dark<p><strong>Results from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope</strong></p><p>Today is going to be a very busy day on the cosmology front – with the Euclid Q1 Data Release coming out at 11am GMT – but I’ll start off by sharing news of final data release (DR6) by the <a href="https://act.princeton.edu/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Atacama Cosmology Telescope</a>. This was announced yesterday and <a href="https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2903461-telescope-observations-reveal-universes-hours-old-baby-pictures,-scientists-say" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">includes former colleagues at Cardiff University</a>, so congratulations to them and all concerned. Here is a pretty picture showing one of the beautiful cosmic microwave background polarization and intensity maps:</p><a href="https://telescoper.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/act_pol.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Intensity and Polarization maps from ACT: arXiv:2503.14451<p>There are three related preprints on the arXiv today:</p><ul><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14451" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Maps</a> (from which the above picture was taken). </li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14452" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Power Spectra, Likelihoods and ΛCDM Parameters</a></li><li><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14454" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: DR6 Constraints on Extended Cosmological Models</a></li></ul><p>There’s a lot to digest in these papers but a quick skim of the abstracts gives two pertinent points. First, from the second paper:</p><blockquote><p>We find that the ACT angular power spectra estimated over 10,000 deg2, and measured to arcminute scales in TT, TE and EE, are well fit by the sum of CMB and foregrounds, where the CMB spectra are described by the ΛCDM model. Combining ACT with larger-scale Planck data, the joint P-ACT dataset provides tight limits on the ingredients, expansion rate, and initial conditions of the universe.</p></blockquote><p>They also find that, when combined with CMB lensing from ACT and Planck, and baryon acoustic oscillation data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI Y1), the ACT data give a “low” value for the Hubble constant: H0=68.22 ± 0.36 km s-1 Mpc-1.</p><p>The third paper also says</p><blockquote><p>In general, models introduced to increase the Hubble constant or to decrease the amplitude of density fluctuations inferred from the primary CMB are not favored by our data.</p></blockquote><p>The “Hubble tension” remains!</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/act/" target="_blank">#ACT</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/arxiv2503-14451/" target="_blank">#arXiv250314451</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/arxiv2503-14452/" target="_blank">#arXiv250314452</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/arxiv2503-14454/" target="_blank">#arXiv250314454</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/atacama-cosmology-telescope/" target="_blank">#AtacamaCosmologyTelescope</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/cosmic-microwave-background/" target="_blank">#CosmicMicrowaveBackground</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/cosmology/" target="_blank">#Cosmology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://telescoper.blog/tag/hubble-tension/" target="_blank">#HubbleTension</a></p>
Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> invokes the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Enemies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> (1798) , a 18th-century <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wartime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wartime</span></a> act , to deport five <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Venezuelans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelans</span></a> and open the doors to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mass</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> ( the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> ) is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/at" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>at</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/15/trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations?CMP=share_btn_url" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/15/trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations?CMP=share_btn_url</span></a></p>
Hans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@peter_sc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>peter_sc</span></a></span> In my therapy for dealing with <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> we used both the <a href="https://ieji.de/tags/act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>act</span></a> model (do what you can and accept what you cant) and also the handicap model (you cant do or dont want to do all things other people can and will assume you can too)<br>I have found a place that accepts my handicap, but myself accepting it needs work sometimes</p>
ArandaMoths<p>Composite image from <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/AutomatedMothTrap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutomatedMothTrap</span></a> operated in <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/Aranda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aranda</span></a>, <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a>, <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> over night of 12 to 13 Mar 2025.</p><p>High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: <a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54383629450_6b8108f4e5_o.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">live.staticflickr.com/65535/54</span><span class="invisible">383629450_6b8108f4e5_o.jpg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://amt.hobern.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amt.hobern.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/@dhobern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dhobern@scicomm.xyz</span></a></span> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a> <a href="https://biodiversity.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p>Yet again, Australia’s most progressive jurisdiction, the ACT, is showing the way:</p><p>“The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory has voted for a Greens motion to ban fossil fuel and gambling companies from sponsoring school programs from next year.”</p><p>source: <a href="https://commsdeclare.org/2025/03/04/act-moves-to-protect-students-from-fossil-fuel-marketing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commsdeclare.org/2025/03/04/ac</span><span class="invisible">t-moves-to-protect-students-from-fossil-fuel-marketing/</span></a><br> <br>This is <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> working with the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Greens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greens</span></a>. It shows us all what can be done with the right people in govts. The <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a> shouldn’t rest on its laurels though, there is much more to do to maintain the ACT as the best place to live in Australia.</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>NOTICE DATE: 2025-03-05</p><p>County/Parish: Alameda County, Santa Clara County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-05-10 - 2025-05-17<br>Company: Primo Brands, Inc.<br>Layoff/Closure: Closure Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 22<br>Address: [Multiple (2)]<br>Related Industry: 31-33 Manufacturing</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (9/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>County/Parish: San Francisco County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-04<br>Effective Date: 2025-04-05<br>Company: Wells Fargo<br>Layoff/Closure: Layoff Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 56<br>Address: 333 Market Street San Francisco CA 94105<br>Related Industry: 52 Finance and Insurance</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (8/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>NOTICE DATE: 2025-03-04</p><p>County/Parish: Fresno County, Sacramento County, San Joaquin County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-04<br>Effective Date: 2025-05-03<br>Company: PT Solutions<br>Layoff/Closure: Closure Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 47<br>Address: [Multiple (7)]<br>Related Industry: 62 Healthcare and Social Assistance</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (7/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>County/Parish: San Joaquin County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-05-04<br>Company: Stockton Recycling, Inc.<br>Layoff/Closure: Closure Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 69<br>Address: 2435 E Weber Ave Stockton CA 95205<br>Related Industry: 42 Wholesale Trade</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (6/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>County/Parish: Los Angeles County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-05-16<br>Company: Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings<br>Layoff/Closure: Closure Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 73<br>Address: 2440 Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90064<br>Related Industry: 62 Healthcare and Social Assistance</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (5/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>NOTICE DATE: 2025-03-03</p><p>County/Parish: Contra Costa County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-05-31<br>Company: Central Garden & Pet<br>Layoff/Closure: Layoff Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 5<br>Address: 2775 Giant Road Richmon CA 94806<br>Related Industry: 42 Wholesale Trade</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (4/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>County/Parish: Riverside County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-04-30<br>Company: Maersk Warehousing & Distribution Services USA LLC<br>Layoff/Closure: Layoff Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 75<br>Address: 4323 Indian Ave. Perris CA 92571<br>Related Industry: 48-49 Transportation and Warehousing</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (3/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>County/Parish: San Diego County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-02-28<br>Company: LUKE Holdings, Inc.<br>Layoff/Closure: Layoff Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 61<br>Address: 7681 Pogo Road San Diego CA 92154<br>Related Industry: 62 Healthcare and Social Assistance</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (2/9)</p>
WARN Act (California)<p>NOTICE DATE: 2025-02-28</p><p>County/Parish: Imperial County, San Diego County<br>Processed Date: 2025-03-05<br>Effective Date: 2025-04-30<br>Company: Catholic Charities, Diocese of San Diego<br>Layoff/Closure: Layoff Permanent<br>No. Of Employees: 73<br>Address: [Multiple (2)]<br>Related Industry: 62 Healthcare and Social Assistance</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Warn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warn</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarnAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarnAct</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> (1/9)</p>
Ally Miller<p>We can’t hope to prevent all the harm <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is doing or indeed our own government in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> . We can all help make things better, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Volunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Volunteer</span></a> , get <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Political</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Donate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donate</span></a> (there are many organisations doing good work - I have donated to UNICEF and the WHO Foundation today). Do what you can - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Act</span></a> . <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a></p>
João Costa 💚🇵🇹🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Words</span></a></p><p>Words are powerful.</p><p>But we <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europeans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europeans</span></a> need to wake up to the fact that words alone do not shield us from military attacks from violent, ruthless enemies.</p><p>When hard power is used brutally to try to destroy us, subjugate us, and destroy our culture, history and identity, we need to act to generate hard power fast, and words can be used to mobilise us into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a></p><p>But words will never replace action.<br>We must realise this now.<br>Immediately.</p><p>Let's use words to mobilise and unite, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACT</span></a></p>
AJ Sadauskas<p>Here's something for Canberra cyclists: <a href="https://pedalpower.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events/69411-pedalling-together-bike-ride" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pedalpower.tidyhq.com/public/s</span><span class="invisible">chedule/events/69411-pedalling-together-bike-ride</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>act</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/urbsnism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbsnism</span></a></p><p>Advocacy group Pedal Power is celebrating its 50th birthday with a community ride in Braddon this Saturday! 🚲</p>
Alpha1Nine :funkwhale: :sofia:<p>Without <a href="https://aus.social/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> there can be no <a href="https://aus.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a>. </p><p>Communication is what allows isolated <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dissidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissidents</span></a> to join up, understand their situation, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/plan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plan</span></a> for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> It is what allows a resistance group to break its isolation to become part of a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movement</span></a>, rooted in larger <a href="https://aus.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Resisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resisters</span></a> need to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/communicate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communicate</span></a> to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/strategize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strategize</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/analyze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analyze</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mobilize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobilize</span></a>, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/act" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>act</span></a>, especially under <a href="https://aus.social/tags/repressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repressive</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> states. Good communication is a prequisite to successful <a href="https://aus.social/tags/recruiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recruiting</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a>, and movement-building in general. </p><p>And conversely, it is the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/corporatemedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporatemedia</span></a> and other official channels of communication that allow the government to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/control" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>control</span></a> the popular <a href="https://aus.social/tags/narrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narrative</span></a> and imagination, to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/smear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smear</span></a> or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/deceive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deceive</span></a> resisters, to divide dissidents against each other, even to obscure or <a href="https://aus.social/tags/erase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erase</span></a> struggles for <a href="https://aus.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> from collective memory. So it's no surprise-with so much at stake that effective resisters fight to reach out and communicate. </p><p>Rarely is that as dramatic as the takeover of a TV station in the middle of a parliamentary broadcast. Communication through less fantastic methods (giving <a href="https://aus.social/tags/interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interviews</span></a>, making <a href="https://aus.social/tags/websites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>websites</span></a>, and sharing <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pamphlets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pamphlets</span></a>) is no less important. Effective communication doesn't have to be a spectacle (and the drive to make it a spectacle can be a trap the mass media use to distort movements). </p><p>I’m not going to tell you here how to make a zine or write a press release; those practicalities are handled in more detail elsewhere. I'm going to address bigger questions that are discussed less often: </p><p>How do resistance movements communicate externally to reach <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sympathizers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sympathizers</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/supporters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supporters</span></a>? </p><p>How do they deal with the power and contradictions of the mass media? </p><p>How do they communicate internally to build a shared culture and organize action? </p><p>And how do they maintain safe communication - especially in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underground</span></a> groups-when dealing with repressive states and pervasive surveillance? </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AxisOfEvil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AxisOfEvil</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FullSpectrumResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FullSpectrumResistance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a></p>
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