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Stephen Sekula<p>When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed | John Naughton | The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/29/when-the-physicists-need-burner-phones-thats-when-you-know-americas-changed" 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/29/when-the-physicists-need-burner-phones-thats-when-you-know-americas-changed</span></a> </p><p>“The looming crisis in the US is beginning to remind people in Europe of the 1930s, when the UK and the US began to realise that Jewish scientists needed to be rescued from the Nazis. About 2,000 scientists and academics fled the fascist countries between 1933 and 1941, fearing for themselves or Jewish family members.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/damage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>damage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cooleysekula.net/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a></p>
Nation.Cymru<p>Entitled and ill-informed: No, you can’t ‘join Wales’ <br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/entitled-and-ill-informed-no-you-cant-join-wales/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nation.cymru/opinion/entitled-</span><span class="invisible">and-ill-informed-no-you-cant-join-wales/</span></a></p>
Unofficial PetaPixel Bot<p>It’s Crazy How Sharp the Fujifilm GFX100RF Lens Is <a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/03/28/its-crazy-how-sharp-the-fujifilm-gfx100rf-lens-is/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/03/28/its-c</span><span class="invisible">razy-how-sharp-the-fujifilm-gfx100rf-lens-is/</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Fujifilmgfx100rf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fujifilmgfx100rf</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/compactcamera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compactcamera</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/fujinon35mmf4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fujinon35mmf4</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/mediumformat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mediumformat</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Equipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equipment</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/fujifilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fujifilm</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/gfx100rf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gfx100rf</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/compact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compact</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/fujinon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fujinon</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/fuji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuji</span></a> <a href="https://toot.earth/tags/lens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lens</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Audre Lorde famously stated, 'The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.' Basic cultural skills and fundamental education provide the means to develop one's own tools, articulate ideas, and challenge the master—ultimately dismantling the master's house using both personal and borrowed tools. A lack of tools and knowledge renders one dependent, akin to servitude—an especially critical issue in the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/informationage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>informationage</span></a>.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/unschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unschooling</span></a></p>
IT News<p>How a bankruptcy judge can stop a genetic privacy disaster - Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A tech company accumulates a ton of user data, ... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/28/1113911/how-a-bankruptcy-judge-can-stop-a-genetic-privacy-disaster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">8/1113911/how-a-bankruptcy-judge-can-stop-a-genetic-privacy-disaster/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
Scott the F is implicit Baxter<p>OG Oreos have the right balance of stuffing to cookie, the right flavor of stuffing (lard/sugar), and the right flavor of cookie (unsweetened cocoa).<br>No variation I've tried is as good.<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JustSaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustSaying</span></a></p>
Nation.Cymru<p>Public appointments must be accessible to all <br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/public-appointments-must-be-accessible-to-all/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nation.cymru/opinion/public-ap</span><span class="invisible">pointments-must-be-accessible-to-all/</span></a></p>
ZZ Bottom<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> I really start to believe <a href="https://c.im/tags/rapist47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rapist47</span></a> agenda is to cause a World war that will destroy the human race cause the religious fanatics inside his cabinet really think they will go to Paradise!</p>
ProgressivePower<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a></p>
Still Mad About CD Prices<p>Hm. This was neat. Most of the results are what I would have thought, but some votes are quite interesting to me.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poll</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/categories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>categories</span></a></p>
Nation.Cymru<p>Yes, there is a way out of the crisis currently enveloping Welsh universities! <br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/yes-there-is-a-way-out-of-the-crisis-currently-enveloping-welsh-universities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nation.cymru/opinion/yes-there</span><span class="invisible">-is-a-way-out-of-the-crisis-currently-enveloping-welsh-universities/</span></a></p>
Слава Україні 🇺🇦 :verified:<p>📰 Exclusive: Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Forced into Genetic Testing Nightmare by Russia</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.political.tips/p/exclusive-kidnapped-ukrainian-children" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">political.tips/p/exclusive-kid</span><span class="invisible">napped-ukrainian-children</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianInvasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianInvasion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
Claude Trudel<p>Statistiques mondiales sur la confiance envers les médias <br><a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/where-people-trust-the-media-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">visualcapitalist.com/where-peo</span><span class="invisible">ple-trust-the-media-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/m%C3%A9dia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>média</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/confiance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confiance</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/monde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monde</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Chine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chine</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Inde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inde</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/Indon%C3%A9sie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonésie</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/id%C3%A9ologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idéologies</span></a> <a href="https://jasette.facil.services/tags/statistiques" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statistiques</span></a></p>
Variety<p>How Streaming Services Can Stay Ahead of the AI and Social Media Disruption Wave (Guest Column)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Variety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Deloitte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deloitte</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2025/digital/opinion/streaming-ai-social-media-disruption-evolution-1236347465/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2025/digital/opini</span><span class="invisible">on/streaming-ai-social-media-disruption-evolution-1236347465/</span></a></p>
Russia-Ukraine Daily News<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> </p><p>"Witkoff’s statements should have triggered immediate disqualification from any serious role in ceasefire negotiations. His remarks are not simply ideologically suspect — they violate the foundational principles of international law."</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5211514-witkoff-ukraine-news-ethics/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/opinion/internatio</span><span class="invisible">nal/5211514-witkoff-ukraine-news-ethics/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Ethically sourced “spare” human bodies could revolutionize medicine - Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into c... - <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/25/1113611/ethically-sourced-spare-human-bodies-could-revolutionize-medicine/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">5/1113611/ethically-sourced-spare-human-bodies-could-revolutionize-medicine/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>app</span></a></p>
Nation.Cymru<p>The Welsh Government must act to review legislation that governs learner travel <br><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a></p><p><a href="https://nation.cymru/opinion/the-welsh-government-must-act-to-review-legislation-that-governs-learner-travel/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nation.cymru/opinion/the-welsh</span><span class="invisible">-government-must-act-to-review-legislation-that-governs-learner-travel/</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>Putin’s Approach to Authoritarianism Is Changing</p><p><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/24/putin-russia-authoritarian-navalny-lawyers-sentencing-legal-system/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/24/p</span><span class="invisible">utin-russia-authoritarian-navalny-lawyers-sentencing-legal-system/</span></a></p><p>The sentencing of Alexei Navalny’s lawyers marks a new era of unchecked lawlessness.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trussia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trussia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Navalnt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Navalnt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a></p>
Слава Україні 🇺🇦 :verified:<p>📰 The Story Of The Year For Many Reasons</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-story-of-the-year-for-many-reasons" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phillipspobrien.substack.com/p</span><span class="invisible">/the-story-of-the-year-for-many-reasons</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opinion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Podcast</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianInvasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianInvasion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Substack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Substack</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p>
poison punk<p>Factual commentary analysis of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a>'s 'governing' by Tabitha Troughton in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomNews</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gifsartidote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gifsartidote</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> &amp; Co behave like any other neo-liberal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalist</span></a> gov bc they are in collaboration with big business to protect the system. They all are consumed by greed and narcissism, the end result of white-supremacy colonialism. Nobody has sufficiently addressed the collective trauma centuries of this trajectory has caused, hence why we are here<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>press</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/opinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opinion</span></a><br><a href="https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/03/24/welfare-cuts-labours-political-suicide/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freedomnews.org.uk/2025/03/24/</span><span class="invisible">welfare-cuts-labours-political-suicide/</span></a></p>
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