Musk and Trump are creating the bloodily moronic situation in which the US will have to fight wars to get the things that, just a few weeks ago, were there for the asking. And, of course, wars rarely turn out the way one expects.

Master negotiators! (not)

I can’t imagine how it must feel for diplomats and other public servants who worked to maintain those alliances, to see them destroyed by Putin’s useful idiots.

This seems relevant: La Tesla du démon (fr), a song parody by a french musicial and a belgian comedian.

Original music : Salsa du Démon (fr)

It’s great to see people working to make polluters and their financiers pay. Best of luck!

Adding a second ISP can provide resiliency and ensure a critical infrastructure stays connected even when 1 ISP fails.

I would be surprised if the White House didn’t already have such resiliency.

My speculation is they just want to avoid red tape and circumvent the restriction and strict access control applied to existing connections.

Trump and Putin seem to like each other.

What are the malicious behaviours? The article is very vague.

This isn’t an all-or-nothing thing.

For Windows users, it’s already a good progress to switch to Firefox/VLC/LibreOffice/NextCloud from closed source alternatives.

The devil’s in the details. And there aren’t much details in this article.

Today’s politics are in need for accountability, not just in the US.

Earlier this month, former french president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to house arrest in a corruption case, and is now wearing an ankle monitor.

The judge made an exception allowing him to leave the house some days of the week, because he’s suspect in another case and need to attend court hearings.

That’s the whole point.

I meant to write “he’s nuts”. Sorry for the typo, fixed it.

He’s nuts, alright. Let’s hope the USA has enough checks and balances, and some sane people left, to avoid the worse.

“Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.”

This would be comical if it weren’t so inhumane. “Everybody” is the last person he’s spoken to, ie Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Forced displacement of Gaza’s population would likely be a violation of international law […]

Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the former Israeli defence minister, have been issued arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Would the ICC investigate Trump as well if he take action and tries to take over Gaza?

clinging for dear life

He shoudn’t send DanSupp a cheque directly, but help him setup a non-profit or foundation for Pixelfed, then give that foundation a cheque.

Dan is doing a good job developing Pixelfed, but it looks like a one-man show, and that’s a bottleneck for the project.

Probable source: European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X, by Jack Peat - The London Economic

No source is visible in the post. I don’t know if that’s an issue with my client, or an oversight.

“more speech and fewer mistakes.”

You can’t make moderation mistakes if you stop moderating. tap head with finger

A planned lecture at China’s Nankai University was abruptly cancelled in January, reportedly due to “scheduling conflicts.”

Is he scheduled to visit a “reeducation” camp?

Japan’s JPCERT released IOCs for MirrorFace malware earlier https://blogs.jpcert.or.jp/en/2024/07/mirrorface-attack-against-japanese-organisations.html

Kudos to them. Sharing IOCs and samples with other CERTs and vendors is important to protect others who may be targeted.

I’m starting to think using fossil fuel, and having a strong dependency on other countries for energy supply, may not be a good idea after all.