RE: https://mastodon-belgium.be/@BeLibre/117607891463063124

#BoycottMicrosoft has never been so easy.

Vuile, gore, smerige schoften!!!

Oost: *Azc in Albergen beschoten vanuit rijdende auto: 'Absoluut onacceptabel'*

"Het asielzoekerscentrum aan de Gravendijk in Albergen is maandagnacht vanuit een rijdende auto beschoten. Terwijl de auto voorbijrijdt, klinken meerdere harde knallen bij de opvang. Politie en COA spreken van "zwaar vuurwerk"; vermoedelijk is er een alarmpistool gebruikt."

https://www.oost.nl/nieuws/3704194/azc-in-albergen-beschoten-vanuit-rijdende-auto-absoluut-onacceptabel

#Albergen #AZC

Democracy Now!: *French High School Students Lead Mass Protests over School Funding, Inequality; Thousands Arrested*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQo6UAAh7As

"Nearly 2,000 French high schools are blockaded or closed today amid massive student-led protests over school funding and inequality. The demonstrations began in September at a single school in the economically deprived suburbs of Paris, where students protested teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and dilapidated school buildings beset by rats, falling debris and more. But the scope of the protests has widened amid a violent crackdown by French police. French authorities have arrested more than 5,000 people, largely underage students, since the movement began. Violent police tactics have led to serious injuries. One protester lost an eye after being hit by a rubber bullet, while another lost a hand when he picked up a police stun grenade.

We hear from an anonymous protester who describes the violence meted out on students, who "aren't even adults yet," and from Claire Vigneau, general secretary of Fédération Syndicale Étudiante, the French student union, who reports from a protest in Rennes, Brittany, "where we are trying to escape from the policemen that are chasing us with tear gas and with water cannon[s]."

"The amount of spending that France has done on education has stagnated, if not declined," explains French American journalist Cole Stangler. "The critiques that high school students are making are actually very similar to what teachers' unions have been saying for quite some time."

"Everyone is deeply, deeply angry. We are completely fed up [with] the living conditions, the school conditions, the work conditions that we have," says Alys Rowlands, a university student in Lille and also a member of Fédération Syndicale Étudiante. "The true violence is the violence of the state that we are being faced with all day, every day, all year. That's the true violence: having no money, having difficulty finishing the month, having less and less help from the state, having to choose between eating and putting your heating on during the winter.""

#France #StudentProtests

RE: https://nrc.social/@MarloesdeKoning/117371677348205922

Vergeet Hyves, vergeet Eurosky, W-Social en al die andere dure grappen; hier is de #NRC op de Fediverse met een eigen server! https://NRC.SOCIAL!

Firefox is updated to version 157. I don't like this new Nova interface, and I guess more people don't like it over here. I like some things, but especially those Chrome-like rounded (tab) corners and misplaced container indicator colors (yes power user here), is giving me anxiety.

So before there will an option to finetune this new appearance, you can switch back to the non-Nova era in 'about:config'.

(➡️ Accept the risks)
➡️ Search for 'browser.nova.enabled'.
➡️ Double-click on it to toggle it to 'false'.

This will also work for forks, after they have been updated to 157 or a corresponding version (if they decide to go with this new default).

#Firefox #Firefox157 #FirefoxNova

Just a reminder:

Being apolitical means that you are neutral and like Desmond Tutu said: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor". Conclusion: Don't be #apolitical or else you are complicit.

Check the *Archive Genocide — War Crimes Archive*, archiving war crimes footage from Gaza and the West Bank.

https://archivegenocide.com

See also this explainer video.

#Gaza #WestBank #genocide #warCrimes #Israel #Palestine #FreePalestine

:prn:

#Review.

* I Am You (1977)

Mesmerizing that even outtakes from 'For You' are better than most tracks on his debut album. Should have been released as his first single. And do I hear the 'Glamorous Life' at the end?

* Tick, Tick, Bang (1981)

I like this one much better than the 'Graffiti Bridge' version. It's raw with a punk vibe. Although I don't think #punk folks can handle the falsetto 🤗 :anarchopunk:.

* Heaven (1985)

This one is superb. You really need to listen to this one via your headphones. Because somehow via speakers it doesn't sound well, but that can also be my cheap computer speakers. Although Prince would have made sure that it sounded good on every device!

* I Wonder (1989)

For me, probably the best song of the album. It sounds a little bit like '7', but better, so I don't understand that Prince didn't release this one ('7' was recorded later).

* With This Tear (1991)

This one was already released and you can find my review here: https://todon.nl/@joenepraat/116443024558133982.

* Stone (1995)

Although this one sounds like 'Cream' (that came earlier), it's still top Prince quality. The only problem here is that when I listen to it via my (new/good) earbuds, I hear the snare drum to hard in my left ear. It's just to irritating for my autistic brain. Because the drums are by Kirk Johnson, I can't blame Prince for this. It's also just bad mixing.

* Calabama (2003)

Oh my! OK, maybe it sounds just a little bit to eager to be relevant again and probably to much like 'Me Myself and I' by De La Soul, it is still a funk banger! Oooh that baaass! (yes that's Prince)

* The Guilty Ones (2007)

In the same league as 'Fury' from the same era. Should have been given to the Foo Fighters. One problem though. This sounds great on my cheap computer speakers, but rubbish on my earbuds (only drums and bass sound good). Another case of bad mixing.

* Bestest Friend (2012)

Epic power ballad! Think 'Gold', 'Purple Rain'. Should have been released and should have be put on 'Art Official Age'. Maybe Prince was afraid to mimic it's old self to much, but at that time we would have give a damn.

* How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore (Live) (1982/2016)

Another proof that the Prince Estate should really release one of the 'Piano & A Microphone' Tour concerts. #Prince literally said that he wanted to do that. Probably his final wishes. 😢

:prn:

Speaking about #Prince, the new posthumous album *Timeless* has been released today. Although I don't like it that they have put tracks together from different periods without a common theme, there are some really great tracks on here. Now listening on high quality.

On all streaming platforms and other locations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVBcsqYPtBQ&list=OLAK5uy_leu9KVOdpHKulUHTnmxCEkIfqV8yigU2E

That reminds me to point you people (again) to the anarchist publication *Desert* by Anonymous. From 2011, and as most anarchist publications, ahead of its time. EPUB available.

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-desert

#anarchism #desert #climateCrisis #climateEmergency

RE: https://nileane.fr/@nileane/117076404383925197

This is of course sarcasm, but this is not sarcasm:

WHO NEEDS #CAPITALISM AND THEIR #BILLIONAIRES ANYWAY!

#climateCrisis #climateEmergency #heatwave #Europe

RE: https://todon.nl/@joenepraat/117032649454226520

Thanks again for your reply @rikviergever. Everyone who is interested can read his replies here; https://mastodon.social/@rikviergever/117036061587783591 and here; https://mastodon.social/@rikviergever/117036069456671113, and also my reply here; https://todon.nl/@joenepraat/117037097195588978.

I'm going to upgrade and see where this is going. The main reason for this is my now working banking app (Triodos) and DigID (Dutch government ID app). But I will still try to find an alternative for when it goes wrong again. You can of course draw your own conclusion.

✏️ edit: My OTA update is not yet ready. It's a so called staggered release, so this was expected.

#Murena #eOS

⚠️ Don't update from /e/OS 4.0 to 4.1.1! The main reason is that @murena removed #Seedvault. They replaced it with their own backup app (based on Seedvault as I've heard) that only can backup to their own cloud! The problem with this is that you now have to pay for a backup, because who has a backup below 1GB. 🤷🏻

Yes, you've heard it right, #Murena goes vendor lock-in! It's now 100% clear that it's not about a Google alternative, but about their own payed services (what is just a customized Nextcloud).

There are also some other bugs, that only will be fixed in 4.2 or 4.3, but nothing about the Seedvault removal. So people can't choose their backup location anymore. Multiple people asked on their forum, but no definitive answer was given. See here: https://community.e.foundation/t/feedback-for-v4-1-1.

This is not their first time they messed it up. They also removed Material You, so they force you to use blue accent colours.

Hopefully someone knows how to safely migrate to #LineageOS or another reliable custom ROM for a #Fairphone 6?

#eOS

Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: *State Department Plans $5 Million Push for ‘Western Civilizational Heritage’ in Europe*

"The Trump administration has unveiled guidelines for a nearly $5 million program for MAGA-aligned organizations in Europe. Under the banner of defending free speech and human rights, the U.S. State Department plans to fund two or three recipients to promote anti-immigrant narratives, Christian nationalist rhetoric, and the defense of “Western civilizational heritage” across the continent. The beneficiaries have not yet been announced, but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has already described the initiative as possibly leading to interference in Germany’s elections. …"

https://globalextremism.org/post/western-civilizational-heritage-in-europe/

#Trump #fascism #Europe #farRight

Something to bookmark. For when that toxic neighbor is spitting bullshit again.

The Guardian: *The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them*

"With some still unable to accept humanity’s role in climate chaos, we tackle common misconceptions and deceptions"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/11/the-13-biggest-myths-about-heatwaves-and-how-to-bust-them

Some people – and media organisations – still have difficulty connecting the heatwaves currently gripping much of the world and human-caused climate chaos. Others are in outright denial. So how to address their evasions, distractions and lies?

The Guardian has trawled through climate sceptics’ claims and put their doubts to one of the UK’s top climate scientists, Prof Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading.

As the inventor of the famous “climate stripes” graphic, which visually represents the change in temperature as measured in each country, region or city over at least a century, he has arguably done as good a job in communicating global heating as anyone. Here are his responses to those who ignore or downplay the truth. …"

#ClimateDenial #ClimateCrisis #HeatWave #ExtremeHeat #ClimateScience #science

My favourite climate scientist released another great video.

Dr. Gilbz: *The Amazon is burning, but...*

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3cHYGkoEtxs

"In the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous communities are fighting to protect their communities and environment from deforestation.

It was so cool to meet some of the people behind the PAAMARI project and hear about the brilliant work that Cool Earth does - I am genuinely fan-girling over them!

If you wanna find out more about their work, or support their projects, head to this link: https://www.coolearth.org

And you can learn more about the PAAMARI project here: https://careashaninka.org.pe/paamari"

#ClimateChange​ #Amazon​ #indigenous​ #ClimateJustice​ #ClimateCrisis

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116885366454908070

Direct link to the preprint:

:pdf: https://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/papers/Bender-AI-2026.pdf

Thank you @emilymbender! (follow if you didn't already did)

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

Owen Jones: *Heatwave RETURNING - And That Should TERRIFY You*

"With climate scientist Dr Ella Gilbert (Dr Gilbz)"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7k5ADmfuVas

#heatwave #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #health

Kom op met dat #onweer! ⛈️