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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 9h

Reminder: leaving the ECHR is not a popular position with voters! But the 3 most prominent parties in the country are all at least leaning towards it for some reason!

Do British people want to leave the ECHR? Here’s what the polls say

Withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights has become a defining issue for political parties

www.independent.co.uk

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Patrick Harvie MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social · 9h

The whole point of human rights law is that the Government can be held to account when they breach people's rights.

If the Home Secretary doesn't like it, that's why she needs to hear it.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Danie @gadgeteer.co.za · 9h

German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email

See gadgeteer.co.za/german-state...

#digitalsovereignty #germany #opensource #technology

German state replaces Microsoft Exchange and Outlook with open-source email

“The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has dumped its government email and calendar systems for open-source software. The six-month migration has replaced

gadgeteer.co.za

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 9h

Critics say violence against protesters is on the rise after President Milei introduced new rules for security forces.

‘They could have killed me’: Protesters condemn state violence in Argentina

Critics say violence against protesters is on the rise after President Milei introduced new rules for security forces.

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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 8h

They are going to make an Icelandic Taskmaster. This post is my audition for the Taskmaster. Just look at this grumpy face!

Just imagine asking me to give you points for your pitiful attempt! No! You'll get 1 point and be grateful.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 8h

Referring to global history during the 'Victorian era', but de-centering Europe:
The Meiji era of Japan lasted from 1868 to 1912.

So:
"Cowboys were roaming warrior-gunmen who managed cattle empires for the noble class in early Meiji-era America."

"The Meiji Emperor 明治5年. Albumen silver print. Uchida Kuichi was the only photographer granted a sitting by the Emperor Meiji and in 1872 Uchida photographed the Emperor and Empress Haruko in full court dress and everyday robes. In 1873, Uchida again photographed the Emperor, who this time wore military dress, and a photograph from this sitting became the official imperial portrait (Ishii and Iizawa). Copies of the official portrait were distributed among foreign heads of state and Japanese regional governmental offices, but their private sale was prohibited. Nevertheless, many copies of the photograph were made and circulated on the market. (Kinoshita). Published in the Japanese book, Meiji Tenno gyoden (Tokyo: Kaneo Bun'endo, 1912)"

CREDIT: Uchida Kuichi - Tenno Yondai No Shozo "天皇四代の肖像", published by Mainichi Shinbun Sha 毎日新聞社, 1999.

"A historical photograph of a group of cowboys from the American West, likely from the late 19th century. The photograph appears to be a promotional image for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show"

The name "Johnny Baker" is written at the bottom, either as the photographer or labeling a gentleman in fancy hat holding a long rifle.

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ashenov @ashenov.bsky.social · Dec 1

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Abbiistabbii @abbiistabbii.bsky.social · 10h

Oh god elections next year.

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Centurii chan @centuriichan.bsky.social · 13h

engineers the second they get an A+

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isabel @isabelroses.com · 14h

the sanity of google software

Google wallet is not Google pay is not Google pay is not Google wallet is not Google check out is not Google wallet is not android pay is not Google pay send is not Google pay

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teq @quilling.dev · 1d

closed source software is a moral and ethical failure

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Abbiistabbii @abbiistabbii.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's really going with the "peace in the middle east" like, huh.

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Abbiistabbii @abbiistabbii.bsky.social · 1d

You know with the amount of video calls you saw in sci-fi in the past, it's weird that we don't do that many video calls now that we have easy access to them.

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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 2d

Had a wonderful time at the @lateralcast.com live recording.

Here is just a sample of the lovely people I met.

@icklenellierose.bsky.social the ever so fun
@tomscott.com the ever so tired after hosting a live show
@mattgrayy.es the ever so not scary
@kipheath.bsky.social the ever so curious

matt screaming at me and me being scared

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Abbiistabbii @abbiistabbii.bsky.social · 1d

The Bible: "And the people of the world were scattered, for God gave them all different tongues."

Reality: When lots of people with no single tongue need to work together, they start learning their words for things and a pidgin develops, when children are raised with this pidgin make it a creole.

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isabel @isabelroses.com · 1d

"apolitical" in the sense it is made by 2 banned members of the nix community

jess 🏳️‍⚧️ @fluffyfoxies.moe · 1d

til theres an election for the people who run nix?? and found an "apolitical" voting guide jdgfjhdfgh??

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Abbiistabbii @abbiistabbii.bsky.social · 1d

1527 was wild because like...

Henry VIII in England: "What's taking the Pope so long with my Annulment?"
Caspar Röist in Rome: "RUN YOUR HOLINESS! WE'LL BUY YOU TIME! CHAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!"

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 5d

She’s describing the Gestapo but it could very easily be ICE. The religious right are so scared of books that they threaten librarians with violence. You should check out this documentary on BBC 4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...