@Paperposts
Gosh, that takes me back. I used to have one of those when I was at school. I wonder what happened to it.
#rule #measurement
@Paperposts
Gosh, that takes me back. I used to have one of those when I was at school. I wonder what happened to it.
#rule #measurement
Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?
J. M. Barrie (1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist [James Matthew Barrie]
The Little White Bird, ch. 4 “A Night-Piece,” Scribner’s Magazine, Vol. 32 (1902-08)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/barrie-james/1209/
THE BLOODY #PIRATE MANIFESTO
"No #ads. No #VIP. #No god. Just seed.
Welcome to the Age of Monetized #Piracy.
Where “#free” comes with cookies,
Where “#anonymous” means “newsletter,”
Where every #pirate flag has a price tag sewn in.
You wanted to sail the high seas
They sold you a lifeboat subscription with #ads.
RULE #1:
If you make money off #piracy you are the #Navy.
Ad-plastered “free streaming” sites
→ You click "Play", they load 9 #JavaScript #miners and your ex’s #Facebook ad.
→ Solution: #Kill their #revenue. #uBlock, #TamperMonkey, Empty.gif carpet #bombing.
VIP #Pirate #Accounts
→ They sell stolen #Netflix access like it’s a f***ing bottle service.
→ Solution: #Leak it. #Fork it. #Burn it.
#Darknet Pirate Resellers
→ "Premium Ebook Packs - Only $29 #BTC"
→ Solution: #Doxx. #Spoof. #Blacklist.
(They sell what should be holy. Purify with fire.)
#FAKE #LIBRARIES ARE NOT #LIBERATION.
"#PDF download" — 9 popups later, your #RAM is crying.
"Buy 3 #EPUBs, get 1 free" — you just colonized knowledge.
"#DMCA takedown coming " cry #harder, #bitch.
#Archive it. #Mirror it. #Share it. Don't sell it.
They #seed.
They #encrypt.
They #disappear.
Every time you monetize piracy, an #FTP server #dies in a basement.
“If your #piracy has a #profit model,
then our #piracy will include you.”
#Ads? Nuked.
#Subscriptions? Hijacked.
#Privacy policies? Weaponized.
You are not a user. You are a bullet.
“You wanted #torrent #freedom.
They gave you streaming #debt.”
Now take it back. With #fire.
—
Meghan Markle Shares Her No. 1 Rule for Baby Names: ‘I Will Say This to Every Woman in the World’ https://www.inbella.com/1070260/meghan-markle-shares-her-no-1-rule-for-baby-names-i-will-say-this-to-every-woman-in-the-world/ #Baby #Events&Appearances #Gossip #Markle #Meghan #names #News #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #Rule #shares #woman #World
Snakes Break All the Rules
https://nautil.us/snakes-break-all-the-rules-1206380/
> Stephen S. Hall on writing his new book Slither: How Nature’s Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World
@coreysnipes@hachyderm.io
Another example of #mob #rule. Let's not forget that this is the same bullshit that drove #WilWheaton away, and frankly shit like this represents the absolute worst part of the #Fediverse, full stop.
If you're part of any mob, if you're part of any #brigading, then I have two words for you:
Fuck You.
(This is a quote-post. My comments are not directed to OP but to the fediverse in general.)
RE: https://hachyderm.io/users/coreysnipes/statuses/114411524014876693
#AntiFa #EU #Unions #Politics #UK 'fight for your rights' , members my family and probably some of yours died for the cause. It's never perfect but better than #elite #oligarchs and the #LINO #neofascist who currently #rule over us.
https://www.socialeurope.eu/democracy-under-siege-trade-unions-rise-as-a-bulwark-against-the-far-right
And The #People Shall #RiseUp in #Overwhelming masses. As the #Resistance must #Organize & #Mobilize to #Defend #Democracy & The #Rule of #Law
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:uyh5huzxtthtkg6htsgt56lh/post/3lmrxawg3xk22
*“So whatever you wish that others would do to you!*do also to them!*for this is the Law!*& the Prophets!
*The Golden Rule!
*“So whatever you wish that others would do to you!*do also to them!*for this is the Law!*& the Prophets!
*Respect!
*The Golden Rule!
*“So whatever you wish that others would do to you!*do also to them!*for this is the Law!*& the Prophets!
*~*Matthew 7:12*~*
*~*Respect!*~*
*~*The Golden Rule!*~*
*~*“So whatever you wish that others would do to you!*do also to them!*for this is the Law!*& the Prophets!*~*
Taking out a law firm bc they won cases proving you really did lose the last election. Deporting someone bc you don't like their political speech. He ran on this, he promised this, & then social media + billionaires got him a slim U.S. majority.
#OurPutin #not #going #anywhere #Dems #asleep #GOP #afraid #fascist #rule #political #speech #frozen #market #stability #gone #tariff #fever #USAID #DOGE #PresidentMusk #Constitutional #crisis #slow #motion #coup #entrenchment https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-perkins-coie-lawsuit-executive-order/
Brooks and Capehart on the implications of Trump's altercation with Zelenskyy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19r63QYAvZA #Trump #Zelensky #gangster #rule #extortion #politics
Wow, here we are, so soon. If you criticize Musk, the DOJ writes to threaten you. Congressman: I will not be silenced. They also are threatening Schumer.
#Trump #DOJ #weaponize #political #enemies #attack #free #speech #fascists #rule #iron #fist #fascism #USA #MuskWasNotElected #DeportMusk & #Theil too #California #House #Representative #threatened by #federal #prosecutor #WashingtonDC #beltway #ChuckSchumer #minority #leader #Democrats #GOP #GQP #democracy #dying https://www.alternet.org/congressman-letter-trump-doj/
@knutson_brain The theory is that perception of reality is formed through repetition, and that's how propaganda works. The theory is rough (and I guess rather weak in methodologically terms) but as long as most people comply those in power make use of it. That's why control of mass media has always been more important than terror. Only the weakest regimes must use extermination of dissenters as an additional principle. #rule #power #propaganda #suppression #terror
Trump has directed his administration to block #global aid recipients from telling patients about #abortion — a move that would weaken reproductive health care worldwide.
The move, announced in a presidential memorandum Friday, revives a policy known as the “#global #gag #rule” that Trump and many other Republican presidents have implemented.
Already, contractors that receive U.S. foreign aid money cannot use it to directly support abortion services -- But they can tell people the option is available.
Trump is not the first GOP president to implement this policy,
but his interpretation of it, which matches an approach he took in his previous term, is the most expansive.
Other Republicans have only applied the gag rule to foreign aid that is specific to family planning services.
-- But Trump’s rule affects any global health funding distributed by the United States.
The gag rule’s wide reach means that its implementation would weaken global efforts to prevent the spread of #HIV, to promote #contraception, and to fight diseases such as #malaria and #tuberculosis. In the past, similar gag rules have resulted in family planning clinics in other countries shutting down and fewer people receiving contraception.
Some health centers have dropped contraception offerings in response to the policy,
leaving people with no local options for birth control. The rule has also been associated with a higher rate of unintended pregnancy and abortion, including in countries where the procedure is not legal.
https://19thnews.org/2025/01/trump-reinstates-the-global-gag-rule-on-abortion/
Trump signs order to reinstate ‘global gag rule’ on abortion aid
Federal rule also known as ‘#Mexico #City #policy’ halts US funds to overseas groups that provide abortion services
The policy, which was first instituted by Ronald Reagan in 1984, is typically implemented whenever a Republican president wins the White House and rescinded whenever a Democrat wins.
But this whiplash has major implications for abortion and reproductive healthcare around the world.
Historically, the revival of the Mexico City policy affects up to about $600m of international aid.
During his first term, however, Trump dramatically expanded the scope of the Mexico city policy,
which abortion rights supporters call a “#global #gag #rule”.
Rather than applying the policy only to family planning assistance, as was typical,
the Trump administration applied to it to assistance for organizations that offer a range of health services around the globe
– leading the policy to affect billions of dollars’ worth of aid.
According to the Guttmacher Institute, which tracks abortion restrictions and their impact, the policy can cut off access to contraception,
lead women to seek out unsafe abortions
and cause tumult within the non-governmental groups that depend on US aid to keep their programs going.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/24/trump-order-abortion?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other