I just learned about the use of big guns, cannons, as a timekeeping device. Obviously not really in wide use any longer, but some still exist, such as the 'Noon Gun' in Capetown. Boom!
YouTube is about to get worse, again; "It's not exactly hard to find politically conservative content on YouTube, but the platform may soon skew even further to the right. YouTube parent Alphabet has confirmed that it will restore channels that were banned in recent years for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and elections. Alphabet says it values free expression and political debate, placing the blame for its previous moderation decisions on the Biden administration." #News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #USpol
I know most of y'all are probably preoccupied with the shit that's happening locally, whether it's the sanctification of a white supremacist in the US, large-scale right-wing protests in the UK, the increased popularity of the AfD in Germany, etcetera, etcetera, but this was our weekend; "Thousands of people joined a protest organised by a rightwing activist demanding stricter immigration policies and a clampdown on asylum seekers, just more than a month before a national election. Large groups of protesters, many waving Dutch flags and flags associated with far-right groups, clashed violently with the police, throwing rocks and bottles, footage from broadcaster NOS showed." "Local media reported that protesters also smashed several windows at the headquarters of the centre-left D66 party." "A smaller group of rioters headed for the Dutch parliament complex, which is fenced off as it undergoes renovation." #News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #DontPayTheGuardian #NLpol #EUpol
See this post by [@thomasfuchs]( ), from earlier this week; https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/115210058368109140 For my own future reference, this is the blog post on world dot hey dot com that is being referred to, in which DHH rolls out all the usual 'Great Replacement' tropes, praises Tommy Robinson, etcetera; https://archive.ph/3EN2N Reader beware! Meanwhile, a reminder that there are still plenty of companies happily giving him money, including Rails World platinum sponsor [@appsignal](https://appsignal.social/@appsignal ), which seems to have abandoned its fedi presence. I guess @Roy Tomeij :appsignal: didn't want to hear the criticism any longer, eh? Simping for DHH paid off with a $22M investment from a US venture capitalist earlier this year, though, so I guess they feel they're doing alright. But it also includes nerd darling Framework, who I can't tag from here because they're still happily residing on Fosstodon, and a long list of other companies you should perhaps reconsider giving money to; The fucking rot in this industry πŸ˜’ #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #DHH
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A reminder, as the news is awash with the death of Charlie Kirk, a known fascist, xenophobic, antisemitic hate preacher; 1) Everything he did and contributed to was political violence. It is the only reason we even know who this fucker was. It was why he was out in the open, in the path of that bullet; 2) The instant blaming of 'the radical left' (Trump) and 'the progressive-liberal left' (OrbΓ‘n) while the identity of the shooter and their motives remain a mystery is calculated, premeditated political violence; 3) The lionisation of this fucker by people in power, pretending that he did not sow this himself, that his hateful rhetoric was somehow part of some bullshit 'debate' is political violence, and a slap in the face of anyone ever targeted by this asshole and the movement that survives him; 4) Being forced to pay attention to this because it might have a real-world impact on the continued safety of you and your loved ones is political violence. #News #OrganisedAffiliatedFuckers #USpol