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jeff, to berlin
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“Hear the truth… whoever speaks it.”
Moses Maimonides (1135–1204)
From the Jewish Museum Berlin.

jeff, (edited ) to random
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So we crashed an Arab language group at the old German Parliament. Lucky for us they are giving it first in English and translating to Arabic

The conversations and questions from this group are fascinating.

jeff, to random
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I'll add that this is a great way to seriously undermine public support and sentiment in journalism and public broadcasting.

https://newsie.social/deck/@jeff/112511003212674687

jeff, to journalism
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St. Louis National Public Radio is claiming sovereign immunity as "an arm of the state exercising exclusively governmental functions" and argues it should be immune from the defamation lawsuit.

https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/24/st-louis-public-radio-makes-unprecedented-sovereign-immunity-claim-in-defamation-case/

It's worth noting that NPR objected when X/Twitter labeled it "state-affiliated" and "government-funded" media, arguing that such labels undermined their journalistic independence.

Vreejack,
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@jeff
Agreed. This claim bears several layers of stupidity. I hope they have an actual defense in preparation, because this one is close to "LOL, no".

jeff, to berlin
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As an American in this , it's a particularly poignant time for reflection.

With the rising threat of extremism in , visiting the exhibit later today feels especially relevant.

https://www.topographie.de/en/exhibitions/weimar-under-attack

LALegault,
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@jeff I love Berlin, enjoy your time.

jeff, to random
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"If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy." - Marquis de Lafayette.

jeff, to random
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An informed citizenry is the keystone of democracy.

As Thomas Jefferson said, 'Wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government.'

jeff, (edited ) to maine
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The daughter and Maine the boat cat making sailing passage from Castine to Monehegan Island off the Maine coast.

Maine the cat looks super chillax. Just a few short weeks ago he was rescued from a shelter.

jeff, to mastodon
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Just a reminder that the whole point of federated social media shouldn't be that you need to be on , AND , AND , AND whatever other platform

The point is it should be OR...

jeff, to Cat
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Max the cat receives honorary doctorate in 'litter-ature’ from Vermont university

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/life/animalkind/2024/05/20/max-the-cat-vermont-state-university-graduation/73735128007/

jeff, to sustainability
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Starting today, Honeytree Technologies (honeytreetech.com) is proud to announce that we will be contributing 1% of our revenue to carbon removal initiatives. By supporting these efforts, we are committed to combating climate change and promoting a sustainable future.

https://climate.stripe.com/A7Bfd2

jeff, to random
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"The evil in the world comes almost always from ignorance, and goodwill can cause as much damage as ill-will if it is not enlightened.. - Albert Camus

jeff, to politics
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“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” ― Socrates

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An Idaho Public Library Will Become Adults-Only July 1, 2024

https://literaryactivism.substack.com/p/an-idaho-public-library-will-become'

mike,
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@jeff When I was a kid the library was always a safe space. It was a quite refuge full of worlds to explore. To this day being in the stacks of any library induces a sense of calm.
Denying young people that refuge, especially in this day and age should be the criminal offense.

jeff, to random
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“To virtue, honesty, education of the people, and the rule of law. We can have no country without them nor be worthy of one.” –

John Adams toast to the United States in the Franklin TV miniseries.

jeff, to random
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Content is fire
Social media is gasoline

mike,
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@jeff Social media is now the content. The medium has become the message .

We've all been enlisted as content creators. Our only choice is to whom do we give it away too?

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