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stevenray

@stevenray@sfba.social

Photographer, sound artist, poet. Former sys admin. Political progressive, Left Coaster. Red wine yes, nationalism no. Pro dogs & cats & strange music.

I have never been older than I am right now. That happened yesterday, too

neurodiv, probably

PixelFed:
https://metapixl.com/45rpm (vinyl)
https://pixelfed.social/wine (wine reviews)
https://pixelfed.art/stevenlouisray (b&w fine art photography)

#fedi22 #experimentalMusic #wine #sanFrancisco #cats #dogs #art #poetry #socialism #equality #FreePalestine

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GeekSusie, to random
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Words by Neil Gaiman and illustrations by Chris Riddell

randahl, to random
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UN human rights experts horrified: Seven mass graves found in northern Gaza with 520 Palestinian bodies. Some beheaded, some showing signs of torture.

The Israeli government can scream "anti-semitism" as much as they want — The International Criminal Court is coming for Benjamin Netanyahu, and the world will never forget what his government did.

Never again.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/4652018-reports-mount-of-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospitals-some-without-heads/amp/

stevenray, to random
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Essays and conversations in which Roy and Cusack reflect on their meeting with Daniel Ellsberg and Edward Snowden in 2014.

(comment on https://sfba.club/book/37000)

eff, to random
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“It’s comically difficult” to turn off your new car’s data collection, EFF’s @Thorin told Sherwood News. “I do this for a living and I am not 100% positive I have gotten everything correct, which is ridiculous.” https://sherwood.news/tech/how-to-opt-out-of-the-privacy-nightmare-that-comes-factory-installed-in-new/

QasimRashid, to random
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There are 600,000 children in Rafah. They have nowhere else to go. If you support an invasion of Rafah, you're saying the lives and well-being of those children don't matter.

If you saw those children as your own, opposing the invasion wouldn't be a question. If you don't see them as your own, it's because they've been dehumanized to you. Otherwise no person with a conscience would look at an innocent child, let alone 600,000 innocent children, and agree they deserve to be bombed and killed.

DoctorsWithoutBorders, (edited ) to random
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The impact of an offensive on , , will have disastrous effects for over 1 million people.

Join us in calling for:

LukeBornheimer, to random
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The Valencia Corridor Merchants Association is calling for the center bikeway to be replaced with curbside protected bike lanes, which will be better for business, safer for people, and more effective at helping people shift trips from cars.

My statement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS19w7Kw48ZntI6Tex_gKiAtKj6s_Ph4NwIa9G8hIoGg-yT3xW9_qorfSB3wZv_Mbs1AvZVvD2sExcG/pub

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LukeBornheimer,
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Sign the petition for curbside protected bike lanes now at https://BetterValencia.com — signing only takes a few taps and less than a minute!

Curbside protected bike lanes will be better for business, safer for people and more effective at helping people shift trips away from cars.

SallyStrange, to random
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It's official: animals and bugs are people.

I think plants are people too, but there's no scientific declaration to that effect. Yet.

https://nautil.us/insects-and-other-animals-have-consciousness-571584/

sarae, to random
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reflecting on the bear-or-man discourse

and thinking about how my good dog protected me, over the years, from both bears and men

she faced down my violent ex-husband when he tried to kick in the door of my house

and a bear that tried to walk through our camp one night, up the Skok

and this makes me think that really what women need isn't an array of bad choices

it's to be supported so that we have the freedom and resources to be out in the world safely

also, dogs are pretty great

professorhank, to science
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#mRNA #vaccines continue to show themselves a miracle of #science from #covid to #cancer.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-mrna-cancer-vaccine-triggers-fierce.html

blogdiva, to Columbia
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« University Apartheid Divest—a coalition of over 100 student groups revitalized after the University suspended its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace—brought the referendum to the council. ...that Columbia divest from “all stocks, funds, and endowment and refrain from further investment in companies profiting from or engaging in Israeli apartheid”»

CCSC approves referendum on divestment from , adopts boycott policy
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/03/04/ccsc-approves-referendum-on-divestment-from-israel-adopts-boycott-policy/

halcionandon, to Palestine
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This app - No Thanks - allows you to scan the codes of products and it will tell you if the product is affiliated with a company that supports Israel.

Now you can more easily boycott Israel and support #Palestine #Gaza while shopping for groceries.
🍉🍉🍉

https://apps.apple.com/au/app/no-thanks-app/id6476206516

There’s an Android version too but it seems to have some bugs.

@palestine

pvonhellermannn, to random
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Great news: UK university divests from Israel-linked arms companies following pressure

“The University of York has been forced to divest from weapons and arms manufacturers tied to Israel after a series of protests from a student-led coalition.”

Protest works!

#Gaza #Divest #studentprotests #campusprotests

https://www.newarab.com/news/uk-university-divests-israel-linked-arms-companies

luckytran, to random
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Love this! Fund science, not genocide.

KeithDJohnson, to random
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I'm a Tenured College Professor. I'm Quitting. Here's Why.
by Jessica Wildfire

"Most of my professor friends can't support themselves. That includes the fancy tenured professors, even at nice schools. They have sugar mamas & sugar daddies. They're married to lawyers and bankers, or IT managers. If they're like me, they've got a secret side hustle.

Here's an irony:

My university forces everyone to disclose outside income. So if you have a second job or a side hustle, you're technically supposed to report it. You're supposed to ask them for permission. They can say no.

That's right, the same university that gave me a chocolate bar for a raise also says I can't take on a second job to support my family. They're worried it would distract me from all the free work I'm doing for them." https://www.okdoomer.io/im-a-professor-heres-why-im-walking-away-from-my-tenure/

alttexthalloffame, to accessibility
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A few extra seconds of your time it takes to add a good image description can really improve someone's day.

"To a totally blind person like me it means a lot to have a picture in my mind of your images, especially the animal pics."

"I don't know what it is, but as a blind user it's making me emotional to be able to actually interact with content."

https://alttexthalloffame.org

Kimota94,
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@alttexthalloffame My much older brother tells the story, from his childhood in the 1950s, of my mother driving the car through the countryside and narrating what she saw so that her blind (from diabetes) husband could enjoy the view. My brother would lie down on the back seat, close his eyes and see the world the way his father saw it.

I think of that every time there’s a request here to include ALT text descriptions on Mastodon. It’s such a small ask with such a huge upside.

Mastodon, to mastodon
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#Mastodon forms new 501(c)(3) non-profit entity with new board of directors in the United States to facilitate tax-deductible donations and in-kind support:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/

DrALJONES, to brooklyn
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Interview with Naomi Klein:

"Jews Must Raise Their Voices for Palestine, Oppose the False Idol of Zionism"

Thousands of Jewish Americans & allies gathered in Brooklyn just a block from the home of Chuck Schumer on Tuesday. Naomi Klein spoke:

"Zionism is a false idol that takes our most profound biblical stories of justice & emancipation from slavery... & turns them into weapons of colonial land theft, roadmaps for ethnic cleansing & genocide."

https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/24/naomi_klein_seder

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spotlightonpod, to jazz
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"Nine years after the release of the album that changed his life, the saxophonist is bringing new collaborators and new parts of himself into his work."

Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/23/arts/music/kamasi-washington-fearless-movement.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk0.P_gj.gE2znUZZ5RY0&smid=nytcore-ios-share (gift link)

stevenray, to random
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Very much looking forward to this one.

(comment on https://sfba.club/book/25011)

QasimRashid, to random
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BREAKING: A special State Dept panel told Sect Blinken in December to sanction the IDF due to war crimes and rapes—& he’s taken no action.😳

Remember, the US Govt immediately pulled UNRWA funding on the mere allegation of Hamas, and without any evidence, but now 5 months later zero action against IDF despite extensive documentation of rape & murder by IDF as proven by the U.S. State Dept itself!😐
https://www.propublica.org/article/israel-gaza-blinken-leahy-sanctions-human-rights-violations

visionsofnapa, to california
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Celebrate California Native Plant Week.

https://www.cnps.org/california-native-plant-week?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npw_24

D_J_Nathanson, to random
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It’s !

When cops ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and then STFU:

  • I am not discussing how I’m doing or where I’m going.

  • Am I free to leave?

  • I am not answering any questions.

  • If they ask to search anything: "I do not consent to a search."

  • I want to speak to a lawyer.

WHATEVER YOUR AWESOME EXPLANATION FOR THE COPS IS, IT CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU TALK TO A LAWYER! (Who will listen to you and then tell you to STFU.)

Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us making the Ssh signal with his finger over his mouth. He’s in a dark room and his face is lit from below. Spooky!

QasimRashid, to random
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“Israel Has Declared Record Amount of West Bank Land as State-owned in 2024”

This isn't self-defense. This isn't a counter to Hamas. This is de facto violation of international law.

Would love for someone to explain how this is any different than Russia forcibly taking Ukrainian land?

Go on. I’m waiting.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-04-11/ty-article/.premium/israel-has-declared-record-amount-of-west-bank-land-as-state-owned-in-2024/0000018e-c7a2-dd23-a3cf-e7a713c90000

DrALJONES, to random
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