Notices by Fredrik Graver (fgraver@hcommons.social), page 2

You know who else should be on trial for the UK’s far-right riots? Elon Musk | Jonathan Freedland
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/09/uk-far-right-riots-elon-musk-x

Three forgotten women who wrote fairytales which subverted the Grimms’ gender norms https://theconversation.com/three-forgotten-women-who-wrote-fairytales-which-subverted-the-grimms-gender-norms-233931

I followed the Democratic nomination campaigns in 2020 (as I usually do), and was hoping Elizabeth Warren would win. Kamela Harris impressed early on, but seemed to lose steam pretty early.

However, there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that she is the correct nominee for the US Democratic Party in 2024. She has faults, but so does every candidate, both past, present, and, no doubt, future. She is, however, undoubtably a candidate with more intelligence and empathy than Trump (low bar, I know), with more wit and ability than Trump (again, low bar) and her experience as VP gives her an insight into the workings of both national and international governance the US needs.

From a European socialst perspective, she’s pretty conservative — but then again, the US would never elect someone with a European socialist perspective.

I hope the US electorate is smart enough to see that Harris is the president they need, and also give the Democrats a majority in the House and Senate.

A Week of Israel’s Horrific Massacres in Gaza https://jacobin.com/2024/07/gaza-massacres-israel-genocide-children/

This. 100% this.

Americans on social media are on the whole as bad as American tourists abroad. Absolutely no understanding about the fact they are surrounded by people with different traditions, cultures, and norms than themselves.

The US presidential election affects all of us, but since there is nothing the rest of us can do, the constant spamming of all timelines with election news and hand wringing causes nothing but stress and resentment.

I am not generally someone who calls for CWs but in this case: please, PLEASE, do use them.

#USPol https://toot.cat/@catzilla/112700728918573778

@strypey @AccordionBruce @Br3nda @tbaldauf Canada, China, and USA are all pretty similar in size — in the world, Canada is no. 2, China no. 3, and USA no. 4*.

But together, Canada, USA, Mexico (which is no. 14 in the world) — ie. North America — are more than twice the the size of China and, in fact, bigger than the largest country in the world, Russia. So yes, North America is so damn big.

Should there be better rail offerings in North America? Of course there should. But the problems posed by sheer size are non-trivial.

* depending on how you count, USA can be larger than China — but they are regardless pretty close.

Israeli soldiers and police tipping off groups that attack Gaza aid trucks | Exclusive: Members of security forces giving settlers who intercept vital supplies information on location of convoys, group says
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/israeli-soldiers-and-police-tipping-off-groups-that-attack-gaza-aid-trucks

Human rights lawyer Susie Alegre: ‘If AI is so complex it can’t be explained, there are areas where it shouldn’t be used’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/11/human-rights-lawyer-susie-alegre-ai-artificial-intelligence-human-rights-robot-wrongs-book-interview?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

In Solidarity with the Students. We stand with the campus protesters. Download these free ebooks on Palestine, mass protests, and student rebellions.

❤️ Verso Books https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/in-solidarity-with-the-students

If someone tells you capitalism is about freedom, show them this. Capitalism was not, is not, and will never be about freedom — it is about ensuring capitalists can concentrate as much weath as possible about themselves, while simultaneously brutally destroying anyone and anything that threatens that concentration of wealth.

Ludlow Massacre - WCH | Stories https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9243/ludlow-massacre?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Repeat after me: a university is *not* a corporation, and should not be run like one. The former exists for the pursuit of knowledge, while the latter for the pursuit of profits. These are mutually incompatible.

🤦♂️ https://mastodon.social/@NRKno_bot/111789300074402343

Freedom of thought is being threatened by states, big tech and even ourselves. Here’s what we can do to stop this https://theconversation.com/freedom-of-thought-is-being-threatened-by-states-big-tech-and-even-ourselves-heres-what-we-can-do-to-stop-this-220266

Hei #Mastohjelp: jeg skal til Stockholm neste uke. Kjenner ikke byen godt, men skal bo nær Sentralstasjonen og se #NHL-kamp mellom #TorontoMapleLeafs og #MinnesotaWild på søndag.

Mitt spørsmål handler om hvor kan man spise godt i Stockholm sentrum? Tenker litt fancy på lørdag, men det må være sted med en meny som passer til en som spiser fisk men ikke noen form for kjøtt. På søndag tenker jeg sportspub med god pub mat for etter kampen.

Forslag?

#NorskTut #ReiseTips #MatTips #Stockholm

How 19th Century Scientists Predicted Global Warming https://daily.jstor.org/how-19th-century-scientists-predicted-global-warming/

Se det, ja. Jeg nærmer meg en alder hvor dette virker som en morsom aktivitet. https://thewfa.co.uk/
#NorskTut #Aldring #Aktivitet #Sport

Periodic Table of delusions, nonsense, other whackadoodlery. Still one the best analyses of irrational beliefs, both harmless and harmful.

Variations on it can be found here: https://www.crispian.net/PTOIN.html

Facebook users can now claim settlement money. Here's how. - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-settlement-lawsuit-claim-money-august-2023/

Nå trer EUs DSA (digital services act) i kraft. Dette kan bli interessant.

https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/eu-skjerper-reglene-for-tekgigantene-1.16527694

WandaVision Background Actors Reportedly Scanned for AI Replicas Without Their Permission https://nofilmschool.com/wandavision-ai-digital-replicas

In case anyone was wondering why SAG-AFTRA are on strike…