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Just watching a video on PeerTube of the closing session from the 2025 Matrix conference;

video.innovationhub-act.org/w/…

About half way through, @matthew gave a quick demo of a fork of BlueSky, with Direct Messages encrypted using the Matrix protocol.

This is a great example of the cooperation that's possible between people working on different decentralised networks. The only zero-sum competition we need to be engaged in is with centralists and DataFarmers.

#Matrix #PeerTube #BlueSky #E2EE

in reply to Strypey

problem is that not everyone is very convinced that Bluesky are neither.


Lithuania has approved a record-high 2026 defence budget byteseu.com/1622507/ #Lithuania



RE: journa.host/@ScottLucas/115705…

#Germany summons #Russia Ambassador to Berlin and is deciding "on further diplomatic measure" over "significant increase in Russian hybrid activities"

Foreign MInistry warns Russian campaign “seeks to destabilize Germany".

"We made it clear that we are monitoring Russia’s actions very closely and will take action against them"

#Ukraine


#UkraineWar, Day 1,387: #Zelensky Confers With “Coalition of Willing” and Meets US Officials

#Ukraine #TrumpRussia

eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukrain…





Das Bürgerlied flower






Leadership of U.S. command in Latin America changes hands amid scrutiny over boat strikes
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/leadership-of-u-s-command-in-latin-america-changes-hands-amid-scrutiny-over-boat-strikes?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Nation @nation-PBSNewsHour




Zadistes relaxé·es mais zadistes traqué·es
cqfd-journal.org/Zadistes-rela…

"Le procès de trois occupant·es de la Barzad d'Avignon s'est clôt vendredi 7 novembre dernier. Après un mois d'occupation contre un chantier routier, la zad avait été expulsée le 17 avril 2024. Malgré la relaxe obtenue, l'affaire montre à nouveau comment la justice pénale est utilisée à des fins de répression politique. Plus d'un an et demi après que la zad ait été expulsée, le procès mettant



Two advocacy groups fighting the Alberta government on its transgender laws say they’re looking to keep one of their challenges alive by changing their argument in court.

thestar.com/news/canada/albert…

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA



Czech Population Drops By 12,300 In First Three-Quarters of 2025 – Brno Daily byteseu.com/1622503/ #CzechRepublic #Czechia


A bit more #Satisfactory FICSMAS progress in my solo save. Everything that I *can* make in Ficsmasland Too is getting made and (overflow) routed to storage bins for later decoration use.


She’d like to change the world, but the script of ‘Ella McCay’ is running against her
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-12-12/ella-mccay-review-james-l-brooks-emma-mackey-jamie-lee-curtis-woody-harrelson?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Entertainment @entertainment-LATimes



Lakers’ Austin Reaves to miss at least a week because of calf strain
https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/story/2025-12-12/lakers-austin-reaves-to-miss-at-least-week-calf-strain?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Sports @sports-LATimes




Kali Linux 2025.4 Ethical #Hacking Distro Released with #KDE Plasma 6.5, #GNOME 49, #Xfce Updates, Three New Tools, and More 9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-…

#Linux #OpenSource



🔗 The Current and Future Burden of Long COVID in the United States

Simulations show that the average total cost of a long COVID case can range from $5084-$11 646 (assuming symptoms only last 1 year) with 92.5%-95.2% of these costs being productivity losses. Therefore, the current number of long COVID cases could cost society at least $2.01-$6.56 billion, employers at least $1.99-$6.49 billion in productivity losses, and third-party payers $21.0-$68.5 million annually (6%-20% probability of developing long COVID). These cases would accrue 35 808-121 259 quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) lost and 13 484-45 468 disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and would rise as COVID-19 incidence increases.

The current health and economic burden of long COVID may already exceed that of a number of other chronic diseases and will continue to grow each year as COVID-19 cases increase. This could be a significant drain on businesses, third-party payers, the healthcare system, and society.



pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/398429…

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