The battle for the soul of America's universities is also a battle for the future of trans people in the US, and American democracy.
wsj.com/us-news/education/harv…
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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Nearly 40% of Romanian voters remain undecided ahead of presidential election
ADVERTISEMENTAlmost 40% of Romanian voters are still undecided who to vote for in next month's election, the latest opinion polls show.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Judge: 'Probable cause' to hold U.S. in contempt over Alien Enemies Act deportations
The government sent several planeloads of alleged gang members to El Salvador, including 137 people under the act, the White House said at the time. The judge gave the U.S. until April 23 to respond.
#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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" #Tesla slumps below 50% share of #California electric car market
..no longer selling the majority of new EVs registered in California"
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Conférence de #JeanLucMélenchon à #Montréal
15 avril 2025 | #LFI - #NUPES Montréal
« Cette venue exceptionnelle s’inscrit dans le cadre de sa tournée nord-américaine pour présenter son dernier livre, #FaitesMieux ! La révolution citoyenne. »
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#Mélenchon #JLM #LaFranceInsoumise #gaucheFr #gaucheFrançaise #polFr #politiqueFrançaise #gauche #mouvementsSociaux #théoriePolitique #livres @bookstodon
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3D Systems debuts new application-specific 3D printing solutions at RAPID + TCT 2025 - 3D Printing Industry
3D Systems, the U.S.-based 3D printing pioneer headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has unveiled a trio of application-specific solutions at RAPID + TCT 2025 aimed at transforming manufacturingRodolfo Hernandez (3D Printing Industry)
Is Tesla still a car company?
Elon Musk wants to rebrand Tesla as an AI company. It seems to be working.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
First F-16 Block 70 Lands at Graf Ignatievo Base
Departing from the Lockheed Martin assembly plant in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 31, Bulgaria’s first F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon fighter jet arrived at Graf Ignatievo (3rd Fighter Air Base), the Balkan country’s only active combat base on…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
In first 4 months of the year, US measles cases are over double last year's count.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/04…
Each measles case in raging outbreak costs up to $50,000, CDC official says
In first 4 months of the year, US measles cases are over double last year’s count.Beth Mole (Ars Technica)
As they say, it won't cost that much after some layoffs.
PS: I'm just parroting someone else's opinion. Please don't shoot the messenger.
Learn about mutual aid
In the first ten minutes, of the first session, you hear how mutual aid is not charity. This is an important point.
Mutual Aid 101 - Shareable
Four-week Mutual Aid 101 learning series designed for those just getting started to learn from seasoned mutual aid organizers and activists.Shareable
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the idea of resuming the Odessa-Chisinau train, which will run through Transnistria
Ukraine and Moldova are discussing how to implement the idea of resuming the movement of the Chisinau-Odesa train, which will run through unrecognized Transnistria.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
German court rules migrants can be deported back to Greece – DW – 04/16/2025
Germany's Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig on Wednesday ruled that two men who face impending deportation to Greece would not face inhumane or degrading reception conditions if they were sent back.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
#STOPTHEGENOCIDE #art #mastodonart #mastoart
Witnessing the #genocide live broadcasted on social media and being unable to do something about it, filled our #eyes with tears many times.
We will never ever forget about the #children of #Gaza and #Palestine!
#Digital #painting by the talented young #Egyptian #artist #AbdullahWgih
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Wafrn, the social media that respects you
Wafrn is a social media inspired by tumblr that connects with the fediverseapp.wafrn.net
[$] Parallel directory operations
Allowing directories to be modified in parallel was the topic of Jeff Layton's filesystem-track session at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LS [...]
Tributes paid to Athlone businessman who died while swimming in Malta
Tributes are being paid to a popular local businessman in Athlone after his tragic death abroad yesterday. Noel Ryan passed away after getting into difficulty while swimming at St Julian's Bay, during a holiday in Malta.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite
Vintage phishing varietal has improved with age
theregister.com/2025/04/16/coz…
#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #politics #russia #phishing
Russians lure European diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting invite
: Vintage phishing varietal has improved with ageIain Thomson (The Register)
Transgender World
in reply to Transgender World • • •The Trump administration knows that the universities - with their focus on independent, critical research - are a threat to their corporate, theocratic and ultranationalist fundamentalism.
nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/poli…
archive.ph/d7Yf1
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Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities
Michael C. Bender (The New York Times)Transgender World
in reply to Transgender World • • •The universities have always been important players in the cultural revolutions of America, so they have to be brought to heel. They have to become propaganda tools for MAGA "patriotism".
nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/why-…
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Why Harvard Decided to Fight Trump
Alan Blinder (The New York Times)Transgender World
in reply to Transgender World • • •If the universities fall, free media will fall and if free media fall, free speech is over. That means an end to US democracy.
Trump want the universities to remove critical research on race and gender and replace it with pseudo-science that affirms the racism and transphobia of MAGA beliefs.
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Transgender World
in reply to Transgender World • • •All the complaint about anti-semitism at American campuses is a smokescreen meant to legitimize this state takeover of the universities. This is not political conservatism. This is fascism, plain and simple, and this is not a drill.
washingtonblade.com/2025/04/15…
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Science must not be a weapon against trans people
Harry Barbee (Washington Blade)