#Trump rammed through legislation that fundamentally reshapes American life. #BigBeautifulBill is a #Trojan horse: wrapped in #populist language, paraded around as gift to American people, but filled w #policies meant to enrich the #billionaires #silence #dissenters, strip away the last threads of a functioning #democracy. And now that it’s law, the question isn’t whether it’s bad. The question is: How bad? And more importantly: What the hell are we going to do about it? meidasplus.com/p/history-will-…
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed while Americans celebrated. Now the damage begins; and if Democrats and truth-tellers don’t act fast, we lose everything.
VIENNA -- Dozens of people were being evacuated by helicopter in Austria on Tuesday after a mudslide covered homes and mountain huts in the Gschnitztal valley
A NORAD fighter jet this afternoon used a "headbutt" maneuver to get the attention of a general aviation pilot who flew into restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Trump is spending the holiday weekend.
Protected cultivation methods helping Swiss growers maintain quality and yields while reducing pesticide use, with peak season approaching in July and August
The ceremony took place in the presence of the Slovenian delegation, CERN leadership, invited guests and the community of Slovenian scientists working at CERN.
It only worked in 1800 to cause the demise of the Federalist Party. Suggests the only way to break the two parties is to takeover an existing party (several examples). Especially when you have lots of $$.
Overall, 75% of commuters in Bulgaria prefer their own car to other modes of transport. There has been a sharp increase in the use of cars as a mode of travel
Let's talk alternatives! Here's what I do personally:
1) Buy music on the most "ethical" platform the artist of interest posts it on. For me, roughly in order that's mirlo.space, faircamp, bandcamp, qobuz, discogs (used cd), or ototoy.
2a) Buy a used DAP (digital audio player) to put all the files on, bring it everywhere and listen to your music that way. Or,
2b) Upload your music to any existing funkwhale pod and stream it to your phone via a subsonic app.
3) Review it on neodb/etc so other people can discover your favorite music and go buy it for themselves.
Let's talk alternatives! Here's what I do personally:
1) Buy music on the most "ethical" platform the artist of interest posts it on. For me, roughly in order that's mirlo.space, faircamp, bandcamp, qobuz, discogs (used cd), or ototoy.
2a) Buy a used DAP (digital audio player) to put all the files on, bring it everywhere and listen to your music that way. Or,
2b) Upload your music to any existing funkwhale pod and stream it to your phone via a subsonic app.
3) Review it on neodb/etc so other people can discover your favorite music and go buy it for themselves.
Spotify’s CEO Daniel Ek has raised €600M for his new startup, which is developing AI TECH FOR WAR. Ek still owns 9% of Spotify, but has 37% voting control. His net worth went from $2.5B to $10B in the last two years alone, on the back of paying musicians a pittance in royalties.
And don’t forget:
• Spotify spent $250M of your subscription dollars to invite Joe Rogan to spew his disinformation on their platform. • They’re still trying to embrace and extinguish Podcasts. • They’re developing in-house, AI-generated “music” so users will play them (royalty-free) instead of music created by humans (who demand royalty).
And now, he’s using his wealth, created by your subscriptions, to fund tech that will use AI to literally murder humans in war.
Great solution. 🙌 There's some more ethical platforms listed on NHAM too: nham.co.uk/2024/05/what-is-a-f… (NHAM is a music magazine that promotes music by Fedi artists on fair platforms.)
Chilly 🛡️
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