He/Him @JSAMcFarlane@mastodon.ie

mastodon.ie
Joined August 2011
We have detected an intensive Russian propaganda campaign across Europe using pictures from Ceuta to sow destabilization. There have been more than 1,500 publications on outlets identified by analysts as a pro-Russian network, led by Pravda and RT. Pravda Spanish has posted almost 300 of them. Every language edition of RT has pushed more than 25 news items on the issue. For years, Moscow has used migration and other sensitive topics to stoke fear and destabilize European countries. This is not about the situation itself, but about the way Russia tries to exploit any topic that can benefit its agenda. The only way to protect the public from this interference is to cut it off. All Russian propaganda resources should be completely banned in every European country that takes its national security seriously.
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Hello, world! 👋 From now on, Mastodon is our preferred social media channel. It's an open source, decentralised platform – not controlled by tech giants. Follow us here: fosstodon.org/@libreoffice
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That's 4.5% of your net worth. You paid 3.27% between 2014 and 2018, & no fed taxes at all in 2018. You made $36 billion in ONE DAY in 2021. Most US ppl pay 10 to 37% in fed taxes & up to 13.3% in state taxes. Stop vying for sympathy from people who pay and pay your fair share.
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Natalie Portman gives a step by step guide on how to help women. Step 5: "Gossip well. Stop the rhetoric that a woman is crazy or difficult. If a man says to you that a woman is crazy or difficult, ask him: what bad thing did you do to her?" #PowerOfWomen bit.ly/2NvJuof
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youtube.com/live/-cFAG8HHLqM… 📺Homecoming Live ! - from Tim Smythe Park, (The Fair Green) Ennis.
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This strange tweet got >25k retweets. The author sounds confident, and he uses lots of hex and jargon. There are red flags though... like what's up with the DEI stuff, and who says "stack trace dump"? Let's take a closer look... 🧵1/n
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I’m finally ready to tell the world about my private life. This has taken a lot of courage and a lot of thought. But here we go. shorturl.at/nENOY
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So what I really wanted was a bingo card that I could cross off all the Tories from as they lose on July 4th. But it didn't exist. So I made one. AND YOU CAN HAVE ONE TOO! Order it now in time for election night and you can play along at home: redbubble.com/i/poster/Potil…
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Dozens of landmarks and buildings are lighting up red tonight to say a huge THANK YOU to blood & platelet donors From Dublin Airport to the Rock of Cashel, & from the GPO to Kilkenny Castle, Ireland says thank you to our amazing donors! #WorldBloodDonorDay #WBDD2024
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Boycotting brands that are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations is a powerful form of consumer activism. But how ethical is the product you buy instead? Here we suggest some alternatives from our guides to help: bit.ly/3IvDQ4o #BDS #Boycotts
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⭐⭐Renewable Electricity Supplier of the Year 2024 ⭐⭐ We are honored that Community Power has won Renewable Electricity Supplier of 2024 in the Irish Enterprise Awards at EU Business News. SWITCH your home and business electricity today communitypower.ie
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When a white supremacist called me a “filthy Muslim ni**er” and Twitter approved it as compliant with their TOS. qasimrashid.substack.com/p/h…
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Got a lot of rooftop space or a spare field? New scheme to encourage communities, SMEs & farmers to generate electricity for the national supply m.independent.ie/irish-news/…
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People in South Devon are still having to boil their tap water to avoid catching a bug, South West Water was first made aware of the parasites when they attempted to join the board of directors
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#Boycotts are a good way for consumers to exercise their democratic rights. In this article, we take a look at some famous boycott examples, as well as explore the thorny question of whether and when we should be boycotting. bit.ly/48m4qZp #BDSMovement #BoycottNestle
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Boycotting brands that are complicit in Palestinian human rights violations is a powerful form of consumer activism. But how ethical is the product you buy instead? Here we suggest some alternatives from our guides to help: bit.ly/3IvDQ4o #BDS #Boycotts
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The world loses the equivalent of a nurse’s annual salary to a tax haven every second, according to @TaxJusticeNet Here, we ask what is tax avoidance? Explore the problems with it, and which companies are involved: bit.ly/499X4rY #TaxJustice #EthicalFinance
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Lots of companies market ‘100% renewable’ or ‘green’ energy tariffs. But many #Green tariffs do little or nothing to change actual #CarbonEmissions. In this article, we explain why – and highlight the handful that do offer meaningful green options: bit.ly/3SaL4iQ
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CppNow 2024 Session Announcement Security in C++: Hardening techniques from the trenches by Louis Dionne schedule.cppnow.org/session/… Register today at cppnow.org/registration #CStandardLibrary #MemorySafety #cppnow
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Ever wonder why the code you wrote more than 5 years ago is a fetid swamp of awfulness? For many ideas on how to fix this, my talk on Comprehensible Programming is now available. slides: nwcpp.org/talks/2024/underst… video: youtu.be/_Y3sK19Uhgg #dlang #programming #compilers #programminglanguages
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