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@phkraemer.bsky.socialReposted by @at.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

If the defence minister calls for armed forces authorised to use "more violence" against union manifestations and workers on strike because he sees them as one and the same enemy as groups of masked vandals, do we still go on pretending that the far-right is not part of Belgium's government?

@dryad.technologyReposted by @at.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

This is why I am still accessing bluesky exclusively using [details redacted in case bluesky figures out what I'm doing and tries to stop me]

@leonoverweel.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyReposted by @at.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

Earlier this year, the Commission let go of the planned full internal combustion engine phase-out in 2035 and settled for 90% emissions reduction instead. Of course, the risk with such a capitulation is that this 90% number becomes something that the fossil industry can lobby to further lower […]

@bosalomons.bsky.socialReposted by @at.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

Niet alleen klopt er historisch weinig van: zowel de wens als de argumentatie van Boersma en Kreiken zijn niet nieuw. De roep om 'daadkracht' en 'bestuurbaarheid' is al heel lang de strijdkreet van antidemocraten. 🧵Centralisatie tegen democratie, of: waarom Nederland (godzijdank) onbestuurbaar is

@isoglosse.mastodon.nl.ap.brid.gyReposted by @at.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

Let’s say I want to do a Google search with some random browser (e.g., Vivaldi) without being logged in. Go to google.com, type your search term, refuse cookies, here are your results. Fine. Let’s say I now want to use the same random browser for a Google search in private browsing mode (again […]

@ionica.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gyReposted by @at.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

Stellenbosch University Museum liet allerlei medewerkers van de universiteit hun favoriete kunstwerk uitkiezen en toelichten. Zo'n goed idee en zo goed uitgevoerd, met ook felle kritiek op de universiteit.

Op een rode muur hangt een schilderij van een landschap met vogels in primaire kleuren (door Corneille) rechts daarvan een foto van universiteitsmedewerker Thobeka Msi en haar uitleg bij deze keuze.Staff member: Thobeka Msi Coordinator: Virtual Career Development Unit for Graduate Career Services, Centre for Student Counselling and Development Student Affairs Long DECEIVING Road to Freedom The symbolism of Corneille's La Belle Éveillée (The Awakened Beauty) is profound and thought-provoking. Observe Stellenbosch University through a childlike, innocent lens, and be fooled. Marvel at its grand celebrations, and be deceived. There is more to the proudly displayed gees than meets the eye. A continuous association between the University and ubuntu is farfetched and belittling. Ubuntu is not just the slogan I am because we are"; it is a way of being - altruism, compassion, generosity, humaneness and magnanimity. In the University's culture, lexperienced a series of awakenings. I used to lead an intervention programme that supported disadvantaged learners from neighbouring high schools, and I witnessed its demise. "Lack of funding was the reason given to the public; "lack of reciprocity' was what was discussed in the corridors. The reality was that restrictive language policies further disadvantaged the already disadvantaged. Learners benefiting from the programme unwillingly enrolled at other institutions far from home. They chose to sacrifice valuable study hours for their commute. I ask, somewhat sarcastically: Who willingly chooses hardship? With the programme's collapse, a part of me died. Rooted in faith, I persevered, believing in an eventual change. I deliberately joined the Student Affairs Transformation Committee and intentionally contributed to a new Transformation Charter. Committing to the Institutional Culture workstream of CIRCoRE (the Committee for the Institutional Response to the Khampepe Commission's Recommendations) seemed like another opportunity for meaningful transformation. CIRCORE's rapid collapse was bewildering. Feeling deceived again, I died a second death. Yet I refuse to die before my actual death. Like the awakened beauty in Corneille's painting, I rise again - alert, aware and quick-witted. I am awakened by the white bird, the messenger of freedom. I am reminded that this may not merely be a perceptible struggle, but a spiritual one. The sun, symbolising the cultural identity and ancestral heritage of my forebears, calls out insistently: You have been captive for too long. It is time to awaken.'
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