The main problem with freedom is too many people are scared of it. So they hand themselves over to anyone who will provide them with a bit of stability at the price of their control.
#control
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A Phylogeny-Informed Mathematical #Modeling of #H5N1 #Transmission Dynamics and Effectiveness of #Control Measures, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-phylogeny-informed-mathematical.html
etidiohnew.blogspot.comA Phylogeny-Informed Mathematical #Modeling of #H5N1 #Transmission Dynamics and Effectiveness of #Control Measures
A story about what happened when I let go of control while facilitating at a conference.
La touche de clavier "control" qui commence à merdouiller, c'est le signe que les vacances ont sonné !
#copiercoller #copycut #control #clavier
Missionaries using secret audio devices to evangelise Brazil’s isolated peoples
Solar-powered units reciting biblical passages have appeared in the Javari valley, despite strict laws protecting Indigenous groups
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Commodity Fetishism: An Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShquaffmpiI&t=26s
Commodity Fetishism is one of the most important concepts for understanding capitalism’s sustained grip on society. Additionally, Commodity Fetishism helps us answer questions such as:
Why are we increasingly isolated from each other, only able to relate through markets, objects?
" The real threat to an open #internet is not trade barriers or state censorship. It is #Big #Tech. These companies have redefined “#openness” to justify their own dominance, turning the internet into a system of #surveillance and #control."
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https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/big-tech-redefined-the-open-internet-to-serve-its-own-interests/
Internet Exchange · Big Tech Redefined the Open Internet to Serve Its Own InterestsBig Tech companies have redefined terms like “openness” and “free expression” to support business models built on centralization and data monetization.
“illegal” HOMELESS Anti-camping policy DEFEATED after grassroots protest organizing in Eureka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUPQp202QlA
A significant factor in the majority decision is what was described as the broadness of the law – it would have made sitting, lying and camping illegal on public and private property, with conditional exemptions for residential properties and other circumstances.
I’m A Doctor. The Things I’m Now Being Trained To Do In Trump’s America Are Terrifying.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doctor-trump-patient-privacy-ice_n_687e3e9de4b06691ec25114c
“It was then I realized that I was being prepared to be a doctor in an emerging police state.”
Trump In Scotland LIVE: Demonstrators In Edinburgh Protest Against Donald Trump's Visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRD3MIV0cSI
“Immigration is killing Europe," Trump told reporters at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, “You’re not going to have Europe anymore if this continues.”
Demonstrators in Edinburgh protest against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Et costa #descansar fins i tot durant les #vacances
A vegades, tot i tenir #tempslliure la ment no para. Aquesta #meditació guiada t’ajuda a fer les paus amb l’#autoexigencia, el #control i les #tasques pendents.
Troba un moment per #respirar per ser, per #cuidar-te .
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This account of the outage, & the growing #dependence on #Musk by governments & militaries worldwide, is based on interviews with >3 dozen people with knowledge of #SpaceX operations & the company’s #technology. These people included current & former employees, #US & #Europe military officials, & senior politicians & diplomats.
The reporting puts a spotlight on Musk’s #control of services now #critical to countries including the US, which has about $22B in contracts w/SpaceX.
Jesse Faden from Control by idemi, tempty_(voice_actor), volkor
#ass #cum #nopanties #doggystyle #hentai #rule34 #nsfw #porn #control(game)
Cults are often synonymous with "religion" ( such as religious extremism), but there are several societal spheres where they may leave their controlling agenda ~ Areas include:
Commerce / Business Family Conspiracy Theories Politics Religion
Learn how to SPOT THEM, AVOID THEM, LEAVE THEM (if you're in one now)!!!
the basics on Cults
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202106/understanding-cults-the-basics
Psychology TodayUnderstanding Cults: The BasicsWhat is a cult? How do they work? What are the lasting serious after-effects of being involved with one? Read on to learn how to protect yourself and family/friends from harm.
I like this HN comment about the #itchio news.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44668093
This action by payment processors is what caused the Tumblr situation too.
news.ycombinator.comThis is a deeply concerning development, though not an entirely surprising one. ... | Hacker News
Our culture thinks either the adult is in control or the child is in control. … It sets us up for power struggles… Nobody likes to be controlled. Both children and parents rebel against it. So when we interact with our children in terms of control—whether it’s a parent controlling the child or vice versa—we establish an adversarial relationship.
—Michaeleen Doucleff, Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
#parenting #control
—Michaeleen Doucleff, Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
#parenting #control