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@newsguyusa@flipboard.social#alttext This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes. Without notice or process, the White House revoked our journalists' credentials because it objected to our reporting. Left unchallenged, this threatens press freedom and the public's right to independent journalism free from government interference. Joint statement from CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social#alttext An orange cat looking directly into the camera in a futuristic setting, with the caption: ATTENTION MAGA SUPPORTERS. IF YOU GIVE ME $4000 NOW, I WILL GIVE YOU MY ENTIRE $5000 TRUMP CHECK WHEN IT COMES IN. By Catmin

@Hope4All@mastodon.sdf.org

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BINFACE PLEDGES TO CLACTON.

1. I WILL HOLD WEEKLY CONSTITUENCY SURGERIES.
2. I WILL ANSWER ALL LETTERS AND EMAILS WITHIN THREE DAYS.
3. FOR EVERY DAY I SPEND OVERSEAS, I WILL SPEND TEN IN CLACTON.
4. ANY OUTSIDE EARNINGS WILL BE DONATED TO CLACTON CHARITIES.
5. ON A POSTCODE LOTTERY BASIS, I WILL HELP ONE FAMILY PER WEEK PUT THEIR BINS OUT. JON HARVEY AKA COUNT BINFACE IS NO JOKE CANDIDATE. With images of Count Binface flashing 'V' signs with his fingers and of Jon Harvey wearing a tee-shirt that says, "LET'S MAKE CLACTON GREAT COUNT BINFACE" standing at the seafront promenade in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social @felis_catus_domesticus@toot.community I am not your alt text monkey, the images are meaningless trash.

@tod@hci.social#alttext Aerial view of the town of Gander, in Newfoundland Canada.

@felis_catus_domesticus@toot.community @VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social#alttext Billy Bob Thornton dressed as Santa with the caption: WISH IN ONE HAND, SHIT IN THE OTHER; SEE WHICH ONE FILLS UP FIRST. ifunny.co

@GeriAQuin@mstdn.social#alttext PostMedia News Outlets in Canada that are Owned by a Republican Hedge Fund in the USA. NATIONAL POST FINANCIAL POST Growth op healthing.ca Driving canoe.com kingstonlife Lucknow Sentinel REMEMBERING flyers @WORKING.COM Monitor OBSERVER THE POST Shoreline Beacon The Province SUN TheGraphicLeader FARMER MONTREAL GAZETTE VANCOUVER SUN Huron Expositor SUDBURY STAR CALGARY SUN CALGARY HERALD EDMONTON JOURNAL Cochrane Times Cold Lake Sun DHT Fairview Post TODAY Examiner Leduc Rep County Market Mayerthorpe Freelancer The Record Record-Gazette News Whitecourt Star Vermilion Standard SUN WINDSOR STAR The London Free Press CHATHAM DAILY NEWS SUN Devon Dispatch Hanna Herald Nanton News The Story Plain Reporter SASKATOON STARPHOENIX OTTAWA CITIZEN Airdrie Echo Crag & Canyon THE SUN TIMES Wiärton Echo Western Review Examiner TIMES-JOURNAL Londoner Kingston This Week Farmer High River Times Peace Country Sun Vulcan Advocate Melfort Journal SUN Beaumont News Pincher Creek Echo Wetaskiwin Times Nipawin Journal THE BEACON HERALD Mitchell Advocate RECORDER & TIMES SENTINEL REVIEW Timmins Times WHICA STANDARD THE SAULT STAR Age Dispatch Chronicle NORTHERN NEWS THE OBSERVER business County Weekly News Courier Press Chatham This Week THE DAILY PRESS Cananoque Reporter Signal-Star This Week News Record TOFOLK NEWS THE INTELLIGENCER Times-Post Standard Miner & News Community Press THE EXPOSITOR Kincardine News NORTH BAY NUGGET Sault This Week This Week Simcoe Reformer STANDARD FREEHOLDER Trentonian

@masek@infosec.exchange @randahl@mastodon.social#alttext Image of a 4 lane highway that goes to the horizon in a very flat land. Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com Moroccan King Mohammed VI said his decision to give Donald Trump's name to a $1 billion highway that crosses into the disputed Western Sahara expresses his "deep appreciation" of the American leader Morocco Says Trump Highway Naming Is Mark of 'Deep Appreciation' Moroccan King Mohammed VI said his decision to give US President Donald Trump's name to a $1 billion highway that crosses into the disputed Western Sahara expresses... bloom.bg 11:00 2 Aug 2026

@Rainmaker1973@zpravobot.news#alttext Three images of the moon behind a rainbow. The images get progressively more magnified.

@billgoats@bitbang.social Melanie Buggey is now my hero. In a [social media] post you did mention there was a lot of vomiting as well while you were doing this. How did you keep going? I just swam through the stream. Otherwise, if I didn't keep swimming, I was going to be sitting in my own vomit.

@SeanCasten@mastodon.social#alttext (this starts in mid-sentence) paragaph I am sometimes met with disbelief. But I mean what I say and I am trying my best to say what I mean: The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands. That's it. That's the story. They are naturally not putting it in those words, but instead talking about "gold standard science" and the "reproducibility crisis" and funding "bold inquiry" for "transformational breakthroughs". This is all bullshit, and it's important to realize that. Shameless hand-waving bullshit, delivered in a how-dare-you-think-otherwise manner is the defining style of the entire Trump administration. You can see it in every appointee, in every part of the executive branch, and in the pronouncements of all of Trump's supporters. I realize that this is a simple heuristic to apply, and a very unambiguous and unflattering one, but I find it to be all too useful and all too accurate. Give it a try.

@greenpeace@mastodon.social#alttext SHOCKING FACT: If you earned US $13,250 A DAY from when Jesus was born to the present day, you would still not make as much as Shell did in profits IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS alone. With an image of Jesus with three '?' floating around his head. Image: ©Del Parson

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social#alttext introverted_hiker "Well why were they running?" They. Don't. Want. To. Be. Sent. To. A. Concentration. Camp. Wake the fuck up. With a background image of a chain-link fenced detention cell.

@metin@graphics.social Also bi- #pareidolia.

@johnlogic@sfba.social @GeriAQuin@mstdn.social Thank you, and you might also add the #alttext tag to help people find your text.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social#alttext A 'Fuck trump' store with various anti-trump shirts, posters, etc. displayed.

@MostlyHarmless@thecanadian.social#alttext BIG TIMI @OrevaZSN X.com YouTubers be like "wake up at 4am and run, that's alpha!" No, it's not. Look at apex predators; they're all lazy. Bears hibernate, lions sleep all day. You know who wakes up at 4am and runs? Squirrels. 3:50 AM 5/15/26 1.7M Views

@beyondmachines1@infosec.exchange#alttext Sam Altman says, "OUR AI HACKED A COMPANY" Satya Nadella says, "OUR AI HACKED THREE!" Mark Zuckerberg says, "YEAH, OUR AI ALSO HACKED A COMPANY" Sundar Pichai poking the Google Gemini icon and saying, "Come on. Commit crimes."

@Annacats@mastodon.social#alttext A cat trying to get into a small box and turning upside down before falling back out.

@drsimevans@mastodon.energy#alttext DAVID TURVER | PROSPERITY INSTITUTE | AUGUST 2026 Endorsements "Britain's high energy costs are not simply the result of recent geopolitical shocks, but the cumulative consequence of decisions taken by successive governments over two decades. In this excellent paper, David Turver shows how the full burden of the energy system has been deliberately obscured by dispersing it across different charging mechanisms and schemes. The net effect is to allow harmful policies to persist because their underlying costs are never properly confronted by MPs, the media, businesses, or households. This matters not only for economic prosperity and national security, but for the functioning of our democracy, which ultimately depends on voters having reliable access to the true state of affairs if they are to exercise informed judgement at the ballot box." -Maurice Cousins, Campaign Director, Net Zero Watch "The effects of Net Stupid Zero on British households truly know no bounds. As this new report from the Prosperity Institute shows, the green vanity projects pursued for twenty years by our political establishment are rapidly spiralling out of control. The costs are often hidden from billpayers, but by 2031, when they'll possibly be paying hundreds more each year for their energy bills in order to fund renewables, there will be nowhere left to hide. We need radical change on energy policy and we need it now-Britain's future prosperity depends on it." -Richard Tice MP, Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Business, Trade and Energy, Reform UK

@thenarwhal@mstdn.ca I am amazed that Doug Ford is still in politics! He has drifted in and out of scandals his entire career.

@MrLovenstein@mastodon.social#alttext A big daemon sneezes and a small daemon says "bless you". There is an awkward moment then the big daemon says, "WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS" and the small daemon replies, "Sorry".

@Pettet8@mastodon.social @MarkHoltom@mastodonapp.uk#alttext MUSKISM A Guide for the Perplexed. Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff The cover of the book, showing a twisted trail of smoke from the Challenger explosion.

@BrianJopek@mastodon.world#alttext Tonight seems to be the ceremonial kickoff of President Trump's campaign to interfere in the November election. Trump has badly lost independent voters, even MAGA is disheartened; he is failing and unpopular, and he's dragging his party down with him in the midterms. We are witnessing a failed, unstable president now trying to misuse the powers of the federal government to taint an American election, backed by his coterie of creepy billionaires. We will be ready. We have systems to protect the vote and lawyers to defend those systems. The important thing right now is for the public to see and understand what this lawless and increasingly unhinged president is trying to do.

@libreoffice@fosstodon.org#alttext An OOXML Protest in Oslo, Norway, held on April 9, 2008. Their signs read: NO TO OOXML as an ISO-standard. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. Ecma: WITH-DRAW OOXML!

@Strandjunker@mstdn.social#alttext Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, known for her distinctive raspy voice. She has feathered hair and a shiny jacket with big square shoulders.

@SeanPLynch@mastodon.social @GeriAQuin@mstdn.social Thank you, and you might also add the #alttext tag to help people find your text.

@BrianJopek@mastodon.world#alttext Two views: The first - REPUBLICANS WHEN THEY'RE CALLED TO HELP DESTROY DEMOCRACY, & AMERICA. With an image of the mob at the capitol on the 6th of January, 2021. The second - REPUBLICANS WHEN THEY'RE CALLED TO HELP CELEBRATE DEMOCRACY, & AMERICA. With an image of The 'Great American State Fair' on the National Mall with minimal attendance.

@israajamal@ieji.de#alttext A three story gray building with some walls missing on the upper floors. A colorful shop (possibly a toy store) fills a corner space on the ground floor. A child stands outside looking at the store.

@GeriAQuin@mstdn.social#alttext Brad @BraddrofliT X.com So let me get this straight: When immigrants take jobs, it's a national crisis. When Al takes jobs, it's innovation. Can someone explain why we're supposed to fear people willing to work, but celebrate technology designed to replace workers?

@petergleick@fediscience.org#alttext A map of Europe showing the high temperatures centered on the south-east of France.

@drsimevans@mastodon.energy#alttext THE Sun UK Edition BILL BLOW Net zero will cost households an extra £1,400 A YEAR by 2030 and risks 'serious economic damage' Emily Mee, Consumer Reporter Published: 10:54, 29 Jul 2026 I'M STARTING MY OWN CRYPTO INVESTING EXPERIMENT

@workchronicles@mastodon.social#alttext A four panel comic of a worker and tech support (TS): Panel 1 - worker "IT WORKS! YOU FIXED IT!" Panel 2 - TS "OF COURSE, I FIXED IT. I'M A WIZARD." Panel 3 - worker "YOU'RE A LIFESAVER. WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM?" Panel 4 - TS "I DON'T KNOW. I JUST TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN."

@Annacats@mastodon.social You can still edit your post and add the alt text. This will help people with visual disabilities to understand the GIF, which they cannot see.

@SeanCasten@mastodon.social

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Of Trump's Second Term, Tariffs and the War With Iran Seen as Biggest Drivers of Higher Costs More than half of non-MAGA Republicans* (54% blame tariffs) blame tariffs for raising prices. MAGA Republicans* primarily blame the conflict in Iran (35% blame) and tariffs (31%). Below is a list of actions that Trump has taken during his second term as president. Please indicate which three you blame the most for raising prices. % top three blame most Imposing new tariffs on imported goods 54% Starting the conflict with Iran 52 Spending time and money on mass deportations 31 Cutting billions of dollars in funding from SNAP, or food stamps 28 Cutting billions of dollars in funding from Medicaid 23 Ending Affordable Care Act tax credits 22 Ending hundreds of clean energy projects 13 **MAGA Republicans" are Republicans who identify as "a supporter of the MAGA movement on a separate question, while "non-MAGA Republicans are Republicans who do not consider themselves supporters of the MAGA movement or are not sure. **"Economically persuadable" Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, but do not trust the Democratic Party more to handle inflation and the cost of living or jobs and the economy, and do not identify as strong or weak Democrats. Nationwide survey of 1,000 registered voters conducted June 25-June 30, 2026. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org.

@MrLovenstein@mastodon.social#alttext A three panel cartoon with a cop and a detective: Panel 1, The cop says, "HEY CHIEF... YOU'RE UH... GONNA WANNA SEE THIS...", with CRIME SCENE tape in the background. Panel 2, They look at a frog in a car. Panel 3, The detective says, "YOU'RE RIGHT, THIS FUCKIN' RULES", And the frog car goes, "beep beep".

@SeanCasten@mastodon.social#alttext Figure 43. Consumer price inflation in foreign economies Percent change from year earlier (with a graph that also peaks just after 2022) Note: The advanced foreign economy (AFE) aggregate is the average of Canada, the euro area, Japan, and the U.K., weighted by shares of U.S. non-oil goods imports. The emerging market economy (EME) aggregate is the average of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam, weighted by shares of U.S. non-oil goods imports. The foreign aggregate is the import-weighted average of all aforementioned economies. The inflation measure is the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices for the euro area and the consumer price index for the other economies.

@QudsNen@mastodon.neometropolis.net#alttext Smoke billowing over the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon following strikes.

@shoq@mastodon.social#alttext The shirtfront of a man in a suit and tie holding a thick hand-rolled cigar.

@plausible@fosstodon.org#alttext A graph of conversions to Plausible. Last 12 months UNIQUE CONVERSIONS 37.3k 57% TOTAL CONVERSIONS 39.6k 60% CONVERSION RATE 1% to 0.3% From August 2025 to June 2026.

@campuscodi@mastodon.social#alttext CosmosEscape: Taking Over Every Database in Azure CosmosDB Any region | Any API flavor | Including private databases Exploits CosmosEscape Attacker (using) Cosmos Master Key (opens) Azure Cosmos DB Backend US East Org A DBS Europe Org B DBS Asia Org C DBs US West Internal Microsoft DBs Brazil Internal Azure DBS (by) WIZ Research

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social @c64whiz@oldbytes.space#alttext This is ridiculous!!! It's July 7th and people are still shooting fireworks. One almost caught our Christmas decorations on fire.

@joacim@mastodon.melin.org#alttext A woman standing very close to a man says, "Smells expensive, what is it?' The man replies, "DDR-5 RAM". by H.C. Sleigh

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social#alttext Four cakes with a blue top that shows an upside-down US flag with the words "UNDER DISTRESS". The sides of the cake are topped with white frosting piping. (There is nothing for size comparison, but the size of the folds in the piping make me think these are cupcakes. ed.)

@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social#alttext Justin Timberlake wearing a gray checkered suit and a tie.

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social#alttext Images of Rick Wilson smiling, and trump in mid shout. "SOON, THE TRUMP NAME AND THE TRUMP FAMILY WILL BE IN THE DUSTBIN OF HISTORY, REVILED AND RIDICULED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER." Rick Wilson

@SeanCasten@mastodon.social#alttext Figure 1. Personal consumption expenditures price indexes Percent change from year earlier (With a graph that peaks around 2022 and then stays above 2 percent) Note: The horizontal line indicates the Federal Open Market Committee's objective of 2 percent inflation.

@mgeist@mas.to#alttext An image of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Every_Canadian_Needs_A_Copy by Marc Lostracci, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Every_Canadian_Needs_A_Copy.jpg

@a_lonelyoldie@mastodonapp.uk#alttext 'That Word Crosses Red Lines'. High Court Justice: Bar Anyone Who Labels Israel Apartheid State From Country. Justice Alex Stein said during a hearing on aid groups barred from Gaza and t West Bank that calling Israel an apartheid state delegitimizes it international and is 'part of a gradual plan to bring about the end of the State of Israel'.

@Free_Press@mstdn.social#alttext Four views of the muddy canyon with an upturned tree, a bridge segment, stone supports for signs or a picnic table, flowing muddy water, and a rescue helicopter.