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  <title>Nostr notes by Aral Balkan</title>
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    <name>Aral Balkan</name>
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      <title type="html">Have you considered why people in Gaza have to continuously ask ...</title>
    
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      Have you considered why people in Gaza have to continuously ask for help?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Do you think it might have something to do with being the victims of apartheid Israel’s ongoing genocide, ethnic cleansing, and settler colonialism?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Have you asked yourself how your taxes and your government are support Israel’s crimes and your complicity in their suffering?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Maybe do all these things before getting upset because your infinite scroll was interrupted by someone in need. And maybe at the very least simply mute or block them yourself instead of reporting them to get their voices permanently silenced.
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    <updated>2026-07-13T12:32:28Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">W is to ATproto what Gmail is to email. #WSocial #ATproto #gmail ...</title>
    
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      W is to ATproto what Gmail is to email.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#WSocial #ATproto #gmail #email &lt;span itemprop=&#34;mentions&#34; itemscope itemtype=&#34;https://schema.org/Person&#34;&gt;&lt;a itemprop=&#34;url&#34; href=&#34;/npub12zqkll005e5jjmm607u6du20cqrqhjsll5p0h8apyd5apzm7t7csu3fc5r&#34; class=&#34;bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Izzy&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span class=&#34;italic&#34;&gt;npub12zq…fc5r&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&#34;https://floss.social/@IzzyOnDroid/116770552678253394&#34;&gt;https://floss.social/@IzzyOnDroid/116770552678253394&lt;/a&gt;
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    <updated>2026-06-18T23:39:14Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">RE: https://veganism.social/@Geri/116537676967800066 Folks, just ...</title>
    
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrr2eez5ah7y26qphllgkm3y4528kr0tysdjr3g6plvtfgez6y4jszyq9uknl2tr9qwj2ygfu2fpgtje8m5zxh4mn9dj6c8qutcupma3m4jjqkn72" />
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      RE: &lt;a href=&#34;https://veganism.social/@Geri/116537676967800066&#34;&gt;https://veganism.social/@Geri/116537676967800066&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Folks, just a quick warning: If you’re against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, avoid mastodon.online.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;They deleted two of Geri’s posts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Geri is a wonderful activist and an inspiration from the UK who has braved arrest to shine a light on Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Do give her a follow on her new account as she lost quite a few followers during the migration.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Also, to our friends in Gaza, please don’t create accounts on this server.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#mastodon #fediverse #moderation #censorship #mastodonOnline #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #Gaza #GazaVerified #StopIsrael #FreePalestine&lt;blockquote class=&#34;border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid&#34;&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2&#34;&gt;quoting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;span itemprop=&#34;mentions&#34; itemscope itemtype=&#34;https://schema.org/Article&#34;&gt;&lt;a itemprop=&#34;url&#34; href=&#34;/note1pnjjk7l2mjgvff8yw3xs0ww0hnu7mup4zd608lyc0rhe80pn84sswx4tzu&#34; class=&#34;bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1&#34;&gt;note1pnj…4tzu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/div&gt; mastdon.online - they were criticisms of the the media not mentioning the Muslim being stabbed at that event and thereby framing it exclusively as antisemitism. But hey ho.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I emphasised the abhorrent nature of AS in my post but concluded how further posts may be viewed &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yesterday, we attended the Barclays Annual General Meeting and made a nuisance of ourselves &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.instagram.com/stories/palestinesolidarityuk/3891812423648727454?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&amp;igsh=MXgxNGtteTg1bWEzNQ==&#34;&gt;https://www.instagram.com/stories/palestinesolidarityuk/3891812423648727454?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&amp;igsh=MXgxNGtteTg1bWEzNQ==&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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    <updated>2026-05-08T07:41:55Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">Did you see that they’re vibe coded?</title>
    
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      In reply to &lt;a href=&#39;/nevent1qqswk5xsgf5ghlyaktda5eejlfn8lpngdznzjfgd65u87m8sq3pvppcejn6ej&#39;&gt;nevent1q…n6ej&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;_________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Did you see that they’re vibe coded?
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    <updated>2026-03-18T21:13:50Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">I’m sorry, man, that sucks. Any chance you can sell them?</title>
    
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      In reply to &lt;a href=&#39;/nevent1qqsd990g3cwl46slzvgd0n26h48h4j0cdj9qx3f5h2hyfjay00cvwgqj8gysz&#39;&gt;nevent1q…gysz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;_________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I’m sorry, man, that sucks. Any chance you can sell them?
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    <updated>2026-03-13T17:09:43Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">Amazing. W (I kid you not): A bunch of VC-funded European Big ...</title>
    
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      Amazing. W (I kid you not): A bunch of VC-funded European Big Tech assholes attempting to rewrite history by erasing the federated European alternatives that already exist to create their own centralised, surveillance-ridden X clone.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Same shit, different flag.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And I’m sure the usual fools will flock to it the moment it’s ready.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Fuck these people.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#EU #bullshit #W #BigTech #surveillance #capitalism #peopleFarming &lt;span itemprop=&#34;mentions&#34; itemscope itemtype=&#34;https://schema.org/Person&#34;&gt;&lt;a itemprop=&#34;url&#34; href=&#34;/npub122gla39frqkzhf8d3lyssg4qnmmeddcyx0wmdg9e7qzqcuewqm9skufaem&#34; class=&#34;bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1&#34;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Nicolas Vivant :echirolles:&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;span class=&#34;italic&#34;&gt;npub122g…faem&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&#34;https://colter.social/@nicolasvivant/115929963687586528&#34;&gt;https://colter.social/@nicolasvivant/115929963687586528&lt;/a&gt;
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    <updated>2026-01-21T08:38:16Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">RTÉ asks EBU for discussion on Israel&amp;#39;s inclusion in ...</title>
    
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      RTÉ asks EBU for discussion on Israel&amp;#39;s inclusion in Eurovision Song Contest&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0507/1511481-eurovision-nuj/&#34;&gt;https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0507/1511481-eurovision-nuj/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#israel #genocide #Palestine #BDS #boycott #eurovision #ireland
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    <updated>2025-05-07T14:03:31Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">My “not a book review” of Careless People – the book ...</title>
    
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      My “not a book review” of Careless People – the book Facebook doesn’t want you to read.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;With highlights on Ireland’s complicity and the lengths people farmers (as I call them) will go to to appease authoritarian regimes like China.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://ar.al/2025/03/21/careless-people/&#34;&gt;https://ar.al/2025/03/21/careless-people/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It’s clear from this that Ireland should not be enforcing GDPR (not that they are) and, really, people farmers – and the business model of people farming in general – should be banned in the EU. (Don’t hold your breaths.)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#carelessPeople #facebook #peopleFarming #surveillance #capitalism #surveillanceCapitalism #BigTech #SiliconValley #ventureCapital #USA #fascism #technofascism #EU #tech #humanRights #democracy
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    <updated>2025-03-21T10:34:10Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">The theme I use matches the ambient light levels in my ...</title>
    
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      In reply to &lt;a href=&#39;/nevent1qqsz4xpa2gt3zx9pjz7dl7dv0a892asay00rq2g5zx384dt45lx2jugehmh72&#39;&gt;nevent1q…mh72&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;_________________________&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The theme I use matches the ambient light levels in my environment. At night, or when it’s dimly lit, I use my dark theme.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For war crimes, I’d look to Israel.
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    <updated>2025-01-31T07:49:04Z</updated>
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      <title type="html">May I say so myself that I‘m loving playing with Kitten¹ to ...</title>
    
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      May I say so myself that I‘m loving playing with Kitten¹ to build Domain² (shown below) and Place³.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;¹ &lt;a href=&#34;https://kitten.small-web.org&#34;&gt;https://kitten.small-web.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;² &lt;a href=&#34;https://codeberg.org/domain/app&#34;&gt;https://codeberg.org/domain/app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;³ &lt;a href=&#34;https://codeberg.org/place/app&#34;&gt;https://codeberg.org/place/app&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;#Kitten #Domain #Place #SmallWeb #SmallTech #humanRights #democracy #technology #peerToPeerWeb&lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&#34;https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mastodon-aral/media_attachments/files/113/913/100/420/586/022/original/808875a43873069e.png&#34;&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&#34;https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mastodon-aral/media_attachments/files/113/913/100/962/505/781/original/c6a2eb9b723aafaf.png&#34;&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&#34;https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mastodon-aral/media_attachments/files/113/913/101/518/597/691/original/abb5a7f41bdd129c.png&#34;&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;img src=&#34;https://s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/mastodon-aral/media_attachments/files/113/913/102/061/566/478/original/b0bb15d2fb052bdf.png&#34;&gt; &lt;br/&gt;
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    <updated>2025-01-29T18:39:58Z</updated>
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