His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.

https://phdn.org/archives/www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/documents/osssection3pt1.htm

#trump

Imagine a creature swimming in the Arctic depths, born around the time of Shakespeare, that is still alive today. Meet the Greenland shark—nature's most incredible testament to patience and longevity.
A 2016 scientific breakthrough used radiocarbon dating on the sharks' eye lenses to reveal their astonishing lifespan. Researchers found these giants live for at least 272 years, with the largest studied shark estimated to be about 400 years old.
They grow incredibly slowly, only a few centimetres over many years, and don't even reach sexual maturity until they're roughly 150 years old. This makes them the oldest known vertebrates on our planet.
Let the Greenland shark remind you today that some of the most amazing things take time. Its centuries-long, slow-paced journey in the deep, dark ocean is a powerful symbol of resilience, survival, and the profound, quiet wonders of our natural world.

#greenlandshark #naturewonder #marinelife #positivevibes #scienceisamazing #longevity #arcticocean #deepsea #conservation

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/fish/greenland-sharks-lifespan

Good Idea: Supporting open decentralized platforms

https://werd.io/why-the-open-social-web-matters-now/

The article highlights the importance of decentralized and federated social networks as a counter to the increasing centralization of power in commercial social media and authoritarian governments. It discusses the decline of journalism, the capitulation of major social platforms to authoritarian influences, and the global implications of these trends. The author, Ben Werdmuller, emphasizes the need for open social web initiatives to empower communities, protect vulnerable groups, and ensure transparency and accountability in an era of growing surveillance and suppression.

#Decentralization #OpenWeb #DigitalFreedom #SocialJustice

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Need help installing GrapheneOS? - We (Byte Banditen) host a GrapheneOS install party on day 2 (tomorrow) 15:00-17:00 #39c3

Interested? Check here for further infos:
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/en/event/detail/graphenos-install-party