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Lowyat.NET<p>AirAsia To Enforce Restrictions On Power Banks Starting 1 April 2025 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airasia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/date" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>date</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/powerbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerbank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/346416/airasia-power-bank-restriction-1-apr-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/346416/airasia</span><span class="invisible">-power-bank-restriction-1-apr-2025/</span></a></p>
Yep<p>I have come to realize the only freedom we have left, is the freedom of ignorance. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meaning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meaning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stateofourworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stateofourworld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/captivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>captivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/governemt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>governemt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/govern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govern</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/limits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>limits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/body" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>body</span></a>#spirit <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiratual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiratual</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spirituel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spirituel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/god" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>god</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/universe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universe</span></a></p>
Want Ch🔁nge? W🔁rk T🔁gether☑<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://qoto.org/@freemo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freemo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://zirk.us/@messaroundmarx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>messaroundmarx</span></a></span> There are 2 quotes here.<br>I assume it's the 2nd quote mostly about authoritarianism that is mostly the focus... </p><p>...which, if so, would you consider authority or authoritarianism as an uncaring (or almost financially-only caring) Bank and State Authority as the kind of dictator(s) or de-facto equivalent (i.e. without you totally using Bank or State then you are a mere nothing deliberately made increasingly conditional, whether they declare themselves as this or that political label. </p><p>Those two (or just for the purposes of this reply) are sole rulers and sources of life (or monopoly of it) and soon imprisoning people for non-conforming reasons (more examples of kangeroo <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/juries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>juries</span></a> asked to <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ignore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignore</span></a> evidence / terrorism chargers used on Twitter / Mastodon style social people silences and in jail / mothers arrested fpr speaking etc)... </p><p>So theoretically or de-facto would you agree Modern <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Capitalism</span></a> (or just today's type of actions and non-action of Banks 🏦 and State 👮 (whatever we call their actions as) is requiring these two authorities and not just the softer or neutral types of Capitalism.</p><p>The increasing <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ultimatum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ultimatum</span></a> and <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/conditional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conditional</span></a> demanding <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/conforming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conforming</span></a> to (or take it or leave life if you want) makes increasingly everything <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> or incompatible by default and today's kind of Capitalism is more <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/punishment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punishment</span></a> orientated...</p><p>Capitalism here as a constantly changing or added <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/redefinition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redefinition</span></a> which is why we can not just focus on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/labels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labels</span></a> like Authoritarianism but the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/behaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>behaviour</span></a> and track <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/record" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>record</span></a> / <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>, as well as what they <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> (<a href="https://qoto.org/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>), how they have things failed constantly in echange for profit / power etc etc, that contribute to similar things... </p><p>As part of constant systematic pattern (whatever we call that) and even considering people being <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ignorant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignorant</span></a> also (yes), but definitely no change to that model of <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> as usual. Namely <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a>, <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/territorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>territorial</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/aggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aggression</span></a> etc.</p><p>And on the other side more positive to humans, today it's hardly about <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> between <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> and people, giving power to people, talking about well-being of humans, which I'd include as part of what makes it "Authoritarian style" behaviour also when it's without those components and considerations... would you agree?</p><p>Happy New Year by the way :)</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turkish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/filmfestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filmfestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canceled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canceled</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DanielCraig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanielCraig</span></a>'s new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Queer</span></a>' got <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/banned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banned</span></a> in the country. </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/distributor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distributor</span></a> is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/takingastand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takingastand</span></a> against "the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restriction</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a>." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/queer-banned-turkey-mubi-canceled-film-festival" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">advocate.com/arts-entertainmen</span><span class="invisible">t/queer-banned-turkey-mubi-canceled-film-festival</span></a></p>
No Context Pictures<p>1991 Artistic Expression of Restraint</p><p>In this image, we see an art piece that captures a person restrained with chains or ropes around their wrists. The individual appears to be in distress or discomfort, as suggested by the positioning and expression conveyed through brush strokes.</p><p>"Artistic Expression of Restraint"</p><p><a href="https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/06-June1991-Page-092.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/0</span><span class="invisible">6-June1991-Page-092.png</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/madman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>madman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/nocontext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nocontext</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/sfw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Restriction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/EmotionalDistress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmotionalDistress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ozioso.online/tags/Expressionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Expressionism</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations has moved!<p>A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:</p><p>«««««<br />Religions, which condemn the pleasures of senses, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history, power has been the vice of the ascetic.<br />»»»»»</p><p>Full quote, sourcing, notes: <br /><a href="https://wist.info/russell-bertrand/6883/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wist.info/russell-bertrand/688</span><span class="invisible">3/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/asceticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>asceticism</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/pleasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>pleasure</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/restriction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>restriction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sensuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sensuality</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/sublimation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sublimation</span></a></p>