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*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@grrlscientist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>grrlscientist</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a><br>“A man, who bears a passing resemblance to actor Jake Gyllenhaal, participating in a protest. It appears to be rainy as he is wearing a black hooded rain jacket. He is smiling and looking at the camera, holding a cardboard sign that reads: “Scotland hated Trump before it was fashionable”. There is a Scottish flag attached to the sign.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@samiamsam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>samiamsam</span></a></span></p>
Brett MasonGaza war A Political Cartoon by Cathy Wilcox
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@anna_lillith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anna_lillith</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4u" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4u</span></a></p><p>A New Era of Gender-Targeted<br>Counterterrorism<br>This case represents a shift in how France and other nations may begin addressing the rising tide of misogynist radicalization. It affirms that gender-based hate can no longer be seen as only a social or cultural issue - it's now a matter of public safety and terrorism prevention.<br>@HearHerStories</p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@anna_lillith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anna_lillith</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4u" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4u</span></a></p><p>What Is Incel Ideology?<br>Short for "involuntary celibate," the incel movement is a global online subculture where some men foster hatred toward women, blaming them for their own lack of sexual or romantic relationships.<br>Incel communities glorify violence and have inspired mass attacks in Canada and the U.S. The arrested French teen praised killers like Elliot Rodger (California, 2014) and Alek Minassian (Toronto, 2018), both of whom cited incel beliefs in their manifestos.<br>@HearHerStories</p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@anna_lillith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anna_lillith</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a></p><p>Why This Case Is Historic<br>This is the first time France has invoked counterterrorism laws against an individual whose motivation was rooted in incel ideology. Until now, such misogynist extremism was often viewed as isolated or ideological, but not terroristic. This case marks a shift: treating gender-based hatred as a national security concern.<br>@HearHerStories</p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@anna_lillith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anna_lillith</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a></p><p>Who Was Arrested, and Why?<br>On June 11, 2025, French police arrested an 18-year-old in the central city of Saint-Étienne. He was found carrying multiple knives, as well as a manifesto that detailed his hatred toward women and his intent to commit violence. Authorities say he was actively plotting attacks on women in public spaces, specifically because of their gender.<br>@HearHerStories</p>
Brett MasonAusPol A Political Cartoon by Cathy Wilcox
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProgressivePower" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ProgressivePower</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a></p><p>Black text on white background:<br>“I DON'T CARE IF<br>CLINTON IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES.<br>I DON'T CARE IF OBAMA OR BIDEN ARE IN THE EPSTEIN FILES.<br>I DON'T CARE IF ANY OTHER DEMOCRATS ARE IN THE EPSTEIN FILES.<br>BECAUSE I'M NOT IN A CULT. I WANT ACCOUNTABILITY. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.<br>RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.”</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sergiodomeyko" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sergiodomeyko</span></a></span></p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@EricAlper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EricAlper</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a></p><p>Social media post:</p><p>“LiquidMotion • 8h<br>11 Awards<br>I had a new guy working for me once in retail who fell asleep a few times during his shifts. I had coworkers and customers both tell me they thought he was on drugs cuz he'd nod off right in the middle of something like that.<br>When I talked to him about it it turned out he was homeless and he'd been living in his car and being harassed by cops for sleeping in it, so every night he'd sleep an hour or two and get up and drive to a new spot, sleep another hour or two and get up and move again. I moved his schedule a bit and had him start parking in our private lot and talked to some other managers to make sure he'd get left alone there. Only took the kid a few weeks after that to get on top of himself and get a room. Some people just need a little help.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@PatrickWirth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PatrickWirth</span></a></span></p>
*|FNAME|* 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/jaybird54.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jaybird54.bsky.social</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AltText4u" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4u</span></a></p><p>“Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition where the veins in the legs have difficulty drawing attention from the fact that the Epstein Files still haven't been released.</p><p>©AudreyLovesParis”</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Lazarou" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Lazarou</span></a></span></p>
Megan Lynch (she/her)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@SKRiley_Author" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SKRiley_Author</span></a></span> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a> Image description: Marsupial about the size of a house cat, with a long tail and pointed pink nose and pointed ears. The photo captures it with both visible light and just enough UV light to highlight parts of the fur pattern that fluoresce. It flouresces in numerous white spots on the coat as well as parts of the tail and feet. The retinas of the quoll are also reflecting back light.</p>
Megan Lynch (she/her)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.globaleas.org/@GWESOfficial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GWESOfficial</span></a></span> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AltText4U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltText4U</span></a> continued: Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)<br>For other US and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America, there is no tsunami threat.</p>
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@GWESOfficial #AltText4U
BULLETIN
Public Tsunami Message Number 2
NW National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
113 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025
UPDATES
----- - -
* A tsunami has been confirmed and some impacts are expected
* Revised magnitude
...THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
Tsunami Warning in Effect for;
* SOUTH ALASKA AND THE #ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak Pass #Tsunami #Quake

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@VeroniqueB99 #alttext4u three posts telling a story of a Berlin woman who regrets not having bought a certain sweater in Iceland and gets it from a New York man who bought it for his wife, who did not like it.

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@zweirat0711

Facebook: Polizei NRW Duisburg

Nebeneinander Radfahren? - Ja, aber...!

Ja, mit Fahrrädern darf zu zweit nebeneinander gefahren werden. Aber nur dann, wenn dadurch der (Kfz-) Verkehr nicht behindert wird. Ansonsten müssen die Radler hintereinander fahren.

Eine Verkehrsbehinderung liegt vor, wenn die nebeneinander fahrenden Radfahrer nicht mit ausreichendem

#altText4U

@polizei_nrw_du @Polizei_BW

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@ericlaramee #altText4u

Cartoon from New Yorker magazine:

Man with mustache in uniform with ribbons, behind a lectern decorated with a round seal saying UNITED STATES:

"We have no concrete idea what we did, what comes next, or what it means for the globe, but other than that it was a spectacular military success!"

Artist: Lars