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Paul Houle<p>🥠 How candidates evoke identity and issues on TikTok</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05310" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2509.05310</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicalscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a></p>
Canvases By Peter<p>Australia will overhaul telecommunications after Optus emergency call failure linked to 4 deaths</p><p>Optus was fined more than $12mil back in Nov. 8, 2023 for a similar breach of emergency call rules while Telstra was fined $3mil for failing to comply with emergency call rules..</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/australia-optus-emergency-calls-telecommunications-eeb95614054b1885498b6e105c219008" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/australia-o</span><span class="invisible">ptus-emergency-calls-telecommunications-eeb95614054b1885498b6e105c219008</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Optus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Optus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telstra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telstra</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Outage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Outage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AUSPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUSPol</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Advice to <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> folks who advertise their repeaters for emergency and disaster use, always good to figure out what your exact reserves are and how much of an emergency/disaster your site can take -- and hopefully design it to be as resilient as possible, and (maybe) have it drop into a degraded mode where it can run forever on lower power. Here, 40 hours of operation and intermittent sunlight apparently affecting one of the "emergency" repeaters. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasterpreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasterpreparedness</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a></p>
Marek Pavliš 🇨🇿 🇪🇺<p>Stephen Colbert 👉 <a href="https://youtu.be/ZdGLJly6P7c?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/ZdGLJly6P7c?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p><p>_<br><a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>respect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/tags/decency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decency</span></a></p>
Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱☮🕊️<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Threats</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intervention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intervention</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> :</p><p>Brendan <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Carr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Carr</span></a> ( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FCC</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Federal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Commision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Commision</span></a> ), about Jimmy <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kimmel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kimmel</span></a> to be fired by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ABC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ABC</span></a> :<br>"We can do this the easy way, or we do it the hard way"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> : Blanco y en botella.. as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spaniards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spaniards</span></a> say..</p><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/international/video/jimmy-kimmel-suspendu-sur-abc-on-vous-resume-le-sketch-qui-a-valu-sa-sanction-et-en-quoi-c-est-inquietant_254968.html#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffingtonpost.fr/internationa</span><span class="invisible">l/video/jimmy-kimmel-suspendu-sur-abc-on-vous-resume-le-sketch-qui-a-valu-sa-sanction-et-en-quoi-c-est-inquietant_254968.html#google_vignette</span></a></p>
Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 ☮🕊️<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Threats" target="_blank">#Threats</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23intervention" target="_blank">#intervention</a>, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23censorship" target="_blank">#censorship</a> : Brendan <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Carr" target="_blank">#Carr</a> ( <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FCC" target="_blank">#FCC</a> - <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Federal" target="_blank">#Federal</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Communications" target="_blank">#Communications</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Commision" target="_blank">#Commision</a> ), about Jimmy <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Kimmel" target="_blank">#Kimmel</a> to be fired by <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ABC" target="_blank">#ABC</a> : "We can do this the easy way, or we do it the hard way" <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Autocracy" target="_blank">#Autocracy</a> : Blanco y en botella.. as <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Spaniards" target="_blank">#Spaniards</a> say.. <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/international/video/jimmy-kimmel-suspendu-sur-abc-on-vous-resume-le-sketch-qui-a-valu-sa-sanction-et-en-quoi-c-est-inquietant_254968.html#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.huffingtonpost.fr/internationa...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/international/video/jimmy-kimmel-suspendu-sur-abc-on-vous-resume-le-sketch-qui-a-valu-sa-sanction-et-en-quoi-c-est-inquietant_254968.html#google_vignette" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">On vous résume le sketch qui a...</a></p>
Canvases By Peter<p>This could be the nail in the coffin for Optus, which has had failure after failure for the last few years..</p><p><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/three-people-dead-after-optus-triple-zero-failure-which-impacted-hundreds-of-calls/a34d3d7a-6447-4aba-8784-a8c823f2922f" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">9news.com.au/national/three-pe</span><span class="invisible">ople-dead-after-optus-triple-zero-failure-which-impacted-hundreds-of-calls/a34d3d7a-6447-4aba-8784-a8c823f2922f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AUSPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUSPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a></p>
Canvases By Peter<p>Three people in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SA</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WA</span></a> during another Optus outage died, when they among 600 others couldn't get through to emergency services</p><p><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/three-people-dead-after-optus-triple-zero-failure-which-impacted-hundreds-of-calls/a34d3d7a-6447-4aba-8784-a8c823f2922f?ref=BP_RSS_ninenews_0_three-dead-after--deeply-concerning--optus-outage_190925" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">9news.com.au/national/three-pe</span><span class="invisible">ople-dead-after-optus-triple-zero-failure-which-impacted-hundreds-of-calls/a34d3d7a-6447-4aba-8784-a8c823f2922f?ref=BP_RSS_ninenews_0_three-dead-after--deeply-concerning--optus-outage_190925</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OptusFailAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OptusFailAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AUSPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUSPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Internet and phone services interrupted in northern Gaza</p><p>The Palestinian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission has said internet and telephone services are down in northern Gaza due to Israeli attacks.</p><p>It also said its crews are working around the clock to repair faults amid the dangerous situation on the ground. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fedibird.com/@palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>How to Set Up and Use a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BurnerPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurnerPhone</span></a> </p><p>Obtaining and using a true burner phone is hard—but not impossible. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your mobile <a href="https://mas.to/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> based on the risks you face.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-set-up-use-burner-phone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/how-to-set-up-</span><span class="invisible">use-burner-phone/</span></a></p>
Shaula Evans<p>When you include media assets in your press kits, please include alt text for those assets, too. It gives you some quality control over the alt text and it nudges your partners to include it. Nothing but win!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PressKits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PressKits</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a></p>
Gehtso<p>Starlink back online after outage affecting frontline communications </p><p><a href="https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/starlink-back-online-after-outage-affecting-1757931143.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/starli</span><span class="invisible">nk-back-online-after-outage-affecting-1757931143.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WarOfAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarOfAggression</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europa</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/September15" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>September15</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Frontline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frontline</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>army</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/WarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/invaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invaders</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/occupiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>occupiers</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/defenders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defenders</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0Y%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D0%B8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>перемогаYкраїни</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Ukraine hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet communication hub in occupied <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Crimea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crimea</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukrainian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Navy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Navy</span></a> attacked <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> hub of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BlackSeaFleet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackSeaFleet</span></a> in occupied <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sevastopol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sevastopol</span></a> earlier this week, the Navy reported</p><p>According to the statement, the communications center, responsible for coordinating operations of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet units, was located at the site of the 184th Research and Testing Facility.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-russias-black-sea-fleet-communication-hub-in-occupied-crimea-navy-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hi</span><span class="invisible">ts-russias-black-sea-fleet-communication-hub-in-occupied-crimea-navy-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkrainianDrones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UkrainianDrones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
The Victorian News<p>September 15, 1870: Work commences on the Overland Telegraph<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AusNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VicNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VicNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hisotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hisotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Overland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telegraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telegraph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WireServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WireServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/connection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>connection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/isolation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>isolation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/camels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>camels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afghanis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.victoriannews.com.au/history/on-this-day/september-15-1870-work-commences-on-the-overland-telegraph/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">victoriannews.com.au/history/o</span><span class="invisible">n-this-day/september-15-1870-work-commences-on-the-overland-telegraph/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
Paul Houle<p>💗 The Point of Politics Is to Convince People, Not Grandstand</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/08/left-politics-maximalism-socialism-reform/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jacobin.com/2025/08/left-polit</span><span class="invisible">ics-maximalism-socialism-reform/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/leftism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leftism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/winning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a></p>
Panethos<p><strong>Planning lessons harvested from the Kansas&nbsp;prairie</strong></p><p>Just some cultivated planning thoughts from our multiple trips to and through <em>the Sunflower State</em>. These lessons are not provided in order of importance. Peace!</p> Source: fity.club <ul><li>The beauty of a prairie is subtle. It’s not sharply defined by mountain peak nor a rugged coastline. Instead, it is shaped by the elegant blossom of a sunflower, by the rich amber fields of of wheat waving in the breeze, by a towering thunderhead in the distance, by an old barn set against a blue horizon, by a solitary meadowlark singing on a fencepost, or by countless other features that both depict and define the Great Plains. </li></ul><ul><li>Reuse or re-adaptation of grain elevators and silos as murals, event venues, and climbing towers are excellent community placemaking options.</li></ul><ul><li>What lies beneath the earth can be just as important, if not more important than what is situated at the surface. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ogallala Aquifer</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencepost_limestone" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">post rock limestone</a> are just two examples.</li></ul> Source: en.wikipedia.org <ul><li>In the same vein, the hidden human talent lying just beneath the surface in Small Town America is an underutilized resource that more communities need to learn how to tap.</li></ul><ul><li>Lawrence, Kansas is one of those special college towns that exudes eclectic fun, energy, electricity, and a cultural vibrancy that radiates throughout the community. If that could only be bottled…</li></ul> University of Kansas Jayhawk art in Lawrence – Photo by the author <ul><li>Some of the most interesting and rewarding places to visit while traveling are away from the interstate. Taking extra time to explore off the beaten path provides many useful and unexpected insights for a community planner. You never quite know when you will stumble on the next great idea, but it sure won’t be from the freeway.</li></ul><ul><li>Placemaking takes just a seed of an idea, which when planted, watered, and cared for, yields a bountiful harvest. Often communities tend to overthink it by being grandiose. Meanwhile, the best initial ideas come from the low-hanging fruit. In Wilson, Kansas it was their Czech heritage, while in Wamego, it was adopting a<em> Wizard</em> <em>of Oz</em> theme for the town.</li></ul><ul><li>For when you do need to be on a highway, every other toll road in the United States needs to take lessons from the <a href="https://www.ksturnpike.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kansas Turnpike</a>. It is by far the best run and maintained highway in the country.</li></ul> Source: northeastnews.net <ul><li>Kansas, like other states in the Heartland is often dissed as boring by those from elsewhere. Every state (and every place) has a story to tell and lessons to teach. It’s just a matter of taking the time to learn the insights.</li></ul><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/agriculture/" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/cities/" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/communications/" target="_blank">#communications</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/culture/" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/environment/" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/fun/" target="_blank">#fun</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/geography/" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/great-plains/" target="_blank">#GreatPlains</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/heartland/" target="_blank">#heartland</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/history/" target="_blank">#history</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/kansas/" target="_blank">#Kansas</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/lessons/" target="_blank">#lessons</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/mid-america/" target="_blank">#MidAmerica</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/planning/" target="_blank">#planning</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/prairie/" target="_blank">#prairie</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/small-towns/" target="_blank">#smallTowns</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/tourism/" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/transportation/" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://panethos.wordpress.com/tag/travel/" target="_blank">#travel</a></p>
Paul Houle<p>📻 Run a legal LTE network at home for $100</p><p><a href="https://lantian.pub/en/article/modify-computer/legal-lte-network-at-home-for-100-bucks.lantian/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lantian.pub/en/article/modify-</span><span class="invisible">computer/legal-lte-network-at-home-for-100-bucks.lantian/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/makers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellular</span></a></p>
IT News<p>US Warns Hidden Radios May Be Embedded In Solar-Powered Highway Infrastructure - U.S. officials issued an advisory warning that foreign-made solar-powered highway ... - <a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/10/222243/us-warns-hidden-radios-may-be-embedded-in-solar-powered-highway-infrastructure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/</span><span class="invisible">10/222243/us-warns-hidden-radios-may-be-embedded-in-solar-powered-highway-infrastructure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Paramount Communications Exec Justin Dini Departing In Wake Of Skydance Deal<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Executives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Executives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BobBakish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BobBakish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Communications</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JustinDini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JustinDini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paramountglobal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paramountglobal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Viacom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Viacom</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/09/paramount-communications-exec-justin-dini-departing-skydance-deal-1236513554/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/09/paramount</span><span class="invisible">-communications-exec-justin-dini-departing-skydance-deal-1236513554/</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Pakistan Spying On Millions Through Phone-Tapping And Firewall, Amnesty Says - Pakistan has built surveillance systems that it is actively using to spy on millio... - <a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/09/113252/pakistan-spying-on-millions-through-phone-tapping-and-firewall-amnesty-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/</span><span class="invisible">09/113252/pakistan-spying-on-millions-through-phone-tapping-and-firewall-amnesty-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>communications</span></a></p>