# aug am (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover aug am. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Pragmatically Amended 1956 Compromise Could Speedily Resolve The Kuril Islands Issue](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/a-pragmatically-amended-1956-compromise-could-speedily-resolve-the-kuril-islands-issue-2/) _2026-08-20 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ By Andrew Korybko The amended 1956 compromise put forth in this piece would advance their interests and arguably also America’s as well but requires Russia to make the first move by informally floating this proposal. Putin’s first-ever visit to the Kuril Islands during his trip to Iturup was harshly condemned by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi read more ## [7 Federal Agencies & Big Pharma Quietly Built A Pandemic-Industrial Complex](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/7-federal-agencies-big-pharma-quietly-built-a-pandemic-industrial-complex/) _2026-08-19 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN WEDNESDAY, AUG 19, 2026 – 05:30 AM Authored by Jon Fleetwood via substack, Nearly 14 years before COVID-19, HHS created the Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) and centralized federal health, biomedical, regulatory, homeland-security, and military functions around a government-directed countermeasure pipeline. Creating what this… ## [19 Aug 2026, 5:10 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-28-0-is-out-you-could-p) _2026-08-19 · Samuel Lison_ 🦋 FediHome v1.28.0 is out. You could point it at your own AT Protocol server from v1.25.0. It half worked — twelve places still had bsky.social written into them, so posting, replies and DMs went to the wrong server entirely. #Fediverse #SelfHosted ## [Woke Disney Sues Trump’s FCC to Protect ABC’s Public Airwaves After Leftist Network Faces License Audit](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/woke-disney-sues-trumps-fcc-to-protect-abcs-public-airwaves-after-leftist-network-faces-license-audit/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: gatewaypundit By Jim Hᴏft Aug. 18, 2026 1:40 pm AI-Generated Image The Walt Disney Company and its ABC television operation ran to federal court on Tuesday, asking a judge to stop the Federal Communications Commission from reviewing the broadcast licenses of eight ABC-owned stations years ahead of schedule. Disney, ABC, and the station licensees filed read more ## [Battle Over Ten Commandments Arrives At Supreme Court](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/battle-over-ten-commandments-arrives-at-supreme-court/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, AUG 18, 2026 – 04:00 PM Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 17 to review a federal appeals court decision that upheld a Texas law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in read more ## [Judge Issues ARREST WARRANT for Perennial Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein After She Pulls a No-Show in Court Over 2024 Cop Assault Charges](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/judge-issues-arrest-warrant-for-perennial-green-party-presidential-candidate-jill-stein-after-she-pulls-a-no-show-in-court-over-2024-cop-assault-charges/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: gatewaypundit By Jim Hᴏft Aug. 17, 2026 5:20 pm Jill Stein (Credit: Gage Skidmore) A judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for perennial Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein after both Stein and her attorney failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing. An order filed by St. Louis Judge Karma Johnson states that neither Stein read more ## [Support the Troops: Bring Them Home!](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/support-the-troops-bring-them-home/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: lewrockwell By Ron Paul, MD The Ron Paul Institute August 18, 2026 Last week we heard that US sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and other ships in the Middle East were being fed food that, from photos that surfaced in the media, looked worse than what you would feed a dog. Parents read more ## [Uber Eyes 1 Million Daily Drone Deliveries With Zipline Partnership](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/uber-eyes-1-million-daily-drone-deliveries-with-zipline-partnership/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, AUG 18, 2026 – 07:05 AM Authored by Bill Pan via The Epoch Times, Uber is investing in and partnering with drone-delivery startup Zipline as it bets on growing demand for ultra-fast air delivery of takeout and groceries. Lucid, Nuro, and Uber unveil a robotaxi during Nvidia Live at CES read more ## [Humanoid War Robots Could Soon Patrol US Southern Border To Combat Weaponized Migrant Flows](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/humanoid-war-robots-could-soon-patrol-us-southern-border-to-combat-weaponized-migrant-flows/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, AUG 18, 2026 – 04:45 AM Building on our February theme that physical AI and humanoid robots would move beyond factory floors and folding laundry in homes into conflict zones and other high-risk environments, US-based Foundation Robotics is now discussing potential national-security deployments of its Phantom humanoid robot along the southern border. read… ## [If Other Countries Give Fewer Shots, Why Can’t We Ask Why?](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/if-other-countries-give-fewer-shots-why-cant-we-ask-why/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, AUG 18, 2026 – 04:00 AM Authored by Jack Hellner via AmericanThinker.com, By age 18, a child in the United States can receive roughly 30 to 75 total vaccine doses if they follow standard schedules and get annual flu shots. Fewer shots are needed because vaccines are combined. By comparison, in read more ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hqaKI2fBvSby) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [“Absolutely Unprecedented”: Diesel Crack Spread Hits Record As Refined-Products Crisis Arrives](https://republicbroadcasting.org/news/absolutely-unprecedented-diesel-crack-spread-hits-record-as-refined-products-crisis-arrives/) _2026-08-18 · RBN Staff · Republic Broadcasting Network_ source: zerohedge BY TYLER DURDEN TUESDAY, AUG 18, 2026 – 06:20 AM Brent and WTI futures remain below $100 a barrel on Tuesday morning, partly suppressed by governments releasing strategic oil reserves into global markets. But the more serious issue is building downstream, where the Russia-Ukraine war, strikes against energy infrastructure, and continued disruptions read more ## [18 Aug 2026, 9:09 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-28-0-is-out-blocking-so) _2026-08-18 · Samuel Lison_ 🚫 FediHome v1.28.0 is out. Blocking someone was letting them through in four places. Worst of all, asking for the like count on one of their posts quietly contacted their server — the exact thing blocking is supposed to stop. #Fediverse #SelfHosted ## [12 Aug 2026, 8:30 am](https://samuellison.com/post/rebuilding-the-sl-colonies-site-this-wee) _2026-08-11 · Samuel Lison_ Rebuilding the SL Colonies site this week. The bit I like: the numbers on the front page aren't typed in. They're read live from the game database — 91,731 things crafted, about a hundred of them being made right now — so the page moves when the world does. #SecondLife #WebDev ## [8 Aug 2026, 6:00 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-27-1-is-out-the-one-tha) _2026-08-08 · Samuel Lison_ 🔐 FediHome v1.27.1 is out. The one that matters: a stranger could lock you out of your own admin. Five wrong passwords a minute, and you'd be refused holding the correct one. Also: Bluesky posts arrive with their photos again. https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome #Fediverse A dark panel showing a grid of identical faint circles with one warm, glowing filled circle among them. Text reads… ## [7 Aug 2026, 8:00 am](https://samuellison.com/post/how-spore-crossed-lovers-was-made-t) _2026-08-06 · Samuel Lison_ 🎬 How Spore-Crossed Lovers was made — the whole edit, RAW to finished, in Photomator. Twenty-five minutes, unedited, including the bits where I change my mind. ▶ https://makertube.net/w/9TvQgfhjjsnvkwv5ESV1NV ▶ Two Mushrooms in Love 🍄 | Editing a Macro RAW in Photomator (Lake Daylesford) ## [6 Aug 2026, 1:58 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/our-justice-system-in-australia-is-weak) _2026-08-06 · Samuel Lison_ Our justice system in Australia is weak. People need to face actual consequences for their actions. Help sign the petition: https://c.org/kB7JqPJftD ## [6 Aug 2026, 7:45 am](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-27-0-is-out-new-explor) _2026-08-05 · Samuel Lison_ 🧭 FediHome v1.27.0 is out. New: Explore — meet people through the ones you already follow. No algorithm; the people you picked are the filter. Also the migration work I posted about this morning, now shipped. https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome #Fediverse A dark panel scattered with small points of light. Several warm, brighter points each cast a soft glow and are joined by faint threads… ## [5 Aug 2026, 12:00 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/the-print-store-is-open-spore-cros) _2026-08-05 · Samuel Lison_ 🖼️ The print store is open. Spore-Crossed Lovers first — two mushrooms leaning in over a fallen petal, Lake Daylesford. Framed or unframed, printed close to wherever you are. You're quoted the cost; what you add on top is yours to decide. https://samuellison.com/store/cmqeqi2v8000ynpm045w12d0c Two wild mushrooms with textured domed caps lean toward one another on the forest floor, their caps… ## [5 Aug 2026, 7:00 am](https://samuellison.com/post/next-in-fedihome-take-your-followers) _2026-08-04 · Samuel Lison_ 🚪 Next in FediHome: take your followers with you when you leave. I've built the exit door. Point it at your new account and every follower's server gets told to move them across. No-lock-in isn't a slogan if you can't actually go. #Fediverse A dark panel with a tall doorway of warm light and a trail of small glowing points streaming through it into the distance. Text reads "Take your followers… ## [4 Aug 2026, 12:26 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-26-0-is-out-you-can-now) _2026-08-04 · Samuel Lison_ 📦 FediHome v1.26.0 is out. You can now download everything you've written — posts, photos, video, audio, comments — as one file, straight from the admin panel. Owning your words should include being able to take them. https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome #Fediverse A dark panel with a broad ribbon of golden light flowing down and gathering into a single bright pool at the base. Text reads… ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/L6dgeAGcM587) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [4 Aug 2026, 8:00 am](https://samuellison.com/post/a-plain-grey-part-into-a-working-iron) _2026-08-03 · Samuel Lison_ 🪨 A plain grey Part into a working iron node — no code at all. Select it, answer "what is this object?", pick iron node from a dropdown. Walk up, hold E, ore lands in the inventory. #SurvivorCore v0.10.0. Free & MIT. ▶ https://makertube.net/w/2kkyPbDWqoyuKcgbiCGwQG ▶ Watch video ## [3 Aug 2026, 3:45 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-25-0-is-out-the-one-i-v) _2026-08-03 · Samuel Lison_ 🦋 FediHome v1.25.0 is out — the one I've wanted for ages. Your own domain becomes your Bluesky handle. @yourdomain.com, no DNS to touch. Plus a security fix. https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome #Bluesky #Fediverse ## [2 Aug 2026, 8:17 am](https://samuellison.com/post/instead-of-prompting-ai-to-do-a-batch-o) _2026-08-01 · Samuel Lison_ Instead of prompting #AI to do a batch of work on my repos, I am trying my first #loop to see how it goes. Let's watch my credits get chewed this session and see if the result is quality or a rush to a goal! ## [1 Aug 2026, 5:11 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/next-up-in-fedihome-your-own-domain) _2026-08-01 · Samuel Lison_ 👀 Next up in FediHome: your own domain as your Bluesky handle. @me@yourdomain.com — already yours name.bsky.social — borrowed Soon, just @yourdomain.com One domain, both networks. https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome #Fediverse #Bluesky A dark panel with soft purple and blue light converging at the base. At the top, "name.bsky.social" labelled "borrowed". An arrow points down to… ## [1 Aug 2026, 3:47 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-24-1-is-out-ms9y92a3) _2026-08-01 · Samuel Lison_ 🏠 FediHome v1.24.1 is out. 🔓 A typo in your site URL can't lock you out of your own admin any more 🔍 Capitals in your domain no longer make you invisible to everyone else 🔗 You can't move your address out from under the people you follow 🛡️ Setup wizard hardened Mostly maintenance — but that first one, promptly. Self-hosted. MIT. Yours.… ## [1 Aug 2026, 12:50 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/i-ve-set-up-buffer-to-ms9ry06f) _2026-08-01 · Samuel Lison_ I've set up #Buffer to carry my posts over the wall — Facebook, Threads, X, and the video ones. Everything still starts here, and still federates out on its own. Buffer just goes where the open web can't. Open web first. Everywhere else after. 🏠 ## [1 Aug 2026, 11:27 am](https://samuellison.com/post/my-youngest-one-has-finally-learned-to) _2026-08-01 · Samuel Lison_ My youngest one has finally learned to #ride her #bike unassisted with no training wheels. She will need a bigger bike soon. And now we can look forward to #riding more as a #family . ## [31 July 2026, 7:19 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-24-0-is-out-two-secu) _2026-07-31 · Samuel Lison_ 🏠 FediHome v1.24.0 is out. 🔒 Two security fixes — worth updating for 🔔 Checks for updates on its own now 🔐 Offers a real password, not a 64-char key 🧹 Notifications clear themselves Self-hosted. MIT. Yours. https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome #Fediverse #ActivityPub #SelfHosted ## [31 July 2026, 7:03 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/i-upgraded-to-monthly-plan-on-makertube) _2026-07-31 · Samuel Lison_ I upgraded to monthly plan on @MakerTube@mastodon.social for my heavy data use. Should be good for now up to 100 gig. Currently using 85gig I think so I'll likely need to upgrade soon. Same as others on the platform. Happy to pay vs seeing ads and selling my data. Help keep #MakerTube running! ## [30 July 2026, 5:35 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/player-trading-just-landed-in-surviv) _2026-07-30 · Samuel Lison_ 🤝 Player trading just landed in #SurvivorCore v0.9.0 — the open-source #survival engine for #Roblox . Walk up, open their interact window, stack your offer, both confirm. Dupe-proof: nothing moves until you BOTH say yes. Free & MIT 👉 github.com/TemujinCalidius/SurvivorCore #RobloxDev #gamedev ▶ SurvivorCore - Player Trading Demo ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hpLl6HDfjQJE) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [30 July 2026, 2:21 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/fedihome-v1-23-is-out-posts-from) _2026-07-30 · Samuel Lison_ 🏠 FediHome v1.23 is out. 🦋 Posts from the people you follow on Bluesky now land in your timeline — liking, boosting and replying all work 🔒 Two blocking fixes: a block holds everywhere now 🐳 Fresh Docker installs finish in one boot https://github.com/TemujinCalidius/FediHome ## [30 July 2026, 2:13 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/rosterfocus-1-0-1-is-out-a-security) _2026-07-30 · Samuel Lison_ 🔒 RosterFocus 1.0.1 is out — a security & robustness patch for the CLI: agent logs moved out of world-readable /tmp (they were leaking your shift schedule), plus a crash-loop fix. Mac app unchanged. https://temujincalidius.github.io/roster-focus/ #macOS #ShiftWork #OpenSource ## [27 July 2026, 5:20 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/i-m-installing-qubes-on-an-old-laptop) _2026-07-27 · Samuel Lison_ I’m installing #Qubes on an old laptop. ## [24 July 2026, 3:49 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/it-s-live-fedihome-the-mac-app-i-v) _2026-07-24 · Samuel Lison_ 🎉 It's live! FediHome — the Mac app I've been pouring myself into — is now on the Mac App Store. A calm little native home for your own Fediverse instance, right in your menu bar. Free & open source. Genuinely proud of this one. 💜 🍎 https://apps.apple.com/app/id6790605091 ## [19 July 2026, 9:35 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/first-night-of-nightshift-in-a-string-o) _2026-07-19 · Samuel Lison_ First night of #nightshift in a string of 7 nights. The joys of #shiftwork . But it should be fun! ## [19 July 2026, 3:08 am](https://samuellison.com/post/i-m-still-binge-watching-more-films-n) _2026-07-18 · Samuel Lison_ I'm still #binge watching more #films . Now is the original #TotalRecall . ## [19 July 2026, 12:28 am](https://samuellison.com/post/next-movie-on-the-binge-list-tonigh) _2026-07-18 · Samuel Lison_ 🎥 Next #movie on the #binge list tonight is going to be #Tenet . ## [18 July 2026, 10:12 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/movie-time-backroom) _2026-07-18 · Samuel Lison_ 🎥 #Movie time - #Backroom ## [17 July 2026, 7:47 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/i-always-knew-michael-jackson-could-fig) _2026-07-17 · Samuel Lison_ I always knew Michael Jackson could #fight . He was studying a secret #KungFu style! https://x.com/HumansNoContext/status/2077710401232331205 ## [17 July 2026, 4:00 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/test-print-from-my-own-print-store-of-my) _2026-07-17 · Samuel Lison_ Test print from my own print store of my own #photography . Can't wait to go live :D ## [17 July 2026, 3:43 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/i-got-my-first-test-print-back-from-my-o) _2026-07-17 · Samuel Lison_ I got my first test print back from my own online #photo #print store that I had coded myself using #AI . I am very happy with the quality of the printing. Now I will just need to setup some variants of sizes, framed etc and go live with the print store. So you can buy either a digital TIFF or print! ## [16 July 2026, 8:29 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/survivorcore-studio-has-landed-tun) _2026-07-16 · Samuel Lison_ 🛠️ #SurvivorCore Studio has landed! Tune your WHOLE survival game with zero code — movement, combat, mobs, loot, even UI theme colours & fonts — live in a floating Studio window. Override any item, search everything. 🔜 Player trading is next 👀 #RobloxDev #gamedev #opensource #survival #Roblox ▶ SurvivorCore - Admin Panel ## [16 July 2026, 5:34 am](https://samuellison.com/post/couple-more-days-and-then-getting-into) _2026-07-15 · Samuel Lison_ Couple more days and then getting into #NightShift for a week. Let's shock the body's routine once again LOL. ## [15 July 2026, 8:13 am](https://samuellison.com/post/my-first-print-order-of-my-own-photogra) _2026-07-14 · Samuel Lison_ My first print order of my own #photography has printed and has shipped. My website sent me emails to confirm shipment with tracking number and all. My API integration into #prodigi 's printing solution is working so far and I can go public with offering photo prints soon! ## [14 July 2026, 1:43 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/there-is-a-lot-of-work-involved-in-getti) _2026-07-14 · Samuel Lison_ There is a lot of work involved in getting a new app in the #Apple App Store. All the secret keys, signing certificates. Developer memberships. Screenshots, privacy policies. It's not as simple as just coding. Almost there though. I will have #FediHome 's macOS app on the store soon! ## [13 July 2026, 11:55 am](https://samuellison.com/post/i-built-a-macos-app-for-fedihome-you) _2026-07-13 · Samuel Lison_ I built a #macOS app for #FediHome . You can grab it here: https://fedihome.social/download - I will port this to iOS also for those of you who enjoy hosting your own #Fediverse enabled #blog or #journal . Enjoy! ## [13 July 2026, 9:42 am](https://samuellison.com/post/i-ve-built-my-own-integrated-photograph) _2026-07-12 · Samuel Lison_ I've built my own integrated #photography #printing through API on my own website at https://samuellison.com and hooked into #prodigi which will print & ship from #Australia , #US , #EU and the #UK depending on buyer location. Just purchased a test print to see quality before going live. ## [Week Four: The Reward, and the Reckoning](https://samuellison.com/post/week-four-the-reward-and-the-reckoning) _2026-07-12 · Samuel Lison_ After a week of pushing hard and then deliberately resting, week four was what that rest paid for: the back half of my annual leave, a proper mountain adventure with the family, and an honest look at what a fortnight of holidays does to the plan. Here's how it went. The building half The first few days were home and heads-down. My self-hosted Fediverse platform, FediHome , rolled through several… ## [12 July 2026, 6:05 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/week-four-the-reward-my-rest-bought-a) _2026-07-12 · Samuel Lison_ Week four: the reward my rest bought. A fortnight off ended with three days in the Grampians — a near-6-hour Pinnacle hike with the girls, waterfalls, a rare Gang-Gang #Cockatoo . Recharged and adventured, a little heavier, and honest about it. Push, then recover. #Grampians #hiking 🍄 ## [10 July 2026, 5:11 pm](https://samuellison.com/post/omg-grampians-has-such-beautiful-hikin) _2026-07-10 · Samuel Lison_ OMG #Grampians has such beautiful #hiking #trails out there and many #photo opportunities. Can't wait to edit some of these and show everyone.