True Development: Beyond Tall Buildings and Performative Narcissism
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At the risk of surprising you, I published here: https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/21/classes-sociales-accumulation-des-savoirs-et-proletarisation-a-lere-du-capitalisme-cognitif-neo-colonial/
New social hierarchy: the divide no longer involves only ownership of capital, but also the control or loss of knowledge essential to autonomy.
https://www.europesays.com/2297271/ Europe’s economic surrender – Gulf Times #AUTONOMY #comment #deal #dependency #der #Economy #EconomyOfEU #EconomyOfEuropeanUnion #EconomyOfTheEU #EconomyOfTheEuropeanUnion #EU #EUEconomy #Europe #Gulf #leyen #strategic #tariffs #Times #trade #trump #von
New section on our website: “Communalism from A to Z (or almost)!”
It is intended to complement our “Social Ecology Primer” and thus serve as a lively, accessible, and collective gateway to social ecology and communalism.
We kick things off with our first article: “The POLITICAL versus politics” 
https://ecologiesocialeetcommunalisme.org/en/2025/07/31/%f0%9f%93%9c-the-political-versus-politics/
To get started, we invite you to read the introductory section of the section first:
https://ecologiesocialeetcommunalisme.org/en/workshop-research-perspectives/communalism-from-a-to-z-or-almost/
Share, discuss, and critique!
#SocialEcology #Communalism #DirectDemocracy #Autonomy #ABC
Merlin signe avec Northrop Grumman pour piloter des avions autonomes : euh... des missions sans humains ?
https://www.zonebourse.com/actualite-bourse/merlin-signe-un-accord-avec-northrop-grumman-pour-faire-progresser-le-vol-autonome-de-nouvelle-gener-ce7c5fdfd08af225
#Space #Autonomy #MerlinPilot #BeaconTestbed #ArmsRace
It busts my brain that this is not standard everywhere. But I guess I should know better. 
"New Hampshire is the first state to legally require doctors and medical staff to follow a patient's desires to seek sterilization...."
Review of "Dissident Peace: Autonomous Struggles and the State in Colombia" by Anthony Dest
An important text that paints a vivid, complex picture not from the bird’s eye view of power or media headlines, but from the trenches of struggle centered around the voices, experiences, and cosmovisions of Black and Indigenous communities in what is called Colombia.
Rigorous but accessible, Dest helps the reader make sense of everything from the 2016 Peace Accords to the 2021 Cali uprising to the 2022 election of Gustavo Petro. Broken down into four chapters, he brings to the fore those often left out of the conversation by problematizing the vanguardism of the FARC-EP, the connections between coca cultivation and settler colonialism, the living legacy of white supremacy, and the successes and setbacks of urban rebellion.
Based on relationships built over decades and a deep commitment and unapologetic analysis and reflexivity, Dest translates – literally and figuratively – the terrain of struggle for those committed to liberation and autonomy on terms distinct from either the FARC-EP or the State. The book impressively captures the dynamics at play at the intersection of capitalism, settler colonialism, whiteness, patriarchy, drug trafficking, guerrilla movements, and state repression.
It centers those excluded by power’s vision for Colombia, and demonstrates how out of, or despite, that exclusion, Black and Indigenous peoples continue to organize, propose alternatives, strengthen autonomy, and work for a dissident peace.
#Colombia #autonomy #Indigenous @bookstondon #bookstodon #books #reading
Le VXE30 Stalker Havoc utilise l’intelligence artificielle embarquée pour améliorer son autonomie, la gestion des capteurs et ses missions ISR tactiques, limitant l’intervention humaine.
https://edgeautonomy.com/uncrewed-systems/
#Space #Innovation #AerospaceEngineering #ISR #Autonomy #AIinAerospace #EmergingTrend
Ukrainian startup says its drones could work on their own by year’s end, thanks to #AI
#Ukrainian #drones #autonomy startup the #FourthLaw is showcasing new footage as it aims to become the first to reach the latest holy grail of #DroneWarfare: full #autonomy.
“When we’re talking about full autonomy, I think we’re definitely going to see singular demos by the end of this year,”
CMN and Anschütz demonstrate UHSI32 MkII autonomous vessel in France https://www.byteseu.com/1197520/ #Anschütz #Autonomy #France
Pilotes de F‑15E & F‑16C gèrent chacun deux drones XQ‑58A Valkyrie en vol collaboratif : un vrai atout « loyal wingman » 
https://f-aero.fr/les-combattants-f-15e-et-f-16c-controlent-quatre-xq-58-dans-les-tests-americains-de-lair-force/
#aéronautique #défense #innovation
#XQ58 #F15E #F16C
#loyalwingman #Autonomy #Kratos
#humanmachineteaming #ACP #Valkyrie
#DigitalSovereignty, #DigitalAutonomy or #PublicValues… what is what?!
In a world full of committed people eager to move forward 
, I often stumble upon misunderstandings and misinterpretations, even around terms we think we agree on.
So I wrote this blog (10 minutes reading time 
) in an attempt to clarify what we mean by #digitalsovereignty, and how it relates to #autonomy and #publicvalues. Maybe this (one) perspective helps others, too. 
Curious? Take a look 
"The autonomous [P‘urhépecha] Indigenous community of Cherán K'eri mobilized this Wednesday, July 9, in the main streets of Morelia, [Michoacán], to denounce the violence the persists in its territory and to demand justice given the neglect of state and federal authorities.
"Called for by the General Assembly, the main communal authority, the residents marched from Casa Michoacán to the state capital building to demand security, justice, and respect for their autonomy."
Un système neuronal gère seul un escadron US entier : l’IA franchit un cap tactique. Sci-fi, ou nouveau standard militaire ?
https://www.labottega-pinseria.fr/coup-de-projecteur/87730-lia-a-remplace-le-commandement-une-base-americaine-confie-la-gestion-tactique-dun-escadron-entier-a-un-systeme-neuronal/
#AI #tech #military
#defense #aerospace #autonomy
#tacticalAI #neuralcommand #autonomouswarfare
#dronewarfare
#Pentagon
The autonomous Nahua community of Santa María Ostula, Michoacán, is reporting via Facebook that it has been under attack by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) since 6:40pm today. The communal guard has been activated and there are no reported injuries as of this moment.
The autonomous P‘urhépecha municipality of Cherán, Michoacán, was attacked by gunmen (according to the media linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel) on July 2. One member of the community patrol was killed and another wounded. In response, the barricades and bonfires of 2011 have gone back up and the community is on maximum alert.
https://itsgoingdown.org/armed-attack-against-the-autonomous-purepecha-community-of-cheran-keri/
Especially for the #Labour administration in the UK; the Supreme Court in the UK, all the #TERF and Terf adjacent people out there, the media, especially the #Guardian.
#Rights #HumanRights #ProChoice #Autonomy #Biology #Facts
Once again, for those still quoting primary school level science:
Rebecca Helm, a biologist and an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, Asheville US writes:
"Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes and gender right now. Lots of folks make biological sex sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
If you know a bit about biology you will probably say that biological sex is caused by chromosomes, XX and you’re female, XY and you’re male. This is “chromosomal sex” but is it “biological sex”? Well...
Turns out there is only ONE GENE on the Y chromosome that really matters to sex. It’s called the SRY gene. During human embryonic development the SRY protein turns on male-associated genes. Having an SRY gene makes you “genetically male”. But is this “biological sex”?
Sometimes that SRY gene pops off the Y chromosome and over to an X chromosome. Surprise! So now you’ve got an X with an SRY and a Y without an SRY. What does this mean?
A Y with no SRY means physically you’re female, chromosomally you’re male (XY) and genetically you’re female (no SRY). An X with an SRY means you’re physically male, chromsomally female (XX) and genetically male (SRY). But biological sex is simple! There must be another answer...
Sex-related genes ultimately turn on hormones in specifics areas on the body, and reception of those hormones by cells throughout the body. Is this the root of “biological sex”??
“Hormonal male” means you produce ‘normal’ levels of male-associated hormones. Except some percentage of females will have higher levels of ‘male’ hormones than some percentage of males. Ditto ditto ‘female’ hormones. And...
...if you’re developing, your body may not produce enough hormones for your genetic sex. Leading you to be genetically male or female, chromosomally male or female, hormonally non-binary, and physically non-binary. Well, except cells have something to say about this...
Maybe cells are the answer to “biological sex”?? Right?? Cells have receptors that “hear” the signal from sex hormones. But sometimes those receptors don’t work. Like a mobile phone that’s on “do not disturb’. Call and cell, they will not answer.
What does this all mean?
It means you may be genetically male or female, chromosomally male or female, hormonally male/female/non-binary, with cells that may or may not hear the male/female/non-binary call, and all this leading to a body that can be male/non-binary/female.
Try out some combinations for yourself. Notice how confusing it gets? Can you point to what the absolute cause of biological sex is? Is it fair to judge people by it?
Of course you could try appealing to the numbers. “Most people are either male or female” you say. Except that as a biologist professor I will tell you...
The reason I don’t have my students look at their own chromosome in class is because people could learn that their chromosomal sex doesn’t match their physical sex, and learning that in the middle of a 10-point assignment is JUST NOT THE TIME.
Biological sex is complicated. Before you discriminate against someone on the basis of “biological sex” & identity, ask yourself: have you seen YOUR chromosomes? Do you know the genes of the people you love? The hormones of the people you work with? The state of their cells?
Since the answer will obviously be no, please be kind, respect people’s right to tell you who they are, and remember that you don’t have all the answers. Again: biology is complicated. Kindness and respect don’t have to be.
Note: Biological classifications exist. XX, XY, XXY XXYY and all manner of variation which is why sex isn't classified as binary. You can't have a binary classification system with more than two configurations even if two of those configurations are more common than others.
Biology is a shitshow. Be kind to people."
Many thanks to Traci Drake for finding this.
Armed Attack Against the Autonomous Purépecha Community of Cherán K’eri
https://itsgoingdown.org/armed-attack-against-the-autonomous-purepecha-community-of-cheran-keri/
