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Trump will be Trump. The question is what the rest of us are going to do.

“Antifa” Protesters Charged With Terrorism for Constitutionally Protected Activity After a protest against ICE, federal prosecutors pursued guilt-by-association charges against two “antifa” protesters.

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I'm here on Bluesky too. In the worst-case scenario, if they shut you down on Facebook, I'll follow your posts here.

Can We Bury Enough Wood to Slow Climate Change? Wood vaulting, a simple, low-tech approach to storing carbon, has the potential to remove 12 billion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere every year—and some companies are already trying it

Even palliatives are welcome.
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Ian Watkins’ Ex-Girlfriend ‘Shocked’ at His Death, but Also ‘Surprised It Didn’t Happen Sooner' Former Lostprophets vocalist and pedophile Ian Watkins was killed in prison on Oct. 11, and his ex-girlfriend has shared her reactions.

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I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.

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Period leave is official in Karnataka. But are men on board? Menstrual leaves are now official in Karnataka, and the move has been hailed as a step toward gender-sensitive workplaces. But how do men really feel about it?

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What they've done is even worse than giving the prize to Trump. Insidiously worse.

Screenshot of Elon Musk tweeting "this is not ok" as a reply to Libs of TikTok posting "omg. Dead end paranormal park, a show on netflix, is pushing pro-teangeder on CHILDREN. This show is advertised for 7-year-olds. It's being promoted on netflix kids now. Parents - beware" with an attached photo of Barney from the show. Elon's tweet has 3.6k comments, 8.7k retweets, 60k likes and 4.2million views

It's probably going to be a very odd day

Proud to know and have worked with Hamish, Dead End is a brilliant show about kind, wonderful characters and the vitriol that's coming out now from the usual bigoted suspects can get fucked really

No more scribbles: Indian court tells doctors to fix their handwriting A legible medical prescription can make a difference between life and death, the court says.

This some kind of joke?
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The Titanic's Sister Ship, the Britannic, Sank in 1916. For the First Time, Divers Have Recovered Artifacts From Its Wreck The luxury liner was requisitioned as a hospital ship during World War I. Thirty people died after the vessel struck a German naval mine and sank off the coast of Greece

In the unlikely event that you're bored:

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So, is the right gonna scream at us for daring to point out that this is literally what the Nazis did? We're not sure what is allowed these days.

Landlines Are Making a Comeback and They're Helping Families in a Major Way Concerned that screen time is taking over their teens lives, parents have turned to an extreme solution: installing landlines in their homes. And some parents say their kids communication skills are a...

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YouTube video by Unholy Podcast Yuval Noah Harari on Israel, AI, and the Future | Unholy Live in London

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Domagxe; multaj homoj estas bedauxrinde tiaj.

The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.

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Vi celas la hindian lingvon, sendube."La hinda lingvo"="la barata lingvo" =misdemando,cxar Barato uzas milon da lingvoj.
Pri la hindia lingvo,la nombroj atingeblaj per popolnombrado aux similaj iloj estas neinterpreteblaj,pro malsimplaj kialoj.Via demando ne respondeblas,bedauxrinde.

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus Adding a bedtime story or taking away a favorite toy has proven ineffective for kids, whose brains and nervous systems are not fully developed. Here's what works.

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Career catfishing: Why Gen Z is ghosting employers after job offers Career catfishing is the new workplace headache: candidates accept jobs, then vanish before day one. Surveys show it’s most common among Gen Z. Is it payback for candidate ghosting, or a shift in work...

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Welch: He claims that he's the law and order president. But we all know that's a lie because he's a convicted felon. He pardons convicted felons, he surrounds himself with obsequious people that kiss his all day, every day

Donald Trump: Inside the Indian factories hit hard by US's 50% tariffs BBC correspondents visit export hubs across India to assess how steep US tariffs are impacting business owners.

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The ‘godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive superintelligent AI | CNN Business Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “godfather of AI,” fears the technology he helped build could wipe out humanity — and “tech bros” are taking the wrong approach to stop it.

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The Math Hack You Didn’t Know Was in Your Credit Card Find out how this simple algorithm from the 1960s keeps your wallet safe

This is seriously neat.

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Genocide in Gaza – All the Perfumes of Arabia Will Not Sweeten These Hands… As the ongoing livestreamed genocide in Gaza reaches its most despicable and horrendous phase of killing masse s people through forced starvation, I am posting here a piece that I wrote for the art…

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Woman in long dress is looking out the window.

All of this.