"In his own twisted way, Donald Trump has become a unifying figure. He’s more politically divisive than ever, but his outright attacks on liberal democracy everywhere have managed to rally America’s traditional allies against a common threat — one he sees when he looks in the mirror."
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Trump has united the free world against a grave threat
It's coming from inside the White House.Stephen Robinson (Public Notice)
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Republicans have a direct channel to learn about DOGE moves, while Democrats remain in the dark
A new order is emerging from Trump and Musk's government-slashing project: Republicans have ways to protect their districts while Democrats don't.The Boston Globe
🤞🏼 “ Fresh data from Léger suggests the federal race has tightened dramatically. #Poilievre’s once-massive Conservative lead has evaporated, and the Liberals under #MarkCarney are surging across the country—especially in Quebec.
We don't know whether Mark Carney’s momentum will last, but early numbers appear favourable to the Liberals.“ #Canada
putin likely rejected Trump’s ceasefire proposal, putting Trump in a tough spot where his next move will test his resolve to defend Ukrainian sovereignty against russian pressure
By Timothy Ash
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Putin has likely rejected Trump's ceasefire proposal — what now?
It looks like Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected the 30-day ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the war against Ukraine.Timothy Ash (The Kyiv Independent)
after a three-month trial has decided not to retain the technology.
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Anchorage Police Department: AI-Generated Police Reports Don’t Save Time
The Anchorage Police Department (APD) has concluded its three-month trial of Axon’s Draft One, an AI system that uses audio from body-worn cameras to write narrative police reports for officers—and has decided not to retain the technology.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Funny how the "Government is Evil" crowd is silent in the US, now that the government actually IS evil.
Putin has likely rejected Trump's ceasefire proposal — what now?¹
“It looks like Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected the 30-day ceasefire proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on the war against Ukraine. According to the Financial Times, citing an unnamed senior aide to Putin, Moscow does not want a temporary ceasefire and is pushing for a long-term peace settlement that will “take into account its interests and concerns… So what will Trump do now?” writes Chatham House Associate Fellow Timothy in his op-ed.
Read the full op-ed here².
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Black holes may transition into white holes, ejecting matter and even time back into the Universe
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Black Hole Singularity Could Represent New Beginning: Study | Sci.News
Black holes may transition into white holes, ejecting matter and even time back into the Universe, according to a new study by physicists from the University of Sheffield and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.News Staff (Sci.News)
'Get ready to drink Oregon pinot noir': Internet torches Trump for latest tariff 'tantrum' - Raw Story
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'Get ready to drink Oregon pinot noir': Internet torches Trump for latest tariff 'tantrum'
President Donald Trump massively ramped up his trade war threats against the European Union on Thursday when he threatened to slap 200 percent tariffs on alcoholic products from the EU.Brad Reed (Raw Story)
My boss has given me grief over sometimes having bugs in my code because I "don't test enough".
Today he made my top priority implementing a code change built off an API he wrote.
The API is not released, and the branches it's on are not passing their tests. And have many import errors.
Bruh.
Money pumped into Musk's business by Putin is bound to create, "fealty".
“Part of Musk's derangement appears to be increasing fealty to the Kremlin.”
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Elon Musk’s Biographer Warns Billionaire Is ‘Going Mad’ Due To ‘Combination Of Depression, Drugs And Stress’
“...take him off the internet permanently.”James Paul (Mashable India)
'Our cushion is gone': Ohio farmers worry Trump won't pay up on promised funding
Wooly Pig Farm Brewery sits on a gentle rise above Highway 36 and the Tuscarawas River in Fresno, Ohio. It takes its name from the Mangalitsa pigs covered in coats of thick curly wool, that roam the pastures nearby.Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal (Alternet.org)
Threats are a sure sign of desperation. Krasmov badly needs Musk's money.
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Donald Trump Calls Tesla Boycotts Illegal
The president said protesters were trying to "illegally and collusively boycott Tesla" because Elon Musk is in his administration.Theo Burman (Newsweek)
The middle ground between anti-racism and racism is still racism.
The middle ground between queer liberation and queerphobia is still queerphobia.
The middle ground between feminism and misogyny is still misogyny.
What Trump’s escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill - Raw Story
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What Trump’s escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill
Life these days is expensive. The lingering effects of the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, higher fuel and energy prices, and extreme weather shocks throttling the supply chain have conspired to make many everyday necessities much less afford…Ayurella Horn-Muller, Grist (Raw Story)
Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tariff
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline
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Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax
American retailers say President Donald Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wine would harm consumers.Aamer Madhani (AP News)
Mapped: The State of Democracy Around the World
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Mapped: The State of Democracy Around the World
After a historic election year, we show the state of democracy worldwide as it declines to its lowest level in two decades.Dorothy Neufeld (Visual Capitalist)
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Seems risky, but I guess they’re the experts.
This is crazy interesting: Super Nintendos are getting *faster* as the hardware ages. We spoke to the person who discovered this and has been collecting more data. They even put a SNES in the freezer to test a hypothesis
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Super Nintendo Hardware Is Running Faster as It Ages
Why is this speedrunner putting his Super Nintendo in the freezer? Science.Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
Haven Blaire by Stephanie Brown
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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart
A digital painting shows a young woman with pale skin, long white hair, and pale blue eyes. She faces to the left, looking up to the right with a slight smile. She wears a blue tunic and dark pants with a brown leather belt and bracers. A white shawl with a fur collar is draped over her shoulders. She holds a wooden axe with blue and orange flames coming from the head. Behind her, a faint face is visible. The background is a dark blue sky with a crescent moon and small stars. The artist's signature is in the lower right corner.
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Keep ‘em coming
Via Kyle Cheney:
HAPPENING NOW: Judge sounding off on #Trump admin over effort to mass fire probationary employees, says decision not to submit OPM dir. Ezell to questioning hide truth about it.
"That’s a sham," he says, suggesting he might order mass rehiring.
Judge Alsup says feeling "misled by the US govt" over a rep that fired employees had recourse via MSPB, but now notes that Trump fired special counsel & attempted to remove a bd member of MSPB, depriving it of quorum”
4/ Bower:
Judge Alsup's order to offer reinstatement to fired probationary employees doesn't just apply to the VA.
He continued: "The same relief is extended...to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Treasury."
Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5324706/federal-hiring-freeze-special-census-white-house-westfield-aurora?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
#Hera's Mars flyby occurred yesterday and today #ESA's live stream revealed images from its closest approach, featuring the far side of the tidally-locked moon #Deimos, and a lot more.
Images and animation are from the live steam.
Recorded live stream (at start of live coverage):
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#Mars #Solarocks #Didymos #Space
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- the gap between cervical cancer mortality in rural counties and rates in urban counties has also widened in recent years
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Found this on BlueSky this morning. JP Morgan thinks Tesla's stock price will be cut in half
@GottaLaff Here's some wompage to start your morning!
So I see there's a Monty Python RPG. I'm firmly against its existence.
Like many older gamers, I've had to sit through interminable D&D sessions where the players (and sometimes the GM) would just endlessly parrot Python quotes.
It took years of effort to reduce and finally eliminate this threat, and now some fool has resurrected it.
This is the #TTRPG equivalent to bringing back smallpox.
May God have mercy on our souls.
>read work manual
>"recovery drive should take up to 30 minutes to create"
>been 45 minutes
>call company helpdesk
>"yeah your manual is out of date the new estimate is 45-90 minutes
>mfw
At least I'm getting paid to sit and wait. And I have a chair
Notably, the gap between cervical cancer mortality in rural counties and rates in urban counties has also widened in recent years
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NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile,' French University Says
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NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile,' French University Says
“We are witnessing a new brain drain.”Emanuel Maiberg (404 Media)
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