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"Wickeyed are sentient wax slimes who, despite their ominous appearance, are more of a nuisance than a threat. Though novel thinking has recently made them surprisingly helpful for humans.” (1/3)

Additional lore in the replies!

I'll post its development tomorrow.

#monsterbash #trashbash #hotglue #monster #crafts #MastoArt

#MastoArt #crafts #monster #monsterbash #trashbash #hotglue

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A devil and a human in a four panel comic: Devil: I just had a Zoom meeting with my boss and he said empathy is a sin now. Human: ...What? Decil: Yeah. Devil: So I guess Im supposed to tempt you to... care about others? Human: I'm confused. Devil: Me too.

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Tons of fixes in the latest Pixelfed app release, now available on iOS and soon Android!

Private accounts are now properly accessible, and you may notice improved DMs, and a new Profile Feed that you can more easily browse with!

#pixelfed

Private account
Profile Feed
#pixelfed

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#Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination - theguardian.com/world/2025/mar… "Key rival of President Recep Tayyip #Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated" Erdoğan not even hiding his interference now; he's afraid #turkey

Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated
Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
#erdogan #turkey #Istanbul
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Glyn Moody
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@cruftyold intriguing...
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@cruftyold yes, saw that...

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So bold are Putin’s ceasefire demands, it’s hard to believe he is entirely serious - theguardian.com/world/2025/mar… "The extraordinary demands of the Russian leader to weaken Ukraine would make a mockery of any peace deal" confirms #trump's weakness

So bold are Putin’s ceasefire demands, it’s hard to believe he is entirely serious

Dan Sabbagh (The Guardian)
#trump

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Human rights activists: 'Freezing NGO accounts in #Georgia is an attempt to punish protesters and civil society' - jam-news.net/human-rights-acti… absurd and plainly without legal basis

Human rights activists on freezing of NGO funds in Georgia

Human rights activists on freezing of NGO funds in Georgia: Georgian prosecutors froze accounts of five funds
nikama (JAMnews)
#georgia

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EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts - rferl.org/a/czech-eu-rfe-fundi… this is a triply good idea: good for RFE, good for EU, and good for listeners

EU Politicians Make Push For Radio Free Europe Funding After Trump Cuts

European Union politicians said they are continuing their push into possible support for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty after the US government moved to cut the Prague-based broadcaster's funding amid concerns its closure would be a blow to pro-demo…
Rikard Jozwiak (RFE/RL)
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radio remains important because it bypasses artificial walls put up by govts, penetrates across areas during disasters, works when the Internet is crippled by any outage. It also reaches rural areas where listeners are not on the Internet. Always good to have it ready, rather than try to re-establish it with urgency later on.
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@singletona let's hope we can...
@Andrew Singleton

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Debian Linux announce they will no longer post on X

“X evolved into a place where people we care about don't feel safe.”

micronews.debian.org/2025/1738…

The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement. X evolved into a place where people we care a

The Debian Publicity Team will no longer post on X/Twitter. We took this decision since we feel X doesn't reflect Debian shared values as stated in our social contract, code of conduct and diversity statement.
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Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up from coast to coast and even overseas. Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations and even privately owned cars have been targeted.
Jonathan J. Cooper (AP News)
#usa #Tesla #elonmusk #fascism #afd #germany #antifascism
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I bought a Tesla years ago to try to help the environment. Now it sucks that some shithead might damage my car. I used to be afraid of ultra-conservatives doing it, now I am afraid of the left. I voted for Kamala. Leave my car alone.
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As they say: Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.

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Banded Huntsman Spider (Genus Holconia) spotted on a wall of an outhouse in the very remote Macquarie Marshes region of NSW. Beautiful markings on what I assume to be a female - which was about the size of my hand. Left undisturbed and unharmed.
#nature #wildlife #spidersofthefediverse #spiders #australia X-posted to inaturalist.org
Large Huntsman spider
Large Huntsman spider
#nature #wildlife #australia #SpidersOfTheFediverse #spiders
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adingbatponder
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This is wonderful but a content warning might be appropriate as some folks are really phobic. Cheers.

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“Attempts to hide climate science from the public will not stop us from feeling the dire impacts of climate change.”
theguardian.com/environment/20…

More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN

Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced
Damian Carrington (The Guardian)

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Frequent, Long-Term Blood Donation Could Reduce Risk for Blood Cancers

Scientists compared blood from frequent, long-term donors to that of more seldom ones and saw some key genetic differences in cell types.
Paul Smaglik (Discover Magazine)
@Sybren A. Stüvel

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Show top #LLMs buggy code and they'll finish off the mistakes rather than fix them - theregister.com/2025/03/19/llm… "when shown a snippet of shoddy code and asked to fill in the blanks, AI models are just as likely to repeat the mistake as to fix it." #useless

Show top LLMs buggy code and they'll finish off the mistakes rather than fix them

: One more time, with feeling ... Garbage in, garbage out, in training and inference
Thomas Claburn (The Register)
#llms #useless
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@nini seems fair
@Nini

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After historic indictment, doctors will keep mailing abortion pills over state lines
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5312115/margaret-carpenter-indictment-telemedicine-abortion-louisiana-mail-mifepristone-misoprostol?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Do #AI robo-authors qualify for #copyright? It's still no, says appeals court - theregister.com/2025/03/18/app… "Computer scientist Stephen Thaler again told his 'Creativity Machine' can't earn a ©"

Do AI robo-authors qualify for copyright? It's still no, says appeals court

: Computer scientist Stephen Thaler again told his 'Creativity Machine' can't earn a ©
Thomas Claburn (The Register)
#ai #copyright

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Israel breaks ceasefire as it strikes Gaza, killing hundreds
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332204/israel-breaks-ceasefire-as-it-strikes-gaza-killing-hundreds?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Morning Edition @morning-edition-npr

@morning-edition-npr

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Cordae: Tiny Desk Concert
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/g-s1-54485/cordae-tiny-desk-concert?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Vaipahi Gardens are beautifully maintained gardens good for hiking. The gardens have about 75 different plant species, a small river with a waterfall and a lake with lots of different fish. We loved the serenity and beauty. backpackandsnorkel.com/Tahiti/…

Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guide for Tahiti - Tahiti Purple Travel Guide

This Tahiti Travel Guide tells you what the best things to see and do are in Tahiti in French Polynesia.
Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides

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NEW PIXELFED APP VERSION, NOW AVAILABLE

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Stargazing, poetry and meditation: What connects NPR readers to their spirituality
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5328644/stargazing-poetry-and-meditation-what-connects-npr-readers-to-their-spirituality?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Ant mimics look like AI generated ants. Both of the following photos made my "is that AI" sense twitch, but these are both real photos of ants along side a rove beetle mimic in the first and a spider mimic in the second.

Maybe the way that AI is adjacent to mimicry is part of what makes it creep me out so much.

A black, shiny, Malaysian army ant on a bed of green moss and to the right a rove beetle with similar color, but not exactly the same shape. In particular the pseudo-gaster of the rove beetle is confusing, having evolved to be in the correct location where ants will look for it when they touch the rove beetle in the darkness of the nest. Photo by Joseph Parker for Columbia Magazine.
Rusty red weaver ants crowd a bright green leaf. On the obverse side sits a single ant-like creature in the same color and texture and pattern... an ant mimic spider. Photo by Mark Moffett.
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The first image shows a Rosciszewskia beetle and an Aenictus ant (📷 Joseph Parker). The second image shows a Myrmarachne spider with Oecophylla smaragdina ants (📷 Mark Moffett).

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Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5330475/f35-fighter-nato-trump-gripen?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@U.S. News

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Family of U.S. student missing in the Dominican Republic believes she drowned
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332172/missing-student-dominican-republic-sudiksha-konanki?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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I’ve documented how musicians can make more money for each track sold (losing less to the payment processor for each small transaction): nham.co.uk/2025/03/musicians-h…

If you’re a musician or know a musician who sells tracks online please share!
🎤🎸🎻🎺🎷🪗👩‍🎤💸

@musicbrainz @jamcoop @mirlo @benpate @freebliss @mizkirsten @funkwhale @music @hello @subvertworld

#Musicians #music


Non Heralded Awesome Music

Online magazine-style platform aiming to help draw connections between indie musicians, fair distribution platforms and listeners, under a shared ethos.
nham.co.uk
#music #musicians @mirlo.space @Ben Pate 🤘🏻 @Simon Repp @MizKirsten @MusicBrainz @Funkwhale @Music group @Indie Art Support Community artist liaison @Subvert @jam.coop

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I don't think artists can make money from selling songs online. I know I've never been able to. I'm beginning to think that, more and more, selling online is a scam, and always was.
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@kel They said the rate is for payments under £5 only. Over £5 would be subject to the original rate.
@kel

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Wir suchen für meine Abteilung einen Projektleiter für den Standort #Oldenburg ! Wir entwickeln Leittechnik für Stadtwerke - die zentrale Steuersoftware für Strom-, Gas-, Wasser- und Fernwärme-Netzwerke.

Wenn ihr schon immer mal wissen wolltet, wie unsere Versorgungsnetze funktionieren, dann ist das der richtige Job!

Bei Fragen zu der Stelle könnt Ihr euch bei mir melden!

#GetFediHired #JobAlert #JobSearch #Hiring #SCADA #Energy
kisters.eu/de/job-vacancy/it-p…

IT-Projektmanager (w/m/d) Junior/Senior - KISTERS

Karriere als Junior Projektmanager (w/m/d): Übernimm Verantwortung, gestalte Projekte und entwickle dich weiter. Jetzt durchstarten!
KISTERS
#jobsearch #getfedihired #energy #hiring #oldenburg #jobalert #scada
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I can't offer a manager, but if you ever needed support with testing or backend/frontend development, please do reach out to me. I'm with a company that does does long-term cooperations with German companies.

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19 March 1910 | A Pole, Kazimierz Lewiński, was born in Brody. An accountant.

In #Auschwitz from 25 April 1942.
Camp no. 33145
He was shot on 25 May 1942.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
#auschwitz

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Kremlin says it will halt strikes on Ukraine energy sector after talk with Trump
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5331896/kremlin-says-it-will-halt-strikes-on-ukraine-energy-sector-after-talk-with-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@World News

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Morning news brief
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5330380/morning-news-brief?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@World News

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RFERL head discusses the news outlet's future following funding cuts
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5330886/rferl-head-discusses-the-news-outlets-future-following-funding-cuts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@World News

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Former peace negotiator Diana Buttu discusses the ceasefire collapse in Gaza
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332173/former-peace-negotiator-diana-buttu-discusses-the-ceasefire-collapse-in-gaza?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@World News

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I'm struggling with b/w photography a bit. In my mind, nature is all about colours. So I grabbed the camera, changed the settings, and went to see if I can make it work. All the images are straight from camera.

Sorry, no alt texts this time. It was just too much.

#photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #roedeer #forest #forestphotography #bwphotography #blackandwhite #nikon #nikonz6mk3 #tamron2875 #tamron2875mm

#photography #nikon #nature #naturephotography #forest #blackandwhite #wildlife #wildlifephotography #bwphotography #Forestphotography #tamron2875 #roedeer #tamron2875mm #nikonz6mk3

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States sense opportunity to hire laid-off federal workers
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5328203/states-sense-opportunity-to-hire-laid-off-federal-workers?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@U.S. News

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Times are rough. This fluffy little fella will help you through the weekend!

#photography #bird #birdphotography #bluetit #wildlife #omsystem #om1 #mft #microfourthirds #olympus75300mm

A Eurasian blue tit perched on a weathered branch, its vibrant blue and yellow plumage standing out against a softly blurred forest background. The small bird appears alert, tilting its head slightly downward.
A Eurasian blue tit delicately balancing on a broken tree branch, its head bowed as if looking at its feet. The intricate details of its blue, white, and yellow feathers contrast with the blurred earthy tones in the background.
#photography #bird #wildlife #birdphotography #OMSystem #microfourthirds #om1 #mft #bluetit #olympus75300mm

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Two men found guilty in deadliest human smuggling incident in modern U.S. history
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332245/two-men-found-guilty-in-deadliest-human-smuggling-incident-in-modern-u-s-history?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@U.S. News

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Federal judge says USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5332388/federal-judge-says-usaid-shutdown-likely-violated-the-constitution?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@U.S. News

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Movie theater in Miami Beach faces eviction after showing documentary 'No Other Land'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5330858/movie-theater-in-miami-beach-faces-eviction-after-showing-documentary-no-other-land?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@U.S. News

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Switching from gas to electric? Here's 3 appliances that are easy to install
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5296903/switching-from-gas-to-electric-heres-3-appliances-that-are-easy-to-install?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@Climate

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How delivery workers in New York City banded together during the COVID pandemic
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5327544/how-delivery-workers-in-new-york-city-banded-together-during-the-covid-pandemic?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@health-npr

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Lions rescued from Ukraine arrive at the purpose built Lion Rescue Centre at the Big Cat Sanctuary.

One arrived at the sanctuary last year. The other four have been living temporarily in Belgium while their new habitat was being built. They were collected last week to travel to their new permanent home. All the lions will need special care after suffering trauma and in some cases injuries in the war zone.

msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-b…

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The Big Cat Sanctuary is doing amazing work. They recently led the efforts to re-home a large number of cats of various species from a so-called sanctuary that was closed down by the authorities and its owner prosecuted for welfare violations.

They're a charity, so can always use donations, or to have something bought for them from their Amazon Wish List. They have a great YouTube channel too.
thebigcatsanctuary.org/
youtube.com/@thebigcatsanctuar…


The Big Cat Sanctuary

The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent is a centre dedicated to the conservation of wild cats, with the objectives of welfare, breeding, education and conservation.
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