But no. This feels very much like the beginning of the end of USA
The Independent.
'‘Traumatic’: British tourist sent home from US in chains after visa error
Rebecca Burke was led on to a plane in chains ‘like Hannibal Lecter’, her father said. Rebecca Burke, a 28-year-old graphic artist from Monmouthshire, endured a 19-day detention in a US facility.'
Who would visit the USA now?
🔐✌️ Victory for Privacy and Security in France 🇫🇷
End-to-end encryption will continue to be available in France, as the assembly overwhelmingly voted against (119 votes against, only 24 in favor) an amendment to legislation fighting drug trafficking which required backdoors in encrypted messengers.
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L’Assemblée nationale vote pour le maintien de la confidentialité des messageries cryptées, lors d’une nuit agitée
Malgré une panne du système de vote, les députés ont repoussé, jeudi, la mesure défendue par le ministre de l’intérieur, Bruno Retailleau, qui aurait permis aux services de renseignement d’accéder aux messageries Signal ou WhatsApp des narcotrafiquan…Le Monde avec AFP (Le Monde)
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Cheap Endoscopic Camera Helps Automate Pressure Advance Calibration
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Cheap Endoscopic Camera Helps Automate Pressure Advance Calibration
The difference between 3D printing and good 3D printing comes down to attention to detail. There are so many settings and so many variables, each of which seems to impact the other to a degree that…Hackaday
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Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines.Le Monde avec AFP (Le Monde)
Remember that “bald head guy” says Europe has no free speech
“Norwegian tourist, 21, is barred from entering the US after ICE guards find meme showing JD Vance with a bald head on his phone”
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Tourist who claimed he was banned entry to US because of a JD Vance meme on his phone was actually denied for a different reason, Homeland reveal
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has since clarified that 'Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons'.Olivia Allhusen (Daily Mail)
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Swiss woman is denied entry at the US border and detained
«You have no right to be here.» A teacher wanted to celebrate her birthday in New York. Instead, she was jailed in New Jersey before being deported. A lawyer warns that something similar could happen to almost anyone.Nadine A. Brügger (nad) (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)
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Thomas, father of three from Ireland, overstayed 3 days on his ESTA because of being unable to fly due to a health issue. He obtained paperwork from his physician and contacted the Irish and US embassies and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to seek an extension, but it was short notice and he did not hear back.
He was detained for **3 MONTHS*** in inhumane conditions as a punishment before being deported back home.
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Irish tourist jailed by Ice for months after overstaying US visit by three days: ‘Nobody is safe’
Exclusive: For roughly 100 days, Thomas says he faced harsh detention conditions, despite agreeing to deportationSam Levin (The Guardian)
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" «I had to give them access to all my social media accounts and my online banking account,» she says. «Then they disappeared for about an hour with my cellphone.»"
So apparently they are able to steal your money too
@deadsuperhero met his heroes. 🦹🏽♀️🦸♂️
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You Know What, Meet Your Heroes
This is a brief reflection on my recent experience at Fediverse House in Austin, TX.Sean Tilley (deadsuperhero)
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Dear Hungarians, Your problems are DEFINITELY NOT caused by your corrupt political leaders, diverting funds so miserable hospitals stay miserable, and siding with a dictator in his atrocity-ridden invasion next door.
No, all your problems are because of LGBT folks. 🙄
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Hungary Bans LGBT Pride Events
Hungary deepened its repression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people on March 18 as the parliament passed a draconian law that will outlaw Pride and similar events, thereby penalizing public support for LGBT people in the country.Human Rights Watch
V guardian:
Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences.
Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture in the world is likely to be affected in some way
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Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sourcesFiona Harvey (The Guardian)
Recycle Old Glasses: Give Your Old Frames A New Life
printer recycle blog Are you tired of seeing those old, unused glasses collecting dust in your drawer? Don't throw them away just yet! There are plenty of ways to recycle old glasses and give them a new life. Whether you have prescription glasses, sunglasses, or even reading glasses, recycling them can make a positive impact on the environment and help those in need.
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Recycle Old Glasses: Give Your Old Frames A New Life
printer recycle blog Are you tired of seeing those old, unused glasses collecting dust in your drawer? Don’t throw them away just yet! There are plenty of ways to recycle old glasses and g…ECOBLOG
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Mr. Harris wouldn't have had that problem if he had kept his old B/W TV
#zxspectrum #yoursinclair #8bitproblems #retrogaming
Satan Not Hatin'
Satan Not Hatin' is a campaign challenging bigotry and fascism in musicsatannothatin.ampwall.com
It’s probably not a good sign when your closest ally issues a travel warning against you.
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Britain Issues Travel Warning for US
The change comes amid President Donald Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.Billal Rahman (Newsweek)
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New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21 : All Songs Considered
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/1239865426/new-music-friday-march-21-2025?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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A new-ish gold rush and other indicators : The Indicator from Planet Money
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/1239865425/gold-germany-tariffs-trump-mergers-acquisitions?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Do you have ADHD? That TikTok might not help you decide : Short Wave
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/1239865413/tiktok-therapy-adhd-mental-health-therapists?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Let the AI wars begin!
Cloudflare builds an AI to make life hell for other AIs
theregister.com/2025/03/21/clo…
Cloudflare builds an AI to lead AI scraper bots into a horrible maze of junk content
: Slop-making machine will feed unauthorized scrapers what they so richly deserve, hopefully without poisoning the internetSimon Sharwood (The Register)
Mirror, mirror on the wall, is 'Snow White' the dopiest Disney remake of all? : Pop Culture Happy Hour
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/1239865411/mirror-mirror-on-the-wall-is-snow-white-the-dopiest-disney-remake-of-all?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Is the FDA cracking down on poppers? And if so, why? : It's Been a Minute
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/1239865419/poppers-the-fda-hiv-aids?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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E as abellas debecen por ela.
#mobilphoto #fotografia #photography #FragasDoEume #naturephotography
New Music Friday: The best albums out March 21
https://www.npr.org/sections/all-songs-considered/2025/03/21/g-s1-54923/new-music-friday-flying-lotus-japanese-breakfast-my-morning-jacket?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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OpenMV has a new Kickstarter so CEO Kwabena Agyeman chatted with us about more powerful (and smaller!) programmable cameras.
Join us here ( embedded.fm/episodes/497 ) on the latest episode of Embedded.
#software #hardware #engineering #embedded #camera #iot #openmv #ml
497: Everyone Likes Tiny
OpenMV has a new Kickstarter so CEO Kwabena Agyeman chatted with us about more powerful (and smaller!) programmable cameras. See OpenMV ’s site for their existing cameras.Elecia White (Embedded)
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Angerhof, München.
#holgersfotos #fensterfreitag #muenchen #munich #foto #fotografie #photo #photography
Trump leitet Auflösung des US-Bildungsministeriums ein
US-Präsident Trump hat ein Dekret zur Auflösung des Bildungsministeriums unterzeichnet. Sorge herrscht vor möglichen Streichungen bei Förderprogrammen. Kommt Trump damit durch? Es gibt Zweifel. Von Linda Staude.
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#Trump #USA #Bildungsministerium
Trump leitet Auflösung des US-Bildungsministeriums ein
US-Präsident Trump hat ein Dekret zur Zerschlagung des Bildungsministeriums unterzeichnet. Sorge herrscht vor möglichen Streichungen bei Förderprogrammen. Kommt Trump damit durch? Es gibt Zweifel.Linda Staude (tagesschau.de)
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a wonderful MSPaint comm drawn by
theroguez.bsky.social!
This was done a few weeks back, but didn't have chance to post due to VF and other factors
En #Compostela foi dentro da materia de Aula Profesional e acompañáronnos os compas do Banco de Reciclaxe Electrónica Municipal de Teo.
Reparar é xenial, pero xuntas aínda é mellor..
#DereitoAReparar #DerechoAReparar #rigthtorepair #SoftwareLibre
#ESFnaUni #ESFpro
Israels Regierung entlässt Geheimdienstchef
Israels Regierung hat den Chef des Inlandsgeheimdienstes entlassen. Als Grund führte Regierungschef Netanjahu einen Mangel an Vertrauen an. Gegen die Entscheidung gingen Tausende auf die Straße.
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My first Megaman Battle Network prop was a scaled-up Battle Chip for a friend's 30th birthday.
The body is made from layers of EVA foam and can hold any 4x6-inch photo. The nameplate is a plexiglass insert so you can write any names for any photos you want.
The "Recover 30 HP" photo was perfect for his birthday. Though it's been several years and he still hasn't swapped it out with any of the other photos... 😅
#megaman #mmbn #evafoam #propmaking
I just had a thought:
If the #USA actually _does_ invade #Canada , then #Tesla cars become valid military targets.
After all, ultimately they are controlled by #ElonMusk , who has already stated that "Canada is not a real country" and largely seems to support whatever inane thing #Trump wants to do.
And Tesla cars are already massive surveillance devices, and could probably be turned into autonomous #drones very easily with a few simple software updates by Tesla.
So... Canada (and #Greenland, etc.) should probably start banning these cars.
This is actually something I've been discussing with people from a risk and possibility perspective.
The current state of art allows Tesla's to target specific individuals for a kill. No new or more advanced technology needed. Just a single firmware update.
Second, the US administration has a tendency for making personal attacks and not caring much for the law.
So this is both technically feasible and it's a possible escalation of the direction they are heading in.
Can’t help but think of this scene… where all the Teslas block highway access.
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Leave The World Behind 2023 : Tesla's crashing each other scene HD
Leave The World Behind (2023) Tesla's crashing each other sceneCredits :Director : Sam EsmailDistributed by : NetflixProducers : Julia Roberts, Sam Esmail, L...YouTube
This is how you do it:
Step 1: More than 100,000 protesters flood the streets of Serbia’s capital Belgrade.
Step 2: Unpopular Serbian leader Vucevic resigns.
Next stop Washington D. C.
Update: As pointed out by others, it is the president who is very unpopular in Serbia, but it is only the prime minister who is resigning, so the Serbs have not completed their mission yet.
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It is forcing a change, which is good.
But make no mistake, this is a scapegoat and not real systemic change.
Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
Research that combined archaeology, history and ecology provides a nuanced understanding of the past that could help conservationists better plan for the future.The Conversation
21 March 1888 | A Hungarian Jewish woman, Rosa Groag, was born in Budapest.
In 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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At least 200 children killed as Israeli tanks and troops invade Gaza
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Israel government to hold no-confidence vote on attorney general
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Israel wants to ‘lock the people of Gaza up into smaller cells, then move in’
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European military leaders discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force
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#Macos #mac Mac users, there’s an update to GIMP 3.0 called revision 1 that fixes missing tabs on the Colors windows
You will see the file ends with -1.dmg now.
Thank you to all who reported it!
GIMP - Downloads
The official download page for all things GIMP! Please only use the official binaries provided here unless you really, really know what you’re doing (it’s the only way to be safe).www.gimp.org
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