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Are beef tallow fries any healthier? These nutritionists say don't kid yourself
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5326555/are-beef-tallow-fries-any-healthier-these-nutritionists-say-dont-kid-yourself?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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North Dakota went big for Trump. Now many farmers say they face an uncertain future
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5320335/north-dakota-went-big-for-trump-now-many-farmers-say-they-face-an-uncertain-future?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Jonathan Cohen's book 'Losing Big' looks at the rise of legalized sports betting
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5327109/jonathan-cohens-book-losing-big-looks-at-the-rise-of-legalized-sports-betting?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Caravan hoax fallout deepens as Dutton hits back on claims he 'stoked fear' - Dutton missed briefings on the caravan terror plot so as to be able to comment freely [& falsely?]

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Caravan hoax fallout deepens, as Dutton hits back on claims he 'stoked fear'

A political furore in the wake of revelations the caravan terror plot was a hoax has deepened, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton hitting back at claims he deliberately missed AFP briefings on the issue.
Jake Evans (ABC News)

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AOC just posted this on bluesky.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.... • 8m I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to "the left" and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

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Ukrainian drones struck a Russian oil refinery in Tuapse last night.

The strategic aviation airfield in Engels was also attacked.

The attack continues - drone flights are reported from Moscow and the Moscow region.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

#russia #ukraine #news #eu #press #nato #aurefreepress #headline #Putin

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'Harrowing': Expert stunned as American Airlines passengers stand on wing of burning plane - Raw Story

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'Harrowing': Expert stunned as American Airlines passengers stand on wing of burning plane

Photos and videos of American Airlines passengers standing on the wings of a burning plane at Denver International Airport floored a CNN aviation expert, who called the ordeal "harrowing.
Daniel Hampton (Raw Story)

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​Vance loudly booed for 30 seconds straight by Kennedy Center crowd - Raw Story

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​Vance loudly booed for 30 seconds straight by Kennedy Center crowd

Vice President JD Vance recently got an icy reception at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after attendees spotted him sitting down in a VIP box with Second Lady Usha Vance.
Carl Gibson, AlterNet (Raw Story)

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Sea levels rise by 'unexpected' amount in 2024: NASA - Raw Story

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Sea levels rise by 'unexpected' amount in 2024: NASA

Global sea levels rose more than expected in 2024, Earth's hottest year on record, according to an analysis released Thursday by the US space agency NASA.
Agence France-Presse (Raw Story)

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Protesters Dig Up Lush Greens at Trump’s Irish Golf Course

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Protesters Dig Up Lush Greens at Trump’s Irish Golf Course

“This was a childish, criminal act,” a hotel spokesperson said.
Tom Sykes (The Daily Beast)

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Musk Boosts Claim That Hitler Wasn’t to Blame for Holocaust

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Musk Boosts Claim That Hitler Wasn’t to Blame for Holocaust

The MAGA millionaire reposted a tweet saying “public sector workers”—not Hitler—caused atrocities.
David Gardner (The Daily Beast)
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@glynmoody oh good move Elon. Don’t come to Europe where Holocaust Denialism is a criminal offense in a lot of countries.
@Glyn Moody

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So it begins ...

The partial lunar eclipse from Baltimore, Maryland.

#LunarEclipse #TotalLunarEclipse

A close-up telescope shot of the partially eclipsed Moon. Details of the moon's surface including the craters and dark maria are clear. The bottom left quarter of the Moon is covered with the Earth's shadow.
#lunareclipse #TotalLunarEclipse
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And there it is! A total lunar eclipse from Baltimore, Maryland.

If you were standing on the near side of the Moon right now, you would see the Earth eclipsing the Sun, and see all of the sunsets and sunrises on Earth simultaneously.

#LunarEclipse #TotalLunarEclipse

A close-up telescope shot of the fully eclipsed Moon. It appears be a deep red. Details of the moon's surface including the craters and dark maria are somewhat clear through the red cast.
#lunareclipse #TotalLunarEclipse

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CHINESE MILITARY

China conducted tests of new landing barges designed for unloading armored vehicles from civilian ships onto unprepared sections of the coast.

Several of these specialized vessels, equipped with extended ramps more than 120 meters long, have been spotted at the Guangzhou shipyard.

These barges, which function as floating piers, allow military equipment, fuel tankers and logistics to move from ships to beaches without the need for ports
#AureFreePress #China #BreakingNews

Chinese military barge
#china #aurefreepress #breakingnews

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'Line in the sand': Stock market plunge reaches pivotal point Thursday - Raw Story

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'Line in the sand': Stock market plunge reaches pivotal point Thursday

A major stock market index has now officially dipped into "correction" territory, reported The New York Times on Thursday — the latest bad news for the Trump administration following weeks of instability and uncertainty from investors.
Matthew Chapman (Raw Story)

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Arlington Cemetery scrubs pages of Black, Hispanic, women vets

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Arlington Cemetery scrubs pages of Black, Hispanic, women vets

The Arlington National Cemetery website "unpublished" links to material about Black, Hispanic and women veterans.
Matt White (Task & Purpose)

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US wine shops and importers say Trump's threatened 200% tariff on European wines would kill demand

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#BBCNews - Duda: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia
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Andrzej Duda: US nuclear weapons in Poland would be 'deterrent' for Russia

Andrzej Duda tells the BBC's Jeremy Bowen he is confident Donald Trump has a plan to handle Russia.
Jeremy Bowen (BBC News)
#bbcnews

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Elon Musk's favorite supposed data expert, who he's retweeted at least a dozen times, claims she can only process 60,000 rows of data before her "hard drive overheats".

Perhaps someone should rescue her from where she's apparently stuck twenty years in the past, which is the only possible explanation for those hardware limitations and the apparent lack of access to cloud compute.

Unless, of course, she's just completely making shit up.

#USpol #USpolitics

Tweet by @DataRepublican: "In my initial run, which processed the first 60,000 rows, I did not find these awards—my hard drive overheated long before I could complete a full pass through the database. In a later run, which I referenced in another post, I did identify two such awards. That discrepancy is a matter of sampling size, not an issue with the query itself. I’ll now attempt a full run, which should capture the awards you found."
#uspolitics #uspol

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Last nights film was Superbad, it had the odd laugh out loud moment but mostly just mildly amusing.
Superbad on bluray with two headshots of teenagers on the cover facing the viewer and a fake ID in the middle of a third
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I remember watching it on my PSP while commuting to work on the train. I had to try to limit my laughing loudness as it was a full carriage !

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Tariff, recession fears send S&P 500 into correction territory

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#BBCNews - Peace talks are in parallel universe, say Ukraine front-line troops
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#UkraineWar

Peace talks are in parallel universe, say Ukraine front-line troops

Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield say they don't expect to see the war end any time soon.
Jonathan Beale (BBC News)
#bbcnews #UkraineWar

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#BBCNews - Putin sets out his conditions for Ukraine ceasefire
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#UkraineWar

Vladimir Putin sets out conditions for Ukraine ceasefire

The Russian president agrees fighting must end, but calls for the removal of the "root causes" of the war he launched.
James Landale (BBC News)
#bbcnews #UkraineWar

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#BBCNews - UN judge convicted of slavery offences at Oxford Crown Court
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UN judge convicted of slavery offences at Oxford Crown Court

Jury finds Ugandan high court judge Lydia Mugambe guilty and she will be sentenced in May.
BBC News
#bbcnews

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Yet another reason why I can't support conferences held in the USA any more. Sorry AGU Fall Meeting and AGU colleagues.

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Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on DEI and gender

Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate
Caitlin Cassidy (The Guardian)

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#BBCNews - Syria leader signs temporary constitution for five-year transition
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Syria gets temporary constitution for five-year transition

The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.
David Gritten (BBC News)
#bbcnews

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Philly Roller Derby celebrates 20 years of challenging gender norms and promoting inclusivity. The league has been at the forefront of revolutionizing women's roles in sports since 2005. A kinesiology professor skates through the history of the sport: buff.ly/4abw5FP #rollerderby #feminism

Philly Roller Derby league turns 20 - here’s how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation

Since its start in 1935, roller derby has evolved from a Depression-era fad to TV spectacle to an unabashedly feminist sport that subverts gender norms.
The Conversation
#feminism #rollerderby

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#BBCNews - Toxic town impact as most UK high-risk contaminated sites unchecked
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Toxic town impact as most high-risk contaminated sites unchecked

BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.
Tomos Morgan (BBC News)
#bbcnews

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#BBCNews - McDonald's: Every branch in Britain warned over staff sexual abuse
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McDonald's: Every branch in Britain warned over staff sexual abuse

The warning from the UK's equality watchdog comes after the "extremely serious" allegations uncovered by the BBC.
Noor Nanji & Zoe Conway (BBC News)
#bbcnews

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Ukrainian negotiators reportedly informed their American colleagues in Saudi Arabia earlier this week that there can be no peace deal if Russia insists on limits to Ukraine's armed forces and NATO aspirations. meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/14/u…

Ukraine tells U.S. that it will never agree to limit its armed forces or renounce NATO aspirations

Ukraine will not agree to limit the size of its armed forces or abandon its NATO membership aspirations as part of a potential peace deal with Russia. Ukraine’s delegation conveyed this position to the U.S.
Meduza

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Meduza special correspondent Lilia Yapparova has been charged with illegal participation in an “undesirable” organization. (Russia slapped this designation on Meduza in Jan. 2023.) meduza.io/en/news/2025/03/13/m…

Moscow court logs administrative case against Meduza journalist Lilia Yapparova

Meduza special correspondent Lilia Yapparova has been charged with illegal participation in an “undesirable” organization. On Thursday, the news outlet Mediazona reported the misdemeanor case against Yapparova.
Meduza

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Musk's latest amplification of fascist contempt for humanity is a reminder that if you are still on his evil platform -- especially if you're posting there -- you are supporting his vile business.

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This goes 10x for journalists, who mock their craft and demonstrate a special kind of indifference to ethics and morality by sticking around.

Stop pretending otherwise.

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Here We Go Again!

"Yet, ANOTHER aviation 'incident'. I'll take a train, thanks! "
- Aure

American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver Airport, video shows passengers evacuating
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #aviation #denver #colorado

#news #press #colorado #aurefreepress #headline #denver #aviation

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Last night, russian troops targeted a hospital in Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, with a drone strike, setting it ablaze. As rescue workers fought to save lives, they struck again—a deliberate attack on both the wounded and those trying to save them.

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🔴 NEW: The head of Edinburgh university has been accused of ‘greed’ for taking a second job just months before he announced staff cuts.

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‘A slap in the face’: Edinburgh uni staff rage at principal’s second job amid layoffs

Edinburgh university principal Sir Peter Mathieson has taken a potentially lucrative second job despite warning staff of looming layoffs.
Paul Dobson (The Ferret)

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Happy pi-day (International day of Mathematics) to all who celebrate.

My latest substack "Why you should stop and taste the pi"

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Why you should stop and taste the pi

On π-day, one mathematician explores our fascination with pi and asks why we obsessively compute its digits
open.substack.com

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Last night I restarted Chrome and I got this message and just like that I'm a Firefox user again
A screenshot of a pop-up from Chrome showing that my adblocker and cookie notice blocker are no longer supported

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Dump Brave. The company behind it is utterly untrustworthy. Founded because the dude behind it is a homophobic asshat who got ousted from Mozilla for big donations to take away gay folks' rights. Integrated shitcoin. Original idea was to make money by not *blocking* ads but *replacing* them with ads he gets paid for. It's an utter clowncar.
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ah that's why there were dozens of people recommending it on X, it felt very suspicious

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Program goes to Operating System, tears in eyes, says "my state, it is very bad"

Operating System says "is no problem, have good error reporting facility, detailed but concise report, contextual information included. you will submit bug there"

Program sobs loudly "but Operating System, I *am* error reporting facility"

Screenshot of Ubuntu 22.04, the "internal error" dialogue, showing that /usr/bin/nvidia-settings has crashed. Details have been shown, but none have been loaded in. The spinner for this is covered up by a pop-up saying «"Report a problem..." is not responding»

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The Trials and Tribulations of Building a Pasta Display

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The Trials And Tribulations Of Building A Pasta Display

We love unique displays here at Hackaday. If you can figure out how to show information on some weird object, we’re all about it. So when [Julius Curt] wrote in to share his work on the Pasta…
Hackaday

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My freakin' album is out today! Find it here:
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Seeking the assistance of the Devil for help with your financial difficulties is tempting. But it is rarely worth it.

#Russia #folktale #folklore #Devil @russia @folklore
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The Devil Summoners at Königsberg: (See Hennenberger p. 172.) During the time of Grand Master Hans von Tiefen, twelve men conspired with each other to lament their poverty to the Devil. By coincidence, they were all named Johannes, and the Devil will supposedly not fetch such people. They went to the Glappenberg mountain, which is now called the Rollberg. There, they sat down in a closed circle and made their summons, beseeching him that he should show them where hidden treasures could be found and bring them 13 shillings so that they could lift them. However, he appeared to them in different forms for three hours, and every time he talked to them, he did so in strange languages. Finally, four of them fell down and died, four of them became maddened, and four of them ran away and pledged themselves to St. Jacob. Source: Grässe, J. G. T. Sagenbuch des preussischen Staats. Zweiter Band. 1869, p. 542f.
#russia #folklore #folktale #devil @folklore group @russia group
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