Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union β most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne β Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products that are mobilising tens of thousands of consumers.
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Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union β most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne β Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products thaβ¦Joanna YORK (FRANCE 24)
Buy less, live more.
Unsustainable consumption fuels environmental destruction and injustice, piling up waste so vast itβs visible from space.
Letβs make the lower levels of this pyramid our new normal.
#Newsmax reached a βconfidentialβ settlement with #Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the #MAGA outlet paid
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#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #ethics #corruption #election
Newsmax reached a βconfidentialβ settlement with Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the MAGA outlet paid
Exclusive: The hefty settlement, which was initially left secret, was disclosed in an investment prospectus this week as the right-wing network looks to go public.Justin Baragona (The Independent)
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/03β¦
Over 7,000 scientists call for more climate engagement from future German gov't
"We are very concerned," says open letter to politicians
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How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse -- and for better
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/14/g-s1-53181/pandemic-infectious-disease-detection?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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You Know Pi, But Do You Really Know E?
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You Know Pi, But Do You Really Know E?
Pi Day is here! We bet that you know that famous constant to a few decimal points, and you could probably explain what it really means: the ratio of a circleβs circumference to its diameter. β¦Hackaday
Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trumpβs national energy emergency β hereβs why
President Trumpβs national energy emergency declaration does not qualify as an emergency that would exempt energy projects from environmental laws and regulations.The Conversation
A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328109/australian-wombat-sam-jones-influencer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Testing some stuff out in the studio, I enjoyed playing around with this for much longer than I expected.
Light dependent resistor controlling the pitch of a Erica Synths Pico Drum with a hoover sample.
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Hoover and Prisms
Testing some stuff out in the studio, I enjoyed playing around with this for much longer than I expected. Light dependent resistor controlling the pitch of a...YouTube
Everyone else: Taking photos of the magnificent and ornate architecture of the Duomo di Como.
Me: taking pictures of these little guys...
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Ruins of Carfloat Slip, Port Richmond, CA, 2011.
All the pixels, as-is with no warrantee, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54β¦
Ruined Carfloat Slip, Point Richmond, CA
27 February 2011. Point Richmond, CA. For the first 84 years of the 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight across the San Francisco Bay by barge.Flickr
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Fedi, I write to you today with worry. I'm beginning to think I've skipped down a dark, slippery slope that there is no escape from. I just finished my first piece of art containing a mousegirl.
I can only hope I'm strong enough to resist the inevitable slide into drawing tons of cute human/animal girl hybrids, but I doubt it.
Please provide your condolences below; or let me know if you like the piece ββ
Yβall, one of my students brought Violinist Barbie* to their lesson this week, and we were laughing so much at how bad her posture is! Thereβs literally no way to get her to hold the bow correctly
*not actually Barbie?
This is the way.
I mean, itβs a real and terrifying possibility that we donβt even have elections by the time Schumer is up for reelection. Things are moving fast, way too fast for electoral solutions.
But, if democracy in the US survives until future election cycles, we need to primary the hell out of the wavering half of the Democratic party. Take every one whoβs been weak opposing Trump and primary them β’hardβ’, then vote whoeverβs more anti-fascist (however pathetically) in the general.
Thatβs down the road, heaven willing. Now: the phones, then the streets.
#uspol from @old_hippie: veganism.social/@old_hippie/11β¦
Old Hippie β Resistance! (@old_hippie@veganism.social)
If #aoc primaries #schumer id actually register as a Democrat to vote for her. #nystate #politics #senate2026 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-cr-chuck-schumer-lead-digvidVeganism Social
New party in the same body does seem like the more tractable and realistic path right now. Heck, Republicans pulled it off twice in living memory (once with Souther Strategy, once with the Tea Party).
Auszeichnung fΓΌr die Entdeckung der Alarmanlage des Immunsystems
Drei Forschende haben eine Art Alarmanlage des Immunsystems erforscht: Sie schlΓ€gt an, wenn Viren, Bakterien oder Krebs eine Zelle befallen. DafΓΌr erhalten sie den Paul Ehrlich- und Ludwig DarmstΓ€dter-Preis. Von F. Wittig und S. HΓΌbner.
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In a little over two hours from now @meljoann@topspicy.social (also @meljoann@mstdn.social) is going to be live streaming at stream.gravitons.org/ to celebrate the launch of her new album, released today.
If youβre free at 7pm UTC come along and join the fun!
Google says regulators are too worried about risk.
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what about the deep learning architectures used to build these models, no copyright. or proprietary rights too? just like a person's novel, movie, music?
*asking for a friend ;)
Electric Cargo Bike - Deluxe with all included - 1695,95 GBP
Electric Cargo Bike - Deluxe - Danish designed and built on more than 25 years of experience. Offer right now - Only 1.695,95 GBP - All inclusive.Andersen & Meldgaard A/S
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I've got just shy of 4000 km on mine. I'd recommend against a trike, as they handle so poorly, and cargo bikes actually can be fun to ride! (...just don't expect it to make any tight turns.) That one has a hub motor, which can be okay, but mid-drive will usually give you a better pedal assist experience. The price on that one is low enough to make me a bit suspicious. I'd check out your local used market -- at least here in Seattle you could find a pretty nice used model that has barely been ridden at all for about that price.
But really, whatever you get, I bet you'll love it!
How do I stop this π© promo appearing on my Samsung βsmart tvβ? Do I need to go back to Apple TV?
Wondering if a pi-hole would stop it
Dang. When youβre a mushy centrist Democrat but youβve lost Jeffries β’andβ’ Pelosi, youβve really lost it.
#uspol mastodon.social/@heidilifeldmaβ¦
Heidi Li Feldman (@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Nancy Pelosi has issued a statement, urging Senste Democrats to vote NO on cloture and the Senate as a whole to vote for an alternative CR proposed by Rosa DeLauro and Patty Murray. βListen to the women, For The People."Mastodon
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I wish Pelosi had just hung up her hat after the ACA, a fine place to rest on oneβs laurels and pass the torch.
Whole lot of missed opportunities for sure. And ample blame to go around. But for now, weβre fighting a fire and Iβll just take the help of anybody whoβs bringing water.
Alaskan Volcano Likely to Erupt in the Next Weeks or Months, Experts Warn
Volcanologists at the Alaska Volcano Observatory have been monitoring volcanic unrest since April of last year.
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Some context on this from @jeffjarvis:
One of the purposes of these on-again-off-again waffling tariffs, as well as the chaotic slash-and-burn nonsense of βDOGE,β is to create both damage to businesses β’andβ’ the possibility of exemptions, so that the Trump admin can squeeze them.
Itβs basically a mafia protection money racket: βNice business you got there, shame if it got tariffed.β
So yes, I expect direct harm to corporate allies of Trump, and I also expect too-convenient carve-outs. Both. mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/11β¦
Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social)
Uh.... Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could βharmβ EV companies https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/14/tesla-trump-trade-war-harm-car-companies-elon-musk-tariffsMastodon
FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over 'dire' resources, then quickly backtracks
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328202/ftc-asks-to-delay-amazon-trial-over-dire-resources-then-quickly-backtracks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Vice President JD Vance gets booed at The Kennedy Center
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328234/jd-vance-boo-kennedy-center?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Duterte is declared fit for ICC appearance as his lawyer alleges he was 'abducted'
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/g-s1-53835/duterte-icc-hague-court-philippines-arrest?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Cybersecurity is political. Period, end of story. If you could vote and didnβt bother because it was boring youβre just as responsible for loss of key research, ISAC funding, international collaboration, and federal jobs.
Same if you kept using X.
We warned you.
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Reminds of the time years ago when someone at schneier.com wondered why there was less discussion of security issues, and more political.
My response: If you do not pay attention to the political issues, you will not have any computer network security issues to worry about.
Mussolini Γ©tait un agent du mi6 ( james bond hein Elton jhon)
So remember how a few days ago I shared this official Starlink document that just casually mentions that they found a piece of a Starlink satellite on a farm in Saskatchewan? starlink.com/public-files/Starβ¦
I had really convinced myself it must be some kind of chatgpt gobbledygook. But... a reliable source confirmed that this really happened.
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SpaceX dropped potentially lethal debris from TWO DIFFERENT SPACECRAFT onto Saskatchewan within 6 months. And as far as I can tell, they just waltzed in and picked up the second piece without anyone official knowing about it. This is a very big problem for a lot of obvious legal reasons.
It mostly terrifies me because there are 7,000 Starlinks, and if each one leaves behind debris after demise, that's... a lot.
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