1. Judge Reyes has blocked Trump's transgender military ban, calling it "soaked in animus" "Transgender people risked their lives to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them.” The latest from S Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“Soaked in Animus”: Federal Judges Strikes Down Trump’s Trans Military Ban
“The cruel irony is that thousands of transgender servicemembers have sacrificed—some risking their lives—to ensure for others the very equal protection rights the Military Ban seeks to deny them.”s. baum (Erin In The Morning)
Yikes!
This entire article.
Just... yikes.
""If it continues like this, the United States will not score as a democracy when we release [next year's] data," said Staffan Lindberg, head of the Varieties of Democracy project, run out of Sweden's University of Gothenburg.
"If it continues like this, democracy [there] will not last another six months."
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Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space, reaching only your ear in a crowd
By combining ultrasound with a concept called nonlinear acoustics, you can create sound that stays silent until it reaches a specific location.The Conversation
19 March 1904 | A Polish Jew, Berek Frajberg, was born in Ożarów. A carpenter.
In #Auschwitz from 1 September 1942.
No. 62616
He perished in the camp on 14 February 1943.
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Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people behind bars there.The Conversation
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Calling a bike "Wallke" seems less than optimal advertising - I immediately imagined myself wallking the thing home with a flat tyre.
They should have gone with "Ridde"
In Seattle, 82-year-old Ned Johnson received a letter from his bank offering condolences to his wife—because, according to the government, he was dead. His Social Security checks vanished. His Medicare was cancelled. His credit was flagged as “deceased” making it impossible to get a loan.
It took weeks of toil through bureaucratic hell just to prove he was still breathing. thegodpodcast.com/p/doges-dead…
DOGE’s Dead Person Found Alive And Well
“You wake up one day and discover you’re dead.“God (Letters from God)
You're omniscient.
Pleez let us know who else has been erased by the Trump regime so that we can help them as well.
Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Pyrolysis breaks down plastic and generates potentially useful oil − but it’s not a silver bullet for the planet.The Conversation
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The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling Using Pyrolysis
The plastics industry has heralded a type of chemical recycling it claims could replace new shopping bags and candy wrappers with old ones — but not much is being recycled at all, and this method won’t curb the crisis.ProPublica
Cancer Vaccines Are Suddenly Looking Extremely Promising
With the help of mRNA technology proven effective during the COVID era, researchers are now closer than ever to creating cancer vaccines.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
A documentary about The Promise Ring is in the works, and they need material…
The KENT Single Paddle Morse Key Kit
KENT CW Morse Keys. Iambic Twin, single paddle and hand keys with precision ball race bearings. Micro precision contact adjustment, available assembled or kit form.www.kent-engineers.com
I can't believe that less than half a year ago, I got my ham radio license only because morse code is no longer required, and couldn't imagine why anyone who sent CW wanted more than one key — and now I have purchased two keys, printed another I wasn't satisfied with, designed my own 3d-printed key, and am pondering coming up with my own design to machine from metal as well.
I've also cranked up my call sign copy practice to 20WPM which means I'm not getting them all, but I no longer expect it to be December before I can copy 20WPM comfortably.
@smellsofbikes Thank you! Once I got to the point that I could run morse code head copy practice while commuting, I started learning faster. Also, now I look forward more to days I work from the office because I get almost an hour of drill in driving to and from the office! 🎉
(Also, I like the people I work with... ❤️)
A look back at Voice of America, as the Trump administration shutters the broadcaster
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5329895/a-look-back-at-voice-of-america-as-the-trump-administration-shutters-the-broadcaster?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Remembering Felice Picano, author and publisher who championed LGBT literature
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5331992/remembering-felice-picano-author-and-publisher-who-championed-lgbt-literature?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"No relation to fact": Judge blocks Trump transgender military ban, says order is "soaked in animus"
https://www.salon.com/2025/03/18/no-relation-to-fact-blocks-transgender-military-ban-says-order-is-soaked-in-animus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into News & Politics @news-politics-Salon
"No relation to fact": Judge blocks Trump transgender military ban, says order is "soaked in animus"
A federal judge indefinitely blocked Trump's executive order banning transgender people from the military.Salon.com
#Trump admin deported a 10-year-old #UScitizen recovering from brain cancer surgery
The family of the girl recovering from brain surgery described ‘serious abuses’ while detained in #US
#immigration #law #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #HumanRights #CivilRights
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Family of girl recovering from brain surgery describes ‘serious abuses’ while detained in US
US citizen girl deported with mixed-status family, who filed complaint over denied healthcare and poor conditionsAnna Betts (The Guardian)
Today we wish a happy 10th BIRTHDAY to our most perfect munchkin mama Prudence! Rescued her at about 8 mo. old, and she's gone from super scaredy-cat to mother of six kids to one of the happiest cats ever. She never had a chance to be a kitten when she was young, but she's sure making up for it now! Love you Mama!
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@sindarina I love your cats because their faces are so familiar. 
Behind me right now I have my Primrose (center) with two of her children flanking her.
intending to spend leisure time in the USA:
Don't.
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#fascism
British Comics Artist R.E. Burke Still Being Held In US Detention Camp
UPDATE: She's coming home. Over a week ago, Bleeding Cool first reported the story of British cartoonist R.E Burke, or Becky Burke, who had been detained by ICE when crossing the US/Canada border over what was revealed as a trivial visa issue.Rich Johnston (Bleeding Cool News)
Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
Nationalistic behavior can put people, economies and ecosystems, and even peace, at risk. The US, which paused Columbia River talks with Canada, isn’t the only country shifting in this direction.The Conversation
If this is true, it should itself be a war crime. "We have reason to believe that the data (on stolen Ukrainian children who were being tracked at Yale) has been permanently deleted."
DOGE killed the program last week.
Seriously, YouTube??
I purposely leave off mid-rolls for first few days to reward viewers who watch within first push for a video. (And only add one per 10 min after—YouTube adds more)
This means I'll have to do more work to give viewers a slightly-better viewing experience 🙁
Two astronauts are finally returning from an unexpectedly long stay at the ISS
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5331240/two-astronauts-are-finally-returning-from-an-unexpectedly-long-stay-at-the-iss?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Speeding Up Your Projects With Direct Memory Access
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Speeding Up Your Projects With Direct Memory Access
Here’s the thing about coding. When you’re working on embedded projects, it’s quite easy to run into hardware limitations, and quite suddenly, too. You find yourself desperately t…Hackaday
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Southern elephant seal.
Males can be as large as 8,800 pounds and 19 feet long. The females can be 2,000 pounds and 9 1/2 feet. This is one of the largest cases of sexual dimorphism.
Males can be as large as 8,800 pounds and 19 feet long. The females can be 2,000 pounds and 9 1/2 feet. This is one of the largest cases of sexual dimorphism.
The male southern elephant seal’s nose or proboscis is an inflatable organ. It’s used to warn other males during mating season and roaring.
Southern elephant seals can hold their breath for two hours and dive nearly 7,000 feet, which is about the same depth as a sperm whale.
Southern elephant seals mostly eat squid, mollusks, krill, cephalopods, and algae but with their deep dives it’s hard to know for sure.
Mudskippers (family Oxudercinae) are land-loving fish that can spend as much time, if not more, on land as they do in water.
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5 Facts About Mudskippers - Ocean Conservancy
The next time you step in some mud, keep an eye out for mudskippers: the fish that can walk. This creature has many wacky traits, read to learn more.Jennifer Perez (Ocean Conservancy)
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