Read about the best things to see and do here. How do you like Nikko? backpackandsnorkel.com/Nikko/
Travel Guide for Nikko - Japan Purple Travel Guide
Nikko is a popular tourist destination in the mountains north of Tokyo. We show you the best things to see in Nikko and, as always, we provide lots of photos so you can decide where you want to go.Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides - The Home of the Purple Travel Guides
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The Ultimate Artist Contract is here! ๐
The Ultimate Artist Contract is a reusable template written by Darren especially for artists, illustrators and clients. Every artwork agreement should have a contract - donโt get caught out!
shop.hireillo.com/l/artist-conโฆ
The Ultimate Artist Contract Template
What is the Ultimate Artist Contract?The Ultimate Artist Contract is a specially created contract template that you can tailor to different commissions without it taking hours of work and becoming an incomprehensible chore.Gumroad
๐จ BREAKING - Season 3 of #StarTrek: #StrangeNewWorlds To Arrive On SkyShowtime In August!
SkyShowtime NL has confirmed, via a comment on their Official Facebook page, that Season 3 will arrive on August 1st.
๐ท No Date for Paramount+ has been shared yet.
Shape the European Democracy Shield with us ๐ช๐บ๐ก๏ธ
This initiative, announced by President von der Leyen, strives to protect against foreign interference, ensure freedom of expression, and promote your active role in democracy.
Citizens, businesses, and public organisations โ have your say before 26 May.
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Have Your Say
This is a dynamic space providing you with a unique opportunity to collaborate and interact. ย Here, you have the means to voice your opinions, propose ideas and contribute to policy discussions that influence EU affairs.Have Your Say
Perspective - 'The Master and Margarita': Highly successful Russian film takes aim at regime
france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspโฆ
#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #SlavaUkraini
Perspective - 'The Master and Margarita': Highly successful Russian film takes aim at regime
The director of a highly controversial film that's accused of criticising the regime in Russia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the incredible success of the film and the threats he has faced because of it.Stuart Norval (FRANCE 24)
A good one
youtu.be/wT_n4Khmq0o?si=NIakEfโฆ
#boycottusa #cdnpoli #canpoli @jsatre
Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025
The Canadien Government has made an ad for the coming election, and itโs surprisingly honest and informative.๐ Join: https://www.fairvote.ca๐ Watch: https:...YouTube
"All of our institutions are the Republican party now....
"We must stop viewing political life through the lens of American politics as we have known it, and adopt the viewpoint of dissident movements in autocratic states....The only way to win is people power."
Important read: thebulwark.com/p/how-to-think-โฆ
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
Well, I guess having someone with rank-and-file military experience as SecDef at least means he knows how to manage "OPSec", right?
Right???
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My kettle just acquired my toaster for $5000, but if the right buyer comes along, I could be convinced to sell the toaster for only $4000. My DMs are open!
techcrunch.com/2025/03/29/elonโฆ
Elon Musk says xAI acquired X | TechCrunch
Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in an all-stock deal.Maxwell Zeff (TechCrunch)
An extremely distant galaxy โ we see it as it was just 330 million years after the Big Bang! โ is blasting out ultraviolet radiation. That in itself isn't surprising, but the thing is, *we shouldn't be able to see it*.
How about some Monday science?
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/a-mโฆ
A mind-crushingly distant galaxy lights up the Universe around it
JADES GS-z13 is sending out ultraviolet light from nearly the dawn of time. That we can see it at all is shocking.Bad Astronomy Newsletter
#Neolithic textile production: an amazing find! A charred spindle with a charred ball of flax thread.
Found in the pile dwelling settlement of Sipplingen-Osthafen, Lake Constance, dating 3316-3306 BC. The damp environment has preserved it in good condition.
๐ท Archรคologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Wรผrttemberg
Bitches love flowers.
"Why did ICE arrest a mechanical engineering student at the University of Alabama, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, a recent graduate of Columbia with a green card, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School who came here after protesting for Ukraine, and students at Georgetown and Cornell? What prompted Secretary of State Marco Rubio to claim at least 300 student visas had been revoked?"
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #cruelty
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"We can make an educated guess. By February 11, NBC was reporting that Trump, who had promised mass deportations while on the campaign trail, wasnโt happy with the pace of removals. They reported that a person who was 'familiar with Trumpโs thinking' said that 'Itโs driving him nuts theyโre not deporting more people.'โ
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #cruelty
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"This rivals the family separation policy of the first Trump administration for sheer inhumanity. But it also harms Americans in very real ways. Who will want to study or come work here in this climate? Just one example, nearly 25% of practicing doctors in the United States are international medical graduates, demonstrates how this harms our own future prospects."
#Trump #ICE #immigrants #cruelty
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One side is finished! Getting so close I can taste it! I did the fat side first so I'd get the skinnier side will feel lightning fast by comparison.
I was very worried I'd not have enough of the bugle beads to finish (a problem with Joanne's closing!) but I should have enough to finish.
I'll probably need to frog one section on a curve where the beads are popping. You push one down and another one pops up. It is very temping to snug them up but they need more room than you think! Tiny adjustments to boot, a millimeter here or there, just enough for a bit of movement.
I bought out my local Joanne's when I learned they were closing! Felt like I was buying way too many but probably have the exact number of vials that I need.
Am at that almost but not quite done point and it is driving me crazy.
"For the first time, #fracking operations in the US have been linked to ethane exports to Europe through major petrochemical companies and on to globally recognised brands.
#Plastic is a supply-driven issue, the campaigners emphasise.
Despite consumers being guilt tripped over their plastic use, itโs this influx of cheap ethane that spurs on the industry to produce more, she says, and to create new markets when some close."
euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/โฆ
Coca-Cola and Unilever among dozens of plastic brands tied to Texas fracking, investigation reveals
More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the worldโs โcarbon bombsโ.Lottie Limb (Euronews.com)
"First and foremost, the campaigners are calling for a reduction in the production of plastic.
โThe single-use #plastics that we are being inundated with in our life everywhere, when we have other options, are basically Big Oilโs way of continuing to push for the expansion of the fossil fuel industry,โ says Dr Singh."
euronews.com/green/2025/03/29/โฆ
Reminder: Plastics "Recycling" is a MYTH.
Coca-Cola and Unilever among dozens of plastic brands tied to Texas fracking, investigation reveals
More than 25 major consumer brands and petrochemicals have been traced to fracking in the Permian Basin, one of the worldโs โcarbon bombsโ.Lottie Limb (Euronews.com)
"The majority of household brands named in this research have made voluntary pledges to address the plastic pollution their products cause, including reducing their use of virgin plastic. Yet several have actually increased their annual plastic use, and all the companies continue to rely on single-use plastic.
A binding Global Plastics Treaty is essential to hold these companies accountable and cut plastic production at the source."
Plastics supply chain map:
stand.earth/resources/fracked-โฆ
Fracking for Plastics: Exposing the Supply Chain Behind the Global Plastic Crisis - Stand.earth
A new investigation by Stand.earth Research Group (SRG) and the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) exposes the toxic supply chain fueling global plastic production, shedding new light on the critical players driving the plastics and clโฆStand.earth
What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary? Poverty and corruption www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Orbรกnโs Hungary Could Be Americaโs Future
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbรกn. But heโs left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic)
Bill Gates Says Humans Won't Be Needed for 'Most Things' in the AI Age
The Microsoft founder thinks health care, mental health, and teaching jobs could be ripe for AI-based disruption.Will McCurdy (PCMag)
Hereโs what we are reading today:
Russia-U.S. talks on projects involving Russian rare earth minerals have begun, says Russian sovereign wealth fund head.
The projects have drawn interest from U.S. companies, he added.
Russia claims to have more rare earth metals than Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/us-russia-โฆ
US, Russia begin talks on rare earth minerals projects, Moscow claims
"Rare earth metals are an important area for cooperation, and, of course, we have begun discussions about various rare earth metals and projects in Russia," said Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
The new government of Germany will be tougher on Hungary, according to Politico.
It will call on the EU to suspend funding and suspend the voting rights of countries that violate the key principles of the bloc.
politico.eu/article/germany-neโฆ
The time has come to punish Orbรกn, Germanyโs next government says
Merzโs incoming coalition wants to press the EU to look at withholding funds and suspending voting rights from Hungary.Nette Nรถstlinger (POLITICO)
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Utah becomes first state to ban community water fluoridation
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03โฆ
#news #science #health #medicine #conspiracytheory #flouridation
Utah becomes first state to ban community water fluoridation
With a new law, signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on March 27, Utah has become the first U.S. state to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water, The New York Times reported. The law will go into effect on May 7, 2025.Stephanie Brown (Medical Xpress)
Trumpโs Gift To Loan Sharks
Trump promised caps on credit card rates โ but his regulators are helping banks kill state initiatives to impose those caps.The Lever
#WritersCoffeeClub 31MarโHappy International Transgender Day of Visibility! What trans author has inspired you the most?
Um myself? Realizing that I was trans allowed me to put more queer authenticity into my stories and I have a free serial at kitauthor.com that features a transmasc hero.
Home - Kit Author & Charmed Chicken
a multi-genre author of fantasy, queer equestrian, and YA + they make soap & jewelry Kit writes fantasy, young adult, and queer equestrian fiction. Join Muse Happens to receive free stories and early access to books and projects, plus swag and more.Kit Caelsto (Kit, the Author)
Proof weโre in hell:
theverge.com/news/639078/samsuโฆ
Samsungโs latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages
Samsungโs new Bespoke Jet AI stick vacuum and washer-dryer combo can receive text messages and phone calls.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy (The Verge)
T-Mobile Data Breach Payouts Go Out Soon: Here's When You'll Get Paid
The 2021 cyberattack affected 76 million customers. Those who claimed out-of-pocket losses could receive up to $25,000; others may receive up to $25.Jibin Joseph (PCMag)
Das Miniatur Wunderland in #Hamburg zeigt mit Augmented Reality, wie sich eine #Erderwรคrmung um zwei oder fรผnf Grad auf bekannte Orte wie #Venedig, die #Alpen oder Schloss #Neuschwanstein auswirken kรถnnte.
Die Simulation macht #รberschwemmungen, #Dรผrren und #Brรคnde sichtbar und soll #Klimawandel greifbar darstellen.
ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Minโฆ
#Klimawandel #AR #Modellbau #Klimaschutz #Erderwรคrmung #CO2 #AugmentedReality
Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg zeigt Simulation zum Klimawandel
Das Hamburger Miniatur Wunderland und die Telekom zeigen in einer Simulation, welche Folgen der Klimawandel fรผr bekannte Orte und Wahrzeichen in der Ausstellung hรคtte.NDR
๐ #DatenschutzWoche:
๐ Digitalpolitik-Verhandlungen: CDU/CSU und SPD sprechen nicht mehr von einem #Digitalministerium. #Datenschutzaufsicht soll neu geregelt werden.
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๐ Weitere internationale Nachrichten, Gerichtsentscheidungen und Neuigkeiten aus Aufsichtsbehรถrden: sds-links.de/DSW177
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DatenschutzWoche vom 31. Mรคrz 2025
Verhandlungen zur kรผnftigen Digitalpolitik Millionenbuรgeld gegen nachlรคssige IT-DienstleisterStiftung Datenschutz
Just remembered this thing I wrote about generative art, while I was thinking about the knockoff-Ghibli fiasco.
Yes, generated art is sterile and soulless and ugly and awful, but it's also really, really sad; if you're willing to commit the sin of empathy with me, take a moment to wonder about the private inner hell of the people who believe they need these tools.
It's so sad.
Finally listening to #Mayhem
Lady Gaga - Perfect Celebrity (Official Audio)
MAYHEM OUT NOWhttp://ladygaga.com Follow Lady Gaga:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladygaga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga TikTok: https:/...YouTube
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Lady Gaga - LoveDrug (Official Audio)
MAYHEM OUT NOWhttp://ladygaga.com Follow Lady Gaga:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladygaga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga TikTok: https:/...YouTube
Catholic Charities tests Wisconsin's unemployment payment system at Supreme Court
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5332378/catholic-charities-supreme-court-wisconsin?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Politics @politics-npr
Keebinโ with Kristina: the One with the Leather Keyboard
hackaday.com/2025/03/31/keebinโฆ
Keebinโ With Kristina: The One With The Leather Keyboard
Are you eager to get your feet wet in the keyboard surf, but not quite ready to stand up and ride the waves of designing a full-size board? You should paddle out with a macro pad instead, and take โฆHackaday
President says order will make capital โsafe, beautifulโ by stepping up arrests of undocumented people
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mโฆ
#news #politics #WashingtonDC #plantation #authoritarianism #selfrule #DC
31 March 1923 | A Pole, Franciszek Skรณra, was born in Waลach. A locksmith.
In #Auschwitz from 6 November 1941.
No. 22496
He perished in the camp on 26 May 1942.
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Private-sector Trumpism; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2025/03/31/madโฆ
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I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*.
Catch me in #CHICAGO with PETER SAGAL on WEDNESDAY (Apr 2):
exileinbookville.com/events/44โฆ
And in #BLOOMINGTON on FRIDAY (Apr 4):
morgensternbooks.com/event/202โฆ
More tour dates here:
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Authors on Tap: Cory Doctorow and Peter Sagal
Indie bookstore located in the historic Fine Arts Building on Chicago's Michigan Avenue. Where books and music meet.exileinbookville.com
Bioengineered red yeast turns wood waste into a valuable fatty acid
phys.org/news/2025-03-bioenginโฆ
#news #science #tech #technology #recycling #waste #bioengineering
Bioengineered red yeast turns wood waste into a valuable fatty acid
Forestry waste can be turned into a high-value fatty acid, thanks to a bright red yeast engineered by University of Alberta researchers.Bev Betkowski (Phys.org)
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