Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can now hide details of their private jets
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Elon Musk and Taylor Swift can now hide details of their private jets
Private aircraft owners can now ask the FAA to keep their registration information private, which may disrupt efforts to track celebrity jet use.Dominic Preston (The Verge)
Whenever I hear about "Syntactic Sugar" I want an editor inspired by The Vinegar Tasters. Syntactic sugar, sure, but I also want to see the syntactic sourness, the syntactic bitterness. I've been computering for a long time, I know they're in there.
![A segment of the Wikipedia page on the Vinegar Tasters, in which the described worldviews of Confucius, Buddha and Laozi are all followed with [citation needed]](https://friendica.rogueproject.org/photo/preview/640/434108 "A segment of the Wikipedia page on the Vinegar Tasters, in which the described worldviews of Confucius, Buddha and Laozi are all followed with [citation needed]")
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted
DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.Kelly Jensen (BOOK RIOT)
Measles. Fort Bend. Houston.
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#measlesoutbreak #texas #health #measles
Fort Bend County measles case prompts Houston Health Department to conduct contact tracing
A woman between the ages of 50 and 60 contracted measles while traveling internationally, Fort Bend health officials announced over the weekend. It's the first measles case in at least 20 years for the county southwest of Houston.Natalie Weber (Houston Public Media)
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France voices 'shock' at US calls to drop DEI programs
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France voices 'shock' at US calls to drop DEI programs
Officials in France have said they will reject US calls for French companies to desist from using diversity programs. The foreign trade minister said the demands were "a further step in American extra-territoriality."Timothy Jones (Deutsche Welle)
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Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game “Theme From The Circus“ (Official Music Video)
Official music video for ‘Computer Game “Theme From The Circus”’ by Yellow Magic Orchestra ©1979 ALFA MUSIC‘Computer Game “Theme From The Circus’” was origi...YouTube
Election Preview: Wisconsin and Florida Edition
Elon Musk is trying to buy a state Supreme Court seat and prevent a Democratic House upsetTodd Beeton (The Big Picture)
We reviewed the main attractions: backpackandsnorkel.com/Hakone/
Travel Guide for Hakone - Japan Purple Travel Guide
We show you the best things to see in Hakone 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
Watch actors Oscar Isaac, Kathryn Erbe and Bill Camp perform ProPublica article “I Don’t Want to Die: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network" by reporter Max Blau.
📌 RSVP to attend this FREE event by Theater of War & WNYC on Zoom: towpropublica.eventbrite.com
"I Don't Want to Die." Theater of War Productions, Presented by WNYC
A powerful conversation about health insurance, ghost networks, and the challenges many American face accessing mental health care.Eventbrite
Read our reporter Max Blau's powerful article about the challenges many Americans face accessing mental health care when they need it most: propublica.org/article/ambette…
#MentalHealth #Health #Healthcare
How a Customer Got Trapped in Ambetter’s Ghost Network
Ravi Coutinho bought insurance to access mental health and addiction care. But problems with his health plan were impossible to escape.ProPublica
our robot vacuum just sent this message about a new situation it has never reported before. I can only assume this is a house of leaves situation.
If you don't hear back from me look for the video tapes on the endless stairwell.
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Yeah, my nonprofit just launched our report against transphobic online hate (to follow up on our "Internet's not all rainbows) research.
Things are really bad out there, and it hits the staffers the hardest.
odlan.ca/research-reports/
Open Source Genetic Database Shuts Down to Protect Users From 'Authoritarian Governments'
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Open Source Genetic Database Shuts Down to Protect Users From 'Authoritarian Governments'
"The risk/benefit calculus of providing free & open access to individual genetic data in 2025 is very different compared to 14 years ago."Jason Koebler (404 Media)
After a few days of work, implementing 3 missing libc functions, repairing an extra 4MB of RAM, hacking around toolchain issues, we finally got Lynx 2.8.2 compiled and running on the VAX-11/750 (in 4.3 BSD Quasijarus)! That means we got to browse the (non-HTTPS) web using no equipment or parts newer than 1986 this side of the network (besides the AUI 10Base-T phy).
#retrocomputing #theoldweb #hackaday #dec #vax11
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A midwife says of the aid cuts in Afghanistan: 'No one prioritizes women's lives.'
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/31/g-s1-56594/childbirth-usaid-afghanistan?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"Coyote vs. Acme" was completed and then shelved due to Warner Bros. cost-cutting more than a year ago, much to the chagrin of its star Will Forte, who referred to it as "a delightful movie. It deserves so much better than what it got." Now you'll get the chance to decide for yourself as Ketchup Entertainment has made a deal to distribute the Looney Tunes flick, with a theatrical release expected in 2026. Here's @Deadline with all the details.
#Movies #Cinema #Film #Entertainment #CoyoteVsAcme #LooneyTunes #WillForte
Warner Bros Completes Sale Of 'Coyote Vs. Acme' To Ketchup
Deadline first revealed the sale negotiations a couple of weeks ago.Andreas Wiseman (Deadline)
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Supreme Court seems ready to let religious groups opt out of unemployment compensation laws
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5345839/supreme-court-catholic-charities?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Hijab Warrior by Fahmi Fauzi
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The image depicts a character dressed in a detailed, culturally inspired outfit. The character is wearing a red headscarf with white patterns, a white top, and a purple skirt with gold and blue patterns. The outfit is complemented by gold armor on the arms and legs, and brown boots. The character is holding a falcon on their gloved hand, which has a red feather on its head. The background is plain white, emphasizing the character's attire and the falcon.
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Choices.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Trump Policies Lead to a Wave of Reverse Migration : State of the World from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/1241892522/trump-policies-lead-to-a-wave-of-reverse-migration?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Big brands are spending small sums on X to stay out of Musk’s crosshairs
“It’s whatever amount is enough to stay off the naughty list,” says ad executive.Financial Times (Ars Technica)
Aka, paying the Danegeld.
The ad broker industry has a vested interest to promote this thinking.
It is better to move than pay.
I would love for every lawyer I know to read this:
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“Ultimately, democracies die when people lose hope that change is possible. But we must not succumb to this pessimism.”
The window to rescue people after Myanmar's earthquake is closing
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5345102/the-window-to-rescue-people-after-myanmars-earthquake-is-closing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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”Trans people are not a threat. We just want to exist and be left alone. Our dignity cannot be taken. But the #Texas Legislature is in danger of trading away its own.”
From April Maria Ortiz in 2023: Coming out in small town Texas ... texasobserver.org/i-am-a-trans…
#trans #LGBTQIA+ #transphobia #Uvalde #TXlege #politics #USpol #TDOV #TransDayOfVisibility #news #culture
I Am a Trans Texan - The Texas Observer
A state resident ties the current gender panic to fascist politics through the lens of their own experience.April Maria Ortiz (The Texas Observer)
Three plays starring Oscar winners are currently leading the Broadway box office
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Three years since Bucha was liberated, when the world saw what russian occupation really meant. Bodies left in the streets. Torture chambers in basements. Graves in the yards of ordinary houses.
In 33 days of occupation, 561 civilians were killed — including 12 children.
Bucha is no longer under russian occupation. But what happened there cannot be unseen — and must never be forgotten. russia cannot escape the rightful accountability for what it has done.
For #MountainMonday: A photo from way back in 2013: wildflowers and a view of the Tatoosh Range from Mazama Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, USA. While Rainier gets all the attention, I almost preferred photographing the Tatoosh during my trips down there.
#Mountains #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo #Washington #Wildflowers #LPW
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in reply to Frankie ✅ • • •Well, yes and no, paparazzi can still figure out the airplane number, and correlate that info with the adsb call sign and still track it that way.
The FAA should really default to keeping registration info private, AND make adsb info use a random call sign by default for everyone (not just rich jet owners, but also small single-engines).
Adsb info is now even used for tracking and illegal automated billing by private entities at different airports.