Fixing up this diesel hand pump I found in the garage/barn a while ago.
The leather seal around the piston was slipped out of place, but it was fixable - hope it'll stay in place. Apart from that, just one bolt broke and some rust, mostly on the outside, as the fuel inside had preserved it.
The aluminium parts are a really bad sand casting job, but it should hold anyways. May need some metal epoxy putty.
Cleaning up the parts now. Then test before painting.
#DIY #Restoration #Pump #Repair
With territorial threats from both Russia and the United States, The Kingdom of Denmark buys another 130 armored personnel vehicles from Finish manufacturer Patria.
Let us hope the American people stops the mad man Donald Trump, so we can use these vehicles against the Russians instead of sending them to Greenland.
This order comes after Denmark already ordered 115 CV9935 infantry fighting vehicles from Sweden in December.
Sources (Danish):
fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2025/forsvar…
2: fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2024/pm-fors…
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A day trip to the Okavango Delta in Botswana - Botswana Purple Guide
We tell you why a day trip to the Okavango Delta in Botswana should be on your bucket list so that you can make memorable moments on a relaxing vacation in Botswana.backpackandsnorkel.com
Chris Were is one of the longest-running vloggers on the Fediverse, creating videos on many topics including software, games, pop culture, food, life etc.
You can follow him at:
➡️ @chris
(If you've already followed him on a previous account, please follow at the new account as PeerTube doesn't update follows for moved accounts.)
You can browse his videos so far at video.thepolarbear.co.uk/a/chr…
You can also follow his non-video account at @ChrisWere
#FeaturedPeerTube #PeerTube #PeerTubers
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PolarBear TV - an audio / video sharing platform powered by PeerTube!The PolarBear Extended Universe
🇨🇦 Support TGD/2S persons in British Columbia
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Hair Removal Support Microgrant to Combat Transmisogyny
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Trans Day of Visibility: Double Your Impact!
QMUNITY.ca , 2025-Mar-31 On this Transgender Day of Visibility we can raise funds to provide free gender-affirming hair removal to trans women, trans femmes, and Two-Spirit individuals. We’ve already raised $10.Dignity Society (Dignity Seniors Society)
As a trans woman who transitioned (late 2000's) in North Carolina ( I'm 🇨🇦 ! #ElbowsUp !! ) I est. I spent $20k on hair removal.
I made a $25 donation: with matching donation (today only, Earnest Ice cream, earnesticecream.com) $50!! 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 🥳 🙏
🏳️⚧️ #TransLivesMatter
🇺🇲 #Trump #fascism #Christofascism #transgenocide
🇨🇦 #Poilievre #DanielleSmith #Trumpism #protofascism
Transgenocide
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Uphold Canadian Values in 2025 Federal Election
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#ElbowsUp #never51
Earnest Ice Cream - Vancouver, BC
Exceptional ice cream, committed to sustainability and aiming for zero waste. Scoops and cones available at four Vancouver area ice cream shops. Learn more.kunstudios (Earnest Ice Cream)
This is so funny, because it's true.
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Honest Government Ad | Canada Election 2025
The Government of Not-America has made an ad ahead of the coming election, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.👉 Join: https://www.fairvote.ca👉 Wa...YouTube
Model context protocol standardizes how AI uses data sources, supported by OpenAI and Anthropic.
arstechnica.com/information-te…
#Context is everything. TLAs change and evolve.
#ATM was a robo-#bank. Now, it's this little slice of now.
#TMI used to be the setting for a #nuclear #accident. Now, it's more than you want to know.
#MCP was what some of us might call a masculine-presenting anti-#feminist. Now, it's how various flavors of #AI can tell each other #stories.
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Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5336314/caregiver-caregiving-identity-family-support-burnout?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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This is great: stef.be/dpaint/
It's a Deluxe Paint-ish pixel art app that runs in your browser.
When I teach my digital fundamentals class, I try to get everyone to at least give GraFX2 a shot, but it's a hard swallow for most young folks. They tend to prefer Pixel Studio, which I really don't like. This might be a good alternative to try on 'em.
Another example of a Western democracy government using Israel and Palestine to demolish their democracy: 972mag.com/germany-deport-fore…
When a democratic government puts itself above the law, there's no rule of law nor a democracy.
#democracy #Germany #Deutschland #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #FirstTheyCame @israel @palestine
Germany to deport four foreign residents for pro-Palestine activism
The four have not been convicted of any crime but are alleged to have participated in protests against Israel's assault on Gaza.Ben Reiff (+972 Magazine)
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Local elections to watch today. And, concerns over Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/g-s1-57439/up-first-newsletter-wisconsin-supreme-court-race-florida-special-elections?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Crumbling trust in American institutions: A MAHA activist takes on Girl Scout cookies
https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2025/04/01/g-s1-56914/crumbling-trust-in-american-institutions-a-maha-activist-takes-on-girl-scout-cookies?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Bringing Achievements To The Nintendo Entertainment System
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Bringing Achievements To The Nintendo Entertainment System
Microsoft made gaming history when it developed Achievements and released them with the launch of the Xbox 360. They have since become a key component of gaming culture, which similar systems rolli…Hackaday
31 March 1893 | A Pole, Stanisław Sowiźrał, was born in Tarnów. Lieutenant Colonel of the Polish Army, the first district commander of SZP-ZWZ in Tarnów.
In the camp from 20 February 1942.
No. 23387
He perished on 20th June 1942.
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A mug/can-holder for your standard 0,5 liter cans like monster-energy cans. I printed it without supports, it works but there are a couple of spots that need some post prossesing, would recommend using some supports like in the eyesockets and especi…Cults 3D
Ok, if I have this story correct, an American citizen with Palestinian heritage, married a nice boy from #India with a PhD in Middle Eastern Peace Studies. The girl says pro #Palestine things on her social media, but the boy, Badar Khan Suri, is fairly circumspect in his public statements. The people using #Jews as an excuse to attack #Arabs realize they can’t deport the American (yet), but they can deport her husband, even though he’s done nothing wrong.
Everyone needs to realize that the goal of the neonazis is to turn all of us against each other. They will use any excuse, and blame any other group to get away with atrocities. It’s trans people and Palestinians and Hispanics today, it’s gonna be Catholics, Jews and Leftists next, if history is any indication.
#BadarKhanSuri #ICE #rendition #blacksites
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Judge bars Trump administration from deporting Indian academic over political views
Badar Khan Suri, who teaches at Georgetown University, being held incommunicado in Louisiana ‘staging center’Victoria Bekiempis (The Guardian)
There are more billionaires than ever, according to Forbes' latest list
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(comic) This place can't function without me
Comics about work. Made with love and lots of coffee.Work Chronicles
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Goldman Sachs raises probability of a U.S. recession to 35%
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By Ememem in Belgrade, Serbia.
Repairing Streets with Artful Mosaics (14 Photos) - STREET ART UTOPIA
Ememem, the 'pavement surgeon,' transforms urban cracks and potholes into stunning mosaic artworks. Based in Lyon, France, his unique practice, called 'flacking,' turns overlooked blemishes into vibrant street art that democratizes public spaces.Vidar (Street Art Utopia)
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Interview mit Autor Stephan Thome, der in Taiwan lebt. Die wichtigsten Aspekte auf den Punkt gebracht. Das sollte das Minimum sein, das jeder weiß.
"Wenn sich China durchsetzt und die USA Taiwan fallen ließen, wäre das eine echte Zeitenwende. Die Katastrophe wäre komplett: China wäre die alleinige Ordnungsmacht im pazifischen Raum und letztlich die Weltmacht Nummer eins, weil Peking dann über den Westpazifik herrschen würde."
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Taiwan: Eskaliert der Konflikt mit China? Experte analysiert aktuelle Lage
Jederzeit könnte Chinas Konflikt mit Taiwan hochkochen – und weltweites Chaos verursachen. Taiwan-Experte Stephan Thome analysiert den Krisenherd.Marc von Lüpke (t-online)
Non Heralded Awesome Music
Online magazine-style platform aiming to help draw connections between indie musicians, fair distribution platforms and listeners, under a shared ethos.nham.co.uk
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Wisconsin voters to decide on closely watched state Supreme Court race
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Alright. We're starting to get into the planning and coalesced action phase!!! Yay!!!!!
Jonathan V Last writes in Bulwark - How to think and act like a dissident in trump's America: thebulwark.com/p/how-to-think-…
It starts with:
"I was wrong about one big thing in 2024: I did not realize that most American institutions—the media, the legal world, big business, universities, the tech sector—would immediately capitulate to Trump."
and continues with:
"Once you accept that reality, our next steps become clear."
And lists out short and long term actions (with details). Plenty of room for discussion, hashing it out, disagreeing and counter ideas, and just plain trial and error (perfection is the enemy of good enough / hesitation kills and all of that).
Good to be in this place. Folks are not just fighting back but fighting back together.
How to Think (and Act) Like a Dissident Movement
AOC, solidarity, and people power.Jonathan V. Last (The Bulwark)
"And the moment you dare Trump to do what he’s always wanted: To take the mask all the way off and use force against American citizens."
The mask has been off for years. Most people didn't care about the brutality of the police against BLM protesters in 2020. Trump would order that kind of violence himself in a heartbeat and it would make no difference.
"perfection is the enemy of good enough"
I think liberals really underestimate how toxic this sentiment is in this moment. We are here right now precisely because of "good enough", the standards must be raised. "Good enough" will not cut it in this fight.
#politics
What is a ‘revisionist’ state, and what are they trying to revise?
Dissecting a loaded term in international affairs, and what it means for a country to disrupt the prevailing US-led order that is itself now changing.The Conversation
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You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.Janus Rose (404 Media)
This one was hard.
I wrote about being the wrong kind of victim.
The kind who stayed. The kind who didn't call the police. The kind who texted three days after.
And yes, it might make you feel uncomfortable, but it's the experience of many, many victims. So important to understand.
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/not-…
#Writing #Women #Scotland #WritingThroughTrauma #Memoir #BreakingTheSilence
Not The Right Kind Of Victim
Most of my friends will learn about many things for the first time when they read my book. Not because I was hiding them. Not exactly. But because the kind of trauma I carry doesn’t naturally come up in conversation. It’s not neat.Kristie De Garis (By Hand)
I am humbled by your strength.
It devastated me when, after decades of living alone with the pain, a close family member opened up and shared with us. Grieved to know what had been done. That she had carried so much for so long. Feeling unworthy of love because of what was done to her, not because of anything she had done. She is worthy. She was worthy all along. You are worthy, too.
Her children turned out wonderful, just as I am sure yours will. They are all grown now. Each talented and accomplished in their own right. All of them empathetic and caring.
A wise friend once shared with me that a sorrow shared is divided. May the sorrows you share through your writing be divided. Spread like dung on the heath, enabling seeds of goodness and hope to blossom. May the many joys, too, in the accomplishment of completing your book be multiplied.
The beauty in the work of your heart and your hands will endure for generations.
@jon Thank you for this really beautiful message. I'm glad the person you care for shared her pain with others. It's so important. So, so important for healing. My kids are doing well too. I think living all of the struggle, if you're aware of it, how it has affected you, really helps you to become a good parent. I'm lucky to have had a lot of therapy and also the space now for the last few years to heal a bit.
Huge hugs to you ❤️
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in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Nice one! 🌞
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Unknown parent • • •Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Getting the broken bolt out took ages. Steel in aluminium gets stuck real good. My usual tricks failed and I had to drill it out. At least it wasn't stainless steel. Then some recutting of mangled threads and finding a replacement bolt.
Not done, but meanwhile I threw some phophoric acid on the steel parts.
#DIY #Repair #Restoration #Pump
Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar
in reply to Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar • • •Pump fixed. Reseating the leather cup was not enough, it also had leaky valves. The lower one fit into the drill chuck, so it was easy to lap.
For the upper one I had to get creative! See alt text for explanation.
Still didn't pump though. Troubleshooting eventually revealed the problem, the piston valve kept leaking due to wear around the center hole. Fixed by adding a washer and o-ring.
It pumps! This metering pump can supposedly be calibrated to 1l/turn.
#Pump #Restoration #DIY #Repair