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In today's "seagulls being absolute menaces" news: Gull samples man's coffee, before stealing the mug and dropping it in the sea. (An actual china mug, not some paper thing.) Could argue the gull was justified, as the man had been installing anti bird spikes on nearby houses, before stopping off at a pub for lunch. 😉

bbc.com/news/articles/c4g71pvz… (Link corrected.)

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I live in an area well-used to bothersome gulls, so I was almost impressed by how especially cheeky the gulls are in Cornwall. I noticed that even the illustration of gulls on the warning signs show the seagull looking self-satisfied and smug, as if it's laughing at the humans. 'Cover your food up all you want, I'll just take the whole plate then.'
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at least the article correctly called it a Gull, as opposed to something that does not exist :⁠-⁠)


🚨 Another day, another…

“2 #Minnesota lawmakers shot in 'targeted' incident: Officials
They took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, officials said.” #GunViolence

thereport.be/article/?app=brea…

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#MinesotaAssasinations
@silentLurker
I've made this post about the manifesto
mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1146…
The information I've so far seen, does not provide any political affiliations. So, we don't know so far.
One thing is sure, though, the hit list is enormous (70) + it includes non-politicians.
So, anything is possible, still.

I do hope, though, that they were not political. That would tend to lead the US to(wards) the road of the mass assassinations of the 1920's Weimar Republic.
@GottaLaff

in reply to HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

@HistoPol @silentLurker If he's only killing Dems, and he's got anti abortion info in his car, then formal affiliation doesn't matter. We know who he is.




PLEASE BOOST: Icelandair broke two wheels off my new suitcase. I'm stuck in KEF airport in Iceland. Is the reach of Mastodon powerful enough that it can find someone nearby who can help me get a new suitcase that has dimensions that can be checked on Austrian Air? I think that's 158 cm linear.
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In the midst of all this horror, there is no feeling like being part of a huge crowd yelling "FUCK DONALD TRUMP!"

But if you are physically unable to protest, you can still take action and get that sense of community. Every act of resistance matters, virtual events included!

You can use this link to find virtual events today around the country. Mobilize.us shows you those closest to you first, but of course you can join most of these from anywhere.

#NoKings #Trump

mobilize.us/?is_virtual=true



Opening shots of a civil war

kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/so…

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Two men impersonating police shot Democratic lawmakers. Wow, if only anyone would have predicted this extremely obvious crime after allowing law enforcement to hide their identities and agencies while wearing masks and acting like gangsters
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To put this in context, one Democratic state representative and one Democratic state senator were shot. Dems have a one seat majority in the senate. Dems and Republicans are tied in the house. If both were to die, Republicans take over the state legislature. This is a coup attempt.

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europesays.com/2162569/ “Enormous pride” presenting the new colours to the Coldstream Guards at Trooping the Colour, King Charles says #BritishRoyalFamily #charles #CharlesIII #KingCharles #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily



My partner asked for a last minute sign today. 3D printing to the rescue!

Made a sign for today… 3D printed letters, foam core, spray paint… then added a 3D printed handle.

#noKings #resist #resistFascism



europesays.com/2162565/ Oil prices soar as Iran-Israel tensions shake global economy – DW – 06/13/2025 #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #OilPrice #Petroleum


#Israel's attacks on #Iran hint at a bigger ambition: regime change

Israel's surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran's #nuclear programme & lengthening the time it would need to develop an #atomic weapon.

But the scale of the attacks, Israel's choice of targets, and its politicians' own words suggest another, longer-term ambition: toppling the regime itself.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…





Feeling a very weird mix of shame and gratitude for my partner and a friend of ours who are going to our local pride market with some pottery.

I've sadly accepted that my CPTSD mostly excludes me from attending these events, particularly for longer periods of time where I can't really just pick up and leave.

Not sure if this is a failure, a win or both 🤔

I am trying to focus on what I can do, which today means cleaning the house.

in reply to The Alchemist

Show yourself some grace. ♥️ We do what we can, delegate where was should.
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The Alchemist
@GoodNewsGreyShoes
Thank you so much for your empathy and kindness and understanding and wisdom 💙
I think acceptance of where I am at is the first step towards finding another door that's not locked.
I appreciate you and hope you have a great weekend.


europesays.com/2162561/ Higher Oil Prices Mean Less GDP #CrudeOil #CrudeOilPrice #EnergySecurity #GDP #Iran #Israel #OilPrice #Petroleum #PetroleumPrice #recession



europesays.com/2162557/ Israel-Iran Strikes, Looming Heat Boost Natural Gas Futures as Spot Prices Collapse #GasPrice #LiquefiedNaturalGas #lng #LNGPrice #NaturalGas


"Never Ending Song of Love" is a song written by #DelaneyBramlett, and, according to some sources, by his wife #BonnieBramlett. It was originally recorded with their band, #DelaneyAndBonnie & Friends, in 1971 on the album #MotelShot. Released as a single by #AtcoRecords the same year, "Never Ending Song of Love" became Delaney & Bonnie's greatest hit on the #pop charts, reaching a peak of No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on Easy Listening.
youtube.com/watch?v=7n-0JatBT7…


Operation Rising Lion: In a precise wave of Israeli strikes, the IDF reports it eliminated over 20 senior Iranian commanders, including Iran’s top intelligence officer Gholam-Reza Marhabi, IRGC missile chief Mohammad Bagheri, and IRGC Aerospace Force head Amir Ali Hajizadeh.


europesays.com/2162555/ ‘Don’t Go Crawling Back to Trump,’ Bill Maher Urges Elon Musk #BillMaher #DonaldJTrump #ElonMusk #Musk


europesays.com/2162553/ ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump expected in Philly – NBC10 Philadelphia #Immigration #philadelphia #trump


#OnThisDay in 1986, #AlanJayLerner, American Tony and Academy Award-winning #lyricist (with Frederick Loewe - My Fair Lady; Gigi; Camelot), and screenwriter, died of #lungcancer at 67.
#RIP


I took a few minutes this morning to whip out a little pictogram in honor of Trump's Big Bodacious Birthday Parade to sum up his presidency.


europesays.com/2162551/ Why Donald Trump Is the Most Impotent President in Living Memory #DonaldJTrump #DonaldTrump #Iran #Israel #TheDailyBeastPodcast #trump



#Taahiamanu Beach is one of the best #beaches on the main island of #Moorea . It is a 1,200 ft (370 m) long stretch of soft white sand at the mouth of #Opunohu Bay. It has good #swimming and #snorkeling . Have you been here? backpackandsnorkel.com/Moorea-…





8 Facts About Berthe Morisot, the Great Woman Impressionist

by Anastasiia Kirpalov

Degas and Renoir were fans of her work. Manet painted her.

thecollector.com/facts-berthe-…

"Impressionist painting: its genesis and development" by Wynford Dewhurst has a chapter about Morisot and other women Impressionists.

At PG:

gutenberg.org/ebooks/69533

Young Woman Knitting

#art

#art


[Wired]: The High-Flying Escalation of CBP’s Predator Drone Flights Over LA. By Lily Hay Newman

Customs and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.

wired.com/story/cbp-predator-d…

We are being terrorized by our government. ..in America. Very bad.



europesays.com/2162545/ Elon Musk departs DOGE: What is the legacy of DOGE now? #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #doge #ElonMusk #ExplainedPodcast #influence #Musk #podcasts #Politics #technology #today


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Remember the names of the billionaires who enabled Trump.

nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/indi…

1. Elon Musk $291,482,587
2. Timothy Mellon $197,047,200
3. Miriam Adelson $148,304,900
4. Richard Uihlein $143,498,936
5. Ken Griffin $108,402,284
6. Jeff Yass $101,128,680
7. Paul E. Singer $66,800,800
8. Marc Andreessen $42,365,113
9. Stephen Schwarzman $40,202,039
10. Timothy Dunn $35,780,200
11.Rob Bigelow $34,991,500
12.Diane Hendricks $33,165,417
13. JJ Ricketts $32,273,650

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POV u a bug minding your own business when Dr Snoot arrive with some nostrils



Two weeks ago, Trump said Putin now only had two weeks to commit to a ceasefire deal.

The two weeks have passed and as expected, Trump is doing nothing.

youtu.be/811gk2B_Ins?si=2-4RU6…

in reply to Randahl Fink

If one #Trump day lasts x real calendar days,
then how many real calendar days are equivalent to two Trump weeks?

Asking for my friend who fails in doing the math.

in reply to Randahl Fink

yeah sure #DementiaDon, classic #TACO "tactics".
First it was "end it one day"... now it's two weeks LOL


Report from the Amsterdam protest: there are a few hundred people here and two uniformed Dutch cops at a respectful distance very casually chatting with each other while they wait for nothing to hurry up and happen.

A lot of people are tourists (American or otherwise) who happened to see the protest because the US consulate is between several museums. They’re all like “hell yeah I’m stopping for this.” Passing bikes ring their bells (some of them might even be in support and not because Americans are standing on the bike path). I don’t know where someone in Amsterdam found an enormous California bear flag on such short notice

And yes, everyone loves Odin, who randomly decided to put his paws up on my shoulders when we were very visible to the crowd

#nokings #Amsterdam #protest #dog #dogs #dogsofmastodon #netherlands



europesays.com/2162537/ Tassie filmmaker joins fight to reopen ‘Canberra’s Kakadu’ to the public #australia