⚡️Powerful SPEECH by #ZELENSKYY at the UN General Assembly! The hall ERUPTS in applause
If a nation wants peace, it still has to work on weapons. It's sick, but that's the reality. Not international law, not cooperation - weapons decide who survives,“ Zelenskyy told the audience. "Nations can speak about their pain from stages like this. But even during bloodshed, there's isn't a single international institution that can truly stop it...
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⚡️Powerful SPEECH by ZELENSKYY at the UN General Assembly! The hall ERUPTS in applause
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump’s sudden shift in position on t...YouTube
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Now that I'm reading again (yay brain healing!), I've created a Bookwyrm profile to track my books.
Cheers to @jerry and crew for spinning up and maintaining that bookwyrm instance!
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Family of three first to enter UK under ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal - EUROPE SAYS
They have been granted three-month visas with no right to work and no recourse to public funds, the PA news agency has been told.EUROPE SAYS
From Portable Printers to Streaming Devices, the Best Tech Gifts Have Something for Everyone
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The 17 Best Tech Gifts of 2024
We've rounded up the best tech and gadgets, including products we've tested from brands we love, as well as gear that will be a hit with all ages.Jonathan Zavaleta (Rolling Stone)
Benny Safdie on Kimmel: 'The whole thing was very strange'
“The Smashing Machine” writer-director Benny Safdie joins many in Hollywood cheering Jimmy Kimmel’s return, calling his suspension by ABC “very strange.”#ben...YouTube
What to Wear to a Fundraiser: Hollywood Stylists Reveal How to Dress to Give Back In Style
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/what-to-wear-to-a-fundraiser-1235600951/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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What to Wear to a Fundraiser: Styling Ideas for Benefit Gala Event
Whether you're attending a gala, ball or benefit, here's how to build the right look while building good karma.Natalie Alcala (The Hollywood Reporter)
From monkeys washing potatoes to cockatoos raiding trash cans, socially spread behaviors allow creatures to adapt more rapidly to changing environments than conventional evolution would allow. But the traits are also more easily lost.
⚡️🇺🇦In Focus: Bold sabotage: Budapest fuels the Russian war machine (UATV News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Bold sabotage: Budapest fuels the Russian war machine
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Budapest will not refuse Russian energy supplies, despite the White House's call on NATO allies to stop ...YouTube
Doa Residential Building / White Cube Atelier
Completed in 2023 in Bazargan, Iran. Images by Parham Taghioff. In a context where urban density makes it difficult to breathe and where borders are in possession and appropriation, "Doa House" attempts to attend...Miwa Negoro (ArchDaily)
Review of "Automatic Noodle" (5 stars): Notes: Automatic Noodle - Solarpunk, Lofi, Cozy
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz ( @annaleen@wandering.shop - wandering.shop/@annaleen )
- Cozy Book, Lofi
- Low stakes / minimal conflict
- Solarpunk
Wonderful book. Sentient robots start and run a noodle shop in post-civil war (near-future) San Francisco. Detailed imagery of war torn ruins being rebuilt. Life returning to previously abandoned locations. Detailed descriptions of various food dishes including biang biang noodle dishes. Detailed descriptions of making noodles by hand. What conflict that does exist includes: flashbacks of war and struggle; current animosity towards sentient robots and their endeavors. Very low conflict and minimal tension. A lovely story to relax into and just exist and vibe.
LLETRA PETITA | Sexe mal entès. Article de @Teresa_Marquez_
✍️ Maria Teresa Màrquez Ramirez elpuntavui.cat/opinio/article/…
Sexe mal entès
La memòria anual de la Fiscalia General de l'Estat, feta pública recentment, no pot ser més devastadora: la violència sexual comesa per menors s'enfila en una espiral que sembla no tenir aturador....Teresa Márquez (El Punt Avui)
A Maine ballot measure restricting mail voting could have an outsize effect on older folks.
“We’re not even a voting rights advocacy organization, but we’ve had to become one,” says the director of the Maine Council on Aging.
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A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts
Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots. This would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.Daniel Nichanian (Bolts)
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Upstate coalition providing services to immigrants - EUROPE SAYS
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Recent updates to the country's refugee admissions process have changed the way those seeking asylum enter the United States. Some are stillEUROPE SAYS
Nintendo’s new Fire Emblem mobile game has an Among Us-style twist
Fire Emblem Shadows is a new mobile spinoff of Nintendo’s strategy series. It follows Fire Emblem Heroes, which has been a big hit for the company.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Democrat Adelita Grijalva won Tuesday's special election for the Arizona congressional seat held by her late father. nbcnews.com/politics/elections…
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Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for her late father's House seat in Arizona
Democrat Adelita Grijalva won Tuesday's special election for the Arizona congressional seat held by her late father, NBC News projectsOwen Auston-Babcock (NBC News)
Nintendo’s new Fire Emblem mobile game has an Among Us-style twist
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Nintendo’s new Fire Emblem mobile game has an Among Us-style twist
Fire Emblem Shadows is a new mobile spinoff of Nintendo’s strategy series. It follows Fire Emblem Heroes, which has been a big hit for the company.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Wagner Coach Donald Copeland Suspended Amid Player Abuse Probe
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Wagner Coach Donald Copeland Suspended Amid Player Abuse Probe
Copeland faces allegations of verbal abuse and denying players water breaks during practices.Mark Elibert (Complex)
D4vd Once Explained 'Murderous Alter Ego' Itami in ‘Romantic Homicide’
https://www.complex.com/music/a/jessica-mcbride/d4vd-explained-murderous-alter-ego-itami-in-romantic-homicide-song-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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D4vd Once Explained 'Murderous Alter Ego' Itami in ‘Romantic Homicide’
The 'Romantic Homicide' singer has been under a web of suspicion since a teen's body was found in his Tesla trunk, but he hasn't been arrested.Jessica Mcbride (Complex)
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One million Syrian refugees returned home since al-Assad’s fall, UN says | News - EUROPE SAYS
According to UNHCR, more than seven million Syrians remain displaced inside the country.EUROPE SAYS
Disney Is Getting Sued Over Just How Much Mickey Mouse Counts as Public Domain
https://gizmodo.com/disney-steamboat-willie-lawsuit-public-domain-mickey-mouse-2000663467?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Disney Is Getting Sued Over Just How Much Mickey Mouse Counts as Public Domain
The mouse is fine with horror pastiches, but draws the line at merch.Sabina Graves (Gizmodo)
Harris faces protesters, condemns Israel's war in Gaza on first night of book tour
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It's never too late to recognize your value and worth.
Younger you didn't have the life experiences to see it then.
Time to start treating yourself like you've always deserved.
Woman charged in fatal South Shore shooting
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Woman charged in fatal South Shore shooting
Terri Bailey, 36, faces a first-degree murder charge and was arrested Monday, police said.Sun-Times Wire (Chicago Sun-Times)
TV in the United States
In the last few days we have learned a lot about how traditional TV in the US works. Let's summarize.
There are major "networks" (CBS, NBC, ABC). They produce "network programming", shows and national news and sports, and distribute it through local stations called "network affiliates" owned by companies like Sinclair and Nexstar. Local affiliates pay the networks for the programming and also make money inserting local ads. Networks make money running network ads.
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I have seen "Wayne’s World" and that was somewhat confusing. ;)
It has to do with the history of television technology. Back before digital networks, network television was originated in one place and send via wire or satellite (backhauled) to local TV stations which had broadcast towers to transmit the signal to a regional area where it was picked up by home antennas and displayed on TVs.
This topology required local "stations", hence the affiliates.
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In the early days, the government was rightly concerned that letting the big networks run all their own affiliates would concentrate too much power with the networks, so they made rules that any one entity could only own so many affiliate TV stations, and that the networks themselves could only own a very small number of TV stations.
These are the rules that the right wing affiliate conglomerates now want changed so they can own more stations.
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The thing that has evolved is in addition to the network feed, local affiliate TV stations produce their own content. This makes sense because stuff like weather, local news and sports are relevant only to the local community. However, these right wing affiliate conglomerates have been messing around with local content, substituting their right wing information operations into the local TV feeds. It is very effective because people think they are getting trusted local information.
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It is a huge path of divergence. It is very interesting to look at how different countries have deployed television both technically and sociopolitically. The US is very different from most nations in the degree to which it allowed television to be privately owned. Even so, it was a heavily regulated industry until the 1980s. As with many of our institutions we have seen how the regulations intended to restrain abuse are being employed to concentrate power.
White House 'Walk of Fame' features autopen photo instead of Joe Biden - UPI.com
A new Presidential Walk of Fame exhibit at the White House omits former President Joe Biden in favor of a photo of an autopen that is signing Biden's signature.Mike Heuer (UPI)
India's new top envoy in Canada starts term as signs emerge of a thaw in relations
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Greece is considering banning social media for under 16 year olds. - EUROPE SAYS
Greece is considering banning social media for under 16 year olds. https://www.tovima.com/society/pm-greece-considering-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s/ byEUROPE SAYS
Carney sees possibilities for Canada at UN General Assembly
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-un-trip-1.7642836?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot
https://apnews.com/article/flu-shots-military-pentagon-reserves-6116040f7ad97bab081f04903d2549c2?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Chicago White Sox take another outfield hit as Mike Tauchman lands on the injured list
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/chicago-white-sox-new-york-yankees-mike-tauchman-il/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Chicago White Sox take another outfield hit as Mike Tauchman lands on the injured list
The Chicago White Sox placed RF Mike Tauchman on the IL on Wednesday. The Sox are already without CF Luis Robert Jr. and LF Andrew Benintendi because of injuries.LaMond Pope (Chicago Tribune)
30 m² F. E. Sillanpään katu 4 B, 33230 Tampere Kerrostalo...
Katso 23 kuvaa tästä 649 €, 1h+kk+kph, 30 m² Asunnot Kerrostal...Oikotie Asunnot
why would you take the bother to harm when you could be
playing your heart out, doing you with pleasure and grace?
Here's our first property from Finland! The kitchen is in the bathroom. Or the bathroom is in the kitchen? Either way, I guess they're keeping all the smells in one room.
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(Hat tip to Aviancer!)
30 m² F. E. Sillanpään katu 4 B, 33230 Tampere Kerrostalo...
Katso 23 kuvaa tästä 649 €, 1h+kk+kph, 30 m² Asunnot Kerrostal...Oikotie Asunnot
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to implement change.
No power – no problem; just pain.
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it’s the people in power to whom influence and means are everything who destroy us.
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in reply to sjar@itsmesjarlie • • •Ukraine has done an amazing job in defending itself.
The Canadian government should be tooling up to use its methods and tools, including enabling the population to build drones in garages. And we should export half what we build to Ukraine.
#CDNPoli
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