At least 17 killed in Gaza Strip as leaders ramp up pressure for a ceasefire
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At least 17 killed in Gaza Strip as leaders ramp up pressure for a ceasefire
French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 his country had recognized a Palestinian state on the conviction it “is the only way to isolate Hamas.”The Associated Press (pennlive)
Heatpump saga day one thread.
Materials arrived.
People arrived.
Machine to lift heat pump onto elevated wall position arrived.
Some consternation about the width of the metal base that the lifting machine sits upon, and how that width might exceed the width of the passage way beside the house down which it needs to fit.
Inside the $5,582,000 sale of a Santa Clara County home
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/24/inside-the-5582000-sale-of-a-santa-clara-county-home/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Inside the $5,582,000 sale of a Santa Clara County home
The spacious unit in the 100 block of Bryant Street in Palo Alto was sold on Aug. 8, 2025 for $5,582,000, or $1,781 per square foot.Anthony J. Mata (The Mercury News)
'Huge embarrassment for Trump’s DOJ': Experts predict 'frankly lawless' ploy will backfire
Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes tells Bulwark that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is shattering the claim that a “grand jury will indict a ham sandwich.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
Beijing takes the lead with new climate plans amid Washington’s denial
China's reduction target marked the first time the world's biggest emitter pledged a cut in emissions, rather than just limiting their growth.Valerie Volcovici (The Japan Times)
William Saliba agrees new five-year Arsenal deal - sources
https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/46374246/william-saliba-agrees-new-five-year-arsenal-deal-sources?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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William Saliba agrees new five-year Arsenal deal - sources - ESPN
Arsenal defender William Saliba has agreed a five-year contract, sources have told ESPN.Julien Laurens (ESPN)
Canadian Arctic Uniquely Vulnerable to Russian Military Threats - EUROPE SAYS
In September 2021, Russia and Belarus launched Zapad (or “West”)—a massive military exercise on NATO’s eastern flank, near the borders of Lithuania andEUROPE SAYS
Swimming with turtles, white sand beaches, turquoise waters...Barbados has it all. Need more information on what to se in Barbados and what to do in Barbados? Check out my blog.
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Travel Guide for a Cruise to Barbados - Barbados Purple Travel Guide
Barbados is one of the most popular Caribbean islands for a good reason. It has beautiful white sand beaches, incredibly turquoise waters and cruise ship passengers know it for swimming with turtles.Backpack and Snorkel
Fantasy basketball mock draft: 10-team H2H categories league
https://www.espn.com/fantasy/basketball/story/_/id/46366756/fantasy-basketball-mock-draft-10-team-h2h-categories-league-nba-2025-26?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Fantasy basketball mock draft: 10-team H2H categories league - ESPN
Our 10-team, H2H category league mock draft included familiar faces a the top and Amen Thompson, Cade Cunningham and Tyrese Maxey all going in the top 25.ESPN Fantasy (ESPN)
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a first gameplay trailer and you can keep Tuvix gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/star…
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Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a first gameplay trailer and you can keep Tuvix
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is one game that I am extremely excited for, and the first gameplay trailer is now here.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Would be nice to go to the holodeck with Ensign Harry Kim and Tom Paris to play The Adventures of Captain Proton.
Chaotica returns!
Splunk and Australian Signals Directorate commence Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing - EUROPE SAYS
Splunk has partnered with the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) to deliver a new plug-in that integrates Splunk Enterprise Security with ASD’s Cyber ThreatEUROPE SAYS
Federal official reportedly says Trump is 'protecting a lot of people' in Epstein bombshell
A bombshell video was released Wednesday on which a senior Justice Department official involved in the government's case on the late Jeffrey Epstein said that President Donald Trump is covering up the elusive files, the Daily Beast reports.Lesley Abravanel (Alternet.org)
American politics plumbs new depths of utter insanity every hour of every day.
The Dems will doubtless vote for this and claim they were actually voting for something completely different.
(For those unaware, they weren't voting for Charlie Kirk Memorial Day, it was a vote for "an end to political violence").
So anyway, Netanyahu's plane took a rather circuitous route to New York ...
It usually takes a straight line across France. But France recognised Palestine. And now he's scared they (or Spain) might enforce the ICC warrant.
#FuckIsrael #ArrestNetanyahu #GazaHolocaust
Madubuike OUT INDEFINITELY | Ravens defense SCRAPES for solutions - Raw Chili
#nfl #ravensflock #baltimoreravens #nflreactionsRAWCHILI (Raw Chili)
STREAM: How to watch New Zealand at OFC U-19 Women's Championship - EUROPE SAYS
New Zealand’s game against New Caledonia will be streamed live on Friday morning from the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship in Tahiti.EUROPE SAYS
#HootieAndTheBlowfish
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Hootie & the Blowfish - Full Show - Syracuse, NY 9/6/2024
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Zwei lohnenswerte Hegel-Biographien für welche mit phil.-hist. Vorkenntnissen, bes. zu Kant & Fichte. Kaube weniger ehrerbietig, Vieweg dafür m. E. mit dem kohärenteren Darstellungskonzept bez. Hegels Philosophie. Beide klappern chronologisch Leben und Werke ab, sind also keine Systemdarstellungen.
#Hegel #Philosophie #Philosophy #bookstodon #Biographie
'Huge embarrassment for Trump’s DOJ': Experts predict 'frankly lawless' ploy will backfire
Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes tells Bulwark that President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is shattering the claim that a “grand jury will indict a ham sandwich.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
ECan’s ‘Nitrate Emergency’: Good step but here is a more robust path for region’s drinking water - EUROPE SAYS
The regional council in Canterbury, Environment Canterbury (ECan) has just voted to declare a regional “nitrate emergency,” citing rising nitrate trends inEUROPE SAYS
ヴァレンティーノルメタテアトレデモテールカクテル｜ヴォーグシンガポール - WACOCA K-POP
ヴァレンティーノルメタテアトレデモテールカクテル｜ヴォーグシンガポール https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaszfN5cGx0&t=31sKPOP (WACOCA K-POP)
Anker MagGo 3-in-1 15W Qi2 stand with 40W USB-C charger, 5-foot cable down to $60 all-time low (46% off)
https://9to5toys.com/2025/09/25/anker-maggo-3-in-1-15w-qi2-stand-down-to-60-all-time-low/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Anker MagGo 3-in-1 15W Qi2 stand with 40W USB-C charger, 5-foot cable down to $60 all-time low (46% off)
Courtesy of Anker’s official Amazon storefront, Prime members can now score the brand’s Qi2 15W 3-in-1 MagGo charging station in white for $59.99 shipped.Karthik Iyer (9to5Toys)
Awesome! The Danish citizen’s petition against EU’s chat message surveillance has reached the required 50,000 votes.
By law, this means the citizen’s petition now forces a vote in the parliament of Denmark, no matter if the government wants it or not.
This is important, because the governing Social Democrats are very much pro mass surveillance, but they may not have a parliament majority behind rejecting this — especially not this close to the local elections, Nov. 18.
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Nej til EU’s “Masseovervågning” beskyt vores privatliv, digitale sikkerhed og ytringsfrihed.
Vi beder Danmark om at stemme nej til EU’s “Chatkontrol” en lov, der pålægger masseovervågning af alle borgere ved at scanne private beskeder, e-mailsborgerforslag.dk
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Waw, wish our constitution, wich dates like...forever, allows us such opportunities to express citizen's voices.
Instead of that, even when French people's choice is asked, by referenfum, like in 2005.
We were asked if we agreed te E.U. liberal constitution to be adopted, 57% of voters said : "NO".
Guess what ?
In 2007 it was nonetheless "adopted" by a legal trick and French voters were stolen their election, literally.
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"A recent YouGov poll found that 73% of Republicans approve of Kimmel being taken off the air, but only 30% say that it is acceptable “for the government to pressure broadcasters to remove shows that include speech it disagrees with.”
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“If you think about what conservatives have really been saying pretty consistently for 20 years, they’ve been saying, ‘We don’t like it when liberals control the discourse,’”
MAGA Elite Are Split on Protected Speech. Trump Voters, Not So Much
You could almost hear the gears turning in Owen Strickland II’s head as he pondered slowly and deliberately whether Jimmy Kimmel should’ve been taken off air in…Layla A. Jones (TPM - Talking Points Memo)
Federal official reportedly says Trump is 'protecting a lot of people' in Epstein bombshell
A bombshell video was released Wednesday on which a senior Justice Department official involved in the government's case on the late Jeffrey Epstein said that President Donald Trump is covering up the elusive files, the Daily Beast reports.Lesley Abravanel (Alternet.org)
Japan's Inbound Luxury Travel Surges Past Global Growth - Alo Japan All About Japan
Japan's inbound luxury-travel market recorded robust growth in 2023, outpacing the global luxury-travel sector in both spending and visitor numbers, accordingAloJapan (Alo Japan All About Japan)
PEOPLE OF OXFORD: this is today! Come on over to Blackwell’s on Broad St later this afternoon for an hour of silly poems (mine) and brilliant drawings (Joe’s) as we celebrate the publication of ‘A Poem for Every Question’.
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Brian Bilston and Joe Berger A POEM FOR EVERY QUESTION
Join renowned poet Brian Bilston for a hilarious, non-fiction adventure in 100 poems alongside illustrator Joe Berger.Eventbrite
‘This Is the Time We Can Actually Do It Justice’ - EUROPE SAYS
Discovering the location of the next Forza Horizon game has always been a terrifically exciting moment for fans of Playground Games’ juggernaut open worldEUROPE SAYS
Moldovan oligarch extradited to face charges over $1bn fraud
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/25/moldovan-oligarch-extradited-to-face-charges-over-1bn-fraud?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Moldovan oligarch extradited to face charges over $1bn fraud
Trial of former kingmaker comes at sensitive time, as elections approach and authorities warn of Russian meddling.Al Jazeera
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The heat pump is on the cantilever arms. Seems a bit lower than they said (though it felt rude to measure) but still high enough.
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Day Two... The Tankening.
Electrician arrived whilst I was in the shower, bc the company had not told me when he would arrive; in fact they told me they'd be on site from 9-9:30. Suboptimal. OTOH, the sparks took a look at the job at hand and seemed to think there was no difficulty with doing it; SWA from the utility room consumer unit, behind some floor cupboards, under the back door, and up to the heat pump.
All good. I will take his card as he seemed, er, switched on.
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Taking photos intermediately is tricky as I don't want them to think I'm being critical; just documenting progress.
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Current sit rep: No hot water and no heating.
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I do not recommend it.
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I have ordered a "footlong breakwich" subway via Deliveroo. It cost sixteen pounds, including delivery.
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Interestingly, although they gave the impression last night that they'd simply run out of time to do the cylinder after the powerflush was finished, pre 0830 this morning a delivery from Wolseley containing copper fittings. Presumably they needed these to do some bits? IDK. Maybe not, they're quite wide, so may be for the main flow/return.
The house is slightly cold. And it sucked not having a shower. I did have A/C in the bedroom and a oil radiator by my desk though.
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Also the one radiator they were replacing has not been replaced and the lock shields haven’t been replaced on my lounge radiators as was intended.
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in reply to groff 🇺🇦 • • •@geoffl @piofthings I’ve had several people look at it and no promising solutions. It doesn’t have to be completely impossible to not be attractive.
Meanwhile solutions are easy if you tell MCS to go jump. 😒
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in reply to Theolodian • • •@geoffl @piofthings I very much want to get off of gas, however not at any price in terms of both money and disruption. We don’t do living in a construction zone at all. We were quoted £25K, we don’t qualify for the current grant. Just not workable.
Anyone who has a simple solution like Bloor definitely should go for it. 👍
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Appears they drilled a cable. And never mentioned it. Now I think it won’t be needed after this. But I cannot see how that can be safely isolated.