IMF upgrades its growth forecast, citing global resilience to Trump’s tariffs
https://www.semafor.com/article/07/29/2025/imf-upgrades-its-growth-forecast-citing-global-resilience-to-trumps-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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IMF upgrades its growth forecast, citing global resilience to Trump’s tariffs
The fund’s outlook put global growth at 3% this year, up from 2.8% in April.Paige Bruton (www.semafor.com)
Novo Lifer Takes Job of Reviving Europe’s Weight-Loss Superstar
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Russian Oil Discount Lowest Since Start of War Despite EU Push
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-29/russian-oil-discount-lowest-since-start-of-war-despite-eu-push?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump's 'working trip' to Scotland includes opening a new golf course
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/29/trump-aberdeen-golf-course-opening-scotland/85415408007/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump's 'working trip' to Scotland includes opening a new golf course
The White House defended Donald Trump's stay at two golf properties during a "working visit" to Scotland that included meetings with European leaders.Francesca Chambers (USA TODAY)
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Watch live: Warnock, Durbin reintroduce voting rights bill named for John Lewis
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Senators hold 'sit-in' at immigration detention facility in Baltimore
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Video Senators hold 'sit-in' at immigration detention facility in Baltimore
Sen. Chris Van Hollen and other Maryland lawmakers staged a "sit-in" at an ICE detention facility to conduct oversight of the facility. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem slammed the lawmakers for the visit.ABC News
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Now? It always has been. All social media has. It was designed no. Facebook was funded by Peter Thiel (CEO of Palantir) and it launched the day after DARPA shut down Digital Life Log (coincide I'm sure).
I would really recommend getting rid of as much of it as you can. I honestly don't like being on fedi that much. But I deleted all the others in 2021 and I don't think I've lost anything at all:
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I'd say I even spend more time communicating with friends who actually matter over texts.
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I’ve grown increasing concerned over the way big social media networks have been manipulating large swaths of the population. Many of them compete wi...battlepenguin.com
"Deliberate, Systematic Starvation": Aid Leader Demands End to Israel's War & Siege on Gaza
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“Deliberate, Systematic Starvation”: Aid Leader Demands End to Israel’s War & Siege on Gaza
The Norwegian Refugee Council, one of the largest independent aid organizations in Gaza, says it has been unable to bring new supplies into the territory as starvation grows more dire for Palestinians.Democracy Now!
Trump administration claims greenhouse gases don’t harm public health
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revoke key scientific finding that allows for US climate regulationGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/29/r…
Russia jails journalist for alleged Navalny links amid crackdown on dissent
Olga Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her past volunteer work with Navalny’s banned party.Al Jazeera
Trump’s religious rhetoric clashes with Canada’s secular politics
MONTREAL (AP) — Throughout his new term, starting with his inaugural address, President Donald Trump has said he was “saved by God” to make America greatBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
This Isn’t Just Big — It’s a Global Shift.. | Prof. Jeffrey Sachs
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Jeffrey Sachs, American economist, public policy analyst and professor at Columbia University in a detailed analysis for those who want to understand current world politics and the position of the USA in the world.
The ferns have gotten a bit baked by the heat
It’s supposed to cool down tomorrow, but then it’s bringing the smoke back. Cough…cough…cough
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Are prices going up because of tariffs? Here's what we know
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/29/nx-s1-5477470/prices-trump-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Economic consequences of Jeffrey Epstein: No Fed Chair for Kevin Warsh - EUROPE SAYS
Trump is considering Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair. This would please his lifelong friend Ronald Lauder, Warsh's father-in-law. But, Lauder andEUROPE SAYS
Did a quick search to see if I can get a simple markdown editor that renders what I'm writing, and found this little tool that does just that.
Runs/installs on the system and has a very minimalist look, I quite liked it.
Has Linux/Mac/Windows support, I only grabbed the Linux one tho, so I only speak for that one.
GitHub - marktext/marktext: 📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows. - marktext/marktextGitHub
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights?
The long read: Given his career as a human rights barrister, it was hoped Keir Starmer would be the PM to restore the UK’s commitment to international law. The reality tells a different storyDaniel Trilling (The Guardian)
MAGA Pundits Rage Over CNN’s ‘Possibly White’ Comment — Facts Be Damned
MAGA pundits rage at CNN for saying a shooter was “possibly white”—ignoring it was based on early police intel shared live by a respected ex-NYPD official.Colby Hall (Mediaite)
Y'all still have this on your calendars, right?!
“Any developers using links built with the Google URL Shortener in the form goo.gl/* will be impacted, and these URLs will no longer return a response after August 25th, 2025. We recommend transitioning these links to another URL shortener provider.”
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Edit to add quotation marks and say URL shortening sucks for more than one reason
Google URL Shortener links will no longer be available
Understand how you will be impacted by our decision to turn off the serving portion of Google URL Shortener.Sumit Chandel (goo.gl)
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European automotive giant Stellantis faces €1.5 billion hit from US tariffs this year
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/07/29/european-automotive-giant-stellantis-faces-15-billion-hit-from-us-tariffs-this-year?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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European automotive giant Stellantis faces €1.5 billion hit from US tariffs this year
Stellantis is bracing for €1.5 billion in losses due to US tariffs this year, placed both on cars and car parts.Una Hajdari (Euronews.com)
Virginia judge bars Youngkin's university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats
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The John Dee Oracle - The Hermetic Library Blog
The John Dee Oracle: Wisdom from Queen Elizabeth’s Magician [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] by John Matthews, illo Wil Kinghan, oracle kit box set with 29 cards and guide book, due August 2025 “Discover the wisdom of the renowned Elizabe…John Griogair Bell (The Hermetic Library Blog)
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Trump Promised a Drilling Boom. The New Rigs Haven’t Showed Up. “The Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics
Trump Promised a Drilling Boom. The New Rigs Haven’t Showed Up. “The Liberation Day chaos and tariff antics have harmed the domestic energy industry." TheEUROPE SAYS
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in reply to Laffy • • •"NO" is always a good answer to a convicted felon serving 20 years in prison for child sex trafficking.
Ghislaine Maxwell should have no delays in her deposition and she shouldn't get a day or two away from prison for it, either.
Make Maxwell take the Fifth on camera. She might beat Trump's record of what, 450 times in one deposition.
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in reply to Laffy • • •Let her plead the 5th, all day long, because none of what gets past Trump's people will be the Truth 🙄
#TrumpIsAPedophile #TrumpIsARapist
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in reply to Laffy • • •Demanding a Congressional committee make a pilgrimage to her prison in Florida is the most unbelievably arrogant part of this demand.
Immunity from *further* criminal proceedings is also an interesting ask. So, there's more?
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Russian prisons had a solution for this
9 grams of lead.
Bitch needs to.meet her victims in a dark rooms she can't see it coming
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