Today is the anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee.
W3C has continued to expand on what the web does by our mission to make the web work, for everyone. We bring together global stakeholders to develop open standards that enable a World Wide Web that connects and empowers humanity.
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Our mission
Learn who W3C is, our values and the principles upon which we conduct our mission to led the Web to its full potential.W3C
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Kultarrs are tiny, cryptic creatures that only come out at night. Scientists are finally learning how they live
Kultarrs might look cute. But these carnivorous marsupials are fierce and feisty predators.The Conversation
Latvian airline ready to be the first to resume flights from Ukraine
The management of airBaltic is awaiting the restoration of air travel in Ukraine and has declared its readiness to return to the market.Viktor Volokita (Ukrainska Pravda)
I am so mad at the 90 million Americans who didn't bother voting and allowed this type of shit to happen!
This Republican run Department of Justice has accused Habitat for Humanity of engaging in wire fraud.
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❝The Newsom podcasts gutted me. I’m not bothered that he’s talking to conservatives. I’m an organizer. I’m all about outreach. The idea that you should be willing to talk anybody about what you believe and why you believe it is embedded deep in my soul. But the whole reason you have conversations like that is so that you stand up for those who aren’t in the room.❞
Garrett Bucks via @beep:
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Ethan Marcotte (@beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com)
“You’re always allowed to say no. You don’t actually have to throw anybody under the bus. You can in fact say that the laid-off auto worker deserves sympathy, but so does the single mom on welfare and the trans teenager who loves volleyball and the V…beepin’
A case of measles has been confirmed at a Montreal Canadiens #hockey game on March 3.
Quebec measles outbreak: 31 cases, experts blame low vaccination
The following people may have been exposed:

🟥spectator(s)s in the red sections 111 to 117;

🟥Workers in these same sections;

🟥Tim Hortons and Pizza Pizza workers at the #BellCentre.
#montreal #canada #cdnpoli #measels #publichealth #medmastodon #quebec #healthcare #maskup #elbowsup #hockey
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Measles outbreak
For each measles case reported in Québec, a public health investigation is conducted. Consult locations, dates and times where exposure may have occurred.Gouvernement du Québec
One very good thing:
Had my infusion yesterday, (which created rough but tolerable side effects), and this morning I woke up feeling better than I have in decades. Is this what it's like for normal people? Holy smokes! No pain. Freedom of movement. A little energy, even. I'm having to pace myself so I don't overdo it.
All because a new doctor said that a universal dose of medicine is like a "one size fits all" hat: it doesn't fit most. An infusion tailored to the exact amount of medicine I need can make all the difference in the world!
"DOGE's jello-against-the-wall strategy has largely failed in court, and this week a federal judge ordered it to pony up and begin complying with FOIA request filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington."
Turns out DOGE can't beat FOIA by shouting NOT AN AGENCY
Judge tells Musk to cough it up!Liz Dye (Public Notice)
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"In a study appearing today in Nature Sustainability, the researchers report that #CO2 and other greenhouse gases can cause the upper atmosphere to shrink. An atmospheric layer of special interest is the thermosphere, where the ISS and most satellites orbit today. When the thermosphere contracts, the decreasing density reduces atmospheric drag - a force that pulls old satellites and other debris down to altitudes where they will encounter air molecules and burn up."
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Study: Climate change will reduce the number of satellites that can safely orbit in space
Greenhouse emissions are changing the environment of near-Earth space in ways that, over time, will reduce the number of satellites that can safely operate there, according to new MIT research.MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
🇺🇦 🇺🇸 agree on a joint proposal for a 30-day partial truce to be proposed to 🇷🇺
In #Donetsk oblast, 🇺🇦 pushed back 🇷🇺 forces in #Novosilka
In #Kursk oblast, 🇷🇺 advanced near Myrne and Zozulivka, and rumours 🇺🇦 is withdrawing
The captain of the container shit that collided with a US vessel in the North Sea was a 🇷🇺 national, and has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter
🇨🇳 naval vessels have been circling 🇦🇺 for nearly a month, conducting live-fire exercises and forcing civilian flights to divert
On April 1, #Wisconsin will elect a State Supreme Court Justice. Justices serve 10-year terms & make decisions that impact your rights, including abortion access and voting laws and will shape Wisconsin’s future for decades to come.
Judge Crawford cares about voters abroad, so much so that she called #DemocratsAbroad to answer your questions! Watch the recording here to find out more, and remember to send your ballot back ASAP!
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#WisconsinitesAbroad #WISupremeCourt
District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate
Hear from District Judge Susan Crawford, WI Supreme Court Candidate, as she speaks with Democrats Abroad. Judge Crawford, a respected legal expert and advoca...YouTube
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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution in support of Ukraine by a majority vote, declaring solidarity with the Ukrainian people and calling on the European Union member states to increase military support.
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JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression | RC-B10-0156/2025 | European Parliament
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 136(2) and (4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the following motions: B10-0156/2025 (S&D) B10-0159/2025 (Verts/ALE) B10-0161/2025 (PPE) B10-0163/2025 (Renew) B10-0168/2025 (ECR) on continuing the unw…www.europarl.europa.eu
#Amazon forest felled to build road for #COP30 #climate summit
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Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.Ione Wells (BBC News)
Україну після спеки накриє дощами з грозами, названа дата похолодання (карта)
Синоптикиня показала карту вітрівМарина Іщенко (News.Telegraf)
Meh
For Richard Dawkins superfans only. Moderately amusing anecdotes, points repeated from other books, behind the scenes look at some of his books or performances. Purpose unclear, he already has autobiographies.
It wasn't bad, and I'm sure he'd be an entertaining dinner guest - but I kept wondering "why was this book written?" I think the concept was to provide more information about his career from his perspective.
Corona-Infektionen: Rätsel um PIMS-Erkrankungen bei Kindern gelöst
Die Ursache für das rätselhafte Entzündungssyndrom PIMS als Folge einer Coronainfektion bei Kindern war lange unklar. Jetzt haben Forschende einen Zusammenhang mit einem anderen Virus gefunden. Von Nina Kunze.
EMPLOYEES AT THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE Univision were left distraught after the NET’s brass decided to run DHS ads warning #immigrants that the govt will find & deport them.
The ads *part of a new $200M campaign DHS, have rankled immigrant-rights grps, who view them as a blunt attempt at fearmongering on the taxpayer dime.
Univision has covered the ads critically on air.
Yet Univision has joined English-language NETs in complying with #TrumpMusk regime's #Fascism.
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‘State Propaganda’: Anger Erupts Inside Univision Over Airing of Trump Ad
The network wasn’t the only one to run the controversial spots urging deportations. But unlike Telemundo, officials there were already on edge.Adrian Carrasquillo (The Bulwark)
Ukraine struggles to hold on in Kursk Oblast as Russia strikes back before peace talks
Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk Oblast appears more likely as the latest news shows Russia taking ground amid intense attacks to drive Ukraine out, experts and soldiers say.
Retaking Ukrainian-held territory in Kursk Oblast could leave Kyiv without its hard-fought bargaining chip before potential negotiations with Russia.
Photo: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
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“The #EuropeanUnion, hit for the first time by higher US #tariffs since #Trump returned to the White House, retaliated within hours with countermeasures on US goods exports.” #TrumpTax
I just got hit with a 20% increase in my car insurance from State Farm. The reason - increased cost of repairs.
People are so overly focused on the price of fk'ing eggs that they aren't seeing the broader picture of what Trump is costing us in real time.
I had to buy 4 new tires yesterday. They were manufactured in Mexico. Fortunately, those had not increased in price yet.
That said, I fully support counter tariffs from other countries.
The last couple of times that I purchased groceries, it's been almost twice as expensive compared to when Biden was president and I didn't even buy eggs
@bytebro You've solved it!
We tell them we've cracked cryogenics, maybe get one of their crappy AI things to write a few intellectual sounding papers about it.
Then we start a business offering it, and here's the clincher: to prove how serious we are and how important this is, it's very, VERY expensive. So much so that only the billionaires can afford it.
So we take all their money, throw them all into a warehouse full of chest freezers, lock the door and walk out to applause from the entire world.
Чому Путін може піти на перемир’я попри сигнали щодо скепсису у Кремлі
“Мирні переговори” представників України та США, що відбулися у Джидді, завершилися, і публічний простір сприймає їхні результати переважно як перемогу України.Європейська правда
Seriously, if you've got plans to come to the United States this year on a matter which is not absolutely essential, please cancel the ticket and get a refund.
If they're non-refundable, still ... consider the lost money a small price to pay for your safety.
The risks are too great right now.
[17:36] Limerick billionaire JP McManus lands 80th Cheltenham win with ‘£1m horse’ 43 years after first victory
Limerick billionaire businessman JP McManus landed his 80th Cheltenham win after his horse The New Lion – which he bought for a rumoured £1 million – charged to victory in the opening race today.
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#Limerick #JPMcManus #80th #Cheltenham #TheNewLion #£1million #today
Climate Group Funded by Bill Gates Slashes Staff in Major Retreat
Breakthrough Energy, an umbrella group for energy and environmental efforts funded by Mr. Gates, is resetting for the Trump era.David Gelles (The New York Times)
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Something I'd like to see in writing a lot more often:
"More than 1,600 American children have died of Covid - nearly 80% of them after in-person learning resumed in 2021 - but we talk about their experience of Covid now primarily in terms of school closings and learning loss."
- David Wallace-Wells
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[17:41] ‘We don't want to do anything to hurt Ireland’ – Trump says US pharmaceutical industry has gone to Ireland as Micheál Martin meets US president in the Oval Office
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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#MicheálMartin #US #DonaldTrump #today #StPatrick’s
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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart
NEW YORK: Rep. Claudia Tenney illustrates George Orwell's point as she lies through her teeth about Medicaid enrollment:
Privacy Badger version 2025.3.3 is live in all supported browsers.
Besides a bunch of bug fixes, the new version adds support for overriding tracker settings via enterprise policies. To learn more, visit github.com/EFForg/privacybadge…
To install Privacy Badger, visit privacybadger.org/
Release Privacy Badger 2025.3.3 · EFForg/privacybadger
Highlights: Added tracking domain settings to admin policies. To learn more, visit our enterprise deployment and configuration document. Fixed failing to allow all requests on disabled sites in Ch...GitHub
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Marc Trius (@alter_kaker@hachyderm.io)
Hachyderm.ioMarc Trius
in reply to Paul Cantrell • • •the thing is that what most people want is to make it to tomorrow with a roof over their head and food on the table. Next to those considerations, matters of conscience, and the day after tomorrow, are of less immediate concern. This is the vast camp, which Garrett forgets about, of people who are probably not pro-repression but whose strongest commitment is to survival for themselves and their families.
And definitionally those people who are *not being repressed right now* are likely to benefit at least a little from repressions. Especially when there's high unemployment, resources become more scarce due to climate change... And horribly, those who *are being repressed right now* are out of the equation... I think that Garret's point (specifically about what's definitional) is not borne out by the reality and historical experience of repressive regimes. We need hope desperately, but it needs to be grounded in something other than an abstract belief that good ideals will win with some kind of mathematical inevitability.
Luke
in reply to Marc Trius • • •Marc Trius
in reply to Luke • • •Whose failure? Failure can be defined only in relation to a goal. Certainly it's a terrible defeat for humanity, but from the perspective of the people we have in power, it's a success
@inthehands
Paul Cantrell
in reply to Marc Trius • • •All of the above, both posts.