When putin speaks about #peace, listen closely to the real message: installing a puppet regime in #Ukraine, dismembering the country, and ensuring permanent instability.
In short – no peace. Decode the kremlin double-talk and #DontBeDeceived
*If you want every object in your domestic life to look like it was hand-drawn by your nephew, yeah, this is the way to go
*Also: super-practical when you're trapped in a favela
Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union – most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne – Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products that are mobilising tens of thousands of consumers.
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Europeans boycott US products to protest against Trump tariffs
As US President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with the European Union – most recently by threatening a 200% tariff on wine and champagne – Europeans are taking matters into their own hands by starting grassroots boycotts of American products tha…Joanna YORK (FRANCE 24)
Buy less, live more.
Unsustainable consumption fuels environmental destruction and injustice, piling up waste so vast it’s visible from space.
Let’s make the lower levels of this pyramid our new normal.
#Newsmax reached a ‘confidential’ settlement with #Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the #MAGA outlet paid
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#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #ethics #corruption #election
Newsmax reached a ‘confidential’ settlement with Smartmatic last year. We now know how much the MAGA outlet paid
Exclusive: The hefty settlement, which was initially left secret, was disclosed in an investment prospectus this week as the right-wing network looks to go public.Justin Baragona (The Independent)
There is nothing like "Fake News". The correct description is a good old word: lies .....
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
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Over 7,000 scientists call for more climate engagement from future German gov't
"We are very concerned," says open letter to politicians
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How the pandemic changed the world of disease control for worse -- and for better
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/03/14/g-s1-53181/pandemic-infectious-disease-detection?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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You Know Pi, But Do You Really Know E?
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You Know Pi, But Do You Really Know E?
Pi Day is here! We bet that you know that famous constant to a few decimal points, and you could probably explain what it really means: the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. …Hackaday
Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency − here’s why
President Trump’s national energy emergency declaration does not qualify as an emergency that would exempt energy projects from environmental laws and regulations.The Conversation
A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328109/australian-wombat-sam-jones-influencer?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Testing some stuff out in the studio, I enjoyed playing around with this for much longer than I expected.
Light dependent resistor controlling the pitch of a Erica Synths Pico Drum with a hoover sample.
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Hoover and Prisms
Testing some stuff out in the studio, I enjoyed playing around with this for much longer than I expected. Light dependent resistor controlling the pitch of a...YouTube
Everyone else: Taking photos of the magnificent and ornate architecture of the Duomo di Como.
Me: taking pictures of these little guys...
Ruins of Carfloat Slip, Port Richmond, CA, 2011.
All the pixels, as-is with no warrantee, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54…
Ruined Carfloat Slip, Point Richmond, CA
27 February 2011. Point Richmond, CA. For the first 84 years of the 20th century, the Santa Fe Railroad moved freight across the San Francisco Bay by barge.Flickr
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Y’all, one of my students brought Violinist Barbie* to their lesson this week, and we were laughing so much at how bad her posture is! There’s literally no way to get her to hold the bow correctly
*not actually Barbie?
This is the way.
I mean, it’s a real and terrifying possibility that we don’t even have elections by the time Schumer is up for reelection. Things are moving fast, way too fast for electoral solutions.
But, if democracy in the US survives until future election cycles, we need to primary the hell out of the wavering half of the Democratic party. Take every one who’s been weak opposing Trump and primary them •hard•, then vote whoever’s more anti-fascist (however pathetically) in the general.
That’s down the road, heaven willing. Now: the phones, then the streets.
#uspol from @old_hippie: veganism.social/@old_hippie/11…
Old Hippie Ⓥ Resistance! (@old_hippie@veganism.social)
If #aoc primaries #schumer id actually register as a Democrat to vote for her. #nystate #politics #senate2026 https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/politics/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-cr-chuck-schumer-lead-digvidVeganism Social
New party in the same body does seem like the more tractable and realistic path right now. Heck, Republicans pulled it off twice in living memory (once with Souther Strategy, once with the Tea Party).
Auszeichnung für die Entdeckung der Alarmanlage des Immunsystems
Drei Forschende haben eine Art Alarmanlage des Immunsystems erforscht: Sie schlägt an, wenn Viren, Bakterien oder Krebs eine Zelle befallen. Dafür erhalten sie den Paul Ehrlich- und Ludwig Darmstädter-Preis. Von F. Wittig und S. Hübner.
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In a little over two hours from now @meljoann@topspicy.social (also @meljoann@mstdn.social) is going to be live streaming at stream.gravitons.org/ to celebrate the launch of her new album, released today.
If you’re free at 7pm UTC come along and join the fun!
Google says regulators are too worried about risk.
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what about the deep learning architectures used to build these models, no copyright. or proprietary rights too? just like a person's novel, movie, music?
*asking for a friend ;)
Pablo
in reply to Bruce Sterling @bruces • • •dragonfrog
in reply to Bruce Sterling @bruces • • •isn't that exactly what people who live in favelas do though? Seems they're exactly the people who make the most use of what's in the community, with the least ability to just go out and buy new stuff.
Or was I reading sarcasm into your sentence when you meant exactly what you wrote?
majo hashi
in reply to Bruce Sterling @bruces • • •Air, shelter*, water & food are needs. Everything else is want.
*Shelter = protective structure (sleeping & protection from exposure) AND community (social)
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