US Embassy, Wandsworth, London, UK, 2025.
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Embassy of the United States, London
Wandsworth, London, UK 13 June 2025 Rodenstock 70mm/5.6 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/8) lens, Phase One IQ4-150 digital back (@ ISO 50, 1/50 sec), Cambo WRS-5005 camera (Shifted vertically -19mm, horizontally -10mm). Cropped to a 4x5 aspect ratio.Flickr
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Today in 1982, 43 years ago: Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.
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Just remembered that a pint of Thatchers cider in the o2 is £10.
£10
Ten Pounds
TEN POUNDS
TEN. POUNDS.
TEN!! POUNDS!!
For a pint. Not a pitcher. A pint.
Israel launches new strikes on Iran, threatens to 'burn Tehran' - EUROPE SAYS
Israel and Iran traded fresh rounds of strikes overnight on Saturday after Tehran struck Tel Aviv with several waves of ballistic missiles.EUROPE SAYS
The most important Democratic primary endorsements: poll
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/13/democratic-primary-endorsements-poll-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Yangshuo, Guangxi Province — Travels in China
Travel to Yangshuo, home of fantastic scenery. Stay in a cheap local hotel, visit the cafes, and travel upstream on the Li River.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
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Miley Cyrus - Flowers (Lyrics)
🎵 Follow the official 7clouds playlist on Spotify : http://spoti.fi/2SJsUcZ🎧 Miley Cyrus - Flowers (Lyrics)⏬ Download / Stream: https://mileycyrus.lnk.to/...YouTube
'Significant damage': Iran breaches Iron Dome, strikes Israel's 'Pentagon' in Tel
Iran launched a powerful retaliatory strike late Friday night, targeting one of Israel's most heavily guarded military sites, the Kirya compound in Tel Aviv,EUROPE SAYS
Scoop: Every Senate Dem demands Trump withdrawal military from Los Angeles
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/14/senate-democrats-trump-withdrawal-military-los-angeles?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@timo21 Yup.
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@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social Yeah, my local newspapers and news stations aren't covering it at all, either. One paper reported that it was going to happen, but it was a tiny notice amid all kinds of other more prominently featured stories.Universeodon Social Media
vacation levels are currently at 36% but fluctuating wildly
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Arthropod Antics' videos just keep getting better. The close ups of leaf-cutters in the AZ desert in this one are captivating. He discusses how the ranges of ants may be shifting with the hotter climate trends and recent droughts.
But mostly it's just high-quality close up action of ants working... including examples of de-alate queens helping with foraging which is new to me ... and related to that bigger question of how ants decide what job to do!
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I Tried Finding Ants in a Severe Drought
Spring 2025 will go down as one of the driest in Arizona's history - especially in Southern Arizona, where all the cool stuff lives. And yet I still decided ...YouTube
Iran hit back. But can it deter Israel? - EUROPE SAYS
As Israel prepares more waves of attacks on Iran that Donald Trump warned would be “even more brutal”, the Islamic Republic’s leaders have vowed to retaliate.EUROPE SAYS
Getting on good with #MaomaoWM and I even tried to build their IPC client mmsg on #FreeBSD 14.3 but it failed. Found the issues and submitted the fix to their issues rather than submit a PR to their GitHub. It now builds perfectly on FreeBSD. #Wayland #TilingWM
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Building mmsg on FreeBSD 14.3 fails · Issue #4 · DreamMaoMao/mmsg
I can build maomao OK on my FreeBSD 14.3 setup but trying to build mmsg fails with the following error: justine@justine-laptop ~/Git/mmsg main $ make install client-header protocols/dwl-ipc-unsta...GitHub
South Africa wins the World Test Championship, its first major cricket title in 27 years
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Israel's defense minister warns "Tehran will burn" if Iran continues retaliatory attacks -
Israel's defense minister warned Saturday that "Tehran will burn" if Iran continues firing missiles at Israel. Iran's retaliatory strikes come after IsraelEUROPE SAYS
Russia Issues Tough Statement Against Israeli Attacks on Iran
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a particularly tough statement, today, condemning Israel’s attacks on Iran. “We express our profound concern regarding the dangerous escalation of tensions in the Middle East,” it said at the outset.Carl Osgood (EIR News)
Iran, Israel trade missiles; blasts, air raid sirens rock Tehran, Tel Aviv | Conflict News - EUROPE SAYS
Explosions and air raid sirens are being heard again in Iran and Israel as the two nations continue to exchange missiles and drones, a day after the IsraeliEUROPE SAYS
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Today in 1993, 32 years ago: the World Conference on Human Rights opens in Vienna (Austria).
Nation Mobilizes for No Kings Day. Events Planned Throughout WMASS – Amherst Indy
More than 2100 events have been planned across the nation for Saturday, June 14, including more than a dozen in Western Massachusetts, for No Kings Day, a national mobilization to protest the Trump regime’s assault on democracy. Community Organizer K. Starling has estimated the national turnout will be in the neighborhood of 5.7 million people... ...In Western Massachusetts, No Kings…
Mary of Denmark ignores Frederik and shows her courage: there are images - EUROPE SAYS
When all eyes are on the members of the royal family, people do so not only to observe their official role, but also to see how they live their lives. Mary ofEUROPE SAYS
"No KingsDay": more than 2000 anti-Trump protests today
Protesters say the admin has “defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, & slashed our services”.
The protests "will coincide with a military parade in Washington, DC, marking the US Army’s 250th anniversary, & with Trump’s 79th birthday."
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#NoKingsDay #Trump #USPol #resistFascism #Racism #ICE #immigrants #Plutocracy #NationalGuard .
What are the anti-Trump, ‘No Kings’ protests planned across the US?
Demonstrations and marches against Trump policies are planned in more than 2,000 cities and towns this weekend.Sarah Shamim (Al Jazeera)
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Midt-Norge: Snittpris for strøm på 9,90 øre per kWh søndag - EUROPE SAYS
Søndagens snittpris per kWh er 1,5 øre lavere enn lørdag og 14,5 øre lavere enn samme dag året før, viser tall fra hvakosterstrommen.no.EUROPE SAYS
EdgeMode acquires Synthesis Analytics Production, developing 20MW data center in Sweden - EUROPE SAYS
US data center firm EdgeMode has announced the acquisition of Synthesis Analytics Production Ltd. (SAPL), which will now be rebranded as EdgeMode Europe.EUROPE SAYS
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Capitol Police arrest 60 parade protesters, including vet using a walker
U.S. Capitol Police arrested 60 people for unlawful demonstration Friday evening, the agency said.Jackie Bensen, News4 Reporter (NBC4 Washington)
We stand against imperialism. -- Including Russian imperialism?
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SUCHO Meme Wall
Collected memes from the SUCHO project concerning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.memes.sucho.org
Medieval Festival held in Hameenlinna, Finland-Xinhua - EUROPE SAYS
Participants dressed in medieval-style costumes are seen at the Medieval Festival in Hameenlinna, Finland, on June 13, 2025. From June 13 to 15, the southernEUROPE SAYS
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The embassy's exterior "envelope" curtain forms an interesting abstract pattern that reminds me of the sound absorbing tiles that line recording studios and anechoic chambers. This photo shows the western-facing side.
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in reply to Matt Blaze • • •Deigned by the Philadelphia architectural firm KieranTimberlake*, the chancery building incorporates a number of sustainable design elements, and has been generally well received (international politics aside) by staff and local residents. It replaced a mid-century modern structure (by Eero Saarinen, now being redeveloped as a hotel) in the more traditionally fancypants Grosvenor Square neighborhood.
* Coincidentally, also the designer of Penn's Levine Hall, where I once had my office.
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in reply to Matt Blaze • • •this sounds like a good architectural pattern to follow...
Instead of architecting our cities and buildings against homelessness, we should architect against billionaires with poor taste
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in reply to Matt Blaze • • •Ooh, if I relax my focus, I can see a unicorn!
(I'm allowed to make this joke, because I'm an American.)
(Also, everyone else is allowed to make jokes about the USA too, because *waves around at everything*.)
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