Before discussing politics, I like to administer The Test.
The Test is simple, and should be easy to pass:
"Which is more important:
1. Human Rights
2. Property Rights"
There is one unambiguous, simple, correct answer. If they fail The Test, I don't talk politics with them.
S2076
A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
📢 Introduced in Senate
Air India plane crash: Indian aviation’s close connection with New Zealand and student pilots - EUROPE SAYS
Wallace said a few hundred Indian flight students would be in the country now.EUROPE SAYS
Musicians Anne Harris and Amanda Ewing discuss connection in new album
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/14/nx-s1-5416794/musicians-anne-harris-and-amanda-ewing-discuss-connection-in-new-album?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Baseball: Reyes hits 14th homer as Nippon Ham beats Hiroshima - The Mainichi
KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Franmil Reyes hit one of Nippon Ham's three home runs to help pitcher Haruki Hosono pick up his first career win as tThe Mainichi
Philippines, Japan conduct joint exercise in South China Sea - The Mainichi
ABOARD THE MIGUEL MALVAR, off Philippines (Kyodo) -- The Philippines and Japan conducted a joint maritime exercise Saturday in an area of the South ChThe Mainichi
🇮🇱⚡️ Israel has achieved air superiority from western Iran to Tehran. IDF spokesperson Effi Defrin stated that over 70 fighter jets took part in a night operation targeting Tehran, striking ~40 sites including air defense systems.
Israeli aircraft and UAVs operated over the capital for 2.5 hours. “Tehran is no longer protected,” Defrin said.
British Toilets — Toilets of the World
Visit uniquely British toilets in Scotland, at Glastonbury Abbey, along Hadrian's Wall, at Saint Andrew's Cathedral, and in secret World War II bunkers. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.Toilets of the World
Good morning. Forgoing the usual flowers and pretty photography today.
Be loud. Be heard. Be smart. Be safe. #Today #NoKingsDay #politics #photography
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Japan police ramp up security to tackle ‘lone wolf’ attacks ahead of Tokyo election - EUROPE SAYS
Top politicians are set to converge on the Japanese capital for a close contest seen as a bellwether for the national House of Councillors election thisEUROPE SAYS
#IvoryJoeHunter
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Ivory Joe Hunter "Since I Met You Baby" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Ivory Joe Hunter "Since I Met You Baby" on The Ed Sullivan Show, January 20, 1957. Subscribe now to never miss an update: https://ume.lnk.to/EdSullivanSubscr...YouTube
South Korea's NIPA to Spotlight Government-Backed SaaS Innovators at Korea Innovation Convergence
The event is part of Korea's Global SaaS Market Penetration (GSMP) initiative, a government-backed platform designed to help Korean software companies secureEUROPE SAYS
Wells College Alumni Fighting Over Closed NY School's Future
Two competing groups of alumni have launched bids to buy back their shuttered college.Elizabeth Rembert (Bloomberg)
Today in 1944, 81 years ago: World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
My American friends: I hope you join me today.
To stand up for our freedom to assemble & our freedom of speech. To reject authoritarianism & dictatorship.
To demand the government be accountable to the people - not the reverse.
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Zelenskyy warns oil price surge could help Russia's war effort - EUROPE SAYS
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating theEUROPE SAYS
I just made this my phone wallpaper and lock screen in the event I do get hassled by CBP agents when go thru Immigration/Customs in HOU this afternoon.
And I’ve made the five-clicks-on-the-side-button action a muscle memory.
Do it if you’re going out today.
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Trying this again, this time with hashtags
Still haven’t figured out a good way to connect with other creatives and people interested in electronic music of all sorts. I’ve almost completely severed myself from commercial social media; I’ve deleted InstaGram becauce Mark Fuckerberg is a fascist. So without meta, Bluesky is the last bastion of commercial bullshit. Go fediverse! #music #electronica #electronicmusic #edm #ambient
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"Stop meteen met glyfosaat als resultaten van kankeronderzoek kloppen, zegt LTO"
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Stop meteen met glyfosaat als resultaten van kankeronderzoek kloppen, zegt LTO
Boerenorganisatie LTO dringt aan op een snelle beoordeling van een nieuwe studie die aantoont dat onkruidverdelger glyfosaat kanker veroorzaakt bij ratten. Veel boeren gebruiken glyfosaat.Onno Havermans (DPG Media)
African women forced to make drones – DW – 06/13/2025 - EUROPE SAYS
"I like Russia, its language and culture," Aminata, 20, told DW. She wants to leave her home country of Sierra Leone in a few weeks to pursueEUROPE SAYS
Chinese AI Companies Dodge US Chip Curbs Flying Suitcases of Hard Drives Abroad - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Since 2022, the U.S. has tightened the noose around the sale of high-end AI chips and other technology to China overnational-security concerns.hardware.slashdot.org
sneakernet but it's a suitcase of 14TB external drives.
Seems like TSA should be able to flag something like this. Carry on weight limits?
Ukraine conducts fourth POW swap in a week, returns defenders held since 2022
The latest group includes wounded and ill personnel captured during major battles.
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Ukraine secures release of soldiers held since 2022 in fourth POW exchange this week
Ukraine freed dozens of wounded and ill soldiers in a new prisoner exchange with Russia. Many of the returned defenders had been in captivity since 2022, including Mariupol fighters and young officers.Yuri Zoria (Euromaidan Press)
8 filmpjes???????????
"Op Koningsdag verkrachte vrouw (36) komt uit Ierland, in totaal acht filmpjes gemaakt door omstanders"
Azerbaijan boosts imports from Türkiye’s Southeastern Anatolia region early this year - EUROPE SAYS
Access to paid information is limitedEUROPE SAYS
NEW YORK: #BOOM... The #NoKingsDay protesters could top 75K in #NYC, as #NYPD, #PortAuthority cops increase presence…
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No Kings Day protesters could top 75K in NYC as NYPD, Port Authority cops increase presence
Here are the areas No Kings Day protests will be held in NYC, as a law enforcement source told The Post the NYPD “have to be prepared” for crowds as big as 2020’s social justice rallies…Rikki Schlott (New York Post)
Türkiye's daily power consumption up 0.03% on June 13 - EUROPE SAYS
- Electricity exports amount to 6,620 megawatt-hours and imports total 19,069 megawatt-hoursEUROPE SAYS
Yesilgoz is de ondergang van het liberale VVD geworden. Rutte deed dat al maar zij maakt het af.
"Door de PVV uit te sluiten en GroenLinks-PvdA af te wijzen zet Yesilgöz zich klem"
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Door de PVV uit te sluiten en GroenLinks-PvdA af te wijzen zet Yesilgöz zich klem
VVD: De VVD is sterk verdeeld over de koers in de aanloop naar de volgende verkiezingen. Partijleider Dilan Yesilgöz lijkt de verwarring vooralsnog niet te verminderen.NRC
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in reply to Tris • • •Cory Doctorow: Capitalists Hate Capitalism
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