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LEGO’s New Death Star Set Comes With a Record-Breaking Price Tag
https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/star-wars/star-wars-death-star-lego-set?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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LEGO’s New Death Star Set Comes With a Record-Breaking Price Tag
LEGO unveils its priciest set yet: a massive, detailed Death Star model for Star Wars fans.CaLea Johnson (Mental Floss)
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Where water teamwork runs deep
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Where water teamwork runs deep
The water-scarce nations of Central Asia model how relying on trust and dialogue can ease competition over transboundary resources. Reducing their rivalry has raised prospects for stability and growth.the Monitor's Editorial Board (The Christian Science Monitor)
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Yesterday I showed how the Glas V8 bore more than a passing resemblance to the original Maserati Quattroporte (white car). While browsing through my photos, I discovered a second not-quite Doppelgänger in the form of the 1965 Lancia Flavia coupé (green car, Automotoretró, Lingotto/Turin, 2017). The Glas and Maserati came from the pen of Frua but the Lancia was a Pininfarina design.
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Meet the top fundraisers in Tampa's District 5 race
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I had to get done with morning chores early to meet my daughter in town at the Farmer's market.
Today is my birthday so we treated ourselves to some fancy coffee. The market had live music and a beautiful display of goods for sale. We loaded up on the best fruit and veggies Humboldt has to offer.
At the end of every month I try to use the money left in my budget to give back to the community. Today we got some twenty dollar bills from the ATM on our way to the market. Everyone that we bought from got a twenty dollar tip. We included the musicians on our way out.
The perfect way to celebrate together.
We had great fun.
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A quotation from Edna St. Vincent Millay
I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground.
So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind.
Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned
With lilies and with laurel they go; but I am not resigned.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) American poet
Poem (1928-07), “Dirge without Music,” st. 1, Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 157
More info about this quote: wist.info/millay-edna-st-vince…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ednastvincentmillay #death #grave #grieving #loss ?#mortality #mourning #resignation #humancondition
Poem (1928-07), "Dirge without Music," st. 1, Harper's Magazine, Vol. 157 - Millay, Edna St. Vincent | WIST Quotations
I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground. So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind. Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. Crowned With lilies and with laurel they go;…WIST Quotations
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US designates 2 more gangs in Latin America as foreign terrorist groups - EUROPE SAYS
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, marking the Trump administration’s latest stepEUROPE SAYS
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📰 EU membership is separate item of Ukraine’s security guarantees – Zelensky
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"President of Northwestern University, Michael H. Schill, announced Thursday that he would resign, after a difficult tenure that included attacks from Republicans in Congress and cuts by the Trump administration that forced the university to lay off hundreds."
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We all know why Donald J Puppyfucker won't release the Epstein files: they're full of him raping little girls.
Aмериканський президент, иди нахуй!
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Using Your Phone on The Toilet May Dramatically Increase Your Risk of Hemorrhoids : ScienceAlert
Reading on the toilet is something many people do, but the time-sucking powers of smartphones may have us sitting on the ceramic stool for an unhealthy amount of time.Carly Cassella (ScienceAlert)
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BREAKING: In the foreign aid funding case, Judge Amir Ali finds that Trump’s “pocket rescission” does not change the executive branch’s obligation to spend appropriated funds unless Congress acts on his rescission request.
Along with other findings, Ali then grants a new preliminary injunction.
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Here’s the opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/reca…
Here’s Law Dork — from my Wednesday discussion — on the power of the purse, impoundment, and pocket rescission: Cerin Lindgrensavage helps make great sense of all of this. lawdork.com/p/impoundment-the-…
Impoundment, the power of the purse, and the Trump admin — with Protect Democracy’s Cerin Lindgrensavage
"They've said that they can unilaterally cancel funds, and I certainly think that that's unconstitutional, to say the least."Chris Geidner (Law Dork)
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The D.C. Circuit's realpolitik orders in the foreign aid funding case
What happened? Law Dork digs in.Chris Geidner (Law Dork)
The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates:
Lat: 3.7008
Long: -125.1288
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OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.OpenStreetMap
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📰 Russia’s Belgorod governor bans residents from posting unofficial drone strike footage
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Russia’s Belgorod governor bans residents from posting unofficial drone strike footage
Belgorod authorities introduced new restrictions on sharing information about drone attacks in the region, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Sept. 3.Sonya Bandouil (The Kyiv Independent)
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🇺🇸 Trump on secondary tariffs on Russia:
"I have not done phase two or phase three yet."
‼️ Donald Trump said his relations with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un are very good, but said he would understand to what extent in a couple of weeks.
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What he could do is to impose tariffs on countries that still have trade with Russia like what they do with India. But there is obviously a risk of them being pushed into the arms of China.
Individual sailors and soldiers who destroyed boat Tuesday may have committed war crimes.
"'…zero evidence of self-defense…Looks like a massacre of civilians at sea,' according to Adam Isacson, director for defense oversight at…Washington Office on Latin America. 'Even if…drugs aboard…not a capital offense.'"
Lethal force against civilians in international waters 'is a war crime if not in self-defense,” according to Isacson."
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#USpol #Venezuela #WarCrimes #law
Was Trump’s Venezuelan boat attack a ‘war crime’? Experts say extrajudicial killings violate international law
Attack raises serious questions about president’s legal authority for lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickersAlex Woodward (The Independent)
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📰 Church destroyed by Russian shelling in Myrnohrad
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Church destroyed by Russian shelling in Myrnohrad
In the city of Myrnohrad, Donetsk region, the Church of St. Demetrius was destroyed by fire following shelling by the Russian army. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
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Thanks for the thought and thanks for all other comments. Great morning perk.
EDIT: Egg on face time. Mea culpa. 😳
After experimenting further with PeerTube channels, it seems both PeerTube channels and PeerTube accounts DO federate correctly.
So, it is fine to follow either PeerTube accounts or channels from Mastodon etc.
Apologies to everyone I confused with the previous version of this post. There used to be a problem with channel federation but it has apparently been solved.
I should have checked the latest situation before posting. I messed up, sorry. 😞
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Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.
“The disease is definitely underdiagnosed,” said Hernandez, the Kaiser cardiologist.
“If we screened for it and caught it early, most patients could be cured.
The problem is we don’t, and people end up dying or requiring terrifically expensive care,” including organ transplants and surgery.
latimes.com/science/story/2025…
Chagas disease: The deadly disease you've never heard of is here
Chagas disease is deadly, pervasive and more prevalent in the U.S. than you'd think. It's not just brought here by people from nations where the disease is endemic, but by bloodsucking kissing bugs native to the U.S.Susanne Rust (Los Angeles Times)
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The Kissing Bug isn't the only Assassin Bug type to beware of because their bites are as painful as bee stings. They have a similar body build, so learn to identify them when you see them. Kissing Bug, Assassin Bug, Wheel Bug etc.
Thank you for reminding/informing us about Chagas disease, Chuck!
To learn more, there's a good article by the World Health Organization:
who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/…
It's a nice summary, and available without the LA Times firewall.
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p.s. It's interesting that a possible explanation of your namesake's persistent health problems after his explorations in Argentina was a Trypanosoma cruzi infection (Chagas disease). I bet you knew that, but maybe it's interesting news for some.
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Chagas is a potentially life-threatening disease affecting 8 million people worldwide. The priority is to interrupt transmission and provide health care to infected or ill patients. #BeatNTDswww.who.int
Why is an Oklahoma representative who resigned over domestic abuse still in office?
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Why is an Oklahoma representative who resigned over domestic abuse still in office?
State Rep. Ty Burns has resigned following his guilty plea to domestic abuse and assault misdemeanors, but his resignation will not be effective until Oct. 1 due to state law.Jason Burger (KOCO)
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Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report : NPR
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science. — Read on www.npr.org/2025/09/02/nx-s1-5521384/energy-report-scientists-climate-change
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Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report : NPR
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
— Read on www.npr.org/2025/09/02/nx-s1-5521384/energy-report-scientists-climate-changeRate this:
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The federal judge let Google off the hook in the antitrust case that the company supposedly lost. He said no to any serious remedy. And he indirectly killed Mozilla (Firefox and Thunderbird).
A good day for Google, and a terrible day for what's left of the open web.
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Google won’t have to sell Chrome, judge rules
Google’s penalty for being a search monopoly does not include selling Chrome.Ryan Whitwam (Ars Technica)
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This total bullshit where monopolies are permitted is a big part of why everything is terrible.
Exploiting people, whether consumers or workers, is unethical and wrong.
There are too many mediocre men on judicial benches and seats of power.
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Israel says that, as imperial Britain did not specify political rights for Palestinians, only Jews have a right to sovereignty over Palestine from the river to the sea.
That's the century-long argument stemming from the Balfour declaration of 1917.
And the EU's Josep Borrell agreed.
#USPol #DisplacementReplacement #UKPol #Europol #Palestine #Balfour #Zionism #Imperialism #Racism #BDS @palestine .
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Idk that that's the point. I thought the poster might be alluding to Jewish powerbrokers. I was trying to point out that power and money is not confined to one group.
The letter was addressed to Rothschild, and the British started bringing Eastern European Jews to Palestine after ww1 finished. They had long planned it.
British & American Christian Zionists were very influential.
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The British public was outraged at the time it was issued, though, and whatever the UK did in that regard was on the QT. Britain was operating under the League of Nations' -issued Palestine Mandate but that was the extent of it at the time.
Executive Order: Concerning Local Immigration Protocol
An Executive Order signed by City Manager Eric D. Batista on May 16, 2025.opendata.worcesterma.gov
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I forwarded those documents (Worcester MA ICE noncooperation) to the Hillsboro OR city council.
Now the rest of you do the same in your city!
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"The proposed 211-mile industrial road over pristine land would allow a mining company to reach a copper deposit. Critics say it would destroy a fragile environment."
House Votes to Advance Ambler Access Road in Alaska - The New York Times
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