#TrumpWatch | Trump’s tariffs aren’t policy—they’re a racket. Sen. Warren calls out the grift: backroom deals, political payoffs, cronies like Lutnick cashing in. This is mob-style governance in a red tie.#Corruption #MAGAisAMob #Resist #LoveOverHate www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/t...
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Trump's tariffs are 'inviting corruption,' Democrats tell Bessent, Lutnick
The letter led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren underscores a growing attack line as Democratic lawmakers mount their resistance to President Trump's second term.Erin Doherty (CNBC)
2 Killed in FSU Shooting, Netflix Logs Record Profit in Q1, More
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Stock Movers: UnitedHealth, Eli Lilly, Netflix
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-04-17/stock-movers-unitedhealth-eli-lilly-netflix-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How each UN member state voted on the UN Resolution condemning the Russian aggression against Ukraine (April 16 2025)
How each UN member state voted on the UN Resolution condemning the Russian aggression against Ukraine (April 16 2025)Posted by GlavurdanBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Insert that "do it" meme, lol. #X
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OpenAI Considers Launching Its Own Social Media Platform to Rival X
OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman could be planning to create their own social media platform to rival X and others. Read this story to learn more.Anshuman Jain (Beebom)
#politics. #OnlyTheBestPeople = #humor
ECRE weekly bulletin OP-ED: Germany’s dangerous shift to the right: The new coalition agreement is a blow to refugee protection @theecre.bsky.social ecre.org/op-ed-german...
Trump’s revolutionary, recycled Iran deal
For all the dramatic flourishes and threats of military action, we're watching a bizarre cycle of destruction and recreation. Trump tore up a functional, if imperfect, agreement that had Iran's nuclear program in check.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Η φρίκη δεν έχει τέλος στη Λέσβο:
Τις πρωινές ώρες σήμερα, σκάφος των λιμενόμπατσων εντόπισε μια σορό άρρενος σε προχωρημένη σήψη, στη θαλάσσια περιοχή «ΤΣΟΝΙΑ» της Λέσβου.
Η σορός, ύψους 1,20 μ., πιθανότατα ανήκει σε παιδί, με εκτιμώμενη ηλικία μεταξύ 6 και 10 ετών, βάσει του μικρού αναστήματος. Εντοπίστηκε χωρίς κεφάλι και αριστερό άνω άκρο, ενώ έφερε μπλε τζιν παντελόνι, πράσινη μπλούζα και κάλτσες. Η κατάσταση της σορού και τα ρούχα υποδηλώνουν ότι βρισκόταν στο νερό για αρκετό διάστημα, δυσχεραίνοντας την ταυτοποίηση.
"Telling the truth is unhelpful"
US votes against #UN resolution over language on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. Another new low for the US regime.
Jonathan Shrier, acting US representative to the UN Economic and Social Council, said Washington opposed it because of repeated statements about the war in Ukraine that the U.S. considers “unhelpful in advancing the cause of peace.”
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#Ukraine #eu #UK #Europe #France #Baltics #nato
US votes against UN resolution over language on Russia's war
Jonathan Shrier, acting U.S. representative to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, said Washington opposed the resolution because of repeated statements about the war in Ukraine that the U.S. considers “unhelpful in advancing the cause of peace.”Anna Fratsyvir (The Kyiv Independent)
Mark Zuckerberg played up TikTok rivalry at monopoly trial, but judge may not buy it.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
A couple of photo of Rats that I spotted today.
Parent rat and junior rat
In his words: Shapiro recounts evacuating arson fire in pajamas at Pennsylvania governor's residence
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Rfk jr autism people “never pay taxes “. I think he’s got a point there!
Rfk jr autism people “never pay taxes “. I think he’s got a point there!Posted by SpecialSpace5BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
"It might sound odd to say that kids in high school have to learn the skills to sleep,” says Mansfield health teacher Tony Davis, who has incorporated a newly released sleep curriculum into a state-required high school health class. “But you’d be shocked how many just don’t know how to sleep.”
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#PublicHealth #sleep #teenagers #adolescents #schools #MentalHealth #technology #colleges
Computer room walking tour, 1992
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#retro #retrocomputing #nsf #hpc
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#Gemstones #mastodon #Gems
Fun Facts about Gemstones
Discover the Hidden Magic of Earth's Sparkling Treasures.melinaedition.blogspot.com
Trump Nominee for DC U.S. Attorney Did Not Disclose Over 100 Appearances on Russian State Media to the Senate
Trump Nominee for DC U.S. Attorney Did Not Disclose Over 100 Appearances on Russian State Media to the Senatehttps://www.mediaite.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Trump Raises Specter of Columbia, Princeton’s Tax-Exempt Status
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/trump-raises-specter-of-columbia-princeton-s-tax-exempt-status?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ukrainians acted skillfully and with lightning speed
Russians did not expect a counteroffensive
Ukrainians defend and liberate their land byteseu.com/931166/ #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #UkraineConflict
Ukrainian stormtroopers recapture Nadiya village from Russians Ukrainians acted skillfully and with lightning speed Russians did not expect a counteroffensive Ukrainians defend and liberate their land
Ukrainian stormtroopers recapture Nadiya village from RussiansUkrainians acted skillfully and with lightning speedRussians did not expect a counteroffensiveUkrainians defend and liberate their landhttps://v.redd.it/tlvytkx1hgve1BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Very serious question (to keep you awake for some hours 😈 ).
Probably there is a neurological answer, anyway.
Why clocks (and a lot of other things) turn clockwise?
The image depicts a highway scene shrouded in a thick layer of dust or fog, creating a hazy atmosphere. The road is a two-lane highway with a yellow dividing line in the center and white lines marking the edges. Several vehicles are visible, including a black sedan in the left lane and a silver SUV in the right lane, both moving towards the camera. In the distance, more vehicles can be seen, indicating traffic flow. The surrounding landscape is dry and barren, with sparse vegetation and a fence running parallel to the road on the left side. The sky is overcast, contributing to the poor visibility. The overall color palette is muted, dominated by shades of gray and brown, reflecting the dusty conditions.
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🔴 👁️ - Ein Gremium des Vierten Gerichtsbezirks lehnte gerade den Antrag von Pam Bondis Justizministeriums einstimmig ab, die Anordnung von Richter Xinis im Fall Abrego Garcia auszusetzen. Das Gremium ermahnte Trump, vom Rande einer „beginnenden Krise“ zurückzutreten.
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Kalo coming out of the solar cooker, just in time for lunch 🥰
Lunch was: kalo grown by my bf, and eggs from @saltphoenix . Topped with butter and chili sauce. I'm so grateful that I have these wonderful people in my life who share their bounty with me and feed me 😭😭😭
Opinion | Shattered
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La tristezza degli statunitensi talmente convinti di essere al centro del mondo da non volere imparare distinguere lingue diverse e diverse tradizioni.
"[N]ot only do the structurally empowered eighty-to-ninety-percent-men of technical organizations...get to choose emotions over efficacy, they get to do so while also maintaining the notion that they never have emotions in the first place."
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why the phrase "vibe coding" is so effective at shaming people who let LLMs write their code.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, that "doing things by feelings" is shameful in my field.
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Why I Cannot Be Technical
With some regularity, kind-hearted Technical people tell me that I Can Be Technical, Too. This usually happens when I’m asking us to define what we’re calling technical in a software environment. I understand why it happens.Cat Hicks (Fight for the Human)
"In some systems otherness causes smartness to dissolve because otherness is more useful to the system than the smartness."
Replace "smartness" with "humanity" and you get the recipe for making big money in big tech. This is the reason FAANG treats you as a user, not a person.
Again, Dr. Hicks knows all this, I'm just live tooting.
"Caring about the code is supposed to be what you do to earn being here and I refuse that. I cannot be Technical because I put my caring, my hope, my love, and the center of my universe somewhere else."
Her words, my reason why I've never worked in big tech, don't want to work in big tech, and have made some of the career decisions I have made that limited my income but multiplied my quality of life.
Not too much of a fan of #Threads, really, but I need another place to share my work, but if you're on Threads please follow me so I can follow you back: threads.net/@hpkomic?hl=en
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Israel says it is using starvation as a weapon of war
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No plans to allow any aid into Gaza, says Israeli minister
Israel Katz says blocking aid is ‘one of the main pressure levers’ on Hamas while military announces it has turned 30% of Gaza into buffer zoneHannah Ellis-Petersen (The Guardian)
Pues así a lo tonto me he visto este vídeo sobre cómo funcionaba la música de 8 y 16 bits en las consolas. Qué interesante.
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Und jetzt bin ich auch durch mit meinem Gemecker. Sorry an alle, die mich noch nicht gemutet haben.
Das Bild zeigt eine mobile Anwendung, die Reiseverbindungen in Deutschland anzeigt. Die Uhrzeit auf dem Bildschirm ist 23:47 Uhr, und die Netzwerkverbindung ist 5G mit 80% Akkulaufzeit. Die Anwendung zeigt Verbindungen von Köln Hbf nach Niederdollendorf Bahnhof, Königswinter.
Oben auf dem Bildschirm steht "Startseite" und "Verbindungen". Die erste Verbindung ist für 22:11 Uhr und dauert 52 Minuten mit einer Umsteigerstelle. Sie wird mit der S-Bahn Linie S 19 und der Regionalbahn Linie RB 27 dargestellt. Die zweite Verbindung ist für 23:03 Uhr und dauert 37 Minuten, ebenfalls mit der RE 8. Ein Warnhinweis in roter Farbe informiert, dass die RE 10839 abweichend von Köln Hbf ab Gleis 3 fährt.
Unten auf dem Bildschirm sind die Optionen "Buchen", "Reisen" und "Profil" zu sehen. Die aktuelle Verbindung, die abweicht, ist hervorgehoben.
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#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
US presents 'outlines of a durable, lasting peace' to Ukraine, Russia, Europe
"(U.S.) President (Donald) Trump and the United States want this war to end, and have now presented to all parties the outlines of a durable and lasting peace," U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.Volodymyr Ivanyshyn (The Kyiv Independent)
On an Arctic voyage 1918-1925 Harald Sverdrup photographed the aurora borealis. They spent three winters ice-locked while meteorologist H. U. Sverdrup made geomagnetic and auroral measurements. But their goal of drifting to the North Pole was unrealized.
(A post on tumblr has more of these images: tumblr.com/not-euclidean/78028… )
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💬 2 🔁 636 ❤️ 776 · Photos taken by Harald Sverdrup of the aurora borealis as viewed from ‘Maud’, 1918-1925Tumblr
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After printing thousands of shirts, our team is now shipping them! Some people have already received a shipping tracking code via email today. We'll continue sending these out over the next week. Thank you for your patience, and we're excited for you to receive your order!
And really there's few things in the world that track harder than a trans woman pitching the notion that a mirror contains The Bad Version Of You
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionOfUkraine
#RussiaIsATerroristState
New meeting with European partners and U.S. expected next week – Yermak
A new meeting involving representatives from Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States to discuss a full ceasefire in Ukraine is likely to take place next week, according to Andriy Yermak, the head of the Office of the President of U…Ukrinform
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