UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted on death penalty-eligible charges
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Frustrated software developer believed AI-generated message came from human support rep.
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Sen. Warren: Tariff Authority Vote Will Be Crack In The Wall
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Sen. Warren: Tariff Authority Vote Will Be Crack In The Wall
"Here they are in the box, they want to be a Republican. That is the damn box you put yourself in. But you're going to have to make a decision. Is it bow down to Trump? Or is it stand up for the American people?" the senator said.Susie Madrak (Crooks and Liars)
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Opinion | Liberals lean on the wrong argument in Trump’s prison deportations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/17/trump-abrego-garcia-deportation-el-salvador/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Meloni-Trump meeting, US president will come to Rome: possible meeting with EU institutions
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/18/meloni-trump-meeting-us-president-will-come-to-rome-possible-meeting-with-eu-institutions?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Meloni-Trump meeting, US president will come to Rome: possible meeting with EU institutions
Answering journalists' questions in the Oval Office, the two leaders showed agreement on the main issues on the table: tariffs, defence spending, migration and the war in UkraineMalek Fouda (Euronews.com)
Governo Lula libera mais de R$ 27 milhões para reforçar segurança do STF - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do Brasil
O governo federal publicou nesta quinta-feira (17) uma medida provisória que destina R$ 27,4 milhões ao reforço da segurança na sede do Supremo TribunalGazeta Brasil
Some train cars painted from a few weeks ago. Grateful that people do this. The light was great at this moment and I was waiting at the crossing and just popped into the road for a better angle, and I really like the close-up-ness of these.
#photography #graffiti #trains
Bunch more here on my plain web 1 site:
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Mangione Faces New Charges Over Death of UnitedHealth Executive
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/mangione-faces-new-charges-over-death-of-unitedhealth-executive?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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DraftKings Withdraws Application That Would Have Offered Entry Point to Prediction Markets
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The image shows a terminal window with a chat interface, displaying a conversation about a software repository. The terminal background is black, and the text is in green and white. At the top, there is a URL: "aider.chat/HISTORY.html#releas…" followed by a question: "Would you like to see what's new in this version? (Y)es/(N)o [Yes]: no." Below, the user asks, "what's up with this repository? anything interesting/odd/worth discussing at first glance?" The response lists nine observations about the repository, including features like an "Agora-like System," "Multiple Storage Backends," "Federated/Social Features," and "Custom Markdown Extensions." The terminal also shows a prompt to add a file to the chat, with options to confirm or skip. The bottom of the image includes a timestamp "18/04 00:38:48" and a message about tokens and costs.
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Xubuntu 25.04, "Plucky Puffin", has landed! Enjoy all the latest improvements, including 
Xfce 4.20 and 
GNOME 48 apps on the 
Ubuntu flavor you know and love.
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#Xubuntu #Xfce #GNOME #Ubuntu #PluckyPuffin
Xubuntu 25.04 released! « Xubuntu
Xubuntu – Xubuntu is an elegant and easy-to-use operating system.xubuntu.org
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Europe Can Replace U.S. Trade — Here’s How.
Trump’s tariffs threaten to cost the EU up to €144 billion, but Europe could offset this loss by strengthening trade ties with partners like India and Mercosur, and especially by fully completing the EU Single Market, potentially unlocking over €1 trillion annually.
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America’s ‘mighty’ war machine gasps for rare earths it can’t produce while Beijing’s export controls tighten like a noose. The so-called ‘indispensable nation’ now grovels to Australia and Brazil for table scraps. As the gap widens, the decay of the empire accelerates.
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U.S.'s inability to replace rare earths supply from China poses a defense threat, think tank warns
As China imposes export controls on rare earth elements, the U.S. would be unable to fill a potential shortfall, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank — and this could threaten Washington’s mil…Dylan Butts, CNBC (NBC News)
Equality watchdog head Baroness Falkner investigated over complaints
Baroness Falkner has "every confidence" that her name will be cleared.Lauren Moss (BBC News)
Another cool ActivityPub project I came across today - BadgeFed.
From the point of view of your regular Fediverse instance - I could foresee this being used to recognise members for financial contributions, being moderators, Creating x number of Peertube videos, y posts on Mastodon, winning community contests, stuff like that. Really cool and I will definitely look into this further a bit further down the line.
30+ movies in and Marvel just keeps making the same film, over and over and over again. The characters look different, but only marginally, the visual style is identical, the directly equally lifeless, and there are only like three character verbal styles they cycle through. youtu.be/pAsmrKyMqaA?...
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Google is a monopoly in online ad tech, Federal judge rules
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#news #tech #technology #security #privacy #google #monopoly #ruling
Google is a monopoly in online ad tech, federal judge rules
It follows a similar 2024 ruling against the company in search.Will Shanklin (Engadget)
The antidemocratic wing of the Democratic Party is usually hidden behind the glare of the fascist GOP, but try to run to the left of them to make real change and the mask drops really quick
Ukraine and US sign memorandum on minerals deal, Kyiv says
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/17/ukraine-and-us-sign-memorandum-on-minerals-deal-kyiv-says?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Ukraine and US sign memorandum on minerals deal, Kyiv says
Ukraine offiical Yulia Svyrydenko did not publish details of the memorandum, says work continues towards securing deal.Al Jazeera
A shaken Magic coach Jamahl Mosley reacts to Florida State shooting: 'Lives are more important'
https://apnews.com/article/florida-state-shooting-f9210a089cff6c7f2c9e14205e81c566?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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this album came out 30+ years ago, it's real good and you should get it (and the rest of their stuff which they seem to have control of how)
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#education #freedom #politics #sports
Warriors Coach Rips Trump Attack On Academic Freedom
“Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard,” said Steve Kerr, who wore a Harvard basketball shirt to his postgame press conference Tuesday.Ryan Grenoble (HuffPost)
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La tragedia sofoclea "Elettra", rappresentata per la prima volta fra il 420 e il 410 a.C., porta sulla scena dei personaggi femminili affascinanti e contraddittori che, se osservati da vicino, ci rivolgono un monito quanto mai attuale, spingendoci a rifiutare l'etica di chi soffoca il punto di vista altrui, nonché la
Le donne dell'Elettra di Sofocle hanno ancora qualcosa da insegnarci
La tragedia sofoclea "Elettra", rappresentata per la prima volta fra il 420 e il 410 a.C., porta sulla scena dei personaggi femminili affascinanti e contraddittori che, se osservati da vicino, ci rivolgono un monito quanto mai attuale, spingendoci a …Eva Luna Mascolino (Il Libraio)
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Back to the Crazebox! - Toons Back To A Website
Strong Bad and Homestar celebrate 25 years of dot commery.Homestar Runner
US Halts $5 Billion New York Offshore Wind Project Mid-Build - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: In its most aggressive attack against offshore wind yet, the Trump administration halted the $5 billion Empire Wind 1, already under construction off New York's coast.news.slashdot.org
Bella, ciao. Lutto in città per la scomparsa di Elisa Frediani, femminista e attivista
Da oggi pomeriggio sarà alla Croce Verde in via Romana. Lascia sua figlia Chiara con Antonio e le amate nipoti Margherita e Teresa
“When we think of the transatlantic slave trade, the brutality of capture, forced transport, and unpaid labour is rightly at the forefront. But what’s often overlooked is how targeted and strategic this system was.
Enslavement wasn’t random. European slavers knew exactly what they were looking for, and one of their prime targets were African rice farmers from the West African coast.”
#history #blackmastodon #histodons
talkafricana.com/the-untold-st…
The Untold Story of How African Rice Farmers Were Hunted, Stolen, and Enslaved on American Rice Plantations
When we think of the transatlantic slave trade, the brutality of capture, forced transport, and unpaid labour is rightly at the forefront. But what’s often overlooked is how targeted and strategic this system was. Enslavement wasn’t random.Uzonna Anele (Listwand)
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nofx - the decline
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Photojournalist Fatima Hassona killed in Gaza day after documentary selected for Cannes
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Photojournalist Fatima Hassona killed in Gaza day after documentary selected for Cannes
The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.Clara Nabaa (Euronews.com)
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From the Storage Closet: 03
'Jar Head'
Canon Elan 7e
Probably Fuji Film.
c. 2002
#PictureInPicture #filmPhotography
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#injustice #racism #politics
Opinion | The Emergency Is Here
Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.Ezra Klein (The New York Times)
Many folks are hurting right now, but there are pockets of opportunity… Are you an organisational powerhouse with a passion for open source and open science? @NumFOCUS, which supports projects including @numpy, @Spyder, @napari and many more, is looking for its next Executive Director. A *lot* of potential for positive impact!
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#getfedihired #Python #Science #NIH #NSF #NASA
NumFOCUS Executive Director Search Update: Job listing is Open [Source]
In our last post, we announced the start of the executive director search, that we were looking for a search firm, and asked what you’d like to ask an executive director candidate. Thank you to…NumFOCUS (Medium)
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🙄 Sounds like most #Republicans to me.
#TheTurdReich runs on manufactured 🐂💩 like this
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> When Air Canada later denied his refund request, the company argued that "the chatbot is a separate legal entity that is responsible for its own actions."
AC is a terrible airline to begin with.
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