The overgrown shell of a building at the abandoned Forest Haven Developmental Center in Laurel, MD
Read about it and see the rest at abandonedamerica.us/forest-hav…
The Abandoned Forest Haven Institution in Laurel, Maryland | Abandoned America
Forest Haven in Laurel, MD was never a great place, even when it was open. Now that it's abandoned, it's become something of an urbex playground despite its dark past.www.abandonedamerica.us
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Con @adrianomorselli abbiamo sviscerato cosa sono i pacchetti #Linux , vieni a scoprirlo assieme a noi!
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One of my favorite New Westminster haunts lets diners predict the results of the next election.
Unfortunately some are still bun-decided..😅
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New Westminster restaurant's burger poll predicts election winners
In a long-standing tradition, Burger Heaven in New Westminster is conducting its "Bun-Official" election poll.Emma Crawford (CityNews Vancouver)
Governo lança "RG animal" e programa de castração para cães e gatos em todo o país - Gazeta
Segundo o governo, o ProPatinhas vai capacitar municípios para ações de castração, com apoio de emendas parlamentares e orçamento federal. As cidades deverãoGazeta Brasil
In a sharp rebuke on Thursday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Trump administration’s request to further delay an inquiry into the wrongful deportation of a Maryland father.
#Tucson #Arizona
Maryland senator says he was denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/maryland-senator-says-he-was-denied-entry-to-el-salvador-prison-holding-abrego-garcia?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Maryland senator says he was denied entry to El Salvador prison holding Abrego Garcia
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., says he was denied entry into an El Salvador prison on Thursday while he was trying to check on the well-being of of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigrat…PBS News
U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/17/us-intelligence-tren-de-aragua-deportations-trump/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump’s deportation of Maryland man divides conservatives
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/17/abrego-garcia-conservatives-republians-trump/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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U.S.-born American citizen under ICE hold in Florida after driving from Georgia
Juan Carlos Gomez-Lopez is being held even though a county judge found his birth certificate “authentic” and said there wasn’t reason to consider him an “illegal alien.”Suzanne Gamboa (NBC News)
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American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately
A doctor born in the United States says she received an email from federal immigration authorities demanding that she leave the country immediately.Matt Lavietes (NBC News)
訂正 -アングル：日本の起債市場、復調の兆しもなお薄氷 ブリヂストン債半減 | ロイター - WACOCA NEWS
トランプ米政権の関税が世界の債券市場を揺るがし、日本でも起債の延期・中止が相次ぐ中、住友ゴム工業の５年債が増額・条件改善で発行されるなど一部で明るい兆しが見え始めた。一方、市場の回復度合いを測る試金石として注目されているブリヂストン債は中止にこそなっていないが、額は期待されていた規模の半分にとどまり、なお薄氷を踏む状況であることを浮き彫りにした。WACOCA News Editor (WACOCA NEWS)
DOGE begins to freeze health-care payments for extra review
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/17/doge-trump-grants-hhs-nih-backlog/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Opinion: It's time for public resistance.
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Resist, eggheads! Universities are not as weak as they have chosen to be.
Opinion: It’s time for public resistance.Ars Staff (Ars Technica)
Libraries are under assault.
A 🧵 about what authors can do to support them:
I've been touring every local #library in the PGH Carnegie library system and getting my library passport stamped. Then posting about that and telling folks delightful stories about my adventures and encouraging them to *just use the library* because they get funding based on circulation.
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CFPB Workers Receive Layoff Notices in New Bid to Shutter Agency
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-17/cfpb-workers-receive-layoff-notices-in-new-bid-to-shutter-agency?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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This Easter, with the Pope Ailing, Will the Catholic Church Stand Up to Trump?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/this-easter-with-the-pope-ailing-will-the-catholic-church-stand-up-to-trump?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Stop alle chiamate spam, come funziona il filtro tecnologico per bloccarle
Operatori e #Agcom annunciano una soluzione tecnica che sarebbe in grado di abbattere quasi totalmente lo #spoofing proveniente dall'estero
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Stop alle chiamate spam, ecco come funzionerà il nuovo filtro tecnologico che potrebbe bloccarne il 95%
Operatori e Agcom annunciano una soluzione tecnica che sarebbe in grado di abbattere quasi totalmente lo spoofing (chiamate spam) proveniente dall'esteroMila Fiordalisi (Wired Italia)
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Se anche questo metodo segreto ha l’efficacia dell’altro metodo segreto (piracy shield) possiamo stare tranquilli…
Speriamo che questa volta abbiano coinvolto qualcuno che ha idea di cosa sta parlando.
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A 6th grader participating in the National Civics Bee argued against banning books with LGBTQ characters or offensive language in secondary school libraries.
State Sen. Dave Argall, a contest judge, thought it appropriate to ask the 12-year-old if kindergartners should have access to porn. The student had to ask him what he was talking about. (She asked without guile, but maybe we should all ask Republicans what they're talking about when they ask stupid questions.)
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Sen. Dave Argall’s National Civics Bee question stirs controversy
The parent of a sixth grade student competing at Wednesday’s local round of the National Civics Bee raised concern about what she believed was an inappropriate question asked of her daughter by sta…HYUN SOO LEE (Pottsville Republican Herald)
List of Cities Hosting Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests on Saturday, April 19
Widespread protests are planned for Saturday, April 19th, across all 50 states. Organized by the grassroots group 50501, these demonstrations oppose Trump's policies and executive actions since his return to office in January.
The organizers express serious concerns regarding civil liberties, judicial independence, and what they characterize as authoritarian overreach.
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List of Cities Hosting Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests on Saturday, April 19
Another nationwide protest sponsored by the 50501 movement is scheduled for Saturday, April 19. Here are some of the cities hosting demonstrations.Jenna deJong (Newsweek)
Make China Great (Again).
Trump Forfeits U.S. Global Leadership at Americans’ Expense and to China’s Gain - Center for American Progress
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Trump Forfeits U.S. Global Leadership at Americans’ Expense and to China’s Gain
President Trump’s retreat from global leadership threatens American strength, security, and prosperity, leaving a vacuum for China to fill; and a world where China sets the rules is not one friendly to Americans.Steve Bonitatibus (Center for American Progress)
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Where’s the nicknames and hashtags for this Trump guy?
The Trump Administration’s Responsibility for the Failed Ceasefire in Gaza - Center for American Progress
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The Trump Administration’s Responsibility for the Failed Ceasefire in Gaza
The Trump administration’s failure to enforce the terms of the January 15 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has wasted the best opportunity to achieve a permanent end to the war in Gaza.Steve Bonitatibus (Center for American Progress)
What America decided was ok: taking away food from people who can’t afford it and making recessions worse.
This wasn’t hard to prevent and not enough people did anything to stop it.
Shifting SNAP Costs to States Would Make Future Recessions Worse - Center for American Progress
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Shifting SNAP Costs to States Would Make Future Recessions Worse
Ending the federal funding guarantee for food assistance would cut benefits and undermine the effectiveness of one of the strongest available tools to combat recessions.cindymurphy-tofig (Center for American Progress)
Operativo en Mostazal permite desarticular banda criminal dedicada al tráfico de drogas < El Rancagüino
En el Cuartel de la PDI de Mostazal la mañana de este jueves se realizó una reunión para entregar detalles del exitoso operativo que permitió la detenciónRedacción El Rancagüino (El Rancagüino)
Tennis legend Serena Williams is speaking out about the doping suspensions handed down to stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek.
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#doping #cleansport #antidoping #datajournalism
Thanks, non-Kamala voters!
Endangered species' habitat could be at risk under Trump proposal : NPR
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If a person experiences injustice, and they do nothing to make a change, they are as guilty as the individual or group that caused the injustice.
Because they allowed it to happen to someone else.
#guilt #guilty #injustice #innocent
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Transformation of Injustice - Phoenix Harbor
If a person experiences injustice, and they do nothing to make a change, they are as guilty as the individual or group that caused the injustice. Because they allowed it to happen to someone else.Michael J. Merritt (Phoenix Harbor)
世界の半導体株が軒並み安、エヌビディアＡＩ半導体輸出規制受け | ロイター - WACOCA NEWS
米半導体大手エヌビディアが中国向けに設計した人工知能（ＡＩ）半導体「Ｈ２０」が米トランプ政権の輸出規制の対象になったことを受け、世界の半導体関連株が１６日に急落した。WACOCA News Editor (WACOCA NEWS)
#Russia #AI #disinformation #propaganda #InformationWarfare
'A new study published in PNAS Nexus shows that generative artificial intelligence has already been adopted in real-world disinformation campaigns. By analyzing a Russian-backed propaganda site, researchers found that AI tools significantly increased content production without diminishing the perceived credibility or persuasiveness of the messaging.'
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Russian propaganda campaign used AI to scale output without sacrificing credibility, study finds
A pro-Kremlin influence campaign used AI to boost disinformation output without undermining credibility, according to new research.Eric W. Dolan (PsyPost)
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
MLB commissioner met with President Trump amid Pete Rose discourse
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/04/17/rob-manfred-trump-pete-rose/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump Team Eyes Thiel-Backed Firm Ramp for $700B Payments Program
A little-known firm with investors linked to JD Vance, Elon Musk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting safeguards,” one expert said.ProPublica
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What is clear: Syria's future hangs in the balance.
From massacres to a fragile new government, we dive into the story most headlines won’t tell.
#Syria #MiddleEast #Assad #Reconstruction #Geopolitics
🔗 ryanjhite.com/2025/04/17/on-th…
Rebuilding Syria: Hope, Horror, and a Nation on the Brink
Four months after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria stands at a crossroads—torn between retributive violence, fragile peace, and a complex path to reconstruction.Ryan Hite (Ryan J. Hite)
Every city comes with its ups and down. Milan is no different. A homeless man takes a wash in the city's fountain in the morning.
A7iii FE851.8
85mm 1/250s f1.8 ISO100
#photography #streetphotography #photographer #streetphotographer #sony #sonyalpha #milan #italy
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in reply to Abandoned America • • •There was NOTHING developmental about this hellhole, eventually closed by a judge after decades of reported abuses.
It deserves to be abandoned to rot.
(Edited) This Wikipedia page sugarcoats it.
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former hospital in Maryland, United States
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)Abandoned America
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in reply to Abandoned America • • •@AbandonedAmericaLike the place where "The White House Boys" happened to eperience cruel beatings from staff members and abuse through older pupils, in Marianne, Florida.
It's a heartbreaking story, really!
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