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Zelensky sends Ukrainian delegation to Istanbul, peace talks with Russia to happen today or tomorrow
"Out of respect for President Trump, the high level of the Turkish delegation, and President Erdogan, and since we want to try to achieve at least the first steps toward de-escalation, an end to the war – namely a ceasefire – I have decided to send o…Anna Fratsyvir (The Kyiv Independent)
NFL’s 49ers to Sell Stakes at Record $8.5 Billion Valuation
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Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel's total blockade of the Gaza Strip, in place since March 2, has become "a tool of extermination".
For weeks, humanitarian organisations and the UN have warned that supplies from food and clean water to fuel and medicine are reaching new lows.
For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24 welcomes Sandrine Simon, Director of Health and Advocacy at Médecins du Monde.
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Despite the plethora of women’s health information, many conditions are under-researched; women are frequently dismissed and suffering | Louise Kiernan
Women’s health: the painful path of ignorance and dismissal
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Trump’s Crackpot Secretary of Health Admits That Literally Nobody Should Be Taking Medical Advice from Him
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Fresh off his family’s dip in Washington, DC’s sewage-contaminated Rock Creek, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is reminding us that he is no expert when it comes to healthcare — the thing he was nominated to run. When speaking to the House of Representatives — his first appearance before Congress since…
Trump's Crackpot Secretary of Health Admits That Literally Nobody Should Be Taking Medical Advice from Him
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is reminding us that he is no expert when it comes to healthcare, the thing he was nominated to run.Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)
Manny Pacquiao returning to the ring after losing Philippines senatorial race
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In a deal set to close later this year, cybersecurity giant Proofpoint is acquiring German firm Hornetsecurity, which specializes in protecting companies from risks associated with Microsoft 365.
In Paris, the Dazzling Appeal of the Simple Supermarket
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The T-wolves are back in the Western finals, after staying patient and confident with their new look
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Peru Economy Expanded 4.7% in March, Fastest Pace This Year
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Puccini's 'Turandot' with Dyka, Kim, Zanetti and Gábor from Budapest - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Puccini's 'Turandot' is an opera in three acts, completed by Franco Alfano, set to a libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. The opera's story is set in China and involves Prince Calàf, who falls in love w...www.worldconcerthall.com
The big bearded beret neighbour a bit worried by the clouds though. 🤔
The image features a vinyl record album cover titled "Zoot Sims with Bucky Pizzarelli." The cover shows a man in a suit playing a saxophone, set against a backdrop of green foliage. The text is prominently displayed in white with a shadow effect, making it stand out against the darker background. The record label "CJ" is visible at the bottom right corner of the cover. To the left of the album cover, there is a turntable with a black platter and a wooden base, bearing the logo "LINN SONDERR." The turntable is placed on a white surface, possibly a table or shelf. Below the album cover, there is a red container with various items inside, including what appears to be a woven basket and some small objects. The overall setting suggests a music enthusiast's space, with the album cover and turntable as focal points.
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Nova Scotia Power confirms it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole sensitive customer data in a cybersecurity incident discovered last month.
Postboxes Version 1.1
The Postbox and Zen Postbox add-ons have been updated with a bunch of new styles!
* Solid Colors renamed to match HTML color names
* 24 new solid colors added
* 5 new gradient backgrounds added
* 17 new pattern backgrounds added
* 11 animated backgrounds added
* Fixed the load order so it overrides Postbox styles in Bookface if present
The previous solid color names have been mapped to the new ones, so any existing Postboxes in your feed using the old names will still look good.
The gradient backgrounds were ones that got missed from the initial release and are similar to the ones Facebook used to offer.
The pattern backgrounds all use pure CSS, no images, so they will render fast and do not incur an additional resource load from the server.
The animated backgrounds are exclusively available on servers that use either of the two add-ons. None of the animated styles are included in the Bookface scheme because some of them use SVG images. They use pure CSS animation as well, no JS code or animated GIF images.
Notice how I said the gradients were similar to the ones Facebook used to offer? Shortly after I introduced Postboxes to Friendica the backgrounds on Facebook were coincidentally(?) completely overhauled. IMO Friendica now has a nicer selection anyway and even Facebook doesn’t offer animated post backgrounds.
Zen Postbox (Adds a style button to the post Composer):
gitlab.com/randompenguin/zen_p…
Postbox (Just adds the styles, you need to manually type BBcode):
gitlab.com/randompenguin/postb…
#Friendica #Postboxes #add-on @Friendica Support @Friendica Admins
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You can see a live demo of the animated ones here: randompenguin1.github.io/sampl…
They are coded to stop animating when you hover or touch them, adopting a default appearance. I did it that way because "animation-play-state" is still a bit unreliable and I liked the idea of them having a "poster" state rather than just pausing at where ever they were in the animation loop.
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Emilio Vedova. Questa è pittura | Fondazione Vedova
La potenza del gesto e del segno della pittura di Emilio Vedova (Venezia, 1919-2006) sono al centro della mostra Questa è pittura allestita al Forte di Bard, dal 30 novembre 2024 al 2 giugno 2025. Il progetto, curato da Gabriella Belli, vuole presentare l’opera di Vedova nella sua valenza pittorica, sfuggendo da ogni tentazione di lettura dettagliatamente storica o socio-politica, per indirizzare lo sguardo verso l’eccellenza della sua pittura, che sempre stupisce per la folgorazione del colore e la vitalità della sua materia, espressione tra le più alte dell’informale europeo.
#arte #artecontemporanea #mostre #fortebard #emiliovedova
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To make it even easier to distribute your apps with AltStore, check out this amazing community project by AltStudio 🔨
Just drag & drop your apps into your browser and AltStudio will auto-generate sources for AltStore PAL and even AltStore Classic — it’s that simple!
On May 28 I'm doing an AMA on Reddit on the r/AskHistorians subreddit @askhistorians.bsky.social! Ask Me Anything about monsters or my new book, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, from @ucpress.bsky.social! 1/n 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #arthistory #HAMH
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Bookface Version 1.7 Release
These are the changes and fixes in this release:
* Restyled “New Message” button to make it more obvious.
* Fixed Profile Pics and Cover Photos not working in old iOS browsers
* Moved Postbox styles to the end of the stylesheet
* Minified Postbox CSS.
* Restyled Item Responses
* Action Buttons you’ve interacted with before now adopt accent color.
* Fix for disabled Action Buttons to make it clear they are disabled.
* Fixed issue with slow-loading secondary toolbar in Safari
* Updated with Postbox version 1.1 styles
— names of solid colors now match HTML color names
— 24 new solid colors
— 5 new gradient backgrounds
— 17 new pattern backgrounds
Some of these will be fairly obvious. The big one is that the Action Buttons below posts and comments used to change to the accent color on hover and there was no indicator if you’d previously interacted with any of them. NOW they have a slight shift in darkness/lightness on hover and the accent color indicates you’ve previously clicked the Like, Dislike, Share, or Event buttons (the exceptions being Comment or Quote). If a post's scope is limited (not public) the "Share" and "Quote" buttons are now obviously disabled by being faded out.
Engagement Counts also now show an icon indicating the type of engagement, which should make it easier to see what kind of engagement a post or comment is getting. And if there are 2+ the individuals are revealed in a pop-over box rather than pushing the entire layout down.
The new Postbox pattern backgrounds are done with pure CSS, no images! So they’ll load and display fast and don’t incur additional server calls. Postboxes are just a nice looking way to dress up your text-only posts. Of course only Friendica users will see them, and only if they are using the Bookface scheme or their instance has installed one of the Postbox add-ons. The styling doesn’t transfer to other platforms (Note: there are still issues with Postbox posts shared to Diaspora and Hubzilla).
Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback, reported issues, and tested things for me to help improve Bookface for everyone. 😁
#Friendica #Bookface @Friendica Support @Friendica Admins
Server Styles:
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User Styles:
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⚫️ Names, dates, places change, but the strategy is always the same: normalize and forget.
🔴 #KeepEyesOnSudan & #KeepEyesOnAgadez are links in the same chain: remember this & follow the tags to learn more.
Lo sfruttamento dei #rifugiati e il ricatto dei loro diritti a mangiare, bere e avere una vita dignitosa sono totalmente inaccettabili e non negoziabili.
ＪＤＩ、国内外で人員削減 日本は従業員の5割以上 | ロイター - WACOCA NEWS
ジャパンディスプレイは１５日、３月末時点で２６３９人いる国内の従業員のうち１５００人程度を削減すると発表した。国外でも削減する。WACOCA News Editor (WACOCA NEWS)
If AI really is the future to the degree many believe, then the owner of one of the few big publicly-accessible AIs manipulating it to fixate on a false conspiracy theory the owner likes, instead of responding according to the widespread data it trained on, should be considered a watershed moment.
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Grok Can't Stop Talking About 'White Genocide' in South Africa
Elon Musk has spread false claims about 'white genocide' in South Africa, and now his chatbot Grok keeps bringing it up on X.Miles Klee (Rolling Stone)
Ex Ilva, ferma la trattativa con Baku. I commissari cercano l'appoggio dei cinesi di Baosteel
Gli azeri di Baku sono usciti di scena anche perché la realizzazione del rigassificatore è in forse. Jindal è sparito dai radar perché nel frattempo ha compratolespresso.it
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Ein Handgelenk in einem schwarzen, fingerfreien Handschuh hält eine braune Flasche mit der Aufschrift "Laabs bräu" in roten Buchstaben. Die Flasche enthält ein Naturradler mit 330 ml und einem Alkoholgehalt von 5%. Der Hintergrund zeigt eine ruhige Wasserfläche, wahrscheinlich ein Fluss, mit einem modernen Brückenpfeiler im Vordergrund. Im Hintergrund sind grüne Pflanzen und ein klarer, blauer Himmel zu sehen. Die Flasche ist mit einem gelben Etikett versehen, das "Auffregend Aduard" und "Natur Radler" besagt.
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The image is a six-panel comic strip titled "The Morning Ritual." The first panel shows a sunrise with the text "The Morning Ritual." The second panel depicts a person waking up in bed with the text "Waking up to a new day." The third panel shows the person sitting at a table with a steaming cup of coffee, labeled "A warm cup o' Joe." The fourth panel shows the person walking outside with the text "A pleasant walk outside." The fifth panel humorously illustrates the internet as a group of menacing figures with pitchforks, labeled "The internet." The final panel features a pig and a mouse at a table, with the pig saying, "So that's where my day goes wrong," and the mouse responding, "They're called phones, but they're really just portals to darkness." The comic strip humorously depicts the transition from a pleasant morning routine to the overwhelming nature of the internet.
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The image is a four-panel meme featuring a man with gray hair and a beard, wearing a black sleeveless shirt and a black cap. The first panel shows him sitting at a desk, asking, "what is 'toxic masculinity'?" The second panel depicts him listening to a response, which reads, "societal norms that stifle male emotional expression outside of anger and violence, thus cultivating future violence." In the third panel, he is seen asking, "CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE???" The final panel shows him dramatically swinging an object, with the text "SHIT LIKE THIS!" and concluding with "thank you I understand now." The meme humorously illustrates the concept of toxic masculinity by showing the man's reaction to the explanation.
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We Traveled to Save Ireland’s Wild Bees — Here’s What Happened - videos.trom.tf/w/fuKPWz33feHqC…
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I posted this comment on the video itself but will paste it here in case you @Dima see it:
Very well made video Dima!
I did not understand the "solution" part. There was a guy who was planting a crop with all of the other plants, so no herbicides. But how can you harvest that on a big scale? Also how about invasive species when you dont control for that?
Also wouldnt it be better instead of 3D printing that thing for bees, with plastic, to use wood?
Great job overall!
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Its hilarious to me going back to a viral tweet like this x.com/ColIegeStudent/status/91… and seeing almost zero blue check marks in the replies. I wonder why that is?
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Lo spred è a 100 quindi i nostri titoli de stato sò mejo de quelli tedeschi... no?
Daje, annamo a la grandissima co lo spred più alto de tutti! Je avemo spezzato le reni pure a la Grecia che cià meno spred de noi. Semo fortissimi, direi... no?
Giorgé, perché te tremano senpre le mani?
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Meloni ne ha detta una grossa
Parlando di spread e titoli di Stato alla Camera, con grande sconforto del ministro dell'Economia che le sedeva di fiancoIl Post
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I captured this one on my iPhone which makes me a firm believer that editing does most of the heavy lifting in photography.
#photography #photooftheday #iphonephotography #photo #socal #losangeles #LA #urban #streetphotography #urbanphotography #pixelfed #lightroom #photographer
#paisaje #landscape #arquitectura #architecture #rural #cielo #sky #skyscape #colors #PuertoLápice #CiudadReal
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Microsoft’s simplified Surface lineup puts another device on the chopping block
Microsoft is no longer manufacturing the Surface Laptop Studio 2. It’s part of a number of Surface devices that have been axed in recent years.Tom Warren (The Verge)
Sony WH-1000XM6 hands-on: back to the fold
Sony’s $450 flagship headphones combine the best features of its previous models, with excellent noise handling and a return to a foldable design.Chris Welch (The Verge)
Chrome’s Android app will now let you zoom in on text without affecting the webpage
Google is rolling out a new feature in Chrome’s Android app that will finally let you enlarge text without messing up the layout of a webpage.Emma Roth (The Verge)
You can see right through Audio-Technica’s new transparent turntable
Audio-Technica’s new AT-LPA2 turntable is made from high-density transparent acrylic making it stand out while disappearing into a room’s decor.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
"Ooo, I love it when that happens!"
All shot practically using real figures, lighting, a piece of tree bark and a rock from the garden.
#deadpoolandwolverine #miniatures #photography #deadpool
The U.S. Department of Defense used to have a Climate Resilience Portal to provide access to all DOD #climate and security resources.
The entire website portal was deleted in March.
climate.mil/
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Running blind: The silencing and censoring of environmental threats to US national security - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
After Donald Trump's inauguration, his administration began purging environmental security reports from the public record.Jessica McKenzie (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)
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in reply to MastoDan • • •The image depicts a serene rural scene under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a low stone wall runs parallel to a road, with a section of the wall featuring an archway. The wall's texture is rough, with a mix of light and dark stones, and it appears weathered, suggesting age. A blue car is partially visible on the left side of the image, indicating the presence of a road.
Beyond the wall, a lush green vineyard is visible, with rows of grapevines stretching across the landscape. The vineyard is bordered by a variety of trees, including tall cypress trees, adding to the rural charm. In the background, a house with a light-colored facade and a terracotta roof is partially obscured by the trees, blending into the natural surroundings.
Power lines run across the top of the image, adding a touch of modernity to the otherwise idyllic setting. The overall composition of the image conveys a sense of tranquility and harmony with nature.
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