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“It may be risky, but it’s also pretty pathetic that we essentially have world leaders treating the president of the United States like a toddler who needs to be placated with a shiny toy,” said Polgreen. “The latest shiny toy, of course, being a $400 million plane that the government of Qatar is apparently donating — whatever that means — to the United States.”
'Frankly pathetic': World leaders treat Trump like a 'toddler' who needs a 'shiny toy'
International columnists Lydia Polgreen and Nick Kristof discussed with the New York Times how the world is coming to terms with an international superpower run by what they perceive to be a "toddler.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
Colorful seashells I found on St. George Island, Florida, several years ago
#Photography #Photo #Nature #NaturePhotography #Beach
Springsteen didn’t just criticize — he exposed the rotten core: Trump and Musk are corrupt, incompetent traitors destroying America from the inside. They weaponize lies and chaos for power. Enough enabling. They must be stopped. #Corruption #Treason #NoMore www.politico.eu/article/corr...
‘Corrupt, incompetent and trea...
‘Corrupt, incompetent and treasonous’: Springsteen eviscerates Trump and Musk
The heartland rock icon has thoughts about the U.S. president.Elena Giordano (POLITICO)
It’s funny because the US is first world definitionally and using the “vibes” version of the term is an insult to a huge number of countries who do way better at treating their own people than this shithole
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@Cederborg@mastodon.social how old were you when you realize the US is a 3rd world country?Hachyderm.io
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South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-us-aid-cuts-hiv-ae60eceb910fdef15067b6d3cec46cd7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump's Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is unusually quiet on human rights
https://apnews.com/article/trump-saudi-arabia-human-rights-f005cb14a8a0d51b1963a05215305d04?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mike Johnson’s defense of Trump’s open corruption is a disgrace and an insult to every American who demands accountability. Defending theft and lies isn’t leadership—it’s enabling a criminal. This madness has to stop. #Corruption #Accountability #TrumpWatch www.yahoo.com/news/mike-jo...
Trump scores a jet — but what’s he selling off in return? This isn’t a gift, it’s a payoff. Americans should be alarmed, not impressed. #Corruption #WatchYourBack www.google.com/url?q=https:...
Chris Hayes: Trump gets a jet....
Trump's jet from Qatar is worrisome. What he’s giving in return is troubling.
Chris Hayes blasts Trump over his concessions to the Gulf states, including an arms deal, after the president said he plans to accept a jet from Qatar.Chris Hayes (MSNBC)
Sometimes you have to just close your eyes and enjoy your food without distractions.
#photography #animalphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #squirrelphotography #squirrel #squirrels #canonphotography #CanonR7 #backyardphotography
“Trump’s $TRUMP coin is a brazen cash grab wrapped in corruption and conflicts of interest. Another shady scheme exploiting politics for profit — transparency? Forget it. Just more greed and influence-buying. #TrumpWatch #Corruption #CryptoScam” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavo...
Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest
Trump’s foray into cryptocurrency involves him leveraging his presidency for personal gain and operating in an industry he has power overNick Robins-Early (The Guardian)
Lula pede a Putin que participe de encontro com Zelensky em Istambul - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do Brasil e
Durante uma escala no retorno ao Brasil, o presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) conversou por telefone com o presidente da Rússia, Vladimir Putin, nestaGazeta Brasil
Controversial permit-to-purchase gun bill clears Washington House • Washington State Standard
House Bill 1163 would require a state permit to purchase firearms. Majority Democrats pushed the bill through without any Republican votes.Jake Goldstein-Street (Washington State Standard)
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This is what it's like to run the UK's hardest parkrun
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This is what it's like to run the UK's hardest parkrun
With an average finish time of over 38 minutes, this is not a 5k for those seeking a PBRunner's World
How a trail running holiday can help elevate your performance
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/motivation/a64754087/arcteryx-trail-runnng-academy-utmb/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How a trail running holiday can help elevate your performance
In the heart of the Alps, RW's Joe Mackie upskills his trail technique and tastes the best of the UTMBJoe Mackie (Runner's World)
If you didn't want courts to repeatedly find that you did war crimes, I would simply stop asking courts to look into whether or not you did war crimes.
But I would start by simply not doing war crimes.
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“Trump’s shady deals—from free planes to crypto scams—are under fire as Dems expose the corruption. Meanwhile, Menendez finally falls after bribery and fraud convictions. This is what systemic corruption looks like. No one’s clean. #Corruption #Accountability” www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/p...
Although you can never escape the event horizon of a black hole, the environment around a black hole can generate ultra-fast winds that carry gas and dust at a significant fraction of the speed of light. It was always assumed these winds would be smooth and continuous, but new research shows that some winds can resemble rapid-fire streams of gas bullets. Astronomers saw winds going 20-30% the speed of light, made up of 5 distinct gas components, ejected like a geyser.
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Not sure how I stumbled onto this British sitcom, but worth sharing for a look at the 1980s computer/word processor technology. Crazy.
Jake Tapper Hits Back At Criticism Of Biden 'Cover-Up' Book: 'Lies From Bad Faith Actors'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jake-tapper-glenn-greenwald-joe-biden-cover-up-book_n_68266c25e4b02c37b4dfc5d6?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Jake Tapper Hits Back At Criticism Of Biden 'Cover-Up' Book: 'Lies From Bad Faith Actors'
The CNN host slammed Glenn Greenwald for claiming he helped conceal Biden's reported health deterioration from the public.Ben Blanchet (HuffPost)
'it’s about people who believe in peace versus people who believe in war.'
#art #history: in a sad coincidence, brian eno celebrates his 77th year as we honour the victims of the 1948 nakba. i'm sure it's a bittersweet time for him, as he's for many years been using his considerable platform to speak up, stand up & show up for palestinians.
his integrity makes his musical genius all the sweeter.
your oblique strategy? be more eno.
#brianEno #palestine #freePalestine #gaza #music #illustration
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Trump Says Nuclear Deal With Iran Is Close
United States President Donald Trump said on May 15 that a nuclear deal with Iran may be close, voicing optimism...Anonymous1199 (South Front)
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La "6 Ore di Spa" era la terza prova del mondiale Endurance 2025 e, con l'handicap del depotenziamento della Porsche #92 del team Manthey, non era certamente facile andare a podio nella classe GT. Eppure senza due "penalty" (un paio di errori di Hardwick nel primo stint) non sarebbe stato impossibile cogliere un altro risultato di prestigio dopo noitv.it/2025/05/riccardo-pera…
Riccardo Pera e il team Manthey settimi alla "6 Ore di Spa" - NoiTV
La "6 Ore di Spa" era la terza prova del mondiale Endurance 2025 e, con l'handicap del depotenziamento della Porsche #92 del team Manthey, non era certamente facile andare a podio nella classe GT.Redazione NoiTV (NoiTV)
Ron Filipkowski:
"The Qatar PM was asked about Trump’s Palace in the Sky jet: “Unfortunately, I see this story is taking a different direction and it’s being politicized while it’s a normal government to government deal. It's basically part of a cooperation that we have been doing together between Qatar and the US.”
… Maybe it’s normal for Qatar. It’s not normal for the US."
substack.com/home/post/p-16363… #Trump #PalaceInTheSky #Qatar #corruption
Today in Politics, Bulletin 131. 5/15/25
… The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today on the big birthright citizenship case challenging Trump’s executive order seeking to deport children born in the US to immigrant parents.Ron Filipkowski (Meidas+)
"A Good, Reckless Adventure of an Old Crazy Woman"
pastel on Canson Touch paper (indigo) - 20x14 in
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Somewhere in a remote town named Austin, an old crazy woman goes off on an unpaved road, and almost get stuck in the mud. No one else around, and it's out-of-this-world beautiful.
#nevada #roadtrip #MastoArt #PastelArtist
Daily Paintworks - Original Fine Art © Tamami Tokutake
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Events for the 16th of May from Wikipedia:
• 1812: Imperial Russia signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War. The Ottoman Empire cedes Bessarabia to Russia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial…
• Birth (1955) of Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_O%…
#history #events #historical #today @histodons
The newly appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency acknowledged in private meetings that with two weeks to go until hurricane season, the agency doesn’t yet have a fully formed disaster-response plan.
#David #Richardson, who previously served as a senior official at the Department of Homeland Security
-- and doesn’t have a background in emergency management,
told staff he would share a hurricane plan with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after he completes it late next week.
He said Thursday he’s 80% to 85% done with the plan.
#fema #disaster
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Tim Sweeney is mocking Apple for letting Fortnite fakes into the App Store
Epic Games has been waiting for Apple to approve Fortnite for the US iOS App Store for nearly a week, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney is using X to try and put pressure on Apple, including with a post to Tim Cook.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Cory Doctorow ( @pluralistic ) is giving the first keynote at #PyConUS tomorrow morning. But tonight, he has a stop on his book tour here in Pittsburgh! It's at 7PM ET at White Whale Books, which is just a few miles from the convention center.
You can still RSVP here for FREE: whitewhalebookstore.com/events…
If anyone wants to go with a group, reply here.
White Whale Bookstore
Conversation, community, and culture. Pittsburgh's family-owned, general interest independent bookstore. Check out our online store, literary events, and writing workshops.whitewhalebookstore.com
The Nakba didn’t end in 1948—it has been ongoing. From the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians to the genocide of Gaza, from bulldozed villages to bombed hospitals, from refugee tents in Ramla to refugee tents in Rafah. What we’re witnessing today is the same campaign of erasure, carried out by Israel since the beginning.
Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.
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What happened to the billions invested into Gaza? Billions and Billions? in Oct 2023 the people of Israel broke. They really meant No More. Never again would Jews accept being attacked as something they must endure on a daily basis. Why hasn’t Egypt, UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia accepted refugees? Why aren’t they rattling the sabers at Israel? They are strangely quiet are they not?
Israel has much to answer for but peace was always on the table.
💡 Why we need lisp machines
｢ They were programmed in lisp the whole way down and could be run code interpreted for convenience or compiled to microcode for efficiency. You could open up system functions in the editor, modify and compile them while the machine was running. Everything worked in a single address space, programs could talk to each other in ways operating systems of today couldn’t dream of ｣
I'll have a crack at trying to learn some basic Lisp programming, via uLisp and a microcontroller. To my limited knowledge, this feels *like* having a Lisp machine, also pretty cool, so it's a hook to at least take a first step.
Edit - tags #lisp #ulisp
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Mid evening light & shadow will always be my favorite. Also that sunroom clearly gets the best afternoon light.
#35mm #filmphotography #photography #thisoldhouse #goldenhour #oakland
「うるせーな分かってんだよ、そんなことは。寝るから仕事代わってくれよ」と八つ当たりしてしまうくらいには疲れている。
皆分かっちゃいるけど休めないんだよな。
6時間睡眠を5日間続けると、認知機能は“泥酔状態”まで低下 仕事を休めない日本人の「睡眠負債」がもたらす損失 [1/2] | ログミーBusiness logmi.jp/knowledge_culture/men…
6時間睡眠を5日間続けると、認知機能は“泥酔状態”まで低下 仕事を休めない日本人の「睡眠負債」がもたらす損失 [1/2] | ログミーBusiness
「感情×睡眠マネジメント」をテーマにしたイベントに、EQ（感情マネジメント）の専門家である池照佳代氏と睡眠医学のプロである石田陽子氏が登壇。科学的な知見と実践的なアプローチをもとに、感情と睡眠をマネジメントし、パフォーマンスを向上させるため...ログミーBusiness - 世界をログする書き起こしメディア
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Never had one, since the beginning.
Also, in my /etc/hosts file facebook in all its flavours point to 127 0 0 1, so I'm not even traced by those pesky thumb up buttons.
Astronomers have found hundreds of protoplanetary disks around young stars, the birthplaces of new planets. It was assumed that the center of the galaxy was too hostile an environment for planets to form, but now astronomers have found evidence of protoplanetary disks there too. The observations were made with ALMA, peering into the dynamic and turbulent environment of the Central Molecular Zone near the center of the Milky Way. Planets find a way.
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A multitude of protoplanetary discs detected in the galactic centre
Using new observations with the ALMA telescope array in Chile, researchers have compiled the most precise map of three regions in the Milky Way’s Central Molecular Zone to date, providing valuable information on how stars from in that region / public…EurekAlert!
Hundreds of VOA employees set to be axed amid legal fight with Trump (Washington Post)
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Hundreds of VOA employees set to be axed amid legal fight with Trump
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Anholt Becomes Fourth IDSP in Denmark | DarkSky International
The Danish island of Anholt, located in the Kattegat Strait between Denmark and Sweden, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Park…Natasha Chortos (DarkSky International)
Drag Race legend Valentina publicly comes out as trans on 34th birthday
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Drag Race legend Valentina publicly comes out as trans on 34th birthday
RuPaul's Drag Race icon Valentina has publicly come out as trans on her birthday, and has been transitioning privately 'for some time'.Charlie Duncan (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
[Update: Done ✅]
Fellow EU citizens, please join me in signing this petition in favour of an EU-wide ban of conversion therapy, a medieval practice that needs to be outlawed.
This petition has made immense gains in the last few days and we’re not far off the goal, but it’s only two more days, so please join, it takes less than a minute: eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…
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Chairman Atkins Outlines SEC’s New Roadmap for Crypto Reform - LexBlog
In a May 12, 2025 Keynote Address before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Crypto Task Force’s fourth industry roundtable on digital assets, newly-minted Chair Paul Atkins laid out a sweeping vision for modernizing the U.S.Christopher Bosch (LexBlog)
The Great Pushback continues against the GOP assault on America! Here's our wins today.
The DNC hilariously trolls Trump and GOP corruption. thedailybeast.com/dnc-trolls-t…
Bruce Springsteen calls Trump out. variety.com/2025/music/news/br…
#politics #democrats #democracy #california #santaclara #USPol #CAPol
Bruce Springsteen Calls Trump Administration ‘Corrupt, Incompetent'
Bruce Springsteen sounded off about the Trump Administration Wednesday night, calling it ‘corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous.'Jem Aswad (Variety)
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Andrew Cuomo, who leads in the mayoral polls, has a Trumpian belief in his own spurious talents and triumphs.
There’s no excuse for letting this political cretin rise again.
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New York City Is About to Make a Huge Mistake
Andrew Cuomo, who leads in the mayoral polls, has a Trumpian belief in his own spurious talents and triumphs. His election would likewise be a disaster for everyone subject to his rule.The New Republic
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