Meanwhile in "liberal" institutions
"On the evening of April 30, dozens of police officers raided an outdoor film screening on the UCLA campus. Wearing riot gear & holding projectile weapons, they stormed into an enclosed plaza circled by dormitories. As a helicopter hovered overhead, 2 officers rode motorcycles into this pedestrian-only area filled with students who scattered, panicked...the police confiscated a screen that was literally a sheet strung between 2 poles."
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UCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a University | The Nation
A police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning.The Nation
🇦🇺 Australia: "Australia's childhood vaccination rates are declining, sparking fears about risk to herd immunity"
"Vaccination rates among children and teens have reached "critical" levels, according to experts, who are warning deaths are inevitable if Australia does not do more to turn around a steady decline in immunisation rates."
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ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Alison Branley (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The basement of an abandoned power plant
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The Abandoned Crawford Power Station (Harrisburg, PA): A Blighted Behemoth
Crawford Power Station, a blighted industrial behemoth in a secluded corner of the Harrisburg Airport's property, was on my list for years. When I finally got to see it, it was worth the wait. By Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America.www.abandonedamerica.us
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My Wife told me at Christmas, once I finished enough I could make another order. Results - Dining and Cooking
My wife told me if I finished 50 bottles I could make another order of sauce. She didn’t want to give me any more space in the fridge. This is the results.Food (Dining and Cooking)
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BREAKING: “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people.”
Veteran air-traffic controller Jonathan Stewart reveals how he averted a midair collision & took stress leave over FAA failures. Meanwhile, Denver controllers lost radio contact for 2 mins.—now under investigation.
Denver airport air traffic control went out for 6 minutes on Monday, report says
Pilots flying into Denver International Airport on Monday couldn’t communicate with air traffic controllers for about six minutes after multiple radio transmitters failed, according to reporting fr…Katie Langford (The Denver Post)
Oregon Suit Muddies Crypto Regulatory Landscape - LexBlog
On April 18, 2025, the State of Oregon brought a civil enforcement action against Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”) for the alleged sale of unregistered securities.Christopher Bosch (LexBlog)
Viajando a Cachemira… solo para encontrar a alicia en el País de las maravillas
Pepe Escobar- Sean bienvenidos a ‘El Soberano del Mundo’ recorriendo su particular País de las Maravillas, al compás del hipnótico riff de ‘Kashmir’ [1].thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)
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Through the Lens: Wedding Photography Explored
Wedding photography captures some of life’s most special moments, and this month we’re celebrating its timeless beauty in our latest installment of Through the Lens: Wedding Photography…Flickr Blog
Sen. Murphy blasts Trump’s Middle East trip as a blatant “public corruption tour.” Foreign powers funnel cash into Trump’s pockets—luxury jets, real estate deals—while U.S. interests take a backseat. This is corruption,plain and simple. Congress must act NOW. #Corruption www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Sen. Murphy calls President Trump's trip a 'public corruption tour' | Here & Now
President Trump is in Qatar on Wednesday, the second stop on his trip in the Middle East. He's also getting criticism for considering accepting a luxury jet from Qatar as a gift.Asma Khalid (WBUR)
From AlterNet; highlights in the alt or read it here----->
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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...
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‘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
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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...
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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)
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
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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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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.
'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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"A Good, Reckless Adventure of an Old Crazy Woman"
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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
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in reply to Abandoned America • • •I love this stuff so much. Abandoned Industrial sites grip me so much more than others.
I sincerely wish someone would buy, and preserve, an old coal fired power plant much like Steel Stacks in Bethlehem or Landschaftspark in Germany.
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in reply to Abandoned America • • •recommended listening when looking at these photos:
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Powerhouse : Raymond Scott : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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