Russia, Ukraine talks end in less than two hours with no ceasefire deal
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/16/russia-ukraine-talks-end-in-less-than-two-hours-with-no-ceasefire-deal?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Russia, Ukraine talks end in less than two hours with no ceasefire deal
Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each, heads of delegations say.Al Jazeera
Money Stuff Podcast: Full of Mirth: 401(k), Clubs, TSLA
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-05-16/money-stuff-podcast-full-of-mirth-401-k-clubs-tsla?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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This morning's photography plans were thwarted by weather and government but I did capture this lovely corvid warming in the sun.
US Confidence Near Record Low, Trump Chides GOP Over Tax Bill
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-05-16/us-confidence-near-record-low-trump-chides-gop-over-tax-bill?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Trump Establishes New Cabinet Department to Process Huge Volume of Bribes
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Trump Establishes New Cabinet Department to Process Huge Volume of Bribes
“Eric and Don Jr. can’t do it alone.”Andy Borowitz (The Borowitz Report)
Una piscina per tutti: a Capannori c’è un nuovo sollevatore mobile per entrare in acqua
Per l'occasione, sopralluogo di Silvia Sarti e il presidente e il direttore della Capannori Servizi Pierangelo Paoli e Svaldo Sensi,
🇮🇹 Italian PM Meloni: “In the past few hours, it’s become clear who’s truly ready to take steps toward peace — and who clearly isn’t.”
She stressed that lasting peace in Ukraine requires a ceasefire and security guarantees for Kyiv.
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Meloni: "Si vede in queste ore chi vuole la pace in Ucraina" - Altre news - Ansa.it
La premier: "Emerge chi invece è chiaramente meno disponibile" (ANSA)Agenzia ANSA
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Zelensky, Macron, Starmer, Merz, Tusk hold phone call with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with the leaders of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Polish prime minister — who are all currently in Tirana — held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.Ukrinform
Bartók twice and Tchaikovsky with Tudorache from Bucharest - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
George Tudorache, violin, and the Romanian Radio National Orchestra conducted by Gergely Madaras play: BARTÓK: Romanian Folk Dances. TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major op. 35. BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite. Live....www.worldconcerthall.com
Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda' with Kolonits, Balga, Heiter and Hollý from Budapest - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Donizetti's 'Maria Stuarda' is an opera in two acts to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Andrea Maffei's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play Maria Stuart.www.worldconcerthall.com
Rushdie-Angreifer in den USA zu 25 Jahren Haft verurteilt
Im Sommer 2022 verletzte ein Angreifer den Schriftsteller Salman Rushdie auf offener Bühne schwer. Ein Gericht im US-Bundesstaat New York hat den Mann nun zu 25 Jahren Haft verurteilt. Schuldig gesprochen war er bereits.
Istanbul talks highlight Turkiye’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/16/istanbul-talks-highlight-turkiyes-balancing-act-between-russia-and-ukraine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Istanbul talks highlight Turkiye’s balancing act between Russia and Ukraine
Since the outbreak of the war, Turkiye has weighed its support for Ukraine against maintaining its ties to Russia.Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)
J'adore dessiner les gros animaux sur les cartes marines, mais pour y intégrer un peu d'élégance et de légèreté, je trouve qu'un oiseau en vol équilibre très bien les compositions…
Ici, un bruant des neiges (ou plectrophane des neiges) 🐦, mâle en plumage internuptial (soyons précis !)
🗺️ Je réalise des cartes marines sur commande !
N’hésitez pas à me contacter si vous souhaitez une œuvre personnalisée 💌
#bruantdesneiges #snowbunting #aquarelle #oiseau #illustrationnaturaliste #dessinanimalier #artonmap #artnordique #cartemarine #migratorybird #biodiversite #natureillustration #artandnature #birdwatching #femmesartistes #wildlifeart #seabirdart #characterart
Wenn Ihr Euch gefragt habt, was unter "Abschiebeoffensive" gemeint ist...
Frankfurter Familie ohne Voran...
Frankfurter Familie ohne Vorankündigung in fremdes Land abgeschoben - Demo von Mitschülern
In den Osterferien ist eine aus Afghanistan stammende Familie nach Indien abgeschoben worden. Die früheren Mitschüler der beiden Söhne sind geschockt - und gingen in Frankfurt auf die Straße.Danijel Majić (hessenschau.de)
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In Kiev, they said Zelenskyy, Macron and Merz had spoken on the phone with Trump
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British and Polish Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump.newsmaker newsmaker (English News front)
I love how the 'Final Destination' movies taught an entire generation to not follow lumber trucks.
Even more I love that they're leaning into this hard.
The image shows a truck on a highway, loaded with large logs. The truck's back is prominently displaying a movie advertisement for "Final Destination: Bloodlines," with the text "ONLY IN THEATERS MAY 16" and a blue sign that reads "HOW IS MY DRIVING?" The truck is on a road with a bridge in the background, and there are trees and a grassy hillside visible. A tweet from Jeremy Allison Art ([@]jallison_art) is overlaid on the image, stating "was blessed to see this on the 405 today." The truck is driving on a sunny day, and the overall scene is bright and clear.
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#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Trump says he may soon call Putin again
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he may soon call Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to discuss ending Russia's war against Ukraine. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Xiaomi vai deixar de atualizar 4 celulares em breve; veja se o seu está na lista
https://canaltech.com.br/android/xiaomi-vai-deixar-de-atualizar-4-celulares-em-breve-veja-se-o-seu-esta-na-lista/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Israelense grávida é morta a tiros a caminho do hospital na Cisjordânia - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do Brasil
Uma mulher israelense grávida foi assassinada na manhã desta quinta-feira (15), em um ataque armado atribuído a terroristas palestinos na região da Cisjordânia.Gazeta Brasil
#protest #immigration #Palestine #Gaza #genocide #Nakba #ICE #prison
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“They Want to Silence Me”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi on ICE Jail, Palestine, Activism, Buddhism
In his first live interview since his release from ICE detention, Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi recounts the traumatic experience of his arrest and incarceration.Democracy Now!
ChatGPT is getting an AI coding agent
OpenAI is releasing Codex, an AI coding agent that is integrated with ChatGPT and powered by a new codex-1 model designed specifically for software engineering tasks.Alex Heath (The Verge)
The US Army is getting in on right-to-repair
Following a push from Senator Elizabeth Warren, the US Army has announced that it will adopt right-to-repair provisions in new and existing contracts.Emma Roth (The Verge)
8BitDo’s new all-button arcade controller is just 16mm thick
8BitDo is releasing a version of its all-button arcade controller for the Switch and Windows PCs, and a separate version for the Xbox.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
New from Michelle Pitcher: Matthew Johnson’s guilt was never in question. On the stand during his 2013 trial, he admitted to the crime that landed him on death row. His execution is scheduled for next week. texasobserver.org/texas-death-…
#DeathPenalty #politics #USpol #law #crime #Texas #prison #HumanRights #news
Texas Set to Execute Fourth Person of the Year on Tuesday
Matthew Johnson was convicted of the 2012 murder of Nancy Harris in Dallas County.Michelle Pitcher (The Texas Observer)
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These people aren’t draining any swamp. They are the swamp.
Trump’s Swamp Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger and Swampier
On wretched display this week: the three ugly faces of MAGA.The New Republic
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Ukraine's defense minister: '1,000-for-1,000' prisoner exchange may take place soon
A "1,000-for-1,000" prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia could take place in the near future. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Even if you're a depraved monster, you should be against the Gaza genocide, because it's teaching elites what they can get away with, and yes, they will do it to you if it's in their interest.
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Sybiha in Turkey: We need concrete decisions, starting with 30-day ceasefire
Russia is facing a moment where it must demonstrate its seriousness, while Ukraine, the United States, and Turkey stand united in the need to swiftly advance the peace process. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
My world in 1 photo
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#betergejatdanslechtbedacht #art #artvisual #photooftheday #moeitewaard #impressive #streetphotography #visuals #artoflight #artinstallation #performance #myworldinonephoto #video #videooftheday #short #interesting #youbringonthesun #youmakeitshine #leeuwarden #photography #gabekamphuis #visualstoryteller #photovisionary
Anthropic blames Claude AI for ‘embarrassing and unintentional mistake’ in legal filing
Anthropic blames Claude AI for ‘embarrassing and unintentional mistake’ in legal filing
Anthropic has responded to allegations that it used an AI-fabricated source in a legal filing, saying its Claude chatbot made an “honest citation mistake.”Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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‘In a World of Influencers, We Have Waved Goodbye to the Theatre Critic’
Great theatre requires that a conversation should begin about it after the curtain comes down, writes Tim Walker
The Hyper-Aggressive, Comically Loyal Government Flacks Who Talk Like Trump
Zeiss Ikon Talon 85 2.8 Pojectionlens Stopped down with Apatue of an enlagener lens
#Olympus OMD-E-M1
#photography #MFT #photo #vintagelens #bokeh #暈け
VIDEO d'avui.
Tal al-Zaatar,
Nord de Gaza.
Resistiu mirant durant uns segons
per veure com apareix
un caparró d'una nena,
tant menuda,
que fa poc que camina.
𝐀𝐈𝐗𝐎̀ 𝐞́𝐬
𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐚
𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐚 #Gaza
Bombardeig a zona residencial.
Font: UNRWA de Palestina.
Ma Il Secolo d'Italia non prova imbarazzo nel pubblicare certi titoli?
Il Secolo d'Italia appare davvero imbarazzante nella sua campagna a sostegno di Giorgia Meloni.Gayburg
With the "Ban on conversion practices" petition getting a massive boost and the necessary votes for being successful only at the very last moment, this might be the time to check out other petitions at the European Citizens' Initiative as well:
They have a monthly newsletter you can subscribe to, so you don't miss out on new petitions. There's also a RSS feed for the newsletter's content:
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A prominent example of what can happen if institutions are dependent on commercial enterprises sitting in the USA: The Trump administration made Microsoft block the email account of the #ICC prosecutor:
apnews.com/article/icc-trump-s…
Given this recent example and the circumstance that this administration is in a constant quarrel with scientific institutions and also science in general, it is quite scary how dependent many - not all - German universities are for their core IT infrastructure on Microsoft services.
I hope this is a wake-up call for the IT service departments of our universities? We are increasingly encouraged to publish scientific findings (data, articles) according to #FAIRPrinciples in #OpenScience , but shouldn't we also think more about the vulnerability of our whole workflow, if the underlying IT can be shut down simply by an order of someone on the other side of the planet? Open alternatives do exist!
#FOSS #opensource #linux
Ce qui frappe dans cet article, c'est que l'analyse de la situation américaine est pleine d'éléments qui s'appliquent déjà à la France.
"Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education"
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"...dogmatic calls to eliminate entire research areas..." (les SHS au CNRS)
"...Scientists’ rational, detailed, and evidence-based arguments used to be effective in influencing policy, but the current administration and its allies have largely disregarded experts and facts in making major decisions..." (l'absence de faits réels justifiant la proposition de loi Duplomb)
"...The numerous rollbacks of major EPA rules and environmental protections will dramatically degrade air and water quality and irreparably harm public health and ecosystems..." (les attaques contre la FRB)
Senior Scientists Must Stand Up Against Attacks on Research and Education
They can use their position and collective power to influence institutional actions and mobilize to support more vulnerable colleagues.Mark Moldwin (Eos)
The image features a clear glass mug filled with a light brown beverage, likely a latte or cappuccino, with a frothy top displaying a latte art design resembling a swan or leaf. The mug has a handle and is placed on a dark wooden table. Surrounding the mug are three small, round candies: two white and one brown, suggesting a variety of flavors. To the left, there is a woven placemat, and in the background, a colorful coaster with the text "The Happy Hour" is visible, along with a few other indistinct items. The overall setting suggests a cozy, inviting atmosphere, possibly in a café or a home setting.
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Broadcom Employee Data Stolen By Ransomware Crooks Following Hit on Payroll Provider - Slashdot
Broadcom employees have had their personal data compromised following a September 2024 ransomware attack on Business Systems House (BSH), a Middle Eastern subsidiary of payroll company ADP.news.slashdot.org
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The constant drip drip drip drip of the cost of living crisis.
Gary Stevenson has risen to notoriety because he's called a spade spade.
Wealth is driving poverty. The cost of living crisis is a product of spiraling wealth disparity on many different levels.
Simple wealth disparity means the rich can simply outbid a working class person for a house. Pernicious disparity occurs with monopoly.
cnbc.com/video/2025/05/12/why-…
Why millennials feel broke despite rising net worth
Gen Z and millennials are facing a financial paradox: Despite higher wages and a rise in net worth, many still live paycheck to paycheck.CNBC
Also, IMO, pouring extreme resources into activities with high CTE rates is also stupid. My kid is going to a college with a lame-ass football team and throws all its scholarship funds into rewarding academic achievement.
(But this is where I start to get partisan, sexist, and you might call it shrill, so I'll stop, now.)
1976 USA Capitol Records / Mercury #vinyl #music
#ClassicRock #PsychedelicRock #BluesRock
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Dal sito #notiziescientifiche
@scienza
Un nuovo studio pubblicato su ACS Applied Energy Materials[1] propone un’importante innovazione per la produzione sostenibile di idrogeno: l’uso di eterostrati 2D di tipo Janus progettati razionalmente per la fotocatalisi. [leggi tutto]
Scoperta una struttura che trasforma l’acqua in idrogeno col sole, ecco come
Un nuovo studio pubblicato su ACS Applied Energy Materials[1] propone un'importante innovazione per la produzione sostenibile di idrogeno: l’uso di eterostrati 2D di tipo Janus progettati razionalmente per la fotocatalisi.Notizie scientifiche.it
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In tutti i paesi dell’Unione le religioni tradizionali stanno perdendo terreno tra i giovani, che però cercano risposte in nuovi culti, trovando idee e stimoli sui social network. Il video di Arte.
La spiritualità alternativa de...
La spiritualità alternativa delle nuove generazioni europee
In tutti i paesi dell’Unione le religioni tradizionali stanno perdendo terreno tra i giovani, che però cercano risposte in nuovi culti, trovando idee e stimoli sui social network. Il video. LeggiRedazione (Internazionale)
Decentralization means a media outlet can run their own social media server and nobody can stop them from going viral. No matter what inconvenient news they publish. The only barrier to this is the people you know staying on the other platforms. Until that changes, shitty govts and big tech/media assholes and advertisers will dominate what most of us know about and focus on. And that will determine elections and so much of what happens IRL. #SocialWeb #DemocracyOfReach
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Vienna, Austria - May 2025
#wien #vienna #austria #oesterreich #wienliebe #karlsplatz #karlskirche #samsung #photography #phonephotography #s24ultra
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