Australia Holds Another Round of Parliamentary Elections
On May 3 of this year, Australia held general elections for its bicameral parliament. The Labor Party, led by current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese,Владимир Терехов (New Eastern Outlook)
The Trump Memecoin Dinner Winners Are Getting Rid of Their Coins
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The second in the series I started yesterday. I tried to frame several horizontal lines to compliment the bridge.
Thank you, for seeing my work. I appreciate it.
Letras cervantinas en cerámica, en la plaza de la Constitución de Puerto Lápice.
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On 14 May, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revoked the accreditation of the anti-doping laboratory in Bloemfontein, South Africa, due to its inability to satisfactorily address multiple non-conformities against the International Standard for Laboratories (ISL).
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#doping #cleansport #antidoping #datajournalism
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Everett Rudolph: I’m a brand new activist—here’s what got me to join others in the streets
As a lifelong conservative, my turn to activism has given me insights into what we can do to bring others like me into the movement.Vox Populi
workin on the design for my slides at CSS Day
3D view transitions between pages/slides?
li'l bit-o-glitch and some split text.
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The idea of that young people lack grit, or need to build resilience as part of their education, as a way of seeking to reverse the mental health crisis among out young people is really just more 'victim blaming';
we need not just to support young people but ask: what is it about modern life (in the UK) that causes such anguish & mental health difficulties?
Otherwise we are just trying to deal with the symptom(s) not the cause of the problem.
#MentalHealth #politics
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‘Grit’ no substitute for better mental health funding for pupils in England, say experts
As education secretary unveils £49m for school-based support and calls for ‘grit’, charity says many children have significant treatment needsRichard Adams (The Guardian)
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Una Marcia Globale per Gaza: il 15 giugno per rompere l’assedio
Migliaia di cittadini, gruppi e ONG di 22 paesi uniscono le forze nella “March to Gaza”, prevista per il 15 giugno al confine di Rafah. L’obiettivo: aprire corridoi umanitari, porre fine all’occupazione israeliana e ricostruire Gaza.Redazione PeaceLink (PeaceLink)
How Fuel Demand Is Driving Up the Price of Ice Cream
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Apple Denies Blocking ‘Fortnite’ From EU Stores in Epic Dispute
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/apple-denies-blocking-fortnite-from-eu-stores-in-epic-dispute?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Opinion | Summers at the pool
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/16/edith-pritchett-cartoon-summer-pool/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words
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The World Record for the Shortest Math Article: 2 Words
In 2004, John Conway and Alexander Soifer, both working on mathematics at Princeton University, submitted to the American Mathematical Monthly what they believed was 'a new world record in the number of words in a [math] paper.' Soifer explains:OC (Openculture.com)
In Istanbul, Russia plays chess while the West is stuck in make-believe
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/5/16/in-istanbul-russia-plays-chess-while-the-west-is-stuck-in-make-believe?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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In Istanbul, Russia plays chess while the West is stuck in make-believe
The war can only end on Moscow’s terms. The West’s inability to accept this harsh reality keeps Ukraine bleeding.Leonid Ragozin (Al Jazeera)
Ich sag's wie's ist: Es ist ungemein beruhigend, kein Windows mehr zu nutzen.
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MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student's AI Research Paper - Slashdot
MIT said Friday it can no longer stand behind a widely circulated paper on AI written by a doctoral student in its economics program.science.slashdot.org
🍂Commission Info🍂
Tonight is my last commission opening for a while, and at my current prices.
I’ll reopen once I’ve cleared my current queue, sometime in July.
I’ll post more info after Confuzzled ^^
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Producer of potential reality show in which immigrants complete to be U.S. citizens says “This isn’t ‘The Hunger Games’ for immigrants... This is not, ‘Hey, if you lose, we are shipping you out on a boat out of the country.’”
BREAKING NEWS!!
11 inmates escaped a New Orleans prison Friday afternoon!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #breaking #breakingnews
Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday, killing more than 93 people and wounding hundreds.
The strikes followed days of similar attacks that killed more than 130 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, and came as US President Donald Trump wrapped up a visit to Gulf states — but not Israel.
FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye is joined by Yasmine Ahmed, UK Director of Human Rights Watch.
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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News
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Sindicatos rurais e descontos não autorizados em aposentadorias - Paulo Figueiredo
INSS: Entenda a atuação dos sindicatos rurais investigados pelos descontos não autorizados dos aposentados a entidades representativas.Suhely Bueno (Paulo Figueiredo)
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Odds are #trump plan for “good things” happening for #palestine people is resettlement into the countries on his #middleeast corruption tour.
#uspol #middleeastpolitics #gaza
Middle East crisis live: ‘a lot of people are starving’ in Gaza, says Trump, as Israeli strikes kill dozens
Widespread attacks across northern Gaza with survivors warning that people are trapped under the rubbleAmy Sedghi (The Guardian)
Cinque Paesi, una visione. Il vertice dell’E5 rilancia la difesa europea e il dialogo transatlantico
@Notizie dall'Italia e dal mondo
Giunge al termine la due giorni di confronti del gruppo E5, composto dai ministri della Difesa di Francia, Germania, Italia, Polonia e Regno Unito, e riunitosi a Roma per il suo quarto appuntamento. Sul tavolo dei cinque,
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📽️ vidéo en ✊ C'est pas le patron qui se lève tôt ! #greve #travail #patron #salaire #injustice: -- tGd8iYiTsU4?version=3 #greve #travail #patron #salaire #injustice
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🕸glané sur le net🕸 SOS Palestine. Levons-nous contre l'extermination et la barbarie !: Israël affame Gaza jusqu'à la mort dans le cadre de sa stratégie d'« offensive finale ». Les mouvements humanitaires et des travailleur·ses du monde entier… #SOSPalestine #Gaza #Israël #Génocide #Solidarité
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SOS Palestine. Levons-nous contre l’extermination et la barbarie ! - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
Israël affame Gaza jusqu'à la mort dans le cadre de sa stratégie d'« offensive finale ». Les mouvements humanitaires et des travailleur·ses du (…)www.europe-solidaire.org
La #LDH appelle à rejoindre les rassemblements et manifestations qui se tiendront partout en France ce 17 mai.
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Déportation de la population de Gaza : arrêter le gouvernement israélien, maintenant ! - LDH
Communiqué LDH Déportation de la population de Gaza : arrêter le gouvernement israélien, maintenant !communication (LDH)
Taxpayer funded police should not protect them.
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French crypto entrepreneurs promised extra security after violent kidnapping attempts
There have been at least three attempts to abduct crypto sector leaders or their family members since the start of the year in France.Victor Goury-Laffont (POLITICO)
Klarna CEO says its AI agent now handles two-thirds of customer service chats, an equivalent of 800 jobs, but Klarna is hiring workers for higher-end chats (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology)
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Klarna CEO: We’re Giving AI More Customer Service Work, Not Less
Headlines announcing Klarna’s AI pullback were wrong, its CEO says. Instead of retreating, it’s handing more tasks to the bots.Alex Kantrowitz (Big Technology)
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The good flower power news for the happy Friday :)
Kindergarten #children dropped seeds in the crack of the sidewalk to see what would happen
source: streetartutopia.com/2025/05/16…
Happy weekend for you :°)
#flower #nature #kids #experiment #exploration #nice #news #flower
Boulanger, Dutilleux with Staemmler and Beethoven's Second from Frankfurt - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Peter-Phillip Staemmler, cello, and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Delyana Lazarova play: L.BOULANGER: D'un matin de printemps. DUTILLEUX: Tout un monde lointain, Cello Concerto. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 2. Live.www.worldconcerthall.com
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
'It was my duty to step down' — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump's policy
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who held the role since 2022, accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia's full-scale invasion, rather than confronting the Kremlin.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
Presentazione del primo volume del MANUALE DI STORIA CONTEMPORANEA curato dalla Scuola di Base A.S. Makarenko e pubblicato dalle Edizioni Rapporti Sociali
Domenica 25 maggio, dalle 10:30, presso Casa della sinistra, Via Nicola Antonio Porpora, 45, 20131 Milano MI
‼️ La lotta di classe è il motore della storia!*
Presentiamo il primo volume del MANUALE DI STORIA CONTEMPORANEA
curato dalla Scuola di Base A.S. Makarenko e pubblicato dalle Edizioni Rapporti Sociali
Ti aspettiamo
🗓️ Domenica 25 maggio 🕒 alle 10.30 🏡 presso la Casa della Sinistra di Zona 3| Via Porpora 45 Milano
📌 Un manuale che spiega i fatti e non si limita a elencarli con pedante nozionismo.
Un progetto per (ri)leggere la storia dal punto di vista della classe operaia e delle masse popolari.
Uno strumento per appassionare docenti, studenti, lavoratori in cui vive l'aspirazione a una società senza più sfruttamento.
🚩 Ripercorreremo i passi principali che hanno portato alla Comune di Parigi, le sue principali conquiste e i motivi che hanno portato alla sua violenta dissoluzione, per trarne insegnamenti utili per sviluppare oggi in Italia quel nuovo assalto al cielo, con cui classe operaia e masse popolari possono farla finita con il dominio dei padroni sul mondo, lo sfruttamento, la guerra, il saccheggio delle risorse e l'abbrutimento morale e materiale.
🥙 Alle 13.00 ci sarà un pranzo popolare a 15€ per raccogliere fondi per sostenere il progetto editoriale e la pubblicazione del secondo volume del manuale di storia contemporanea
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Newark, il Sindaco Baraka sul suo arresto: "Mi hanno umiliato"
È scontro aperto tra il sindaco di Newark, Ras J. Baraka e il governo federale, dopo l'arresto del primo cittadino avvenuto giovedì della scorsa settimanaELP (ItaliaReportUsa.com)
Arc de Triomphe
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#Analysis: Clean #energy just put #China’s #CO2 #emissions into reverse for first time
source: carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean…
The analysis, based on official figures and commercial data, shows that China’s CO2 emissions have now been stable, or falling, for more than a year.
#economy #climate #future #politics #hooray #news #earth #nature
Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time - Carbon Brief
For the first time, the growth in China’s clean power generation has caused the nation’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to fall despite rapid power demand growth.Lauri Myllyvirta (Carbon Brief)
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Yay! The working week has ended. Time to play.
What wonderful things are all you lovely people doing this weekend?
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-- Palestine & Israël, Gaza, Génocide… europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?… #SOSPalestine #Gaza #Israël #Génocide #Solidarité
SOS Palestine. Levons-nous contre l’extermination et la barbarie ! - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
Israël affame Gaza jusqu'à la mort dans le cadre de sa stratégie d'« offensive finale ». Les mouvements humanitaires et des travailleur·ses du (…)www.europe-solidaire.org
#EuropeanUnion #Iran #Syria #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Syria's Shift Away From Iran Sparks Media Backlash After Trump Meets With Ahmed al-Sharaa
US President Donald Trump's historic meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on May 14 has not gone over well with the hard-line media in Iran.Kian Sharifi (RFE/RL)
Poland looks set for an interesting election Sunday, w/Duda unable to run for another 5yr term & Tusk coalition lacking enough parliamentary majority to avoid presidential veto. Likely to lead to 2nd round runoff June 1st: #poland #politik #Trzaskowski #duda #donaldtusk #nawrocki #election
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Polish voters set for tight presidential race after 10 years of Duda
Sunday's first-round is expected to set up a run-off between Warsaw's liberal mayor and a conservative historian.Adam Easton (BBC News)
This week, we discuss Star Wars' weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.
This week, we discuss Star Warsx27; weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.#BehindTheBlog
Behind the Blog: The Art of the 'Catharticle'
This week, we discuss Star Wars' weird little guys, catharticles, and spectacular views.Samantha Cole (404 Media)
💥 Budget meltdown on Capitol Hill: Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” just got torpedoed—by his own party. The GOP-led House Budget Committee rejected the multitrillion-dollar package as hardliners revolted over rising deficits and Medicaid cuts.
Rep. Chip Roy: “It does not do what we say it does with respect to deficits. That’s the truth.”
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House Budget Committee rejects Trump agenda bill in major setback for GOP leaders — NBC News
A group of conservatives voted against the massive party-line package, pushing for deeper spending cuts and citing concerns about the impact on the U.S. deficit.apple.news
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#Iran #11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState
Iran Meets European Powers As Trump Presses Tehran On Nuclear Proposal
Iran and European powers held talks in Istanbul about Tehran’s nuclear negotiations with Washington, as US President Donald Trump warned “something bad” will happen if the Islamic republic does not quickly decide on a US proposal for a deal.RFE/RL
Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly trial
Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly trial
How many ads is too many? Meta denies ad load harms users in bid to end trial early.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •This is just the "resliance" the Blue Tories used to blither on about last Government.
Remind me again how Starmer's Labour is different to the Tories again?
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in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •Emeritus Prof Christopher May
in reply to Neil Scott • • •@Sc0tty
exactly my point.... I don't blame them at all; indeed in many ways its a perfectly rational response to the current sh*tshow
Neil Scott
in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •GeofCox
in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •Good that you added that '(in the UK)' Chris. Unicef has just rated the UK 27 out of 36 on mental health, and second from last on adolescent life satisfaction. Last year, the Children's Society Good Childhood Report rated the UK below every other European country.
Their solutions ? - End child poverty, reduce pressures at school, and let children play. Not 'grit' then.
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
in reply to GeofCox • • •@GeofCox
yes, it seems to me the social environment that confronts British children is particularly harmful for a range of (long-term) reasons....
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in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •Make Dickens Great Again!
Jeroen Habets
in reply to Emeritus Prof Christopher May • • •scary how big the drop in #academic #proficiency in #Dutch #school children is...from near the top in 2018 to near the bottom end in 2022.
And this is a continuation of a trend of the last decades, not just Covid, still leading to no change/rollback in #policy
#onderwijs
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Didactief | De PISA-noodklok aan dovemansoren luiden?
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in reply to Jeroen Habets • • •Jeroen Habets
in reply to MarjorieR • • •@marjolica yes, I found that annoying too tbh.
The chart is from unicef.org/innocenti/reports/c… under "Academic skills" so you can hover over the others.
(And I fear I am distracting from @ChrisMayLA6 key point: the mental health crisis among our youth. Though IMHO their education certainly is a factor)
MarjorieR
in reply to Jeroen Habets • • •@jeroen fow completeness here's the graph but showing all the countries labels, not just every other one, on the X-axis.
I assume the version with only every other country label shown was taken from an excel spreadsheet graph of the data, where it is possible to make this sort of mistake, and not just a screenshot from the unicef report.