A Russian court has ordered the recovery of almost 15 billion roubles ($185 million) from Belgium's Euroclear in a lawsuit filed by First Asset Management, formerly a division of Russia's largest lender Sberbank, the Vedomosti daily reported on Friday.
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#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Euroclear #Sberbank
Riapre il Brennero. L’Anas rispetta i tempi. Il grazie del sindaco
La statale da lunedì aperta a senso unico alternato tra Ponte del Diavolo e Chifenti. Andreuccetti: "Quando le cose sono fatte nei tempi è giusto riconoscerlo".
Today is your Loki Day!
I used to worry about the brown spots on Loki's nose, his toes, his gums, etc. But the vet said it's just freckles, which makes sense b/c he's basically a redhead and redheads have freckles.
#AllCatsAreBeautiful #LokiDay #LokiToots #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #CatsOfPixelFed #Catstodon #Cats #Caturday #Cat #OneOrangeBrainCell
Canonical Donating to Open Source Projects This Year
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Discussions: discu.eu/q/ubuntu.com/blog/can…
Canonical + thanks.dev = giving back to open source developers | Ubuntu
Find out how Canonical is recognizing open source contributors, and how you can use thanks.dev to support open source projects you rely on.Ubuntu
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An official appointed by Hungarian PM to investigate foreign political interference met with Trump administration officials this week in what US officials saw as a bid to enlist their help against Orban's perceived enemies in advance of elections expected next year.
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#Ukraine #Russia #US #EU #Hungary #Orban
#Mars #NASA
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Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 16, 2025
The smaller of Mars' two moons shines in the sky before sunrise on the Red Planet, as captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.Robert Z. Pearlman (Space)
Open letter from 10 former US university presidents or chancellors:
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US higher education "is under attack. Because of the financial consequences from federal stop-work orders, some universities…have curtailed, or even stopped, admitting graduate and professional students. This is not a matter of cutting waste or curbing frivolous research. These cuts will translate into shortages of trained doctors and nurses who provide critical care; engineers who keep bridges, utilities and water supplies safe; and scientists who discover drugs and therapies. Federal research funding for universities is not a subsidy. Under previous administrations, it was a competitive process through which taxpayers invest in discovery and innovation. In a recent world ranking of the top 50 universities influencing patented inventions, U.S. universities held 30 of the top 50 spots and Harvard was No. 1. This research enterprise helped build the world’s most powerful economy. It is a bargain by any measure."
#Academia #DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
@academicchatter
#Tennessee jury convicts former State House Speaker Glen Casada and his Chief of Staff of corruption on same day no-shows of undocumented workers force #KidRock to close his shitty restaurant on Broadway during peak tourist season. huffpost.com/entry/jury-convic…
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Good day’s work by the #resistance. ✅
Jury Convicts Ex-Tennessee House Speaker And His Aide In Legislative Mail Scheme
Former Republican Rep. Glen Casada resigned as House speaker in August 2019 after a no-confidence vote from fellow House Republicans due to swirling scandals.AP (HuffPost)
I Found My Friends, by Boombox, Boombassador, The Polish Ambassador
track by Boombox, Boombassador, The Polish AmbassadorThe Polish Ambassador
STRIKE HARD, by Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
from the album BRICK THROUGH A LIMOUSINEWalter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys
This is not the content I joint mastodon for.
You shared way better things about cats and thanks for that 👍
Report: McIlroy's driver deemed nonconforming ahead of PGA Championship
https://apnews.com/article/rory-mcilroy-pga-championship-driver-test-8ad331e967454fba316c1a3251c22672?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch
"This rocket that was involved in the incident on the launch pad this week..."
"The one where the front fell off?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah, that's not very typical, I'd like to make that point."
The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch
The Australian startup behind the Eris rocket says the rest of the vehicle was undamaged.Stephen Clark (Ars Technica)
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The Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977. Now, it’s more than 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth. Its thrusters, which fell silent 20 years ago, threatened to abort the craft's mission — until NASA engineers brought them back to life. @LiveScience has more on “yet another miracle save.”
#Space #NASA #SpaceExploration #Voyager1
'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters
More than 15 billion miles from home, Voyager 1's ailing thrusters were threatening to abort the craft's mission. Until NASA engineers brought them miraculously back to life.Ben Turner (Live Science)
Supreme Court Blocks Deportations, U.S. Loses Last Top Credit Rating, More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-05-17/supreme-court-blocks-deportations-us-loses-top-credit-rating?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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US Secretary of State says Syria faces ‘two choices, transformation or civil war’
Rubio made the comments during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart, coinciding with reports of talks between Damascus and Tel Avivthecradle.co
Malaysia’s ‘fish hunters’ target invasive species, one catch at a time
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/17/malaysias-fish-hunters-target-invasive-species-one-catch-at-a-time?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Malaysia’s ‘fish hunters’ target invasive species, one catch at a time
Invasive species are an issue the world over, and mega-biodiverse Malaysia waterways are threatened by imported fish.Patrick Lee (Al Jazeera)
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Security Theater REALized and Flying without REAL ID
After multiple delays of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and its updated counterpart, the REAL ID Modernization Act, in the United States, the May 7th deadline of REAL ID enforcement has finally arrived.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Events for the 17th of May from Wikipedia:
• 1967: Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_…
• Birth (1897) of Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Hass…
#history #events #historical #today @histodons
TikTok、広告めぐり「法令違反」とEUが暫定見解–詐欺広告を見つけたら？ – CNET Japan
人気ソーシャルメディアアプリのTikTokは、欧州連合（EU）のオンラインコンテンツ規則に違反していると欧州委員会から指摘された。 欧州委の暫定的見解によれば、TikTokはデジタルサービス法（DSA）が定めるアプリ内の広告情報公開の義務を履行していないという。こうした情報は、利用者が詐欺広告を見分けるのに役立つ。 欧州委はTikTokが広告の内容だけでなく、広告のターゲットや支払い元についても、必要な情報を開示していないと指摘した。 暫定的見解が確定した場合、TikTokは世界における年間…WALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
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Meta is paying $50 an hour to train avatars for smart glasses and VR
"Project Warhol" comes as Meta calls 2025 its "most critical year" for VR, avatars, and AI wearables.Effie Webb (Business Insider)
The white rural reckoning: "Given the damage of Trump’s first-term agriculture tariffs, rural American farmers may have forfeited the right to express surprise or dismay about what’s happening to them — again."
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The white rural reckoning
Trump is betraying the very voters who put him back in power.Tom Schaller (Public Notice)
New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:
comics.lucentinian.com/7856
#ComedyGold #Comedy #AIGeneratedJokes #DailyLaughs #DailyJokes
Thoughts on thinking
Link: dcurt.is/thinking
Discussion: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4…
Thoughts on thinking • Dustin Curtis
I have been stuck. Every time I sit down to write a blog post, code a feature, or start a project, I come to the same realization: in the context of AI, what I’m doing is a waste of time. It’s horrifying. The fun has been sucked out of the process...Dustin Curtis on Svbtle
"#SaudiArabia and #France will host an international conference next month with #UnitedNations backing, establishing an ambitious roadmap for Palestinian statehood with specific timelines and enforcement mechanisms that completely circumvent Israel's position on the matter."
#gaza
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@israel
@palestine
@iran
@lebanon
@yemen
@syria
@ireland
@uk
@australia
@histodons
Saudi Arabia, France to impose Palestinian state without Israeli input
A June UN-backed conference will establish binding timeline for Palestinian state with sanctions for non-compliance, while disregarding Israel's security concerns and not requiring Palestinian recognition of Israel.adin (www.israelhayom.com)
At Least Four Dead After Tornado, Storm Batters St. Louis, Mayor Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2025-05-16/severe-thunderstorms-down-trees-knock-out-power-to-thousands-across-parts-of-great-lakes-region?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Security Theater REALized and Flying without REAL ID
eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/secu…
"After multiple delays of the REAL ID Act of 2005 and its updated counterpart, the REAL ID Modernization Act, in the United States, the May 7th deadline of REAL ID enforcement has finally arrived. Does this move our security forward in the skies? The last 20 years says we got along fine without it. There were and are issues along the way that REAL
Missouri conservatives have shut down a Democrat-led filibuster by leveraging a rarely utilized maneuver called the "PQ"—in which 10 members sign a motion to force an immediate vote—to overturn the popularly passed abortion rights amendment.
This means Missourians must vote again on abortion rights in 2026.
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Missouri Voters Overturned an Abortion Ban. Republicans Ignored Them.
State Republican senators have usurped the will of the voters on abortion.The New Republic
Singapore Makes a Big Bet on the Future of Air Travel
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-17/singapore-s-changi-airport-terminal-5-is-a-big-bet-on-future-air-travel?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Walmart Prepares for a Future Where AI Shops for Consumers - Slashdot
Walmart is preparing for a future where AI agents shop on behalf of consumers by adapting its systems to serve both humans and autonomous bots.slashdot.org
Our Favorite Beer Can-Sized Projector Is $130 Off Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Walker, Dvorák with Ehnes, Smetana and Janácek from Minneapolis - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
James Ehnes, violin, and the Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner play: George WALKER: Folksongs. DVORÁK: Violin Concerto. SMETANA: Tabor from Má Vlast. JANÁCEK: Sinfonietta. Live....www.worldconcerthall.com
This is a whole new level of fucked up BS religious stupidity.
But they are the ones on the winning side and the world is silently allowing them to go unpunished.
#israel #Genocide #Gaza #Superiority
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Sindrome del Instagramer al ir a Lisboa!
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Si vas a Lisboa como hacer para no sentirte culpable por la destrucción de una cultura!
Sobre el Síndrome de Instagrammer
#instagram #instagrammer #Lisboa #portugal #síndromeDeInstagramer #síndromeDeInstagrammer #serTurista #turista
Trump’s UK Ambassador Stands to Benefit From New Trade Deal
Last week, Donald Trump’s UK ambassador, Warren Stephens, helped negotiate a trade deal between the UK and the US. Stephens holds shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars in key sectors that stand to benefit from the agreement.
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I have no confidence in the American people. Here's why:
The first antifascists fought in the Spanish Civil War, as ugly and brutal as any war in history. Brave people, the republicans, George Orwell fought alongside them. Homage to Catalonia.
The Spanish Civil War was the warmup exercise for WW2.
The idealism, then the infighting , the Russian-backed communists war on the POUM. Amazing depictions of men at war.
The good guys lost.