Paul Bean posted lies about asylum seekers online and appears to have broken the civil service code on impartiality.
Surely his colleagues knew this?
#ReformUK #AsylumSeekers #HomeOffice #UKPolitics #Durham
Reform UK councillor suspended from job at Home Office processing asylum claims | Reform UK | The Guardian
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Reform UK councillor suspended from job at Home Office processing asylum claims
It is understood an investigation will look at whether Paul Bean of Durham council breached civil service codeDiane Taylor (The Guardian)
#FotoVorschlag zum heutigen Thema "Wofür mein Herz schlägt":
Wandern in der schönen Natur mit magischen historischen Entdeckungen unterwegs ... Hier die märchenhafte Burg Eltz inmitten grüner Wälder in der Moselregion.
#rheinlandpfalz #burg #castle #geschichte #history #mittelalter #medieval #natur #nature #wandern #hiking #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #landschaft #landscape #landscapephotography
Friture Armand, Schueberfouer
#streetphotography #photography #bnwphotography #Luxembourg #monochrome #blackandwhite
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I NAS di Parma controllano un centro estetico della Bassa
Sanzioni e irregolarità [.....]
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I NAS di Parma controllano un centro estetico della Bassa
Sanzioni e irregolarità […..]Reggio Emilia Notizie | Gaiaitalia.com Notizie
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Live-fire training has sparked wildfires across the UK countryside, with unexploded shells (some dating back to WWII) often making it too dangerous to tackle them.
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by 'live-fire' military manoeuvres
Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled.Malcolm Prior (BBC News)
'Als parlementariër beloof je ook iets over jezelf. Dat je weliswaar door slechts een deel van de Nederlanders bent gekozen, maar dat je, als je eenmaal zit, de héle bevolking vertegenwoordigt.'
'En het is urgenter dan ooit. Het komt op de schouders van de politici die er nu zitten én de politici die in oktober worden gekozen om te zorgen dat Nederland een functionerende democratie blijft.'
Column over een begrip dat ouderwets lijkt te zijn geworden: volkskrant.nl/columns-van-de-d…
Anyone have experience with BDRShield? From a quick look at the site it *might* do what I want, but not having pricing upfront on the site is giving me icky vibes...
Edit: Apparently they *just* rebranded yesterday, and it used to be called BDRSuite. That might explain some of the broken links...
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Does anyone have recommendations for Windows full-volume/system backup tools that are friendly to syncing to offsite backups?I'm currently using Veeam agent. It works fine locally, but then I use restic to sync the backups over to offsite. The problem is that the way it manages backup lifetime is by taking the oldest full backup and "merging" in the next incremental (and renaming the file to the next date), to keep the total backup count constant. That means every day, Restic has to process a new "full backup" file.
Thanks to deduplication it doesn't actually copy the whole thing, it still only backs up changed chunks, but it still has to read and hash 1TB+ of data which takes hours...
Project Manager : What are you comfortable with, Front-end or Backend?
Me: Weekend...
Elephant Rock in Iceland by h0rdur
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@photography
#photography
#Iceland
#rocks
2025 #gaming backlog 34 - Hidden Folks (PC)
A hidden-object game, but one that gets to elevate the format because a game world is both animated and interactive. Love the super sweet hand drawn monochrome aesthetic, and combing over its scenes was calming and fun.
La nave di Mediterranea ha disobbedito al Viminale, che come sempre aveva indicato un porto di sbarco lontano, e ha portato i naufraghi a Trapani.
Piantedosi e Meloni invocano il rispetto della legge italiana. Peccato dimentichino convenzioni internazionali e diritto Ue che hanno rango superiore alla legge interna.
Un “sovranismo giuridico” che chi elogia la nuova inclinazione europeista e internazionalista della presidente del consiglio farebbe bene a tenere presente
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“Étretat beach, Porte d'Aval and Needle seen from above the Porte d'Amont”
Surrounded by cliffs, the beach is relatively sheltered from prevailing winds. It is made up of pebbles.
These pebbles are a natural bulwark, necessary to protect the coastline. In fact, they contribute to this protection by acting as a “wave damper”, in the same way as artificial stonework would.
At the top of the cliff stands the stone silhouette of the Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde chapel, protector of fishermen.
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📅 3 août 2020
📸 Fujifilm X-T3 + 16-80mm
🎛️ ISO 320, ƒ/11, 1/2200 s
#TravelPhotography #Europe #France #Normandie #SeineMaritime #Etretat #Photography #Fujifilm #XT3
10 cosas que no sabías que podías hacer (o sí) en Plasma 6
En una charla que ya casi es un clásico, Baltasar nos enseña un montón de cosas nuevas que va incluyendo con el tiempo KDE Plasma.
CAPÍTULOS:
00:00 Introducción
03:47 ¿Qué es KDE?
06:11 Novedades básicas Plasma 6.4
10:55 Demo: Krunner
20:31 Demo: Portapapeles
25:23 Demo: Bandeja del sistema
29:33 Demo: ventanas
38:43 Demo: Spectacle
44:20 Fin de la presentación
ENLACES DE INTERÉS:
kde.org/plasma-desktop/
FEDIVERSO DE BALTASAR:
@baltollkien@mastodon.social
mastodon.social/@baltollkien
Ieri è uscito il terzo volume della trilogia Ghosted di Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin. È un gran bel disco e a un primo ascolto mi viene da dire che potrebbe addirittura essere il migliore dei tre; dovrei rivisitare gli altri perché la memoria potrebbe far cilecca, ma, per dirne una, non mi pare vi fosse niente di così diretto, ipnotico e funkeggiante nei primi due:
Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin – Chahar
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#FediRadio #jazz #AvantGarde #funk
Chahar, by Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin
from the album Ghosted IIIOren Ambarchi
Il tifoso sospetto urla dagli spalti dell'Us Open, Leandro Riedi lo fa cacciare: «Se perdo mi scrive augurando la morte a mia madre» - Il video
https://www.open.online/2025/08/29/us-open-scommesse-tifoso-urla-cacciato-leandro-riedi-minacce-morte/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su SPORT @sport-OpenGiornale
Il tifoso sospetto urla dagli spalti dell'Us Open, Leandro Riedi lo fa cacciare: «Se perdo mi scrive augurando la morte a mia madre» - Il video
Il tennista svizzero, 435 al mondo, è riuscito in un'impresa storica battendo il numero 19 Cerundolo. Durante la partita, però, ha avuto un battibecco con uno spettatore molto interessato al risultatoOpen
Jasmine Paolini, la crisi non è finita: fuori dall'Us Open contro la ceca Vondrousova (n. 60 al mondo)
https://www.open.online/2025/08/29/us-open-2025-jasmine-paolini-eliminata/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su SPORT @sport-OpenGiornale
Jasmine Paolini, la crisi non è finita: fuori dall’Us Open contro la ceca Vondrousova (n. 60 al mondo)
Sconfitta senza appello per l'azzurra, dopo un primo set combattuto. L'ultima tegola sulla testa della numero 8 del ranking WtaUgo Milano (Open)
Romano Floriani Mussolini, sulla maglia la scelta del nome contro le polemiche. Esordio «da sogno» in Serie A: così fa vincere la sua Cremonese - La foto
https://www.open.online/2025/08/29/serie-a-romano-floriani-mussolini-cremonese-sassuolo-esordio/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su SPORT @sport-OpenGiornale
Romano Floriani Mussolini, sulla maglia la scelta del nome contro le polemiche. Esordio «da sogno» in Serie A: così fa vincere la sua Cremonese – La foto
Il figlio dell'ex senatrice Alessandra Mussolini ha di fatto deciso il match vinto dai lombardi per 3-2 contro il Sassuolo. «Un sogno», il commento del classe 2003, bisnipote del DuceAlba Romano (Open)
The mystery of the CEOs who were not outraged:
When Zohran Mamdani won the nomination to be the Democratic candidate for NY mayor, business leaders were swift to decry & criticise his (projected) policies as intended to destroy US businesses....
But when POTUS Trump has launched actual policies that impact on how the US does business, these same business leaders have been pretty quiet even when the damage is clear;
The Q. is there more to this than fear of upsetting Trump?
h/t FT
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Rossini's 'Semiramide' with Deshayes, Fagioli, Manoshvili and Kent from Paris - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Rossini's 'Semiramide' is an opera in two acts. The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy Semiramis, which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria.www.worldconcerthall.com
“Protests erupted for a 5th day Friday in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesting lawmakers’ allowances.” apnews.com/article/indo... #Indonesia
Thank you, everyone. I just heard from Aseel that we’ve reached her goal for this week.
Your contributions are literally helping keep a family of six alive despite Israel’s best efforts to destroy all life in Gaza.
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Hey everyone, every Tuesday, my friend @Aseelsehwel asks for your help to feed her family. She can’t do it today (they’re trying to stay alive during a genocide) so she asked if I could do it on her behalf.
They need $500 each week for their family of 6.
Every single dollar makes a real difference If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing – it might reach someone who can help.
Thank you so much for your continued kindness and support.
Here’s the donation link and their full story 👇
$500/$500💕
chuffed.org/project/138285-hel…
Help Sehwel family with their medical treatment
I'm Joe in the UK, I've been in touch with Aseel from the Sehwel family for over a year now and have been following their difficult struggle to afford medication, shelter and food in Gaza.Chuffed
For Magrat, stepping into a man's bedroom was like an explorer stepping on to that part of the map marked Here Be Dragons.
Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
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Analysis by Yale Humanitarian Research Lab suggest #RSF 'is creating a literal kill box around el-Fasher
El Fasher: Barrier being built around besieged Sudan city, satellite images show
The earthen berm is intended to trap people inside el-Fasher, Yale University research shows.Anne Soy (BBC News)
ihr hattet doch als Kind auch so einen Lachsack oder eine tanzende Sonnenblume mit Sonnenbrille und E Gitarre stimmts?
Ein Rückblick auf die Woche von @annskaja featuring unseriöse Seriositätsverstärker:
netzpolitik.org/2025/kw-34-die…
KW 34: Die Woche, in der wir Wischiwaschi-Belege entzaubert haben
Die 35. Kalenderwoche geht zu Ende. Wir haben 17 neue Texte mit insgesamt 248.128 Zeichen veröffentlicht. Willkommen zum netzpolitischen Wochenrückblick.netzpolitik.org
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College football on TV: A viewer’s guide to a packed opening weekend
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/08/30/college-football-games-on-tv/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Sports @sports-WashPost
By design (coincidental or otherwise) #Mastodon resists #censorship. If the censors take one server down, then the users will simply #migrate to another, or set up their own.
Let the whack-a-server games begin!
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Mastodon Says It Doesn't 'Have the Means' To Comply With Age Verification Laws - Slashdot
Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi's new age verification law because its decentralized software does not support age checks and the nonprofit lacks resources to enforce them.tech.slashdot.org
The absolute best voices working in movies today. My opinion only, but still: (in no particular order)
- Delroy Lindo
- Michael Wincott
- Kenneth "Chi" McBride
- Mark Strong
- Idris Elba
Springsteen, De Gregori, Pink Floyd, Queen: i 50 anni dei dischi
https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2025/08/30/album-50-anni-anniversario?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Pubblicato su Spettacolo @spettacolo-SkyTG24
Springsteen, De Gregori, Pink Floyd, Queen: i 50 anni dei dischi
Leggi su Sky TG24 l'articolo Springsteen, De Gregori, Pink Floyd, Queen: i 50 anni dei dischiRedazione Sky TG24 (Sky TG24)
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build - Slashdot
China has turned on the world's most sensitive neutrino detector after more than a decade of construction.science.slashdot.org
so destiny is also now a gacha game..?
i guess modern big-name gaming devolves into one of two categories (and probably a mixture of both): gacha and/or franchise cross-over garbage that loses all of its own identity (fortnite, call of duty)
"Thanks to denial, I'm immortal" -Philip J. Fry 😂
@reading @bookstodon @bookbubble @humour
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Bon dia a tothom (*) ☕ 🥐
(*) Quan dic a tothom, ho dic "literalment" perquè qui no sigui mereixedor/a de la salutació potser tingui un bon dia deixant de ser persona no mereixedora de la salutació, és a dir, el dia que una persona canvia a millor, sempre és un bon dia i desitjar a algú aquest tipus de "bon dia" m'agrada 😎
Perdoneu aquesta "turra" quasi incomprensible 🙏
Hey does any of you have a website lying around that
- has reasonably formatted, hand-written HTML
- has an easy-to-memorize URL
- does not use frames
- AND is appropriate to show to children?
I want to show some kids some HTML "in the wild" but I don’t want to put them through the horror of looking at looking at the code something like google.com
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A book it only took me 14 years to read. It felt longer.
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Personal Knowledge
It took me fourteen years to read this book1 by Michael Polanyi. Old bus tickets used as bookmarks tell me how far I got with each attempt, but this time I finished. For the effort I put in –…Diagram Monkey
“By merely accusing you of entering unlawfully, the Government would deprive you of any meaningful opportunity to disprove its allegations,” the judge added. “Fortunately, that is not the #law.”
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#guilty
#Republicans
#election2026
#2026election
The image is a four-panel comic strip titled "Dat is nou eenmaal mijn gevoel." It is dated August 20, 2025, and is created by Peter de Wit. The first panel shows a woman saying, "Dat is nou eenmaal mijn gevoel," while a man excitedly repeats, "Gevöel! Gevoel! Gevoel!" The second panel features the man, now with a magnifying glass, explaining that "Gevöel bestaat pas sinds de achttiende eeuw! Bedacht door hysterische romantici als Goethe en Rousseau!" The third panel shows the woman looking upset and saying, "Wat u zegt voelt gewoon niet fijn." In the fourth panel, the man is confused, saying, "Ik dacht echt dat die gevoelshype over zou waaien," while another man laughs and says, "Jij met je denken!" The comic humorously explores the concept of "gevoel" (feeling) and its historical context.
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