Middle East Oil Market Weakens as Glut Concerns Gain Traction
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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai Found Guilty in Landmark Security Case
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As Affordable Care Act tax credits are set to expire in just a few weeks, sending health care costs surging for more than 20M Americans, Johnson presented his caucus with 10 ideas to address the spike in health care costs. trib.al/VKy5p0u
But told them, just choose a couple. Very comprehensive.
Mike Johnson Finally Reveals GOP’s Health Care Plan—and It’s Rough
Johnson presented his caucus with 10 ideas but told them just to pick a few to implement.The New Republic
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Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.Julia Ainsley (NBC News)
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Pope: Plan for Ukraine visit ready but difficult to implement
The Vatican has prepared a plan for a visit by Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine, but it is currently difficult to carry out due to security concerns. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
Hong Kong: UN rights chief voices concern over ‘draconian’ laws, in wake of deadly apartment fire
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[...]“The people of Hong Kong understandably want answers and accountability, so that the hundreds of victims are properly compensated and to avoid such a tragedy occurring again," UN human rights chief Volker Türk said.
Mr. Türk noted that the authorities appointed an independent review committee and initiated criminal and anti-corruption investigations into the fire – but have so far stopped short of appointing a commission of inquiry with full investigative powers.
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“I am deeply concerned by reports that the territory’s draconian security laws are being applied against individuals who have called publicly for a transparent and independent inquiry, a review of construction oversight, government accountability, and support for affected residents, among other things,” he said.
“I urge the authorities to drop these cases against those seeking accountability.”
The UN rights chief stressed that several provisions and practices under the 2020 National Security Law and the 2024 Safeguarding National Security Ordinance do not comply with international human rights law, particularly the principles of legality, necessity and proportionality governing permissible restrictions on rights.
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“The cumulative impacts of these laws reflect a systemic erosion in enjoyment of human rights, including the fundamental freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association in what was once a vibrant hub for civil society, vigorous debate on public policy, and independent media in the region,” he said.
The High Commissioner also expressed concerns about electoral changes which have reduced the proportion of directly elected District Council seats to less than 20 per cent of its full membership.
“The compelled dissolution of major political parties has effectively eliminated organized political opposition,” he said.
[...]
Mr. Türk insisted that “there is an opportunity to restore meaningful civic space in Hong Kong, by rolling back these measures that restrict political participation and suppress dissent.”
Hong Kong: UN rights chief voices concern over ‘draconian’ laws, in wake of deadly apartment fire
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has voiced concern over reports that “draconian security laws” in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China are being used to clampdown on people calling for a probe into the deadly fire at an apartment co…UN News
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Con visita a La Moneda y reunión con representantes de la oposición: La agenda de Kast para el día post elecciones
El Presidente electo visitará el palacio presidencial junto a su esposa y su equipo más cercano, donde entablará una conversación privada con Gabriel Boric.Emol
How iRobot lost its way home
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/14/how-irobot-lost-its-way-home/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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How iRobot lost its way home | TechCrunch
iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court.Connie Loizos (TechCrunch)
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How UAE's growing interest in crypto drew Michael Saylor, Changpeng Zhao and other crypto executives to Abu Dhabi, hoping to secure deals with Emirati investors (Angus Berwick/Wall Street Journal)
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How UAE's growing interest in crypto drew Michael Saylor, Changpeng Zhao and other crypto executives to Abu Dhabi, hoping to secure deals with Emirati investors
By Angus Berwick / Wall Street Journal. View the full context on Techmeme.Techmeme
An aardwolf gal character I painted some time ago :>
#furry #anthro #fantasy #dnd #rpg #pathfinder #gloomhaven #daggerheart #aardwolf #hyena #canine #digitalart #artwork #characterdesign #oc #gaertan #krita
Kristi Noem GETS EXPOSED after RUNING FROM HEARING. Via @meidastouch #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️ youtu.be/unKlES9cTGc?...
Meditation for Beginners: Buddhist Monks & Teachers Explain the Basics
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Meditation for Beginners: Buddhist Monks & Teachers Explain the Basics
In the app-rich, nuance-starved culture of late capitalism, we are encouraged to conflate two vastly different concepts: the simple and the easy.Josh Jones (Openculture.com)
Kenny plays and conducts Mustonen, Strozzi, Bach and Vivaldi in San Francisco - Schedule // - www.worldconcerthall.com
Alexi Kenny, violin and conductor, and the musicians of the San Francisco Symphony play: Olli MUSTONEN: Nonet No. 2 for Strings. STROZZI arr Kenney Che si può fare. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050,. VIVALDI: The Four Seas...www.worldconcerthall.com
Thai Baht Surges to Four-Year High Ahead of BOT Rate Decision
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/usd-thb-thai-baht-surges-to-four-year-high-ahead-of-bot-rate-decision?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Brown Shooting Latest, Leaders React to Australia Shooting, More
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Pro Athlete Mitch Brown Confronted in Bathroom, Told to "Prove" He's Bi
Pro Athlete Mitch Brown Confronted in Bathroom, Told to "Prove" He's Bi
The former Australian Football League athlete came out earlier this year.Samantha Riedel (Them.)
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"Bisexual men dont exist, if they do then prove it to me" is what she is saying.
Funny how bi men dont exist in societies eyes but bi women are all over the place.
The patriarchy is real.
Officers recuperating at Hospital #3. The man in the lead is blind
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Mexican president says Mexico will send more water to US but not immediately
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that her country intends to send more water to the United States, but not immediately, even as Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs by 5% on Mexican imports if more water is not delivered as part of a water-sharing agreement.
Sheinbaum said Mexico is proposing a water delivery this month and another one in the coming years. The proposal will be discussed in a virtual meeting with U.S. officials Tuesday, she said.
Mexico is behind water deliveries to the United States from the Rio Grande River because of drought and pipeline limitations, Sheinbaum said.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-us-rio-grande-water-farmers-986fee61f17d5c975a5927f651b808fa
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Children Flood Putin With Complaints About Roblox Ban, Kremlin Says
Children Flood Putin With Complaints About Roblox Ban, Kremlin Says
Children in Russia have flooded the Kremlin with complaints about authorities banning the Roblox gaming platform, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said Tuesday.The Moscow Times
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阪神タイガースの近本光司外野手が、自身のインスタグラム(＠koji_speed5)を更新した。【画像】知的なチカブレンド…NPBHUB (NPBHUB - Nippon Professional Baseball Fanbase)
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If I'm Zelensky and I'm giving up one inch of territory I'd want instantaneous membership in NATO. A security garantee from the US right now is worthless.
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Zelensky calls for 'Article 5-like' security guarantees as he meets Trump's envoys in Berlin President Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting U.S.Defending Ukraine (Mastodon 🐘)
On this week’s Full Scottish, Drew Hendry and guests, Stuart McMillan MSP and William Duguid discuss the week’s top Scottish and international news, including Gaza, Ukraine, Trump and Venezuelan, ECHR, Flu and the NHS, the UK economy and Scotland’s Energy.
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On this week's Full Scottish, Drew Hendry, Stuart McMillan MSP and William Duguid discuss the week's top Scottish and international news.reftvadmin (Broadcasting Scotland)
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
When Jumaa and Fadi Abu Assi went to look for firewood their parents thought they would be safe. They were just young boys, aged nine and 10 and, after all, a ceasefire had been declared in Gaza.
Their mother, Hala Abu Assi, was making tea in the family’s tent in Khan Younis when she heard an explosion, a missile fired by an Israeli drone. She ran to the scene – but it was too late.
Since the US-brokered ceasefire was announced on 10 October, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza; according to a UN official, at least 70 are children – like Jumaa and Fadi.
They were killed, their mother said, at “a time when bloodshed was supposed to stop”.
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’Seham Tantesh (The Guardian)
🛑🇺🇸Trump’s GOP government plans to require social media handles, background from ESTA travellers sparks outrage (FRANCE 24 English VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #russiaUkraineWar
In Europe tariffs on Chinese EVs have only increased the sales growth of Chinese hybrids #EV #CanPoli #tariffs #ElectricVehicles
Hong Kong - X5826, Extra 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Title: Sightseeing in Hong Kong
Date: 1959 (exact date not specified)
Keywords: Sports Illustrated, Hong Kong, Toni Frissell
Description:
Toni Frissell's photograph collection includes a job titled "Sightseeing in Hong Kong" from 1959. The image is part of the Sports Illustrated assignment information and contains both black and white and color photographs.
Biography:
Toni Frissell (1907-1988) was an American sports photographer known for her work with Sports Illustrated, capturing iconic images of athletes and sports events throughout her career.
Locations: Hong Kong
Note: Further information on the collection is available at the Library of Congress's online repository.
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In defiant flyover, U.S. F-18 fighter jets enter Venezuelan airspace for 40 minutes
Two U.S. F-18 fighter jets flying in tandem entered Venezuelan airspace around noon Tuesday, circling over the Gulf of Venezuela in the latest show of force against the regime of Nicolás Maduro.
The flyover — carried out despite the Venezuelan regime’s possession of a number of Russian-made anti-aircraft batteries — took place less than 100 miles northeast of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city. Thousands of Venezuelans tracked the aircraft online through specialized tracking websites, watching as the jets traced a bow-tie-shaped pattern over the gulf.
The fighters remained inside Venezuelan airspace for at least 40 minutes at an altitude of roughly 25,000 feet before heading north and leaving the area.
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China doesn't need to directly confront the US but may provide critical information to defenders of Venezuela.
China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets
China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang LEO megaconstellation and deploying new Yaogan …Andrew Jones (SpaceNews)
Let’s talk about…the Bondi Beach attack
Earlier today, two gunmen allegedly opened fire on attendees of a Chanukah by the Sea event on Bondi Beach in Sydney. So far, authorities have claimed 12 people are dead, eleven civilians and one g…OffGuardian
Poe and Lovecraft in Providence
Walking through Providence in the footsteps of H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe.Bob's Pages of Travel, Linux, Cybersecurity, and More
Free tools providing insights into what our politicians stand for
Machinery for democracy. Understand how your representative votes, spends money, talks, and more. Make an informed voting decision.politicalgadgets.com
🛑🇺🇸Americans now watch their words when interviewing - Looking into ESTA citizens social media accounts at US border “pretty concerning": former Border Agents (Global News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania
Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy, to go private after buyout
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Dec 14 (Reuters) - Roomba vacuum cleaner maker iRobot (IRBT.O), said on Sunday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection, and would go private after being acquired by Picea, its primary manufacturer.The company, which raised concerns about staying in business in March, filed for bankruptcy in the District of Delaware as it grapples with macroeconomic and tariff-related uncertainties.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/irobot-enters-chapter-11-lender-acquire-roomba-maker-2025-12-15/
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Lavrov Warns West Is 'Restructuring' Bosnia, Violating Dayton Agreement
In an article for Serbian newspaper Politika, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov accused the West of launching a "multi-tiered campaign against the Serbs" aimed at dismantling the Dayton peace framework and forcibly integrating Bosnia into NATO.Sputnik International
Crescini, Arturo - Gente della laguna n ° 3,
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They’re multiplying.
I thought the alligator scale ones would look more like… scales. I think I need to try a different technique.
But I’m a fan of the ribbing on the purple one.
Can’t stop won’t stop.
This one looks like a damn pot. The custom stitch I used, I think, would work better if it were a solid color.
I also think it needs a nice, thick, non-crochet draw string.
Rather than deal with the drama of divorce, more and more women over 40 are choosing to just check out of their relationships.
Hashcards: A plain-text spaced repetition system
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Hashcards: A Plain-Text Spaced Repetition System
Announcing my latest open-source project.Fernando Borretti
📷 Château Secret, France
Château Secret is a stunning abandoned home in France. Inside are many beautiful rooms, including a library with vintage sewing machines.
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