Xi Courts Latin America as Trump’s Tariffs Pressure Region
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Inkscape 1.4.2 Adds Initial Support for Importing Vectornator / Linearity Curve Files - 9to5Linux
Inkscape 1.4.2 open-source SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor is now available for download with new features and enhancements.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Timelapse of my art study of an African American woman to study light and color, and it was painted in Procreate!
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Reddit Turns 20 - Slashdot
ZDNet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols marks Reddit's 20 years of being "the front page of the internet," recalling its evolution from a scrappy startup into a cultural powerhouse that shaped online discourse, meme culture, and the way millions consume news …tech.slashdot.org
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ユーロ圏経済、１－３月は予想以上に成長加速－米関税で今後は厳しく – Bloomberg
ユーロ圏経済は年初に予想以上に成長した。だが、トランプ米政権の関税による打撃が完全に感じられるようになるのはこれからであるため、経済見通しは今後いっそう厳しくなる。 欧州連合（ＥＵ）統計局が30日発表した１－３月（第１四半期）の域内総生産（ＧＤＰ）は前期比0.4％増と、前の四半期の２倍に成長が加速した。ブルームバーグが調査したアナリスト予想は0.WALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech. #mastodon
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Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech
Mastodon’s work to highlight their platform to journalists led to the opportunity to host an aperitivo, with special guests Save Social, at the International Journalism Festival (April 9th - 13th, 202Saskia Welch (We Distribute)
Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech. #mastodon
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Mastodon: Giving Journalists Options Away From Big Tech
Mastodon’s work to highlight their platform to journalists led to the opportunity to host an aperitivo, with special guests Save Social, at the International Journalism Festival (April 9th – 13th, 2025) in Perugia, Italy.IJF brings together people from across the news industry to talk about the issues they face and celebrate the work they are doing. This year, Big Tech was one of the topics that dominated the panel discussions.
Bonjourno Mastodon
Andy Piper speaking at the event. Source: Saskia Welch
Mastodon, represented by Andy Piper, Head of Communications, Felix Hlatky, CFO, and Philip Schröpel, Head of Staff, brought together supporters of the open social web, Big Tech-disbelievers, and curious locals to a small bar nestled in the old walls of Perugia.
Understanding that many in the audience were unfamiliar with Mastodon, Piper introduced the social platform to the room, highlighting the benefits for journalists. This included the work to highlight article authors, using the byline feature that rolled out in July last year, and emphasis on the value of links to external publications.
Mastodon promised new tools to track referrals through links would be rolling out across the network soon but were already live on mastodon.social – the server run by the Mastodon team.
Looking Ahead
Hlatky spoke of Mastodon’s future as an organisation and their ongoing work to transition from a German gGmbH to a new European nonprofit. He acknowledged internal work to restructure and remove single ownership from Mastodon claiming, “No one gives you money if one owner can run away with it.”There was a strong message that Mastodon wanted what is best for their users, rather than their pockets. A stark contrast to the Big Tech platforms that had been discussed across the Festival.
To echo the sentiment, Mastodon then invited Björn Staschen from Save Social to speak.
Save Social
Björn Staschen presenting Save Social at the event. Source: Saskia Welch
Save Social is a predominantly German-speaking effort to turn away from Big Tech social media platforms and strengthen alternatives. In less than three months, their petition has reached 200,000 signatures.
“We, as a society, have to be part of the solution,” said Staschen. “We want to strengthen alternative platforms. Ensure freedom of expression by creating diversity and transparency.”
Converting Attendees
When it came to joining Mastodon, Schröpel admitted there are “multiple ways”, but that the Mastodon team are able to support individuals and organisations in setting up their own instance or offer advice on the network.
Philip Schröpel presenting ways to join Mastodon. Source: Saskia Welch
However, joining the platform continues to be a barrier for many users. A group of Italian women who attended the event abandoned their short effort to join the platform half-way into the presentation, confused about where to go and which app to use.
Alongside presenting Mastodon as an alternative platform, the aperitivo offered one of the only opportunities to take tangible action against Big Tech at IJF – attracting doers, rather than the commentators that lined the panels of the main event.
Wrapping Up
“There’s a mix of people in this room right now with the same instincts we have to save democracy,” Piper said in his closing remark, encouraging collaboration and action.Based on the panels at IJF 2025, journalists are more worried than ever about the role they play in democracy. Witnessing the actions of the White House, many journalists are now calling for an “EU alternative” to Big Tech platforms.
Mastodon now has the opportunity to present themselves as the EU alternative and help journalists protect democracy.
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A Palazzo Bernardini un incontro del Rotary Club Lucca sulla mobilità sostenibile
Si tratta della riunione conclusiva del programma dell’annata del club: si parla di ambiente e responsabilità sociale di impresa
How gardening can help you live better for longer:
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How gardening can help you live better for longer
Research shows gardening preserves cognitive function, helping you live well for longer. Now, dementia patients are reaping the benefits with "care farms" prescriptions.Julie Hotz (BBC)
French MPs reignite divisive debate over assisted suicide
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French MPs reignite divisive debate over assisted suicide
The end-of-life bill is back in the legislative process after it was interrupted by French President Emmanuel Macron’s dissolution of parliament last year.Sophia Khatsenkova (Euronews.com)
USA kündigen Sanktionen gegen den Iran wegen dessen Atomprogramms an
Zwischen Washington und Teheran gibt seit Wochen Gespräche über das iranische Atomprogramm. Die USA fordern dabei ein Ende der Urananreicherung - der Iran zeigt sich dazu nicht bereit. Nun sollen neue US-Sanktionen kommen.
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#USA #Iran #Atomprogramm
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PolyNovo share price
PolyNovo (ASX:PNV) is an asset listed on the ASX, and part of the Health Care sector. Grafa’s asset page shows PolyNovo’s share price, chart, trading volume, earnings per share, dividends per share and P/E ratio.PolyNovo
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📷 Canon Elan 7e, 100mm 2.8 | 🎞️ Fuji 200 (developed in Cinestill) | May 2025, MN
#Tulips #SpringVibes #35mmColor #FlowerPhotography #NatureOnFilm #Botanical #Garden #VintageLook #ColorFilm #FilmPhotography #ShootFilm #35mmFilm #AnalogPhotography #FilmisNotDead #BelieveInFilm #FilmIsAlive #Spring #Flowers #Bloom #Plants #Plant #PhotoOfTheDay #Minnesota
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Fox Q3 revenue surpasses expectations on record Super Bowl advertising
Fox Corp (NASDAQ:FOX) reported strong third-quarter financial results on Monday, beating Wall Street estimates for revenue, largely driven by a significant boost from advertising during its broadcast of the Super Bowl.Liezl Gambe (Grafa)
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今朝の散歩: 川端二条界隈からシンビジウム
今日の散歩ルートではシンビジウムを見かける機会が多かったので、その内、川端二条界隈からシンビジウムから2点。
#photography #flowers #マストドン写真部
Fórum empresarial reúne Lula e empresários brasileiros e chineses em Pequim - Gazeta Brasil- Notícias do
O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva participa nesta segunda-feira (12), em Pequim, de um fórum empresarial que reúne cerca de 200 empresários brasileiros eGazeta Brasil
Oposição protocola CPI do INSS no Congresso - Paulo Figueiredo
Comissão mista de investigação de fraudes nas aposentadorias foi idealizada pela senadora Damares Alves (Republicanos-DF) e pela deputada Coronel Fernanda (PL-MT) A Oposição protocolou nesta 2ª feira (12.mai.Suhely Bueno (Paulo Figueiredo)
TIL, from a great interview with physicist Sidney Nagel in Quanta Magazine, that drops of liquid that fall in a vacuum don’t splash when they hit a surface! It’s only a cushion of air getting under the spreading droplet that forms the “corona” that breaks into smaller droplets.
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Finding Beauty and Truth in Mundane Occurrences | Quanta Magazine
The physicist Sidney Nagel delights in solving mysteries of the universe that are hiding in plain sight.Charlie Wood (Quanta Magazine)
russian invaders erect monument to Soviet dictator Stalin in occupied Melitopol
russia is now importing its mounting glorification of a mass murderer responsible for acts of genocide against the Crimean #Tatar people, and, through Holodomor, against #Ukraine
Russian invaders erect monument to Soviet dictator Stalin in occupied Melitopol
Russia is now importing its mounting glorification of a mass murderer responsible for acts of genocide against the Crimean Tatar people, and, through Holodomor, against UkraineHuman Rights in Ukraine
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Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Ukraine meldet weiter Angriffe an der Front ++
Trotz Forderungen nach einer Waffenruhe hat es laut der Ukraine mehr als 130 russische Angriffe an der Front gegeben. Die Verteidigungsminister von Italien, Deutschland, Frankreich, Polen und Großbritannien wollen sich am Freitag in Rom treffen.
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
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01#映画 #映画紹介 #tiktok #映画鑑賞
01#映画 #映画紹介 #tiktok #映画鑑賞つみちゃんのためにも実家のお母さんのところに帰るのが一番いいんじゃないかしら。あなたを一番愛してるのはその方だと思います。道を きからは都のが遠静の景が広っています。 お母さん北海道で何があったのかは聞かないわ。は真面目だし。 お相の事情があったんだと思う警を横で教えてくれなかった自分が警備を連れてたのは簡単になれた理解飲重ねので は大きくをけ警備を抱えてそんなことで待ってまし 孫だって子育ての手伝いしながら孫よ情が生まれるの 7歳の子供連れてき…DRAMA.IO
Las "lista negras" de Doria le costaran apoyos y votos del sector femenino y de juventudes. Esto se reflejara en las encuestas de intención de voto y en la votación de agosto de 2025.
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Doria Medina asegura que él toma las determinaciones en su alianza: "Yo decido las listas”
Elizabeth Reyes, vocera de UN, partido del empresario, negó que se haya procedido a vetar a determinadas personas y dijo que todo se debe a que el espacio para las postulaciones es reducido.Marisol Esthela Alvarado Flores (Visión 360)
#montañismo #landscape #photography #huesca #nature #paisaje #naturaleza #fotografia #hiking #mountaineering #pirineo
Hong Kong Dollar Slide Aided by Record Low Cost for Short Bets
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#fyp #fypage #foryou #foryoupage #news #newsfeed #gaza #gazastrip #gazagenocide #landback #waterislife
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