Happy 80th birthday to Robert Keith Young , aka Bob Young who was born today 16th May 1945

" #StatusQuo unofficial fifth member, their roadie, tour manager and harmonica player as well as co-writer on many of the band’s biggest hits "

#StatusQuo #music #photography

Imagine having a bicycle with a closed chain guard. One day the chain falls off & you realize it's assembled with tamper-proof screws.

Now imagine the manufacturer wanting to make unscrewing that screw a felony carrying a 5-year prison sentence & a $500K fine.

They'd be booed out of business, if not institutionalized.

None the less, that's EXACTLY how DMCA 1201 works.

Despite @pluralistic & others' efforts I feel this isn't clear to the general public.

#tech #business #enshittification

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,177
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/16/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-1177?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Middle East News @middle-east-news-AlJazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,177

These are the key events on day 1,177 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

^{Al Jazeera}

The head of the Polish Embassy in Ukraine, Piotr Lukasiewicz, confirmed that transferring MiG-29s to Ukraine is possible, with negotiations still ongoing. While Poland is phasing out MiG-29s for F-16s, the decision depends on Ukraine's readiness and need for new aircraft types.

eurointegration.com.ua/intervi…

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FaFa Runner: Dawn Legends, un’avventura dungeon open source

FaFa Runner è un’avventura 2D molto pixelosa, come piace a noi, dove dovrete sconfiggere mostri, boss e superare diversi enigmi.

lealternative.net/2025/05/16/f…

"gli abeti rossi rispondono all'eclissi solare attivamente, comunicando tra loro e sincronizzando i loro segnali bioelettrici già diverse ore prima dell'evento"?

wired.it/article/alberi-delle-…

Alberi delle Dolomiti, come comunicano tra loro durante un'eclissi solare

Gli alberi delle Dolomiti sincronizzano il loro comportamento in un fenomeno che interessa l'intera foresta. Lo studio su Royal Society Open Science

^{Marta Musso (Wired Italia)}

Wer die EU-Petition zum Verbot von Konversions-Therapie noch nicht unterzeichnet hat, heute ist eure letzte Chance. Macht es am besten gleich!

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…

#lgbtqia #petition #eu #europa

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

^{eci.ec.europa.eu}

We need 200.000 more signatures! Ban conversion therapy in the European Union:

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #european_union #EU #conversiontherapy

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

^{eci.ec.europa.eu}

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen was one of several protesters who were dragged out of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing Wednesday.

Kennedy fielded questions regarding his department’s budget. While Kennedy he was speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by someone shouting in the crowd. The secretary jolted up and immediately looked behind him as multiple security guards quickly descended on the protester.

youtube.com/watch?v=gOrxbVtu1p…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

My world in 1 photo

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#betergejatdanslechtbedacht #art #artvisual #photooftheday #moeitewaard #impressive #streetphotography #visuals #artoflight #artinstallation #performance #myworldinonephoto #video #videooftheday #short #interesting #youbringonthesun #youmakeitshine #leeuwarden #photography #gabekamphuis #visualstoryteller #photovisionary

“Genocide, douze points!”

– Europe

bbc.com/news/articles/c780xn5p…

#eurovision #europe #EU #europeanValues #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #israel #Palestine #Gaza

Israel qualifies for Eurovision final amid protests

Israel's Yuval Raphael makes it to the final, alongside acts from Austria and Malta.

^{Mark Savage (BBC News)}

Quando il delegante trattiene su di sé o avoca a sé i poteri delegati

@lavoro
puntosicuro.it/sentenze-commen…
Perché l'ingerenza del delegante o la creazione di un delegato "di carta" fanno venir meno l'effetto liberatorio della delega e come si valutano le responsabilità penali del delegato quando i fili continuano ad essere retti dal delegante.

Quando il delegante trattiene su di sé o avoca a sé i poteri delegati

Perché l’ingerenza del delegante o la creazione di un delegato “di carta” fanno venir meno l’effetto liberatorio della delega e come si valutano le responsabilità penali del delegato quando i fili continuano ad essere retti dal delegante.

^{Anna Guardavilla (https://www.puntosicuro.it/)}

Gruppo Pd: “Senza il lavoro della giunta Tambellini il sottopasso alla stazione oggi non ci sarebbe”
I consiglieri e le consigliere dem stigmatizzano la "mancanza di garbo istituzionale" che Pardini avrebbe dimostrato omettendo di aver ereditato l'opera inaugurata

luccaindiretta.it/politica/202…

Gruppo Pd: "Senza il lavoro della giunta Tambellini il sottopasso alla stazione oggi non ci sarebbe" - LuccaInDiretta

^{LuccainDiretta}

EN: The dynamics of #ruscist losses in the war against Ukraine since February 24, 2022
index.minfin.com.ua/en/russian…

UA: Динаміка втрат рашистів у війні проти України з 24 лютого 2022 року
index.minfin.com.ua/ua/russian…

RU: Динамика потерь рашистов в войне против Украины с 24 февраля 2022 года
index.minfin.com.ua/russian-in…

New YouTube video from Rihanna:

✨ Rihanna - Friend Of Mine (from the Smurfs Movie Soundtrack)

🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=_MQnZgH0Zm…

#music #rihanna #youtube #musicsocial

Ricordate che la democrazia comincia dai diritti di TUTTI. Soprattutto delle minoranze.

Andate a firmare, l'Italia ancora non è arrivata alla soglia. Grazie.

mastodon.social/@mcc/114512352…

mcc

2025-05-15 14:37:10

Okay big news on the EU citizen petition to ban the use of "conversion therapy" (IE "curing" or perhaps "torturing into submission") on LGBTQs—

BE, NL and SI came through and last night the initiative *met* the 7 countries goal! It needs 330,000 more signatures before the 17th to pass, which sounds rough, but it's got *420,887* in just 5 days, so things are actually on a good pace. This will at least be really close, and this could happen!

EU citizens can sign at: eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

^{eci.ec.europa.eu}

Comey under investigation for ‘86 47’ social media post, Trump team says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/16/james-comey-trump-86-fbi/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-WashPost

Remembering Ronald James Padavona , aka Ronnie James Dio
who died today 16th May 2010

"This is your here, this is your now, let it be magical!"

#photooftheday #RJD #Dio #music #photography

Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani and Iranian analyst Trita Parsi talks about the latest developments in the Middle East and whether Trump is finally sidelining Israel when it comes to Gaza, Yemen and Iran.

Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst, and commentator specialising in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the contemporary Middle East.

Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute.

youtube.com/watch?v=6zJheHTtJK…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News

Un livre est une fenêtre ouverte sur le monde

Paulo Coelho
tags : enfoncer les portes ouvertes des toilettes, constipation, des journées entières dans les livres (Marguerite Duras), #vendredilecture #books #reading #quote #photography #culture

Incredible (but predictable) : #Microsoft has blocked the International Criminal Court's access (#ICC) to its services on the orders of the #Trump mafia.

Read that carefully : an international organisation that has no presence in the United States and no US legal rights has had its work tools blocked simply because it disagrees with the Trump administration. 🚩

Get the hell out of it right now.

› apnews.com/article/icc-trump-s…

#Facism #Autocraty #Criminal #BigTech

gestern war die zweite Sitzung mit unserem Wikimedian in Residence @JensB und ein paar Croissants 🥐 später, hurra: ein erstes Dokument ist online \0/ Jetzt folgt die Transkription und das Fine-Tuning #DHIPgoesWikiversum #openscience

From: @JensB
openbiblio.social/@JensB/11451…

Gold Recovers Some Losses as Weak US Data Spur Rate-Cut Bets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-15/gold-xauusd-recovers-some-losses-as-weak-us-data-spur-rate-cut-bets?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Economics @economics-bloomberg

Jane Street Index Derivatives Trades Probed by India Regulator
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/jane-street-index-derivatives-trades-probed-by-india-regulator?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Economics @economics-bloomberg

Im Rahmen unseres Blockseminars #Lernen am historischen Ort reisen wir heute für 3 Tage nach #Liebenau Wir beginnen mit dem Besuch der Dauerausstellung in der Gedenk- und Bildungsstätte. In sechs Themenräumen werden neben der Geschichte der ehemaligen Pulverfabrik Liebenau auch die Lebensgeschichten der Menschen erzählt, die dort während des Zweiten Weltkriegs arbeiten mussten.

Mehr Infos zur Ausstellung: doku-liebenau.de/index.php/aus…

@histodons @historikerinnen

#DoingPublicHistory #neverforget

Personal average tax rates in Europe: Which countries saw the biggest rise in 2024?
https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/05/16/personal-average-tax-rates-in-europe-which-countries-saw-the-biggest-rise-in-2024?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe News @europe-news-euronews

Personal average tax rates in Europe: Which countries saw the biggest rise in 2024?

The tax burden on workers, composed of income tax and social security contributions, varies widely across Europe. In 2024, this burden changed significantly in some countries, with notable rises and falls.

^{Servet Yanatma (Euronews.com)}