*European Citizens' Initiative for a Ban on conversion practices in the European Union*

Please share widely with everyone you know who is an #EU citizen!
Under 36 hours left to give a statement of support. Until end of 17. of May!

Total reached so far: 971.914

8 countries have reached the threshold so far, 7 were needed, but every other signation helps, also in case of fake or wrong signations, to still get over the 1 million signations.
Especially #denmark #Italy and #Sweden might still be able to reach over 100%.
France got over 900% now, signations from there are also still wanted!

An initiative a few months back on safe abortion rights had almost 1.2 million in the end, which was their target from the beginning and is needed to be safe.

If 1 million gets reached, the initiative is legally binding the EU to do something about a ban.

eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…

#lgbt #bi #queer #lgbtq_plus #proLGBT #politicseu #politics #europe #eurovision #eurovision2025 #retootplease

European Citizens' Initiative

Give your support !

^{eci.ec.europa.eu}

Greek Catholic Church leader invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Ukraine
https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/16/greek-catholic-church-leader-invites-pope-leo-xiv-to-visit-ukraine?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World News @world-news-euronews

Greek Catholic Church leader invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Ukraine

The Vatican did not release a statement after the meeting, but Pope Leo XIV has repeatedly voiced support for Ukraine, calling for “just and lasting peace”.

^{Oman Al Yahyai (Euronews.com)}

Swiss Had Good Exchange With US on Currency, SNB Chief Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/swiss-had-good-exchange-with-us-on-currency-snb-chief-says?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Business @business-bloomberg

Simply Camden

#Camden #StreetPhotography #Urban #travel #ttartisan #UrbanPhotography #photo #urbanexploration #pixelfed #TravelPhotography #CityLife #Fujifilm #FujiXSeries #FujiLove #Photography #London #Silhouette

Who will win Eurovision 2025? Euronews Culture’s final predictions
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/05/16/who-will-win-eurovision-2025-euronews-cultures-final-predictions?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Culture News @culture-news-euronews

Who will win Eurovision 2025? Euronews Culture’s final predictions

26 countries are set to battle it out in one of the most politically charged Eurovision finals ever. Here are the three acts we believe could take home the trophy.

^{Euronews (Euronews.com)}

Log your weight in Apple Health quickly and cheaply with this iPhone-compatible smart scale
https://9to5mac.com/2025/05/16/log-weight-apple-health-iphone-eufy-smart-scale/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into All Stories @all-stories-9to5mac

Log your weight in Apple Health quickly and cheaply with this iPhone-compatible smart scale - 9to5Mac

After my last WiFi-enabled smart scale broke and refused to connect to the Internet anymore, I sought something simpler and...

^{Benjamin Mayo (9to5Mac)}

South Africa’s Transnet Is Running Out of Cash, Moody’s Warns
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-16/south-africa-s-transnet-is-running-out-of-cash-moody-s-warns?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Profiles @profiles-bloomberg

"Beyond comprehension"

ORG has responded to the government's plans to rely on the deeply flawed eVisa scheme to carry out immigration raids and deport people.

As ORG's @sarahalsherif says, "with the use of technology, automated decision-making and AI, we can expect to see a Windrush scandal on steroids."

Read the full story ➡️ computerweekly.com/news/366623…

Write to your MP to say NO ➡️ action.openrightsgroup.org/wri…

#eVisa #immigration #ukpolitics #ukpol #migrants

UK government outlines plan to surveil migrants with eVisa data

Electronic visa data and biometric technologies will be used by the UK’s immigration enforcement authorities to surveil migrants living in the country and to ‘tighten control of the border’, attracting strong criticism from migrant support groups

^{Sebastian Klovig Skelton (ComputerWeekly.com)}

Review: Microsoft Surface Pro 12
https://www.wired.com/review/microsoft-surface-pro-12-2025/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Gear & Gadgets @gear-gadgets-WIRED

The Surface Pro 12 Is Not Nearly as Great as It Could Have Been

As gorgeous as it is, Microsoft’s latest 2-in-1 Windows tablet is held back by baffling pricing decisions.

^WIRED

The Last Operating Woolworth’s Lunch Counter Will be Up and Running Once Again in California
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/last-operating-woolworths-lunch-counter-up-and-running-again-california-180986567/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Travel @travel-Smithsonianmag

The Last Operating Woolworth's Lunch Counter Will be Up and Running Once Again in California

A neighborhood icon, the Bakersfield luncheonette will mix modern design touches with classic decor

^{Katya Cengel (Smithsonian Magazine)}

"We do have more data, including the Census Bureau’s assessment of turnout and new analysis from a prominent voter data firm," @PBump writes.

"Each suggests that young voters could have been the difference maker — and could have made the difference in the opposite direction." wapo.st/3GWSCDS

The art of books & the beauty of different editions.

I remember buying the trade edition, but had forgotten the title, so when I came across the mass market edition I scooped it up. It could be said that I should donate one of them, but I don’t really care for that idea. I collect books, especially by certain authors, JCO being one. Really, I just need to decide which edition to read, or I could split my time between the two. Choices, choices. 📚 #bookstodon #photography

This is what you get for putting your data on someone else's computers (A.K.A. "The cloud").

A bunch of #fascist ass-lickers can simply cut you off from it as soon as an Orange piece of shit throws a tantrum.

apnews.com/article/icc-trump-s…

Keep you data on your own computers.

#localfirst #selfhosted #fuckthecloud #fucktrump

Mankind....

techspot.com/news/107925-woman…

#tech #ai #hallucinations

Woman divorces husband after ChatGPT reads his coffee grounds and predicts affair

Rather than using ChatGPT's image skills to create Studio Ghibli-style pictures, a Greek woman decided to experiment with the trend of AI tasseography – a form of...

^{Rob Thubron (TechSpot)}

They lost their federal government jobs. A pet rescue is providing solace.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2025/05/16/federal-employees-pet-rescue-foster/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Local @local-WashPost

In NYC, looking for something cool to do for under $20? There are still a few tickets available for tomorrow’s #DesignDay at #BrooklyNavyYard. #robotics #engineering #design #creative #tech #brooklyn #nyc #todo #weekend

Design Day at the Yard 2025

Design Day at the Yard 2025

Immerse yourself in robotics, engineering, technology, and creative industries along the iconic Brooklyn waterfront

^Eventbrite

La Scarpinata di Vis Movendi nel week end
Sabato e domenica l’associazione Vis Movendi organizza la V edizione de "La Scarpinata della Garfagnana", una due giorni all’insegna del...

lanazione.it/lucca/cronaca/la-…

La Scarpinata di Vis Movendi nel week end

^{DINO MAGISTRELLI (La Nazione)}

Bloomberg Surveillance TV: May 16, 2025
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-05-16/bloomberg-surveillance-tv-may-16-2025-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Podcasts @podcasts-bloomberg

In NYC, looking for something cool to do for under $20? There are still a few tickets available for tomorrow’s #DesignDay at #BrooklyNavyYard.

#robotics #engineering #design #creative #tech #brooklyn #nyc #todo #weekend

eventbrite.com/e/design-day-at…

Design Day at the Yard 2025

Immerse yourself in robotics, engineering, technology, and creative industries along the iconic Brooklyn waterfront

^Eventbrite

EXCLUSIVE: How UK Visa Scams Squeeze Millions From Would-Be Care Workers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-05-16/bloomberg-uk-politics-visa-scam-exclusive-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Podcasts @podcasts-bloomberg

🇵🇸 Demain samedi 17 mai à #Quimper, place Médard, à 11 heures : rassemblement autour de la 'commémoration' de la Nakba

De 1948 à 2025, la même politique de négation du peuple palestinien

Le 15 mai marque la date de la Nakba, la catastrophe subie par le peuple palestinien entre 1947 et 1948, et plus précisément au moment de la création de l’État d’Israël le 14 mai 1948 : près de 800 000 Palestiniens expulsés de force et contraints à l’exil, 600 villages et quartiers détruits, 31 massacres de civils par les milices sionistes. La tragédie que vivent les habitants de #Gaza, et à un moindre

Scene che non si vedono mai nei film di hollywood, dove si possono permettere di far ribaltare macchinoni più blasonati 😁

unionesarda.it/news-sardegna/c…

Nuovo sottopasso alla stazione, Confesercenti: “Opera fondamentale per mobilità e commercio”
Il dirigente Gino Cervelli: "Ma l’intervento dovrà poi prevedere una riqualificazione più completa della piazza"

luccaindiretta.it/dalla-citta/…

Nuovo sottopasso alla stazione, Confesercenti: "Opera fondamentale per mobilità e commercio" - LuccaInDiretta

^{LuccainDiretta}

#iReMMO | Pourquoi peut-on parler de #génocideÀGaza? Le rapport d’Amnesty

rencontre avec
⦁Aymeric Elluin, juriste en #droitInternational public, responsable du plaidoyer «Armes» d’#AmnestyFrance
⦁Tchérina Jerolon, responsable du programme «Conflits, migrations, justice» à Amnesty France

modération : Insaf Rezagui, docteure en droit international public, co-fondatrice du site Yaani

youtube.com/watch?v=tnNqb0Lxk_…

#Gaza #Palestine #tpo #AmnestyInternational @palestine @israel

New on // foss.events: Libre Graphics Meeting by Strong Type Systems GmbH on 28-31 May 2025 in Karl-Bröger-Zentrum in #Nuremberg, #Germany

Find out more on foss.events/2025/05-28-libre-g…

Official account: @lgm
Official hashtag(s): #LGM25NBG #LGM

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe

Libre Graphics Meeting on // foss.events

Everything in a nutshell about Libre Graphics Meeting on // foss.events

^{// foss.events}

What to make of Donald Trump’s “historic” tour of the Middle East
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/5/16/what-to-make-of-donald-trumps-historic-tour-of-the-middle-east?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into US & Canada News @us-canada-news-AlJazeera

What to make of Donald Trump’s “historic” tour of the Middle East

From multi-billion-dollar deals to diplomatic agreements, Donald Trump had a lot going on during his Middle East trip.

^{Al Jazeera}

Burano 📷 Olympus XA 🎞️ Kodak Porta

#analogfilm #analogphotography #filmisnotdead #filmphotography #shootitwithfilm #keepfilmalive #shotonfilm #filmcommunity #onfilm #negativelabpro #valoieasy35 #valoi #olympus #olympusxa #kodak #porta #kodakporta