Immigration crackdowns are booming. So is the digital resistance fighting them.
slate.com/technology/2025/05/i…
This App Warns You When ICE Is Nearby. It Might Not Be Enough.
As immigrants face threats under Trump 2.0, a scrappy movement of techies is creating real-time tools to resist.Nitish Pahwa (Slate)
NUGGING-HOUSE. A brothel.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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Marca brasileira lança fone com “função Faria Limer” e bateria para 32 horas
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Alberto Trentini ha telefonato alla famiglia - Articolo21
Dopo sei mesi di silenzio, finalmente una voce. Alberto Trentini, il cooperante veneziano detenuto in Venezuela da oltre sei mesi, ha finalmente potuto parlare con la sua famiglia.Articolo21
% of world population with colour-blindness:
Deuteranomaly (green-weak) 4.6%
Deuteranopia (green-blind) 1.3%
Protoanomaly (red-weak) 1%
Protanopia (red-blind) 1%
Tritanopia (blue-blind) ~rare
This condition affects 1 in 12 men, 1 in 200 women, so more than 350m worldwide. 1 in 22 people.
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Crikey! How best should we exploit this knowledge? Don't make interfaces with green-for-good? Use blue instead? Or is there a shade of turquoise that's a safe bet? Or have I got the wrong end of the string?
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Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul end, Moscow demands Kyiv withdraw from 4 regions, no ceasefire agreement
Some of Russia's demands include the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from their own territory as a condition for a ceasefire, an unnamed Ukrainian source told Sky News.Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
Angebliche Morddrohung gegen Trump: Ermittlungen gegen Ex-FBI-Chef Comey
Nach der Veröffentlichung einer mutmaßlichen Morddrohung gegen US-Präsident Trump durch Ex-FBI-Chef Comey haben US-Sicherheitsbehörden die Ermittlungen aufgenommen. Comey selbst weist die Vorwürfe zurück, Trump glaubt ihm nicht.
Donald Trump Calls Bruce Springsteen A “Dried Out Prune Of A Rocker” After Superstar Singer Deems POTUS “Corrupt, Incompetent And Treasonous”
https://deadline.com/2025/05/trump-bruce-springsteen-comments-1236400768/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Donald Trump Calls Bruce Springsteen A "Dried Out Prune Of A Rocker"
To very little surprise, Donald Trump responded to Bruce Springsteen‘s scathing take on his presidency earlier this week, as the president labeled him a “dried out prune of a rocker.Ted Johnson (Deadline)
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Not the Bad Apple I was expecting...
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Siamo ancora in alto mare
Kiev-Mosca, accordo per lo scambio di prigionieri ma sul resto è buio completo
Volodymyr Zelensky ha parlato telefonicamente con Donald Trump, dopo che Mosca e Kyiv si sono incontrate faccia a faccia a Istanbul per i primi colloqui di pace diretti in tre anni.globalist (Globalist.it)
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Julius Born operated a photography studio in the back of his variety store in Canadian, Texas. His collection if over 1000 photographs include portraits of the people who settled in that community in the early 1900s
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La scienza alla spina è servita l MEDIA INAF
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La scienza alla spina è servita
Per il suo decimo compleanno, Pint of Science Italy festeggerà con boccali di scienza e birra in 25 città italiane. Dal 19 al 21 maggio 2025 torna, infatti, l’evento di divulgazione scientifica più grande al mondo, che coinvolge questMEDIA INAF
Q. is the housing crisis partly an issue of the equivalent of 'bed blocking'?
Camilla Cavendish (FT) suggests 'last-time' buyers, retirees down-sizing should be encouraged via similar tax break & allowances extended to first time buyers.
If there are a many older owners seeking to down-size but unwilling due to disincentives (stamp duty etc.) then this might be an intriguing policy direction?
Not an alternative to more social housing, but a complimentary policy, perhaps?
@jna
yes, I don't think it was meant as mandatory, but just for those for whom the Q. of downsizing was complicated by the costs of selling....
Direct I/O For DMA-BUF Can Yield A Big Performance Win
Smart device manufacturer HONOR has posted a patch series adding direct I/O support to DMA-BUF with the "DMA_BUF_IOCTL_RW_FILE" flag. In turn this direct I/O use can yield significant throughput improvements and lower latency to help with AI model loading, real-time data streaming, and other uses...
phoronix.com/news/Direct-IO-DM…
Direct I/O For DMA-BUF Can Yield A Big Performance Win
Smart device manufacturer HONOR has posted a patch series adding direct I/O support to DMA-BUF with the 'DMA_BUF_IOCTL_RW_FILE' flagwww.phoronix.com
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Julius Born operated a photography studio in the back of his variety store in Canadian, Texas. His collection if over 1000 photographs include portraits of the people who settled in that community in the early 1900s
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Israeli regime kills at least 143 in one day in Gaza
Israeli regime forces have carried on with their brutal assaults across the besieged Gaza Strip, killing scores more people.PressTV
Un giorno a Praga con Fabio Sgroi
Il nuovo libro del fotografo siciliano ricorda un momento specifico di un viaggio attraverso l’Europa del 1991. LeggiGiovanna D’Ascenzi (Internazionale)
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Julius Born operated a photography studio in the back of his variety store in Canadian, Texas. His collection if over 1000 photographs include portraits of the people who settled in that community in the early 1900s
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Ban Conversion Practices in Europe
We need 300.000 signatures more by Saturday.
This isn't a symbolic change.org, it's an actual European tool that might really make a difference:
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/…
#Sverige #Slovensko #Romania #Portugal #Polska #Malta #letzebuerg #Lietuva #Latvija #Éire #Ireland #magyarorszag #Ελλάδα #Deutschland #Eesti #Danmark #cesko #Cyprus #Hrvatska #България #osterreich #europe #gay #lesbian #lgbtq #lgbtqia #trans
The plan:
STEP 1 (DONE)
Create a committee of at least 7 Representatives from 7 different EU countries to initiate the European Citizens' Initiative.
STEP 2 (NOW)
Once approved, collect 1 million proofs of support in the form of signatures of a petition around all of the European Union.
STEP 3
Defend the ban of conversion therapy before the European Commission.
Info and sign form: act.lgbt
#lgbtq #lgbtqia #trans #gay #lesbian #humanRights #pseudoScience #lgbtqi+ #europe
Yessss!
As of now, we're over the required million signatures and 8 countries passed, so we won. Phew!
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Russian and Ukrainian officials join peace talks today in Turkey, their first such negotiations since Moscow’s 2022 invasion — a landmark meeting that officials were nevertheless downbeat about.
semafor.com/article/05/16/2025…
Analysts downbeat on first talks between Russia and Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is noticeably absent from today’s negotiations in Turkey.Prashant Rao (www.semafor.com)
NJ Ready to Resume Transit Talks, But Won’t Cave: Gov.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-16/nj-ready-to-resume-transit-talks-but-won-t-cave-gov-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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L’acrobazia di questi animali è resa possibile da un adattamento morfologico degli zoccoli che permette loro di avere una buona presa sui pendii molto ripidi
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THEY TRIED TO KICK ME FROM THE GAME
those fools...
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Why Alphabet’s Parts May Be Worth More Than the Whole
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-05-16/why-alphabet-s-parts-may-be-worth-more-than-the-whole-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Sign if you care for animal rights and live in EU!
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Israeli tanks advanced near Gaza’s northern city of Beit Lahia on 16 May, as relentless bombardment has displaced dozens of families and killed scores more – raising fears that Tel Aviv’s plan to widen its assault against the strip will begin soon.
Ground forces have carried out incursions into other areas of northwest and southern Gaza as well.
Warplanes have been launching continuous raids across Gaza since early Friday.
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Israeli tanks push deep into north Gaza as bombs drop 'every four minutes'
Tel Aviv is preparing for ‘Operation Gideon’s Chariots,’ a plan to seize the entirety of Gaza and push the strip’s population into a small piece of land in the souththecradle.co
Lawrence Hamm, of the People’s #Organization for #Progress (POP), joins @blackagendareport from #Newark, #NewJersey to talk about #Black #political #history in that city. What are the legacies of #KenGibson, #SharpeJames, #CoryBooker & now #RasBaraka?
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Ken Gibson, Sharpe James, Cory Booker, Ras Baraka, and Black Politics in Newark
Lawrence Hamm, of the People’s Organization for Progress (POP), joins us from Newark, New Jersey to talk about Black politics in that city. The late Sharpe James was mayor for a record setting 20 yearSoundCloud
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Zelensky, European leaders speak with Trump, call for pressure on Russia following Istanbul peace talks
The conversation took place shortly after the conclusion of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, which ended with little progress beyond an agreement on prisoner exchange.Tim Zadorozhnyy (The Kyiv Independent)
Military ordered to identify troops with "symptoms consistent with gender dysphoria" to kick out - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/military-ordered-to-identify-troops-with-symptoms-consistent-with-gender-dysphoria-to-kick-out/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Greek man has life 'completely changed' after two girls walk in his wine shop
Trump’s Tariffs Can Still Affect The Price Of These Tech Items, So You’ll Want To Buy ASAP
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Trump’s Tariffs Can Still Affect The Price Of These Tech Items, So You’ll Want To Buy ASAP
With policies constantly changing, it may be worth it to splurge now rather than later.Erica Kam (HuffPost)
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