Went to take out the dog, opened the front door, greeted by a big fat skunk right at the bottom of the front step. Thankfully it hustled off pretty quick before the dog figured out what was going on and he didn't get close enough to trigger a blast.
Note that #Quicksy users won’t be able to opt out of TLS 1.3.
If you are sending files to Quicksy users (via HTTP Upload), make sure your HTTP server supports 1.3; otherwise Quicksy users won’t be able to receive the file.
A report tied #Iowa ’s water #pollution to agriculture. Then the money to promote it mysteriously disappeared
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…
Roughly $400,000 in the $1m budget was for public awareness – but those funds were recently ‘zeroed out’
Давайте просто отдыхать
И в солнце ласковом купаться!
Давайте просто будем жить,
Ведь жизнь проходит незаметно,
Ничем потом не заменить
Ни этот миг, ни это лето!
Оно проходит навсегда,
Потом уже не повторится,
И не вернётся никогда,
Как жизни прожитой страница.
Перевернул, и всё прошло,
Закаты эти и рассветы,
И это дивное тепло,
И это сказочное лето...
Ирина Расшивалова
via vladimarinas-blog
#poetry
#Russian
#summer
#photography
No. 17 Kansas State dodges upset-minded FCS North Dakota 38-35 on last-minute TD
https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota-kansas-state-score-4adcab4b56243da842a140bbe6dabd60?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Sports @sports-AssociatedPress
Used to hold jewelry and other personal items, Minnekästchen were frequently exchanged as gifts between lovers or betrothed couples. (Met Museum)
The #Conversations_im update that requires TLS 1.3 is currently rolling out.
Apparently, judging by the bug reports coming in, a good number of servers do not support TLS 1.3 yet.
Please upgrade your servers and/or check their configurations. 🙏
Users can opt out via a setting in the Security section of the app, but this setting will likely go away in 1-2 years. The only correct move here is to fix your servers. Also, check the HTTP servers used by HTTP Upload.
#Chicago mayor signs executive order directing city to resist #Trump ’s immigration raids
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…
Brandon Johnson’s order directs city police not to collaborate with federal agents in #immigration enforcement
Chicago mayor to sign executive order directing city to resist Trump’s immigration raids
Brandon Johnson’s order directs city police not to collaborate with federal agents in immigration enforcementAdam Gabbatt (The Guardian)
Indonesian Protests Spread as Looting Hits Lawmakers’ Homes
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-31/indonesian-protests-spread-as-looting-hits-lawmakers-homes?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Bloomberg @bloomberg-bloomberg
Transcript of 'Judging Freedom,' 27 August edition
Transcript submitted by a readerGilbert Doctorow (Armageddon Newsletter)
Paolini fuori dal singolo degli US Open. Nel maschile derby toscano Musetti-Cobolli
Jasmine Paolini sconfitta al terzo turno degli US Open. La 29enne tennista lucchese è stata battuta in due set (7-6; 6-1) dall'estrosa ceca Marketa Vandrousova.
Support-Ende für Windows 10: Millionen PCs betroffen
Mitte Oktober stellt Microsoft die regulären Sicherheits-Updates für Windows 10 ein. Erstmals können auch Privatnutzer an einem offiziellen Verlängerungsprogramm teilnehmen. Experten empfehlen dennoch ein Update. Von Jens Eberl.
Wer braucht schon Windows.
Ich hoffe doch im bezahlten Rundfunk von ARD und ZDF weiss man diese Nachrichten zu deuten und hat fleißig alle Windowsgeräte auf Linux umgestellt, um die unnötige Neuanschaffung noch einsstzfähiger Geräte aus den Rundfunkgebühren zu vermeiden.
Linux, Libreoffice, Thunderbird, Matrix sind DAS Handwerkzeug für Journalisten.
"The classical end of all pure democracy is the popular tyrant. And incidentally all successful tyrants throughout history have been popular idols."
- Dorothy Thompson, 1938.
Miss Thompson (a.k.a. Mrs. Sinclair Lewis) was the first US correspondent to be expelled from Germany after interviewing Chancellor Hitler. She stated upon arrival in Paris that he "is no longer a man, he is a religion."
Thompson also got thrown out of the German-American Bund's massive NAZI rally at the Madison Square Garden in 1939 for heckling the speakers.
What a woman!
"The history of the German-American Bund reminds us that facism is ultra-nationalist. In other words, there is no such thing as foerign facism. Facism is always home grown."
- Sarah Churchwell, Cultural Historian.
PBS documentary "NAZI Town, USA" (USA only, so, VPN needed for the rest of us)
youtu.be/g9HmV_-EE8g
#NAZI #Facism #USA #USPolitics #AusPol #UKPolitics #UKPol #USPol
Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a “Pro-American Rally.” Images of George Washington hung alo...YouTube
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Emily Writes about the sad reality of #Aotearoa #NewZealand losing its courage to stand up for what is right.
That courage, that spirit of justice, is nowhere to be found when it comes to #Israel ’s brutal genocide and ethnic cleansing of #Palestinians.
Our reputation is in tatters, and we can never claim to be a country that stands up for what is right, regardless of what the #US thinks, if we don’t act immediately.
emilywrites.co.nz/what-happene…
What happened to our country?
Introducing a special collaboration between Aotearoa + Gaza. Aotearoa was once a place renowned for its courage. Despite a dark colonial history that still causes significant harm today, as a country, we have fought to do better.Emily Writes (Emily Writes Weekly)
Edward Penfield (USA, 1866-1925)
“Woman sitting on a chair holding a book with a #cat looking on,” c.1890-1920
Print: lithograph, color; 26 x 25 cm
Boston Public Library 2012.AAP.283
flickr.com/photos/24029425@N06…
#CatsInArt
Woman sitting on a chair holding a book with a cat looking on.
Local Accession Number: 2012.AAP.283 Title: Woman sitting on a chair holding a book with a cat looking on.Flickr
Hebrew media reveals fate of Eilat port workers
QUDS, Aug. 30 (YPA) - Hebrew media outlets had revealed the fate of Eilat port workers after the port was suspended due to the Yemeni blockade on Israeli ports and the failure of plans to accommodate them elsewhere.Hebrew media reported that the planاحسن (Yemen Press Agency)
Semaphore Beach aglow - sunset reflections and coastal silhouettes.
Semaphore Beach, South Australia.
Photographed and edited by Kev.
© All Rights Reserved by 2 Peeps and a Camera
#photo #photography #2peepsandacamera #australia #southaustralia #beach #sunset #ocean #water #sea
U.S. Wants AI Propaganda to “Suppress Dissenting Arguments”
theintercept.com/2025/08/25/pe…
The U.S. is interested in acquiring machine-learning technology to carry out AI-generated propaganda campaigns overseas.
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