In her contribution, Lucie Helfmann takes us to the histological collection of the Museum of Zoology, University of Cambridge, and shows us what more can be found there, beyond dusty slides.
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Slavneft-Yanos oil refinery in Yaroslavl overnight, one of the country’s largest, processing over 15M tons of oil annually.
The strike triggered multiple explosions and a major fire. FSB has cordoned off the site, while traffic in Yaroslavl hit a near standstill.
Two concerts:
FIRST:
Olomouc International Organ Festival. Leo van Doeselaar, organ, plays Bach's works.
Recorded 15 September.
SECOND:
Olomouc Autumn Festival of Sacred Music. The Ensemble Rýnský plays:
Gottfried FI...
Alle porte degli anni '50 le serie di corti Disney iniziavano a passare in secondo piano. E la serie di Paperino era diventata chiara dimostrazione di questa tendenza: tante uscite, ma tutte molto simili l'una all'altra. L'era d'oro dell'animazione Disney stava per tramontare?
Procès Castelain : un verdict aux lourdes conséquences pour la Métropole de Lille mediacites.fr/complement-denqu… "L’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Douai, prévu le mardi 16 décembre 2025, fixera le sort du président de la quatrième métropole de France. Que faut-il en attendre ? Qui pourrait succéder à Damien Castelain ? Mediacités fait le point."
Cette fois, Damien Castelain sera enfin fixé sur son sort. Mardi 16 décembre 2025 à 14 heures, la Cour d’appel de Douai rendra son arrêt dans les quatre dossiers judiciaires qui empoisonnent la vie du président de la Métropole européenne de Lille (ME…
surely, what the neoconfederacy did with federal laws about abortion, can be replicated by Union states with #AI and other bogus federal legislation passed during this coup
Have you blind leftist ask any Venezuelan about this? All this idiots commenting are not Venezuelans nor in venezuela contrary to me. The left have always think they are better than America or Trump in this case when in fact they are way worse and we Venezuelans will never forget nor forgive
In too many ways our world is more stressful than ever, so it's uncomfortably normal to feel disappointed. That's why it is important to reach out to friends when we need a little support and comfort, and though it may be "only through digital means", at least we have this space, Fediverse, where amazingly diverse and unique people gather and share thoughts, feelings, and lift one another when we are feeling low.
Em, I'm so sorry you are feeling tired and worn, and disappointed, everyone does on occasion but be aware... You are one of the most thoughtful Fediversians who add value, honesty, warmth, an encouraging word when people need one, and you kindly offer very important privacy information to very vulnerable folk. That said, remember, in this world of many disappointments you are not one.
while i certainly resonate with that, we are still alive and being alive remains a beautiful mistery. manage your energy and focus as i am sure you mean a lot to many (myself included). thank you for your post, stay strong and love deeply ( it may hurt but it is worth it)
nimm dir heute eine Auszeit von all den miesen Entwicklungen. Denk stattdessen an die schönen Dinge, an die Sachen, die gut laufen, und wenn sich wieder Dreckskram einmischen will, schmeiß ihn raus. Es ist Freitag, du hast frei. Du bist Herrin deiner Gedanken.
(Denk ich zumindest. Kommst mir nicht vor wie ein Herr. Aber wenn doch: Du bist Herr deiner Gedanken.)
The government's plan for Parliament's final full week of the year moved 12 different proposed laws through 32 stages of approval.
Included in the plan is fixing an error made by tired government MPs during the previous long week of urgency, when they voted for an opposition amendment and, even when prompted, failed to notice the error.
Watching this week's endless debating it appeared on Thursday that another more egregious error had occurred. It seemed that a minister had forgotten to include key aspects within an amendment bill, and so ask a select committee to add them back in.
However, it was no mistake. Paul Goldsmith had purposefully omitted some disallowed measures from the Crimes Amendment Bill, in order that they could be added back in as an addendum by the Justice Select Committee, in order to dodge the usual rules about what is allowed.
In the United States, vast bills sometimes include so many random provisions that those voting on them are seldom aware of all the aspects they are approving.
Our Parliament's Standing Orders say that "a bill must relate to one subject area only". Bills here cannot include disconnected policy ambitions or amend multiple pieces of current legislation (Acts) unless they fall within the rules for Omnibus Bills.
The Crimes Amendment Bill contained a ragtag collection of amendments to the Crimes Act. However the minister also wanted to include amendments to the Summary Offences Act. That is not possible unless all the amendments to both bills achieve a single policy objective - they do not. Or unless permission has been given by Parliament's cross-party Business Committee.
Parliament is sovereign. It makes its own rules. It can also give itself permission to break them, via a simple majority vote in the House. It is this ability that Goldsmith took advantage of when he moved "that the Justice Committee's powers be extended under Standing Order 298(1) to consider the amendments set out in Amendment Paper 436 in my name, and, if it sees fit, to recommend amendments accordingly, despite Standing Order 264(2)".
Of course, governments always have a majority and so can always win such votes, regardless of an opposition's protests.
Allowing a committee to add in unrelated provisions to a bill is not common. Certainly not as a dodge. It may be entirely novel. It seems like a potentially dangerous manoeuvre that could lead New Zealand towards the shambolic American style of pick 'n' mix legislation.
Parliament has been pushing hard, rushing through bills and working under urgency all week. In that scramble, one bill bypassed the rules, adding things not usually allowed.
Video: Showdown at ICE's hotel in Minneapolis suburb
Video condensed to 6 1/2 minutes from status Coup's 3+ hour live video shot in brutal sub-zero temperatures.
On the night of the 11th and 12th of September, community defenders in Minneapolis, MN descended on the Homewood Suites hotel in a suburb South of the city near the airport. They were following up confirmed reports that ICE was staying there.
Early in the protest, either a hotel security guard or an ICE agent slapped at an activist's bullhorn and attempted without success to intimidate protesters into leaving. Not long afterwards, protesters marched to the hotel main entrance, and from there groups went to all entrances of the hotel, surrounding the building-and ICE. Protesters made as much noise as possible, preventing ICE's Orcs from sleeping and sending a loud message to any other hotel daring to host ICE.
It is interesting that ICE picked a hotel well out of town. Many businesses in Minneapolis have posted trespass warnings against ICE, warning them to stay off their property or face arrest for trespassing.
At the Homewood Suites, ICE was under siege. The cops took more than two hours to arrive. Someone said they were riot cops but they did not bring shields and riot weapons. The seemed to just walk up to the hotel and form a line in front of at least one entrance.
While Status Coup was present, no tear gas was fired and no clubs were swinging. One source reports only one person was arrested all night.
This is a powerful rebuke to Donald Trump, KKKristi Noam, DHS, and ICE not only from Minneapolis's community defenders but possibly from the city government as well.
Trump thinks immigrants will destroy Europe. The truth is the opposite. This column is about the long arc of population change, the hybridity of European cultures, and the widely-misinterpreted results of demographic momentum. Big issues we need to understand.www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Schon unter Dubya wäre ich da nicht mehr reingekommen, als sie nach 9/11 mit dem Patriot Act auf paranoid geschaltet hatten. Unter Obama wurde das ja nicht mehr zurückgenommen, unter Biden auch nicht.
France : L’Université Paris 1 fait intervenir la police contre une mobilisation étudiante
secoursrouge.org/france-lunive… "À l’université Paris 1, la présidence a fait appel à la police après qu’un Conseil d’Administration a été empêché de se tenir par plusieurs centaines d’étudiants, personnels et enseignants mobilisés contre un budget déficitaire et la hausse des frais d’inscription pour les étudiants
À l’université Paris 1, la présidence a fait appel à la police après qu’un Conseil d’Administration a été empêché de se tenir par plusieurs centaines d’étudiants, personnels et enseignants mobilisés contre un budget déficitaire et la hausse des frais…
RT @RnaudBertrand Insanely, submitting your past 5 years' social media to enter the U.S. as a tourist is only a small part of the proposed upcoming requirements.
You'll also need to give your DNA (!) among many other new requirements.
All the additional info you'll need to give as a tourist eligible for ESTA (meaning those tourists who don't need a visa, for instance from EU, UK, Australia, Japan, and other Visa Waiver countries):
- All social media accounts from the last 5 years - All your biometrics: face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris - All your phone numbers from the last 5 years - All your email addresses from the last 10 years - IP addresses and metadata from your submitted photos - Names of your family members (parents, spouse, siblings, children) - All your family members' phone numbers from the last 5 years - Your family members' dates of birth - Your family members' places of birth - Your family members' residencies - All your business phone numbers from the last 5 years - All your business email addresses from the last 10 years
If you do need a visa (i.e. non ESTA), I imagine the requirements are going to be far more drastic.
This is straight from the Department of Homeland Security documentation which you can find here: public-inspection.federalregis…
„Bin dagegen“: Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel über Mehrheiten mit der AfD apollo-news.net/bin-dagegen-al… Am Donnerstagabend redete Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel eine Stunde lang mit dem Stern-Chefredakteur Gregor Peter Schmitz bei der „Stern Stunde“ über ... The post „Bin dagegen“: Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel über Mehrheiten mit der AfD appeared first on Apollo News. #news #press
So. Today I'm in a workplace with a trashbag taped over a window. Why? Because the glass is gone. Heating barely works. Thank fucking god I bought warm pants because even with those I'm cold.
🇩🇪 Nearly 2,000 unidentified drones have been spotted over #Germany since the beginning of the year, according to security reports reviewed by Die Welt, BILD and Axel Springer Academy.
In a joint investigation, the outlets say they identified a pattern linking many of the drone sightings to the movements of three Russia-linked vessels operating in the Baltic and North seas.
Nearly 2,000 unidentified drones have been spotted over Germany since the beginning of the year, according to security reports reviewed by Die Welt, BILD and Axel Springer Academy.
"Maybe it's just me, but when a cis woman tries to challenge my identity for whatever reason, it stings twice as much. I honestly just freeze internally and feel even more humiliated.
That's not to say - it doesn't bother me when cis men do it, but definitely feel double gaslit when a cis woman does this because maybe deep down, maybe I need their "approval"? I know it's not true, but in the moment, sort of feels like it?
I'm not passing, but not terrible looking either. Being 6'2 gets me clocked no matter how well I can present. Don't want to try & start some weird gender conflict, but I swear.. (sometimes) cis women are jealous of us when they feel threatened and gatekeep to infinity.
Also: This is just my opinion obviously, but I truly believe trans women have unique beauty that cis bodies can't emit. I also think there's a lot more men out there who like us, but just can't admit it do to harsh criticism by the herd. Just wanted to share my thoughts & hear yours.
Et si on terminait l’année en beauté, ensemble ? paroledanimaux.fr/et-si-on-ter… "Le 19 décembre à 19h, on se retrouve au Baranoux (Paris 19e) pour une soirée de fin d’année conviviale et pleine de bonnes ondes."
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President Trump, who has said it’s important for America to dominate in the race to develop A.I., has said that the various state A.I. laws have created a confusing patchwork of regulations. #ai #artificialintelligence
🍄slow learner, ❤️🔥deep feeler
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