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U.S. Politics in Real Time 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Dems Troll ‘Vice President’ Trump as Musk Meddles With Government Funding Bill | The term “President Musk” also started trending on X, which he owns.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-troll-vice-president-trump-as-musk-meddles-with-government-funding-bill/

Democrats Troll ‘Vice President’ Trump as Musk Calls the Shots

Trump is not going to like “President Musk” trending.

^{William Vaillancourt (The Daily Beast)}

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Rotating cam atop the SE corner of Soldier Field. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 14:55:52 UTC (about 7 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Chicago: 28.01 F | -2.22 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: SSE at 12.996 mph | 20.91 kph // Humidity: 74%

openSUSE en Español 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Leap 15.5 Nears End of Life The release of Leap 15.6 on June 12 set in motion the End of Life for maintenance and security for Leap 15.5, which will happen at the end of December. Users should upgrade to openSUSE Leap 15.6 to continue to receive security and maintenance updates. Leap versions have a six-month... https://news.opensuse.org/2024/12/19/leap-nears-eol/

Leap 15.5 Nears End of Life

The release of Leap 15.6 on June 12 set in motion the End of Life for maintenance and security for Leap 15.5, which will happen at the end of December. Users...

^{openSUSE News}

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Ausstellung in Berlin Scharf-Gerstenberg: „Ein bisschen obszöner Sex“

Charles Baudelaire suchte nach der Schönheit im Hässlichen. Wie er damit die Kunst anregte, untersucht die Berliner Ausstellung „Böse Blumen“.

Ausstellung in Berlin Scharf-Gerstenberg: Ein bisschen obszöner Sex

^{Hilka Dirks (taz)}

U.S. Politics in Real Time 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

'Unelected President Musk': Elon posts 70 times trashing GOP bill, Trump caves

https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-unelected-president-musk-elon-posts-70-times-trashing-gop-bill-trump-caves-227436613581

'Unelected President Musk': Elon posts 70 times trashing GOP bill, Trump caves

“Musk is not just Trump's co-president—he is the head dude in charge,” says Chris Hayes on Musk calling for Republicans to shut down the government—before Trump even weighed in. Punchbowl’s Melanie Zanona joins to discuss.

^MSNBC

Lord HeeHaw II 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

And just think. We were all seriously irritated when we thought Trump had made himself subordinate to Putin. But now we find that the whole time the actual Balrog in the Woodpile was simply well tucked in at home, convincing the American (and European) people to part with their hard earned cash for a 2nd rate automobile.

Nazani 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

@hoare_spitall
It's quite possible Putin is working with Musk; their mutual goal is to destroy the US.

@Lord HeeHaw II

Good News/Positive Science Bot 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

DATE: December 19, 2024 at 07:00AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG

TITLE: Endangered Thick-Billed Parrot That Once Roamed the US Is on the Way to Recovery

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-thick-billed-parrot-that-once-roamed-the-us-is-on-the-way-to-recovery/

A public-private partnership in Mexico just announced that the current population of thick-billed parrots is approximately 2,500 individuals—at least 10% higher than that recorded 12 years ago. The number was determined in a recent population survey in a protected area in the state of Chihuahua, where once upon a time this charismatic species roamed north […]

The post Endangered Thick-Billed Parrot That Once Roamed the US Is on the Way to Recovery appeared first on Good News Network.

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/endangered-thick-billed-parrot-that-once-roamed-the-us-is-on-the-way-to-recovery/

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This robot is not affiliated with the goodnewsnetwork.org .

#psychology #depression #goodnews #goodnewsthread #happy #happynews #SpreadJoy #PositiveVibes #CommunityLove #SpreadLight #goodnewnetworkorg #positivescience #science @goodnews

Endangered Thick-Billed Parrot That Once Roamed the US Is on the Way to Recovery

The thick-billed parrot is a characteristic and emblematic species of the Southwest, and occurred in both Arizona and New Mexico.

^{Andy Corbley (Good News Network)}

#Science #Psychology #GoodNews #depression #Happy #positivevibes #communitylove #spreadjoy #happynews #goodnewsthread #spreadlight #goodnewnetworkorg #positivescience @goodnews group

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Milwaukee, WI:

Rotating view of Milwaukee and Lake Michigan located north of downtown Milwaukee along the Milwaukee River. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 14:07:08 UTC (about 26 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Milwaukee: 23.81 F | -4.55 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: N at 0 mph | 0 kph // Humidity: 71%

Fesshole 🧻 2 weeks ago • mastodon (AP)

As a 5ft3 guy I've always been the butt of jokes by mates and other men. What they don't know is that the past 3 years I've made nearly £500k selling pics and videos of my smallish feet on OF to guys who think they are a woman's. My wife finds it hilarious.

Nazani 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Your feet are probably prettier than most women's because you didn't spend your teens trying to cram them into too-small shoes.

The Funny Pages 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

New Strip Found: Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for Thu, 19 Dec 2024 https://www.gocomics.com/ripleysbelieveitornot/2024/12/19

#ripleysbelieveitornot #comicstrip

#comicstrip #RipleysBelieveitorNot

Nazani 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Abercrombie & Fitch used to sell actual explorer gear, sort of the Eddie Bauer of its day.

李老师不是你老师 1 week ago • twitter-bridge (AP)

近日，有网友在社交平台反映，微信被封禁后，解封需要安装“国家网络身份认证”应用。

Shiba Every Hour 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Mediagazer 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Reporters Without Borders urges Apple to scrap Apple Intelligence's notification summaries after a BBC complaint said the feature created a misleading headline (Graham Fraser/BBC)

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2v778x85yo
http://mediagazer.com/241219/p11#a241219p11

Apple urged to scrap AI feature after it creates false headline

Reporters Without Borders has called for Apple to remove Apple Intelligence.

^{Graham Fraser (BBC News)}

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Jassin rappt über seine Jugend in der ostdeutschen Provinz als Kind mit Migrationshintergrund. Aus seinen Texten spricht radikale Gesellschaftskritik.

Rap für reflektierte Jugendliche: „Ich hatte nie das Gefühl dazuzugehören“

^{Lilly Schröder (taz)}

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Holland, MI:

One of various views around the Holland channel from the northern lighthouse. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 14:00:18 UTC (about 2 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Holland: 29.41 F | -1.44 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: E at 8.053 mph | 12.9 kph // Humidity: 77%

Freax_ES 1 week ago friendica

La revista Science escoge al medicamento Lenacapavir como avance científico del año por su eficacia en la prevención de contagios de VIH https://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/ciencia/medicamento-prevencion-vih-lenacapavir-avance-cientifico-ano-revista-science.html

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Der türkische Präsident Erdoğan fühlt sich nach dem Sturz Assads als Sieger. Nun plant er einen Angriff, der die Region destabilisieren würde.

Türkische Angriffe auf Kurden in Syrien: Kein bisschen Frieden

^{Ali Çelikkan (taz)}

The Register 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests

Both are only thinking about the best interests of users, of course The European Commission (EC) has continued pushing Apple to open up more of iOS to third parties, and Apple has pushed back, warning that doing so risks user privacy.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/apple_meta_interoperability/

Apple and Meta trade barbs over interoperability requests

^{Richard Speed (The Register)}

#IT #TheRegister

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Kirsty Coventry, Olympiasiegerin, möchte Nachfolgerin von IOC-Chef Thomas Bach werden. Ihre Arbeit in der Regierung von Simbabwe spricht gegen sie.

Komitee der Olympische Spiele: Dienerin eines Failed State und bald Chefin beim IOC?

^{Markus Völker (taz)}

Freax_ES 1 week ago friendica

Se cumplen 50 años de la salida a la venta del Altair 8800, el primer ordenador personal de éxito https://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/ordenadores/50-anos-salida-venta-altair-8800.html

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Ein französisches Gericht hat Gisèle Pelicots Ex-Mann zur Höchststrafe verurteilt. Auch die 50 Mitangeklagten wurden schuldig gesprochen. Das Strafverfahren hat Frankreich aufgewühlt.

Urteil im Vergewaltigungsprozess: Hauptangeklagter muss 20 Jahre in Haft

^taz

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:

View of Muskegon Channel piers jutting out into Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 13:20:01 UTC (about 13 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Muskegon: 28.17 F | -2.13 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: E at 5.749 mph | 9.25 kph // Humidity: 78%

Shiba Every Hour 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

WordleClubDailyBot 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Daily opener for #WordleClub for
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Happy Wordling!

@GreenFire, @VedaDalsette, @henry79, @Calgarygirl2023, @SoulOfAshu, @bcaligari, @ikentcpel

#wordleclub @Ashu Shendé (Artist) @Henry (he/him) @Veda Dalsette @CheryllC @B Caligari 🇪🇺 @Kevin Leecaster @Mike

Kevin Leecaster 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Too bad I didn't think of that first on today's #Wordle 1,279 5/6*

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#wordle

ScoreMyWordle 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

This Wordle #1279 scored 100 out of 420, solved on row 5. Solved above 121 others so far today! Outstanding!

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Charlevoix, MI:

Rotating view around Charlevoix Marina in Charlevoix. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 12:34:33 UTC (about 28 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Charlevoix: 24.44 F | -4.20 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: ESE at 2.304 mph | 3.70 kph // Humidity: 66%

Fesshole 🧻 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

When I was 4, I was having a bath. The phone rang and my mother left the bathroom for what felt like an eternity. In my wisdom I decided to float facedown and motionless for my mother's return. I was roundly beaten for this very funny act.

Shiba Every Hour 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Nieuws | NOS 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Na falen PostNL bezorgt uitvaartondernemer Huizen zelf rouwpost

Uitvaartondernemer Mijndert Rebel uit Huizen bezorgt de rouwpost sinds afgelopen zomer zelf. Uit onvrede over PostNL heeft hij zijn eigen 'bezorgdienst' opgericht die de rouwkaarten op de fiets rondbrengt.

https://nos.nl/l/2548917 #nieuws #nos

Na falen PostNL bezorgt uitvaartondernemer Huizen zelf rouwpost

Nadat afgelopen zomer een set rouwkaarten vermist raakte bij PostNL richtte hij een eigen bezorgdienst op.

^{NOS Nieuws}

#nos #nieuws

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Israel entziehe den Palästinensern in Gaza vorsätzlich das Wasser, heißt es im Bericht von Human Rights Watch. Die NGO sieht eine „völkermörderische Absicht“.

Krieg in Gaza: Kein einziger Tropfen sauberes Wasser

^{Julia Neumann (taz)}

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Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Sturgeon Bay, WI:

View of a playground and flagpole in foreground that overlooks Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 12:06:44 UTC (about 26 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Sturgeon Bay: 21.38 F | -5.90 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: ENE at 4.608 mph | 7.41 kph // Humidity: 68%

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Mackinaw City, MI:

Northeastern view of the Mackinac Bridge traversing the Straits of Mackinac. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 11:54:47 UTC (about 8 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Mackinaw City: 21.83 F | -5.65 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NNE at 6.912 mph | 11.12 kph // Humidity: 78%

taz (inoffiziell) 1 week ago • friendica (via ActivityPub)

Ein französisches Gericht hat Gisèle Pelicots Ex-Mann zur Höchststrafe verurteilt. Auch die 50 Mitangeklagten wurden schuldig gesprochen. Das Strafverfahren hat Frankreich aufgewühlt.

Urteil im Pelicot-Prozess: Hauptangeklagter muss 20 Jahre in Haft

^taz

The Register 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Watchdog deep-sixes job ad that was actually pay-to-play training course

Misleading listing on a recruitment site? Whatever next? The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slapped IT Career Change Ltd on the wrist over a September 2024 ad promoting a career in Health & Safety.…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/12/19/asa_it_career_change/

#IT #TheRegister

U.S. Politics in Real Time 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Rep. Spartz won’t caucus with GOP, narrowing Republican margin in House

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/17/rep-victoria-spartz-wont-caucus-with-republicans-house/

Lake Michigan! Live! 1 week ago • mastodon (AP)

Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:

View of Muskegon breakwater in the distance, and the red South Lighthouse defining the entrance of the Muskegon Channel in the foreground. // Image captured at: 2024-12-19 11:20:01 UTC (about 13 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Muskegon: 28.17 F | -2.13 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: ENE at 4.608 mph | 7.41 kph // Humidity: 77%

CTV News Toronto 3 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

Trump refers to prime minister as 'Governor Justin Trudeau' after saying Canada will respond to tariff threat
Amid a looming tariff threat, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump appears to be mocking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, referring to him as 'Governor Justin Trudeau' in a post on Truth Social early Tuesday.
#politics #relations #Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trump-refers-to-prime-minister-as-governor-justin-trudeau-after-saying-canada-will-respond-to-tariff-threat-1.7139798

#Politics #Canadá #relations

As The World Turns 2 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • friendica (via ActivityPub)

@CTV News Toronto

Trudeau is weak allowing a bully, trump, to constantly pick on him. Trudeau not fighting back, just taking bully trump crap like at school recess.

#politics #relations #Canada #Trudeau #bully #mocking

#Politics #Canadá #Trudeau #relations #bully #mocking @CTV News Toronto

BOFH Excuses 3 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

#BOFH excuse #296:

The hardware bus needs a new token.

#BOFH

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Hacker News 50 3 weeks ago (Received 1 week ago) • mastodon (AP)

UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

Link: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241204-uk-bans-daytime-tv-ads-for-cereals-muffins-and-burgers
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42359836

#uk

UK bans daytime TV ads for cereals, muffins and burgers

The UK government is banning daytime TV adverts for sugary foods like granola and muffins in its battle against child obesity, branding such popular items as junk food.

^{France 24 (FRANCE 24)}

#uk