https://www.europesays.com/1705710/ Pogba wants to ‘turn page’ after brother sentenced in extortion case #malta

https://www.europesays.com/1705708/ Pro-Palestinian demo in Nicosia | Cyprus Mail #cyprus

https://www.europesays.com/1705706/ Bolivia and Belarus How Do These Hidden Gems The Land of Wonders and Adventure in Bolivia and the Untouched Beauty of Eastern Europe in Belarus—Compare as Top Emerging Tourism Destinations? #belarus #BelarusTravelNews #BelovezhskayaPushchaNationalPark #Bolivia #BoliviaTravelNews #BrestFortress #EasternEurope #minsk #MirCastle #NesvizhCastle #RichSovietHistory #SouthAmerica #TourismNews

https://www.europesays.com/1705705/ Volodymyr Zelensky affirme que la Russie a mené « plus de 110 frappes de drones » durant la nuit #Ukraine

Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in annual Christmas message
https://apnews.com/article/pope-christmas-gossip-curia-5ac7663e90e382a7f2f11644a31598ab?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Every SCOTUS case in which C (for "Corruption") Thomas cast a deciding vote should be considered tainted and invalid, serving neither as persuasive nor as precident.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/politics/clarence-thomas-trips-disclosure-investigation.html

Hey check it out everyone–my mom is also published! Here's her article on fabulous artist and educator Lillian Yano Blakey: https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2024/12/20/painting-lillian/

And so the Shortest Day came and the year died
And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world
Came people singing, dancing,
To drive the dark away.
They lighted candles in the winter trees;
They hung their homes with evergreen;
They burned beseeching fires all night long
To keep the year alive.

1/2

#solstice

Snapchat has long argued it’s a less toxic network because it doesn’t have an algorithmic feed that recommends content. However it does recommend people to follow.

Snapchat is currently being sued by the families of teens who allegedly bought drugs from dealers who they were recommended to follow. Many of these teens died of fentanyl overdoses.

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-snapchat-teen-fentanyl-crisis-lawsuit/

#News #AbundantLifeChristianSchoolinMadison After shooting, Wisconsin school and church lean into Christmas message for comfort https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/after-shooting-wisconsin-school-and-church-lean-into-christmas-message-for-comfort/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Every time I accidentally come in contact with the news, I'm glad I've been avoiding it.

Let me know when there's something that I can do about all of this bullshit will you?

#Sports #WausauWest Friday’s boys basketball scores https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/fridays-boys-basketball-scores-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#AMUpdate #Weather Wausau weather for Saturday and Sunday https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/wausau-weather-for-saturday-and-sunday-53/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#Sports #WausauEast Friday’s girls prep basketball scores https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/fridays-girls-prep-basketball-scores/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#AfternoonUpdate #AMUpdate Last call: Send your letters to Santa https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/last-call-send-your-letters-to-santa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#AfternoonUpdate #AMUpdate D.C. Everest boys wrestling wins four titles, places second at Hodag Scramble https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2024/12/21/d-c-everest-boys-wrestling-wins-four-titles-places-second-at-hodag-scramble/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Happy Caturday!

As the rates electricity companies pay for power from rooftop solar panels fall, homeowners shrug. More likely to impact the rate of installations is a planned decrease from 1 January in government grants for the installation of panels.

https://dublininquirer.com/2024/12/18/as-the-rates-electricity-companies-pay-for-power-from-rooftop-solar-panels-fall-homeowners-shrug/

Happy #WinterSolstice y'all. Onward rolls the #WheelOfTime... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5pZQgK9SsA

It's a lovely day for a rooftop caña 🍺

It’s not the death fandango, it’s the Christmas Eve scramble.

NY Gov. Hochul signs bill recognizing North African, Middle Eastern populations
https://gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-hochul-signs-bill-recognizing-north-african-middle-eastern-populations?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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NY nurses say hospitals are not complying with state staffing law
https://gothamist.com/news/ny-nurses-say-hospitals-are-not-complying-with-state-staffing-law?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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NYC, NJ get snow on the first day of winter, arctic temps ahead of Christmas
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-nj-get-snow-on-the-first-day-of-winter-arctic-temps-ahead-of-christmas?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Snowy day in NY. Conquered my final local #running weather challenge: trail running in the snow. That was the one weather type that forced me to skip running once last year. Not anymore; now I have proper shoes.

Managed to get some nice segments out of Prospect Park.

Also realized I've just done 2,500km for the year, for the first time. Yay!

NYPD's top uniformed cop out after report of sex abuse, commissioner shuffles leadership
https://gothamist.com/news/nypds-top-uniformed-cop-out-after-report-of-sex-abuse-commissioner-shuffles-leadership?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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@joel 's blog posts about OmniOS (and SmartOS) are a great source of information.

Thank you!

#OmniOS #SmartOS #Illumos

"Welch launched an official memecoin based on her viral 'Hawk Tuah' catchphrase, $HAWK, on Dec. 4. As is the case with many celebrity and influencer backed #cryptocurrency projects, $HAWK was rug pulled. This typically means that a few insiders who held the majority of the #crypto tokens, likely via a pre-sale before the general public had access to the token, dumped their holdings shortly after the memecoin launched to the public."

Today in Tech Mashable https://www.yahoo.com/tech/haliey-welch-releases-first-statement-160808862.html

Harry Burton @HBtoons on #Christmas #ClimateAction – cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Es posible que en el próximo parche del ZZZ vuelva a poner a Ellen en el banner. Tengo casi 300 tiradas acumuladas para ella. @nikathesiren y @Ri_molamucho no son conscientes del destrozo que se puede hacer con ella

Someone on Twitter once called Bossk, the Trandoshan bounty hunter from The Empire Strikes Back, "a poor person's Gorn." 🤔

@allstartrek

#StarTrek #allstartrek #StarTrekTOS #Arena #StarWars #TheEmpireStrikesBack #ESB

Guten Tag ihr Lieben,
möget ihr alle etwas finden, was euch in diesen Tagen Halt gibt. Für alle, die es brauchen, eine liebe Umarmung.
Kommt gut durch den Tag und freut euch über die kleinen Glückssternchen an eurem Weg.
#stars

#TrumpOligarchy

I wish there was an episode where Gul Madred just sat there freebasing desegranine and crying softly at his own immense failure.

#AllStarTrek

A sheriff in Oregon says he has contacted the FBI and is increasingly concerned about a letter circulating in his rural, coastal community asking people to write down the license plate numbers of possible immigrants. https://apnews.com/article/immigration-undocumented-letters-lincoln-city-oregon-01d1f737e8e47f56014f25d6bfaf3a4c

ELoon blocked the Continuing Resolution earlier in the week mainly to block the new restrictions on investments in China.

I can't figure out if he succeeded in that goal with the new bill that was written.

Anyone else have a better idea on that?

🚨 🌊 Eine neue Studie des Geomar zeigt: Steigende Wassertemperaturen und anhaltende Nährstoffbelastung verschärfen den Sauerstoffmangel in der Ostsee, besonders in tieferen Schichten.

Trotz Fortschritten bei der Reduktion von Nährstoffen reichen die Maßnahmen nicht aus, um die Folgen der Klimakrise auszugleichen.

Forschende fordern insbesondere die Landwirtschaft zum Handeln auf, um das Ökosystem der Ostsee zu retten.

📝 https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Oekosystem-Ostsee-bedroht-Forscher-warnen-vor-Sauerstoffmangel,sauerstoffmangel100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=NDR.de

#NDR #Ostsee #Naturschutz #Klimawandel

Yarvin, “neoreactionary” thinker & far-R blogger, is emerging as a serious intellectual influence on key figures Trump’s coming admin, esp. over potential threats to democracy.

He considers liberal democracy as a decadent enemy to be dismantled, is intellectually influential on Vance & close to several proposed Trump appointees.

Actions/rhetoric from Trump/lieutenants, closely resemble Yarvin’s public proposals for taking autocratic power in America.

#Autocracy #USPol https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/curtis-yarvin-trump

Uh-oh. All we need is religion added to the volatile mixture in the powder keg.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/12/21/the-imagery-that-should-scare-the-wealthy/