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

Biden’s antitrust crackdown on tech MAs may linger into Trump’s reign

Lina Khan’s tenure may end, but the regulatory hurdles she help built aren’t going anywhere Analysis When Donald Trump takes office for his second term on January 20, many expect sweeping changes across the board. But among tech players, when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, those hoping for looser regulations…
#theregister #IT
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/12/21/trump_tech_merger_acquisition/

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/

When people finish holiday shopping

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/21/christmas-shopping-holidays

#Billionaires

Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:

The EFF's Breachies of 2024 are out, and it's an absolute belter of a list. Extremely proud that TechCrunch's reporting from the security desk is featured so frequently throughout; we have covered a *lot* of data breaches this year!

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/breachies-2024-worst-weirdest-most-impactful-data-breaches-year

Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Scholz will weiterhin mit Putin telefonieren ++

Kanzler Scholz hat bekräftigt, dass er trotz aller Kritik weiterhin mit dem russischen Präsidenten Putin telefonieren will. Deutschland und Estland haben mehr militärische Hilfe für die Ukraine gefordert. Die Entwicklungen im Liveblog.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-ukraine-freitag-464.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Liveblog #Ukraine

Mastodon teeth found in couple's backyard may shed light on New York's Ice Age
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/mastodon-teeth-ny-1.7416491?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Chris Hayes Mocks Larry Kudlow Over Tax Cut Meltdown

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-hayes-mocks-fox-host-who-melted-down-interviewing-republican-senators-no-no-no-no-we-need-tax-cuts-please/

"(AP) — The smooth economy that Donald #Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with critics saying the president-elect is contributing to the uncertainty....'I guess Elon Musk is making the decisions now, because #Republicans in Congress are incapable of making decisions on their own,' DelBene said in an interview. 'They just wait for someone to tell them what to do.'"

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-poised-inherit-strong-economy-120023064.html?.tsrc=fin-notif #USPolitics

Amtrak board nominations passed the Senate very late this evening, including David Capozzi, Ronald Batory, Elaine Clegg, and Lanhee Chen. It was done after the vote on the continuing resolution.

"The U.S. Mint has announced the five trailblazing American #women who will be depicted on quarters released in 2025: Ida B. Wells, a journalist and civil rights activist; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA; Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer; Stacey Park Milbern, a disability activist; and Althea Gibson, a legendary golfer and tennis player."

#HistoryMatters Smithsonian Magazine Online https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-five-trailblazing-american-women-will-be-featured-on-quarters-in-2025-180985705/?lctg=93157327

The two words 'President Musk' trended on Elon #Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) and other social media platforms late Wednesday after the tech billionaire helped to thwart a #GOP-created government funding bill."
Huff Post https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-trolled-2-most-112805160.html #USPolitics

Well this is cool! Read the article for a look at why GOP legislators are not the only decision makers here!
https://www.kjzz.org/fronteras-desk/2024-12-21/az-sheriff-lost-border-funds-over-prop-314-he-says-no-one-else-is-going-to-enforce-it-either

Décidément. Le contrôleur de l'EuroStar qui me demande juste mon nom.... Oo je suis dans une faille temporelle je crois.

Two years in #infosecexchange and #mastodon thanks to Merry @jerry !
My annual reminder to help your friendly fediverse admin and instance!

@qana_sucre Bisous du train 😘😘😘😘

Happy winter solstice to the northern hemisphere!

Listen as the universe is telling us to rest. Exhale. Prepare for growth and change to come.

time to run backups before I leave

"I really should set up a cron job to run these automatically. I will do that soon. For right now I will just run it manually" I said 5 years ago when I first switched my backup system over to borg

'Too old for the job' Trump nailed on MSNBC for letting Elon Musk fight his battles - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-too-old/

The drugs that defined 2024
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/21/psychedelics-rejected-captagon-factories-and-pink-cocaine-the-that-defined-2024/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Health & Science @health-science-Salon

@transcendentempress Bisous du train 😘😘😘😘

@Mikie1600 Bisous du train 😘😘😘😘

@ButterflyOfFire Bisous du train 😘😘😘😘

@cafou je suis passé à Chatelet tu n'y étais plus.

On est partie

Dans l'EuroStar, 2ème train on se rapproche.

Houthi missile strike injures more than a dozen in Tel Aviv
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3we936v266o?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-BBCNews

para el que escribió el código genético: no entiendo su letra. Que alguien me lo explique

Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
https://apnews.com/article/disaster-relief-government-spending-bill-helene-milton-d2b4fed85aabfe5cd1cc45e51d952ca8?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-AssociatedPress

Pokemon - Season 1 Episode 39 - Pikachu's Goodbye
Frame 1615/2466
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[YELLS]Timestamp: 00:14:01.905
#pokemon #anipoke #s1e39

Josefine Weihnachtskatz

#caturday #fedicats #CatsOfMastodon #Katzen

#santiago #galiza

Moitas grazas por ter esta vista hoxe

Hoy es 2112. ¡Disfruten el día universal de Rush! 🤘🏻

#Rush #2112 #Vinilos #VinylRecords #Vinyl #LaSicodelica

Someone’s all snuggled up today in these chilly temps! Happy Caturday! #Caturday #CatsOfFedi #catsOfMastodon #TuxedoCat