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Interesting: "Lack of middleman between Illinois farmers and consumers limits market for fruits and vegetables" https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/16/illinois-farming-produce-markets-climate-change/?share=gailrcswwhlr5ahaanmi #economics #Illinois

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"How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/17/minnesota-lawmaker-killings-misinformation-rightwing https://mastodonapp.uk/@cambskeptics/114700162100210916 #misinformation #disinformation

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This sounds like an awesome idea from @kagihq - #Kagi for libraries! And some other nice surprises to celebrate their 50,000* members... *Bit surprised it's only 50,000 tbh... https://blog.kagi.com/50k

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Yikes! CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns after RFK Jr.'s vaccine orders — "I no longer have confidence that these data will be used objectively or evaluated with appropriate scientific rigor to make evidence-based vaccine policy decisions." — Dr. Fiona Havers […]

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https://www.theverge.com/tech/687574/trump-mobile-plan-bad-deal #grift #MoreGrift

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The kids are alright. "As protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts continue around the country, kids have begun creating their own protests online using the popular gaming site Roblox." […]

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"G7 Leaders’ statement on recent developments between Israel and Iran" https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/06/16/g7-leaders-statement-on-recent-developments-between-israel-and-iran

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just keep finding cool ditches to play in

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/17/politics/israel-iran-nuclear-bomb-us-intelligence-years-away

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One of the joys when I lived in London, was going to the Tate (only one then) and walking into a gallery where a Turner was displayed — the light! Wonderful! A friend introduced me to Turner, as well as the pleasure of returning to museums over and over and not trying to consume everything all […]

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🙄 Need more guns 🙃 (not). https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6edxc56gc2sntq6ht6epjug4/post/3lrraexos2k2p

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Does anyone know if this is factual? Nothing is beyond this administration, but it would be good to know whether this is factual or not. Cannot find much other information* on this. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients * […]

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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5353385-trump-administration-grants-ruling/ #NIH

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New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave The variant, NB.1.8.1, has been linked to surges in parts of Asia. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/06/new-covid-variant-swiftly-gains-ground-in-us-concern-looms-for-summer-wave/

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via @fridaghitis #USpol #NoKings #Indivisible

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"Philly immigrants received a Father’s Day surprise: orders to report to ICE" https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-immigrants-orders-report-to-ice-20250615.html?id=kYw1wPuR7Waqe #ICE #Philadelphia

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Is this the same WaPo that didn't have the gumption to print Ann Tellnaes' cartoon of Jeff Bezos and a cabal of billionaire media/social media/tech celebs (Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong — and Walt Disney Company mascot Mickey Mouse!) bootlicking at […]

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trump Administration Effort To Roll Back Federal Disability Rights Protections Alarms Advocates https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/06/09/effort-to-roll-back-federal-disability-rights-protections-alarms-advocates/31484/ #disability

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A couple of things about these claims circulating that the 2024 election was "rigged": 1. The supposed "proof" is essentially the same nonsensical statistical gobbledygook that the MAGA people were claiming about 2020, with the parties reversed. 2. There is no legal mechanism to "recount" an […]

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Shocked. Not shocked — "trump administration gutted program aimed at preventing targeted violence" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-gutted-program-aimed-preventing-targeted-violence-2025-06-14/

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#SilentSunday Have a good day.

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Students for Science is a great follow, and if you want to learn more about fluoride, have a watch of their latest video below. I’m awed by these students who are leading the way in the battle for science survival.

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How far you walk may be more important than speed to fix chronic back pain https://www.the-independent.com/news/health/chronic-back-pain-walking-speed-b2769797.html Walking more may lower your risk for chronic low back pain by as much as 23 percent. Original research paper here […]

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Here's a way to explore something that is far out. Way far out! I've been zooming in and exploring the interactive web viewer for the James Webb telescope's new deep field view. According to Anton Petrov's new video on this, there's about 800,000 galaxies(!) in this view, which is a tiny […]

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Huh?! Not often that construction is cited as a reason for rescues in the Grand Canyon. Recently it has been a factor. https://www.yahoo.com/news/13-hikers-rescued-grand-canyon-185516703.html

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Big shout-out to Alireza, who just provided Persian translation for https://jointhefediverse.net! #fediverse #JoinTheFediverse

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"Q. Your story — that of an immigrant who started out delivering pizzas and went on to become a renowned scientist — has always been powerful, but it’s even more so now, given the current situation... in the United States. A. I know. It’s very sad to think that what I did back then probably […]

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After 110,000km the belt on my cargo bike finally gave way. A big push on the crank to enter a roundabout on a rainy day caused it to give way. Fortunately, there is a mobile bike mechanic in Hamilton that I could call to help me out. I locked the bike up, and […] [Original post on mastodon.nz]

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[Air India crash — distressing] A tragedy and a miracle — seat 11A https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3v6drp96zo

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“Troops and marines deeply troubled by LA deployment: ‘Morale is not great’ Several service members told advocacy groups they felt like pawns in a political game and assignment was unnecessary” […]

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"Los Angeles Police Chief McDonnell sharply countered Trump’s claims that the city needed National Guard support, emphasizing Wednesday that protests were “nowhere near” that level."

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John Ganz: "Historian Jeffrey Herf has called this fetishization of technology and industry alongside an authoritarian government and the reimposition of a hierarchal social order “reactionary modernism”—a label that fits both Trump and his Silicon Valley supporters to a T."

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Airlines sell passenger data to the feds through a separate data broker they spun up and put in the contract that DHS is not allowed to tell anyone that it comes from the airlines: https://www.404media.co/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/

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Another sad story. We're literally giving away our prominence and leadership here. What a shame. Fulbright board quits over trump administration scholarship meddling — https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/11/trump-fulbright-scholarships-foreign.html

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Read this while sipping your morning coffee. It's (probably) good for you (i.e., reading* and coffee). https://www.euronews.com/health/2025/06/11/does-coffee-fight-ageing-what-the-science-really-shows-about-coffee-being-good-for-your-he v *Reading or otherwise following too much news these days […]

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"OpenAI's annualized revenue hits US $10 billion, up from US $5.5 billion in December 2024" https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/openais-annualized-revenue-hits-10-billion-up-55-billion-december-2024-2025-06-09/ h/t @eloquence https://social.coop/@eloquence/114663282815202495 #OpenAI #AI

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They have already begun to fence off areas for Trump's birthday party wihich will feature tanks and military fanfare so he can be proud of the power he is exerting to destroy the planet, like your average evil guy in a Batman movie […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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Number of Australian journalists hit by US law enforcement during LA protests climbs to four https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/11/number-of-australian-journalists-hit-by-us-law-enforcement-during-la-protests-climbs-to-four #LosAngeles

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The energy consumption and carbon emissions as a result of AI, now and in the future, is simply incredible. https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/ https://genericsocialmediapage.com/@errbufferoverfl/114661886086479733

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Current status of Los Angeles immigration protests and California's lawsuit against trump's deployment of military troops — National Guard and Marines — to squelch them: https://apnews.com/article/insurrection-act-trump-troops-newsom-military-national-guard-a842f79e1c0e244039be274a6f266a7a v […]

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"Misleading photographs, videos and text have spread widely on social media as protests against immigrant raids have unfolded in Los Angeles, rehashing old conspiracy theories and expressing support for President Trump’s actions. The flood of falsehoods online appeared intended to stoke outrage […]

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