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Just a question of a domestic nature. When I remove the worst cobwebs from the house with the ceiling mop, how do I get the mop clean again? It has synthetic bristles, so I don't want to use too aggressive solvents. Until now, neither acidic nor basic cleaning agents solved or detached the cobwebs.

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New campaign action on Marks & Spencer - any help getting the first few signatures going would be greatly appreciated! actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... We're sharing this first on Bluesky as this is so much friendlier (and troll free, so far at least!) than any of the other platforms right now!

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Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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Next Sunday, Germany votes. But don’t be fooled—nothing will change. Austerity for the many, money printing for the few. Meanwhile, the government continues to silence those who dare to oppose it. @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social breaks it down—& why @mera25de.bsky.social is the only real alternative.

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About 40% of the ants in an ant colony are "lazy" and spend most of their time just sitting around.

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#Wahlarena Zuschauerin: "Was machen Sie gegen die Hauptursache der Attentate, die unadequate psychologische Versorgung?" Merz: "Wir müssen mehr abschieben" Zuschauerin: "Das war aber nicht meine Frage" Merz: "Das ist aber meine Antwort" 4 Jahre. Das. Vier. Jahre.

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Donald Trump pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Tate brothers https://www.ft.com/content/3f951e0b-a9cb-489a-be89-fdf9f996ed27

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Kijk dit soort dingen krijg ik nou nooit te zien in de plaatselijke haakblaadjes www.reddit.com/r/crochet/s/...

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We're shocked by Trump and Musk's antics because we judge them against the idea that governments should serve the people. But they have no such intention. Government for them is simply about seizing power and wealth. Let's stop being shocked, and build a global, democratic counter-movement.

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Here’s the thing. Every one of these people in tears heard Trump on the stump before Nov. They knew he was cruel. But they were fine with it, thinking he’d only hurt the people they didn’t like. The problem with cruelty—It spreads. You don’t get to control it. Sooner or later, it comes for you too.

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Teilen! Das sind Menschen, die laut AfD und Union angeblich „überhaupt nicht gemeint“ sind, und doch gemeint sind, wenn’s ums Abschieben (2 mal Schwarzfahren soll laut Linnemann (CDU) reichen) oder erschwerte Einbürgerung oder Entzug Doppelpass geht. Vom Rassismus ganz abgesehen.

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Wereldwijd wordt $492 miljard belasting ontdoken. Nederland kent €30-€50 miljard belastingkortingen zonder doel. De allerrijksten betalen het laagste belastingtarief. Maar gemeenten hebben anonieme 'kliklijnen' zodat inwoners 'vermoedens' van bijstandsfraude kunnen melden.

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A survey of workers who used generative AI found that they used critical thinking less when they trusted the AI to do the task accurately

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People who repeat as a mantra that there are only two sexes and that everything else is indoctrination and fantasy, are generally the same people who, without any evidence, assume the existence of God and proclaim it to children.

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A.A. Milne on happiness and how Winnie-the-Pooh was born (101 years ago today)

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My latest column on Donald's power grab, ignoring our laws and Constitution available free at DCReport: www.dcreport.org/2025/02/11/w...

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Etwas was aus dem geleakten Koalitionspapier noch gar nicht diskutiert wurde: die FPÖ will den Väterrechtlern gesetzliche Mittel geben die Kinder auch gegen deren Willen an sich zu reißen. Das Zauberwort: Parental Alienation Syndrome.

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"In those towns which are principally supported by the constant or occasional residence of a court, and in which the inferior ranks of people are chiefly maintained by the spending of revenue, they are in general idle, dissolute, and poor." blaauwendraad.blog/2025/02/09/s...

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Een generatie witte mannen die de sociaaldemocratie hoogstpersoonlijk de 'ideologische veren' uittrok om haar vervolgens te offeren op het altaar van 'marktwerking' en 'privatisering' huilt nu dat "aan de fundamenten van de sociaaldemocratie wordt gezaagd." www.nu.nl/politiek/634...

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See Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Visualized in Colorfully Animated Scores

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Being a well-integrated outsider, I went #Eisstockschießen with the locals two weeks ago, on a #slippery surface. There is a cultural gap beneath that surface. I have only just begun to describe it, because I am also working on a book #translation. blaauwendraad.blog/2025/02/08/s...

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Meta illegaly downloaded 80+ terabytes of books from LibGen, Anna's Archive, and Z-library to train their AI models. In 2010, Aaron Swartz downloaded only 70 GBs of articles from JSTOR (0.0875% of Meta). Faced $1 million in fine and 35 years in jail. Took his own life in 2013.

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Wenn ihr an ner Uni eingeschrieben seid und nen Bibliothekszugang habt, könnt ihr euch JETZT dranmachen, alle Ebooks zur Queer Theory und insbesondere zu trans Themen runterzuladen, die ihr im Katalog findet. Stellt euer eigenes Archiv zusammen. Ihr müsst die Sachen nicht mal lesen, nur sammeln.

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🧟🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️ Unearthing the “best humane alternative to genocide” from half a year ago because it sheds a light on the dystopian playbook that is being implemented now and also puts the Guardian article in the comments in a new and horrific light. newrepublic.com/article/1839...

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Auch Kleinvieh macht Mist. Kündige jetzt dein Konto beim "ÖVP-Mitglied" Raiffeisenbank. #NoRaika www.bankenrechner.at/

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Wissenschaftsbubbel: Redet mit Kolleg*innen offline darüber, was gerade in den USA passiert. Studien, Grants & Gehälter werden eingefroren; Paper mit unliebsamen Begriffen zurückgezogen; Infos zu HIV, Impfungen & Gendermedizin verschwinden von der CDC Website. Freiwillige retten nächtelang Daten.

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"... sanctions against senior court figures would be difficult but manageable, but institution-wide sanctions would pose an existential threat to the judicial body as they would block its access to services it depends on to function." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Der kurdischen Aktivistin Pakhshan Azizi droht im #Iran unmittelbar die Hinrichtung. Ihr Antrag auf Überprüfung vom Obersten Gericht wurde abgelehnt. Pakshan Azizi wurde lediglich wegen ihres menschenrechtlichen Engagements inhaftiert. Fordere ihrer Freilassung! 👇 www.amnesty.de/mitmachen/ur...

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🚨Just published in Electoral Studies🚨 How congruent are populist parties with their constituencies? Evidence from the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden Using VAA data from the 2019 EP elections, we find that ...🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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