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It’s over 1,000km from Berlin to Paris There’s now a direct daytime train between them, that takes 8 hours and costs just €59. Leave at 10am, arrive 6pm. And… it’s just 1% the carbon emissions of the equivalent flight www.euronews.com/travel/2024/...

submitted 117 days ago • 172 comments

For Maths fans, 2025 is a square. 45² = 45 x 45 = 2025 Also, 9² x 5² = 2025 40² + 20² + 5² = 2025 My favourite? 1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025 #Mathematics #teaching #education

submitted 118 days ago • 945 comments

One of the old roads in the park. They're not on the maps, but it's a nice surprise when you do bump into them. This stretch was filled with Lupine so.....

submitted 118 days ago • 34 comments

Just a reminder 💚

submitted 135 days ago • 161 comments

The latest data from NOAA sends a powerful message: November 2024 was the second-warmest month in 175 years of record-keeping, and there is a 99% chance that 2024 will be the hottest year ever recorded. This is a stark reminder of the growing impact of climate change on our planet.

submitted 135 days ago • 93 comments

Well folks, I've been reading an old book about software teams that a lot of people have told me I must read and within the first two pages of the section on measurement it talks about measurements of "latent homosexuality"

submitted 131 days ago • 24 comments

NEW: For over a year, the Israeli government has deliberately denied Palestinians in Gaza the minimum water needed for survival, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths. A calculated policy. An act of genocide. 🧵⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

submitted 131 days ago • 8 comments

If you can. Choose differently. (Not a possibility for everyone) - Use Linux instead of Windows/MacOS. - Stop using Alphabet/Google, Meta, Microsoft etc. platforms as much as you possibly can. - Build on OpenSource platforms. - Learn how to self-host instead of using cloud. Prepare yourself.

submitted 131 days ago • 237 comments

a breathtaking photo of the aurora over earth from space 🌌 📸: thomas pesquet

submitted 131 days ago • 171 comments

The richest person in the world has turned his wealth into raw power. That's what oligarchy looks like.

submitted 131 days ago • 836 comments

They are going full oligarchy to the sound of silent consent. When fascism takes over, it is not with a bang but a gradual normalization of corruption, nepotism, and organized crime. They'll slow boil democracy until nothing is left. The time to act is now, the time to protest is overdue.

submitted 131 days ago • 551 comments

There were (probably) terrorists on Alderaan, that makes it justified, right?

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

The US House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on Rep Matt Gaetz, a former Trump Attorney General pick, who resigned after being confronted for partaking in child trafficking, child rape, and drug use. The report is expected to be made public before the holidays. #OPDeathEaters

submitted 132 days ago • 37 comments

seems a bit dramatic

submitted 131 days ago • 2915 comments

the feds: stop trying to turn this guy into some cool antihero with a badass public image also the feds: treat him like they’ve captured the joker

submitted 131 days ago • 1370 comments

Here's a picture of 79-year-old congressman David Scott yelling at a photographer, "Who gave you the right to take my picture, asshole?" (The picture was taken in a public place.)

submitted 131 days ago • 150 comments

Project 2025 is here. We tried to warn you. Oklahoma Proposes Chilling New Rule For Immigrant Children www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...

submitted 132 days ago • 859 comments

Billionaire Elon Musk is now blackmailing republicans by threatening to spend billions to unseat all Republican senators if they do not vote to confirm Kash Patel for FBI director.

submitted 148 days ago • 145 comments

Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.

submitted 156 days ago • 235 comments

Louisiana Pro-Trump lawmakers passed income and corporate tax cuts, raising the statewide sales tax to pay for it. They are making the poor pay more while the rich pay less, and this is only going to get worse for the rest of the US.

submitted 155 days ago • 97 comments

While Trump and Elon plot to dismantle the US federal government and install their unqualified sycophants in power, here is an example from Russia as to what happens when you do that. A literal geyser of shit shoots off in the middle of Moscow due to bad governance leading to poor infrastructure.

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submitted 160 days ago • 789 comments

Georgia continues to resist. Despite a violent police crackdown, protesters have doubled in size and are prepared to endure through the winter, demanding a new election. They're standing against a fascist government, backed by a Russia-linked billionaire, which committed election fraud. 📸 Mo Se

submitted 160 days ago • 84 comments

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.