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As always, go to /#english for the English version! Waar ik de eerste paar dagen dat het Deltaplan echt boos en droevig was dat dit is wat mijn vakbroeders (en een enkele -zuster) met de wereld willen doen, ben ik nu op het punt dat ik erom kan lach…Felienne Hermans (Felienne)
And here we have sea fog, the million* sparrows are saying it’s cold, when is the Goddess of the Fat Balls going to feed them, and breakfast drinks will be hot.
* OK, maybe a slight exaggeration
Tech bros head to etiquette camp as Silicon Valley levels up its style washingtonpost.com/technology/…
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#ScribesAndMakers Dec 6. Talk to me day. #TTMD
Today's featured creator is: @anderlandbooks
How much research do you do for your historical fictions? Which book required the most?
When I research for my historical books, I read almost everything I can lay my hands on. If possible, I also travel to the places. They might have changed over time, and yet.
It's hard to say which story took the most effort. I wrote the first in 2006, my resources limited (and sources too, since the time was 1144). The most extensive however, might have been #TheMindOnFire because it spans almost 2 decades and several countries. Took me forever to finish.
More People Feel Safe Even as Global Conflicts Rise
In 2024, Gallup's global tracking reached a new milestone: 73% of adults worldwide said they feel safe walking alone at night in their city or area.Julie Ray (Gallup)
There is a guy on the train with a bad infection on his leg. He has on a hospital band so maybe he just left the emergency room? He is on the verge of tears begging for money. But I’m wondering where he could go for real help?
He seems disoriented like maybe he shouldn’t have been put out of the hospital without someone to pick him up. A lot of people gave him some money but that’s not doing much.
Something is slowly killing him.
Also - probably diabetes?
Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger
https://gizmodo.com/chatbot-dialect-2000696509?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Evidence That Humans Now Speak in a Chatbot-Influenced Dialect Is Getting Stronger
Slop may be seeping into the nooks and crannies of our brains.Mike Pearl (Gizmodo)
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Portraits of Imprisoned Modoc Warriors (1873)
Photographs of captured Modoc warriors taken by Louis Herman Heller (1839-1929) during and after the The Modoc War.The Public Domain Review
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European and EU law is pretty clear on trans inclusion. The UK Supreme Court went rogue and rolled back trans rights to the pre-Goodwin (2002) "grey area".
And of course UK factions now want to leave the ECtHR so the eventual trans rights legal case(s) will become right wing ammo sadly.
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Illinois’ US Senate primary race shows candidates still must court shrinking downstate Democratic base
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/illinois-senate-race-downstate-democrats/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Coco’s: have you ever had a taco?
Chef: no but I’ve had たこ🐙
Coco’s: close enuf! You’re in charge of the new taco salad!!
“ett läsvärt och innehållsrikt försvar för globalisering och mångkultur”
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Recension: Reportageboken ”Mjuk makt” av Martin Gelin
Ett läsvärt och innehållsrikt försvar för globalisering, mångfald och mångkultur, skriver Ulrika Knutson.Dagens Nyheter
Today in Chicago History: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/07/chicago-history-december-7/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Nobel laureates arrive for a week of events and awards in Stockholm and Oslo
https://apnews.com/article/stockholm-sweden-nobel-krasznahorkai-machado-3a35f29f3355dd2ef855fce3c9516869?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Feliks Dutkiewicz and the union of Bessarabia with Romania
Feliks Dutkiewicz was born in 1872 in Lublin, but, in the 1900s, he was working as a judge in Chisinau. From this position, after the World War 1, when theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics
https://apnews.com/article/la-scala-opera-russia-milan-season-opening-16c2e518b441c2e36bc2a5677dece11c?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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