The light in Fairbanks around the winter solstice.
It’s cold, dark, and some days it’s hard to get moving at all. Some winters are harder than others, and I don’t always know why. What I do know is that getting outside helps.
Even on the shortest days, there’s a brief stretch of low sun, long shadows, and quiet color. It’s subtle, short-lived, and always worth stepping out for.
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Winter Solstice Light
A low winter sun sets behind snow-covered spruce trees in Fairbanks, Alaska, shortly after the winter solstice. Warm orange and gold light fills the sky, contrasting with the dark silhouettes of the boreal forest on the shortest day of the year.photos.lwpetersen.com
Cypriot cultural centre to be established in Paris
Following the creation of Cypriot cultural centres in Athens, Berlin and London, a fourth facility, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between CyprusBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Worried about this Euphorbia millii - All For Gardening
This main stem is really rotting and I don’t know why. Last pic was recently pruned and very squishy. The plant is new to me.Gardener (All For Gardening)
Pro tip:
You can create a custom search query in your browser that looks like this:
gist.github.com/april/39a832da…
And that will limit your search results to only pages crawled before 2023. Really helps cut down on the amount of slop you stumble across. Feel free to tweak date ranges to your edification.
Google (old) aka `gold` aka pre-slop Google search
Google (old) aka `gold` aka pre-slop Google search - gist:39a832da337e8e798fcd1c61a70289f8Gist
Personne ne devrait être contraint d'aller sur X pour recevoir les communiqués de personnalités ou d'institutions de l'État Français !
Je viens de signer la pétition pour que X cesse d'être le principal canal de communication de l'État Français.
petitions.assemblee-nationale.…
Le mot d'ordre est assez simple : pas de contenu exclusif de l'État sur des réseaux sociaux prédateurs de vie privée.
Quant à ceux qui, en plus de cela, sont intrinsèquement toxiques, ne respectent pas les lois européennes ou dont les propriétaires rêvent de démanteler l'Europe ...
Cesser d'utiliser X (anciennement Twitter) pour les communications officielles du gouvernement - Cesser d'utiliser X (anciennement Twitter) pour les communications officielles du gouvernement - Plateforme des pétitions de l’Assemblée nationale
Cessez d'utiliser cette plateforme comme l'un des principaux porte-parole des communications officielles en France. Il existe des alternatives bien mieux modérées et régulées, et il est même possible de gérer sa propre plateforme.petitions.assemblee-nationale.fr
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New Jersey’s supreme court barred civilian oversight boards from mounting an independent investigation of police if the police have already launched an internal inquiry. Officials in many NJ cities are demanding more authority for civilian boards.
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New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight - Bolts
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.Daniel Nichanian (Bolts)
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Prison, Principle, And The Price Of Dissent In Belarus
Prominent Belarus human rights defender and Nobel laureate Ales Byalyatski knew it was coming. His activist colleagues were being harassed and arrested. HeBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
That was LONG overdue, and so much fun!
We're hoping to have it out to you by the end of the month.
And then once per month after that :)
Cinco criaturas caninas e uma figura humana estão em pé em frente a uma parede de madeira. A criatura mais à esquerda é preta e tem pelo encaracolado. Ao lado dela há uma criatura marrom clara com pelo comprido. No centro, uma figura humana com cabelo preto está vestindo um uniforme de beisebol com as letras "Dragons" e um número visível. À direita da figura humana estão duas outras criaturas caninas, uma marrom clara e uma cinza, ambas olhando diretamente para a frente.
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Noot van de redactie:
In een eerdere versie van dit artikel stond dat onder anderen oud-minister Faber (PVV) en de BBB'ers Van der Plas en Vermeer niet hadden geklapt voor Zelensky. Bij nadere bestudering van de beelden bleek dat een onjuiste waarneming. Deze zin is uit het artikel gehaald.
Opgeteld applaudiseerde Frau Faber niet en bleef FvD weg.
Russia lists German broadcaster Deutsche Welle as ‘undesirable’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Moscow says the label means any form of cooperation with the broadcaster will be prosecuted.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Davante Adams dealing with hamstring injury, but will he play for Rams vs. Seahawks?
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/story/2025-12-16/davante-adams-hamstring-injury-rams-seahawks?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Davante Adams has not been ruled out for Rams vs. Seahawks
Rams coach Sean McVay says wide receiver Davante Adams will not practice because a hamstring injury, but didn't rule out the wide receiver for Thursday.Gary Klein (Los Angeles Times)
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Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2025/12/16/illinois-pritzker-energy-needs-nuclear-gas-power-plants-climate-change-renewable?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand
The news is a blow to Gov. JB Pritzker’s climate change-fighting goals too, as demand from AI data centers soars while wind and solar development stalls.Brett Chase (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bosnian police detain two officials over deadly retirement home fire
SARAJEVO, Dec 16 - Bosnian police on Tuesday detained two officials over a deadly fire at a retirement home in the northeastern town of Tuzla that killedBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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