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Emmett McFarlane: If Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Canada next week, there is an expectation Canada will retaliate with tariffs of its own, on selected goods, in response.

If this is the sum total of Canada’s response, it will not be enough.

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/01/22/…



Fine details of feathers on an Anna’s Hummingbird. Love the little fringey shoulder feathers, and the messy pollen on the nose.

#birds #birdwatching #hummingbirds #birdPhotography



Featured story: Over 72 hours, Austin #police reported more than 70 overdose calls. Records from Travis County and neighboring Williamson County indicate that as many as 12 may have died. The culprit: a bad batch of crack cocaine. texasobserver.org/texas-war-on…

#Austin #Texas #news #drugs #WarOnDrugs #law #CriminalJustice #TXLege #USpol #politics



Minutes after publishing this post, NewEgg has amended the listing to remove any mention of the new 3D Mario game and the Legend of Zelda remake, and that’s very telling...
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Syft v1.19.0 released 🎉
New features from our wonderful community members Dominik Schmidt and Bert Coppens, plus a bug fix from our most enthusiastic contributor - tomersein 🌟, and more!
github.com/anchore/syft/releas…
#opensource #sbom #security


For folks who want to contribute to #OpenSource but aren't sure where to start — here's a great site for discovering projects that are actively seeking contributions and reviewing PRs!

helpwanted.dev/

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Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues in northern #Gaza had to set up their "live studio" on a little hill overlooking the rubble

Here is their first broadcast, interviewing some of the people trying to assist returnees, including the head of Beit Lahia municipality, a medical official and a lady leading charity work.

95% of buildings in Beit Lahia have been destroyed, there's no source of water or health services. A basic tent camp has been set up and meals distributed.

youtu.be/zu2n24qbQNs?feature=s…

#Gaza


I just donated to #LinuxMint, my most favourite, #Ubuntu-based linux distro.

Using the #MATE version on a 4 year old PC, this will last me for years, making videos, music and running half a dozen browsers. It's amazing.

#FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux

linuxmint.com/



Thanks to your efforts, #LPI is celebrating 25 years of encouraging the use of #opensource by supporting the people who work with it!

To show our appreciation, we’re continuing our birthday giveaway: every 25th candidate who takes any #LPI exam Jan. 1 - March 31st, gets a free voucher for their next exam.

Learn more: lpi.org/ni10

#LPI25 #LPIC #LinuxEssentials #Linux #FOSS #WebDevelopment #cybersecurity #DevOps #BSD



📝 [Blog Post] rOpenSci 2024 Highlights

In this blog post the rOpenSci Team share the highlight of 2024 and what come next in 2025.

2024 was a year of incredible achievements: From a major revamp of R-Universe to the first bilingual software peer review and an inspiring Champions Program cohort!

What’s ahead in 2025? Latin America-focused initiatives, improved and update documentation, more multilingual resources and collaborations.

🔗 Dive into the full story: ropensci.org/blog/2025/01/22/y…

Join us in shaping open science in 2025!
#OpenScience #OpenSource #RSE #FOSS #OpenData #DataScience #RStats



H.R. 186 by Rep. Blake Moore [R-UT1] passed the House yesterday (→Senate). To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients. govtrack.us/congress/bills/119… 🏛️


Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 out now bringing Wayland and ARM64EC support, new FFmpeg multimedia back-end#Wine #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenSource

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While Premier Smith attended the inauguration of U.S. President Trump, her government once again signalled its intention to open up the eastern slopes of the Rockies to Australian coal speculators despite massive public opposition. Andrew Nikiforuk writes.

thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/01/22…



Here is my work in progress automatic slide scanner project. There are several #freecad designed parts, some #blender modified parts, an #m5stack controller for my #legonxt motors. Next step is to setup my #canon mirror less camera and automatically scan and download the photos by python #gphoto2 to my #linux host and then process the raw files in #darktable.



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“ #RFKJr., #Trump’s pick to be health sec., is keeping his financial stake in major litigation against Merck over a widely used vaccine given to young people, according to ethics records made public and court documents. That conflict of interest could raise questions for lawmakers as Kennedy aims to run agencies that regulate the drug maker”

nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/poli…



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dear Arstechnica, a note from a long time paying reader here: writing "appeared to make a nazi salute" is cowardly and dishonest. He did make a nazi salute, there was nothing "appearing" in it. Please have a dignity to call things what they are, we can't afford to stay neutral, avert our eyes and hide behind ambiguous language anymore.
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When ** Reddit ** of all platforms thinks Twitter has too many fascists & bigots...wow


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Trump's return-to-office push will likely lead to talent exodus (Emily Peck/Axios)

axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-ret…
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