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Frank Reade and His Steam Horse
by Luis Senarens
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Frank Reade and His Steam Horse by Luis Senarens
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I was abducted by aliens. They made me wash my hands, clean my room, and eat my vegetables.
Turns out I was on the mothership.
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Trump Says Military Forts Will Be Renamed After Confederate Leaders
Donald Trump announced at Fort Bragg on Tuesday that several military forts will be renamed after Confederate leaders, including Robert E. Lee.Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
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10-year-old child who died in North Vancouver boat crash identified
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Instead, its existence is being threatened by 2026 budget cuts. byteseu.com/1093280/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology
The New Horizons mission costs roughly $14.7 million per year. The budget of Trump’s $45 million military parade could fund the mission for another three years. Instead, its existence is being threatened by 2026 budget cuts.
New Horizons is currently our only spacecraft in the Kuiper Belt, and if we lose it, it will take decades to develop any mission that can replace it, evenBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
News Wrap: Gunman kills 10 at school in Austria
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News Wrap: Gunman kills 10 at school in Austria
In our news wrap Tuesday, say at least 10 people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a high school in Austria before taking his own life, Russia slammed Ukraine with a wave of drones and missiles for a second straight day and Palestinian eyewitnes…PBS News Hour (PBS News)
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Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature
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Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature
Many new Apple Intelligence features happen on your device rather than in the cloud. While it may not be flashy, the privacy-centric approach could be a competitive advantage.Lily Hay Newman (WIRED)
Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies (Washington Post)
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Trump to ramp up transfers to Guantánamo, including citizens of allies
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Trump orders names restored to Army bases honoring Confederate leaders (Jason Lalljee/Axios)
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The #fediverse, a collection of #decentralised web products, aims to provide a viable #open web alternative to corporate #socialmedia.
💗 While it has a #passionate user base, it remains a #niche platform.
📲 At #FediForum, new apps like #Bounce, #Surf, and #Bandwagon were showcased, demonstrating progress in social graph migration, feed management, and monetisation for creators.
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Bringing Joy Back to the Web: Fediverse vs. Centralized Apps - The New Stack
The future is federated, say open web fans. But while new products demoed at FediForum show promise, is it enough to usurp X and Facebook?Richard MacManus (The New Stack)
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There were bigger killers than chronic disease in the 60s - 70s, but we did such a good of knocking them down, cronic disease moved up the charts.
Just makes me wonder how long it will take some people to figure out why there are "more #gay people now," and "more cases of #autiism ."
I mean they *do* follow a guy whose knowledge of public health begins and ends with, "there will be fewer cases if you stop looking for them."
Outta sight because they're outta their minds.
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Opinion | This Is What Autocracy Looks Like
The president didn’t bother to wait for a crisis to launch an authoritarian crackdown.Michelle Goldberg (The New York Times)
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thanks Charles, but I already know.
because that is what a liar said. so I know it is a lie because that is self-evident. that's how it work: liars lie, and people who tell the truth tell the truth, as you have exemplified.
look, anyone who needed that explained DM me immediately. I have a bridge to sell you.
In healthy democracies, true leaders calm the population in times of uncertainty.
In Trump's wannabe dictatorship, his national security advisor spreads fear by making up a conspiracy that rich Americans want nuclear war because they have shelters and you do not.
This dystopian disinformation video from her X account may have or might as well have been written in Moscow as an excuse for why the US should turn a blind eye to the Ukraine war.
Warning: Falsehoods. Viewer discretion advised.
The 22 State Governors Have Signed A Letter Condemning Trump’s Use Of California’s National Guard
Two days ago on the 8th of June 2025, 22 democratic state governors signed a statement condemning Trump's use of California's national guard in LosBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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... show moreThe image displays a screen capture from a video game update process, specifically for "Satisfactory 1.1." The background is a gradient of dark blue, transitioning to black on the right. On the left side, the text "Satisfactory 1.1" is prominently displayed in white and orange, with a 3D effect. The right side of the image shows detailed information about the update process.
At the top, there are three metrics: "Network" with a download speed of 342.4 Mbps, a peak of 342.4 Mbps, and a disk usage of 585.1 Mbps. Below these metrics, a graph illustrates the download progress, with blue bars representing the data being downloaded. The text "Downloading data" is displayed above the graph, indicating the current stage of the update.
A green bar shows the installation progress, labeled "Installing files," with an estimated time remaining of 00:15. The total download size is 724.3 MB, with 53% completed. A pause button is visible on the right, allowing the user to pause the update process. The overall layout is clean and organized, providing clear information about the update status.
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