Today my overly-optimistic cousin said "This is the absolute best time to be alive" and I said "Well, I would argue that 2024 was much better than right now..."
#MahmoudKhalil on his #ICE #detention & return home
After 104 days in a Louisiana #immigration detention center, #ColumbiaUniversity graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.
Khalil, a #legal permanent resident married to a #UScitizen, has become the face of the #Trump admin's crackdown on #student #protesters opposing #Israel's war in #Gaza. He was the first of several students across the US who were detained & threatened w/ #deportation.
While other students were released from detention, the #Trump admin kept #MahmoudKhalil behind bars in Louisiana. During this time, he missed the birth of his first child. When he flew back to NJ over the weekend, Khalil was met w/cheers as he pumped his fist into the air.
Today he's reunited w/his family in NY. He spoke to Morning Edition host Leila Fadel about his #arrest, his time in #detention & why he believes the government targeted him for protesting #US support for the #war in #Gaza.
Durant trade, Haliburton injury shake up 2025-26 NBA title odds
David PurdumJun 23, 2025, 08:31 AM ETBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Xcel using eminent domain to clear a route for its Power Pathway transmission line in Elbert County
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Xcel using eminent domain to clear a route for its Power Pathway transmission line in Elbert County
Acquiring right of way for a 550-mile loop to bring clean power from the Eastern Plains has gone smoothly — but for 48 miles in Elbert CountyMark Jaffe (The Colorado Sun)
A week of escalating fear over Iranian missile attacks has sparked a series of violent incidents in public shelters across the Israeli-occupied territories, reflecting growing social tensions among settlers under duress.
In one of the most alarming incidents, an Israeli teenager discharged pepper spray inside a packed shelter in the Shapira neighborhood of Tel Aviv, injuring several individuals.
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Panic, violence in Israeli shelters prompt emergency mediation program
Overcrowded shelters across "Israel" see rising violence as fear of Iranian retaliation grows.Al Mayadeen English (Panic, violence in Israeli shelters prompt emergency mediation program)
Travel outside your political tribe? Many are saying no thanks
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The common blood test that predicts how fast Alzheimer’s hits
A simple blood test could reveal which early Alzheimer’s patients are most at risk for rapid decline. Researchers found that people with high insulin resistance—measured by the TyG index—were four times more likely to experience faster cognitive dete…ScienceDaily
Trump taunts Iran with prospect of 'regime change' after strike on nuclear sites (Financial Times)
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Trump taunts Iran with prospect of ‘regime change’ after strike on nuclear sites
President’s social media posts contradict officials’ claims that US does not seek to topple governmentSteff Chávez (Financial Times)
#GIMP 3.2 Promises New Paint Mode, Support for Importing Photoshop Patterns, New Text Outline Option, and More 9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-promise…
#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux
GIMP 3.2 Promises New Paint Mode, Support for Importing Photoshop Patterns - 9to5Linux
GIMP 3.2 open-source image editor is now available for public testing promising many new features and enhancements.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
For nearly all of human history, the majority of humans lived in what we today would call subsistence poverty. It was mostly unavoidable.
Sometime in the '60s we crossed over into being unequivocally able to feed everyone every year. People in the modern world only struggle to eat because of economic & political barriers designed to starve them. The world has worse famine problems right now than at any point in my lifetime.
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Can you imagine where human progress would be if we didn't spend most of our resources hurting each other?Mastodon
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The Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies (Madar) explains that Israel chose the name “A Nation Like a Lion” for its war against Iran, which began at dawn on June 13, 2025. The phrase is a direct quote from the Book of Numbers in the Torah.
According to Madar, this naming reflects Israel’s deliberate use of biblical and religious symbols in modern warfare, aiming to sacralize its military operations.
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#Press #News
Israel Names Iran War ‘A Nation Like a Lion’: A Biblical Symbol of Power and Predation
Watan-The Palestinian Center for Israeli Studies (Madar) explains that Israel chose the name “A Nation Like a Lion” for its war against Iran, which began at dawn on June 13, 2025. The phrase is a direWatan News (Watan)
Canaan Completes US ASIC Pilot, Exits AI Chip Business
Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan has completed a pilot production run in the US and abandoned its AI hardwareBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US
Trump’s attacks on the Fed and growing geopolitical risks reignite public debate about repatriating bullionOlaf Storbeck (Financial Times)
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The confiscation & movement of gold reserves is an early sign of a brewing world war.
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Trump & Musk are drooling over the prospect.
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Accusations are Confessions for the GOP.
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Trump, Musk raise questions, without evidence, about whether nation's gold at Fort Knox has been stolen
Trump suggested he and Elon Musk would go there to check it out firsthand.Emily Chang (ABC News)
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Digitale Achtsamkeit – wie gehe ich mit der Informationsflut um?
Martina Klinkowski hat eine Blogparade zum Thema "Digitale Achtsamkeit" gestartet. Da nehme ich gerne dran teil, da ich in den letzten Jahren oft kurz davor stand, von Informationen erschlagen zu werden.Herr Tommi (Jansens Pott)
Neu auf Jansens Pott:
Eigene Domain für Mails? Ja Bitte.
Hui, mal wieder eine interessante Diskussion in der Blog-Szene. Es geht darum, ob man Mailaccounts bei GMail oder anderen Anbietern nutzt oder doch lieber über eine Mailadresse der eigenen Domain erreichbar ist.
Horst nutzt lieber GMail, […]
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Pete Prodoehl 🍕
in reply to Pete Prodoehl 🍕 • • •I mean, to be fair, he later said he is expecting World War III to start very soon.
#USPOL
Pete Prodoehl 🍕
in reply to Pete Prodoehl 🍕 • • •My response, "So yeah, World War III, but like, we'll still need to go to work, right?"
And because of Capitalism the answer is of course, yes.
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Michael ☕
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