Cyprus President urges UK to uphold role as guarantor power as talks expected to resume, KNEWS
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday urged the United Kingdom to fully embrace its responsibilities as a guarantor power in support of renewed effortsBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Trump’s spending bill includes $85 million to move a Space Shuttle.
The H.R.1 spending bill Trump signed Friday that expands mass deportations, cuts social services, and stalls clean energy projects also includes a requirement for a “Space Vehicle Transfer.”
The target is Space Shuttle Discovery, which Texas senators are attempting to snatch from the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian estimates moving it could cost more than $300 million, and there’s the small detail that the modified Boeing 747 used to transport the shuttles is no longer available.
NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - NASA
NASA flew two modified Boeing 747 jetliners, originally manufactured for commercial use, as Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. One is a 747-123 model, while theChristian Gelzer (NASA)
Lukashenko: Belarus Has Always Advocated for Constructive and Respectful Dialogue with United States
President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, personally and on behalf of his compatriots, extended his congratulations to U.S. President Donald Trump and theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Craig Robinson Announces Exit From Comedy Career To Pursue New Mystery Venture
https://www.blackenterprise.com/craig-robinson-exit-comedy-new-venture/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Craig Robinson Announces Exit From Comedy Career
Prior to dropping the career change post on Instagram, Craig Robinson was most known for his role in comedy series 'The Office.'Mary Spiller (Black Enterprise)
Three months of Audible is only $3 in this Prime Day deal
https://www.engadget.com/deals/three-months-of-audible-is-only-3-in-this-prime-day-deal-143734246.html?src=rss&utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Three months of Audible is only $3 in this Prime Day deal
You can get three audiobooks to keep forever for a dollar each, plus access to thousands of audiobooks, Audible Originals and podcasts while your...Kris Holt (Engadget)
Dem Makes Bombshell Claim About Pete Hegseth’s Excuse for Slashing Ukraine Aid
A Democratic congressman has rejected the Pentagon’s claims that it halted shipments of U.S. military weapons and munitions to Ukraine over concerns aboutBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Reuters reports on Dodik’s surrender to the state, Bosnian Prosecutor’s Office lifted his arrest warrant after he appeared at the hearing
Reuters reports on Dodik's extradition to the state, the Bosnian Prosecutor's Office lifted his arrest warrant after he appeared at the hearingBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Some Thoughts on Techno-Fascism From Socialism 2025 - Kelly Hayes "Organizing My Thoughts":
organizingmythoughts.org/some-…
CW: "AI" discourse
Boosted (amongst other things) by Go Make Things:
gomakethings.com/people-who-ac…
Some Thoughts on Techno-Fascism From Socialism 2025
"This is the endgame of our isolation."Kelly Hayes (Organizing My Thoughts)
A quote that stuck out to me:
"And even those who aren’t pulled in by Christian Nationalism or tech cults like Longtermism or Effective Accelerationism may fall for “Abstract AI Solutionism”—the belief that our best hope lies in scaling up AI to solve everything. But we already know how to stop killing the Earth. We already know how to reduce preventable deaths and crimes of desperation. The problem is that the solutions don’t serve billionaires—70% of whom made their fortunes in tech."
Serbia Producer Inflation at 0.3% in June — TradingView News
Serbia’s producer prices rose 0.3% year-on-year in June 2025, rebounding from a 0.2% drop in the previous month.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
I only took one more picture today as my little vacation with my friends is coming to an end. We had a great time.
Using a Linux phone was surprisingly boring. I mean that in the most positive way. Using a phone should be boring, because it should just work.
It wasn't perfect. All images look vintage, I had to rotate them all manually, and there was no way to select multiple files for sending. It crashed a few times, too.
I'm happy overall.
#Linux #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #postmarketOS
Earlier: What does it say about us when we tolerate—or even support—policies that traumatize, neglect, and abuse children? How much cruelty will we inflict—or passively allow our nation’s leaders, laws, & institutions to inflict on our behalf—on #children? texasobserver.org/republicans-…
#HumanRights #immigration #ICE #Republicans #politics #USpol #news #fascism
How Republicans Are Willfully Endangering Immigrant Kids
GOP lawmakers often claim they want to protect children, but their policy decisions tell a different story.Trudy Taylor Smith (The Texas Observer)
Es wird zu viel geflogen!
#Kerosinsteuer jetzt
Mehrwertsteuer auf internationale Flüge!
#Klimakatastrophe
Spoofing telefonico: ecco i primi due filtri, ma altro resta da fare
Gli operatori, con Agcom, hanno lavorato intensamente alle soluzioni che per norma sono previste in due fasi, 19 agosto e 19 novembre, per un filtro anti-spoofing. Da ieri è partita la fase due: vedere come affrontare gli altri casi di spoofing ora non coperti dai filtri in arrivo.Vediamo che stiamo facendo e cosa resterà ancora…
agendadigitale.eu/sicurezza/sp…
Grazie a @calamarim per la segnalazione
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So I've finally gotten around to making an about me post on White Wind to test out other ATproto apps outside of bluesky. I also have not used White Wind in forever so I thought this was a good excuse lol. #aboutme #introduction #whitewindwhtwnd.com/nemescontent...
Some Fun Stuff About Me | Neme...
Some Fun Stuff About Me | Nemes Content
Hello Bluesky and other Atproto Users. I've been on the site/network for about over a year now with mixed sucess. I figured it's been long enough that it is a good time to learn about a bit about me. Y'know for fun.whtwnd.com
Critics slam Kamala Harris for gloomy July 4 post -- with photo that crops out Biden (Josh Christenson/New York Post)
nypost.com/2025/07/04/us-news/…
memeorandum.com/250705/p49#a25…
Critics slam Kamala Harris for gloomy July 4 post -- with photo that crops out Biden
“[W]hose elbow is that at the right[?]” jeered one X user.Josh Christenson (New York Post)
Should I go with Debian or something brand new to me for my next Distro? I have been using Kubuntu but I feel the urge to change. I don’t really have a reason to though.
Unless you want to try something else than KDE Plasma.
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