Brown University agrees to Trump’s anti-trans demands as part of deal to restore funding
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/07/brown-university-agrees-to-trumps-anti-trans-demands-as-part-of-deal-to-restore-funding/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Slovakia Startup Funding H1 2025: Key Deals
Slovakia’s startup ecosystem ranks 16th in Eastern Europe and 60th globally. Last year, the country has seen some standout moments — InoBat’s €100 millionBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Crimson Clover
[1947]by E. A. (Eugene Amos) Hollowell
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Crimson Clover [1947] by E. A. Hollowell
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From TACC (Trans Advocacy & Complaints Collective)
tacc.org.uk/2025/07/31/stateme…
Statement: Withdrawal of Recognition of the EHRC as a Human Rights Institution
We no longer recognise the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) as either independent or credible in its statutory role.Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective
FIA Thursday press conference – 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix
PART TWO – Liam LAWSON (Racing Bulls), Charles LECLERC (Ferrari), Lance STROLL (Aston Martin)BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Remnants - Dramatized dark #fantasy #thriller from Eira Major
"Oh, THAT'S what's going on!” I literally said this out loud after I listened to the fourth episode. It's quite well done, and the creator spent a lot of time not just getting things right, but with subtle audio elements that help you fall into this mostly narrated tale. It's worth multiple listens!
Remnants 🦋💀🗝️ | Dramatized dark fantasy thriller audio fiction
A dark fantasy thriller audio drama following an Apprentice who learns to read the life stories embedded in seemingly ordinary objects. Guided by Sir, he must judge each remnant, not knowing the consequences.The End | Completed Audio Fiction
The man needed surgery to remove the lesion and to have his neck reconstructed.
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Saturn's largest moon Titan casts a colossal shadow in breathtaking amateur portrait (photo)
Efrain Morales captured the image of Titan's shadow darkening Saturn on July 18, while the gas giant was over 800 million miles from Earth.Anthony Wood (Space)
Austria’s TACEO secures €4.8 million to scale “Private Shared State” – an innovation in how to collaborate on encrypted data
Graz-based TACEO, a startup building infrastructure for secure computation on encrypted data, today announces it has closed its €4.8 million Seed funding round.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Rural Texas county's top leaders were asleep, out of town during initial hours of flood crisis
https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-kerr-county-9f0f73636e1ff3bee0cb44befdef4497?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Australia just installed 16,000 home batteries in 28 days. We need innovation to match
Cheaper Home Batteries is driving record uptake, but experts warn that without better deals for consumers, much of their grid-wide value could be lost.Anne Delaney (One Step Off The Grid)
JR Shikoku has apologized to a 67-year-old man after he fell into a 65cm hole while trying to take a piss in a bathroom at Ritsurin Station in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. It took the man seven days to heal. JR Shikoku admitted that the floor hadn't been renovated in 50 years.
Slovenia Inflation Rate at Over 1-Year High — TradingView News
Slovenia’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.8% in July 2025 from 2.2% in the previous month.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Trump administration scolds allies over Palestinian statehood (Aaron Pellish/Politico)
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Trump administration scolds allies over Palestinian statehood
By Aaron Pellish / Politico. View the full context on memeorandum.memeorandum
‘We’re stranded in Croatia with a sick mother and 18-month-old baby after UK air traffic systems meltdown’
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Der Doppelkopf lässt das Landgericht nicht mehr los. Ist es nur eine weitere Ianus-Metapher, die das Schweigen legitimiert?
#writing #doubletongue #poetry
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Sie spielen Doppelkopf
Doppelkopf ist ja nicht Poker Was macht das Doppelkopfface aus? Sieht es so aus wie die Zeuginnen am Landgericht? © Dominik Alexander / 2025Scriptorium '77
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"The End of the Road"
Inspired by my day, I present a Title to get your creative juices flowing.
What would you make of it?
Give me your Story summary, your pictures, models, RPG Adventures, game outlines, whatever you can come up with.
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