Queen Yolande by Katerina Ladon
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#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart #dndart
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At the Dam Square, Dutch protesters unite against racism and fascism ✊
De Dam is goed gevuld!
#StopRacisme #StopFascisme
#EndRacismNow #EndFascismNow
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Poland and Baltics plan Ottawa Treaty exit, sparking fears for the landmine ban's future
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/baltics-poland-ottawa-convention-exit-1.7490163?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"Bayer has paid ~$10bil to settle disputed claims tt Roundup, based on #glyphosate, causes #cancer.. #Bayer acquired Roundup as part of its $63bil takeover of #Monsanto.. Glyphosate is still avail in #Thailand. Authorities in 2019 initially planned to ban glyphosate but reversed their decision.. #Reuters #investigation subsequently revealed tt the reversal of the glyphosate ban was influenced by pressure fr the #USgovernment & Bayer"👎
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Bayer hit with $2bn Roundup verdict
A jury in the US state of Georgia has ordered the multinational chemical company Bayer to pay $2.1 billion to a plaintiff who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, the plaintiff’s law firms said.Reuters (Bangkok Post)
Counties would have to stop taking orphans’ Social Security survivor benefits to pay for their foster care under legislation that passed its first vote at the Capitol on Wednesday.
Colorado orphans shouldn't have to pay for their own foster care, lawmakers say
A proposal to give foster kids their parents’ death benefits instead of letting counties use the money became a debate about the cost of doing the right thingJennifer Brown (The Colorado Sun)
Canadian woman jailed by ICE on the US border spent 12 days in a freezing jail cell for no reason, with 1 styrofoam cup, and 1 plastic spoon for the entire stay.
I will not be visiting the US until the reign of The Mad King is over.
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i reeeeally wish that we could get Bugs to just.....
Thanks to Steve Jobs and Gorilla Glass, factories in America are now ramping up to make affordable windows, made from panes thinner than a credit card, that can:
* save Americans $25 billion / year
* withstand a 2x4 shot out of a cannon
(gift link)
Kitty Dukakis, Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88 (Katharine Q. Seelye/New York Times)
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Kitty Dukakis, Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88
Married to Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, she became a proponent of electroshock therapy after unsuccessful treatments for alcoholism and depression.Katharine Q. Seelye (The New York Times)
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Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.The Conversation
For the first time in >100 years, #cougar cubs have been discovered living in the #Michigan #wild.
State biologists on Wednesday confirmed the existence of 2 #CougarCubs on private land in Ontonagon County in the western #UP. The spotted cubs, believed to be 7–9 weeks old, were verified from photographic evidence of the cubs taken March 6 by a local resident.
#wildlife #conservation
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This is the first time #CougarCubs have been verified since the big cats were hunted out of existence in #Michigan in the early 1900s, said Brian Roell, large carnivore specialist for the MDNR. Roell, a #wildlife biologist for 26yrs, led the team that verified the cubs.
“It’s pretty exciting, considering this could be the first known cougar reproduction in modern times in the western #GreatLakes states,”said Roell, referring to Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota.
“It really shows that we have a unique place in #Michigan where someone has a chance to see a #wolf, a #moose & a #cougar in the #wild. It’s something that should be celebrated, that we have the #habitat to support an elusive animal like this,”Roell said.
The cubs were spotted & photographed without their mother. #CougarCubs are highly dependent on their mothers, often staying with them for the first two years of life.
Although #cougars are native to #Michigan, most of them now appear to be transient animals, dispersing into MI from Western states. The DNR has verified 132 adult #cougar reports, Roell said, but DNA testing has confirmed only male cougars to date.
The #CougarCubs have not been spotted since March 6. “Those young cougars are very vulnerable right now,” Roell said. “We don’t know where they are or if they’re even alive. Mother Nature can be very cruel.”
Sightings can be logged in the DNR’s Eyes in the Field reporting system.
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Roell said #cougars are on the list of #endangered mammals in #Michigan, meaning it’s #illegal to #hunt or #harass them, which includes trying to locate their den. It’s also illegal to trespass on private property, he noted.
For the latest info on cougars, including the DNR’s cougar sightings photo page [michigan.gov/dnr/education/mic…], visit Michigan.gov/Cougar.
Thanks for Hackaday Europe!
#cons #hackadaycolumns #2025hackadayeurope #culture #hackaday
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Thanks For Hackaday Europe!
We just got back from Hackaday Europe last weekend, and we’re still coming down off the high. It was great to be surrounded by so many crazy, bright, and crazy-bright folks all sharing what they ar…Hackaday
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Utah Was a Rare Red State to Champion Mail Voting. That Era Is Likely Ending. - Bolts
Inspired by the architects of Project 2025, the Utah legislature adopted a Republican bill to end universal mail voting and impose new restrictions on absentee ballots.Daniel Nichanian (Bolts)
22 March 1931 | Dutch Jewish boy, Louis Cohen, was born in Rotterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in January 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
Credits: SubaruTelescope, NAOJ, Hubble SpaceTelescope, Robert Gendler
#nature #space #astrophotography
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