State Department Axes $214 Million in Foreign Grants, From Cash for ‘Newsroom Sustainability’ in Moldova to ‘Media Diversity’ in the UK
'Further review of the active grant portfolio reveals a significant number of grant programs which remain inconsistent with Administration policies' Marco Rubio, Donald Trump (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) The State Department has eliminated $214 milli…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
[My across the hall neighbor and 'adopted' grandkid Kolya is having top surgery in a week if you'd like to help them. They are taking 5 weeks off work.]
I'm going to be okay, but if you'd like to support me financially during this time, it would mean a lot and genuinely help lighten the load. You can send anything (only if you’re able!) via:
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Robert FitzRoy and the Laws of Storms - JSTOR Daily
When FitzRoy distributed barometers to local fishing communities, he empowered individual sailors to use their own judgment about the weather forecast.Danny Robb (JSTOR Daily)
Greece Achieves Largest Employment Increase In EU
Greece has achieved the largest increase in employment among the 27 member states of the European Union over the past five years, according to new data released by Eurostat. The employed and self-employed population rose to 69.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
A view of the damage inside the Governor's Residence on the day Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and the Pennsylvania State Police provide an update on the act of arson that took place at the residence, in Harrisburg, #Pennsylvania. via Commonwealth Media Services
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It turns out yesterday's was my 10th: 4/21 Moderna dose 1, 5/21 Moderna dose 2, 12/21 Pfizer, 4/22 Pfizer, 9/22 Moderna, 2/23 Moderna, 9/23 Moderna, 3/24 Moderna, 10/24 Novavax, 4/25 Pfizer.
For some reason I'm still alive and kicking despite all the crazy people's claims about how dangerous these vaccines are.
Deloitte Malta and the Maltese Olympic Committee announce strategic sponsorship arrangement
Press releases All information contained in press releases is correct at the time of going to press. About Deloitte Malta Deloitte Malta consists of (i) Deloitte, a civil partnership regulated in terms of the laws of Malta, constituted between limit…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
ASIRT investigating fatal police shooting in west Edmonton
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Buckminster Fuller Tells the World “Everything He Knows” in a 42-Hour Lecture Series (1975)
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Buckminster Fuller Tells the World "Everything He Knows" in a 42-Hour Lecture Series (1975)
History seems to have settled Buckminster Fuller’s reputation as a man ahead of his time.OC (Openculture.com)
mastodon.social/@joyousjoyness… joyousjoyness@mastodon.social - Took a long time designing this collection of 12 Capybara Zodiac Signs, and I love each and every one! What's your sign? I'm a Sagittarius!
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Cyprus state sector pays much better
In a recent report released by the International Monetary Fund, the gap between salaries in the public and private sectors in Cyprus has been laid bare; public sector wages are 27% higher, with the discrepancy reaching 32% among those with higher edu…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Xi positions China as defender of rules-based trade during Vietnam visit
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Currency Exchange Rates Shift In Ukraine And Belarus
As of April 15, 2025, the foreign exchange landscape in Ukraine has experienced notable fluctuations, reflecting broader economic trends and geopolitical influences.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Ukraine war briefing: Nato chief visits Odesa, declares ‘unwavering’ support for Kyiv | Ukraine
Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and declared “unwavering” support for Ukraine in the aftermath of a Russian attack on the northern city of Sumy that killed 35 peopl…BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
I'd like a uhhhhhh boneless worm
(A skistomid, my personal specie)
#worm-art #monster #skistomid #original-species #worldbuilding
Bosnia FM confirms debt collections are coming due
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Minister Elmedin Konakovic addressed the ongoing Viaduct debt crisis following a Council of Ministers session, presenting a new repayment proposal.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Trying to keep bike lanes from being torn out by the premier of #Ontario.
#bikes #bicycle #bike #biketooter #biketooter #TOpoli #ONpoli #Canada
Jonathan Kamens 86 47
Unknown parent • • •John McChesney-Young
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •Robert
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •Covid seems to have become endemic, so I consider my Covid booster to be analogous to a flu shot. I get my flu shot in Aug/Sept, and Covid in Sept/Oct, depending upon when the new formulations are released. (Although, who knows what the future holds on that front.)
(I never used to care about this stuff, but I had a stem cell transplant right before Covid hit, so I had to have ALL of my vaccinations redone. Masking was a non-issue, because I had been masking in public for a year before Covid. But now I make sure that every shot I can get goes in my body.)
Jonathan Kamens 86 47
in reply to Robert • • •Furthermore, immunity from the COVID vaccination wanes after 4–6 months.
For these reasons it never made sense for the CDC to recommend annual COVID boosters; they should have recommended every six months. And this is why I get COVID boosters every six months and encourage others to as well.
Final Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •Jonathan Kamens 86 47
in reply to Final Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸 • • •Some of it is indeed the fact that the virus evolves rapidly, but it's more about how the immune system works.
Our bodies have many different types of immune cells, but the two biggest categories are cells that can fight infection immediately vs. cells that remember how to make the fighter cells when they're needed.
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Jonathan Kamens 86 47
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •If you're exposed to COVID then, your body needs some time to "ramp up" to be able to fight the virus. Less time than if you hadn't been vaccinated at all, but more than if you'd just been vaccinated.
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Jonathan Kamens 86 47
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •But that's not guaranteed. The COVID vaccine is not a "sterilizing" vaccine, i.e., it doesn't guarantee full or nearly full immunity for any period of time. If you breathe in enough COVID virus in a short enough period of time you'll get sick regardless of how recently you were vaccinated.
Hulk Smash COVID
in reply to Final Round Player 😷🇪🇺🍸 • • •Jonathan Kamens 86 47
in reply to Hulk Smash COVID • • •There have also been promising developments in universal coronavirus vaccines which aren't variant-specific. I'm hopeful that maybe they'll be generally available within a few years.
Jonathan Kamens 86 47
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •And if they end up being developed in a country other than the U.S. then what Trump is doing to the FDA may make it difficult to impossible for them to be approved and distributed in the U.S.
Yet another way Trump is f*cking up America and the world.
Hulk Smash COVID
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •Hulk Smash COVID
in reply to Jonathan Kamens 86 47 • • •conscientious objector🇨🇭🪂
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