WSJ - A US special operations team boarded a ship in the Indian Ocean last month and seized military-related articles headed to Iran from China. wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-…
It's Schadenfriday, and boy do we have a full four-course meal today! Enjoy bigly White House and GOP humiliation as we head into the weekend. My write-up in the comments.
Day 12: Having stayed up late, making my Desktop usable by installing an OS that actually works...210 words is a solid number. I gradually explored the reasons why Donovan was made a Knight to the Druid King Kelian. As well as did some character building for Kelian.
For winging the fuck out of this new scene, I did pretty good!
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Texas Department of Public Safety said troopers issued criminal trespass warnings to four transgender women after a Dec. 6 rally inside the Texas Capitol
“Eating the right foods in the proper quantities, 16th-century Britons believed, balanced mind and soul. So in Shakespeare’s plays, roasts, ales, and pies are not props, but clues to characters’ souls, moods, and motivations.” atlasobscura.com/articles/food…
The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russia’s assets in Europe to ensure that Hungary and Slovakia, both with Moscow-friendly governments, can’t prevent the billions of euros from being used to support Ukraine.
Using a special procedure meant for economic emergencies, the EU blocked the assets until Russia gives up its war on Ukraine and compensates its neighbor for the heavy damage that it has inflicted for almost four years.
EU Council President António Costa said European leaders had committed in October “to keep Russian assets immobilized until Russia ends its war of aggression against Ukraine and compensates for the damage caused. Today we delivered on that commitment.” apnews.com/article/eu-russia-f…
But I think this will mostly be a staff decision, now that they have their marching orders.
I suspect they'll start posting to all the platforms, rather than picking one winner.
Unfortunately if any platform gets left off the list I suspect it will be Mastodon, because that would require either choosing an instance (which could be perceived as a political choice, which staff will probably want to avoid) or setting up their own instance, which would have a higher bar with respect to research, planning, and implementation.
It's just for the City Clerk account in any case, which is pretty obscure and housekeepingish.
@hughstimson I worry a lot about lowest-common-denominator problems like truncated posts or cross-platform frictions like searching, following, liking.
A new chapter in Austria’s railway history begins on December 14, 2025, when the national rail operator ÖBB introduces its new timetable. The timetable also
Hugh Stimson
in reply to Tim Bray • • •I do!
But I think this will mostly be a staff decision, now that they have their marching orders.
I suspect they'll start posting to all the platforms, rather than picking one winner.
Unfortunately if any platform gets left off the list I suspect it will be Mastodon, because that would require either choosing an instance (which could be perceived as a political choice, which staff will probably want to avoid) or setting up their own instance, which would have a higher bar with respect to research, planning, and implementation.
It's just for the City Clerk account in any case, which is pretty obscure and housekeepingish.
#Vancouver
Stephen Shankland
in reply to Hugh Stimson • • •Tim Bray
in reply to Stephen Shankland • • •Stephen Shankland
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