Photo album: Russia, 2025
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I visited my family in Russia after over 5 years of not seeing them. Babushkas are getting older, but still walking and feeding cats, ducks and pigeons 😊 I wrote about their funny habits in chapter 3 of my book bigworldsmallsasha.com/book/
Feels so long ago now 🥲
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Managed to capture the Milky Way "core" last night, for the first time :)
Made an 8 hours timelapse as well :). Will be part of a future video for our TROMhome channel - videos.trom.tf/c/tromhome/vide…
All with a Pixel 4a with CalyxOS, gave to me for free by @aaron :)
#astrophotography #nightsky #sky #milkyway #galaxy #nature #calyxos #pixel
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Tracking Trump's tariffs
For U.S. President Donald Trump, tariffs aren't just about macroeconomics: They're also about asserting power.
Trump's commerce secretary said he sold 1K 'gold card' visas in a day. Here's what we know
U.S. President Donald Trump previously posited that his "gold card" visas could make $50 trillion.
Unpacking claim photo shows Obama laughing at meme of himself the day he ordered the killing of bin Laden
The text of the meme read: "Sorry it took so long to get you a copy of my birth certificate. I was too busy killing Osama bin Laden."
Is this a real orange owl — or AI?
Scientists aren't really sure why this bird, nicknamed "Rusty" or "Creamsicle," is orange.
Hoi Groenlinks / PvdA
en F.U.C.K. you, stelletje centristische lafbekken.
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@ErikvanStraten @Noortjevee @cejjacobs de grondwet verbiedt discriminatie, en wijdt daarbij uit om specifieke vormen van discriminatie te benoemen.
Voor de grondwet is er dus geen onderscheid tussen de twee mogelijke interpretaties van antisemitisme.
(Even checken voor de zekerheid...)
@feike @ErikvanStraten @cejjacobs palestijnen zijn een semitisch volk.
Echter is anti-semitisme enkel "joden haat"
Will telling 23andMe to delete personal data protect your genetic information? Not entirely
There's always a chance the data doesn't get erased — but consumers should ask 23andMe to delete their information anyway, experts say.
Many Social Security recipients will have to confirm identity in person to receive benefits
Using phone services to verify identity will no longer be available after March 31, 2025.
Rumor Musk announced MSNBC acquisition for $900M is false
An article promoting the rumor said Musk's purported purchase sought to end what he described as "toxic programming" on the cable news network.
Don't fall for this story about Musk paying medical bills, arranging Neuralink brain implant for sick girl
The story also claimed Musk arranged to have a Neuralink chip implanted in the child's brain.
DOD removed, then restored, page about Bea Arthur's WWII military service
Arthur's biography on the U.S. DOD website, published in 2021, described her enlistment in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve during World War II.
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Two-clawed dinosaur species discovered in Gobi Desert
Duonychus is one of the few species of theropod dinosaur that evolved two-fingered hands.Tim Dodd (BBC News)
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We took some cool photos tonight :)
We will make a video about this for our TROMhome channel - videos.trom.tf/c/tromhome . You can subscribe to get updates :)
Do you see Jupiter? :)
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in reply to Tio • • •Guess you didn't use a standard camera app?
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Is RawTherapee like Photoshop for linux? I thought it was GIMP people use to edit photos...
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Oh so it's more advanced than GIMP? Or are they just tools made for different purposes?
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in reply to Tio • • •Being able to see that beauty with your naked eyes would be amazing!
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