Duangjai 🌸
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Languages, learning, libraries and more stuff not necessarily beginning with L
Aotearoa New Zealand
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53 dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
53 dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
Only two survivors rescued in tragedy off Libyan coast, UN migration agency says
The UN migration agency said 53 people had died or were missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. Only two survivors were rescued.
The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM
53 dead or missing after migrant boat capsizes in Mediterranean
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Investing in infrastructure is expensive. Not investing in infrastructure is even more expensive, eventually.
Two fire trucks failing at a large fire is what firefighters have been warning about for a long time. Services need a government that will invest in them #nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Part of Taupō high school ‘completely destroyed’, as two fire appliances fail
Emergency services were called to the blaze on Spa Rd on Sunday afternoon, while Fire and Emergency NZ
www.stuff.co.nz
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Investing in infrastructure is expensive. Not investing in infrastructure is even more expensive, eventually.
February 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...
Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell
Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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You know what I still miss? Adult Education at the local high school, shut down by John Key. Wood carving, Italian, te reo Māori, Sign language, Jazz aerobics, kete basket weaving. Sure, some of it is privately accessible, but not the same. #kikorangi
January 31, 2026 at 5:38 PM
You know what I still miss? Adult Education at the local high school, shut down by John Key. Wood carving, Italian, te reo Māori, Sign language, Jazz aerobics, kete basket weaving. Sure, some of it is privately accessible, but not the same. #kikorangi
For a change the sedative appears to be working tonight - can't stop checking he's still breathing and fearing I've accidentally overdosed him #CanineCognitiveDysfunction #DoggieDementia
Oh, I so miss the days when my biggest worry was him sitting where I would have preferred he didn't...
Oh, I so miss the days when my biggest worry was him sitting where I would have preferred he didn't...
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 PM
For a change the sedative appears to be working tonight - can't stop checking he's still breathing and fearing I've accidentally overdosed him #CanineCognitiveDysfunction #DoggieDementia
Oh, I so miss the days when my biggest worry was him sitting where I would have preferred he didn't...
Oh, I so miss the days when my biggest worry was him sitting where I would have preferred he didn't...
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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"Disabled patrons often engage in labor to manage others’ discomfort, navigate inaccessible environments, and advocate for their needs. This labor includes emotional and cognitive efforts to avoid being perceived as disruptive or burdensome, to explain one’s disability, or perform normativity..."
Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces by William N. Myhill
Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"Disabled patrons often engage in labor to manage others’ discomfort, navigate inaccessible environments, and advocate for their needs. This labor includes emotional and cognitive efforts to avoid being perceived as disruptive or burdensome, to explain one’s disability, or perform normativity..."
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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The plan treats Gaza as vacant beachfront property, proposing glass towers and industrial zones over historic sites.
Map shows what would happen to Gaza under the US ‘master plan'
The plan treats Gaza as vacant beachfront property, proposing glass towers and industrial zones over historic sites.
www.aljazeera.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The plan treats Gaza as vacant beachfront property, proposing glass towers and industrial zones over historic sites.
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Born after the Arab Spring: 37 million Egyptians have no memory of 2011 https://aje.news/utvt28
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Born after the Arab Spring: 37 million Egyptians have no memory of 2011 https://aje.news/utvt28