Bjørn “Norse”
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Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica
Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
April 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Nowhere on Earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica
Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
The Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) is a type of Cockatoo.
Sometimes this species cross-breeds with the Little Corella creating a true hybrid.
The two species interact and they seem to be able to communicate effectively.
Sometimes this species cross-breeds with the Little Corella creating a true hybrid.
The two species interact and they seem to be able to communicate effectively.
March 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) is a type of Cockatoo.
Sometimes this species cross-breeds with the Little Corella creating a true hybrid.
The two species interact and they seem to be able to communicate effectively.
Sometimes this species cross-breeds with the Little Corella creating a true hybrid.
The two species interact and they seem to be able to communicate effectively.
That is a spicy definition!😀
March 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
That is a spicy definition!😀
"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people"
- JFK
- JFK
March 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people"
- JFK
- JFK
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How about this for a characterful tree for #thicktrunkTuesday. It is growing at Chawton House in Hampshire which was the home of Jane Austen’s brother. 🌱
It’s a frosty start with the promise of some sunshine so I will be in the garden.
It’s a frosty start with the promise of some sunshine so I will be in the garden.
March 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
How about this for a characterful tree for #thicktrunkTuesday. It is growing at Chawton House in Hampshire which was the home of Jane Austen’s brother. 🌱
It’s a frosty start with the promise of some sunshine so I will be in the garden.
It’s a frosty start with the promise of some sunshine so I will be in the garden.
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Good morning. Believe that you were born to make a difference. Have a wonderful Tuesday! 🌱😊💙🦋🌷
March 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Good morning. Believe that you were born to make a difference. Have a wonderful Tuesday! 🌱😊💙🦋🌷
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Sharing a page from my sketchbook. House Sparrow Male Study (Passer domesticus)
1/2 Dustbathing is one of the essential activities for birds,
#art #nature #birds #illustration #sciart #indianwildlifeartist #scientificillustration #birdart #inkart #wildlifeart #sketchbook #traditionalart #penart
1/2 Dustbathing is one of the essential activities for birds,
#art #nature #birds #illustration #sciart #indianwildlifeartist #scientificillustration #birdart #inkart #wildlifeart #sketchbook #traditionalart #penart
March 18, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Sharing a page from my sketchbook. House Sparrow Male Study (Passer domesticus)
1/2 Dustbathing is one of the essential activities for birds,
#art #nature #birds #illustration #sciart #indianwildlifeartist #scientificillustration #birdart #inkart #wildlifeart #sketchbook #traditionalart #penart
1/2 Dustbathing is one of the essential activities for birds,
#art #nature #birds #illustration #sciart #indianwildlifeartist #scientificillustration #birdart #inkart #wildlifeart #sketchbook #traditionalart #penart
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🎙️The Rolling Stones "Monkey Man" is a song by the Rolling Stones, featured as the eighth track on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Jagger and Richards wrote "Monkey Man" as a tribute to Italian pop artist Mario Schifano.
#MusicSky #RollingStones #Rock #Blues
#MusicSky #RollingStones #Rock #Blues
March 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🎙️The Rolling Stones "Monkey Man" is a song by the Rolling Stones, featured as the eighth track on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Jagger and Richards wrote "Monkey Man" as a tribute to Italian pop artist Mario Schifano.
#MusicSky #RollingStones #Rock #Blues
#MusicSky #RollingStones #Rock #Blues
Disastrous research shut down.
NIH/US officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising field of medical research.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
NIH/US officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising field of medical research.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Disastrous research shut down.
NIH/US officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising field of medical research.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
NIH/US officials have urged scientists to remove all references to mRNA vaccine technology from their grant applications, two researchers said, in a move that signaled the agency might abandon a promising field of medical research.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
The judge expressed that teachers should not be fearful of facing criminal charges for applying small punishments aimed at the betterment of the stude...
Read more at: english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/...
Read more at: english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/...
Teachers should be allowed to carry small cane to discipline students, rules Kerala HC
The judge expressed that teachers should not be fearful of facing criminal charges for applying small punishments aimed at the betterment of the students' future.
english.mathrubhumi.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The judge expressed that teachers should not be fearful of facing criminal charges for applying small punishments aimed at the betterment of the stude...
Read more at: english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/...
Read more at: english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/...
DILI, 15 March 2025 (TATOLI)
The US is considering imposing restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, including Timor-Leste and three ASEAN nations, as part of a new ban plan, according to an internal memo, accessed by Reuters.
en.tatoli.tl/2025/03/15/t...
The US is considering imposing restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, including Timor-Leste and three ASEAN nations, as part of a new ban plan, according to an internal memo, accessed by Reuters.
en.tatoli.tl/2025/03/15/t...
Timor-Leste among 41 countries on Donald Trump’s travel restrictions list - TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste
DILI, 15 March 2025 (TATOLI) – The U.S. administration, under President Trump’s leadership, is considering imposing restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, including Timor-Leste and three ASEAN na...
en.tatoli.tl
March 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
DILI, 15 March 2025 (TATOLI)
The US is considering imposing restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, including Timor-Leste and three ASEAN nations, as part of a new ban plan, according to an internal memo, accessed by Reuters.
en.tatoli.tl/2025/03/15/t...
The US is considering imposing restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, including Timor-Leste and three ASEAN nations, as part of a new ban plan, according to an internal memo, accessed by Reuters.
en.tatoli.tl/2025/03/15/t...
The smart home can be complicated, confusing, and occasionally maddening. It’s also hard to keep up with all the changes.
www.theverge.com/24190824/sma...
www.theverge.com/24190824/sma...
All the smart home news, reviews, and gadgets you need to know about
The best way to stay up to date on the latest smart home news, reviews, gadgets, and guides
www.theverge.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The smart home can be complicated, confusing, and occasionally maddening. It’s also hard to keep up with all the changes.
www.theverge.com/24190824/sma...
www.theverge.com/24190824/sma...
The informal-luxe resort is a great jumping-off point for exploring Southern Jutland’s excellent biking network, hiking trails slogged by Vikings, the design-forward city of Vejle (home to the hot Michelin-starred restaurant LYST), or charming Ribe, Denmark’s oldest town.
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
Tiny Seaside Resorts: World's Greatest Places 2025
Find out why Tiny Seaside Resorts is one of the World's Greatest Places 2025
time.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The informal-luxe resort is a great jumping-off point for exploring Southern Jutland’s excellent biking network, hiking trails slogged by Vikings, the design-forward city of Vejle (home to the hot Michelin-starred restaurant LYST), or charming Ribe, Denmark’s oldest town.
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
Roy Hodgson ended up tieless and sleepless in Nice, muttering about logistics, blinking like some casino-lounge vampire.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The England job drives people mad but Thomas Tuchel has shot to make it work
The new manager is a supremely bright anglophile and logical choice in the win-things-now world of international football
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Roy Hodgson ended up tieless and sleepless in Nice, muttering about logistics, blinking like some casino-lounge vampire.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Inspired by the silhouette of an outfit Parker Remond wore, the dress links stories from the African, American and European continents in its detailing, exploring Manchester’s links to slavery through visual metaphor.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Artist traces Manchester’s links to slavery on blue cotton gown
Manchester Art Gallery exhibition features gown inspired by outfit worn by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Inspired by the silhouette of an outfit Parker Remond wore, the dress links stories from the African, American and European continents in its detailing, exploring Manchester’s links to slavery through visual metaphor.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Researchers at MIT calculated that as global warming continues, it may reduce the available space for satellites in low Earth orbit by anywhere from one-third to 82% by the end of the century.
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Researchers at MIT calculated that as global warming continues, it may reduce the available space for satellites in low Earth orbit by anywhere from one-third to 82% by the end of the century.
apnews.com/article/clim...
apnews.com/article/clim...
Military Keynesianism is an economic policy based on the position that government should raise military spending to boost economic growth.
The resurgence of what President Eisenhower once called the military-industrial complex.
The resurgence of what President Eisenhower once called the military-industrial complex.
March 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Military Keynesianism is an economic policy based on the position that government should raise military spending to boost economic growth.
The resurgence of what President Eisenhower once called the military-industrial complex.
The resurgence of what President Eisenhower once called the military-industrial complex.
Keynes wrote about how a good economic policy could help us avoid war.
The paradox is that a lot of countries are doing "War Keynesianism" now.
Guns & bullets everybody can always buy. Despite the poverty and desperate social conditions.
The paradox is that a lot of countries are doing "War Keynesianism" now.
Guns & bullets everybody can always buy. Despite the poverty and desperate social conditions.
March 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Keynes wrote about how a good economic policy could help us avoid war.
The paradox is that a lot of countries are doing "War Keynesianism" now.
Guns & bullets everybody can always buy. Despite the poverty and desperate social conditions.
The paradox is that a lot of countries are doing "War Keynesianism" now.
Guns & bullets everybody can always buy. Despite the poverty and desperate social conditions.
“Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from Eastern Europe,” -
Alissa Timoshkina calls cabbage rolls “a culinary genre in their own right.”
Cabbage rolls can be eaten as a main course. Some recipes call for fresh leaves while others use fermented ones.
apnews.com/article/stuf...
Alissa Timoshkina calls cabbage rolls “a culinary genre in their own right.”
Cabbage rolls can be eaten as a main course. Some recipes call for fresh leaves while others use fermented ones.
apnews.com/article/stuf...
A recipe from 'Kapusta': Cabbage Rolls with Sauerkraut Leaves, Beef and Rice in a Tomato Sauce
In her new cookbook, “Kapusta," Alissa Timoshkina features recipes from Eastern Europe. She says cabbage rolls, or stuffed cabbage, are a culinary genre in their own right.
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from Eastern Europe,” -
Alissa Timoshkina calls cabbage rolls “a culinary genre in their own right.”
Cabbage rolls can be eaten as a main course. Some recipes call for fresh leaves while others use fermented ones.
apnews.com/article/stuf...
Alissa Timoshkina calls cabbage rolls “a culinary genre in their own right.”
Cabbage rolls can be eaten as a main course. Some recipes call for fresh leaves while others use fermented ones.
apnews.com/article/stuf...
America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000.
apnews.com/article/butt...
apnews.com/article/butt...
First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate
A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds. Scientists blame insecticides, climate change and habitat loss.
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
America’s butterflies are disappearing because of insecticides, climate change and habitat loss, with the number of the winged beauties down 22% since 2000.
apnews.com/article/butt...
apnews.com/article/butt...
Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake Day.”
apnews.com/article/uk-p...
apnews.com/article/uk-p...
Crowds cheer as runners with frying pans race to mark annual Pancake Day
Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake ...
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Racers dressed as a skyscraper, beekeeper and a chest of drawers were among dozens of runners zipping around a central London square with a frying pan in hand to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, or “Pancake Day.”
apnews.com/article/uk-p...
apnews.com/article/uk-p...
This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other.
Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street football.
apnews.com/article/roya...
Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street football.
apnews.com/article/roya...
This wild ancient version of soccer has rules like 'no murder' and is still being played today
It's described as one of the earliest forms of soccer with one ancient rule telling players not to murder each other.
apnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other.
Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street football.
apnews.com/article/roya...
Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street football.
apnews.com/article/roya...
While in Lisbon, spend your evenings watching sunsets from the city's numerous viewpoints, dine to the sounds of fado music reverberating through the room and discover how a city can evolve after disasters like the 1755 earthquake.
www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/lis...
www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/lis...
Lisbon vs Porto: which Portuguese city should you visit first?
Porto: sandwiches and port. Lisbon: fado and taverns. Which riverside Portuguese city will you choose?
www.lonelyplanet.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
While in Lisbon, spend your evenings watching sunsets from the city's numerous viewpoints, dine to the sounds of fado music reverberating through the room and discover how a city can evolve after disasters like the 1755 earthquake.
www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/lis...
www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/lis...
