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Brave yourselves for more of the like.
January 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Brave yourselves for more of the like.
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European Union officials said they would expand an investigation into Elon Musk's platform, X, for potential violation of a law, called the Digital Services Act, intended to clamp down on online disinformation and illegal content.
E.U. Expands Investigation of Musk’s X Over Illicit Content
The probe is a test of the European Union’s willingness to go after X’s owner, Elon Musk, whose geopolitical influence has grown because of his ties to the incoming Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
European Union officials said they would expand an investigation into Elon Musk's platform, X, for potential violation of a law, called the Digital Services Act, intended to clamp down on online disinformation and illegal content.
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A few years ago I stumbled across pattern design and discovered I REALLY enjoy it. This was my first pattern, just for fun. 🥰
January 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
A few years ago I stumbled across pattern design and discovered I REALLY enjoy it. This was my first pattern, just for fun. 🥰
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Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
January 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
edition.cnn.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
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Last I looked plastic outweighed plankton in the oceans by about 17:1, according to this ↓ livestock outweighs wildlife by 13:1.
This can't go on.
Let's stop prioritizing the subsidized destruction of the West and start prioritizing wildlife safe public lands.
This can't go on.
Let's stop prioritizing the subsidized destruction of the West and start prioritizing wildlife safe public lands.
December 27, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Last I looked plastic outweighed plankton in the oceans by about 17:1, according to this ↓ livestock outweighs wildlife by 13:1.
This can't go on.
Let's stop prioritizing the subsidized destruction of the West and start prioritizing wildlife safe public lands.
This can't go on.
Let's stop prioritizing the subsidized destruction of the West and start prioritizing wildlife safe public lands.
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Recently, 27 new species have been discovered in the basin of the Amazon rain forest in Peru, including an aquatic mouse with webbed feet! On that note:
"I believe in the impossible because no one else does and that gives me an excellent chance at accomplishing it."
- Florence Griffith Joyner
"I believe in the impossible because no one else does and that gives me an excellent chance at accomplishing it."
- Florence Griffith Joyner
December 22, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Recently, 27 new species have been discovered in the basin of the Amazon rain forest in Peru, including an aquatic mouse with webbed feet! On that note:
"I believe in the impossible because no one else does and that gives me an excellent chance at accomplishing it."
- Florence Griffith Joyner
"I believe in the impossible because no one else does and that gives me an excellent chance at accomplishing it."
- Florence Griffith Joyner
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Gisèle Pelicot stood with her head held high in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Thursday as the verdicts in the four-month rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men were read. Her image has become a symbol of female strength around the world, our critic writes.
Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U
Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U
December 19, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Gisèle Pelicot stood with her head held high in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Thursday as the verdicts in the four-month rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men were read. Her image has become a symbol of female strength around the world, our critic writes.
Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U
Read more: nyti.ms/49MwR3U
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ONLY AN ABSOLUTE HORROR OF A HUMAN BEING WOULD DO THIS…
Republicans slashed $200 million for childhood cancer research—a program created with bipartisan support under Obama—from the CR bill.
Why? Because Elon Musk told them to.
Republicans slashed $200 million for childhood cancer research—a program created with bipartisan support under Obama—from the CR bill.
Why? Because Elon Musk told them to.
December 20, 2024 at 3:43 AM
ONLY AN ABSOLUTE HORROR OF A HUMAN BEING WOULD DO THIS…
Republicans slashed $200 million for childhood cancer research—a program created with bipartisan support under Obama—from the CR bill.
Why? Because Elon Musk told them to.
Republicans slashed $200 million for childhood cancer research—a program created with bipartisan support under Obama—from the CR bill.
Why? Because Elon Musk told them to.
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According to PolitiFact, Trump kept only 23% of his campaign promises during his first term. Now, with weeks to go before starting his second, he’s already walking back some of his biggest 2024 pledges. Team Big Picture breaks down these reversals in their latest piece.
Trump Is Already Walking Back His Campaign Promises
From lowering prices to disavowing Project 2025 to vaccine policy, Trump’s promises are looking hollow
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:48 PM
According to PolitiFact, Trump kept only 23% of his campaign promises during his first term. Now, with weeks to go before starting his second, he’s already walking back some of his biggest 2024 pledges. Team Big Picture breaks down these reversals in their latest piece.
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U.S. wildlife officials proposed on Tuesday that monarch butterflies receive protection as a threatened species.
Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status in U.S.
They would become the most commonly seen species to receive federal protection if the proposal is adopted.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:57 AM
U.S. wildlife officials proposed on Tuesday that monarch butterflies receive protection as a threatened species.
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what right wingers mean when they say immigrant
December 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM
what right wingers mean when they say immigrant
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Electric heat pumps, the most affordable and energy efficient way to heat and cool homes, continue to outsell gas furnaces nationwide. They can also reduce outdoor pollution and, as a result, save lives, according to a report issued on Tuesday. Here's how.
Here’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save America, in Lives and Money
Widespread adoption of heat pumps could prevent thousands of premature deaths and save billions on energy bills, according to a new analysis.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Electric heat pumps, the most affordable and energy efficient way to heat and cool homes, continue to outsell gas furnaces nationwide. They can also reduce outdoor pollution and, as a result, save lives, according to a report issued on Tuesday. Here's how.
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It’s time to say good night 🌙
MAGA will destroy itself over the next four years and from its ashes will come a beautiful kind and just New World.
I’ll see you there.
MAGA will destroy itself over the next four years and from its ashes will come a beautiful kind and just New World.
I’ll see you there.
a blue heart shaped cloud in the sky with wings
ALT: a blue heart shaped cloud in the sky with wings
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December 11, 2024 at 6:49 AM
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Gorgeous creatures www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'If we stop now, they're gone forever': The Nordic countries breeding Arctic foxes
Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good?
www.bbc.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Gorgeous creatures www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
When American women under 25 get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide more than double.
This is just one of their stories.
When American women under 25 get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide more than double.
This is just one of their stories.
Opinion | The Tragic Link Between Pregnancy and Homicide
For women under 25, getting pregnant more than doubles their risk of homicide.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
When American women under 25 get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide more than double.
This is just one of their stories.
When American women under 25 get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide more than double.
This is just one of their stories.
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Breaking News: The EPA banned two solvents found in everyday products and used in dry cleaning that can cause cancer and other serious diseases.
E.P.A. Bans Perc and T.C.E., Two Chemicals Used In Dry Cleaning
The two solvents, known as Perc and TCE, cause kidney cancer and other ailments, and have been the subject of years of controversy.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Breaking News: The EPA banned two solvents found in everyday products and used in dry cleaning that can cause cancer and other serious diseases.
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This year was packed with fantastic horror novels, novellas and collections. Here are 10 books that stood out.
The Best Horror Books of 2024
We’re in a golden age of horror. Here are 10 books that stood out in a year filled with fantastic releases.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2024 at 10:42 PM
This year was packed with fantastic horror novels, novellas and collections. Here are 10 books that stood out.