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Valdis Krebs
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I’m all about #patterns and #emergence. #NetworkScience to find non-obvious patterns in data, #Photography to capture patterns in the wild, and improvise #Music to […]

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worldpopproject.mapstodon.space.ap.brid.gy
🦠 Pandemics don’t spread randomly - they follow the paths we create through our social lives and movements.

📖 🔊 Read and listen about how networks shape outbreaks: https://www.worldpop.org/blog/how-our-social-connections-shape-the-spread-of-disease-what-new-research-reveals/

#infectiousdisease […]
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mapstodon.space
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
valdis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Better late than never… but a bad look/strategy to wait so long.
https://mastodon.ie/@EugeneMcParland/115655706692941116
Eugene McParland 🇺🇦 (@EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie)
Attached: 1 image #EU agrees to permanently stop russian gas imports and phase out russian oil Press release 📎 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2860
mastodon.ie
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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kristian-kiehling.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Europe has reached this threshold before, when a bloodthirsty nation, whipped up by hatred, promised to console itself with a piece of land. The sooner European nations intervene to prevent Russia from partitioning Ukraine, the less likely Russia will be able to invade Ukraine a third time.
December 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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alter-kaker.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
@heidilifeldman this popped up on my feed today
https://fedi.video/w/t4sN6wtVxGox9V8MyK1EzX
Don't Be A Sucker (1947) (short film warning about fascism and the tricks it uses to gain power)
Short film made by the US Army just after the Second World War, warning about the tactics that Nazis use to gain power by dividing minorities from each other and telling blatant lies. This video ha...
fedi.video
December 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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solarphasing.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Early Days of Laurie Spiegel

American composer. She has worked at Bell Laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronic music compositions and her algorithmic composition software Music Mouse. She is also a guitarist and lutenist […]

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Early Days of Laurie Spiegel (born September 20, 1945)[1] is an American composer. She has worked at Bell Laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronic music compositions and her algorithmic composition software Music Mouse. She is also a guitarist and lutenist. (Wikipedia)
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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antoinnesterk.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy
Fluffy seed heads

#bloomscrolling #nature #photography
Several clusters of delicate, fluffy seed heads. The stems are slender, dark, and leafless, branching out in an angular, organic pattern. Their silhouettes are visible against the low-hanging sun. A bright, glowing orb of light is visible near the bottom center, shining through the stems.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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dangillmor.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
When journalists carry water for the Trump regime by calling its Ukraine-surrender-or-else order a peace plan they are committing pure malpractice.

But they're all doing it.

At least put "peace" in quotes, ok?
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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dougiec3.libretooth.gr.ap.brid.gy
Byrnes!
#boris #natasha #trump
cartoon of Boris Badenov and Natasha Rostova with Trump in the Oval Office telling him "Tell them is fake news, work of moose and squirell."
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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imagesbyjonevan.bsky.social
Photography can bring a dramatic flair to any living space, capturing the raw beauty of nature and bringing it into one's home. #Buyintoart #homedecor #homedecorating #interiordecor #travel #photography #artprints #artforsale #NatureBeauty #walldecor buff.ly/41abqWB
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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briankrebs.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy
I always wince a little when I see graphs and charts on the homepage of some news outlet, but this one was really well done and conveyed a lot of interesting and timely information in very few words.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/24/sp500-stock-market-tech-nvidia/
A graphic from a WaPo story says The 'S&P 493' reveals a very different US Economy. The graphic shows stock market performance since January 2019 with two lines: A red, lower line for the S&P, which grew 132 percent in value over that time; and a much higher, steeply climbing blue line representing the "Magnificant Seven" tech companies that enjoyed growth of 1,057 percent. The ‘S&P 493’ reveals a Very Stock market performance since January 2019 different U.S. economy — Excluding the Magnificent Seven — Magnificent Seven Seven trillion-dollar companies are powering 1,057% the market's gains. Here's what is happening to most other businesses in the United States. 2% By Aaron Gregg and Federica Cocco
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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aram.aoir.social.ap.brid.gy
Rest in Power the magnificent #jimmycliff, soundtrack of Sunday mornings in my childhood home, my gateway to #ska and #reggae, Johnny Too Bad himself.

Thank you for reminding us we can get it if we really want, but we must try. No sitting in limbo for you, one-way ticket to paradise […]
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aoir.social
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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photo-my.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Раннее утро
#photo #photography #landscape
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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umamakengine.det.social.ap.brid.gy
'Dinge mit Gesicht' #FotoVorschlag #photography 'Oweh, nur noch ein Monat bis Weihnachten!'
Eine pinkfarbene Bougainvillea, zwei der drei weissen Blüten sind geöffnet, und blicken einen erschreckt an, die dritte Blüte ist die Nasenspitze. Durch Wind und Bewegung kann man vielleicht eine kleine laufende Figur hineininterpretieren.
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
I hate memes, but a pal sent this along and it's a good one.
_ ASK NOT, WHAT YOUR COUNTRY/CAN'DO FOR YOU [black and white image of Pres. John F Kennedy] ASK WHAT MY NEPHEW'S "FUCKING PROBLEM IS"
September 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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dorothealange.mastodon.ozioso.online.ap.brid.gy
Great Plains and highway north of Amarillo, Texas

#greatplains #amarillo #texas #dorothealange #thegreatplains #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017773456/
The black-and-white photograph displays a desolate landscape with an open field stretching towards the horizon. A weathered telephone pole stands prominently in the foreground, supported by multiple wooden posts and wires extending into the distance. These lines lead to additional poles further down the road, creating a pattern that draws attention along the length of what appears to be a rural highway. Sparse vegetation dots the landscape on either side of the unpaved roadway, which curves slightly as it moves away from view. In the background, there is an expansive horizon where faint outlines suggest structures or buildings at some distance but they are not distinctly visible due to their small size and the hazy atmosphere. The sky above is filled with clouds, indicating overcast weather conditions that contribute to a somber mood in this rural scene. The watermark "810R4 - C" suggests it may be cataloged within a larger collection or series of photographs by Dorothea Lange for her work related to the Great Plains and highway north of Amarillo, Texas.
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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imagesbyjonevan.bsky.social
Art for the EYES and to grace your walls Click link for info and pricing buff.ly/3A7q4Vc #flowerlover #amazing #creative #photooftheday #naturelover #artforsale #naturelovers #artlovers #wallart #nature #photo #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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theflyingartist.bsky.social
A river runs through it 📷
#photography #journal #scape #nature #EadtCoastKin
The brook running through the park on its way to meet the river. The trees on either bank are tall and threadbare, the autumn colours of yellow and brown are mixed amongst what is left of the green. November, 2025. Wales, UK.
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
valdis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Had an interesting conversation of Politics recently and how the old linear model may no longer be an accurate way to view things. Maybe it is the loop instead of the line??? 🤔
A graphic showing two views of politics. The old model of a 2D line with Left-Center-Right appearing in their respective place on the line. The new model of a 3D loop, with the far left and far right actually touching in the loop, with the Center (plus Center-Left & Center-Right) appearing on the other side of the loop.
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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ananasparachute.turtleisland.social.ap.brid.gy
To make matters worse, not one other person stood up for her. Not one.
#jenniferjacobs #quietpiggy #epsteinfiles #trumplies #trumpisstillapedo
Alt-text: Smiling woman in front of a cityscape with overlaid text about journalists and presidential conduct. Transcribed Text: This is Jennifer Jacobs, the reporter Trump barked “quiet, quiet, piggy” at for asking about the Epstein files. Stop normalizing a president abusing reporters, especially women, because he’s terrified of a question. —Brian Allen
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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A Psychologist Reveals The Hidden Cost Of Jobs With ‘Golden Handcuffs’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2025/02/12/a-psychologist-reveals-the-hidden-cost-of-jobs-with-golden-handcuffs/

Not all cages have bars—some come wrapped in perks and paychecks, making it harder to leave. Here’s […]
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mastodon.nz
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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umamakengine.det.social.ap.brid.gy
'Upps!' #FotoVorschlag #blackandwhite #photography
Fast quadratisches Format, schwarzweiss: Rückenansicht einer Frau in geblümtem Sommerkleid, an jeder Hand hält sie ein Kind, alle drei haben Strohhüte auf. Ein WIndstoß hat der Frau den Hut vom Kopf geweht, der im Moment etwa auf der Höhe ihrer Schulter umgekehrt davon fliegt. Ihre linke Hand ist gerade dabei sich zu lösen.
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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antoinnesterk.cyberplace.social.ap.brid.gy
Spanderswoud

#silentsunday #photography
A straight path cutting through a dense double row of tall trees, creating a natural avenue or tunnel. The ground is completely blanketed in a thick, vibrant carpet of fallen leaves, predominantly in shades of deep orange, rust, and gold. The trees lining the path are very tall and straight, with smooth, gray-brown bark. They form a nearly symmetrical guardrail on either side, emphasizing the path's vanishing point.
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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tombzz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
#photography #abstractnature #blackandwhite #monochrome #waterymirror #nature #tombzz
Reflection in the gently rippled lake shows a stretch of park with tall trees, their trunks and crowns rising like blurred ink lines. In the center, caught between light and shadow, a couple walks side by side along the shore. Light filtering through the branches creates a bright patch, like a glowing eye in the dark. The whole scene feels suspended between waking and dreaming, with uncertain outlines and a human presence as fleeting as the reflection itself.
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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a.paperbay.org.ap.brid.gy
street perspective

#photography #photo #streetphotography
street photography, Marseille 2025
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM