The subtext of King Charles’s speech is that the US had singlehandedly destabilized the global order. He has not mentioned the US by name, but it’s there. These are pretty strong words from a powerful head of state.

PBS caves to Trump.

“Criticism of Trump Was Removed From Documentary on Public Television
A segment in a documentary about the cartoonist Art Spiegelman was edited two weeks before it was set to air on public television stations across the country.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/arts/television/art-spiegelman-documentary-edited.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Seriously, Bluesky? Your new account-verification system requires signing into a Google account and uploading a photo of a state-issued ID via a Google Form? GMAFB.

Update: I'm told by someone I trust that there is not a requirement to upload an ID. Still trying to figure out what's what.

'Noteable' account verification on Bluesky uses Google Forms.

So, get this. To receive one of these blue check things on #Bluesky you need a Google account and must submit your personal information using a Google Form.

Kinda feel like asking millions of people to send you personal info over Google Forms may not be the most privacy aware or well thought out way to go.

h/t @AAKL https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL/114557737856374789

On tap at Bierlokaal de Veste in #Leiden
Mad Scientist's "liquid cocaine" - fragrance like a summer meadow, tastes like camomile tea - very smooth for a DIPA and fantastic, 9%
Lough Gill "Spear " imperial stout - like a black forest cake that wasn't bought in the cheap freezer section. Really nice , packs at punch at 13%

#Leiden #craftbeer #beersofmastodon #stout

Flight at Stadsbrouwerij in Leiden. Great experience with very fragrant beers.
"Woody barrelson": nice and subtle green flavour of burning wet leaves with an afterhint of plastic and wormwood .
"SBH Belgian Tripel" This a tripel that is confused whether it might be a sour after all. Dry banana and apricot , toilet air freshener , sweetness of licorice and the bitterness of laurel leaves.
"KopjeChino milk stout" our favorite by far. Super smooth with coffee licorice and milk chocolate kinderegg.
#leiden #leidenbrewery #craftbeer #beersofmastodon #triple #stout #dutchbeer

"Shred Season" from Outer range - galaxy of flavours black forest cake, Dutch applestroop , pure raw cocoa , bitter cherry)
And "5H du malt" from brasserie La Malpolon, France - smoothest coffee stout I've ever tasted

Tasted at La Fine Mousse , Paris
#stout #beersoffrance #pariscraftbeer #craftbeer #taproom #paristaproom #BeerOfMastodon

Brittany beers with crepes at the crêperie Beaubourg in Paris, next to the Centre Pompidou

Duchesse Anne triple - smooth buttery like a gentle sun beam of the rising sun
Telenn Du au blé noir - a dark amber like a dark rye bread with sweet molasses fragrance

Both from brewery Lancelot from Val DOust in Brittany.
#crepes #Paris #pariscrepes #craftbeer #craftbeerlovers #BeerOfMastodon

Carolus triple and Paix Dieu triple - bieres pressions - at Au Trappist in Paris . Paix Dieu is the favorite even though it takes a two-hand lift

#craftbeer #trappist #paris #BeerOfMastodon

I thought it a bit silly to create a trailer for an animation that only a little over a minute long, but the Jersey Shore Film Festival asked for one. So I created this twenty second trailer.
https://vimeo.com/1083215309
#animation2d #trailer #rain #nightmare

St Bernardus and Chouffe Houblon on tap at the Delirium bar in Brussels
Great place to visit

#brusselscraftbeer #Brussels #craftbeer #BeerOfMastodon

Brasserie Lefebvre's "Barbar" - texture of a cream ale , light and refreshing , vanilla notes and faint Granny Smith skin
Om tap at La Porte Noir in Brussels

#craftbeer #brussels #brusselscraftbeer #BeerOfMastodon

Hundreds more NSF grants terminated after agency director resigns
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01312-8?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Latest science news @latest-science-news-NatureNewsteam

Young people deserve the right to privacy. Florida’s SB 868 is a dangerous bill that intends to decrypt teens’ private messages, ban disappearing messages, and allow unrestricted parental access to private messages. Stripping away the safeguards that encryption provides puts everyone at risk. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-anti-encryption-bill-wrecking-ball-privacy-theres-still-time-stop-it

Ever watched the movie "Chololat"? Well, this beer tastes like that. Cayenne pepper, chocolate, spicy sweet. Fantastic stout by @twinsailsbrewing from Pt Moody, BC

#Stout #craftbeer #craftbeerlovers #craftbeervancouver #craftbeerbc @beersofmastodon #BeerOfMastodon

And of course this creep is appealing the judge's ruling. By the way, who wants to tell her that her argument that trans girls have an unfair physical advantage over cis girls is the same argument people used to make when they said that Black athletes had an unfair physical advantage over white athletes and thus shouldn't be allowed to compete against them? #Sport #Sports #Trans #TransRights #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Maine https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/18/judge-denies-laurel-libbys-request-to-immediately-restore-her-right-to-vote-in-maine-house/

Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think — which, frankly, is a relief in a world where a lot of people don't think at all.

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What RFK Jr. said was reprehensible. He should be ashamed of himself and step down.

Resist, eggheads! Universities are not as weak as they have chosen to be.
Opinion: It's time for public resistance.
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/resist-eggheads-universities-are-not-as-weak-as-they-have-chosen-to-be/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social