Maryland Leads Multistate Push to Shield Consumers from New Data Center Costs https://baltimorebeat.com/maryland-leads-multistate-push-to-shield-consumers-from-new-data-center-costs/

#baltimore #md #maryland #dmv

🏘️ "In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply.* The reason: The country applies the „Housing First“ concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness."

*before the right wing government took office
#Housing #SocialJustice
#Canada #USA #Finland
#Poverty #Addiciton #MentalHealth

https://thebetter.news/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

No president should have the power to silence journalists or control who gets to question them.

Good for the AP for refusing to back down. Others should follow their example.

https://apnews.com/article/associated-press-free-speech-white-house-a1d29b0efc3dc2c0176c7be2471f2a3b

Despite this just and appropriate ruling, the future of IMLS is not guaranteed.

https://www.everylibrary.org/celebrating_federal_court_ruling_protecting_imls

CPSC: CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death

"WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using lithium-ion batteries for Rad Power Bikes e-bikes, model numbers RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304, because the batteries pose a risk of serious injury and death.

The hazardous batteries can unexpectedly ignite and explode, posing a fire hazard to consumers, especially when the battery or the harness has been exposed to water and debris. CPSC is aware of 31 reports of fire, including 12 reports of property damage totaling approximately $734,500. Some of these incidents occurred when the battery was not charging, the product was not in use, and the product was in storage. ..."

https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/2026/CPSC-Warns-Consumers-to-Immediately-Stop-Using-Batteries-for-E-Bikes-from-Rad-Power-Bikes-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death

#recall #BikeTooter #ebikes #RadPower

This administration lies so much they’re now doing pre-crime PR for illegal orders that haven’t even happened yet.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3m6fnwr2msa2p

This year's #Arctic sea ice freeze-up is clearly the latest on record for the Baffin Bay region (located between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago). The extent of ice cover is a record low for the date there.

Data from https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index

Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-dismisses-cases-james-comey-letitia-james-finding-prosecutor-was-rcna244775?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Top Stories in News @top-stories-in-news-thenewsdesk

@Daojoan With the help of CoPilot, I can do the equivalent of like 15 or 20 uninitiated interns though!

Wizard Wreath #3 (Large, Dichroic) https://nora.jewelry/products/wizard-wreath-3-large-dichroic

ISPs and cellular carriers will no longer be required to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after an FCC vote Thursday. “This is such a terrible idea. This is rolling out the red carpet for another attack,” EFF’s @cooperq told CNET. https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/internet-providers-can-monitor-their-own-cybersecurity-standards-says-trumps-fcc/

I know I worry too much
I know I catastrophize too often
but seeing the headline
“1st human known
to be infected
with H5N5 strain of bird flu
dies,”
go largely ignored
as everyone discusses
their holiday plans
feels like the opening scene
in a movie
about a catastrophic outbreak.

“It's a perfect week to push to PROD!” 🦔

@aud it shows us just how powerful and sustained the propaganda/pr campaigns are about people. So many attributions made about genius that are so counter to the facts but the relentless bombardment of a constructed narrative is hard to work against

This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The President Is Losing Contro...

Everybody go read "Termination Shock" by Neal Stephenson, because apparently that whole scenario is actually about to start happening: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/21/stardust-geoengineering-janos-pasztor-regulations-00646414

It's that time of year when the leaves are gone and the lichen and mosses growing on the tree branches take center stage
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleAutumn #OurNeighborhood #Lichen #Mosses #LichenSubscribe #MossesOfMastodon

On Nov. 20, Judge Paula Xinis presided over a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s petition seeking release. Read Roger Parloff's liveblog from the hearing, where the government claimed that Costa Rica would not accept Abrego Garcia. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/abrego-v.-noem--a-hearing-diary-for-nov.-20

Academics, looks like there's an open letter against solar geoengineering that you can sign on to here: https://www.solargeoeng.org/

Treebs

#photography #NaturePhotography #Trees #Forest