Progressive, Philosopher, TTRPGer, looking for equitable, cosmopolitan society w/trains🇺🇳🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦🛤🗳
When words fall short, symbols speak.
Like the patterns Ukrainians paint on Pysanky, their traditional Easter eggs.
They embody the resilience and hope of a nation, unbroken by the brutal Russian aggression.
The European Union stands by the Ukrainians’ side, committed to supporting them through this war and along their European path.
For a prosperous, peaceful future for all Europeans.
I know it’s against the story but I’m just gonna say it. Bring back #Roscoe #Reacherseason4
Radio Free Asia extends its workforce furloughs to include a portion of its employment-based visa-holding staff in its DC headquarters, as USAGM continues to withhold RFA’s Congressionally appropriated funds for the month of April. https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2025/04/18/rfa-forced-to-furlough-at-risk-visa-holders/
The US attorney general for DC sent a letter to a medical journal asking about alleged bias in the decision to publish content. MedPage Today has reported at least two more.
"Nothing discussed in this letter comes within a million miles of any plausible jurisdiction of the U.S. attorney," said Samuel Bagenstos, former deputy assistant attorney general at DOJ
#health #healthcare #medicine #science #research #lifescience
Bronze Age Scandinavians braved open seas 3,000 years before the Vikings, new study reveals
Hundreds of years before the Viking Age, Nordic Bronze Age societies were likely proficient open-sea navigators who regularly crossed large tracts of ocean directly between what is now Denmark and Norway, suggests a new study published in PLOS ONE...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/bronze-age-scandinavians-braved-open-seas/
Follow @archaeology
#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #vikings #bronzeage #scandinavian
Urban Infrastructure in Barcelona, Spain.
Video credit: beteve.cat
#solarPunk #transit #publicTransit #publicTransportation #trains
What Tyrants Don't Want You to Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xVaAtxHhs8&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Once again, #Trump and co. 🖕🏼 our justice system, the judges, democracy and all of us.
Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: Lawyers for Venezuelan nationals say they’re being loaded onto buses this hour in anticipation of a new wave of Alien Enemies Act deportations, w less than 24 hours notice. They’re asking Judge Boasberg for an immediate restraining order requiring 30 days notice.
The Apple Watch Series 11 will probably arrive this fall alongside the iPhone 17. Here's what the next generation of Apple's smartwatch could bring to the table.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/18/apple-watch-series-11-whats-expected-to-arrive-this-fall?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon
What’s it take for Trump to label someone a gang member and deport them to a prison in El Salvador? Little more than a Chicago Bulls cap. https://interc.pt/43ZjuMY
Keep ‘em coming
A federal judge who blocked the #Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.
“The Democratic governor of #Wisconsin ’s creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday”
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-400-year-veto-supreme-court-5a1be188f78ab5e4223b2c7c7ad3ca7d
Rep. Becca Balint and immigration lawyer Matt Cameron discuss the Mahdawi’s arrest at his naturalization interview and the legal strategy that could affect us all. https://interc.pt/4lDAcb4
Meet the LibreOffice community at events around the world! 🌍 We were recently at InstallFest 2025 in Prague, for instance: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/04/14/insights-from-the-prague-installfest-2025-conference/ #foss #opensource #freesoftware
It wasn't a "deportation." It was an abduction. Mr. Abrego Garcia was kidnapped.
ADDED: All of them, not just him.
Another Day, Another Gradient
https://basicappleguy.com/haberdashery/gradients-april-2025-edition
Austria is planning a "Students at risk" program for students from the USA and other countries - including support for changing one's studies to an Austrian university and € 1200 per month.
It's only for 50 students, but if this sounds interesting for you, keep an eye on this website (which has info on lots of different grants):
source:
https://mastodon.derstandard.at/@derStandard/114354644699001449
Extortion Inc.
Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources | Reuters
"During the meeting, #Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the Starlink service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss closed negotiations." #Musk
"The Senate deal will reportedly include at least an unprecedented $175 billion for immigration and border enforcement, nearly six times the latest annual budget of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) combined."
How are Republicans planning on paying for this? By cutting YOUR benefits.
https://immigrationimpact.com/2025/02/21/gop-budget-reconciliation-plan/
