Rhinopithecus
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A different, but closely related endangered herbivorous monkey
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Hugely encouraging news from Brazil today. President Lula has instructed four ministries to draw up a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, and asked his government to formulate an energy transition fund using income from petroleum revenues.
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Today, President Lula issued a directive for the government to develop, within 60 days, a proposal outlining guidelines for a national roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just and… |...
Today, President Lula issued a directive for the government to develop, within 60 days, a proposal outlining guidelines for a national roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just and or...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hugely encouraging news from Brazil today. President Lula has instructed four ministries to draw up a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, and asked his government to formulate an energy transition fund using income from petroleum revenues.
www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...
www.linkedin.com/posts/ana-to...
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Israel hunted a 70 year old lady down with a gun drone and then hoovered above to make sure she bled out next to her dying son. They both join almost 1,000 Palestinians Israel has massacred or maimed in its genocide during the "ceasefire".
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Israeli drone chases and kills elderly woman in Gaza as attacks continue
At least seven Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks as military pushes deeper beyond truce demarcation line.
www.aljazeera.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Israel hunted a 70 year old lady down with a gun drone and then hoovered above to make sure she bled out next to her dying son. They both join almost 1,000 Palestinians Israel has massacred or maimed in its genocide during the "ceasefire".
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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I wonder how many of the cars parked around NYPD precincts (both department and personal vehicles) are really being used for police work, and how many are just sort of littered about for very occasional use in these various petty grifts nypost.com/2025/12/06/u...
December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I wonder how many of the cars parked around NYPD precincts (both department and personal vehicles) are really being used for police work, and how many are just sort of littered about for very occasional use in these various petty grifts nypost.com/2025/12/06/u...
In fact, the US does better at hepatitis B elimination than Denmark, by a large margin. RFK Jr and his goons are engineering a biological terrorist attack against this country. Data from WHO, links in alt text
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
In fact, the US does better at hepatitis B elimination than Denmark, by a large margin. RFK Jr and his goons are engineering a biological terrorist attack against this country. Data from WHO, links in alt text
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"If you use this to produce a naked image of a child, you and also the owner of the site are guilty of production and possession of CSAM" would probably kill the whole generator dead.
cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
"If you use this to produce a naked image of a child, you and also the owner of the site are guilty of production and possession of CSAM" would probably kill the whole generator dead.
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Um, quick, somebody haul the president of an elite college with any Muslim students in front of congress to testify
Among Republicans - " The Holocaust of Jews and Nazi Germany was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe"
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Um, quick, somebody haul the president of an elite college with any Muslim students in front of congress to testify
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One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
helps to think about the details like any regular crime you'd see on one of the 800 cop shows that run on TV constantly: these guys committed one set of murders, thought it over, and then decided to kill the witnesses as part of the coverup. mention of drugs is just jingling keys at this point
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Europe is asked: some of the richest countries on the continent, or Israel? You'll be shocked which they chose.
Indefensible decision by the EBU to include Israel in Eurovision yet again but at least we won't be taking part.
That's Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia now boycotting it.
That's Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and Slovenia now boycotting it.
RTÉ Statement: Eurovision Song Contest 2026 – About RTÉ
“Following today’s EBU Winter General Assembly in Geneva at which Israel’s participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest was confirmed, RTÉ’s position remains unchanged. RTÉ will not participate i...
about.rte.ie
December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Europe is asked: some of the richest countries on the continent, or Israel? You'll be shocked which they chose.
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"Defund the police" became a rallying cry simply because *nobody* seemed willing to rein in police violence and murder by any other means, including successful prosecution. The only way PDs and cities and counties were going to get the message is if you starved the beast.
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"Defund the police" became a rallying cry simply because *nobody* seemed willing to rein in police violence and murder by any other means, including successful prosecution. The only way PDs and cities and counties were going to get the message is if you starved the beast.
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damn if only we had a national democratic party that could help mobilize these instead of a loose assemblage of leftwing groups that are mostly volunteer based and therefor prone to entryism from any fringe actor with money
computer, enhance
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
damn if only we had a national democratic party that could help mobilize these instead of a loose assemblage of leftwing groups that are mostly volunteer based and therefor prone to entryism from any fringe actor with money
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Liberal Currents proposes that liberals need to stand for something — and what they stand for is getting mad at opposition to Operation Venezuelan Freedom
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Liberal Currents proposes that liberals need to stand for something — and what they stand for is getting mad at opposition to Operation Venezuelan Freedom
lol SUNY Maritime stand up!!!
Outstanding reporting today from the New Media at the Pentagon.
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
lol SUNY Maritime stand up!!!
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The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
11 Senate Democrats just voted to advance the nomination of a Federal Society judge who used to defend banks and payday lenders:
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
Durbin
Gallego
Hassan
Hirono
Kaine
Kelly
King
Klobuchar
Reed
Rosen
Whitehouse
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The President of the United States is trying to throw Mark Kelly in prison and Mark Kelly's response is to confirm judges who have committed to putting him in prison
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the senate fast tracking a trump judge by unanimous consent — saying ok without even calling a vote — and then approving them with lots of dem “ayes” on the night of this resistance-fueled special election result feels like a perfect encapsulation of the democratic party right now
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
the senate fast tracking a trump judge by unanimous consent — saying ok without even calling a vote — and then approving them with lots of dem “ayes” on the night of this resistance-fueled special election result feels like a perfect encapsulation of the democratic party right now
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when you dodge becoming the fall guy
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
when you dodge becoming the fall guy
as bad as Oslo Accords were, just consider that Bill Clinton just started saying "Judea and Samaria" out of the blue a few years ago. Trump and Biden are in office the most pro-Israel presidents in history. We have a serious disloyalty problem in our government.
no, she's a traitor and her family is in a blackmail pact with Israel
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 PM
as bad as Oslo Accords were, just consider that Bill Clinton just started saying "Judea and Samaria" out of the blue a few years ago. Trump and Biden are in office the most pro-Israel presidents in history. We have a serious disloyalty problem in our government.
![Residents hold signs saying “traffic congestion relief” during a press conference as the removal of the SunRunner's dedicated bus lane is announced in South Pasadena on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Some residents complain the SunRunner buses carry too few passengers to justify taking over a lane. In August, around 2,000 riders per day used the route. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]
Florida Department of Transportation spokesperson Kris Carson did not respond to emailed questions about why a limited dataset was used.
“The only thing that was limited was the amount of lanes commuters had access to,” Chaney said in a statement responding to those same questions.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qki4s6csg6fmd3gbqee7gbge/bafkreifs3kadec2nykbexqfyi6gihroc5gm2vha2kqahtjkljhu42h6kpm@jpeg)
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Just to give you some idea of what this is like, it'd be like Hillary headlining some Fox News or NY Post event. Israel Hayom was literally formed to give Netanyahu good coverage, and was distributed for free to undercut other Israeli newspapers. It would refuse to cover any damaging Netanyahu news.
New: Hillary Clinton will be speaking at an event hosted by Israel Hayom (Israel's most read newspaper, run by Israeli-American billionaire & Trump megadonor Miriam Adelson).
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
She'll join John Fetterman, Eric Adams, Trump UN Ambassador Mike Waltz, Biden official Amos Hochstein, and Israeli officials
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Just to give you some idea of what this is like, it'd be like Hillary headlining some Fox News or NY Post event. Israel Hayom was literally formed to give Netanyahu good coverage, and was distributed for free to undercut other Israeli newspapers. It would refuse to cover any damaging Netanyahu news.
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During my PhD i kept coming across this number about the maximum grid penetration for renewables.
So, I started to dig. Tracing back what references I could. Never found a single analytical or empirical basis for it. It appeared to have sprung from thin air based on some engineers' intuition.
So, I started to dig. Tracing back what references I could. Never found a single analytical or empirical basis for it. It appeared to have sprung from thin air based on some engineers' intuition.
People used to say, with great confidence, that variable renewables could never safely provide more than 5% of grid power. That estimate has crept up ever since, though the "great confidence" part never wavers.
Anyway, about China ...
Anyway, about China ...
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
During my PhD i kept coming across this number about the maximum grid penetration for renewables.
So, I started to dig. Tracing back what references I could. Never found a single analytical or empirical basis for it. It appeared to have sprung from thin air based on some engineers' intuition.
So, I started to dig. Tracing back what references I could. Never found a single analytical or empirical basis for it. It appeared to have sprung from thin air based on some engineers' intuition.
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Solar-powered LED buoys developed by U.S. researchers and Gulf of California fishers cut sea turtle bycatch by 63%.
The rechargeable lights last days without sun and help turtles see gill nets. Co-designed with fishing communities, the tech could hit commercial production in 2–3 years.
The rechargeable lights last days without sun and help turtles see gill nets. Co-designed with fishing communities, the tech could hit commercial production in 2–3 years.
Solar-lit fishing nets cut sea turtle bycatch by 63%, Mexico trials show
In the waters off Isla el Pardito, where rocky reefs meet mangrove swamps in Mexico’s Gulf of California, marine biologists and veteran fishers are using the power of the sun to protect endangered…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Solar-powered LED buoys developed by U.S. researchers and Gulf of California fishers cut sea turtle bycatch by 63%.
The rechargeable lights last days without sun and help turtles see gill nets. Co-designed with fishing communities, the tech could hit commercial production in 2–3 years.
The rechargeable lights last days without sun and help turtles see gill nets. Co-designed with fishing communities, the tech could hit commercial production in 2–3 years.
The contrast between NYC, which has literally the worst property tax system in the country imposed on it by the state, and tiny reactionary upstate localities getting to ruin any prospects of electricity self-sufficiency for two decades, is Simply Epic
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The contrast between NYC, which has literally the worst property tax system in the country imposed on it by the state, and tiny reactionary upstate localities getting to ruin any prospects of electricity self-sufficiency for two decades, is Simply Epic
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Hot dog coat-of-arms, created for the 50th anniversary of the invention of the hot dog, at Coney Island in 1939. Shows a hot dog being knighted, flanked by two wiener dogs, crowned by mustard. (They took some liberties with the Latin, but do you expect a hot dog place to have an in-house Latinist?)
September 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Hot dog coat-of-arms, created for the 50th anniversary of the invention of the hot dog, at Coney Island in 1939. Shows a hot dog being knighted, flanked by two wiener dogs, crowned by mustard. (They took some liberties with the Latin, but do you expect a hot dog place to have an in-house Latinist?)