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Pollard Birches - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13459
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13459
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Pollard Birches - 1884
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13459
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13459
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Currently reading Kioka Nobuo's "Shunkan to setsuna", a book on "Western" and Buddhist conceptions of time and the moment. Kioka gives a useful overview of modern Japanese philosophy of time before reviewing Buddhist positions.
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Currently reading Kioka Nobuo's "Shunkan to setsuna", a book on "Western" and Buddhist conceptions of time and the moment. Kioka gives a useful overview of modern Japanese philosophy of time before reviewing Buddhist positions.
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The Great Carnivore https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/the-great-carnivore-1969
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The Great Carnivore https://www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/the-great-carnivore-1969
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Sei Shonagon, from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/24993/
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Sei Shonagon, from the series "A True Mirror of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Shiika shashin kyo)" https://www.artic.edu/artworks/24993/
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Evening Shower at Nihonbashi Bridge https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/evening-shower-at-nihonbashi-bridge
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Evening Shower at Nihonbashi Bridge https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/evening-shower-at-nihonbashi-bridge
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Benzaiten Shrine at Inokashira in Snow https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/benzaiten-shrine-at-inokashira-in-snow
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Benzaiten Shrine at Inokashira in Snow https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/benzaiten-shrine-at-inokashira-in-snow
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Sparrows and Camellias in the Snow https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/sparrows-and-camellias-in-the-snow-1838
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Sparrows and Camellias in the Snow https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/sparrows-and-camellias-in-the-snow-1838
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52 (48) The Paulownia Garden at Akasaka https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/52-48-the-paulownia-garden-at-akasaka-1857
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
52 (48) The Paulownia Garden at Akasaka https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/52-48-the-paulownia-garden-at-akasaka-1857
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January 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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Statt Vorsorge: Berliner Senat setzt nach Stromanschlag auf mehr Videoüberwachung mit „KI“. Wegner (CDU) will das „schnell machen“ www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/strom...
Stromausfall: Senat setzt nach Stromanschlag auf mehr Videoüberwachung
Nach dem Stromausfall in 45.000 Haushalten will Berlin neuralgische Punkte mit mehr Kameras und KI sichern. Wie weit darf Videoüberwachung im öffentlichen Raum gehen?
www.tagesspiegel.de
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Statt Vorsorge: Berliner Senat setzt nach Stromanschlag auf mehr Videoüberwachung mit „KI“. Wegner (CDU) will das „schnell machen“ www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/strom...
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Germany as well. The strategic blind spot: The reliance on companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and #Palantir for everything from cloud hosting to sensitive public sector systems www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/u...
UK urged to cut out US Big Tech for sake of digi sovereignty
: Campaigners say Britain's dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to political pressure
www.theregister.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Germany as well. The strategic blind spot: The reliance on companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and #Palantir for everything from cloud hosting to sensitive public sector systems www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/u...
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The Pink Ranger hacker deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of a talk at the #39c3 techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/h...
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The Pink Ranger hacker deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of a talk at the #39c3 techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/h...
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Katsuwonus pelamis https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/katsuwonus-pelamis
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Katsuwonus pelamis https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/katsuwonus-pelamis
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Maya's Sacrifice https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117646/
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Maya's Sacrifice https://collections.artsmia.org/art/117646/
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72 The Ferry at Haneda and the Benten Shrine https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/72-the-ferry-at-haneda-and-the-benten-shrine-1857
December 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
72 The Ferry at Haneda and the Benten Shrine https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/72-the-ferry-at-haneda-and-the-benten-shrine-1857
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Sarumaru Daiyu https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/sarumaru-daiyu
December 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Sarumaru Daiyu https://www.wikiart.org/en/katsushika-hokusai/sarumaru-daiyu
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I saw three other JLit covers on the list—two for the same book. They’re good covers, though not my faves of the year.
December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I saw three other JLit covers on the list—two for the same book. They’re good covers, though not my faves of the year.
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Grotto Design with Automata (1615), from Les raisons des forces mouvantes
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Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/df34ceaa-504c-4248-84b2-464ad4685293
#grottoes #fountains #gardens #machinery #grotesques #nature #artifice #caves #design #sculpture #art
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Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/df34ceaa-504c-4248-84b2-464ad4685293
#grottoes #fountains #gardens #machinery #grotesques #nature #artifice #caves #design #sculpture #art
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Grotto Design with Automata (1615), from Les raisons des forces mouvantes
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Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/df34ceaa-504c-4248-84b2-464ad4685293
#grottoes #fountains #gardens #machinery #grotesques #nature #artifice #caves #design #sculpture #art
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Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/df34ceaa-504c-4248-84b2-464ad4685293
#grottoes #fountains #gardens #machinery #grotesques #nature #artifice #caves #design #sculpture #art
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The Trump administration said it plans to cancel the union contract that applies to about 47,000 Transportation Security Administration employees, claiming the agreement interferes with the agency’s security responsibilities.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Trump administration said it plans to cancel the union contract that applies to about 47,000 Transportation Security Administration employees, claiming the agreement interferes with the agency’s security responsibilities.
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You’re missing the part where they inevitably enact national ID & universal biometric identification. The very things conservatives once claimed would be unacceptable tyranny or even the mark of the Beast, but which they will blindly accept as legitimate because Trump, their god and king, says so.
Native-born American citizens don't have "immigration documents". And there's no requirement for naturalized citizens to carry their paperwork, either. And only about half of US citizens have a passport.
This is just fascism.
This is just fascism.
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You’re missing the part where they inevitably enact national ID & universal biometric identification. The very things conservatives once claimed would be unacceptable tyranny or even the mark of the Beast, but which they will blindly accept as legitimate because Trump, their god and king, says so.
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Lohnt sich vielleicht in dem ganzen Komplex KAS/PoKo daran zu erinnern, wie aktiv der Namensgeber der Stiftung in kolonialrevisionistischen Kreisen der Zwischenkriegszeit war und dass er die EG als Vehikel sah, ohne grosse eigene Kosten wirtschaftlich wieder die Kolonien zu erschliessen.
„Das deutsche Volk braucht Kolonien“ – Konrad Adenauer und der Kolonialrevisionismus | Books
www.vr-elibrary.de
December 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Lohnt sich vielleicht in dem ganzen Komplex KAS/PoKo daran zu erinnern, wie aktiv der Namensgeber der Stiftung in kolonialrevisionistischen Kreisen der Zwischenkriegszeit war und dass er die EG als Vehikel sah, ohne grosse eigene Kosten wirtschaftlich wieder die Kolonien zu erschliessen.
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Le couscous, longtemps plat préféré des Français, est un parfait allié de l'hiver
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/8Bk
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/8Bk
December 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Le couscous, longtemps plat préféré des Français, est un parfait allié de l'hiver
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/8Bk
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/8Bk
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The Karasu River at Takasaki Station: (Actor Mimasu Daigorō IV as) Tabakoya Genshichi https://collections.artsmia.org/art/89854/
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The Karasu River at Takasaki Station: (Actor Mimasu Daigorō IV as) Tabakoya Genshichi https://collections.artsmia.org/art/89854/
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Otori Shrine https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/otori-shrine
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Otori Shrine https://www.wikiart.org/en/hiroshige/otori-shrine