Mural by 5kyh1gh, SkyHigh, SMO Crew Kingston UK

Mural by 5kyh1gh, SkyHigh, SMO Crew
Kingston UK

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Starting February 18, 2027, smartphones and many portable devices sold in the EU must have batteries that users can remove and replace more easily. That means #Apple #Samsung #Google #Xiaomi etc may need to redesign future devices to meet the new rules www.business-standard.com/technology/t...

The Last Woman Who Knew Everything: The Omnivorous Mind of Clémence Royer. When Clémence Royer died on February 7, 1902, she took with her into oblivion perhaps the last human brain that believed in and aimed for Complete Knowledge. She had devoted her life to the propositio...

French polymath Clémence Royer was born 196 years ago today. Now she is most known for her 1862 translation of On the Origin of Species which pushed Darwin's ideas into the realm of human evolution, but in her day she was celebrated for her encyclopedic knowledge.

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#WomenInStEM

This photo captures a vibrant cluster of wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa). These delicate, star-shaped white flowers are a hallmark of early spring in ancient woodlands. The blossoms feature pure white, petal-like sepals surrounding a prominent center ring of bright yellow stamens. The flowers rise on short stems above a lush bed of dark green, deeply lobed leaves. They are growing at the base of a textured tree trunk, surrounded by organic forest floor debris like dry leaves and small stones, which is typical of their natural shady habitat.

Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa)

Nicknamed "thunderbolt" in some lore, because it was believed to summon storms. 🌩️

Because they spread very slowly, about 6 feet per century, they are considered strong indicators of ancient, undisturbed woodland.💚

#forest #bloomscrolling
#flowers #photography
#ECK

This is your reminder that it's been ten months since the assassination of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog, and there hasn't been even a hint of justice for her family, friends or colleagues.

still can’t believe that given the choice between “bountiful, free, clean energy from the earth, wind, and sun” and “poisonous dead animal sludge price sensitive to global politics” we keep choosing the latter

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If you told me I'd be featured on CBC's The Current with @mattgalloway.bsky.social in a TikTok video pretending to be Doug Ford saying "Tell them I’ll drop Advil and pencils out of my private jet while I fly over them like the world’s wealthiest bird" I'd, uh, believe you

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In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces.

249 years later, we have this idiot.

“iCloud storage is full” scam is back, and now it wants your payment details Apple users: Watch out for “upgrade now or lose your photos” scams that rush you into handing over your payment details.

“iCloud storage is full” scam is back, and now it wants your payment details
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... US Consumer Affairs has urged users not to click any links and to contact Apple directly if they receive such messages.

Hydro-Québec’s first solar farm tender call: 60 projects received totalling nearly 500 MW Hydro-Québec has opened the bids received in response to the call for tenders launched on May 6, 2025, for 300 MW of solar energy. The 60 bids submitted add up to 481 MW spread across 14 of Québec’s a...

Hydro-Québec’s first solar farm tender call: 60 projects received totalling nearly 500 MW #Quebec

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'Hard to break the habit': Why free public transport isn't enough to shift from cars Free public transport is a popular policy, but researchers say it's not enough to convince drivers to leave the car at home.

From Australia:

"New research has found public transport fares have not been a decisive factor in pushing people to shift from car to public transport."

"Better public transport access, coverage, reliability, and travel time have a greater impact than price in changing long-term commuting habits."

russia contiues to erase Kostiantynivka, constantly shelling the city with bombs and artillery.

Pilots from the Fenix Border Guard unit recorded a series of simultaneous strikes, shaking the entire area.

Support our defenders — they really need it:
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The assertion that Zionism is essential to Jewish identity is misleading for several reasons. Judaism is a monotheistic religion at least 3,000 years old, whereas Zionism began as a secular-led political movement in the late 19th century.

Editor? Where’s the editor?

Our university offers quite the wellness plan.

We’re helping more than 12 million Canadians get ahead, with the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.

Payments will start hitting bank accounts soon — with a one-time top up payment on June 5th, and quarterly payments starting on July 3rd.

Every morning at 9 am Ukrainians remember those killed by Russia

Pa. court recognizes ‘reproductive autonomy’ as a right, strikes down ban on public funding for abortion In a 4-3 ruling, the Commonwealth Court found that abortion access is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court finds that abortion access is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution, and a ban on public funding for abortion is unconstitutional.

EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values ECJ says law passed in 2021 is discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for new PM

“The EU’s highest court has found Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law to be discriminatory, stigmatising and in breach of basic democratic values…”

This is a crucial decision. The court rejected the political claim that LGBTQ+ representation is “propaganda.” We must keep fighting politics that dehumanise us.

Trump admits his "working class" moments for the cameras were all staged. He calls the photo ops "a little bit tacky" and "embarrassing” - which is ironic since Trump is so tacky and embarrassing all the time. All the rich do is lie to workers. That’s America.

The usual Ukrainian morning routine now: city workers and volunteers getting ready to board up windows after Russian attack. Over 1000 windows were blown out in 12 apartment buildings and 14 private houses in Sumy this night . So they have a lot of work to do

The SAVE Act – which would require documents like a passport or birth certificate to #RegisterToVote –has failed in the Senate.

“The ability to vote must be defended every day, and the SPLC will continue to be there.” — Laura Williamson, SPLC Senior Policy Advisor. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3QzWhfr

SAVE Act Fails, Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) applauds the U.S. Senate’s rejection of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, a sweeping anti-voter legislation pushed ...

“We are glad the SAVE Act died in the Senate. We are grateful to every senator who stood firm against it. To every American who called, wrote and organized to make their voice heard, thank you – your voice matters." #BlackskyNews
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Daily Dose #art #oilpainting

Sure, Doug.

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Alice Perry in B&W head and shoulders photo #WomenInSTEM #WomenInEngineering

Alice Perry 1st woman in #Ireland to graduate w' engineering degree. Only woman to have been Irish County Surveyor (Engineer), but not allowed to do job permanently. Factory inspector, later published poet. Uni of Galway named building for her. d #OTD 21 Apr 1969 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_P...

Susan Entwistle - Cornflowers.
#Acrylics #Pointillism

Happy 77th Jessica Lange

Gray whales are starving. Some have died off Oregon Coast Gray whales aren't getting enough to eat to survive their long migration toward Alaska.

Sorry to post this for those who abhor seeing this kind of news about wildlife. But while we are collectively agonizing over the state of our nation, the state of our planet is probably the more urgent news.