I would go for E

Me’thinks my AI is a dog. Always ready, waiting for something to do.

Happy new year 🥳

US assisted/directed coups d’état in:
—Venezuela 2025
—Libya 2011
—Haiti 2004
—Iraq 2003
—Afghanistan 2001
—Haiti 1994
—Panama 1989
—Grenada 1983
—Chad 1982
—Argentina 1976
—Chile 1973
—Bolivia 1971
—Congo 1965
—Brazil 1964
—DR 1961
—Laos 1960
—Iran 1953
—etc

(doesn’t list failed US-assisted coups)

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A Saucerful of Secrets

A drawing of a wind turbine with a bald eagle perched on one blade and a Chinese dragon snaking up the column. Title: Trump's Climate Denial is a gift to China

I wrote about China's climate policy.

Did you know that China has enacted the most comprehensive climate policy in the world?

Well, it has — because it's positioning itself as global hegemon for the climate-changed future.

Trump's climate denial is only a stupid, tragic assist to that end.

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A man and woman cycle side-by-side on blue and yellow shared bikes along a red asphalt protected bike lane outside Utrecht Centraal Station.

Why do Dutch railways invest in shared bikes?

54% of users ride the train more often because of its availability. Without OV-fiets, 8% would use a car instead of the train.

Every euro returns up to €2,40 in societal benefits, with improved accessibility, congestion, and health and safety outcomes.

#ionity #piffl #evcharging #evlife | IONITY | 10 comments Quick match while charging? Grab a ball, play kubb or paddle it out. Piffl is now bringing outdoor games and movement to your charging break. At three IONITY stations in Western Sweden, you’ll find A...

Charging an EV is not the same as filling up a car. Ionity is now making charging and resting breaks even more fun: sports equipment rental company Piffl has installed boxes at 3 Swedish charging locations where you can rent various sports equipment ⚽🎾🏓 to make the most of your break!

Also china has the advantage of only fighting a trade war with the US, giving them ample trading partners to pivot to, while the US fights a trade war with *every fucking country on the planet*

The limits of market-driven decarbonisation: why public sector…

The climate crisis won’t be solved by the same neoliberal logic that caused it. This is why private investments won’t deliver decarbonisation.
We need bold public leadership—not greenwashing or half-measures—for a just, systemic transformation.

It works quite well on smaller, traffic-calmed streets. On a narrow street, the bikes themselves act as traffic calming, creating an urban space welcoming to all, pedestrians and shoppers too. On larger, wider streets this is harder to achieve, and so regular bike lanes work better.

Spain to impose massive fines for not labelling AI-generated content Spain's government approved a bill on Tuesday imposing massive fines on companies that use content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without properly labelling it as such, in a bid to curb the use of so-called "deepfakes".

"The Spanish bill, which needs to be approved by the lower house, classifies non-compliance with proper labelling of AI-generated content as a "serious offence" that can lead to fines of up to 35 million euros ($38.2 million) or 7% of their global annual turnover." www.reuters.com/technology/a...

One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”

“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath

Some costs aren’t costs.

When you stop being curious you settle for what you are comfortable with, not only with music.

Last year, the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology introduced the 'Infuuts', a special bike for children attached to tubes and IVs.

Due to all reactions the bicycle is now produced on a larger scale for use by other hospitals at home and abroad.

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@themaximacenter.bsky.social

"What matters is being present in the moment, finding joy in the small victories, and learning to appreciate where I am, even when I’m not sure of the destination. Yesterday was a reminder of how far I’ve come, and how much potential there still is."

By the way, do you gentlebeings know how we almost destroyed the ozone layer by accident?

How we have the early environmental protesters, a well-funded and competent U.S. federal scientific apparatus, and the 1973 energy crisis to thank that we even learned of the problem before it was too late?

"by mechanising routine tasks and leaving exception-handling to the human user, you deprive the user of the routine opportunities to practice their judgement and strengthen their cognitive musculature, leaving them atrophied and unprepared when the exceptions do arise"

Pepina explaining ‘las meninas’

📆 Pour rattraper des années bissextiles en trop le calendrier Grégorien, d’aujourd’hui, est venu remplacer le Julien.
En 1582 dans la France d’alors n’a pas eu de 14 décembre. On est passés directement du 9 au 20 décembre pour épurer ces 11 jours.
Espagne avait commencé le 5 octubre, devenu le 15.

Cars have been getting wider for quite a while.

Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa Click on the article title to read more.

From today's @heatmap.news , a final fun fact, possibly the first documented instance of Mammals as pollinators.

Life is so diverse and amazing.

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Most like I’ll be gone. No eyes to see and no body to be seen ☺️

Utrecht in the Netherlands is the most bikable city in the world. They have launched the ‘10-minute Utrecht’ strategic programme.
"Utrecht will be always beautiful. A city that grows with history. A city that has everything you need nearby."
Read it 🔽
healthyurbanliving.utrecht.nl/our-vision-f...

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The shifting baseline syndrome is real.

Otherwise people would care more about these North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperatures Anomalies!

Thank you for reminding me of my true name. I had forgotten it a looong time ago 😄 I

Your IKEA product name is your name spelled backwards with an umlaut.

sölrac, a cosmic entity who creates new universes and engages in cosmic activities.

growing pains