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Starting the day with going through the #bergwelten magazine once more. Sometimes I wish I'd knew the focal length of the photos.
Later we did two nice walks near #dietramszell and enjoyed spring and the sun. Wrist is also feeling better.
We saw really a lot of cyclists. But …

Texans QB C.J. Stroud on looming contract extension entering 2026: 'I think I've held my bargain up' https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-qb-c-j-stroud-on-looming-contract-extension-entering-2026-i-think-i-ve-held-my-…

Alex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge.
Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump and Maga acolytes following his appearance as a key witness in the first of the president’s two first-term impeachments, and he almost shrugs it off.
“I’m an optimist by nature. I’m more focused on the future than the past, and this idea of vindictiveness or grievance is completely opposite of my personality.
-- Now, accountability is essential …”

Allow me to doubt the federal government's claim that "the planned reductions" at the Canadian Museum of History are really "intended to improve efficiency and provide greater long-term flexibility in fulfilling its mandate."
Response from Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages to Colin Coates, President of the Canadian Historical Association.

CHA Letter to Minister Marc Miller | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
In light of recent news about federal cutbacks implicating history-focused organizations, CHA president Colin Coates has sent a letter to the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, the Hon. Marc Miller. The letter can be read here. Update: On March 18, 2026, Colin Coates received the following reply from Minister…

A lot of the attention to changes in higher education has focused on cultural issues, such as debates over free speech.
“But there’s also a real economic and geopolitical dimension to what’s happening, in terms of the shifting away from the scientific enterprise and the leading global role that the United States has played for decades.”
Federal funding isn’t flowing to MIT as it typically has, Kornbluth said.
Some federal agencies are talking about taking geography — not …

MIT president blames federal policy shifts for big drop in research on campus
Federal funding cuts have curtailed research at elite universities such as MIT, dulling America’s competitive edge globally.

Catching up on a few stray pods this morning:
🎧Career in Ruins - archaeology with Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw. I like the practical and career-focussed slant to this.
🎧Tides of History - er, history. I like the way Patrick Wyman weaves it into a personal story.
🎧Front Row - general cultural stuff that I can feel remote from in my day to day.
🎧Film Stories - Simon Brew is a great presenter and really draws you in to what went on behind the scenes of the films we all kn…

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I read that we lost the ability to stay focused reading long articles. And I believe it is partially true.
I also believe that books that could’ve been at best an article are these days 300 pages. And articles that might communicate an idea vaguely are now thousands of words long for the sake of art (and for the author to get paid as I assume filling in a site or magazine with short articles would be more expensive).

OH HELL NO.
"There will be an "acute" energy shortage in the U.S. as AI takes off, Carney said, and Canada "can be part of the solution.””
We are not using up our electricity to feed the failing fascist fantasy generators south of the border.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #AI #Waste #USA #Trade #Carney

A federal judge has DENIED Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan’s motion for a new trial or an acquittal
following her conviction late last year for obstructing an ICE arrest in her courthouse
https://www.allrisenews.com/p/judge-hannah-dugan-verdict

Judge Dugan convicted of felony, cleared on misdemeanor
The jury deliberated for roughly six hours before reaching their verdict.