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"Hundreds of road signs and billboards in France have been decorated with fake flames. Here’s why"
#France #Climate #ClimateChange

Why hundreds of road signs in France have been decorated with ‘flames’
Flames have been glued to a number of road signs and billboards across France, as activists beg ‘stop climate sabotage’.

Sources: Bengaluru-based quick grocery delivery startup Zepto confidentially files for a ~$1.3B India IPO; Zepto raised $450M at a $7B valuation in October 2025 (Pranav Mukul/The Economic Times)
https://economi…

Zepto makes confidential filing with Sebi for $1.3 billion IPO: sources
The listing is planned for the July-September quarter of 2026. In October, the quick commerce major had closed a $450 million round, valuing it at $7 billion. As of late November, Zepto had around Rs 7,000 crore in cash, while competitors Eternal and Swiggy each have around Rs 17,000-18,000 crore on their books currently.

The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/29/the-organists-improvising-soundtracks-to-silent-films

The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films
Early on, movies had no sound, but musicians provided live accompaniment. The tradition continues, Alex Ross reports.

View public domain films for free. No ads, no login, no algorithms, just movies. Maintained by wikimedia folks.
https://boingboing.net/2026/01/27/wikiflix-is-like-netflix-for-public-domain-films-with-no-ads-n…

I never thought I’d see Waterworld on a list of «best of…» films. I mean, it’s a cheesy, fun movie — but good? Hm; maybe not. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/nov/27/youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-b…

Historic #LickObservatory closes to public following significant wind damage: https://news.ucsc.edu/2025/12/historic-lick-observatory-closes-to-public-following-significant-wind-damage/ - early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 183 km/h tore loose half of the shutter on the 140-year old 36-inch Great Refractor dome; no one was injured.

Trump administration’s shutdown layoffs remain on hold, following court ruling
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2025/10/trump-administrations-shutdown-layoffs-remain-on-hold-following-court-ruling/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #DriveTime
Film School:
🎵 All I’ll Ever Be
#FilmSchool
https://filmschoolmusic.bandcamp.com/track/all-ill-ever-be-demo
https://open.spotify.com/track/1bocVcbC1bbSHxjKuom5xh

Confidence in ICE is falling and half of Americans support cutting its funding (Taylor Orth/YouGov)
https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53954-confidence-ice-falling-half-americans-support-cutting-ice-funding-january-23-26-2026-economist-yougov-poll
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p140#a260127p140

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan wears hijab in solidarity with Somalis as feds probe multibillion-dollar fraud scandal (Josh Christenson/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/12/26/us-news/minnesota-lt-gov-peggy-flanagan-wears-hijab-at-somali-market-amid-multibillion-dollar-fraud-scandal/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251226/p43#a251226p43