For #Caturday, a reminder that Widget remains available for adoption in the NYC metro area. She would prefer a calm house without kids (we are not a calm house). She's super affectionate! #CatsOfMastodon
Penske Media sues Google for allegedly monopolizing the digital ad market and depriving publishers of billions in revenue, following a 2025 US court ruling (Josh Dickey/The Wrap)
https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/public-polic…
Das Schweizer LGBTIQ -Panel :rainbow_heart: hat seinen Abschlussbericht 2025 veröffentlicht (Autorinnen Dr. Léïla Eisner und Dr. Tabea Hässler)
https://swiss-lgbtiq-panel.ch/reports_d/?lang=de
(verfügbar in de/fr/it/en)
And once again with #AltText4You.
Why is that one simple link so hard to click?
"Tree planting can combat urban heat, but some neighborhoods are falling behind"
#Trees #Environment
https://
Happily it was a straightforward swap of identical models. Didn’t have to replace the sink flange as a result. It was an awkward business of hefting it up to get it aligned and locked into the flange, but it took only a mild amount of swearing to finally get it right.🤬
No leaks. Orders have been given to unfurl the mission accomplished banner.
(The wiring under this sink could use some taming. Whoever did it was certainly not paid by the hour. 🙄 )
Bloomberg News: «There is still a very real gap in the current value, or stock, of all the investments that the US and China have out in the world. At the end of 2024, the total value of US companies' long-term physical investments overseas was some $6.8 trillion», 5 more than China.
https://archive.is/WR8NN…
TIL: Bud "Harold" Cort hatte auch eine kleine Rolle in einem meiner absoluten Lieblingsfilme. Er spielte in Michael Manns "Heat" von 1995 den schmierigen Pommesjongleur ('Solenko'), der den späteren Fluchtfahrer ('Donald') brutal runtermacht und dessen Lage als Häftling auf Bewährung eiskalt ausnutzen will...
#funfact
Don Lemon pleads not guilty to two federal charges stemming from his reporting at an anti-ICE protest in a Minnesota church (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/media/don-lemon-arraignment-minnesota