Right below this post there‘s another one in my timeline about how Germany‘s electricity will get more expensive because we intend to build LNG power plants. The minister responsible for it used to work for the industry that will reap the profits. It’s all so sad how Germany‘s racism makes us vote against our interests again and again. This year two states will probably go full hard right in their elections.
I noticed only now that the ubiquitous Costa Coffee in Poland is no longer owned by Coca Cola, it's French since 2023 (Lagardère).
From our classic "No Logo" nemesis to a billionaire-controlled #copyright cartel: not sure how I feel about it.
It's one of those chains where a #vegan g…
While I maybe a Linux Penguin, It's worth pointing out there are plenty of other free OSs which share many of the user space parts (e.g. the desktop) - and some very different; So, give FreeBSD a go once in a while, Then there are things like FreeDOS, embedded OSs, and ReactOS which can run Windows software, or lots of other things to play with. Give some a go:
Skandal! Die CDU im #Staddrat kennt den Inhalt ihrer eigenen Anträge nicht!
https://www.tag24.de/dresden/politik-wirts
Raiders, Dolphins Get Lamar Jackson Take Amid Latest Claim https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/dolphins-lamar-jackson-take-ravens-claim/
The Big Short Guy Just Bet $1 Billion That the AI Bubble Pops
"According to the Securities and Exchange Commission filings, his fund, Scion Asset Management, bought $187.6 million in puts on Nvidia and $912 million in puts on Palantir, as CNN reports.
Burry similarly made a long-term $1 billion bet from 2005 onwards against the US mortgage market, anticipating its collapse. His fund rose a whopping 489 percent when the market did subsequently fall apart in 2008."
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ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies (Jackie Llanos/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/immigration/corecivic-geo-group-palantir-revenue-trump-deportations
http://www.memeorandum.com/251107/p64#a251107p64
Northwest researchers find 6-million-year-old ice
— the oldest on Earth
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/12/16/all-science-no-fiction-northwest-researchers-6-million-year-old-ice/