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From the United States of Absurdistan: a Trump family member 'slamming' someone else for corruption. 🤡
https://kyivindependent.com/son-of-president-who-shut-down-us-corruption-watchdogs-slams-ukraine-for-corruption/

Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.

Interesting breakdown of where some of the key melodies came from on the Rod Stewart hit. Worth considering in the context of art/copyright/theft/AI

“We wrote the biggest-selling single that Rod ever had, and it took us an hour to put it down. It ended up selling millions all around the world”: When Rod Stewart and drummer Carmine Appice created a controversial disco-era smash hit
It all started when Rod said, "I want something like Miss You by the Stones"

When big corp is whining, you're on the right track.
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-slams-eus-proposed-space-law-as-unacceptable/

US slams EU’s proposed space law as ‘unacceptable’
Brussels proposed the law in an attempt to dial up regulatory oversight of satellite operators.

Talking climate with Katherine Hayhoe
https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/how-silencing-science-harms-us-all?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=e4myx

How silencing science harms us all
Turning waste into heat, knowledge under attack, and how science benefits you

Chatkontrolle: Immer mehr Warnungen vor dem Aufweichen sicherer Verschlüsselung
Nach Bürgerrechtsorganisationen machen IT-Verbände, der Kinderschutzbund und Pressevereinigungen gegen die geplante Durchleuchtung privater Kommunikation mobil.

Cowboys' Dak Prescott breaks silence on Marshawn Kneeland death with powerful message https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/dallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-breaks-silence-marshawn-kneeland-death-powerful-message…

Yet another storm troubles #Vietnam, or as Mike puts it,
"the typhoon season is actually supposed to be over, but such is #climatechange"

Typhoon Kalmaegi Slams the South-Central Coast
And the Long Thành debate continues

Strong progenitor age bias in supernova #cosmology – I. Robust and ubiquitous evidence from a larger sample of host galaxies in a broader redshift range / II. Alignment with DESI BAO and signs of a non-accelerating universe: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/538/4/3340/8098234 / https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/544/1/975/8281988 -> Universe's expansion 'is now slowing, not speeding up': https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/universes-expansion-now-slowing-not-speeding (this has been claimed by the group since at least 2023 - http://vietnam.in2p3.fr/2023/windows/transparencies/02_tuesday/Astro_5/01_Son.pdf - and is rejected by the SN cosmology community as https://bsky.app/profile/astromarc.bsky.social/post/3m4xmikwfds26 explains).

@… I find that the transit options in Cities Skylines are quite satisfactory. Busses, subways, regional rail, ferries, lots of options: https://skylines.paradoxwikis.com/Tran

ARD und ZDF übertragen 60 Spiele der Fußball-WM 2026
Alle Deutschland-Spiele der Fußball-WM 2026 werden bei öffentlich-rechtlichen Sendern zu sehen sein – solange sich die Nationalmannschaft qualifiziert.
https://www…