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Elon Musk’s team of Texas lobbyists during the 2025 legislative session did not rival those of huge energy and telecommunications companies,
which typically employ dozens of people to represent them.
⭐️But Musk and his companies still hired more lobbyists this year than any other since 2021, according to data from the Texas Ethics Commission.
❌Musk, the billionaire businessman behind carmaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. …

Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.
Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists came about these wins, however, is more of a mystery.

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 03.07.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2015 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.

The picture of James Baldwin with the moon and corona halo are from Maria Popova's The Marginalian website: https://www.themarginalian.org/2021/06/06/james-baldwin-giovannis-room-love-choice/?mc_cid=a97353e0…

James Baldwin on Love, the Illusion of Choice, and the Paradox of Freedom
“Nothing is more unbearable, once one has it, than freedom.”

Anzahl der #Balkonkraftwerke in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 03.07.2025.
Der aktuelle Höchststand liegt bei 1014651 registrierten Anlagen.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2015 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der

Senior State Department staffer Darren Beattie,
a passionate Putin supporter behind the move to dismantle a key agency fighting Russian propaganda,
is married to a Russian woman whose uncle is a longtime Kremlin ally, according to The Telegraph.
Yulia Kirillova grew up in Moscow, studied abroad in North America, and married Beattie in 2021 in Florida.
She moved to D.C. in January.
Her uncle Sergei Cherniko is a drinks magnate who had an estimated net worth of $1…

Trump Official Behind Controversial Russia Decision Has Kremlin Ties
Darren Beattie dismantled a key agency fighting Russian propaganda. There’s a reason why.

Anzahl der errichteten #Balkonkraftwerke pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 03.07.2025.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2015 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage

Pond Slider on a rock. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. March, 2021. #descansogardens #turtle #slider

Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
Ellyn K. Baines, James H. Clark III, Bradley I. Kingsley, Henrique R. Schmitt, Jordan M. Stone
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.02912

Vintage NPOI: New and Updated Angular Diameters for 145 Stars
We present new or updated angular diameters, physical radii, and effective temperatures for 145 stars from the Navy Precision Optical Interferometer data archive. We used data from 1996 to late-2021, and we describe the differences between early and late data, which hinge upon an update of the beam combiner in 2002. We came across several sub-categories of stars of interest: 13 of our stars are promising targets for the Habitable World Observatory and therefore require as much study as possible…

Kumulativer Zubau von #Balkonsolarleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 03.07.2025.
Die summarische Leistung aller offiziell registrierten #Steckersolaranlagen beträgt…

A Data-Driven Model Predictive Controller to manage epidemics: The case of SARS-CoV-2 in Mauritius
S. Z. Sayed Hassen, A. Aboudonia, J. Lygeros
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01996

A Data-Driven Model Predictive Controller to manage epidemics: The case of SARS-CoV-2 in Mauritius
This work investigates the benefits of implementing a systematic approach to social isolation policies during epidemics. We develop a mixed integer data-driven model predictive control (MPC) scheme based on an SIHRD model which is identified from available data. The case of the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (also known as COVID-19) in Mauritius is used as a reference point with data obtained during the period December 2021 to May 2022. The isolation scheme is designed with the control decision…

Intellectual Property Rights and Entrepreneurship in the NFT Ecosystem: Legal Frameworks, Business Models, and Innovation Opportunities
Pranav Darshan, Rohan J S, Raghuveer Rajesh, Ruchitha M, Sanika Kamath, Manas M N
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00172

Intellectual Property Rights and Entrepreneurship in the NFT Ecosystem: Legal Frameworks, Business Models, and Innovation Opportunities
Non Fungible Tokens have changed digital ownership and how creators earn money. Between 2021 and 2024, the market value exceeded 40 billion. However, the fast growth of the NFT ecosystem has revealed serious issues in managing intellectual property rights. There is a lot of confusion about the difference between owning an NFT and owning the copyright for the underlying content. This research looks at the gap between traditional copyright laws and blockchain-based transactions. We use a mixed me…

Mildly interesting: Der #Gasspeicher #Rehden ist wieder leer. Zuletzt passierte das 2021/2022 unter Gazprom und quasi-Russischer Kontrolle. Aktuell gäbe es Angebot, Preise sind etwa auf Vorjahresniveau. Wäre interessant zu wissen, warum der aktuelle Betreiber den Sommer nicht fürs Nachf…

EUV Wave and Coronal Seismology
Pooja Devi, Ramesh Chandra, Arun Kumar Awasthi, Brigitte Schmieder, Reetika Joshi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01400 https://…

EUV Wave and Coronal Seismology
We present an investigation of the Extreme-Ultraviolet (EUV) wave linked to the flare that occurred on 28 October 2021, along with the associated coronal loop oscillation and type II radio burst. The EUV wave was observed by multi-viewpoint with Solar Dynamics Observatory and Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory - A. The associated coronal mass ejection (CME) was observed by Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) as well by COR1 coronagraph. From the multi-view observation, we fou…

Assessing innovation in the nascent value chains of climate-mitigating technologies
Zachary H. Thomas, Ellen D. Williams, Kavita Surana, Morgan R. Edwards
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00010

Assessing innovation in the nascent value chains of climate-mitigating technologies
Accelerating climate-tech innovation in the formative stage of the technology life cycle is crucial to meeting climate policy goals. During this period, competing technologies are often undergoing major technical improvements within a nascent value chain. We analyze this formative stage for 14 climate-tech sectors using a dataset of 4,172 North American firms receiving 12,929 early-stage private investments between 2006 and 2021. Investments in these firms reveal that commercialization occurs i…

'Mac's capable of being a starter': Mac Jones being coached hard by 49ers in attempt to revive career https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45591949/qb-mac-jones-49ers-attempt-revive-career-2021-nfl-draft

Two Cases of Non-Radial Filament Eruption and Associated CME Deflection
Kostadinka Koleva, Ramesh Chandra, Pooja Devi, Peter Duchlev, Momchil Dechev
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01580

Two Cases of Non-Radial Filament Eruption and Associated CME Deflection
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the multi-wavelength and multi-instrument observations of two quiescent filament eruptions as well as the deflection of associated CMEs from the radial direction. The events occurred on 18 October 2017 and 9 May 2021, respectively, in the southern solar hemisphere. Both of them and associated flares were registered by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) aboard the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory-Ahead (S…

'My husband is free' — Belarus opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky freed after US envoy visits Minsk
https://kyivindependent.com/in-highest-level-visit-in-years-lukashenko-meets-us-envoy-kellogg-in-minsk/…

Effect of Different Concentration and Application Method of Zinc on Yield of Chickpea (Pisum Sativum L.)
Samaneh Goodarzi, Ali Tavanmand, Hamed Shajari
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.23855

Effect of Different Concentration and Application Method of Zinc on Yield of Chickpea (Pisum Sativum L.)
This study evaluated the impact of Zinc (Zn) supplementation on the growth, yield, and seed quality of chickpea (Pisum sativum L.) under the semi-arid conditions of Kerman, Iran, across two growing seasons (2021-2022). A randomized complete block design was used with six treatments, including varying concentrations of zinc sulphate applied via foliar spraying (0.1%, 0.25%, 0.5%) or irrigation (4, 8, 16 kg/ha), each applied twice-one and two months after greening. Results from the first year rev…

May It Be Time #NowPlaying https://muz4now.com/2021/may-it-be-time-nowplaying/

May It Be Time #NowPlaying
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Bird of the Day — Prairie Falcon, Kansas 2021
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife