Tootfinder

Three years ago,
on Feb. 3, 2023,
the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster
—one of the worst industrial disasters in US history
—took place in the small town of
East Palestine, Ohio.
Since that fateful day,
residents have been exploited and abandoned by Norfolk Southern,
the government,
opportunistic politicians,
sensationalist media outlets,
and self-serving attorneys
-- but we haven’t forgotten them.

A billion-dollar company poisoned their town, then moved on. Now people are dying.
“It doesn't matter what side of the political spectrum you're coming from, nobody cared about us… we've been so let down and our trust is so broken. Everything's been taken from us.”

I do so love this idea of using manual #typewriters as a way for students to understand life before our computers (and before #AI ) -

College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work
Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters — an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms were like before everything turned digital. The exercise started in 2023, as Grit Mathias Phelps grew frustrated that her German language students were using generative AI and online translation platforms to churn out grammatically perfect assignments. The revival is part of a national trend towa…

eBay says it plans to cut ~800 jobs, or ~6% of its full-time employees, after laying off ~500 people in early 2023 and ~1,000 staff in early 2024 (Jo Constantz/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-26/ebay-is-…

From Proposal to Passage: Enacted U.S. AI Laws, 2023–2025
https://fpf.org/blog/from-proposal-to-passage-enacted-u-s-ai-laws-2023-2025/
@…

Next edition of our quarterly free village magazine is up on the blocks. Editorial meeting tonight and then I get started populating the layout. Paid adverts already placed–they pay for the printing–the rest is all volunteer work including delivery to 4k homes.
Have been building this with #affinity since 2023 (Quark before that). Good to give back to the community.

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 17.02.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Tracking fifth-year options for 2023 first-rounders: Who will return in 2027? https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48358999/fifth-year-option-tracker-nfl-players-2023-first-round-draft-class

¡OMG! Mis súplicas fueron escuchadas: Pulp vuelve a Chile en 2026 🤩
Los britšnicos liderados por Jarvis Cocker agendaron fecha el 8 de Junio en Movistar Arena. Vuelven después de la gran presentación que tuvieron en Fauna Primavera 2023. La venta de entrada comienza el viernes 20 de febrero por puntoticket.
Mšs info: https://www.pu…

Into The Couloir...
(Throwback to early June 2023, when the Dolomites were still half in winter mode...)
#ThrowbackThursday #LandscapePhotography #BlackAndWhite …

from my link log —
57 different scripts descended from Egyptian hieroglyphs.
https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/the-abcd-family-tree-by-starkey-comics
saved 2023-06-22

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a measure establishing
public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional,
affirming that state funds “are for common schools and for nothing else.”
The 2022 measure was enacted by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature over Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear’s veto.
It was struck down the next year by a lower court.
The state’s high court ruled the “Constitution as it stands is clear that it does not permit funnel…

Kentucky Supreme Court rules charter school funding unconstitutional
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that a measure establishing public funding for charter schools is unconstitutional. The high court ruled that state funds “are for common schools and for nothing else.” The Republican-backed measure was struck down by a lower court in 2023. In an opinion released Thursday, the Kentucky Supreme Court wrote that the Constitution "does not permit funneling public education funds outside the common public school system.” In 2024, Kentucky voters rejected a…

Flock of Pelicans flying over the beach. Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California, USA. May, 2023. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 12-40 F2.8. #moonstonebeach #pelican #birds

Der #AfD-Kreistagsabgeordnete im Kreis #Schleswig - #Flensburg Bent Lund SŸrensen, wurde 2023 mit einem Messer angegriffen.

Binance files a New York defamation suit against Dow Jones over the WSJ's February 23 article on the crypto exchange's handling of Iranian-linked transactions (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.c…

DOJ investigates Iran’s alleged use of Binance as exchange sues Wall Street Journal
The situation adds pressure to Binance, which is already operating under a compliance monitor following its $4.3 billion anti-money laundering and sanctions settlement in 2023.

Digital savings startup Vestwell raised a $385M Series E co-led by Blue Owl and Sixth Street, after a $125M Series D in 2023, taking its total funding to $660M (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/fintech/digital-savin…

Digital Savings Startup Vestwell Lands $385M, Doubles Valuation
New York-based Vestwell, a digital savings platform, has raised $385 million in a Series E funding round co-led by Blue Owl Capital and Sixth Street Growth.

Anzahl der Inbetriebnahmen von Balkonkraftwerken pro Jahr in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Cowboys, Brandon Aubrey reach 4-year, $28 million deal: Source https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7212576/2026/04/20/cowboys-brandon-aubrey-contract-extension-kicker/

Anzahl der registrierten #Balkonkraftwerke in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Der aktuelle Höchststand liegt bei 1244930 registrierten Anlagen.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der

Jährlicher Zubau und Rückbau von #Balkonsolarleistung in Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten von 1900 bis 2017 wurden durch das Registrierungsdatum der #Steckersolaranlage ersetzt.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff:

Kumulativer Zubau der #Windenergieleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 10.03.2026.
Summen der Inbetriebnahmen minus Stilllegungen.
Der Datenbestand enthält ggf. unplausible Datensätze.
👉 Zusatzlesestoff: Wie Solarparks Biodiversität fördern können