@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-17 05:24:24
The privately funded National Trust for Historic Preservation last week asked the U.S. District Court to block Trump’s project.
“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever
— not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the lawsuit states.
“And no president is legally allowed to construct a ballroom on public property without giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.”
Trump had the East W…
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.com2026-02-16 17:47:42
@… I answered based on international travel, as that’s where I’ve done most of my flying. There it’s around 3 hours because I, like my mother, become a restless mess starting like 24 hours before I’m going anywhere.
I barely ever sleep the night before.
For US domestic, which have become more common for me lately, I’ve been purposefully trying to break the habi…
@floheinstein@chaos.social2026-01-14 04:49:36
10 Minuten für die 500 Meter zum Bahnhof, weil der Salzstreuer noch nicht unterwegs war.
Seid vorsichtig, es kann glatt sein heute Morgen
@Techmeme@techhub.social2026-01-05 04:10:25
Starlink says it is providing free broadband service to new and existing customers in Venezuela through February 3, 2026 (Dylan Butts/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/05/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-free-internet-venezuela-us-raid-maduro.h…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-03-09 10:01:01
How Hollywood's once-reliable bets are floundering, as stars matter less, auteur filmmakers become selling points, and sequels lose their grip on the box office (David Sims/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/…
@catsalad@infosec.exchange2026-01-10 21:18:03
Guess I need to buy a bigger cat bed
#Caturday
@jensilber@mastodon.social2026-03-04 01:11:34
What a shocking development.
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/03/man-arrested-after-allegedly-touching-womans-hair-on-metro-near-clarendon/
@jake4480@c.im2026-01-17 17:18:33
2026 is being celebrated by Toho as Mothra Year, as this year marks both 65 years since Mothra first appeared on screen, and also 30 years since the Heisei-era Mothra trilogy.
Mothra's my girl (my wife knows, and she's okay with it). 😍
https://godzilla.com/blogs/news…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-13 00:09:56
The Trump administration has burned through🔥 “years” of critical munitions since the start of the war with Iran,
said three people familiar with the matter,
fuelling concerns about the rising cost of the conflict and the US’s ability to replenish its stockpiles.
The rapid depletion of weaponry included advanced long-range Tomahawk missiles, the people said.
It is a “massive expenditure of Tomahawks”, said one person familiar with the US military’s use of munitions. …
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-11 17:34:02
Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for
military strikes in Iran
as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters,
according to multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Trump has not made a final decision,
but the officials said he was seriously considering authorizing a strike
in response to the Iranian regime’s efforts to suppress demonstrations
set off by widespread eco…
