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@kctipton@mas.to
2026-04-25 05:45:59

Politicians say left-wing professors push their views. New poll shows students don’t see it that way - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/politician

@Tupp_ed@mastodon.ie
2026-05-24 08:04:13

The idea of Vote Left, Transfer Left was pretty strongly adhered to in Dublin Central as the count went on.
What happened was that the voters didn’t consider SF to be left.
The SF candidate’s big transfer moments came from Steenson and Hutch.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-24 20:12:22

Dallas Cowboys' Slick NFL Draft Trade Left Steelers Embarrassed si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dallas

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-23 22:20:51

Key financing measure for Brooklyn waterfront overhaul left out of state budget (Janaki Chadha/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/05/23/k
memeorandum.com/260523/p22#a26

@newsie@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-25 13:51:21

The People Left Behind by the Metaverse 404media.co/the-people-left-be

Hawaii is coming to grips with the extensive damage left by the worst flooding the islands have seen in more than 20 years.
Over the weekend, heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago,
forcing thousands on the North Shore of Oahu to evacuate before more evacuations for parts of the island of Maui.
The rains lifted houses and cars, inundated farms, swept through grocery stores and left a thick layer of mud in streets, homes and ga…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-05-24 03:33:27

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Audioasis
Azure Amber:
🎵 Left for Dead
#AzureAmber
azureamber.bandcamp.com/track/
open.spotify.com/track/3vpf50o

@marjolica@social.linux.pizza
2026-05-24 13:24:53

Our first Echium has finally flowered this year. They are supposed to flower in their second year but this one took three.
It's very popular with the bees.

A very tall conical plant, an Echium, perhaps 5 m high and leaf spread no more than 1m wide at the base. The leaves are long and narrow  The top two thirds is covered in small purple flowers. 
To the left is a woman in blue trousers and top standing on lawn and further to the left a tree. Behind is a patio and an arbor with sweet peas on cane supports in front. To the left are steps up to the patio with a raised pond and tall variety of plants rising behind. A green water barrel is sitting on t…
@scott@carfree.city
2026-05-24 04:20:17

Evening on Billy Goat Hill

A variety of plants, with green shrubs in the middle, yellow grasses in the foreground on right, and a deep green tree or large shrub in the back. Two plants that I can identify are bush monkeyflower, with its cream-orange flowers, and yarrow, with its rounded white flower clusters.
A dirt path curves around some shrubs and a tree as it approaches a hillside. SF skyline is on the left side of the image.
A California buckeye on a hillside blooms with cylindrical clusters of white flowers. In the distance a residential road climbs along a ridge.
View from a hillside of residential areas and a distant grassy hill crowned with a radio tower and trees. To the left at the bottom of that distant hill, the bay peeks out. The sky fades from gray-blue up top to pinkish orange at the horizon, and there are scattered dark gray clouds.
@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 11:31:42

European Left Party: A Double Boost. The European Left Party’s practical value is measured by whether the decisions taken in Brussels lead to concrete action. By Uwe Sattler.
europa.blog/en/european-left-p

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-25 05:26:39

10 draftable prospects left on Day 3 from Cowboys 30, local visits cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-04-25 16:18:44

“We need a strong centrist party!”
So a party that’s politically to the left of both Republicans and Democrats?

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-25 02:45:56

OpenAI hires Arvind KC as chief people officer, replacing Julia Villagra who left in August 2025; KC has held senior roles at Roblox, Google, Palantir, and Meta (Agnee Ghosh/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

@catsalad@infosec.exchange
2026-04-24 19:54:42

Beware of Cat

Video of someone looking at a window with the sign showing a cat head and:

WARNING
防犯ネコ
24時間作勤中
24H security system

The video then pans to the left where there's an identical looking cat sitting by the window, staring directly at the human filming. The cat moves it's head slightly up as if signaling to the person that it knows... It knows...
@aral@mastodon.ar.al
2026-04-25 08:53:20

So I need a new headshot for a conference I’m speaking at in June and I’m short on time so I fooled around with my camera last night (ooh-err, missus) and narrowed it down to three options…

Extreme close-up of yours truly (generic white passing guy with shaved head, stubble, and black-rimmed glasses) looking slightly off camera with a smirk on his face. Is he deep in thought? Is he constipated? I guess we’ll never know.
Same guy. Looks a bit more puzzled. His mouth is open. Maybe he’s about to say something profound. Or maybe he just realised he left the oven on. Either way, hope he doesn’t catch any flies.
Now he’s serious. Looking straight into the camera. Very intense. Like how you’d confront a seagull that stole your chips.
@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-03-25 16:16:10

"I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character."
—Tim Curry
#acting

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-02-25 10:00:04

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012)
Two bipartite networks of users and restaurant locations in New York City on Foursquare, from 24 October 2011 to 20 February 2012. In one network, an edge denotes a check-in event of a user at a restaurant. In the other, an edge exists if a user left a tip/comment on a restaurant. Metadata include comments.
This network has 6410 nodes and 10377 edges.
Tags: Social, Online, Unweighted, Metadata

foursquare: Foursquare NYC restaurants (2012). 6410 nodes, 10377 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/foursquare#NYC_restaurant_tips
@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2026-02-25 17:46:27

Yesterday was February 24th and I thought "Maybe I should record an album for the RPM Challenge" so I might be doing that? I mean, I still have a few days left...

@danyork@mastodon.social
2026-05-24 11:00:43

Dear Zoom,
In what world would you think I would want an “AI Companion” panel *taking up almost half the application screen*? And that apparently *I cannot turn off* in the application settings itself… and instead have to login to the Zoom website to go into the settings *there* to turn off this panel?
This is the kind of behavior toward users that is turning people off to all things related to #AI

The image displays a Zoom user interface featuring a time display (6:50 AM, Sunday, May 24) on the left, with icons for a new meeting, joining a meeting, scheduling, sharing a screen, and notes. The right side shows an AI Companion panel with a prompt box at the bottom and different boxes offering ideas for what to ask such as scheduling or coordinating meetings.
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-04-24 19:42:35

I just got so mad at something Past Me left for Future Me to deal with that I had to sit there for a few minutes and *stew*. Like, wtf dude - you (I) know better!

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-04-24 10:35:05

Kellenspitze (2025)
(latest 8x6" Kallitype print from last night)
This mountain is the tallest peak in the Tannheimer Alps, here seen from a narrow ridge path in the north east. It was a fabulous warm day with so many mountain flowers in full bloom and clouds forming/drifting between the passes and nearby peaks, later developing into a heavy thunderstorm (thankfully only when I was already descending again...)

Phone picture of a 8x6" kallitype print of a large mountain peak partially shrouded in clouds forming around it. In the foreground is a narrow ridge with a very similar profile as the peak. A small group of low-growth trees next to it and a large valley running down and opening up from the pass on the left. Dark moody sky.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-03-25 13:40:51

The BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, replacing Tim Davie, as the BBC negotiates its funding; Brittin left Google in 2025 (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
theguardian.com/media/2026/mar

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-05-25 11:39:03

A split between near Nazis and plain fascists is welcome, so long as it prevents a far right victory.
And it's usually the left that is faction-ridden.
Elon Musk retweet signals rightwing split that could help Andy Burnham in Makerfield | Byelections | The Guardian

@servelan@newsie.social
2026-05-21 22:38:20

Repeatedly sprayed the dog.
San Diego parents seek $800K from USPS over pepper spray exposure they say left children with asthma | Courthouse News Service
courthousenews.com/san-diego-p

@jorgecandeias@mastodon.social
2026-04-24 00:35:53

Why so serious?
These classical guys are so, so serious. The dude at the far left almost (ALMOST!) cracks a smile here and there, but the rest of them? Nah.
This is to be played with a smile or four. Sigh.
#music #PinkPanther

@maxheadroom@hub.uckermark.social
2026-02-25 05:50:01

Got the kiddo hooked on dried bananas. As the kids only eat the perfect spotless Pantone 13-0941 TCX colored Bananas, we usually have many bananas left the kids wouldn't normally eat. So I put them in the dehydrator and then they get snacked away easily. @…

A jar with slices of dried bananas sitting on a wooden table. In the background, slightly blurry, the dehydrator can be partially seen.
A white rectangle with black text on a yellow background. The text reads "PANTONE 13-0941 TCX Banana Cream."
@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-04-25 01:45:07

Getting a jump start on #caturday, before I forget.

Single panel comic.
Saint Peter is standing at his kiosk in front of the Pearly Gates. The little halo above his head confirms his identity. In front of him a cat is sitting on a cloud. A fireman has climbed to the top of a ladder poking through the cloud, in front of the cat. He is holding out an opened can of cat food. The fireman is saying to the cat, “I don’t know how you got up here, but I’m here to help you down.”
Single panel cartoon.
A man is laying alone on a double bed, under covers up to his armpits. His phone is atop a side table at his left. There’s a small lamp atop a side table on the other side of the bed. A cat is sitting on the man’s chest looking at him. The cat is saying, “You’re in my personal space.”
@philip@mastodon.mallegolhansen.com
2026-04-25 16:43:28

@… Of course they mean like, 1 inch left of the Republicans.
Racist, fascist, capitalist assholes.
But like, you don’t say it out loud.

@mikebabyak@musicians.today
2026-03-24 03:55:15

Record all mastered! On to licensing covers, getting ISRCs, finishing artwork and liner notes, credits, making sure nobody's left off the acknowledgements. Did all the recording and mixing in-house, but still lots of other expenses, so doing a kickstarter to recover what we can. Final decision is to call it "Dulcetta." Sweet little coda. Been a long journey w the #leukemia inter…

three honey jars, one in front two behind on either side. three different shades of honey color. Middle jar has printed on front a honey dipper above the word DULCETTA and a music symbol for a coda below.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-03-24 00:01:18

Pair dressed for much worse weather than we got last Saturday at the Fairy Fest
#photo #photography #fairyfestival

On the left a woman in a raincoat with many clashing primary colors and pink boots and a hat like her coat and red hair and big glasses and a big smile.  On the right a boy in green boots, green jacket, green sleeves, green hood,  all waterproof as well as red gloves
@cosmos4u@scicomm.xyz
2026-05-23 21:05:25

Inadventent astronomy from the Danish island #Anholt in the near-24/7 live stream #News5 which is covering the dead #whale Timmy / Hope rotting near a beach - and on returning to base at the harbor today caught Venus (center) and Jupiter (upper left) several times ...

@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-05-20 13:25:29
Content warning: Don't Pray for the Left (Parody)

I've long wanted to write something about the Nazi musician Tom MacDonald, whose recent song “Pray for the Left” was so outlandish that people enjoyed it for thinking it was a parody of itself. In that idea, I began rewriting the lyrics of that song, thinking I might some day make a cover but from the perspective of the left, that's what this post is about, tell me what you think:
Don't Pray For The Left Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We always said that Ch…

@callunavulgaris@mastodon.scot
2026-05-25 12:55:41

I have the desire to potter about with plants and get my new raised fruit/veg bed sorted out but apart from the blistering temperatures I've picked up a completely flattening virus from a colleague so I don't have the energy. I keep falling asleep when I sit down. I've put some nasturtium seedlings into a planter, moved the radish planter to the veg area and helped move a couple of bits into our summer seating area and that's me done.

Paved summer seating area seen from above, dominated by a huge turquoisey parasol. Nasturtiums bottom left, fig on the paving stones that are keeping the parasol in place, olive having a quick drink in the pale plastic basin right of centre. There's a young walnut tree in a pot hiding behind the parasol and several planters of pollinator-friendly plants.
@padraig@mastodon.ie
2026-03-24 17:00:31

Just pulled the @… card on #WikiGacha 🤣 #noxp

A 'trading card' of Elena Rossini on Wiki Gacha
It is a grey card featuring:
"UC" on the top-left for Uncommon Rarity, with their name beside it.
An image of Elena. A symbol on the right indicating that the card is in the "People" category 
And a small synopsis of Elena's Wikipedia entry: "Elena Rossini is an Italian filmmaker, writer and artist best known for the documentary film The Illusionists. In October 2014, Rossini was selected for the Young Leaders program by the Council for the Un…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.social
2026-03-24 13:08:45

RE: #degrowth makes it into a leading UK left-wing magazine. Expect more.
Also a nice feature on pion…

@ubuntourist@mastodon.social
2026-04-24 14:31:09

#humor #StraitOfHormuz #Hormuz

MOCK SCREENSHOT: A fake image of a Google Maps listing showing the Strait of Hormuz on the right. On the left, a search box for "The Strait of Hormuz" at the top, and under it, "Details"

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HOURS: Open. Closes 4:00 PM.

Monday: 9:30 - 4:00 PM

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@fgraver@hcommons.social
2026-03-23 18:44:56

Now, what? Can’t I sleep in the sunbeam in peace?
#Mastodog #DogsOfMastodon

A close-up of Neville the labradoodle lying in a sunbeam. The sun is illuminating his left / our right, and the contrast between light and shadow means much of the right side of his face is very dark. We can see a piercing stare from his left eye. Most likely wondering what his silly human is up to.

In the foreground, on our right, is a rubber ball, lying there ignored.
@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 11:23:28

European Left Party: A Double Boost. The European Left Party’s practical value is measured by whether the decisions taken in Brussels lead to concrete action. By Uwe Sattler.
europa.blog/en/european-left-p

@wraithe@mastodon.social
2026-05-24 18:14:31

bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q63cu

Image of a “old tymey” receipt with the text:

YOUR RECEIPT FROM
THE THIEVES GUILD
YOUR CARING PROFESSIONAL MEME RE-ALLOCATORS

This is to inform you that one or more of your memes was of sufficient quality to warrant appropriation by The Ankh-Morpork Thieves Guild (Posts and Memes Division). 

LICENSED THIEF N°
6382.00.A-M

Have a nice day

THIS RECEIPT MUST BE LEFT WITH THE CLIENT
ISSUED BY THE LICENSING OFFICE, GUILD ADMINISTRATION DEPT.
(Image on right of receipt is the Ankh Morpork city se…
@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza
2026-03-23 20:01:48

It's that time of year again as I start getting everything ready for the Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition. Upgraded the switch in the VoIP (Cisco SG300 24-port PoE -> Cisco C1000-48P-4G-L 48-port PoE), got everything configured which took far, far too long, then started verifying that all of the phones would boot and call each other. I still have a ton of phones to go and label, but the hard part is done. The annoying part is the only part left...lol

The Cisco Catalyst 1000 switch installed in the portable case underneath the PDU and rack drawer.
Five VoIP phones strewn across a messy desk all plugged into the Catalyst switch.  All of them are powered on and have booted successfully.
@wvmierlo@zirk.us
2026-02-25 17:16:26

Woodborough Hall (Gedling, Nottinghamshire), August 2025
#photography #documenaryphotography #documentingplace #documentingspace

Black and white image of a stately manor wit ivy on the walls; only the left side of the house is visible across the lawn; strong contrast between sunlight and shadows.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-05-24 00:30:07

The Story of the Two Towers III 📖
双塔故事 III 📖
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Harman RED (6x7)
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite

Harman Red 125 (6x7)

##English
Silhouette of a multi-tiered pagoda and bare trees against a vibrant orange sky. The pagoda, with its distinct curved eaves, stands tall on the left, partially obscured by leafless branches. The sky is filled with a gradient of warm orange hues, with a faint beam of light visible in the upper right.
##中文
橙色天空下,一座多层宝塔与光秃秃的树木的剪影。宝塔位于左侧,其弯曲的屋檐特征明显,部分被光秃的树枝遮挡。天空充满温暖的橙色渐变,右上角有一束微弱的光线。
Harman Red 125 (6x7)

##English
A dark, dramatic sky with thick, swirling orange and red clouds. The horizon is lined with the silhouettes of trees, their bare branches creating a stark contrast against the vibrant, almost fiery sky.
##中文
浓厚的橙红色云层在天空中翻滚,营造出戏剧性的氛围。地平线上排列着树木的剪影,光秃的树枝与充满活力的、几乎像火焰般的天空形成鲜明对比。
Harman Red 125 (6x7)

##English
Silhouette of two multi-tiered pagodas against a bright orange sky. The pagodas, with their curved eaves, rise above a line of dark trees. The sky is mostly clear with a few scattered clouds, and the sun casts a warm glow over the scene.
##中文
两座多层宝塔在明亮的橙色天空下的剪影。宝塔的弯曲屋檐高耸于一排深色树木之上。天空大部分晴朗,散布着几朵云彩,太阳为整个场景洒下温暖的光芒。
Harman Red 125 (6x7)

##English
Silhouette of two pagodas among bare trees against a deep red sunset sky. The pagodas, with their distinct tiered roofs, stand out against the dark branches. The sky is a rich, deep red with a gradient that darkens towards the top.
##中文
深红色夕阳天空下,两座宝塔与光秃的树木的剪影。宝塔的分层屋顶在深色的树枝中显得格外突出。天空呈现出丰富的深红色,并向上方逐渐变暗。
@thesaigoneer@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-25 09:18:52

This Old Geezer was found shouting at the Clouds last month, a certain patch was suddenly left out of Bakkeby's Flexipatch? One that I absolutely need?
Found out today that I called it switchtotag (which isn't to be found anywhere), whereas the actual name is switchtag (which is included).
Larry knows where I'm heading tomorrow 🐮 !
#gentoo

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-03-23 11:10:36

Where Left and Right Both Go Wrong on Crime (Keith Humphreys/Washington Monthly)
washingtonmonthly.com/2026/03/
memeorandum.com/260323/p13#a26

@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2026-05-24 15:42:26
Content warning: Minor spoilers for "A Psalm for the Wild-Built"

Just finished "A Psalm for the Wild-Built" by Becky Chambers. Overall it's good but I also have some Thoughts.
First, it was very pleasant to finally read some non-trite utopian solarpunk after having read stuff like Octavia Butler recently. Both hope and despair can be poisonous on their own IMO, so getting some balance in is nice. It's definitely a very valuable thing to be able to lay out an actually desirable and in many ways imaginable future given our grim present. Chambers is no LeGuin though. I'll probably be reading more of her work and maybe she fleshes out these ideas elsewhere, but at least in this book there is no focus on either how the transition to a better society could happen nor on how the better society holds up in the face of adverse events and inclinations. Compare LeGuin's "The Dispossessed" or N. K. Jemisin's short story "The Ones Who Stay and Fight" and it feels like there's something important missing from Chambers' portrait of a future society. Of course, maybe the point is to make a cozy book, in which case fine, there's certainly a place for such things, and I can look for deeper inspiration elsewhere.
The second big thought I had was that Chambers' worldview seems not well-informed by certain indigenous perspectives, and this creates some contradictions. For example, (minor spoilers) when Dex enters the wilderness there's a whole bit about understanding humankind's place in nature and how human settlements are what we're used to but they're only a brief interruption of the vast untouched wilderness. Along the same lines, much of the world is intentionally left untouched by humans as a way to keep it pristine and natural. Later however, a character makes the point that humans *are* animals. The indigenous perspective that I appreciate would agree with that, and would further question the value in distinguishing between human influence on ecosystems and influences that others have. More sharply, one might observe that there's a bigger difference between how different kinds of humans relate to and influence their environments than between how less-disruptive humans and various animals do the same: the strip-mine-operator vs. migrant tribesperson impact difference is probably much greater than the migrant tribesperson vs. beaver gap, for example. Rather than talking about limiting human disruption, then, as if all human-environment interactions are disruptive and must be minimized, we could/should be talking about how to create human societies that have beneficial relationships with their environments and acknowledging that we actually have many positive examples of that, both historical and contemporary. Chambers' utopia is a "humans dominate nature but restrain themselves so that their disruptions are minimal and thus nature can thrive" vision, but what I'd even more like to see would be a "humans study old ways and make new ones so that they can interact positively with ecosystems again" vision, including some of "here are the places that sometimes breaks down but also the patterns and institutions that ensure repair of those breakdowns and thus long-term sustainability."
Final big thought: Chambers' utopia is too homogenous for my tastes. Of course it's hard enough and valuable work dreaming up and sharing any utopia and Chambers' transcends triteness in a number of ways, so this criticism is a bit rude. But the single shared religion, lack of mention of conflicts around shared decisions, especially historical society-defining ones, and nagging questions like "what about the people indigenous to the now-uninhabited lands?" and "what about the indigenous peoples who weren't part of the factory-building societies?" leave me wishing for more nuance in this direction.
All in all: a good book, and I'm criticizing out of a place of appreciation, not scorn. I've got there sequel out from the library as well and will probably detour to a few other books but get to it pretty soon.
Sadly I don't remember who, but I got this one because of a recommendation on here, so thanks if you're someone who recommended it!
#AmReading #ReadingNow #Bookstodon

@denmanrooke@mastodon.ie
2026-02-25 19:22:32

"Denman Rooke has been selected as the People Before Profit candidate to contest the by-election in Galway West.
He is a long-time activist campaigning on issues of worker’s rights, trade unions, anti-racism, climate action, cost of living, and housing."

Graphic with Denman Rooke's photo and name. People Before Profit logo and text saying 2026 Galway West By-election
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot
2026-03-22 15:53:26

Three gates on hinges and stock proof. One wooden gate loaded up to be relocated. This feels like a useful afternoon's work.
#Crofting
#TheJoyOfCrofting

As described in the post. In the background, left, dark spruce woodland. There are two steel gates to the left of the tractor, one new, one relocated. The tractor is in the middle, between the gates, with an old but sound wooden gate loaded into the box, leaning against the roll bar.

There is strong sunshine.
@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-02-25 03:54:14

Lynch believes 49ers, Williams 'on the same page' espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/480266

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-25 00:36:13

Europe's dependence on US companies in tech and finance is in no small part its own fault after overregulation left European businesses too weak to compete (The Economist)
economist.com/europe/2026/04/2

@Lucy@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-18 20:47:49

thedailytism.com/carrie-autist

@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy
2026-03-22 21:48:50

Paris has just elected another bike-friendly mayor!
After Anne Hidalgo transformed the city, her PS-colleague Emmanuel Grégoire takes over, beating former right-wing minister Rachida Dati by a large margin.
f24.my/BojB

@knurd42@social.linux.pizza
2026-04-22 09:43:36

How to make me hate your website?
Move the page scroll bar slightly to the left, as that breaks "move mouse cursor to the right of the screen blindly, hit button, move mouse downwards".
Looking at you, #gitlab[1] (where I need the scroll bar often, as the pages for issues are really long, so using the scroll wheel is not really a option.
[1] see for example

Screenshot from gitlab showing the scroll bar moved slightly to the left. Taken from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/work_items/4663

Todd Blanche wants to be attorney general
– and he’s going all in on Trump’s retaliation agenda to prove it
theguardian.com/us-news/ng-int

@barijaona@mastodon.mg
2026-05-16 00:17:30

Why (and how) UPS trucks (almost) never turn left.
The policy started in the 1970s and is implemented by a dedicated software since 2004.
Its impact on workers’ political opinions remains unknown. ☺️
cnn.com/2017/02/16/world/ups-t

@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2026-02-25 17:42:27

I used the recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction (using cooked.wiki) and they turned out great!
Nice crispy tops, though I had about half of the brown sugar/cinnamon mix left, as it seemed like way too much.
I didn't have sour cream or plain yogurt but I did have blueberry yogurt, so that seemed appropriate. I used oat milk because that's all we have in the house.
I normally do not use liners but I did this time.

Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry Muffins
@stefan@gardenstate.social
2026-03-23 18:45:47

woah. he's back.
I left YouTube two years ago. Time to come back. by Tom Scott
#youtube

@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2026-05-23 14:31:40

Some interesting data on lab power consumption / energy efficiency: shut down the microscope bench workstation yesterday evening while troubleshooting some stuff and left it down overnight.
This is a Xeon 8362, 128GB of RAM, and a (small) nvidia card, for reference.
Looks like it was idling around ~100W, or ~2.5% of my total consumption. Not nothing, but also not huge compared to e.g. the T&M equipment or some of the bigger iron.
But good to have some actual measured da…

UPS power consumption graph showing a small but measurable drop from just before midnight
@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-25 04:28:28

NFL Draft 2026 best available players for Las Vegas Raiders: Elijah Sarratt, Malik Muhammad nytimes.com/athletic/7224081/2

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 10:15:31

European Left: “We must Europeanise our successes.” Walter Baier, President of the Party of the European Left, on the opportunities and challenges facing progressive politics in Europe. By Uwe Sattler.
europa.blog/en/european-left-w

@brian_gettler@mas.to
2026-03-23 17:42:35

Tomorrow we're discussing policing in my "History of Here" course. We'll start in the 19th and continue through the turn of the 21st century. A key event: the killing of Michael Wade Lawson, a Black 17 year-old from #Mississauga, #Ontario, shot in the back by Peel Regional Police. Four years lat…

A tan button with the picture of a young Black man on the right and the text "Justice for Michael Wade Lawson" on the left.
@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-24 23:58:44

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistInResidence
The Avalanches:
🎵 Since I Left You
#TheAvalanches
telephonemaison.bandcamp.com/t
open.spotify.com/track/2DgFCys

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2026-03-24 00:53:36

Alright, attempt #3 at watching Sinners.
The first time I got about a minute in before my kid fell asleep. I figured it would take her much longer, so I shut the movie & left.
The second time, kids were asleep and I was waiting for my wife to get home. I figured she'd be at least 45 mins, but I got 5 mins into it & she opened up the door.
This time, I'm sick, kids are asleep, & I have literally no other responsibilities other than staying awake until pro…

@radioeinsmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-03-21 14:49:16

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Natalie Jane Hill:
🎵 Never Left Me
#NowPlaying #NatalieJaneHill
nataliejanehill.bandcamp.com/t
open.spotify.com/track/5mYV6uf

@mpsgoettingen@academiccloud.social
2026-03-23 12:50:19

Launched 48 years ago, NASA’s space probes #Voyager 1 and 2 are still exploring – and have long left the #SolarSystem. Learn more on Astronomy Day, March 28th, 7 PM, in public talk by #mpsgoettingen

Astronomietag 2026
Samstag, 28. März, 19 Uhr
Dr. Harald Krüger (MPS)
Bis an den Rand des Sonnensystems und darüber hinaus - Die Weltraummissionen Voyager 1 und 2
https://www.mps.mpg.de/astronomietag2026
@floheinstein@chaos.social
2026-05-23 18:56:29

In the last 4 hours I managed get both the founder/owner and the CEO of my ISP to curse in all caps in a chat with me (not at me, though!)
Still a few hours left til midnight. 😏

@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-05-23 15:30:41

If the far right defines what tolerance is, I'm happy being the “intolerant” left.

@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
2026-04-23 00:41:29

UPS driver left my new phone…
…on top of my trash can.
wtf

Donald Trump says he told top U.S. envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran,
telling Fox News that ″they can call us anytime they want.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday evening, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press.
Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House.
The meeting was the second high-lev…

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2026-04-22 19:40:52

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
alt-J:
🎵 Left Hand Free
#altJ
varsityvocals.bandcamp.com/tra
open.spotify.com/track/5qJqzpN

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-24 17:06:11

Tua Tagovailoa on Falcons QB battle with Michael Penix: 'I am no stranger to competition' nytimes.com/athletic/7143533/2

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-02-25 04:25:52

Kash Patel's Olympics Schedule Left Plenty of Time for Leisure (Glenn Thrush/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/02/24/us/poli
memeorandum.com/260224/p140#a2

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-03-24 13:00:07

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008)
Five text collections in the form of bags-of-words, i.e. a bipartite document–word network. Left nodes are documents and right nodes are words. Edge weights are multiplicities. .
This network has 67963 nodes and 3710420 edges.
Tags: Informational, Text, Bipartite, Weighted, Metadata

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008). 67963 nodes, 3710420 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/bag_of_words#enron
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-02-25 00:30:00

Urban Demons VI 👻
城市鬼魂 VI 👻
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ ERA 100, expired 1993
If you like my work, buy me a coffee from PayPal #filmphotography

ERA 100 (FF)

Image 3 – English Alt Text
A black‑and‑white photo of a dog lying on a tiled pavement. The dog rests on its side, facing to the right. The ground is made of large square tiles arranged in a grid pattern. The scene feels quiet and still, with soft shadows adding a calm atmosphere.
Image 3 – 中文替代文字
一张黑白照片,一只狗躺在铺有方形地砖的地面上,身体侧卧,面向右方。地砖呈规则的网格排列。画面安静,柔和的阴影营造出平静的氛围。
ERA 100 (FF)

Image 2 – English Alt Text
A black‑and‑white photograph showing two traditional East Asian buildings with upturned eaves. The building on the right is closer, revealing intricate roof decorations and railings. The building on the left appears farther away and is silhouetted against a bright sky. The strong contrast emphasizes the layered roofs and elegant architectural lines.
Image 2 – 中文替代文字
一张黑白照片,画面中有两座带飞檐的传统东亚建筑。右侧建筑较近,可看到精细的屋顶装饰和栏杆。左侧建筑较远,在明亮的天空前呈现剪影效果。强烈的明暗对比突出屋檐的层次与优美的线条。
ERA 100 (FF)

Image 4 – English Alt Text
A black‑and‑white photograph of a traditional Chinese gate or tower with a multi‑tiered roof and upturned eaves. The structure stands on a brick base with a railing along the top. The building is silhouetted against a bright sky, highlighting the roof’s layered curves. A sign with Chinese characters is visible on the brick wall.
Image 4 – 中文替代文字
一张黑白照片,呈现一座传统中国式城门或楼阁,屋顶多层叠起并带有飞檐。建筑立于砖石基座上,顶部有栏杆。建筑在明亮天空前形成剪影,屋檐的层次清晰可见。砖墙上可见一块写有中文的牌匾。
ERA 100 (FF)

Image 1 – English Alt Text
A black‑and‑white photo of the upper part of a traditional East Asian building. The roof has ornate tiles and decorative ridge details. Below the roofline, a modern air‑conditioning unit and a satellite dish are mounted on the wall, creating a contrast between old architecture and contemporary technology. The lighting is soft, and the textures of the tiles and wall are clearly visible.
Image 1 – 中文替代文字
一张黑白照片,呈现一座传统东亚建筑的上半部分。屋顶铺有精致的瓦片和装饰性的屋脊。屋檐下安装着现代的空调机…
@servelan@newsie.social
2026-04-20 15:27:48

This 4/20, Remember The Cannabis Prisoners Legalization Left Behind | High Times
hightimes.com/activism/this-4-

@davidaugust@mastodon.online
2026-04-23 17:19:11

Mike Reid, who served as chief science officer for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has quit the position because the State Department is considering withholding assistance from people with HIV in Zambia to push the country into signing a favorable ⁠critical-minerals deal with the U.S. (hand to ear as if getting an update) I’m now hearing: the United States is the bad guys.

@raiders@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-25 01:58:35

Why Ravens Reportedly Pulled out of Maxx Crosby Trade with Raiders foxsports.com/stories/nfl/why-

@denmanrooke@mastodon.ie
2026-05-22 19:42:31

If you haven't voted yet and you live in Galway City or Connemara (Galway West constituency), you still have a little over an hour to get your vote in!
Talk to your friends and family and make sure you all get your vote in. Every vote matters.
Vote Left Transfer Left.

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2026-03-23 14:13:46

"Grégoire, who ran in Paris for a united grouping of Socialists, Greens and other parties on the centre left"
Interesting, and probably accurate characterisation of the PCF!
‘Absolute moral rigour’: new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s ideals face stern test | Paris | The Guardian

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-24 11:15:43

Kyle Shanahan on Trent Williams' contract standoff: 'We love Trent too much and eventually that will work out' nfl.com/news/kyle-shanahan-on-

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-04-23 10:30:54

Sources: DeepSeek is fundraising to keep its researchers, some of whom have left for rivals whose valuations have soared; it is targeting a $20B valuation (Zijing Wu/Financial Times)
ft.com/content/f7c65d8e-aed1-4

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-05-23 23:00:05

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008)
Five text collections in the form of bags-of-words, i.e. a bipartite document–word network. Left nodes are documents and right nodes are words. Edge weights are multiplicities. .
This network has 10336 nodes and 353160 edges.
Tags: Informational, Text, Bipartite, Weighted, Metadata

bag_of_words: Bag of words (2008). 10336 nodes, 353160 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/bag_of_words#kos
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-04-23 01:49:51

City Silhouettes V 🏙️
城市轮廓线 V 🏙️
📷 Pentax 6x7
🎞️ Lucky SHD 400 (6x7)
If you like my work, Support by buying me a coffee or a roll of film from PayPal paypal.com/paypalme/ydcdingsite

Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph capturing bare tree branches against a clear sky. The lower part of the image shows the rooftops of traditional Chinese buildings with curved, tiled roofs. The branches are intricate and spread across the sky, creating a stark contrast with the architectural elements below.
中文
一张黑白照片,拍摄的是光秃秃的树枝映衬在晴朗的天空下。照片下方是传统中国建筑的屋顶,屋顶为弯曲的瓦片结构。树枝错综复杂,横跨天空,与下方的建筑元素形成鲜明对比。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a traditional Chinese architectural setting. The foreground features a tall, rectangular stone tablet with intricate carvings at the top. To the left, a person is walking through an arched gateway adorned with traditional Chinese roof tiles and decorative eaves. The background includes a tree and a wall with similar traditional roofing. Shadows are cast on the walls, adding depth to the scene.
中文
一张黑白照片,展示了中国传统建筑场景。前景是一块高大的长方形石碑…
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white photograph of a street scene in a traditional setting. On the left, a person is standing and looking at their phone. Several bicycles are parked against a wall adorned with ornate carvings. The wall and a large tree cast shadows on the paved ground. In the background, a few people are seated on the bicycles, engaged in conversation.
中文
一张黑白照片,展示了传统街道场景。左侧有一个人站着,低头看手机。几辆自行车靠在雕刻精美的墙边。墙和一棵大树的影子投射在铺砌的地面上。背景中,几个人坐在自行车上,正在交谈。
Lucky LUCKY SHD 400 (6x7)

English
A black-and-white close-up photograph of a corner of a traditional building. The image focuses on an ornate, carved stone bracket supporting the roof. A broom with a long handle is leaning against the wall, partially obscuring the carvings. The stonework features intricate floral and vine patterns, and the wall shows signs of age and wear.
中文
一张黑白照片,特写拍摄了一座传统建筑的角落。照片重点展示了一个雕刻精美的石质托架,支撑着屋顶。一把长柄扫帚靠在墙上,部分遮挡了雕刻。石雕上有精美的花卉和藤蔓图案,墙面显示出岁月的痕迹和磨损。
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-24 10:59:28

Micah Parsons had one thing to say after Cowboys draft Caleb Downs sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas

Dead Cadillac Lyriq EV Leaves Baby Locked In Car
Luckily the baby was retrieved from the SUV unharmed,
but the owners were left with a $1,000 bill for a key fob replacement after using the emergency access.
jalopnik.com/2126583/dead-cadi

@NFL@darktundra.xyz
2026-03-19 14:00:46

Hollywood Brown has 'a lot left to prove' in Philly, looks forward to playing with Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown nfl.com/news/hollywood-brown-a

@netzschleuder@social.skewed.de
2026-04-25 02:00:04

crime: Rosenfeld crime network (1991)
A network of associations among suspects, victims, and/or witnesses involved in crimes in St. Louis in the 1990s. Data are derived from police records, via snowball sampling from five initial homicides. Left nodes are people, right nodes are crime events, and edges connect people to particular crimes events they were associated with. Metadata includes names, genders, and roles (suspects, victims, and/or witnesses).
This network has 1380 nodes…

crime: Rosenfeld crime network (1991). 1380 nodes, 1476 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/crime

The Senate will go on recess without voting on a reconciliation bill tied to the Department of Justice's $1.8 billion weaponization fund, according to reports on Thursday.
PunchBowl News reported that Sen. John Thune (R-ND) told senators the bill would be left unfinished while the lawmakers returned home for the Memorial Day holiday.
"House is expected to follow suit soon," Sherman wrote in a post on X.

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-25 13:11:36

9 best remaining players at Cowboys' positions of need on Day 3 cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2026-05-23 18:35:44

'It has undermined whatever credibility the DNC had left': Dems fret over chair after autopsy (Lisa Kashinsky/Politico)
politico.com/news/2026/05/23/d
memeorandum.com/260523/p17#a26

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-17 11:40:16

The Belgian Party of Labour shows how to successfully build a left-wing political movement. By Jürgen Klute.
europa.blog/en/the-belgian-par

@cowboys@darktundra.xyz
2026-04-24 22:21:20

Report: Steelers furious with Cowboys over trade to let Eagles snatch WR Makai Lemon cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story

@Europablog@mastodon.social
2026-04-22 11:16:32

Fight and win. By Uwe Sattler.
#Left #EU

The Economist:
It is just possible that the president has given up hope that Republicans will retain their paper-thin majority in the House.
Recognising he has little time left,
he may well be playing for glory,
and his own pleasure
bsky.app/profile/economist.com

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids
More Moms Deported:
An exclusive data analysis found Trump has deported moms of U.S. citizens at four times the rate of his predecessor.
Left Stranded:
Because American-born kids can’t legally join their parents in immigration detention, some end up with friends or strangers when their parents are detained or deported.
New Directive:
Trump administration officials revised a document advi…

The S.P.L.C. defines a hate group as an organization that
“has beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics,” according to its website.
The indictment appears to fit within the Trump administration’s pattern of using the Justice Department to punish its political adversaries.
The S.P.L.C. has certainly been adversarial toward the president:
In an article last year, Margaret Huang, who was then the…

Donald Trump signaled he is open to a $5 billion funding cut for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
-- if the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, along with other amendments.
“I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they Vote with Republicans to pass ‘THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,'”
Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday night.
“It is far more important than anything else we are doing in the …