Tootfinder

"Was zunächst wie ein primär ökonomischer Akt wirkt, ist viel mehr ein weiterer Schlag gegen den Meinungspluralismus in einem Land, das sich selbst zwar als „Land of the free“ bezeichnet, in der politischen Einflussnahme durch die Trump-Regierung aber immer mehr hinter autokratische Strukturen zurückzutreten droht.
Denn nun gerät ein weiteres digitales Netzwerk unter Kontrolle regierungsnaher Multimilliardäre."

Another reminder that people who send emails without meaningful subject lines show a lack of respect for other people's time.
https://www.theverge.com/news/826901/jeffrey-epstein-files-emails-gmail-jmail

‘Jmail’ is like any other inbox, except this one has Jeffrey Epstein’s emails
The 20,000 pages of Epstein messages released earlier this month are now available in the style of a Gmail inbox.

‘Green’ energy transition leaves a dirty trail in the Philippines’ nickel belt https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/green-energy-transition-leaves-a-dirty-trail-in-the-philippines-nickel-belt/

‘Green’ energy transition leaves a dirty trail in the Philippines’ nickel belt
MINDANAO, Philippines — Communities living near mining operations in the southern Philippines’ Caraga region are feeling the toll of the global energy transition, with nickel mining driving deforestation and pollution, according to a recent report. Climate Rights International (CRI), the U.S.-based NGO behind the report, highlighted harms to the environment, local livelihoods and public health […]

Moody Urbanity - Relations IV 🧶
情绪化城市 - 关系 IV 🧶
📷 Minolta Hi-Matic AF
🎞️ Shanghai GP3 400 Pan
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

One of those news days that will confuse some people: China's coal "output" (mining) grew 1.2% y/y to a record high in 2025, but "output at coal plants" (burning it in power plants) fell 1%, so stockpiles grew and prices fell.

I guess Saya Gray put out some demo mixtape just on her tour, and I can't even find it anywhere, not on YouTube, nothing. Man, I'd really like to hear that. Guess this is how artists build mystique. But it's annoying as hell hahaha. If anyone runs across a copy of that, let me know?
FINAL EDIT - it's definitely called 'Saya Demo Mixtape' and this is the tracklist & cover art, if you find it:

SAYA DEMO MIXTAPE by Saya Gray
Get all the lyrics to songs on SAYA DEMO MIXTAPE and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.

"By the end of 2026, Trump will have begun to distance himself from the aggressively pro-AI industry policies that characterized his AI strategy in 2025,"
wrote retired New York University professor and AI entrepreneur Gary Marcus.
"The giant AI infrastructure plays (like Project Stargate) that he championed after his inauguration will look like an unprofitable and underused mistake.
So will his utter failure to meaningfully regulate AI,
against the w…

This 'utter failure' from Trump could 'stun the world' in 2026: researcher
President Donald Trump has bet big on an agenda to expand artificial intelligence investment in the United States — but this year, some analysts think it could come back to haunt him, as a long-suspected AI investment bubble bursts and the public turns against the technology for its increasingly app...

The arch-enemy managed to trap the garou pack for a time, and one of his minions analyses their DNA. Turns out, all are children of former accomplices who he has killed.
Arch nemesis: ›You are their offspring, but how can that be?‹
Rebekah (Galliard): ›Let's start with the birds & the bees …‹
#rollenspiel

I'm tired grandpa.
CashApp is going to start using your shopping, browsing, and card activity to show you personalized ads. The key wording is always, you can opt out of seeing personalized ads, but it does not say you can opt out of having that information collected.
I'm unbelievably tired of existing in any modern capacity also meaning you must gift the knowledge all of your actions.

DfT have released a public version of their tool that shows the "connectivity" of any location in England and Wales, but because it doesn't use URLs meaningfully, the reports can't be bookmarked or shared.
(Which is the sort of thing I would hope comes up in a service assessment.)
https://connectivity-t…