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The LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has discovered a new particle consisting of two charm quarks and one down quark,
a similar structure to the familiar proton, but with two heavy charm quarks replacing the two up quarks of the proton -- thus quadrupling its mass.
The discovery, presented at the ongoing Moriond conference, will help physicists better understand how the strong force binds protons, neutrons and other composite particles together.
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Just finished "Song of A Blackbird" by Maria van Lieshout. It's an excellent and extremely timely historical fiction graphic novel about rediscovering a family connection that was severed by war, and the Dutch Resistance figures under Nazi occupation who saved many lives, in some cases at the cost of their own.
Despite being fiction, it's very closely grounded in historical facts, and the inclusion of photographs within the illustrations is really cool.
Now is an interesting time to be thinking about the fates of Nazis, collaborators, their victims, and the resistance, as well as how we remember them all. I especially liked the section at the end about the real historical figures and their fates. So "fascinating" that none of the Nazis were executed or died in prison (mostly they did serve long terms before their release), even those who oversaw mass killings and deportations to concentration camps. I'm a prison abolitionist and not a fan of state capital punishment, so on *some* level this seems like an outcome I should be happy about, but I somehow doubt that the state was this lenient for all prisoners during this time period...
#AmReading #ReadingNow

I would love to have seen a 15kg echidna
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/ice-age-giant-echidna-fossil-found-in-east-gippsland/106561526?utm_source=…

Giant echidna fossil rewrites understanding of Victoria's prehistoric past
A fossil hidden in a museum collection for 119 years has revealed giant echidnas once roamed Victoria's east, filling a major gap in Australia's prehistoric record.

Superreicher Typ, der sehr viel Geld an die AfD spendet, hat Probleme mit dem Gesetz. …wären die Rechtsextremen an der Macht, könnten solche Leute tun und lassen was sie wollen, so lange nur das Geld fließt. Gut, dass Kiel besser funktioniert.

Möbel Höffner in Kiel: Noch immer Ärger um Umweltauflagen
Die Proteste gegen Möbel Höffner in Kiel sind längst verhallt – doch Jahre später wird nun klar: Das Unternehmen von Kurt Krieger hat noch immer nicht alle Umweltauflagen für den Bau seines Möbelmarktzentrums erfüllt. Durch die Baustelle waren 2020 große Schäden an der Natur entstanden.

The White House has unleashed a pressure campaign against news organizations as it bristles at Iran war coverage, while Trump muses about "Charges for TREASON" (Michael M. Grynbaum/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/business/media/tr…

With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War
A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.

Under pressure from Zionist lawyers, the British Museum removes the label Palestine from displays.
El Museo Britšnico elimina la palabra 'Palestina' de las exposiciones de Oriente Medio
https://www.eldiario.es/rastreador/museo-b

El Museo Británico elimina la palabra 'Palestina' de las exposiciones de Oriente Medio
Los cambios se han realizado tras las quejas planteadas por Abogados del Reino Unido para Israel, una asociación de letrados sionistas

KI-Update Deep-Dive: KI-Kompetenzen verbessern mit dem KI-Campus
Der KI-Campus bietet kostenlose Online-Kurse, um KI-Wissen in Hochschulen, Unternehmen und der Gesellschaft zu verankern. Das Angebot wird weiter ausgebaut.

"same punishments as those convicted of crimes such as sexual battery, solicitation of prostitution, or aggravated stalking"
Georgia protesters could face severe penalties under new legislation - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/04/georgia-protesters-could-face-severe-penalties-under-new-legislation/

The Trump administration has unleashed a multifaceted pressure campaign against news organizations
It increasingly bristles at media coverage of the Middle East military operation that many Americans oppose.
Official Pentagon briefings now include attacks on outlets like CNN -- with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth nit-picking headlines.
Trump is turning to Truth Social to accuse “Highly Unpatriotic ‘News’ Organizations” of airing “LIES” about the war and musing about
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With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War
A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.

A national majority vote for president is one step closer to reality after the Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, signed the national popular vote bill into law,
joining an interstate compact with 17 other states and the District of Columbia.
Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, states would assign their presidential electors to the winner of the popular vote, regardless of the results within the state.
The compact takes effect when states representing a …