2026-04-04 23:21:29
Help us save North Atlantic right whales from extinction #AnimalRights
Help us save North Atlantic right whales from extinction #AnimalRights
Happy International Women's day — I'm currently in Luxemburg and will participate in the women's march with ~5000 participants expected. The political party déi Lénk has achieved a historic win in making abortion a right just this week!
Still, there's lots to do: Luxemburg's minister of defense will participate in this protest, despite her version of feminism being that black women can now be in the military too. A larger action to protest white, western “feminism” is planned.
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A New York bill would ban chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals like doctors and lawyers and giving "substantive response, information, or advice" (Keely Quinlan/StateScoop)
https://statescoop.com/new-york-bill-would-ban-chatbots-legal-med…
Can a liberal society do affirmative action right? (Kelsey Piper/The Argument)
https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/can-a-liberal-society-do-affirmative
http://www.memeorandum.com/260403/p99#a260403p99
Seeing members of the Iranian women's football team get asylum in Australia reminds me of this in the UK: Lift the Ban: Why People Seeking Asylum Should Have the Right to Work - Refugee Action https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/lift-the
While Starmer and the far right condone USAsrael
'Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said Iranians "deserve to live free from a brutal regime", but Trump's "unilateral and illegal military action won't deliver freedom, peace and security".'
'Referencing reports that a strike had hit a girls' school and killed dozens, Green Party leader Zack Polanski said "This is an illegal, unprovoked and brutal attack that shows once again that…
Arianna Pera @… defends her PhD: The Language of Collective Action in the Social Web
https://nerds.itu.dk/2026/02/27/ariann
Cowboys made best pick in entire 2026 NFL Draft, writes ESPN expert https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-best-pick-2026-nfl-draft-espn-expert/08ffb648f0262b2eead1fca6
The font and colors are subject to change, (though I'm kind of digging the dark blue), but the next portion of the Warlock project is coming together! This will serve as the public documentation and information site for the project, for folks not wanting to solely use Github. Still a lot of work to do, but making good progress on it.
OH, and the screenshot is being generated by the following "code"
::: section .showcase
::: .blocks-2
::: .block
# Warlock Ne…
Finally, Volkswagen is launching a V2G tariff in Germany. It is now scheduled for launch in Q4 2026.
Although Volkswagen was the first German car manufacturer to release bidirectional charging functionality in their vehicles, they are now behind BMW, Mercedes and Ford (whose EVs use VW technology) in terms of announcing an actual charger and tariff bundle.
"Right now, new scam protections proposed by the government exclude many platforms scammers frequently use, including dating apps, email services and online marketplaces. Since 2020, thousands of Australians have fallen victim to scammers, losing $220 million through romance scams alone."
#Australia #Scams
Okay, this Kagi translation tool is pretty entertaining (and an absolute gem as a guerilla marketing tactic, by which I mean it be a fine way to plunder more business, me hearty!)
https://translate.kagi.com/?from=en&to=LinkedIn speak