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China 'made a real mistake' by 'firing shots' on rare earths, says Scott Bessent (Demetri Sevastopulo/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/399ad440-ecd3-4fb0-b97d-a0d8e0a8a22c?accessToken=zwAGQnd6pZuYkc85mtRA7NNPsNO5faDY4KiiLA.MEUCIQDg_qjnwHx88r-iB_-WoiAH8cg5IGF9ug-xOCfW5q93nwIgTRvbVAVRreJq5Srt7RNUs6efpY9GK4JxcXTCpPI1wQU&sharetype=gift&token=41ee5964-57cc-4327-9227-da6f9660e3c5
http://www.memeorandum.com/251031/p100#a251031p100

Indian megacities are sinking putting thousands of buildings at risk: Study https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/indian-megacities-are-sinking-putting-thousands-of-buildings-at-risk-study/

Indian megacities are sinking putting thousands of buildings at risk: Study
Parts of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru, India’s largest cities, are slowly sinking, mainly due to overextraction of groundwater, according to a recent study, reports Mongabay India’s Manish Chandra Mishra. Researchers used eight years of satellite radar data and found that 878 square kilometers (339 square miles) of land across the five megacities show […]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Mazzy Star:
🎵 Ghost Highway
#MazzyStar
https://brutalpandarecords.bandcamp.com/track/ghost-highway-mazzy-star-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/3coYDUUfzgL8bPwRuTiWnP

OpenAI: Suizidhilfe sei Missbrauch von ChatGPT
Nachdem ein 16-Jähriger Suizid begangen hat, verklagen dessen Eltern OpenAI wegen Mithilfe. Doch das Unternehmen sieht die Richtlinien missachtet.
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🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Mazzy Star:
🎵 Fade into you
#NowPlaying #MazzyStar
https://analeorne.bandcamp.com/track/mazzy-stars-fade-into-you
https://open.spotify.com/track/7l5nkTZpoD93OkynN0gcon

An investigation reveals how the Russian military spy ship Yantar is being used to map and potentially intercept undersea telecommunication cables across Europe (Financial Times)

»Es wurde wild rangiert. Autos fuhren über die Gehwege und brachten dort Fußgänger in Gefahr. Der Stau innerhalb der Straße belastete auch die Anwohnerinnen und Anwohner. An der Ausfahrt in den Aalborgring wurde häufig die Rechts-vor-Links-Situation missachtet.«
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Keine Elterntaxis mehr: In Kiel gibt es die erste Schulstraße
Kiel hat die erste Schulstraße Schleswig-Holsteins. Eine Schranke versperrt ab sofort morgens und nachmittags die Zufahrt zur Grundschule am Heidenberger Teich in Kiel-Mettenhof. So sollen Elterntaxis ausgesperrt und ein Verkehrschaos verhindert werden. Bereits am ersten Tag gab es unterschiedlichste Reaktionen.

This is another photo I was able to take in the #schwarzwald . You might have seen it in my recent blog post. But I wanted to share it here as well.
What really surprises me is how it looked on location vs here now. On location there was a lot of forest around, lots of clutter. It was a challenge to find this view through the foreground so that I could single out this gem of a tree but…

Ik hept op een boot gestemd. Lijst 2.

A look at the rising popularity of virtual K-pop stars, usually created by artists wearing motion sensor suits, and the labor rights questions they raise (Michelle Kim/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/metaverse-kpop-idols/

The metaverse is rewriting the rules of who can be a K-pop star
In an industry studded with megastars like BTS and Blackpink, virtual idols are building powerful new fandoms even while their true identities remain obscured.