WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis settle with the FTC over claims they colluded on misinformation policies that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers (David McCabe/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/technology/ftc-ad-companies-settlement.html
The Guardian view on #DonaldTrump and the climate crisis: the US is in reverse while China ploughs ahead
Let's hope the #EU will plough ahead in stead of coming to a standstill caused by pressure from fossil fuel, chemical sector and automotive. Otherwise Chinese companies will destroy our export markets before taking over European markets https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trump-and-the-climate-crisis-the-us-is-in-reverse-while-china-ploughs-ahead
The people who actually decide elections aren’t in the base
— and they’re turning.
Political independents and soft partisans — voters Trump converted in 2024 to beat Harris — are more loosely attached to Trump and support his policies less.
When political conditions deteriorate for the GOP, it’s these voters who are the first to leave.
What MAGA elites think might matter to other elites (people who have dinner with Steve Bannon),
-- but when it comes to electi…
Somewhat shaky proof that the skies above over the International #DarkSky Community MŸn and Nyord - https://darksky.org/places/mon-and-nyord-dark-sky-community/ - are good indeed: out of cam vertical 60 seconds f/2.8 shot at ISO 1600 (camera lying on an unstable table) from a place between Elmelunde and NŸrreby, still no sky background appearing. The SQM reading in the zenith was consistently 21.7 mag./sq.arcsec.
WPP, Dentsu, and Publicis settle with the FTC over claims they colluded on misinformation policies that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers (David McCabe/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/technology/ftc-ad-companies-settlement.html
POL-H: Kaltenweide: Polizeibeamtin bei Durchsuchung von Hunden angegriffen und verletzt - Polizeikräfte setzen Schusswaffe ein Hannover (ots) - Bei der Durchsuchung eines Wohnobjekts in Kaltenweide ist am Donnerstag, 16.04.2026, eine Polizeibeamtin durch einen Hundebiss verletzt worden. Polizeikräfte setzten daraufhin die Schusswaffe ein und verletzten zwei Hunde tödlich. ...
""She's a Gavin fan-girl and she doesn't crush on many people," one former Pelosi aide said. "I will say this: She's hardly ever wrong. When she says she sees something, it's a real thing.""
Pelosi's new campaign: Boost Newsom for 2028
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/15/pelosis-new-campaign-boost-newsom-for-2028
Pelosi's new campaign: Boost Newsom for 2028 (Alex Thompson/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/15/pelosis-new-campaign-boost-newsom-for-2028
http://www.memeorandum.com/260215/p36#a260215p36
POL-HI: Verkehrssicherheitswoche beim Polizeikommissariat Sarstedt Hildesheim (ots) - SARSTEDT (mau) - Die Bekämpfung von Hauptunfallursachen ist ein Aufgabenschwerpunkt der Polizei. Das Polizeikommissariat Sarstedt hat sich in der vergangenen Woche den Ursachen der Beeinflussung im Straßenverkehr durch Alkohol, ... https://www.