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US rail safety legislation still stalled one year after East Palestine Ohio disaster
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The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950
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The engineering behind Figma's vector networks (2019)
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NGOs allowed to seize €2.9 million from Belgian government for failure to shelter asylum seekers
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Reigning World Rally champion Kalle Rovanperä will begin his partial 2024 WRC campaign at Rally Sweden this month
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Russia has massed 500 tanks for an attack on Kupyansk. Thousands of Ukrainian drones await them.
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
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How nuclear power saved Armenia
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Grindavík in Iceland now lies empty. Its people have fled and are beginning to face up to the realisation they may never be able live there again.
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Why car insurance in America is actually too cheap
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What ecelebrity did to my brain
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Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of February 4
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week! Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle...
Add awesome game deals to this topic as they come up over the course of the week!
Alternately, ask about a given game deal if you want the community’s opinions: e.g. “What games from this bundle are most worth my attention?”
Rules:
- No grey market sales
- No affiliate links
If posting a sale, it is strongly encouraged that you share why you think the available game/games are worthwhile.
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Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions from Spanish media that Erling Haaland is unhappy at Manchester City
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Weekly thread for casual chat and photos of pets
This is the place for casual discussion about our pets. Photos are welcome, show us your pet(s) and tell us about them!
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Apple Original Films’ ‘Argylle’ with C+ CinemaScore and near $17m opening isn’t cutting it at weekend box office
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Opinion: Tesla investors should think twice about Elon Musk’s plan to reincorporate in Texas
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“Both-sides” and when is nuance acceptable discourse?
I feel like some sort of alien asking this question but there is this negative connotation I keep seeing towards acknowledging “both sides” of an argument. Now, I know that things that have...
I feel like some sort of alien asking this question but there is this negative connotation I keep seeing towards acknowledging “both sides” of an argument. Now, I know that things that have racism, sexism, and violence on one side and do not have such abhorrent views on the other clearly have a “good” side, but I also get the sneaking suspicion that calling something “both-sidesy” in a context where there are not such clear boundaries is a potential manipulation tactic to dismiss nuanced arguments. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Is my dividing line correct or are there other things to consider?
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How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions – for trying to protect its own seabed
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US Senator Bernie Sanders set to interrogate pharma executives about prices
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How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State
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Broke my dominant arm, will be out of work for a few months. Any advice or tips to adapt to this period of one-armed life?
I've got time now to browse tildes again, until I broke my arm last week, been busy with life otherwise. It's a nice thought to get time off work, but not a nice thought when most my hobbies...
I've got time now to browse tildes again, until I broke my arm last week, been busy with life otherwise.
It's a nice thought to get time off work, but not a nice thought when most my hobbies involve my hands.
Of course appreciate the support by my partner, family and friends. Very thankful I have them.
But with my independence floundering, I hate spending my days either sleeping or eating or mindlessly scrolling though social media.Looking to hear stories of broken limbs and how you've coped and adapted, and advice on physically navigating with one arm. Carrying a cup of tea and then needing to open a door, how to open a jar with one hand, cooking (or not cooking) and all else
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Final update on Brianna Ghey
Was debating whether or not to post this at all on account of this discussion about "the latest horrid thing" in relation to LGBT+ people. But I decided to post anyway as I think this update is...
Was debating whether or not to post this at all on account of this discussion about "the latest horrid thing" in relation to LGBT+ people. But I decided to post anyway as I think this update is important - and I have made sure to use the tags suggested in that thread. And I cannot emphasize enough that this is about an extremely disturbing hate crime so only click if you can deal with that:
CONTENT WARNING
- AP News: 16-year-old killers of transgender teenager in England sentenced for ‘sadistic’ murder
The two 16-year-old convicted murderers of a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago were handed life sentences Friday with minimum prison terms of 20 and 22 years.
The horrific murder shocked the nation. Ghey was stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back in broad daylight after being lured to a park in the town of Warrington on Feb. 11, 2023.
“You will only be released, if in the future, it is decided you no longer present a danger,” the judge said. “You both took part in a brutal and planned murder, which was sadistic in nature, and a secondary motivation was hostility to Brianna, because of her transgender identity.”
- Pink News: Brianna Ghey’s teen killers named as pair sentenced for trans girl’s murder
As he read his victim impact statement at Manchester Crown Court, Brianna’s father Peter Spooner described Jenkinson and Ratcliffe as “pure evil.”
“Now my world has been torn apart. Justice may have been done but no amount of time in prison will be enough for these monsters,” he said.
“I cannot call them children because that makes them sound naive or vulnerable, which they are not – they are pure evil. Brianna was the vulnerable one.”
- BBC: Brianna Ghey: 'My daughter was fearless to be who she wanted to be' (Dec. 20)
The heartbroken mother of Brianna Ghey has said she will never get over the death of her "fearless" daughter, which has left a hole in her heart.
Speaking before the verdicts, Esther Ghey said she would never forget her daughter's unwavering bravery.
"She was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be," she told the BBC.
"She wanted to identify as a female, and she wanted to wear girls' school uniform.
"She just did it - it wasn't a hurdle at all for her."
- The Guardian: ‘Truly sorry’: family of Brianna Ghey murderer pay tribute to mother
In a statement to the Warrington Guardian, Jenkinson’s family said: “All of our thoughts are for Brianna and her family.
“The last 12 months have been beyond our worst nightmares as we have come to realise the brutal truth of Scarlett’s actions. We agree with the jury’s verdict, the judge’s sentence and the decision to name the culprits.”
After the killers were convicted, Brianna’s mother, Esther Ghey, called for “empathy and compassion” for their families as “they too have lost a child” and “must live the rest of their lives knowing what their child has done”.
Jenkinson’s family, saying their lives had been left “in turmoil”, thanked Brianna’s mother for her “incredible selflessness and empathy towards our family”.
“Her compassion is overwhelming and we are forever grateful,” they said. “To all of Brianna’s family and friends, our community and everyone else that has been affected by this horror, we are truly sorry.”
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Table manners in the Ottoman Empire - Acem pilav
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Can you beat Uncharted 2 without guns? | VG Myths
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Pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy released by police in India after being detained for eight months
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Kyle Gordon – My Life (Is the Worst Life Ever) [feat. Our Wounded Courtship] (2024)
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Tildes Minecraft Survival Bi-Weekly Thread
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A partisan solution to partisan gerrymandering
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American airstrikes hit eighty-five targets at seven facilities in Iraq and Syria that the IRGC and affiliated militia used to attack US forces
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I don't understand the appeal of referring to Men™ when you mean Shitty Men™, and I'd like to understand
It's something I've wondered about for a while, but I wasn't sure how to have a constructive conversation about it. For clarity's sake, I am talking about the common social-media post of a woman...
It's something I've wondered about for a while, but I wasn't sure how to have a constructive conversation about it. For clarity's sake, I am talking about the common social-media post of a woman talking about a terrible experience with a particular man or group of men and framing it around "Men are shitty". To be clear, I understand that is said in specific context and rarely does the person mean it literally. My question is about the appeal in the first place. As a personal example, I've been hurt by many women, but the idea of ever saying "Women are shitty." makes me feel mega-ick. So I'm genuinely curious to understand why some people find that kind of language cathartic or useful in some way?
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Spotify has signed a new multiyear agreement with Joe Rogan, the host of one of the most popular and polarizing podcasts in the US
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Why do you think that there isn't a male-led/focused feminist-style movement?
It wasn't until recently that the oddness of this absence struck me. While I am definitely not claiming that men have it worse then women or other minorities, men do have very serious issues from...
It wasn't until recently that the oddness of this absence struck me. While I am definitely not claiming that men have it worse then women or other minorities, men do have very serious issues from being men. Of course there are individual men, groups and small organizations that support men along these lines, but why do you think there isn't a broader culture movement?
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Gabriel Jesus reveals he is ‘changing mindset’ in hunt for more Arsenal goals
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Jenson Button says Acura IMSA GTP is ‘more complicated’ than an F1 car. But why?
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Gen Z boys and men more likely than baby boomers to believe feminism harmful, says poll
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Time loop stories aren't all 'Groundhog Day' rip-offs. Time loop stories aren't all 'Groundhog Day' rip-offs. Time loop stories aren't all...
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Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
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Longlegs | Official trailer
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Study reveals why women are at greater risk of autoimmune disease: A molecule made by one X chromosome in every female cell can generate antibodies to a woman’s own tissues
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The man who owes Nintendo $14m: Gary Bowser and gaming’s most infamous piracy case
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What have you been listening to this week?
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as...
What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! If you've just picked up some music, please update on that as well, we'd love to see your hauls :)
Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.
You can make a chart if you use last.fm:
http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/
Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.
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What are people's thoughts on "secureblue", "bazzite" and other ublue images?
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Japan to introduce six-month residency visa for 'digital nomads'
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Norway hit by hurricane-force winds – is climate change making Europe's extreme storms worse?
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What did you do this week (and weekend)?
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do...
As part of a weekly series, these topics are a place for users to casually discuss the things they did — or didn't do — during their week. Did you accomplish any goals? Suffer a failure? Do nothing at all? Tell us about it!
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Bad Omens x Poppy - V.A.N (2024)
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Swedish teenager Lucas Bergvall has chosen to join Tottenham Hotspur over Barcelona, ahead of a summer move to the Premier League
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Helping bison find their way home to tribal lands
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Fundamental questions about ovaries may unlock longer human lifespan. Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending to find answers.
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