An interactive playground to explore the extreme distortions of the Mercator projection. Set any point on Earth as the new North Pole. Warp the map in real-time. See the world in a whole new way.
Now I'm going to pretend I am surprised that many wealthy people just have wealthy parents and actually aren't the "self-made men" they love to paint themselves as.
It has been another catastrophic climate year: record-breaking wildfires across Canada scorched an area the size North Dakota, unprecedented rainfall in Libya left thousands dead and displaced, while heat deaths surged in Arizona and severe drought in the Amazon is threatening Indigenous communities and ecosystems....
Sorbonne University has been deeply committed to the promotion and the development of open science for many years. According to its commitment to open research information, it has decided to discontinue its subscription to the Web of Science publication database and Clarivate bibliometric tools in 2024. By resolutely abandoning...
Wait, so you're telling me an authoritarian country pushes own capitalist and nationalist interests against climate change fightback? Outrageous, nobody could predict this!!!!!
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The ongoing state of stress and anxiety in Israel has led to weight gain for many, but understanding how stress works can actually aid in shedding pounds while maintaining overall health.
The Swiss government says it plans to “carry out a fresh, in-depth analysis of all financial flows” and assess the “relevance and feasibility of programmes.” Earlier this month, European governments suspended more than $150 million in development aid, as Israel cut access to food, water, electricity, fuel, and medicines...
I've read the article, and I just want to ask whether there are any resources on how much aid goes to the either side of the conflict. Because I was surprised that many countries in the EU still contribute bilaterally.
Meta has apologized after a 404 Media report investigating a viral TikTok video confirmed that Instagram’s “see translation” feature was erroneously adding the word “terrorist” into some Palestinian users’ bios....
It's ok, we sigma now. (mander.xyz)
Helpful metaphors (mander.xyz)
Mercator: Extreme (mrgris.com)
An interactive playground to explore the extreme distortions of the Mercator projection. Set any point on Earth as the new North Pole. Warp the map in real-time. See the world in a whole new way.
Where wealth come from. In Europe mostly inheritance. (lemmy.world)
From the financial times. In Europe how billionaires gain their wealth? Mostly mom and dad.
The faith leaders fighting for the climate: ‘we have a moral obligation’ (www.theguardian.com)
It has been another catastrophic climate year: record-breaking wildfires across Canada scorched an area the size North Dakota, unprecedented rainfall in Libya left thousands dead and displaced, while heat deaths surged in Arizona and severe drought in the Amazon is threatening Indigenous communities and ecosystems....
What would happen if you drank bleach, and then drank ammonia?
That's what my brain wants to know....
Sorbonne University unsubscribes from the Web of Science (www.sorbonne-universite.fr)
Sorbonne University has been deeply committed to the promotion and the development of open science for many years. According to its commitment to open research information, it has decided to discontinue its subscription to the Web of Science publication database and Clarivate bibliometric tools in 2024. By resolutely abandoning...
German state: Citizenship applicants must support Israel (www.dw.com)
Starlink has lost over 1,000 satellites totaling billions in waste. UFO conspiracy theorists are saying UFO's are destroying his rockets because both humans and aliens don't like Elon. (tiblur.com)
Files Suggest Climate Summit’s Leader Is Using Event to Promote Fossil Fuels (www.nytimes.com)
The Biden Administration Says It Can’t Do Anything to Stop the War on Gaza. That’s a Lie. (jacobin.com)
OwO (mander.xyz)
Texas Republicans Target Climate Science in Textbooks Ahead of Education Board Vote (insideclimatenews.org)
How to use the stress from the Israel-Hamas war to lose weight (jpost.com)
The ongoing state of stress and anxiety in Israel has led to weight gain for many, but understanding how stress works can actually aid in shedding pounds while maintaining overall health.
Im Anticapitalist. But I havent found a socialist ideology I really agree with.
I’ve just finished a Marxist book club reading series, including Lenin and Marx and Rosa and several others....
The REAL two-state solution (lemmy.world)
Erdogan says trust in EU shaken by its stance on Israel-Hamas war (www.ekathimerini.com)
Latinos have been raising the flag on climate change. Now it's time to listen (www.latimes.com)
A staggering 81% of Latinos in the U.S. consider addressing climate change to be a priority compared to 61% of non-Latinos, according to Pew Research.
Switzerland Decides to Suspend Funding for Rights Defenders in Israel, Palestine (www.hrw.org)
The Swiss government says it plans to “carry out a fresh, in-depth analysis of all financial flows” and assess the “relevance and feasibility of programmes.” Earlier this month, European governments suspended more than $150 million in development aid, as Israel cut access to food, water, electricity, fuel, and medicines...
Cool view of all tropical storms over the last 100 years (o.mastodon.au)
by PythonMaps
xkcd #2848: Breaker box (imgs.xkcd.com)
xkcd.com/2848...
Kontakt sampler having a bad day (lemmy.world)
Instagram sorry for translation error that put “terrorist” in Palestinian bios (arstechnica.com)
Meta has apologized after a 404 Media report investigating a viral TikTok video confirmed that Instagram’s “see translation” feature was erroneously adding the word “terrorist” into some Palestinian users’ bios....
Do you have intense social anxiety and have to be speaking with people who hate you for it? Take a gun with you to have them also have anxiety around you as you do around them!
Anxiety is better when more people participate in it after all!
Day 0: This game of Mao has officially began. (i.imgur.com)
The only rule i can tell you is this one....