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NPR: The "significant" winter storm dropping heavy snow, freezing rains and potentially damaging ice is expected to last through early Wednesday, the National Weather Service warns.#news #NPR npr.org/2023/12/26/1221738575/

I just got notified that Amazon will add advertisements to Prime Video streaming.

But it's not all bad. "Sound of Freedom" was just released on Prime, and if there's any movie that advertising would improve, it's that one.

@yosh
The pitfalls will be that you get called a know it all and a control freak. Been there done that. 😆

Abandoned structure in a marsh. The path no longer connects to it, so it just sits there, unattainable and picturesque.

Hmmm....seems like campaign messaging that is somewhat awry

Oh wow! The new Friendica release now has a list of abuse reports people have submitted to my server.

And there aren't many, but the few that have been submitted are from people who so truly, madly, deeply, need to FUCK RIGHT OFF.

@Doreen32128
But keep in mind that cellulous acetate, a plastic that Edison used for his talking machine cylinders, is highly flammable and can warp in hot climates.

The final death toll from the [Oct7] attack is now thought to be 695 Israeli civilians, including 36 children, as well as 373 security forces and 71 foreigners, giving a total of 1,139.

This excludes five people, among them four Israelis, still listed as missing by the prime minister's office. france24.com/en/live-news/2023

they killed indiscriminately in streets, houses, kibbutz communities and at a rave music festival.
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The attack was horrible. But if the killing was 'indiscriminate,' it looks very precise in comparison to Israel's response.

Oct7: 3% children. 67% civilian. Weirdly, they don't provide gender breakdown, when that social security data would clearly contain that.

Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies

Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile operating systems, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to curb abuse of their dominant position in the Japanese market.

Legislation slated to be sent to the parliament in 2024 would

osnews.com/story/138131/japan-

#Legal

How many years in a row do we need to clean up and console each other after unprecedented natural disasters, multiple per fucking year, before we accept what’s happening?

PBS: The airline combines Lopez Obrador's reliance on the military -- which he claims is the most incorruptible and patriotic arm of the government -- and his nostalgia for the state-run companies that dominated Mexico's economy until widespread privatizations were carried out in the 1980s.#news #PBS #headline pbs.org/newshour/world/mexicos

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