Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

IGN: 22 House Republicans Call on FTC to Drop Opposition to Xbox's Activision Blizzard Merger https://www.ign.com/articles/22-house-republicans-call-on-ftc-to-drop-opposition-to-xboxs-activision-blizzard-merger #Tech #IGN #gaming #gamingnews#TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc

I always forget how big these guys are!

#iPhonePhotography

And for better or worse, some people want it this way.

Preliminary remarks by @CharlesMichel @eucopresident, during the press conference following the #EUCELACSummit on 18 July 2023 in #Brussels.
"We are seeing a new optimistic chapter open in the relations between the #EU and #CELAC."
https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/247308

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUCouncilTVNews/status/1681340503722262529

https://mastodon.radio/@KC8JC/110729901153398743

Disregarding the irony of discussing using RSS, blogs etc. instead of searching for a new platform on mastodon which is of course a new platform: I think blogs and micro blogging are different enough that one cannot replace the other.

You need a centralized space with larger audiences and realtime notifications to generate conversations and discovery.

You need individual websites to permanently store and organize material.

The Federal Trade Commission’s “Green Guides” date back to 1992 and they’re supposed to help companies avoid greenwashing when advertising their products. The Environmental Protection Agency is getting involved in the latest update.

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072023/truth-about-plastic-recycling-labels/

You know, there's a Georgia in Russia. Has anyone done a Lincoln-Kennedy thing with Carter-Tr*mp?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln%E2%80%93Kennedy_coincidences_urban_legend

Both mastodon and early bluesky reminding me of good ole days of pre-AOL usenet. All the replies are lol-gold.

西瓜 facts: it is never enough

Thinking about how I hear music.
I don't think I really hear it as "tunes" ...

It's more a collection textures that fill my auditory space... and constantly changing as I change ... in space / time / mental emotional state.

Russian deserters keep fleeing abroad https://www.dw.com/en/russian-deserters-keep-fleeing-abroad/a-66277704?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf

Folks...

小猫咪，你把尾巴放上去好伐啦！这样看着像是尾巴断了一样的。

Intense heat is gripping large parts of the Northern hemisphere in this summer of extremes.  New daily and station temperature records have been broken and it is possible that some national records may fall. The World Meteorological Organization will examine any potential new continental temperature records as the heatwave continues. #climatechange #climatecrisis https://yubanet.com/world/wmo-simultaneous-heatwaves-hit-northern-hemisphere-in-summer-of-extremes/

#Twitter is now totally wonky and unreliable as a website. Works sometimes.

https://youtube.com/live/7u-Y3p0dyfM?feature=share
‼️🇺🇦Live Briefing: Resistance to missile attacks - SitRep by AFU Air Force Spox | dubbed into English (Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive #TroopsDieAsAlliesStallJets
#USputsOilB4Food

Today's reason to drink? It's Anti-Bigot Day, Billy Joel Day (New York), Chrysanthemum Day, Hug a Fat Bald Person Day, Insurance Nerd Day, International Brewers Day, Jane Austen Day (Indiana), Lollapalooza Day, Make A List of the People You Love Day, National Caviar Day, National Dapper Your Data Day, National Mortgage Brokers Day, National Sour Candy Day, Nebet-Het, Perfect Family Day, Perfect 10 Day, Pyramids Day, St. Anou, Bishop of Metz's Day, Tony the Tiger Day, Water Pistol Day (Pastafarian), Weinermobile Day & World Listening Day (https://bit.ly/3ry9pFs)

As Rikers Island and the city’s troubled jail system stumble toward a big turning point, many advocates and experts have proposed transferring the system to control of a “receiver” appointed by a federal judge.

So what would a receivership mean exactly?

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/9/19/23362144/close-rikers-deaths-jails-federal-receiver-deadline

Today in 1942, 81 years ago: World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.

#OnThisDay