Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

Joe Biden can't be the worst US President ever, as #Trump says.

That's a title that Trump will hold forever ... undisputed and with a huge margin!

Even George W. Bush was quite a decent President compared to Trump.

And this is why we love #Cricket

And this is why half the world doesn't get it.

5 day test match at Adelaide, Australia vs West Indies.

Australia wins the toss and elects to bowl, prompting lengthy and arcane discussion about the grass on Adelaide Oval, the time of year, the cloud cover, humidity, how Bradman bowled first at Adelaide in 1934 and paid the price, can West Indies defence cope with leg spin.

And the game hasn't started yet.

Ah, #Cricket.

Hall of the Abencerrages (at the Alhambra).
James Cavanah Murphy, from "The Arabian Antiquities of Spain" by Thomas Hartwell Horne, London: 1813 #illustration #art #Spain https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hall-abencerrages/

Our new NCCPR Issue Paper on the failure of #mandatoryreporting of "#childabuse" https://nccpr.org/nccpr-issue-paper-16-the-failure-of-mandatory-reporting/ #fostercare #familypreservation #childwelfare #familypolice

sweat levels are 72% and rising

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Cuba has announced a sharp rise in fuel, water and electricity prices. The ruling Communist Party says the measures are part of an adjustment program needed ...
Cuba’s economy adjustment program: Price hike for fuel, gas and water to take place

France's Macron to 'finalize security deal' during Ukraine visit https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-security-deal-ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Trump’s win in Iowa shows big strengths and hidden warning signs https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/16/trump-iowa-caucus-analysis-00135949?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Is there a website or an online museum which tracked the originals of traditional #games and how it spread across different nations?

There are traditional games in #Korea and the #Philippines which are (very) similar, yet, there was no known contact between the two nations at the time these traditional games were estimated to have been “developed”.

That only leaves us with two possibilities:
1. The games did develop independently. Which someone gives us the idea that humans think similarly regardless of place and time.

2. Another foreign contact brought the games.

Here are some examples:
Korea: Red Light, Green Light.
Philippines: Stop, Go.

Philippines: Sipa (predates Spanish rule)
Korea: I don't remember what it's called, but I first saw it in a #RunningMan episode.

Korea: #SquidGame
Philippines: #Patintero

Marbles game
Philippines: Jolen, Holen, or just marbles.
Korea: can't remember what it's called.

Korea: Gonggi
Philippines: Jackstone

Wife of a migratory laborer with three children. Near #Childress, #Texas. #NettieFeatherston

https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017770680/

https://youtube.com/live/eUf0VjR38HY?si=3yFsASxCoUzoY6Ip
⚡️‼️LIVE: Davos event on the business case for EU enlargement (Reuters News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #News #Davos #Switzerland #russiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #BoycottMusk #BoycottPoland #AxisOfEvil
#NoEUPrezForHungary
#NoUSRepublicans2024

President Macron said France had switched to a war economy to increase weapons production and increase supplies to Ukraine

He said he intended to visit Ukraine in February and announced new deliveries to Kiev of about 40 Scalp missiles and “several hundred bombs”.

Macron said France was "in the process of finalizing a security agreement" similar to the one concluded by Kiev and London.
#AureFreePress #Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #news #Moscow #USA #UK #Germany #France

The message from Apple is clear: if you don’t want to pay Apple’s 30% tax, you should monetize your app through advertising.

https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/16/apple-revises-us-app-store-rules-to-let-developers-link-to-outside-payment-methods-but-it-will-still-charge-a-commission/

“Direct, life-saving aid in Gaza, near the Rafah crossing”: This is urgent work and it deserves your support. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HRG8NM9XvYAufETLAZzr08EezCsmPJjhlVGHg2sP-bQ/edit

I just discovered that one of my favourite philosophical writers, former AI researcher @Meaningness, has published a book on the current state and future risks of AI;

https://betterwithout.ai/

I've read standalone essays David wrote years ago exploring the philosophical underbelly of AI development, and I'm confident this timely book will be just as insightful.

#AI #MOLE #DavidChapman

Federal Judge Halts JetBlue's Acquisition of Spirit Airlines Amid Antitrust Concerns
- By Brooke Sutherland

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-16/spirit-goes-from-bidding-war-with-jetblue-and-frontier-to-twisting-in-the-wind
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/federal-judge-halts-jetblues-acquisition-of-spirit-airlines-amid-antitrust-concerns/141089/ #aviation

A strange thing about getting older has been that the past seems to get closer rather than further away. When I was a kid the 1920s seemed like the olden days, but now they seem pretty recent.

Idaho Republicans push anti-LGBTQ bill, that could even ban hand-holding in books

"the homophobia in this bill is blatant"

#LGBTQ #BannedBooks #censorship #books

https://howtobe247.com/idaho-republicans-push-anti-lgbtq-books-bill/

The Treasury and IRS say they aren't enforcing a rule requiring businesses to report the receipt of digital assets worth $10K+ within 15 days of receiving them (Sander Lutz/Decrypt)

https://decrypt.co/213112/irs-says-wont-enforce-10k-crypto-tax-rule-now
http://www.techmeme.com/240116/p27#a240116p27

We'koqma'q First Nation raises signs as part of MMIWG campaign

Two new signs along TransCanada Highway 105 passing through We'koqma'q First Nation in Nova Scotia are meant to shine a light on the ongoing issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/mmiwg-displays-mi-kmaw-1.7085354?cmp=rss
#News #Indigenous