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~by Sean Paul Kelley With the encirclement of the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad pocket by Russia now complete, it is only days, a week or two at most, until mopping up operations are complete. This is an indisputable Russian victory, but don’t expect the war to change much. Russia’s strategy of attrition is about incremental gains that create […]

It might not be good for us to go overboard with indoor greenery

The post Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Houseplants? appeared first on Nautilus.

[ The below is a cross-post of an article that I published on my blog at Software Freedom Conservancy. ]

Our member project representatives and others who collaborate with SFC on projects know that I've been on part-time medical leave this year. As I recently announced publicly on the Fediverse, I was diagnosed in March 2025 with early-stage Type 2 Diabetes. I had no idea that that the diagnosis would become a software freedom and users' rights endeavor.

After the diagnosis, my doctor suggested immediately that I see the diabetes nurse-practitioner specialist in their practice. It took some time get an appointment with him, so I saw him first in mid-April 2025.

It was potentially the last chance for Paul, Tim Kaine, and Adam Schiff to block U.S. military action in Venezuela with a war powers resolution.

The post Rand Paul Warns of “Warmongers,” but MAGA Rejects Venezuela War Powers Bill appeared first on The Intercept.

The simple shape belies some complex chemistry that could be the key to advances in biomaterials

The post The Secret of the Triangle Weaver’s Springy Web appeared first on Nautilus.

The name is Mamdani, M-A-M-D-A-N-I. You should learn how to say it. Because he won....

Australia’s favourite racist bigot, Pauline Hanson, has returned from America after skipping out from work for two weeks to swan around Mar-A-Lago, and the Queensland Senator is full of ideas. ”I learnt so much from just being around the Trump... Read More ›

After fighting the democratic socialist’s candidacy tooth and nail, the city’s ruling class is lining up to shake his hand.

The post New York’s Billionaires Are Bending the Knee to Zohran Mamdani appeared first on The Intercept.

The Trump administration’s fast-tracked rules grant the Federal Protective Service sweeping powers to make arrests off federal property.

The post Trump’s Federal Cops Just Gave Themselves Expansive Anti-Protest Powers Targeting Masks appeared first on The Intercept.

“New York millionaires are plotting their exit from the city after the election of Zohran Mamdani, the socialist who plans to increase the taxes of the rich.”
—The Telegraph

Well, looks like the unthinkable has happened—Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City. As the founder of a bro culture clickbait site who has been repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, I hate to see this city going in such an obviously bad direction. If New York City is no longer going to be an unaffordable police state run by crooks, I’m taking my hard-earned sex-pest dollars elsewhere.

The artificial intelligence giant’s chief financial officer just said taxpayers should guarantee the firm’s debt.

Military contractors called for — and are now getting — contracts to help carry out Trump’s mass deportations, with a bounty for every immigrant they track down.

Labour's attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues Adam Ramsay

With a War Powers vote looming in the Senate, advocates are pointing to Trump’s past opposition to regime change wars.

The post Last-Ditch Effort to Block Trump’s Venezuela War Appeals to MAGA Republicans appeared first on The Intercept.

All the adventures were tests, but not of the Don’s courage. Rather, they were tests of friendship, pure and simple. 

While discussing Doctor Who spinoff The War Between the Land and the Sea, Russell T Davies made it clear that "sea devils" is a racist name.