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We Asked for Science. We Got Sustain-a-Babble.

https://steadystate.org/we-asked-for-science-we-got-sustain-a-babble/
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 22:53
Editor’s Note

CASSE encourages members and readers to hold their government agencies to account on the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection. Last week, Brian Czech presented Gag-Ordered No More to the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome, concluding with recommendations for engaging agency directors. We follow up this week with a letter from the Qualicum Institute (British Columbia) to Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change,

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Jeremy Corbyn: Our Political Class Are Emboldening the Far Right

https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/05/jeremy-corbyn-our-political-class-are-embolden…
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 21:54

Mr. and Mrs. Saeid* arrived in Islington in the 1990s. As Kurdish refugees, they fled persecution in Turkey in search of a safer life. Not long after their arrival, immigration officials threatened to send them back home. As the MP for the area, I tried to appeal their deportation, but endless letters, emails and calls […]

Upgraded Sportz Central officially opened

https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/upgraded-sportz-central-officially-opened
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 14:56

COFFS HARBOUR Mayor Paul Amos has declared long-awaited improvements to Sportz Central as “a game changer” for the city, with the upgraded Bray Street sporting facility officially opening last week. The $8.28 million project has been jointly funded by the City and the Commonwealth and NSW Governments. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s...

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The new Navigation module and Layout Builder

https://www.drupal.org/about/core/blog/the-new-navigation-module-and-layout-bui…
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 12:28

Navigation module makes use of Layout Builder to construct the navigation toolbar.

There have been some questions about this decision in Slack. This post discusses the background.

In #3397058: Convert navigation sections to blocks and use the menu system the navigation module added a plugin system and config entity for 'navigation blocks'. These were very nearly identical to block plugins and block config entities. The primary difference was the config entities did not depend on a theme like block config entities do.

Tucker’s Moscow Adventure

https://digbysblog.net/2024/05/01/tuckers-moscow-adventure/
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 09:00
Tucker Carlson is just going for it these days. Chased off of mainstream media he’s now operating in the subterranean, alt-right propaganda world: A far-right Russian philosopher who’s called for Russia to expand its borders and rise up against the West says his interview with Tucker Carlson shows Americans are ready to accept his fascist ideas. Alexander Dugin, dubbed “Putin’s brain” for supposedly influencing the Russian leader’s geopolitical crusades, took to Telegram in the wake of his interview with the former Fox News host to note that he’d made it into the “American mainstream” by sitting down with Carlson, and that the “American public is a little ready for my ideas.” He claimed there’d been a “defamation” campaign against him hatched by “globalists” and “left-wing liberals” who portrayed him as “Dr.

Coffs Coast football rivals unite to honour ANZAC heroes

https://www.newsofthearea.com.au/coffs-coast-football-rivals-unite-to-honour-an…
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 08:19

ANZAC Day served as a poignant moment for the Northern Storm and Coffs City United football clubs, as they came together to honour those who served Australia and New Zealand during World War One. The ANZAC Cup had its origins in 2021 when two proud coaches – Craig Caruana of Northern Storm and Glen Williams...

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Best Drupalcon Portland 2024 sessions to learn Drupal

https://www.drupal.org/drupalorg/blog/best-drupalcon-portland-2024-sessions-to-…
Created
Thu, 02/05/2024 - 07:26

I have gone through all the Drupalcon sessions in Portland and selected those that I think are perfect for someone learning Drupal. Here is the result.

NOTE: Did I miss anything that you think it should be highlighted here? Please let me know 😊.

Have fun, learn and meet the community

Trivia night
https://events.drupal.org/portland2024/session/trivia-night
When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 - 18:30 to 21:05
Why: General culture about Drupal

Birds of a Feather
https://events.drupal.org/portland2024/session/birds-feather
When: Monday, May 6, 2024 - 08:00 to 17:00
Why: Learn and interact with the discussions