Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@qoto.org

Germany has allocated 65 million euros for Ukraineʼs energy sector

https://babel.ua/en/news/113032-germany-allocated-65-million-for-the-restoration-of-ukraine-s-energy-sector

Small but important antedating of "spy ray" for the Historical #Dictionary of #ScienceFiction:

This is very common in the '30s and '40s, & is used constantly by E. E. "Doc" Smith, & rare after the 1950s.

Turns out Jack Williamson got there first, with a 1932 use.

https://sfdictionary.com/view/1289/spy-ray

Trump's latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US? (Paul Wiseman/Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-trump-trade-policy-economy-0fb9740a4b42c734c75b64ba09c901d5
http://www.memeorandum.com/241126/p61#a241126p61

FTC finds that smart device makers fail to make clear how long their products will be supported https://tcrn.ch/4eNd0Tc

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/11/pentagon-briefings-starting-january-20?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=96229

Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders were a regiment of U.S. cavalry volunteers recruited in 1898 from New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Texas. Many New Mexicans joined to fight in the Spanish-American War to demonstrate their loyalty to the U.S. (New Mexico became a territory in 1847, but didn't become a state until 1912.)

https://youtu.be/JZqI0G8hFEI

#history #NewMexico #AmericanWest

UK minister criticized over ‘hyperbolic’ speech on Russia’s cyber capabilities https://therecord.media/uk-minister-criticized-hyperbolic-russia

Polaroid by Andrei Tarkovsky, from Instant Light

Q&A: Cold War Foes Made Treaties to Limit the Spread of Nukes. Could a Similar Approach Wind Down Fossil Fuels? #fossilfuels #fossilfueltreaty #ClimateAction https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/22/qa-cold-war-foes-made-treaties-to-limit-the-spread-of-nukes-could-a-similar-approach-wind-down-fossil-fuels/

Released 48 years ago today

"Anarchy in the U.K." the legendary debut single by the Sex Pistols

#punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #sexpistols #anarchyintheuk #history #punkrockhistory #otd

sleeping tight

#Singapore #forest #bee #biene #lebah #macro #insect #bug #biodiversity #animal

Meanwhile, as America implodes, the Canadian Prime Minister just casually trades friendship bracelets at a #TaylorSwift concert in Toronto. (h/t sussywussy696969/tiktok)

new alaska unionized contract just dropped 🎉

https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/recently-unionized-home-care-workers-in-alaska-approve-first-contracts/

Sounds tariffying.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/25/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada-percent/

Rivian snags $6.6B conditional federal loan to build Georgia factory https://tcrn.ch/4i3sMvT

https://www.europesays.com/1638767/ Show of discontent – Taipei Times #China #ChinaTaiwan #Conflicts #Taiwan #TheTaipeiTimes #台北時報

Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to agree on a solution. #ClimateChange

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/25/nx-s1-5199658/plastic-pollution-un-treaty-fossil-fuel-climate-change-health

I've recommended @libreoffice as an alternative to Microsoft Office to at least two people over the phone today.

#LibreOffice #Microsoft