cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/27663076

TNG s7e25 "All Good Things" + the dress formal top from Nemesis

Archived (archive.org)

July 7 (Reuters) - Russia's sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took his own life, state investigators said on Monday, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him.

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather Service affected the forecasting agency's response to catastrophic and deadly flooding in Central Texas.

Stolen from R*ddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1l9ij5z/oc_favorable_views_of_the_us_have_declined/

Are you even good enough to have imposter syndrome?

Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

Project.

A 27-year-old man was killed Monday after opening fire at a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, authorities said.

Vladimir Putin’s government has launched an aggressive campaign to nationalize the assets of Konstantin Strukov, one of Russia’s richest men and the owner of the country’s largest gold mining company. The move marks a sharp escalation in the Kremlin’s efforts to extract wealth from within its own elite as the financial toll of the war in Ukraine deepens.

Changing this view means showing them; that means calling, writing, turning up in person, talking in private to staff, etc.

In case you're unfamiliar with Elefun (YouTube Link)

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/41699152

I'm sad that I missed posting this on the 4th

The police officer who killed Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 was "racist" and had an "attraction" to adrenaline-style policing, a coroner's inquest has found.

People who lost everything describe leaving homes and express anger at poor preparedness and officials who seemed to shirk responsibility

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-illinois-bill-aims-to-increase-age-seniors-retake-driving-exam/3646023/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_CHBrand

https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/124271830

@ellisjrosen

That's because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture. That extra water vapor means storms can drop more rain than in the past. Today, the heaviest rainstorms in Texas drop about 20% more water than they did in the late 1950s, when the planet was significantly cooler, according to the National Climate Assessment. And extreme rain in Texas is expected to get much more frequent in the coming decade, as the climate warms even more, according to a 2024 report by the Texas state climatologist.

https://bsky.app/profile/trekcore.com/post/3ltfmdje5pv2e

Public support for European AI start-ups could end up strengthening the dominance of US tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon, a new report finds.

Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts may thwart their efforts.

How dense can a company be? Or more likely how intentionally deceptive.

Excellent TV shows like Sharp Objects, Band of Brothers, and Adolescence are among the greatest and most bingeworthy miniseries ever.

Ein mehr als zwei Meter großer und über 90 Kilo schwerer Wels hatte am Brombachsee in Mittelfranken mindestens fünf Badegäste attackiert, bevor ein Polizist mit seiner Dienstwaffe dreimal auf den Fisch schoss. Die Schüsse haben das bissige Tier jedoch nicht getötet, wie ein Sprecher der Polizei am Montag mitteilte. Kein Projektil habe die Haut des Tieres durchschlagen. Stattdessen mussten offenbar örtliche Angler nachhelfen. Mehrere Medien, darunter der SPIEGEL, hatten zuvor berichtet, dass die Polizei den Fisch erschossen habe. Ein Projektil habe den Fisch vermutlich so getroffen, dass er benommen gewesen sei, sagte der Polizeisprecher weiter. Angler hätten daraufhin erneut versucht, den Wels zu fangen. Nach etwa 40 Minuten habe dieser angebissen. Den Anglern sei es nach einiger Zeit schließlich gelungen, den schweren Fisch an Land zu ziehen. Dort sei dieser erlegt worden.