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Discovery through creation.
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I found 20 quid outside the supermarket and I felt a little bit guilty as I picked it up, so because itβs Good Friday I thought to myself, βWhat would Jesus do?β. So I turned it into wine...
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Sicilian wines are often overshadowed by their mainland rivals, but in my experience theyβre versatile and able to complement a wide range of meals. Good value for those of us who change their minds at the last moment.
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Mueller, She Wrote
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Letβs celebrate this small return to better times.
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After backlash, Hershey to bring back classic Reese's recipes | CBC News
Hershey said Wednesday it will use classic recipes for all Reese's products starting next year, a change that comes after the grandson of Reese's founder criticized the company for shifting to cheaper...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hershey-reese-classic-recipe-9.7150329
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Scotland's No1 Comrade
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This idiot's parents came from Cuba & his boss's Mother came from Scotland. But to be fair both are wired to the moon, So maybe that's allowed in America's constitution these days.
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One last view of my favorite store for kitchen and household things, Chocolate Mousse on Robson Steet in Vancouver, driven out by greedy developers. Their basement (seen here) was a pleasure to shop in. They had EVERYTHING.
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Gary Buckley
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Β© Timothy Adam Matthews. 'A Closer Look.' Oil on canvas, 2020. 16 Γ 20 inches.
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Author Stuart Miller (Humanitarianπ Writer πβοΈπ€)
3 days ago
Alexa Meade, known for her
#illusion
driven work, she paints directly onto people & real environments to make them appear flat, like
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paintings. Instead of
#painting
on a canvas, she turns reality itself into the surface, blending subjects & surroundings into a single visual plane @alexameadeart
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Max B π πΆ πΊπ¦ π¬π§ πͺπΊ
3 days ago
No such thing as a bandwagon that can't be jumped on.
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Codfather #FBPE π«π·πͺπΊ
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Australia just completed a 4,000-kilometer renewable energy transmission line β the longest clean energy highway ever built β connecting massive outback solar and wind farms directly to coastal cities that need power most.
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So now weβre facing induced stupidity as well as natural stupidity. But what if ALL stupidity has to be induced in some way, and we could therefore find ways to counter it more intelligently? This would be grounds for optimism.
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Imitative AI and the Functional Stupidity Problem
The people who run Amazon Web Services are not stupid people. οΏ½You might be forgiven for thinking that they might be, given how many disruptions to their core services have happened over the past ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/30/2375404/-Imitative-AI-and-the-Functional-Stupidity-Problem?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
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A view of the Deloitte offices taken from the 9th floor rooftop garden at the Vancouver Public Library. I understand that the company is heavily into AI these days.
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Vera Kober
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My flower painting πΌ
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Joseph Lewczak (Truth Seeker)
5 days ago
This whimsical painting of two black cats in a simplified architectural setting is by Danish artist Inge Schuster.
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Merlin increases the Canadian GDP by consuming food, toys and veterinary services. Also space, so an implied rent must be factored into the national accounts. Today heβs enjoying some well-earned time off.
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Ory and Iris
6 days ago
#Caturday
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#cat
#catsky
#catsofbluesky
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The rooftop garden at the Vancouver Public Library has a Poets Corner. BC Place Stadium is visible in the upper right.
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ContempraInn πΉ
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Laundry as art [πΈ Helga Stentzel]
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Demonstrations like
#NoKings
show the truth of popular support. Polls are getting more and more unreliable. We all βknewβ this, but hereβs some more evidence. Showing up really matters.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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βOur assumptions are brokenβ: how fraudulent church data revealed AIβs threat to polling
Experts say paid participants are using automated tools to generate unreliable survey responses at scale
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/28/how-fraudulent-church-data-revealed-ais-threat-to-polling
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Street Art Utopia
7 days ago
Roman Mosaic Unearthed - Southwark, London, UK <3 What Time Reveals (9 Photos):
streetartutopia.com/2026/03/28/f...
Two archaeologists gently uncover a large Roman mosaic beneath a construction site near The Shard in central London. The vibrant geometric patterns, preserved underground for nearly...
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Gizmo the Wobbly Cat
7 days ago
Goodnight
#cat
#cats
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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet is out of copyright and available for free at Project Gutenberg.
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77600
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The Maltese falcon by Dashiell Hammett
Free eBook digitized and proofread by volunteers.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77600
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viewoflife
8 days ago
When housing is tight.
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This news should be known more widely. Agreements with the current US government are worthless. Congress has failed the American people here.
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English Bay this morning. Our marine authorities have been slow in taking this wreck away. The mast and boom have been removed, though, probably by thieves.
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8 days ago
Curiosity in Trees by Hope Doe
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Our vet keeps a small portrait gallery for the
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#dogs
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Meeting the challenge posed by the Republican death cult. It will take many hands and many hearts to prevail over this darkness.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Democratic rising star extends βloveβ after Hegseth pastor prays for his death
Senate nominee in Texas James Talarico says βChristian nationalism killsβ in response to Brooks Potteiger remark
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/james-talarico-pete-hegseth-pastor
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These two restaurants somehow just found each other. The orange and yellow color combination would be brighter on a clearer day.
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This seems so typical of the New America.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...
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US runners led off course in chaotic half-marathon given entry to world championships
Three runners who were led off course in a race that served as a qualifier for the 2026 World Road Running Championships have been given entry into the upcoming competition
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/25/atlanta-half-marathon-guide-vehicle-runners-off-course
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Free Cats π»
10 days ago
synchronized napping
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Greg Morosoff
10 days ago
A couple kittens of cuteness, and their mommy, to start the day
#KittensOfCuteness_bsky
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A perceptive article on the US occupation of Vietnam, which dragged on for years after the war was lost. Nixon descended into near-madness, drinking heavily and talking to the portraits in the White House. Failure is hard on US Presidents.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What to understand why Trump is still bombing Iran? Look to Nixon and Vietnam | Kenneth Roth
Richard Nixonβs strategy was about shielding his own reputation. Now Trump needs a face-saving exit of his own
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/24/trump-iran-strategy-nixon-vietnam
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WHRO Public Media
11 days ago
NEW: Dominion Energyβs wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast sent its first batch of power to the regional electric grid on Monday, the company confirmed. The milestone comes months after the Trump administration tried to block the project from moving forward. Rea more here:
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Good analysis of Trump and his cultists.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death | Jan-Werner Mueller
The Trump administration is embracing violence for the sake of violence
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/23/pete-hegseth-nihilist-cult
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The likelihood of a successful US attack on Kharg Island is very small. Letβs hope that whatβs left of the US officer corps can find the courage to speak up about this.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/23/g...
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Ground operation in Iran would be disaster for US, says ex-Ukraine's army chief, who halted Russia's advance on Kyiv - Euromaidan Press
US ground operation in Iran could be disastrous, as drone-driven βkill zonesβ make troop deployments vulnerable.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/23/ground-operation-in-iran-would-be-disaster-for-us-says-ex-ukraines-army-chief-who-halted-russias-advance-on-kyiv/
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Underfunding US air traffic control has fatal consequences.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pilot and co-pilot killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia New York
Nine people hospitalised and airport closed after landing plane hits fire truck responding to separate incident
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/air-canada-plane-collides-with-ground-vehicle-at-new-yorks-laguardia-airport-halting-all-flights
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Dr Paul Dorfman
13 days ago
βSunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth, not one of them through the Strait of Hormuz,β
#Scotland
www.thenational.scot/business/259...
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Alyn Smith: Dependency on oil is ludicrous when Scotland won the green energy jackpot
An independent Scotland simply wonβt run our energy market like this.
https://www.thenational.scot/business/25957356.dependency-oil-ludicrous-scotlands-green-jackpot/
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Linda Arbuckle
13 days ago
Edge says don't let Caturday get away from you. Focus!
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Mueller, She Wrote
15 days ago
Hegseth is lying about gold star families now.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job
Hegseth said "family after family" of service members killed urged the administration to βnot stop until the job is done." President Donald Trump made a similar claim earlier this month.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/father-servicemember-killed-iran-war-never-told-hegseth-finish-the-job-rcna264297
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Only 6% of US defense contractors have fully transparent supply chains.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Analysis from West Point warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry
Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a βnear totalβ disruption in seaborne trade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/west-point-analysis-iran-war-costs
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Didnβt buy one? Good call.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Inside the fiery, deadly crashes involving the Tesla Cybertruck
Cybertrucks have locked passengers inside and burned so hot theyβve disintegrated driversβ bones. Victimsβ families blame what they say is the faulty design of a truck Elon Musk calls βapocalypse-proo...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/18/tesla-cybertruck-crashes-battery-fires
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The USS Democratic Party may *finally* be changing course. Kat and her team are needed more than ever now.
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The adventure playground at Harbourview Park, at the top of Capitol Hill in Burnaby. Dinosaurs and dragons are the theme. Falling and getting back up are part of life here.
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Kate from Kharkiv
17 days ago
Hollywood gold canβt compete with this: Sean Penn just received a "Ukrainian Oscar" from the national railway, Ukrzaliznytsia. βThe award was forged from the twisted steel of a train carriage destroyed in a Russian attack. β
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Negotiations with Iran were advancing. The US and Israel attacked anyway.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehranβs βsurprisingβ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach
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Kat Abughazaleh
18 days ago
Students have more power than politicians want to admit. Your rent is here. Your tuition is here. Your vote should be here too. TOMORROW is election day, donβt sit this one out!
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