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Thursday, April 03, 2025

Now Is the Time for Big Ideas

 Now Is the Time for Big Ideas In These Times


Cyber Insider: “A Mozilla-led campaign is calling on major tech platforms to block surveillance firm ShadowDragon from scraping user data from over 200 websites — including Reddit, Tinder, Duolingo, and Etsy — to support U.S. government surveillance programs, especially those run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).


Beaches closed as wild 10m surf batters coast and damages waterfront venue Bondi Icebergs






Secret Book Club In Occupied Ukraine Studies Texts That Russian Occupiers Have Banned


What texts are these? Books of Ukrainian history, literature, culture, and just about anything in the Ukrainian language that Ukrainian students would study — if the Russian occupiers weren’t trying to erase Ukrainian identity. - The Guardian


Enormous Hoard Of Iron Age Artifacts Uncovered In North Of England

“More than 800 objects were unearthed in a field near the village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire. They date back to the first century, around the time of the Roman conquest of Britain under Emperor Claudius, … potentially altering our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago.” - The Guardian

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