r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
🌳 A thousand shades of green and all of them slightly damp. 🏷️ #California #EastCoastKin #ForestFriday #Hiking #Mosstodon #Nature #NorCal #Photography #RoadTrip #Scape #Travel #USA
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remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
"Starlink operator SpaceX is fighting Virginia's plan to deploy fiber Internet service to residents, claiming that federal grant money should be given to Starlink instead. SpaceX is already in line to win over $3 million in grant money in the state but is seeking $60 million.
Starlink is poised to benefit from the Trump administration rewriting rules for the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. While the Biden administration decided that states should prioritize fiber in order to build more future-proof networks, the Trump administration ordered states to revise their plans with a "tech-neutral approach" and lower the average cost of serving each location.
With the Trump administration backing its attempt to obtain more federal funding for Starlink, SpaceX is likely to object to state plans that still include significant fiber builds. That's what happened yesterday when SpaceX filed comments on Virginia's final proposal, which will be reviewed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)."
#USA #StarLink #SpaceX #Virginia #Fiber #Broadband #Trump
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remixtures (@remixtures@tldr.nettime.org)
"The State Department released its annual reports on human rights around the world on Tuesday, and revealed an administration set on whitewashing the records of some of the world’s worst violators of human rights.
The hollowed-out reports on roughly 200 countries and territories omit references to LGBTQ+ discrimination and curtail information on government abuses, including gender-based violence and government corruption. They no longer include sections focused on systemic racial or ethnic discrimination and violence, child abuse, or child sexual exploitation.
The congressionally mandated human rights reports, which are used to guide U.S. decisions on diplomacy and aid, have been turned into wholly political documents that target countries with whom the Trump administration has clashed and soft-pedal abuses by the administration’s allies.
Israel, and countries like El Salvador, South Sudan, and Eswatini, which have agreed to accept and in some cases imprison U.S. deportees as part of Trump’s growing global gulag, got a soft touch. South Africa, which has led the war crimes case against Israel at The Hague, received a more pointed report."
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/14/state-department-human-rights-reports/
#USA #StateDepartment #ElSalvador #SouthSudan #Israel #HumanRights
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worldwildschool (@worldwildschool@flipboard.com)
Bookmark for your next trip! ✈️ #travel #usa
Posted into USA Travel? Yes, please! @usa-travel-yes-please-WorldWildSchool
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Ulfh3dnar (@Ulfh3dnar@mastodon.social)
U.S. President Donald Trump answered journalists’ questions regarding last night’s Russian attack on Ukraine and the possibility of a territorial exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
#USA #Trump #Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia
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post (@post@lemmy.world)
Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies
https://lemmy.world/post/34490561
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sr_rss (@sr_rss@beamship.mpaq.org)
Michael Phelps is right. USA Swimmings failure runs deeper than medals | Bryan Armen Graham
Phelpss broadside against USA Swimming highlights a leadership void, falling medal share and unresolved safeguarding scandals as LA 2028 looms
#TheGuardian #News VIA #MPAQ #English #USA August 15, 2025
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bigorre_org (@bigorre_org@mastodon.social)
How many runways can you see for Youngstown Warren Regional airport (USA) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kyng/en #youngstown #warren #usa #youngstownwarrenregionalairport #kyng #yng #airport #aviation #avgeek vl
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JorisBohnsonPM (@JorisBohnsonPM@mastodon.social)
“Calls for review of law after Palestine Action arrests”
…Would be a step in the right direction - don’t hold your breath
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyr4yvd3d7o
#uk #ukpol #ukpolitics #freespeech #politics #police #policestate #metpolice #london #demonetisation #protest #protesters #war #palestine #palestineaction #gaza #israel #middleeast #europe #labourparty #labour #starmer #keirstarmer #westminster #britain #british #parliament #tories #tory #us #usa #uspol #genocide #news #media
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elCelio (@elCelio@mastodon.uno)
#UkraineSupportTracker of the #KielInstitute tracking aid to 🇺🇦 #Ukraine
Update up to June 30th.
Allocations as a percentage of GDP (2021)
(contributions from EU common institutions and EU member states combined)
%GDP
1🇳🇴 #Norway: 1,5%
2🇪🇺 #EuropeanUnion: 1,0%
3🇨🇦 #Canada: 0,7%
4🇬🇧 #UK: 0,7%
5🇺🇸 #USA: 0,6%
6🇯🇵 #Japan:0,3%
7🇮🇸 #Iceland: 0,3%
8🇨🇭 #Switzerland: 0,1%
9🇦🇺 #Australia: 0,1%
10🇰🇷 #SouthKorea: 0,1%
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September_UA (@September_UA@social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua)
Macron, Zelensky agree to meet after Alaska summit #Ukraine #USA #UK #EU #Europe #Czechia #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Germany #France #Austria #Hungary #Trump #Romania #Slovakia #Japan #Taiwan #Australia #Switzerland #Canada #Italy #Ireland #Netherlands #Finland #Sweden #Denmark #Iceland #Norway #Spain #NATO #RussiaIsATerroristState
https://kyivindependent.com/macron-zelensky-agree-to-meet-after-alaska-summit-bfmtv-reports/
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post (@post@thelemmy.club)
CA bill could be swan song for swans 🦢
https://thelemmy.club/post/32899584
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