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In the 1970s, the oil lamps that illuminated lighthouses around the world started to disappear. As GPS technology became more common, hundreds of lighthouses were left empty and unstaffed. Check out this comic about a lighthouse keeper's world of 10,000-year-old icebergs, wild animals and love:
This is absolutely universal; totally global. Cities all over the world are either planning for this or are setting themselves up for disaster -- two prime examples are Copenhagen becoming a "sponge city" that can soak up water and Tokyo building a gargantuan underground reservoir
“We need to commit to a preparedness system. We have to view these agencies — NOAA, NWS — as intelligence agencies. You wouldn’t go to war without your Defense Intelligence or CIA telling you what’s going on on the ground.” @cnn.com @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social
Tomorrow’s hearing about Diddy’s request to expedite his sentencing will be held remotely online, and Judge Subramanian says the only people who can’t phone it in are you and every other member of the public. “Members of the public may listen in by attending in person…”
“‘The devil never sleeps’, but it is the second part of the quote that matters most: ‘but he only wins if we don’t do better next time.’ People of all faiths and no faith have to commit to that because we will see these disasters again and again and again.” @cnn.com
If you're not on the other bad site, you may've missed Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire calling Zohran Mamdani a lying Islamist (among other things). If you have worked with Maguire or Sequoia in any capacity and have thoughts about him or VCs and Palestine, please reach out for an article I'm writing.
My wearables say I was very distressed during my workout this morning and my heart was rate abnormally high, perhaps I’ve lost fitness. Well you try exercising in this humidity without loudly complaining that you wanna die every three seconds. God let me live my dumb life.
“This is what government is for. It is to help people for the damage and the devastation and I hope Congress and the President reconsider these dramatic and deadly cuts. If there is anything that good comes out of this is that we reassess our commitment to being ready.” @cnn.com
South Korea has more than 3,000 islands. Among the biggest is Geoje, with its clear waters, beautiful mountains and the freshest and creamiest sea urchin I’ve ever had. We also went to nearby Tongyeong, a port city with delicious seafood. Happy Fourth of July weekend ❤️💙🤍
every day i live with the pain of knowing that for like 6 months there was a restaurant down the street from me that sold the best pad thai i have had in america and then they closed and reopened as a coffee shop under the same owners (?) but no longer sell the pad thai
it's funny that death stranding 2 can have more or less the core message of a saturday morning cartoon about the power of friendship and still feel like a refreshing political critique, hell yeah cooperation and the creation of a world not based on violent hierarchy IS good, kojima does it again
question for @semafor.com - also how the fuck did you write this story without the word "Lasker" the word "Nazi" made it in there with a quote did the story get a quick Lasker-ectomy late in editing? cos to be clear, 100% of the story is the white nationalist source