Council members condemn NYPD’s ‘pre-emptive, retaliatory and cumulatively aggressive’ conduct at protest on Saturday

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Full tweet thread: https://twitter.com/WireRacing/status/1792584624184402152/

You know Israel is losing the PR war when even the beltway simpletons are calling a spade a spade.

https://twitter.com/guardianscience/status/1792567605401936091

The Philippine government carried out atrocities against Filipinos with direction, arms and training from the US.

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Spain and Ireland are set to push ahead with an initiative to recognize a Palestinian state. Other EU members and European countries may also provide their backing.

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‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse

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Beginning July, state will become the first to charge an 11% excise tax, on top of federal and sales taxes, with an aim to reduce gun violence

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Union says response of University of California to pro-Palestine demonstrations violates rights of advocates and workers

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International Criminal Court warrants against Israeli officials could restrict travel — and their patrons in the U.S. would be pressured over continued arms sales.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.cringecollective.io/post/9716

Maybe some ALGOL 58 while we're at it too.

In what has become an unfortunate and increasing reality in America, a public library in Idaho will be restricting their entire facility to those 18 and older beginning July 1, 2024. Donnelly Public Library is unable to comply with the state's newly-passed House Bill 710 (HB 710) due to the tiny size of their facility, their small budget, and their lack of an attorney on retainer to handle potential litigation.

HB 710 allows parents or guardians to lodge complaints against materials they deem inappropriate for minors...

Main photo 'After the Storm, Oxford Street, Manchester'

Janet Kenyon is a multi-award winning water colour artist hailing from Bolton, in North West England.

She began experimenting in water colour whilst studying for her degree at Leeds Polytechnic, where she achieved a BA Hons in Graphic Design.

Her experimental approach continues to push the boundaries of this medium, capturing both natural and artificial light and its interaction with the landscape.

In this post I want to show off her work from my neck of the woods ..... 'sunny' Manchester, and the rather grim, rundown seaside town of Blackpool, famous for its 'Illuminations' where the seafront is decorated with festive lights....

Above- 'The Principal, Manchester'

I enjoy the challenge of painting in watercolour because it's not the easiest of mediums, there's a lot of trial and error which makes it all the more rewarding when it does work out..... source

Above- 'Urban Light, Peter Street, Manchester'

Above- Evening Light, Printworks, Manchester'

[She] is interested in capturing those hidden moments of tranquility or ‘pockets of space‘ .....that exist within the hustle and bustle of a modern-day city.... source

Above- 'Evening Light, Oxford Street, Manchester'

Above- 'After the Storm, Oxford Street, Manchester'

'In my paintings I love to explore the different qualities of light, and through much experimenting over the years, I’m still developing my technique. The method I use to capture light, in my paintings, is the same whether it’s natural or artificial and is made up of many watercolour layers. To achieve this I use clear wax to mask off certain areas and lots of water and repeat this many times over. The highlights in my daytime scenes and the artificial lights in my night time scenes are the first areas to be masked off, then the process of applying and removing the watercolour starts.' source

Above- 'Urban Light, Oxford Street, Manchester'

Above- 'The Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester'

'....I particularly love the challenge I get from painting cityscapes, the shapes, structures and the space between with each city presenting it’s own unique qualities of scale and layout.' source

Above- 'Northern Edge, Manchester'

Above- The Opera House, Manchester'

'There’s still so many cities I’d like to paint one of them being the city of Reykjavik, Iceland which I’m visiting at the end of February, for a few days: hopefully the light will be good as I’m looking to gather as much information as I can for future paintings.' source

....and not forgetting our own Aurora Borealis of The North, Blackpool!!

Above- 'The Golden Mile, Blackpool'

Above- 'Northern Lights, Blackpool'

All work by Janet Kenyon, from her website, and here

I am intending to post some more of her work probably next week..... either her other cityscapes or landscapes (which are amazing!)

https://twitter.com/blacksmoke1033/status/1792623407483236639

The movie that comes to mind for me is Matango. It's a 1963 Japanese horror film by Ishirô Honda (the director of the Godzilla movies) that IMDb describes as "Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms.".

I was curious what other PG horror movies people like. I find a lot of the time the limitations or target of an age rating can become noticeable and distracting.

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