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Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-18-26

Monday is here. So too after taking the weekend off are my Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. Maniac strangles 7-year-old boy in Brooklyn park: cops (Dean Moses for Brooklyn Paper. May 18, 2026.) These sorts of troubling Brooklyn headlines are seldom about places I visit. That is mostly true in this case as well, but "Bush-Clinton Park in the Red Hook Recreation Area" caught my attention. I only walked by the park a few times (it is not where I typically stroll in Red Hook), but one of those walks led […]

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[Note] Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-18-26

9 links from around the web for May 18, 2026, covering topics including gambling lawyers, Oregon waterfalls, the PGA Championship, and Spotif-AI.

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Nicholas A. Ferrell May 11

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-11-26

I took an off-day from Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday. I am busy today, but let us not let that stop us from our daily selection of links from around the web. 1, Putting the phone down: an Osmo Nano workflow (Wojtek Powiertowski at Behind the Viewfinder. May 10, 2026.) That camera is adorable. 2. Latvian defence minister resigns after Ukrainian drones hit oil depot (Brussels Signal. May 11, 2026.) To be fair to the now-former Defense Minister, I am not sure Ukrainian drone strikes would […]

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[Article] Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-11-26

Nine links from around the web for May 11, 2026, covering topics including small cameras, plutonium bombs, Brooklyn neighborhoods, and AI slop.

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Nicholas A. Ferrell May 6

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-06-26

I missed publishing daily Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday due to a work deadline. But we are back today with nine new links from around the world wide web. 1. Famed Atheist Richard Dawkins — Author of ‘The God Delusion’ — Believes AI Is Conscious (Scott Pinsker for PJ Media. May 5, 2026.) My conscious brain is struggling to decide which of many possible one-liners to go with. Let us keep it simple and just say that I guess Mr. Dawkins is taking a leap of faith in the pages of UnHerd. […]

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[Note] Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-06-26

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N.A. Ferrell May 5

Belleville (NJ) Fire Seen From Red Hook (Brooklyn)

Seeing the smoke from the May 3, 2026 fire in Belleville, New Jersey, from across the river in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

https://thenewleafjournal.com/belleville-nj-fire-seen-from-red-hook-brooklyn/

#Photography #Fire #NYC #NewJersey #RedHook

Belleville (NJ) Fire Seen From Red Hook (Brooklyn)

Seeing the smoke from the May 3, 2026 fire in Belleville, New Jersey, from across the river from Valentino Pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

The New Leaf Journal

Nicholas A. Ferrell Apr 14

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-14-26

I did not have much time to engage in my daily "feed reading" this morning. But I will not let that stop me from publishing my daily Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. Justice Department Files Case to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Mastermind Behind Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme (USCIS. April 13, 2026.) The marriage fraud allegations are a nice addition. It's always who you least expect. 2. Meet the NYC teen behind Brooklyn’s new official pin — coming soon to a lapel near you (Katherine Donlevy […]

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[Article] Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 04-14-26

Seven links for April 14, 2026, covering topics including Brooklyn neighborhood boundaries, Chinese gatcha games, mechanical keyboards, and cherry blossoms.

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N.A. Ferrell Apr 4

Photograph of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Red Hook (Brooklyn, NYC). I took this photograph on April 19, 2025 using the GrapheneOS camera app on my Google Pixel 6a, and shared it in a short post commemorating Easter in 2025. One year later, I share it for Easter 2026.

(Aside: I took this photo a few minutes after taking the profile photo I use for NLJ and Emu Cafe Social.)

Article:
https://thenewleafjournal.com/easter-sunday-2025/

Tags:
#NYC #Brooklyn #RedHook #Church #CatholicChurch #Sun #Easter #NewLeafJournal #TheNewLeafJournal #GooglePixel6a #GooglePixel #GrapheneOS

Nicholas A. Ferrell Mar 19

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 03-19-26

Another day means more daily Pook-Emu Bee links. If you enjoy the (almost) daily links and commentary, you can also follow via feed. 1. Opera GX Web Browser Released For Linux (Michael Larabel for Phoronix. March 19, 2026.) Awesome! I have been happy on Linux since August 2020, but I have often found myself thinking that my experience would be perfect if I had that unaesthetic spying browser for gamers that the YouTube people promote. 2. Mamdani unveils pared version of hyped ‘Community […]

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[Article] Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 03-19-26

Seven links for March 19, 2026, covering topics including, but not limited to, new web browsers for Linux, new visual novels on Steam, cafes in Red Hook, and Spotify AI.

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𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓬 𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵 Jan 26

#RedHook #BreakingUpWith

DoomsdaysCW Jan 24

#NewYork - #RedHook #RepairCafe

"The next Red Hook Repair Cafe will be held on Saturday, January 24th from 10am - 1pm at the Red Hook Community Center located at 59 Fisk Street in Red Hook, NY.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact [email protected]."

https://www.repaircafehv.org/calendar/2025/4/26/red-hook-repair-cafe-ramfx-jgwlf

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairCafesNY #RedhookNY #FixIt #RightToRepair

Red Hook Repair Cafe — Repair Cafe — Hudson Valley

The next Red Hook Repair Cafe will be held on Saturday, January 24th from 10am - 1pm at the Red Hook Community Center located at 59 Fisk Street in Red Hook, NY. For more information or to volunteer, please contact [email protected] .

Repair Cafe — Hudson Valley

Bluejay Jan 18

Another pleasant discovery in my neighborhood yesterday. Defonte’s has been an institution in Red Hook for over a hundred years, family-run since 1922, and served me one of the best Italian sandwiches I’ve ever had. I’m kicking myself for not knowing about it earlier. We yearn for travel adventures, but sometimes serendipity strikes at home when you just leave your routine paths and turn left instead of right.

#photography #streetphotography #urbanphotography #brooklyn #redhook #nyc