@WGAvanDijk

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Programmer. Female. Business woman. Married, with another woman, since 2005 (we are together since 1986). Open source. Vegetarian. The Netherlands. Classic liberal. Pro-EU. Metalhead. Pro-Ukraine, anti-war, anti-Russian invasion.
I am T, B, A and Q in LGBTQIA+.
ADHD, OCD, autism, depressive, aphantasia.
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Einde van een internettijdperk: KPN stopt met XS4ALL Homepages

Per 1 juli komt er definitief een einde aan een stukje Nederlandse internetgeschiedenis. KPN heeft aangekondigd dat alle bestaande XS4ALL Homepages offline worden gehaald. Daarmee verdwijnen duizenden persoonlijke websites die voor veel internetgebruikers ooit hun eerste stap op het web vormden.

In Germany, tens of thousands of people marched for a faster energy transition. A very logical demand, but I don't think we've ever had a demonstration for it in the Netherlands.
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/energiewende-proteste-100.html
Zehntausende protestieren für rasche Energiewende

Bundesweit haben Zehntausende Menschen für eine schnellere Energiewende demonstriert. Der Bundesregierung warfen sie vor, die falschen Ziele zu verfolgen. Im Zentrum der Kritik: Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche.

tagesschau.de

#UKRAINE HITS 4 RUSSIAN OIL SITES IN ONE NIGHT: Overnight on April 18, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed strikes on four #Russian #oil facilities in one night.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/74221

General Staff Confirms Successful Strikes on Four Major Russian Oil Facilities

Ukrainian forces targeted key refineries and terminals in the Samara, Leningrad, and Krasnodar regions overnight, aiming to disrupt the logistics of the Russian occupation army.

Kyiv Post

A Neolithic well bucket made of lime bast and a willow handle, dating back some 7000 years ago.
Lime bast fibre is a strong and flexible inner bark of a lime (linden) tree that was, for example, used to make textiles or ropes.
Found in a well in Eythra, dating 5100-5000 BC.
On display at Archaeological State Museum Chemnitz.

📷 me

#archaeology

I am... really tempted to pin this to the top of my account... Print it and put it on my office door... send it as my email signature... wear it around my neck at conferences....
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180727-mansplaining-explained-in-one-chart
Justice Department asks to toss convictions of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol over five years ago. Trump commuted the prison sentences of several Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders last January in a sweeping act of clemency for all 1,500-plus defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. Tuesday's requests by the Justice Department would go a step further and erase the convictions for the extremist group leaders, including Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.

AP News

US Navy has four aging Ohio-class guided-missile submarines approach their mandatory retirement dates.
The problem is that Navy shipbuilding capacity has diminished over the years, and the vital Ohio submarines cannot be replaced in a timely manner.

https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/04/us-navy-2080-tomahawk-loss-ohio-class-submarine/

2,080 Tomahawk Missiles Vanished Overnight, and the Navy Is Now Desperate to Save Its Ohio-Class Submarines

A routine review uncovered a staggering firepower deficit. Now aging submarines the Pentagon hoped to scrap must hold the line alone.

The Daily Galaxy - Great Discoveries Channel
TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL BLOCKADE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: In a Truth Social post on April 12, #Trump wrote that the U.S. Navy will begin the process of “BLOCKADING any and all #ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of #Hormuz.”https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116391828823240211
The Gorn promised to open the Hekaras Corridor & they knowingly failed to do so. This caused anxiety, dislocation & pain to many people and Planets throughout the Quadrant. As they promised, they better begin the process of getting this CORRIDOR OPEN AND FAST! #StarTrek #Sisko197
Trump Day 447: ICE aims to stop birth tourism; intelligence agencies say China may be supplying arms to Iran; Trump claims lack of progress in negotiations with Iran doesn’t matter: “Whatever happens, we win”; ballroom construction may continue for now: https://reportersonline.eu/trump-day-447-ice-aims-to-stop-birth-tourism-intelligence-agencies-say-china-may-be-supplying-missiles-to-iran-trump-claims-that-lack-of-progress-after-a-day-of-negotiations-with-iran-doesn/
Trump Day 447: ICE aims to stop birth tourism; intelligence agencies say China may be supplying missiles to Iran; Trump claims that lack of progress after a day of negotiations with Iran doesn’t matter: “Whatever happens, we win”; stadium workers in LA threaten to strike during World Cup; ballroom construction may continue for now - Reporters Online

New decisions from Trump, and new fallout. An overview of day 447. – In an internal email, ICE directs researchers to focus on a new “Birth Tourism Initiative” that tracks down networks helping pregnant foreign women travel to the US to give birth there for their children’s citizenship. There are no official figures on the […]

Reporters Online