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Breaking: A Paris court has convicted far-right figurehead and 2027 presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen of embezzlement and banned her from running for office. The court is yet to say whether the ban will come into immediate effect, which would block her from winning the presidency in two years. #France
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The Dow Jones dropped precipitously as stocks plunged in their biggest one-day drop in years.
MIT and Harvard have announced hiring freezes citing the instability that potential federal research cuts are causing.
X was down for awhile this morning.
Apparently Meta is afraid of Pixelfed. Clearly, @dansup is doing something right. Can't imagine a bigger compliment.
"CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #metablockingpixelfed"
bsky link: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n2okvbdq33c32ekbv6hfzdg2/post/3lfjk3mrdds23
h/t @ajsadauskas (see bsky screenshot in reply below)
Maybe tech media should pick this up. Seems like a good story!
CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #MetaBlockingPixelfed I just tried posting a message on Facebook that reads: "Anyone here using Pixelfed?" with a link to Pixelfed.Social Within *seconds* I got a post saying my post was banned. Screenshots below.
What are the chemical triggers for menstruation? And what causes period cramps?
This graphic, a collaboration with PERIODically, the Oxford Chemistry Period Podcast, looks at the chemistry behind the menstrual cycle: https://wp.me/p4aPLT-8Qd
How does having periods affect studying chemistry? If you don't have periods, I would wager that it may not be a question you've spent time considering. But it's a very real issue, with the challenges of studying chemistry and the required...
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