i told my co-worker (who's also my team leader on a couple of projects) about my david tennant obsession im living through right now and he decided to use it against me and send me gifs of david tennant in jessica jones being 2 cm from her face every time i slack off at work (which is 90% of the time), honestly VILE turning david against me
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After a four year absence the NHL brings the Global Series back to Stockholm for a unique four team round robin although the chosen teams and the fact that not everyone gets to play everyone brings to question the very idea of the whole thing
What Law Firm Marketers Need to Do Now To Succeed in 2023 - ALM/LMA webinar March 1, 2 pm ET … #lmamkt #lma23
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In-house leaders are facing a number of issues in 2023 including navigating risk in an uncertain economic climate. Specifically GCs are…
1. Biden administration to forgive $4.8 billion in student loan debt for 80,300 borrowers
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would forgive an additional $4.8 billion in student loan debt, for 80,300 borrowers.
The relief is a result of the U.S. Department of Education’s fixes to its income-driven repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
2. Detroit on pace to have lowest homicide rate in 60 years this year
A partnership to reduce Detroit crime is being praised with the City on pace for the fewest homicides in 60 years.
"This is the day we’ve been waiting for, for a long time," said Mayor Mike Duggan. The coalition which includes city and county leaders that Detroit Police Chief James White formed in late 2021 to return the criminal justice system in Detroit and Wayne County to pre-Covid operations.
3. Dog that killed 8 coyotes to protect sheep running for Farm Dog of the Year
Over a year ago, Casper was stacked up against a pack of 11 coyotes, and he overcame them all to protect the livestock at his Decatur home. Now he needs your help.
Casper, the Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dog, needs the public to vote for him to become the American Farm Bureau's "Farm Dog of the Year: People's Choice Pup" contest.
4. Shimmering golden mole thought extinct photographed and filmed over 80 years after last sighting
De Winton's golden mole, last sighted in 1937, has been found alive swimming through sand dunes in South Africa after an extensive search for the elusive species.
5. About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) have released their first joint report to strengthen understanding of renewable energy resources and their intricate relationship with climate variability and change.
In 2022 alone, 83% of new capacity was renewable, with solar and wind accounting for most additions. Today, some 40% of power generation globally is renewable, due to rapid deployment in the past decade, according to the report.
6. Jonathan the Tortoise: World’s oldest living land animal celebrates 191st birthday
The world’s oldest living land animal - a Seychelles giant tortoise named Jonathan - has just celebrated his 191st birthday. Jonathan’s estimated 1832 birth year predates the invention of the postal stamp, the telephone, and the photograph.
The iconic creature lived through the US civil war, most of the reign of Queen Victoria, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, and two world wars.
7. New enzyme allows CRISPR technologies to accurately target almost all human genes
A team of engineers at Duke University have developed a method to broaden the reach of CRISPR technologies. While the original CRISPR system could only target 12.5% of the human genome, the new method expands access to nearly every gene to potentially target and treat a broader range of diseases through genome engineering.
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In recognition of Bisan Owda's call for protests worldwide from Saturday Feb 17th to Tuesday Feb 20th, and the Global March for Rafah on the 17th:
AUSTRALIA
Feb 17
Canberra - 1 PM
Gold Coast - 4:30 PM
Sydney - 1:30 PM
Feb 18
Melbourne - 12 PM
CANADA
Feb 17
Ottawa - 2 PM
Toronto - 1 PM
Vancouver - 2 PM
Feb 18
Montreal - 2 PM
EUROPE
Feb 17
Amsterdam - 1:30 PM
Dublin - 1 PM
Glasgow - 1 PM
Helsinki - 7:30 PM
Istanbul - 3 PM
London - 12 PM (UK natl march, see link for transport from Birmingham, Bristol, Coventry, Derby, Newcastle/Durham, North Wales, York/Scarborough. Youths, join the youth bloc!)
Mannheim - 5 PM
Torino - 2:30 PM
Feb 18
Prague - 1 PM
UNITED STATES
Feb 17
Atlanta - 4 PM
Denver - 2 PM
Greensboro - 2:30 PM
Indianapolis - 8 PM
New York - 1 PM
San Diego - 1 PM
Seattle - 12 PM
Waterville - 1:30 PM
Feb 18
Boone - 3 PM
Detroit - 1 PM
Milwaukee - 2 PM
New Orleans - 11:30 AM
Saint Paul - 1 PM
Feb 19
Cambridge - 2 PM
Chicago - 11 AM
This is far from a complete list so check your local solidarity group's socials, and if you still can't find anything, organize something!
Even more than two weeks after the massacre of over 1,400 Israelis, the worst for Jews since the Holocaust, we're still seeing a rise in antisemitism globally:
A Jewish woman, who was also a leader in her community, was found stabbed to death right outside her house. Twenty seven hour later, the Detroit police still don't have a suspect or motive, but it's hard not to suspect a connection to the toxic antisemitic atmosphere of the past two weeks.
An Israeli elite unit (Maglan) has started using a new weapon, called "steel sting." It's a double guided smart bomb, meant to deliver a more precise impact when fighting in residential areas, so as to minimize damage to unrelated individuals.
There are currently so many Israelis evacuated or homeless, that Israel is expected to establish a "tent city" for some of them.
The following has been a developing story. First I heard about this Israeli Arab who had donated bikes to kids evacuated from the south, and it made me smile. Then I heard his shop was robbed and burned down for this. Now, it turns out there was as crowdfunding campaign to help him rehabilitate his business. If this isn't solidarity at its finest, in all directions, IDK what is. Feeling real emotional about the good that people ARE capable of...
I keep going back and forth on whether to share the worst of the worst. As a Nonnie who wrote to me hinted, some people seem to be really enjoying the sight of bound, abused, butchered, raped, maimed and burned Jews. It also goes against the Jewish principle of preserving the dead's dignity. But then again, there's been so much denial of these atrocities. Also, I don't think that people can understand what Israelis are going through without sharing that to us, the information keeps coming out. To Israelis (and many people linked to Israel), Oct 7 has been happening for two weeks now. Here's my compromise. I have a link to a Mega folder with horror videos, including stuff like Hamas terrorists filming themselves beheading people. I will not share it. At least not for now. But I will share this link to an article about the forensic work and the evidence, with the fair warning that even though I've seen worse, some of the pictures are not easy to look at.
The moment I started writing about my pain as an Israeli Jew, I started getting hate. So from that place, where I've personally experienced how even our GRIEF is turned into an opportunity to attack us, I wanna share this message from Jewish actor Brett Gelman on IG:
(for all of my updates and ask replies regarding Israel, click here)
1939 was the first year for the column shifter on the V-12 Packard.
In the late 1920s, Detroit found itself immersed in a phenomenon later termed the ‘Cylinder Wars,’ a concept that may seem peculiar to us looking back 90 years. During this period, prominent manufacturers vied for supremacy in the multi-cylinder luxury car market, striving to be crowned the ‘king of the hill.’ Despite the looming grip of the Great Depression on the global economy in the early to mid-1930s, Cadillac, Auburn, Franklin, Lincoln, and Pierce-Arrow all unveiled their 12-cylinder models.
Okay so as far as I can tell, they haven't yet confirmed that this particular murder was a hate crime; however, I'd like you to consider that it's extremely likely giving the current global explosion in antisemitic hate crimes being egged on across the political spectrum that a highly visible Jew in politics and community leadership might have, in fact, been murdered because she's Jewish.