Holy fuck, look at the size of these things.
More than 700 sink holes have opened across Turkey, due to extreme drought.
via AccuWeather
EDIT: some lovely people in the replies have provided further reporting and additional information, so do check it out! Thanks to @MyricaGale and @SBartsch
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The country aims to train and equip nearly 140,000 frontliners by 2028, in what leaders hope represents a transformative shift for healthcare at the grassroots.www.gavi.org
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While most 14-year-olds are folding paper airplanes, Miles Wu is folding origami patterns that he believes could one day improve disaster relief.Business Insider (ScienceAlert)
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"Meta has removed or restricted dozens of accounts belonging to abortion access providers, queer groups and reproductive health organisations in the past weeks in what campaigners call one of the 'biggest waves of censorship' on its platforms in years."
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#PublicHealth #SocialMedia #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #lgbtq #queer #censorship #shadowban
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warningsAisha Down (the Guardian)
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Similar to Twitter, Meta is never going to get better. Their core values and culture are anti-human.
They will never make the pro-human choice without duress.
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Australia has become a globally significant representative case for worst-case Indigenous rights-breaches when developing liquified fossil gas
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Canadian hereditary chief Na'Moks wanted to find out what a gas pipeline on his land would look like, so he flew to northern Western Australia.Charlie McLean (ABC News)
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Sean Hollister, the Verge: I read a lot of my bedtime news via Google Discover, aka “swipe right on your Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel homescreen until you see a news feed appear,” and that’s where these new AI headlines are beginning to show up.pxlnv.com
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On International Human Rights Day CHRD calls on the Chinese government to end its practice of long-term imprisonment of human rights defenders
CHRD is highlighting the cases of 10 human rights defenders who have been wrongfully imprisoned for more than 10 years
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China: End Long-Term Imprisonment of Human Rights DefendersJason (Chinese Human Rights Defenders)
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#PPOD: Is it an insect? A strange fossil? An otherworldly eye, or even a walnut? No, it’s an intriguing kind of martian butterfly spotted by ESA’s Mars Express. Insects aren’t commonplace on Mars, so it’s no surprise that this is no butterfly as we know it. It’s actually a kind of crater, formed as a space rock hurtled towards the Red Planet and collided with its red-brown surface. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin
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While the presence of large diamond deposits on the surface of
Mars has not been confirmed, scientists believe it is highly probable that diamonds exist on or within the planet. }
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We knew from prior analyses that a distant asteroid sampled in 2020 carried all but one of the molecules needed to kick-start life, and researchers have just found the missing ingredient: sugar
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📣🎬 Calling all filmmakers & artists! Celebrate Public Domain Day in January 2026 by making a 2–3 min short film using public domain works from 1930 & earlier.
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Uruguay leads Latin America in electric car sales
Uruguay has cemented its position as the undisputed leader in Latin American electric vehicle (EV) adoption, achieving a remarkable market penetration of 27.97% in the third quarter of 2025, the Latin American Zero Emissions Observatory (ZEMO) reported.…
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Remember when you thought age verification laws couldn’t get any worse? Well, lawmakers in Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond are about to blow you away. It’s unfo…Mike Masnick (Techdirt)
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1st world governments are enemies of humanity, feeding us marketed lifestyles that make us rely on them.
Detox from their cultures.
There is no such thing as Jesus or the fuckjng antichrist.
Belief in stupid fucking magical shit like this is and has always been one of the biggest fucking problems in the world.
Harry Potter actually happened though.
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Wild assumption.
I don't worship. That's just plain stupid, at least in my opinion. Books can be read for the sake of reading them. Knowledge isn't some weird forbidden apple on a tree. It's something used to make informed decisions in the world.
Please seek therapy. The psychosis is strong with this. The "us vs them" mentality is nothing short of cultish brainwashing. Worship is fine, belief and faith are fine, community building is even cool, but turning it into a cult just justifies my decision to distance myself from religion more.
Hail Satan bro!
I fucking love Satan.
I'm also an atheist, so not in a theistic sense. He's just like. Cool.
Can't say I own a copy of Mein Kampf, though I've skimmed parts of it.
It's one of those books that I'll read if I feel like reading at some point, but I don't really want a copy because of how it looks to own one lol.
Satanic Bible's a lot better since I don't mind associating myself with Satanism somewhat despite not being religious at all.
I was a tutor at the UW Math Study Center my first year of college. I'd gotten my hair bleached for the first time, and it turned out orange. So I shaved it off and started over.
We could bring a book to read between requests for help (this is, after all, 1997), and I'd just picked up Mein Kampf. As it happened, people seemed uninterested in asking a guy with a shaved head reading Hitler for help.
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Thousands marched in the Philippine capital on Sunday (Nov 30) demanding jail time for scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of pocketing billions of taxpayer dollars in a sweeping corruption scandal.
Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud
Thousands marched in the Philippine capital on Sunday (Nov 30) demanding jail time for scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of pocketing billions of taxpayer dollars in a sweeping corruption scandal.
Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud
MANILA: Thousands marched in the Philippine capital on Sunday (Nov 30) demanding jail time for scores of officials, lawmakers and construction firm owners accused of pocketing billions of taxpCNA
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These kids these days... for some the advantage has increased, but for the opposite it is true and the disadvantaged have become even more so.
The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. Its an ugly fact of capitalism, and obviously has an end point. That end point is revolution, probably violent, and not a desirable time.
We are lucky to be on this side of history, quit bitching and enjoy how beautiful everything this is right now. If you cant stop being a miserable ass now, how do you think you'll fair in the probable dystopian future?
We have never been more free throw throw around our unfounded opinions. Modern society has never before been so accommodating to random, loud mouthed, opinionated charlatan's.
Busy parents are increasingly turning to OpenAI's ChatGPT for child rearing advice, medical information, and to entertain their kids.Sharon Adarlo (Futurism)
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....when you think about it.
It's kind of like that when you don't think about it too.
But especially when you do.
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Especially trace typing.
Blows my mind that in 2025, people still look at me like a wizard when I do it. Like, "you know you don't have to press each button like a Neanderthal, you can just trace the word from letter to letter and it mostly works." And then the blue line or "tail" that follows your finger just mesmerises them. Like bro, I've been doing this since like 2010, were you whelped in a barn, my good sir?
I'm a key press purist. I want physical buttons back on phones. Tactile feedback is a god damned thing. We should be using more of our senses to express our thoughts and intentions into machines, not less.
But, pray tell, how do you keep your finger on the screen at all times doing that while you're writing? How is it superior to "tap" style?
You just tap the first letter, and then slide your finger over the other letters until you've finished the word. Then you lift your finger and do the next word. It's faster than tapping because you don't need to lift your finger off the screen nearly as much. Especially when you only have one hand.
That being said, I do really miss my old phone that you could turn on its side and slide out a physical keyboard.
I find it gets it wrong way more often, it's just not only naturally faster to me, but also more precise. And I think that that's the reason it's not standard. It's like using a Dvorak keyboard, a different style that may be faster in theory if you're willing to learn it, but for the majority that's just not the case.
Also I feel uncomfortable smushing my finger tip around on the keyboard, it generates friction and introduces more screen smear, I just don't see how it's possibly faster than typing like you would on a keyboard, though I have forty years of practice so maybe it's a generational thing.
Trans people deserve safety, dignity, and joy.
Today we remember those we’ve lost and recommit to fighting for those who are here. Stand up, speak out, and show your support.
Trans rights are human rights — say it, mean it, and back it with action.
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do YOU mean it?
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you're lauding Dansup, so you've immediately dismissed the safety of Black and Trans folk here.
The atypical structure of the radium monofluoride molecule allows physicists to search for answers to some of the universe’s biggest questions.Darren Orf (Popular Mechanics)
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A buried point of clarification: This is the last consulate to close, but the Warsaw embassy remains open.
Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, has described last weekend’s sabotage attack on Poland’s rail system as “an act of state terrorism” ordered by Russia, as he announced that Poland was closing the last remaining Russian consulate in the country.“The clear intention was to cause human casualties,” he said of the weekend bomb attack.
The Polish security services said they were in the process of arresting several people linked to the incident.
“They are on the trail of the principals; they are on the trail of the perpetrators … the first arrests are now taking place,” the spokesperson Jacek Dobrzyński said on Wednesday morning. He said later that four people had been arrested.
Foreign minister orders closure of Gdańsk consulate and says four people now arrested after sabotage attackShaun Walker (the Guardian)
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“Relations with Poland have completely deteriorated,” said the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. “This is probably a manifestation of this deterioration – the Polish authorities’ desire to reduce any possibility of consular or diplomatic relations to zero.”
Peskov trying to pull a DARVO here as usual. Get fucked. I'm not always pro Poland, but if you read the article, the case is as clear-cut as it gets with Russia.
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OpenAI's board of directors said it respects Summers' decision to resign.Minyvonne Burke (NBC News)
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Starlink has become a very popular name thanks to its satellites that promise faster internet connection in the entire world. However, now, scientists fromSandra V (Unión Rayo EN)
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I found the paper from August 2024 because this article didn't seem to link any sources
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It mentions that SpaceX is trying to mitigate the noise. I wonder if anything has changed in the year+ since then.
Astronomy & Astrophysics (A&A) is an international journal which publishes papers on all aspects of astronomy and astrophysicswww.aanda.org
Trump would back Russia sanctions Bill if he retains final authority, White House official says
Mr Trump said lawmakers may take his suggestion to add Iran to the sanctions measure.
Mr Trump said lawmakers may take his suggestion to add Iran to the sanctions measure. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.The Straits Times
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Calls for answers grow over Canada’s interrogation of Israel critic
Ministry of public safety says it is seeking more details about questioning of scholar Richard Falk at Toronto airport.
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Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries
Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutritionNestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who…
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N. Korea slams S. Korea-US fact sheet as formalizing confrontational stance against Pyongyang
North Korea on Tuesday denounced the release of a joint fact sheet between South Korea and the United States on their trade and security agreements as "formulating" as policy their confrontational stance against Pyongyang, warning that the North will take…
North Korea on Tuesday denounced the release of a joint fact sheet between South Korea and the United States on their trade and security agreements...Yonhap (The Korea Times)
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Two long-lost organ pieces by JS Bach performed for first time in 300 years
Archive director in Germany says ‘missing piece of puzzle’ now in place to verify authorship after decades of researchTwo long-lost organ pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach have been performed in Germany, roughly 320 years after the composer wrote them as a…
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Is the Saudi wealth fund preparing to bid for Warner Bros?
www.newarab.com/news/saudi-wealth-fund-preparing-bid-warner-bros
Rumours in US media suggest the Sauid Public Investment Fund is considering mounting a surprise bid for the $57 billion US media giant Warner Bros
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Tamil Nadu archaeologists join excavations at Berenike in Egypt to trace ancient Mediterranean trade links
In 1995, archaeologists unearthed a potsherd at Berenike bearing the Tamil-Brahmi text korrapuman. The TNSDA has joined the current season of excavations at the ancient port city on the Red Sea coast to identify more evidence of ancient trade links between…
Tamil Nadu archaeologists collaborate in Berenike, Egypt, to uncover ancient trade links between Tamils and Romans.The Hindu
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Germany moves to resume sales of weapons to Israel
www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2025/11/17/germany-moves-to-resume-sales-of-weapons-to-israel
Berlin says decision is subject to ceasefire holding
Berlin says it will return to ‘case-by-case review’ for arms exports to IsraelLaura Pitel in Berlin and Mehul Srivastava in London (The Irish Times)
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[I literally had this thought in the shower this morning so please don't gatekeep me lol.]
If AI was something everyone wanted or needed, it wouldn't be constantly shoved your face by every product. People would just use it.
Imagine if printers were new and every piece of software was like "Hey, I can put this on paper for you" every time you typed a word. That would be insane. Printing is a need, and when you need to print, you just print.
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In poor countries, parents are not kept awake by concern about achieving a 0.1 degrees Celsius temperature reduction in a century.Bjorn Lomborg (The Japan Times)
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Deepest contempt for Gates, the liar and hypocrites, and everyone amplifying his lies:
May they all be killed by the consequences of the climate crisis.
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Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in U.S. politics and the first woman to serve as House speaker, announced Thursday that she would step down after the next election.Frankie Taggart (The Japan Times)
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The US isn't the most competitive smartphone market, but that hasn't stopped a notable mobile manufacturer from entering the country.Hadlee Simons (Android Authority)
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Folks who are also on historians.social on Mastodon - the instance is shutting down at the end of October, so you'll want to migrate or whatever the appropriate verb is. 💙📚 🗃 #earlymodern
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Historians.social is open to all who are interested in history.Mastodon hosted on historians.social
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🌼 Dagnabbit, Pascaline! 🌼
in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •Whoa!
This is crazy unsettling, and no one even mentioned it in the new over here so far. Wow.
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in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •Suspect deneholes used to be bigger until folks realised they had a bottomless free rubbish bin.
(Ok, not on a Turkish scale, you need major subsidence about 500-800m down to get that scale of surface collapse. I’d guess they’ve depleted the uppermost regional aquifer, and it’s compacting/eroding as the aquifer pressure drops).
GhostOnTheHalfShell
in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •Yeah, the aggressive water project they’ve engaged in this causing problems all over the region to its neighbors particularly.
They’ve made their water crisis worse with very aggressive damn building.
Iran is partly a victim of it, along with their own internal issues, but a rock is pretty badly hit by the loss of water because of turkey
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in reply to GhostOnTheHalfShell • • •@GhostOnTheHalfShell The old problem of I dam my headwaters and don’t care about what happens downstream over the border.
Perhaps not quite as stupid as the Iranians damming water back over evaporites, so all the water gets too salty to use.
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in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •I'd be very reluctant to treat AccuWeather as a news source
Surge in 'Turkey's granary' sinkholes imperils agriculture
euronewsJames Tweedie
in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •And a very detailed scientific/geological study :
mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/1/5
It's certainly caused by human activity - the major cause being the wells. What is astonishing is the speed at which it has happened (over 20 years).
700 sinkholes destroy Turkey's farms: What's behind the mysterious phenomenon?
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in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •I noticed it because on California the recent drought resulted into the central valley sinking dramatically as they drained the underground aquifers. When there were subsequent storms they let some fields flood to try to mitigate.
...I live near one of the big faults in California
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in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •Konya-Karaman Plain - Wikipedia
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in reply to MiniMia 🏴 🇵🇸 🏴 • • •wow those are massive! Are they caused because there's no water inside the land and then it collapses brcause the land is so dry? Why are they formed like meteorite hit them?
This will be my sunday research to learn more about this because its so fascinating!