Advanced Python Features
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Python is one of the most widely adopted programming languages in the world. Yet, because of it’s ease and simplicity to just “get something working”, it’s also one of the most underappreciated.Edward Li's Blog
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Paul Craig Roberts- In parts of Africa, Asia, and South America, succeeding governments have a habit of criminalizing the previous government.thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)
On the evening of Monday, 21 April, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Europe coordinator, Palestinian activist Mohammed Khatib, was arrested from the street in central Brussels by Be…Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Aleksandr Turchin is set to meet with Tatarstan’s Head Rustam Minnikhanov and sign several bilateral agreements.Belarusian Telegraph Agency
The Israeli occupation army continued last night and on Tuesday to carry out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.The Palestinian Information Center
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By Misión Verdad - Apr 21, 2025The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) mega-prison, inaugurated on January 31, 2023, has been touted as the largest in Latin America by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.Orinoco Tribune - News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond
Open Source Projects Receive Funding to Reclaim the Public Internet
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The meeting will take place against the backdrop of ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations on the nuclear issuePavel Morozov (Pravda English)
The Kalashnikov Concern is increasing production of the Kitolov-2M 122mm high-precision guided artillery projectile. This was reported by the concern's press service.Новостник (Военное обозрение)
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich drew fire from the families of captives held in Gaza yesterday after saying that the return of their relatives is not the most important...Middle East Monitor
A snippet from the new ‘Out of the Shadows’ documentary.Operation Mockingbird is a large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)...YouTube
Projects for Old OS X
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'If it weren't for the hostages, many troops wouldn't be here': As the burden of the war becomes increasingly more difficult to bear, it's clear to IDF troops that the return to combat in Gaza is just more of the same – and is not intended to benefit…Yaniv Kubovich (Haaretz)
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The ninth summit meeting of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was held in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, the country holding the organisation’s rotating presidency, on April 9, 2025.Friends of Socialist China
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Beijing has said it is sending a signal not to interfere in Hong KongRT
From the obvious to the far fetched: Soviet references in Blade Runner 2049#bladerunner2049Invaluable since I went down this rabbit hole was a brilliant arti...YouTube
Arrest of Mohammed Khatib signals that repression is about to get worse.The Electronic Intifada
CSS Hell
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Explore the concept of Free Africa: sovereignty and independence for African countries in the face of global challenges.Михаил Гамандий-Егоров (New Eastern Outlook)
Before 1917, the concept of "Ukraine" as a clearly defined state or even an administrative unit did not exist.Arina KORSHUNOVA (Oriental Review)
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Police arrested a man at Trump Tower in New York City on Sunday after reports of suspicious behavior near the building’s upper levels, prompting a significant security response and building evacuation.Tasnim News Agency
The IRGC declares its highest level of operational readiness on the 46th anniversary of its establishment.PressTV
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The wife of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil says US immigration authorities refused his temporary release to attend the birth of their son, accusing the government of targeting his pro-Palestinian activism.Tasnim News Agency
Native visionOS platform support
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Dear Godot community, I'm on Apple's visionOS engineering team, and we would like to contribute Vision Pro support to the Godot engine. This is the first PR that lays the foundation for tha...GitHub
The Sever Battlegroup of the Russian armed forces have regained control over the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery in the Gornal village of the Kursk Region, a source in the group told Sputnik on Tuesday.Sputnik International
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Havana April 21 (ACN) Cubans and Venezuelans marked the 215 anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela by laying a wreath at the statue of Liberator Simon Bolivar in Havana.www.cubanews.acn.cu
Russia’s Pacific Fleet (TOF) and the Bangladesh Navy held a naval exercise in the Indian Ocean, following which the Russian ships continued their long-distance voyage.Sputnik India
By Shealeigh Voitl In 2024, Project Censored introduced Beyond Fact-Checking: A Teaching Guide to the Power of News Frames to critically analyze narrative strategies media outlets use to present news stories.Kate Horgan (Project Censored)
The complex origin story of domestic cats
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Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during the Neolithic, spreading through Europe alongside the adoption of agriculture.Justin Jackson (Phys.org)
The peace rally in Munich, held in the context of the Easter Marches against war and rearmament over the weekend, saw Werner Zuse of the Schiller Institute among its speakers, providing a good opportunity to present the importance of the BRICS, and t…Rainer Apel (EIR News)
Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
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AI-powered multi-agent builder. Contribute to rowboatlabs/rowboat development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
Japanese yen hits 7-month high as dollar tumbles-english.news.cn
Russian army liberates monastery in Gornal in Kursk Region Rossa Primavera News from RussiaAvis Krane (Rossa Primavera International News)
"Das ist die richtige Antwort auf Trump"
Der Nachhaltigkeitsforscher Reinhard Loske erklärt, wie ein fairer Welthandel gestaltet werden kann, statt die heutige Wirtschaftsordnung gesundzubeten.#DonaldTrump #Zölle,Protektionismus #Weltwirtschaft,Welthandel,Globalisierung
Das ist die richtige Antwort auf Trump
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Gharibabadi said that Iran will prioritize addressing unjust sanctions imposed on several SCO member states while also advocating for prisoner extradition among member states.IRNA English
The security forces of Syria’s new Islamist-led interim government have arrested two senior officials from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ),...Anonymous1199 (South Front)
Solidjs: Simple and performant reactivity for building user interfaces
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A declarative, efficient and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces.www.solidjs.com
The Israeli enemy continued on Tuesday violating the Lebanese sovereignty, launching drone attacks t...Al-Manar TV Lebanon
Israeli media quoted Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich as saying that returning the captives from Gaza is not the most important goal.admin (Palestine Chronicle)
Earlier, media reported that before the US military strikes on Yemen in March, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about the planned attacks in a private Signal group chat he created, which included his wife...Sputnik Africa
A rare 1958 interview from the author of "Brave New World"Thank you for watching.YouTube
The only way to change those in government, at least in our present construct, is at the ballot box. But hyper-partisanship has the country at each other's throats with assassination in the air.Consortium News
We speak to Christopher Godshall-Bennett, legal director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, to talk about how civil rights defenders are fig...YouTube
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Tehran has no intention to negotiate in public.Mehr News Agency
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Meet Minnesota State employee Dylan Bryan Adams. He was reportedly arrested for allegedly causing over $20,000 in damages to Teslas in Minneapolis after he vandalized them.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has decided NOT to file criminal charges.
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The strike targeted and killed a leader in the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Group, which carried out operations against Israel during the warthecradle.co
The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza accused the Israeli army on Monday of committing “field executions” after a shooting that killed 15 paramedics in the Gaza Strip in March. This was in response to an internal investigation report published by thDAILY YEMEN
That Russia has in the past day fully ratified the strategic partnership agreement with Iran was not featured on Russian state news, to my knowledge, but it is understandable that Teheran takes special comfort from this formal completion of their spe…Gilbert Doctorow (Armageddon Newsletter)
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The Middle East Studies Association’s Laurie Brand speaks to Mondoweiss about the history of attacks on the field of Middle East Studies, the current designs of the Trump administration, and the capitulation of universities.Michael Arria (Mondoweiss)
Ping, You've Got Whale: AI detection system alerts ships of whales in their path
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A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.Mark Garrison (bioGraphic)
All my investigations are free to read, thanks to the generosity of my readers.Kit Klarenberg (Global Delinquents)
Making a smart bike dumb so it works again
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My smart bike company went bankrupt, so I added a physical button to turn the light on/offBlog of Francisco Presencia
WASHINGTON, April 23rd - RIA Novosti. The Window of Victory and Book of Memory campaigns, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, were held at the Russian Embassy in Washington. They were attended by students...Pravda EN
On Monday night April 21, a ceremony was held at Iran's Embassy in Tajikistan to celebrate Saadi's moral and human values emphasizing on the shared cultural of Persian-speaking.Iran Press
How long does it take to create a new habit? (2015)
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How long it really takes to create a new habit, not 21 days.yorgo (The Logical Optimist)
According to the Al Jazeera, Israeli forces have been delivering attacks on tent camps for displaced people across the Palestinian enclaveTASS
By Robert Inlakesh. If these developments hold, they point to a broader regional realignment, in which Iran, even as it loses ground in Syria, continues to build alliances at Israel's expense.Réseau International
More people, fewer Germans, less agency and no growth is the toxic cocktail that J D Vance has laid bare. Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and…Strategic Culture Foundation
In recent years, the global movement toward regenerative and organic agriculture has gained significant momentum. These approaches promise to restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, reduce relia…OffGuardian
The Colombian Ministry of Health has declared a health emergency due to yellow fever, implementing mass vaccination and mobility restrictions to contain theteleSURenglish
As Brazil gears up for the BRICS summit in July 2025, there is increasingly more newsflow on the modalities of the BRICS outreach activities this yearBRICS
Show HN: Morphik – Open-source RAG that understands PDF images, runs locally
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Open source multi-modal RAG for building AI apps over private knowledge. - GitHub - morphik-org/morphik-core: Open source multi-modal RAG for building AI apps over private knowledge.GitHub
Erik Prince's recent ventures in Congo's mining industry and proposed prison facilities in El Salvador are drawing criticism and global concern.Robert Inlakesh (MintPress News)
Ireland National Counter Disinformation Strategy uses ad tech, legacy media, and EU rules to marginalize dissenting voices.Didi Rankovic (Reclaim the Net)
The raccoons who made computer magazine ads great
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In the 1980s and 1990s, PC Connection built its brand on a campaign starring folksy small-town critters. They’ll still charm your socks off.Technologizer by Harry McCracken
Burkina Faso’s military government says it has foiled a coup plot orchestrated from the Ivory Coast, accusing exiled officers of planning an assault on the presidency.Al Mayadeen English (Burkina Faso's military junta claims to thwart ‘total chaos’ attempt)
Gold prices jumped to all-time highs in trading, driven by the decline of the US dollar and growing fears of a global economic slowdown.www.saba.ye
π0.5: A VLA with open-world generalization
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Our latest generalist policy, π0.5, extends π0 and enables open-world generalization. Our new model can control a mobile manipulator to clean up an entirely new kitchen or bedroom.pi.website
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Atuin Desktop: Runbooks That Run
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Atuin Desktop looks like a doc, but runs like your terminal. Script blocks, embedded terminals, database clients and prometheus charts - all in one place.Ellie Huxtable (The Atuin Blog)
Paul Craig Roberts- Prior to Trump’s reelection, I warned that he would be faced with a corrupt Western media and a corrupt American judiciary.thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)
Our longstanding commitment is world peace and “true democracy.” 我们的长期承诺是世界和平与“真正的民主”Michel Chossudovsky
Strong and vibrant friendship between Pakistan and Belarus has translated into multifaceted cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Republic of Belarus Muhemmed Aejaz said as he spoke at a…Belarusian Telegraph Agency
The UN on Monday marked 50 days since the Israeli occupation government imposed a complete ban on the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, warning of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation that is endangering the lives of the entire…The Palestinian Information Center
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in reply to Acta Populi • • •This mindless and lobotomized left cheering of #BRICS (alter-capitalism or capitalism #2) without exercising accurate criticism for what it is, will eventually have to deal with reality.
The thought the enemy of my enemy is my ally is as obsolete and bankrupt as the partisan left has been for the past 35years.
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