Alan Turing’s Lost Work Could Reveal How Tigers Got Their Stripes https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alan-turings-lost-work-could-reveal-how-tigers-got-their-stripes/
The world-famous mathematician Alan Turing found a possible mechanism for iconic…

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Over 700 events and protests across the US mark ‘A National Day of Action’ https://www.theverge.com/news/652341/nation-day-of-action-50501-protests-50-states
Protesters again gathered to demonstrate against President Donald Trump, while others joined community…

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Be like Dolly.

“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights https://www.propublica.org/article/homeland-security-crcl-civil-rights-immigration-border-patrol-trump-kristi-noem
The closure of the 150…

White House Censoring Press Pool Reports, While Still Discriminating Against AP https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/18/white-house-censoring-press-pool-reports-while-still-discriminating-against-ap/
On Tuesday, the White House effectively eliminated the Associated…

Chinese 'gait recognition' tech IDs people by how they walk https://apnews.com/article/bf75dd1c26c947b7826d270a16e2658a
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: "gait recognition" software that uses people's body shapes…

Former Google CEO Tells Congress That 99 Percent of All Electricity Will Be Used to Power Superintelligent AI https://futurism.com/google-ceo-congress-electricity-ai-superintelligence
Billionaire tech tycoon Eric Schmidt told Congress that 99 percent of electricity…

Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/trump-state-department-overhaul.html
The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down…

What We Can Learn from the Irish Famine Migrant Crisis https://time.com/6949581/irish-famine-immigration-essay/
America’s handling of the Irish Famine migrant crisis in the 1850s is a guide for immigration today.
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I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click boost. How come? I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility…

As legal fight raged, ICE buses filled with Venezuelans heading toward airport turned around, video shows https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/legal-fight-raged-ice-buses-filled-venezuelans-heading-airport-turned-rcna202007
Video from Friday night…

Subaru Is Bringing Back Physical Knobs and Buttons in Its Cars https://futurism.com/the-byte/subaru-bringing-back-physical-knobs-buttons
To the relief of many, Japanese carmaker Subaru has brought back physical buttons and knobs for its 2026 Outback midsize…

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/politics/hegseth-yemen-attack-second-signal-chat.html
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat…

LIVE: Red Crescent rubbishes Israeli probe into Gaza medic killings https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/4/20/live-israel-kills-52-in-gaza-netanyahu-orders-army-to-step-up-attacks
Israeli probe says errors made in killing of 15 Gaza medics, aid workers;…

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The Places Where the Recession Has Already Begun https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/04/recession-tariffs-canada-trump/682297/
Towns near the Canadian border are suffering.
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**I didn't know**

When I learned about the holocaust as teenager in Germany, many people from the Nazi era were still alive and lived all around me. Being the curious person I always was, I asked them about what happened and their role in it.

"I didn't…

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-francis-dead-01ca7d73c3c48d25fd1504ba076e2e2a
Pope Francis has died at age 88. The first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern…

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