From Julie Jay

Little Burrowing Owl family, I love how the parents are making a heart shape and their little baby down below.

From Dane D Ward

Female Eastern Screech Owl being woken up from sleeping by an early morning Male Northern Cardinal that was making a lot of noise.

You can see the mad look on her face even from a distance. "SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO SLEEP HERE?"

My yard
Dunnellon, Florida

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Für Aufsehen hatten die gefälschten Umfragen den Berichten zufolge schon vorher gesorgt. So gab die Demokratin Mallory McMorrow Wedgewood Polling eine Mitverantwortung für ihr Scheitern bei den Vorwahlen in Michigan. Nachdem sie in einem Poll des angeblichen Instituts nur einen Wert im einstelligen Prozentbereich erreicht hatte, wären die Spenden für ihre Kampagne »versiegt«. Freiwillige seien am Boden zerstört gewesen, Medien hätten das Team »verfolgt« mit Aufrufen zum Aussteigen. »Es hat uns umgebracht«, schrieb sie auf X.

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cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/88098

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Today, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has published the latest Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong, covering developments in Hong Kong from 1 January to 30 June 2026.

The report explicitly highlights Hong Kong’s continued integration into the national development priorities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), citing the publication of Hong Kong’s first Five-Year Plan and a White Paper on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong by the State Council of the PRC.

It also details the expansion of national security legislation and the prosecution of Hong Kong political prisoners under national security charges, including the 20-year prison sentence received by British citizen Jimmy Lai, and the trials of Chow Hang-tung and Joshua Wong.

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In the report, the Foreign Secretary acknowledged concerns about the “expanding scope and application of national security legislation in Hong Kong and its increasing impact on freedom of expression, assembly, association and the press”, but maintained that “Hong Kong’s economic, monetary, and financial systems remained distinct from the mainland.”

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Megan Khoo, Policy Director at Hong Kong Watch, said:

“Despite the UK government’s recognition of China’s ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration ... this assessment severely underestimates the ongoing erosion of rule of law and basic freedoms, which goes far beyond Hong Kong’s media environment, education system and civil society.

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Hong Watch urges the UK government to take into account the broadening roles of national security legislation in Hong Kong, and assess the risks on Hong Kong’s business environment and its status as an international financial hub.”

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From Henrik Nilsson

Although its near impossible to see, the short eared owl in front appeared to have something in one of its talons. The shortie behind came in for the steal.

British Columbia, Canada.

Canon R5 with Canon 600mm F4 III. Dec 2022.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the occupied West Bank, immediately following two Palestinian gunmen opening fire Friday on an Israeli military checkpoint, wounding at least five.

Videos from the scene depict a firefight between the Palestinian gunmen and Israeli forces that lasted at least several minutes with repeated bursts of gunfire ringing out. In one Reuters video, an Israeli responder yells that the shooting has been going on for at least 20 minutes and they were struggling to remove the wounded from the scene.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of the occupied West Bank, immediately following two Palestinian gunmen opening fire Friday on an Israeli military checkpoint, wounding at least five.

Videos from the scene depict a firefight between the Palestinian gunmen and Israeli forces that lasted at least several minutes with repeated bursts of gunfire ringing out. In one Reuters video, an Israeli responder yells that the shooting has been going on for at least 20 minutes and they were struggling to remove the wounded from the scene.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/12051972

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Today, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has published the latest Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong, covering developments in Hong Kong from 1 January to 30 June 2026.

The report explicitly highlights Hong Kong’s continued integration into the national development priorities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), citing the publication of Hong Kong’s first Five-Year Plan and a White Paper on safeguarding national security in Hong Kong by the State Council of the PRC.

It also details the expansion of national security legislation and the prosecution of Hong Kong political prisoners under national security charges, including the 20-year prison sentence received by British citizen Jimmy Lai, and the trials of Chow Hang-tung and Joshua Wong.

...

In the report, the Foreign Secretary acknowledged concerns about the “expanding scope and application of national security legislation in Hong Kong and its increasing impact on freedom of expression, assembly, association and the press”, but maintained that “Hong Kong’s economic, monetary, and financial systems remained distinct from the mainland.”

...

Megan Khoo, Policy Director at Hong Kong Watch, said:

“Despite the UK government’s recognition of China’s ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration ... this assessment severely underestimates the ongoing erosion of rule of law and basic freedoms, which goes far beyond Hong Kong’s media environment, education system and civil society.

...

Hong Watch urges the UK government to take into account the broadening roles of national security legislation in Hong Kong, and assess the risks on Hong Kong’s business environment and its status as an international financial hub.”

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Cross posted from https://lemmy.world/post/53458317

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Moin, folgende Situation: Handydisplay gebrochen, ein Anbieter wollte 30 Euro Anzahlung über Stripe fürs Bestellen des Displays. Auf der Stripe Seite steht: "Reparaturanzahlung" Jetzt meinte er beim Abgeben des Handys, wir müssen morgen den vollen Betrag zahlen und bekämen die Anzahlung auf dem Zahlweg erstattet. Ist das seriös? Wirkt irgendwie komisch, weil das klingt eher als hätte ich Pfand gezahlt, weil Anzahlung ist ja ein Teil der Rechnung? Mach ich mich verrückt, ist das gänig so oder wie genau soll ich vorgehen?

Vielen Dank schonmal! :D

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