When climate adaptation runs up against “heritage”.

French state heritage architec...

Canada's Leylah Fernandez eliminated in 4th round at National Bank Open
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/leylah-fernandez-loss-osaka-national-bank-open-9.7301428?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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❗️82% of Ukrainians believe Ukraine will ultimately win the war, according to a KIIS survey conducted July 16-31, while just 3% expect Russia to win. 59% are fully convinced of a Ukrainian victory and another 23% lean toward that outcome. On the current battlefield situation, 39% believe it favors Ukraine, compared with 7% who say Russia has the advantage. Another 32% believe neither side currently holds the advantage. The survey covered 1,808 respondents. #Ukraine

RE: https://oldfriends.live/@paul/117068557864169414

Some anal person reported this as offensive because of the TV character's name, Crazy Cooter. I guess they don't know that cooter is a term in many states, esp the south, for freshwater turtles. Some people need to get over themselves and their destructive need to find fault in every feck'n thing and police it.

Cincinnati Zoo: Common cooter: https://cincinnatizoo.org/animals-archive/215750/

Massachusetts: Red Bellied Cooter: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/northern-red-bellied-cooter

Florida wildlife and game: https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/reptiles/freshwater-turtles/cooters/

Trump Blurts Out Huge Admission of Midterm Weakness as MAGA Cracks Up
#Trump

Trump Blurts Out Huge Admissio...

Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a strike on the TANECO refinery in Nizhnekamsk, with a fire recorded at the site. It also confirmed damage to the AVT-6 primary oil processing column at the Ilsky refinery from the August 8 strike. At Hvardiiske airfield in occupied Crimea, the August 3 attack destroyed 9 aviation fuel tanks and damaged 2 aircraft hangars. Russian repair, logistics and artillery storage sites in occupied Luhansk and Donetsk were also hit. #Ukraine

Markets Await Key Economic Data This Week
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-10/markets-await-key-economic-data-this-week-video?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Outsiders Pay $6,500 to Learn Southern Sorority Rush's Unwritten Rules
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-10/what-is-sorority-rush-and-why-are-parents-paying-6-500-for-coaches?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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A fleet idled by conflict is now spinning an ‘ecological roulette’ across the world’s ports
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/10/news/shipping-strait-of-hormuz-invasive-species?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Stock Movers: Infineon, Aryzta, Hays
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2026-08-10/stock-movers-infineon-aryzta-hays-podcast?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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At the Kentucky Derby of the Car World, Supercars Are the Party Crashers
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-10/pebble-beach-car-show-enters-new-era-of-supercar-collectors-leadership?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Book Review: The Last Years of Overseas Steam by John Whiteley http://dlvr.it/TTxTMF #AmberleyPublishing #Austria #BookReview #BookReviews

Now playing on Green Valley Radio: 1941 'Friendly Tavern Polka' by Lawrence Welk!
Tune-in for free at: GreenValleyRadio.net
#VintageRadio #OTR #1940s #History

Call me old-fashioned, but I do think we could be losing our sense of proportion. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Harry Potter fans force reloca...

How a new app can help those with dyslexia learn French
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7299748?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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The fuck??
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/10/harry-potter-fans-force-relocation-of-430m-undersea-cable-to-avoid-dobbys-grave?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/asien/afghanistan-tourismus-100.html
Die Taliban-Terroristen, mit denen Dobrindt zwecks Abschiebung von Afghan*innen aus Deutschland verhandelt, wollen Afghanistan dem Tourismus öffnen.
Der bettelarmen Bevölkerung kämen die Einnahmen sicherlich nicht zugute, sondern ihren Peinigern und Unterdrückern.
Ich persönlich wollte dort nicht hinreisen.
Ich müsste dann wie ein Pferd Scheuklappen tragen, um das Elend nicht zu sehen.
Leider gibt es genug Menschen, denen das alles egal ist.

https://www.ufofeed.com/281635/i-tried-to-map-the-entire-hindu-pantheon-into-one-family-tree-over-fifty-deities-across-eight-layers-of-divine-hierarchy-heres-what-i-learned-about-why-no-two-versions-agree-2/ I tried to map the entire Hindu pantheon into one family tree, over fifty deities across eight layers of divine hierarchy. Here’s what I learned about why no two versions agree. #AlternativeHistory #History

What is these Flock cameras?

https://lemmy.world/post/50493283

Sources: Nvidia chips remain the norm for Chinese AI labs training LLMs, as switching from its CUDA platform to Huawei's CANN requires major code rewriting (South China Morning Post)

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3363491/chinas-top-ai-still-trained-nvidia-chips-what-delaying-switch-local-tech
http://www.techmeme.com/260810/p7#a260810p7