India passes law to end transgender self-identification..

The country that stood up for trans people gives in to colonial bigotry.

https://qnews.com.au/india-passes-law-to-end-transgender-self-identification/

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

India passes law to end transgender self-identification

India's government has passed a bill that significantly rolls back the rights of transgender and gender diverse people

^{Andrew M Potts (QNews)}

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel rockets faster than any object has ever traveled.

Archive: ia: ...

#space-&-spaceflight
https://gizmodo.com/startup-successfully-ignites-worlds-first-fusion-rocket-2000738506

Today I Learned while many countries now allow female monarchs, currently there are no ruling queens for the first time in almost two centuries

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_regnant
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s4rdx9/today_i_learned_while_many_countries_now_allow/

Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz with reported $2M tanker toll, regime threatens global oil supply

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-chokes-strait-hormuz-reported-205530240.html

Iran chokes Strait of Hormuz with reported $2M tanker toll, regime threatens global oil supply

Strait of Hormuz traffic is near collapse as Iran reportedly charges tankers $2 million in transit fees, prompting President Trump to threaten strikes on...

^{Emma Bussey (Yahoo News)}

Cal Newport's new #AI Reality Check talks about LLMs potentially being a dead end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IMV80GvBpU

It is obvious that exponential growth can not go on unlimited in a limited system. There are #LimitsToGrowth in every finite system. So what will the future bring while the superrich hide in their bunkers (even they are unsure how, as Douglas Rushkoff describes in his book)? A..

a) societal collapse and we go extinct
b) societal collapse and we go back to pre-industrial middle ages
c) societal collapse and we create a sustainable post-capitalist economy

I don't know. What do you think? Can we avoid a collapse of a society which is based on exponential growth and exploitation of fossil fuels or is a collapse inevitable?
https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=how-everything-can-collapse-a-manual-for-our-times--9781509541386

UW Cherry Blossoms!

#Seattle #UW #CherryBlossoms

Guerrilla Activists Perfectly 'Rename' Larry Ellison's Superyacht

#LedByDonkeys #GuerrillaActivism #LarryEllison #MediaControl #DefenseSecretary

https://crooksandliars.com/2026/03/guerrilla-activists-renamed-larry-ellison

Guerrilla Activists Perfectly 'Rename' Larry Ellison’s Superyacht

Larry Ellison will hate the new name but we think it's perfect.

^{NewsHound Ellen (Crooks and Liars)}

What if this war is a test run for palantir bullshit and Thiel directly manipulated it into being with the genocidal maniacs of Israel all too willing to join in on the wanton death and destruction of anyone that isn't one of them...

Just thinking out loud and I can be one hundred percent wrong. There's just a lot of patterns all leading back to palantir and Nazis.

Sound Transit Considers Delaying Ballard Light Rail

On Tuesday, Strauss shot an email out to residents, encouraging them to show up to the town hall with concerns about light rail. Only four people did. The 19 other speakers wanted to talk about #homeless people living in RVs, road hazards, and yes, public safety. After the meeting, Strauss said he expected that. It is Ballard after all. by Micah Yip As someone who usually light rails around the city, driving from Capitol Hill to Ballard was like enduring Dante's nine levels of hell. Red-line traffic up I-5, east to west surface street chaos, Apple Maps ETA climbing. By the time I reached the Ballard Community Center for Councilmember Dan Strauss' town hall last night, another 12 minutes had been added to my 35-minute commute.. The situation was too on-the-nose. It was Strauss' first town hall since Sound Transit announced it's considering delaying the long-promised and voter-approved Ballard Light Rail Extension. At a board retreat last week, Sound Transit presented members three opti
Mar. 26,2026
#Seattle #Washington #SeattleWashington #Homeless #English

https://www.thestranger.com/news/2026/03/26/80540011/sound-transit-considers-delaying-ballard-light-rail

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Sound Transit Considers Delaying Ballard Light Rail

^{Micah Yip (The Stranger)}

I was laid off in December, and it’s time to see if I can #GetFediHired.

Experience:
• Customer service (direct support, operations, data, automation, program management) for 7+ years
• Editing for 3+ years
• PhD in neuroscience

No industry preference (just not evil).

Looking for remote work in the US (hybrid near Burlington, VT also ok).

Résumé/LinkedIn available upon request.

"...these sex crimes against children will continue as long as predators continue to be hired by law enforcement, as long as judges refuse to see sex crimes as the violently horrific traumas they are, as long as they continue to ignore the victims and side with the assaulters."

Judge to give Border Patrol ag...

Judge to give Border Patrol agent sweet plea after toddler porn found.

CONTENT WARNING: While I will not go into details about this case, child sexual abuse is discussed in this article.

^{Jenn Budd (Borderland Talk)}

Early morning scenic ferry ride on Puget Sound overlooking the Olympic Mountains.

https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/early-morning-scenic-ferry-ride-on-puget-sound-wa-ez-lorenz.html

#Washington #PNW #Mountains #Sunrise #Ferry #Water #Winter #Travel #Transportation #Photography #PhotoOfTheDay #ArtForSale #ArtShop #WallArt #Prints #ArtPrints #GreetingCards #Puzzle #Gifts #Giftideas #FediArt #FediGiftShop

Today in news which will not shock you:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpwjxx5eyn1o

Survey which claimed evangelical Christianity was on the rise in UK found to have been fraudulently manipulated by Evangelical Christians.

I know. My surprise was unconstrained.
😑

Church attendance report pulled after YouGov finds 'fraudulent' responses

The original report claimed a rise in young people attending church in England and Wales.

^{Catherine Wyatt (BBC News)}

And so ends my use of cash…

“U.S. dollars will bear the signature of President Trump later this year, the Treasury Department said, an unprecedented change to the nation’s currency that the department said is being made in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.

As a result, Mr. Trump is set to be the first sitting U.S. president to have his signature on the currency.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/politics/trump-signature-us-dollars.html?smid=url-share

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/march-heatwave-weather-us
https://stallman.org/glossary.html#global%20heating

Temperatures in California, Nevada and Arizona are 22-25 °F above normal. Temperatures are about to reach as much as 108°F. The heat will put some people's health in danger, and it's only the very beginning of spring. If part of July is 22-25 °F above normal, that will kill thousands, or perhaps tens of thousands. This is global heating.

Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records

Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures

^{Coral Murphy Marcos (The Guardian)}

thesis: age-verification infects all major operating systems and platforms

antithesis: hackers build operating systems for microcontrollers like esp32

synthesis: you need to verify your age before you can use your thermostat

Melania Trump shares the red carpet at the White House with a robot. She's the one on the right.

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5761898/melania-trump-robot-education-technology-ai

I'm trying to work out why exactly people have empathy for #TSA agents but not #ICE agents when neither agency is doing anything constitutional, and the TSA is explicitly banned by the 4th Amendemnt.

#USPol