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Rampaging raccoons: how the American mammals took over a German city – and are heading across Europe
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:40:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/raccoons-german-city-kassel-wild-population-europe-aoe>
"In Kassel, everyone has a story about raccoons. Some struggle with a family of
them that moved into their roof and simply will not leave. Others recount how a
picnic in the park turned into an ambush as gangs of the black and white
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[citation needed] Issue 86 – State power sponsored by Coinbase
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:39:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-86/
"Eighteen Democratic Senators joined nearly all Senate Republicans to vote for
the
GENIUS Act stablecoin bill, which aims to establish a federal regulatory
framework for stablecoins and will serve to lend the asset class governmental
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Tindo signs five-year deal to export Australian made solar panels to Vietnam
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:37:41 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/tindo-signs-five-year-deal-to-export-australian-made-solar-panels-to-vietnam/>
"Australian solar panel manufacturer Tindo Solar says it has secured a
five-year deal to export its solar panels to Vietnam.
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Falling battery costs to drive big lift in global plug-in car sales to 22 million in 2025
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:36:48 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thedriven.io/2025/06/19/falling-battery-costs-to-drive-big-lift-in-global-plug-in-car-sales-to-22-million-in-2025/>
"A new report from leading energy research firm BloombergNEF predicts that
nearly 22 million battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles
will be sold in 2025, up 25 per cent from 2024.
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‘He’s moving at a truly alarming speed’: Trump propels US into authoritarianism
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:35:32 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/19/trump-us-autocracy-authoritarianism>
"It reads like a checklist of milestones on the road to autocracy.
A succession of opposition politicians, including Alex Padilla, a US senator,
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Dozens of MEPs to attend Budapest Pride in defiance of Viktor Orbán
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:34:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/18/meps-attend-budapest-pride-viktor-orban-hungary-lgbtq>
"Dozens of MEPs are expected to attend the Pride march in Budapest this month,
in defiance of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, who has tried to ban
the event.
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"Jaws" at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:18:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Black felt and a fake night sky: how scientists proved bogong moths use the stars to navigate to unknown lands
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:16:54 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/18/bogong-moths-stars-navigate-australia-study>
"Australia’s bogong moths are guided by the stars as they navigate up to
1,000km to a place they’ve never been before, new research has concluded,
making them the first invertebrates confirmed to use celestial navigation.
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Companies are betting on AI to help lift productivity. Workers need to be part of the process
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:15:59 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy
Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:15:17 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/a-radical-proposal-to-abolish-state-government-and-strengthen-american-democracy-256955>
"Get rid of states? Legal scholar Stephen Legomsky, who taught for 34 years at
the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, has just published a
book, “Reimagining the American Union,” that proposes a radical idea: Abolish
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