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Obsidian + Zettel Notes
  • The article does suggest iOS options for Mobile Quick Capture - Drafts and Shortcuts. Might be worth a try.

  • 'Gravely concerning' claims of Russian interference in general election to spread support for Farage's Reform
  • Pity they didn't do anything when claims emerged of Russia interfering with the Brexit vote.

  • 'Gravely concerning' claims of Russian interference in general election to spread support for Farage's Reform
    news.sky.com 'Gravely concerning' claims of Russian interference in general election to spread support for Farage's Reform

    A report says five co-ordinated Facebook pages have been spouting Kremlin talking points, with some expressing support for Nigel Farage's Reform UK party.

    'Gravely concerning' claims of Russian interference in general election to spread support for Farage's Reform

    > Claims of Russian interference in the general election campaign are "gravely concerning", the deputy prime minister has said. > >Mr Dowden told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that Moscow allegedly using Facebook pages to spread support for Nigel Farage "is a classic example from the Russian playbook". > >The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) says it has been monitoring five co-ordinated Facebook pages which have been spouting Kremlin talking points, with some posting in support of Reform UK. > >Mr Dowden, who has called the ABC report "gravely concerning", told Sky News: "This is something that I've warned about for some time. > > "There is a threat in all elections, and indeed we see it in this election, from hostile state actors seeking to influence the outcome of the election campaign. > >"Russia is a prime example of this and this is a classic example from the Russian playbook." > >He added that this was a "low-level use of bots". > > ... > > The broadcaster also reportedly found most of the administrators for each page are based in Nigeria, which is a significant connection as previous online Russian propaganda networks were found to have been operating from Africa. > >The reports come after Mr Farage faced a backlash for saying he blames the West and NATO for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. > >Mr Farage called it "cobblers" to claim bots generated by foreign state actors could interfere with the election outcome - as he launched a personal attack on Mr Dowden.

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    Obsidian + Zettel Notes
  • No problem, I've only been using it a month or so, and haven't really dug into all features yet but there's a lot to like - the markdown editing is very smooth (with lists, including check boxes, automatically generating on a new line) and I've started drafting longer Lemmy posts in it too.

    I have some niggles, like the YAML "note_type: task" producing a much nicer check box list but it seems to stop line wrapping. I'd also like checked items moved down the list. However, the developer is, apparently, approachable so I may drop them a line or note.

  • Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage
  • Yes, even if they never hit these "heights" again, the example of Europe is going to make electoral reform a real uphill fight.

    I'm hoping more sensible thinking prevails - with PR, you'd likely have a majority Labour government for most of the time, backed by Greens and Lib Dems. Gordon Brown seems to be driving a lot of the ideas for improving our democracy but his focus seems to currently be the House of Lords, which is an easier one to implement (although likely not in a way that suits me - it's sortition all the way for me), but I could see him chewing this one over afterwards. Realistically, Labour won't do anything now but if their support collapses they may need other parties to prop them up after the next election and PR is likely to be the price for it.

  • Obsidian + Zettel Notes
    obsidian.rocks Mobile Quick Capture in Obsidian - Obsidian Rocks

    Mobile Quick Capture is important to prevent you from losing your best ideas. Learn how to set it up on your phone today.

    Mobile Quick Capture in Obsidian - Obsidian Rocks

    I may be preaching to the converted on this but I was looking to solve two problems:

    • Being able to chuck down a quick note in Obsidian on mobile which can take far too long to open. I'd tried suggested solutions like Loqseq but it still felt a bit clunky.
    • Import a webpage as markdown on mobile

    The latter requirement took me to Zettel Notes and then I discovered that you can just add your Obsidian archive to it and so you also have Mobile Quick Capture too, as the post link says:

    > Zettel Notes checks a lot of boxes. If you need a more flexible solution for Quick Capture, and an open-source one at that, check out Zettel Notes. > > Zettel Notes is impressively flexible and versatile. It supports Markdown, synchronization through many different platforms, all forms of media including audio and video, keyboard shortcuts, properties, templates, and much more. > > If you want an app that rivals even Obsidian in features, then Zettel Notes may be for you. > > With a little bit of setup, it also makes a great quick capture app. All you have to do is install it, configure it to your Obsidian folder, and you’re off to the races! > > I did notice a few oddities in setting it up: it’s not set up perfectly for Obsidian, so you may have to fine tune it a bit to get it working like you want. See the documentation for details. > > Zettel Notes is not as easy to set up as Fleeting Notes, but it is the swiss army knife of note taking on Android. If you’re serious about Quick Capture, I recommend giving it a try. > > Pros: > > Quick startup >* Highly configurable >* Can do almost anything you could want >* Good privacy policy > > Cons: > >* Harder to setup initially >* More of a learning curve

    I haven't noticed too many downsides and while I wasn't previously prepared to fully commit to Obsidian in my note-taking app journey (having started with Evernote many years ago), Zettel Notes has helped seal the deal. It's already speeding up my note-taking on the go and just become my go-to app for markdown files. I can then switch to Obsidian when I need all the bells and whistles.

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    Woman suspected of violating traffic law for riding an electric suitcase
    www3.nhk.or.jp Woman suspected of violating traffic law for riding an electric suitcase | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

    Police in Japan have sent papers to prosecutors concerning a woman under suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act for allegedly riding an "electric suitcase" on a sidewalk without a license.

    Woman suspected of violating traffic law for riding an electric suitcase | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/23992689

    > Archive/mirror: https://archive.ph/zoBGi

    > Police in Japan have sent papers to prosecutors concerning a woman under suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act for allegedly riding an "electric suitcase" on a sidewalk without a license. > > The police say this is the first time someone has been identified for an alleged traffic offense involving such ridable luggage in Japan. > > ... > > Electric suitcases can move at a maximum of 13 kilometers per hour, and are legally in the same category as small motorcycles. > > But they are not allowed on public roads in Japan as they do not meet standards for brakes and blinkers set by the Road Transport Vehicle Act. > > The woman is reportedly denying the charges saying during voluntary questioning that she was not aware that the suitcase is a vehicle that requires a driver's license.

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    Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage
  • It's a concern of mine too. Next election we may have an incumbent Labour party that has done little to improve people's lives (potentially despite their best efforts because the economy and national infrastructure is wrecked) and a Tory party wrecked for a generation and Reform could emerge as the protest vote or, worse, Reform merge with the Tories and Farage leads a BNP-lite party to victory. The latter might doom the Conservatives forever but after BoJo and Trump getting elected, and the rise of the right across Europe Farage worming his way to PM is not something we should dismiss too quickly.

  • Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage
    www.theguardian.com Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage

    Exclusive: Former Labour leader calls on party to ratchet up scrutiny of Reform in final week of campaign

    Neil Kinnock warns Labour to heed nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage

    > Neil Kinnock has warned his party not to ignore the nationalist threat posed by Nigel Farage, as concern grows in Labour ranks that Reform UK could pose a long-term threat for them as well as for the Conservatives. > > The former Labour leader told the Guardian he wanted Labour to turn its guns on Farage’s party in the final week of the election campaign, saying the populist right could gain a stronghold in the UK as it has across much of Europe. > > Labour has been accused of not putting up a fight against Farage because the Reform party appeared to be taking more votes from the Conservatives. But with Reform predicted by some pollsters to win more than a dozen parliamentary seats next week, Kinnock said Labour needed to start taking the threat seriously. > > ... > > Kinnock added that if Labour was overly cautious in government, it would play into Reform’s narrative that there was little difference between the two main parties. “Absolutely vitally, [the populist right] have to be combated with actions,” he said. “That means the implementation of change which is positive and cumulative, and driven by strong purpose in the service of the community.”

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    Did anyone else watch Madame Web? (Villain discussion and spoilers)
  • He is Ezekiel Sims and the Wikipedia entry might give more background on the original character, although he has been chopped and changed so much he is almost unrecognisable.

    The reason the character is so one dimensional is that they radically changed the story (why cast members have been so happy to throw it under the bus, as what we saw wasn't what they signed up for) and we'd have got more of his motivation. As the character is key to some of the big storylines and lore upgrades, he might have also helped set up future films. Instead they still seem intent on killing the franchise, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, because a Spidey-less Spider-Man fictional universe is a stupid idea, badly implemented.

  • Lego Starwars @lemm.ee ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 @feddit.uk
    Every confirmed or rumoured LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary minifigure – June 2024
    www.brickfanatics.com Every confirmed or rumoured LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary minifigure – June 2024

    With the recent reveal of another LEGO Star Wars set, we've got a first look at another LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary minifigure.

    Every confirmed or rumoured LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary minifigure – June 2024
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    The unnameable horror
  • And where Nyarlathotep went, rest vanished, for the small hours were rent with the screams of nightmare.

  • Rediscover a Cult Classic monster movie with ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, coming soon to 4K!
    mybloodyreviews.com Rediscover a Cult Classic monster movie with ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, coming soon to 4K! - My Bloody Reviews

    BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE SUPERB MONSTER MOVIE ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE4K UHD STEELBOOK, 4K UHD, BLU-RAY, DVD & DIGITAL OUT 2nd SEPTEMBER STARRING: RICHARD HARRIS, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING STUDIOCANAL announce a fantastic new 4K restoration of ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, as part of the Cult Classics Colle...

    > STUDIOCANAL announce a fantastic new 4K restoration of ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, as part of the Cult Classics Collection. Terror is just below the surface in this ferocious action adventure of mythical proportions from legendary producer Dino Di Laurentiis (King Kong, Conan), starring screen legends Richard Harris (Oscar-nominated for This Sporting Life) and Charlotte Rampling (Oscar nominated for 45 Years). As well as a collectable 4K UHD SteelBook, the film is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital. > > From Academy Award nominated director Michael Anderson (Around The World In Eighty Days) and screenwriter Luciano Vincenzoni (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly) comes a gripping and terrifying tale of man versus beast. Described by Scream Magazine as ‘Jaws with heart’, ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE features a marvellous lead performance from Harris as a sea captain targeted by a vengeful killer whale, and also stars Will Sampson, famous for his performance as in Chief Bromden One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Bo Derek (“10”), and Robert Carradine (The Long Riders). > > With a magnificent, stirring score by Ennio Moricone (Oscar-winner for The Hateful Eight), and cinematography by Ted Moore (Oscar winner for A Man for All Seasons), you’ll have a whale of a time with this handsomely mounted and tremendously exciting adventure thriller, restored to its original glory in this beautiful restoration.

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    Movies from the Criterion Collection are half-off at Barnes & Noble
    www.polygon.com Movies from the Criterion Collection are half-off at Barnes & Noble

    Some of the best movies from the past century are heavily discounted.

    Movies from the Criterion Collection are half-off at Barnes & Noble

    cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/13989416

    > This year's 50% off B&N Summer sale runs through July 28. > > I missed Criterion's flash sale earlier this year so I'll probably stock up on this one sometime next week.

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    Joey Barton to pay Jeremy Vine £75,000 after calling him a ‘bike nonce’
  • A nonce is a sex offender. As in: "we had to put him on the prison's nonce wing as the other prisoners would try and kill him.'

  • Man fined for squirting mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up
  • This isn't exactly a great defence:

    "He wanted to create opportunities for him to talk to these ladies."

    Except he wasn't:

    Instead of stopping to talk to the woman after that, he walked past her.

    It sounds more like he was getting off on it for some messed up reason

  • Man fined for squirting mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up
    www.asiaone.com Man fined for squirting mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up

    SINGAPORE — Wanting to talk to women, a man hatched a plan to soil their clothes with a mixture of his urine and flour so that he could have an opportunity to break the ice between them and him. On June 20, Tan Jun Hao, a 31-year-old Malaysian, was fined $1,200 after he pleaded guilty to using crimi...

    Man fined for squirting mixture of urine and flour onto woman's dress to try to chat her up

    > Wanting to talk to women, a man hatched a plan to soil their clothes with a mixture of his urine and flour so that he could have an opportunity to break the ice between them and him. > > On June 20, Tan Jun Hao, a 31-year-old Malaysian, was fined $1,200 after he pleaded guilty to using criminal force on one of the women. > > He followed a 26-year-old woman as she was going up an escalator from Nicoll Highway MRT station at around 8.30pm on April 9. > > He then squirted the mixture, which he had earlier mixed in a small plastic bottle, on her dress as she was walking along a nearby overhead bridge. > > Instead of stopping to talk to the woman after that, he walked past her. > > ... > > Deputy Public Prosecutor Yap Jia Jun said: "The accused intended to squirt the mixture on the clothes of ladies, especially young ladies wearing dark-coloured bottoms, and then alert them that their clothes had been dirtied. > > "He wanted to create opportunities for him to talk to these ladies."

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    The unofficial retirement of Jack Nicholson – where did Hollywood’s most charismatic star go?
    www.independent.co.uk The unofficial retirement of Jack Nicholson, Hollywood’s most charismatic star

    Jack Nicholson’s performances in ‘Chinatown’ and ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ are cast-iron classics. Fast-forward half a century later, and the actor has performed a vanishing act. Geoffrey Macnab asks: where is he now?

    The unofficial retirement of Jack Nicholson, Hollywood’s most charismatic star

    > Where’s Jack? This year marks the 50th anniversary of Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974), the 1930s LA-set crime thriller that has one of Jack Nicholson’s most famous performances, as sardonic detective Jake Gittes. It’s also nearly half a century since Nicholson played rebellious everyman RP McMurphy, who is incarcerated in a mental institution and engaged in a battle of wills with the sociopathic Nurse Ratched, in Milos Forman’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975). Those two movies alone are cast-iron classics. > > But despite such major anniversaries, Nicholson – now 87 – is nowhere to be seen. There was a time when the actor was spotted everywhere: in nightclubs, on chat shows, at basketball matches, at movie premieres. No more. The actor has performed a vanishing act. It is 14 years since his last movie, the rapidly forgotten romcom How Do You Know. One of his friends, music producer Lou Adler, told the WTF podcast that Nicholson now prefers to spend his time “sitting under a tree and reading a book”.

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    Uk Smart Bulb Recommendations
  • I've had absolutely no issues and I've been using them for years - they've been rock solid and reliable. I switched to a ZigBee dongle and packed away the hub. I also use their switches and plugs, all good.

  • Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker to 'launch bid' to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader
    news.sky.com Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker to 'launch bid' to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader

    Steve Baker has been critical of Rishi Sunak during the campaign and said his colleagues have supported him to lead rebellions so he would make a good leader.

    Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker to 'launch bid' to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader

    > Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker will launch a bid to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader after the election, it is understood. > > The Brexiteer Conservative is expected to attempt to replace Mr Sunak if the party is defeated on 4 July. > > Mr Baker hinted at a leadership run if he retains his Wycombe seat at the general election. > >bHe said: "One thing at a time. I want to represent the people of Wycombe the best that I can, as I always have done. > > "Then let's see what happens." > > It is understood he will announce his intentions after polling day.

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    Arrow Announces and Details September 2024 4K UHD and Blu-ray Titles
  • I thought it was a month to miss but I enjoyed Acción Mutante and the other two are on my watchlist, so I am in for Love, Death & Apocalypse.

  • [Suggestion] Disallow the use of sources deprecated by the Wikipedia editing community for unreliability
  • It's not too difficult to stick to that because here it'd be largely the Mail and a few tabloids, which tend not to be used in the serious news sections here anyway unless it's a piss-take of the Mail.

  • Uk Smart Bulb Recommendations
  • I get mine from IKEA.

  • Lego Starwars @lemm.ee ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 @feddit.uk
    LEGO Star Wars 75398 C-3PO 25th anniversary set revealed
    www.brickfanatics.com LEGO Star Wars 75398 C-3PO 25th anniversary set revealed

    An online retailer has published the first images of LEGO Star Wars 75398 C-3PO, another 25th anniversary set from a galaxy far, far away.

    LEGO Star Wars 75398 C-3PO 25th anniversary set revealed

    > An online retailer has published the first images of LEGO Star Wars 75398 C-3PO, another upcoming 25th anniversary set from a galaxy far, far away. > > Following on from last year’s 75371 Chewbacca, this 18+ set builds into a towering recreation of the galaxy’s most irritating protocol droid, complete with plenty of pearl gold to recreate C-3PO’s shiny shell. This first look comes courtesy of Singaporean LEGO Certified Store The Brick Shop, which has published a product listing page for 75398 C-3PO ahead of its wide reveal at LEGO.com. > > Like the two recently-revealed LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy sets, 75398 C-3PO is apparently due to hit shelves on August 1, with pre-orders commencing from July 1. It’s due to cost $229.90 in Singaporean dollars, or the same price as 75337 AT-TE Walker, so it seems likely to retail for roughly £119.99 / $139.99 / €139.99 in the UK, US and Europe respectively.

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    A sumptuous 10 Blu-ray Boxed set from a master of melodrama sits along side two releases from the first family of Hong Kong martial arts cinema feature as Eureka! announce it’s September 2024 line-up
  • Champions and Two Taoist Tales for me. Taoism Drunkard in particular is really out there, I'd have preferred if it had been teamed with Shaolin Drunkard (which must be in the pipeline) but I'm happy with the set.

  • A sumptuous 10 Blu-ray Boxed set from a master of melodrama sits along side two releases from the first family of Hong Kong martial arts cinema feature as Eureka! announce it’s September 2024 line-up

    !

    > Eureka! has announced its September 2024 line-up. Featured amongst this line-up four crime epics that have had an immeasurable impact on popular culture around the globe; a couple of crazy kung-fu extravaganzas from the first family of Hong Kong martial arts; a kung-fu soccer comedy starring Yuen Biao; plus re-issues of G. W. Pabst’s sordid melodrama Pandora’s Box, and Orson Welles’ film noir masterpiece, Touch of Evil.

    Tech specs at Blu-ray.com

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    What A Century (Plus a Pandemic) Does to Moviegoing and Why It Matters
  • Excellent analysis that torpedoes a lot of explanations for this slow year.

    In 2024, the domestic box office will be in its 22nd year of sustained decline. And due to the pandemic, audiences are behaving as though they’re between 32 to 37 years into this decline. Fewer than two thirds of Americans still go to the movies, and on average, they will purchase just about 3 tickets annually (hence the average American buying about 2). The practically addressable number of tickets is even more modest as a handful of signature releases each year (e.g. an Avengers, Jurassic, Avatar, Despicable Me) will devour 5-10% each. These constraints mean that the box office – audiences – won’t support many films, or many great films. The misses will consistently surprise moviegoers, critics, stars, and reviewers. This is not a new challenge, per se, but it has never before been more brutal (note that while the modern dominance of comicbook movies is often likened to the heydays of Westerns, Westerns thrives at a time where Americans headed to the theater 20-35x a year!). This will have to change budgets, talent incentives, risk proclivities, franchise plans, and more.

    This is key, I feel. If people are going only three times a year, they are going to the biggest most hyped films as it is less of a risk.

    Still, changes are probably due. An independently operated MoviePass was always a dumb idea, but to renew frequent moviegoers, it’s clear that some form of AYCE subscription or subscription perk will be required. AMC A-List is a good start, but doesn’t Disney+ have an additional tier (perhaps Disney++) that provides free or discounted tickets to Disney films while they are in theaters? For that matter, distributors should sell premium movie tickets that include EST entitlements or discounts (this may not increase attendance, but it should increase total revenue per customers).

    I have the Odeon's pass and it pays for itself if you go twice a month - I go twice a week and 5 times last week.

    Some recent changes should probably be unwound, too. While rapid PVOD windows have helped some money-losing films recover their investments, this model probably just trains audiences to skip uncertain releases because they might be available at home in three weeks anyway.

    This seems like an important change - if the cinema is the only place to see a film for a while, then they will go back to the cinema.

  • Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover
  • Now that famous saying makes sense: the luck of the Japanese.

  • Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover
  • Now that would be a plot twist - the world's leafiest is actually the world's tiniest lettuce.

  • Online shop selling USED TAMPONS to strangers: 'Lucrative business'
  • I saw a documentary about people in this area of the sex trade and there was a woman doing a brisk trade in used undercrackers - she bought multi-packs from M&S, cracked open a tin of tuna and was rubbing tuna water into the gusset. It really helped boost her productivity. That's the kind of outside-the-box kind of thinking this country needs to get off it's knees.

    The shop reportedly only has male buyers at the moment.

    Weird that.

  • Online shop selling USED TAMPONS to strangers: 'Lucrative business'
    au.news.yahoo.com Online shop selling USED TAMPONS to strangers: 'Lucrative business'

    Worn underwear and dirty socks are also sold, with some sellers making tidy profits. Find out more.

    Online shop selling USED TAMPONS to strangers: 'Lucrative business'

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16991987

    > An online shop has started selling women's worn knickers, dirty socks and used tampons, netting sellers healthy additional incomes. > > The website is called Sububis, which means underwear in Latin, and its founder, a 32-year-old woman who wishes to remain anonymous, set the business up to sell lingerie and underwear worn by various men and women in October 2021. > > She also reportedly sells used bras, socks and shoes. A pair of worn female underwear goes for about $120, while a pair of dirty socks goes for about $44. > > "I kept hearing from acquaintances who receive enquiries on social media as to whether they want to sell their underwear." > > This gave her the idea to offer these items online so that the sellers and buyers can remain anonymous and never have to meet. > > "Anonymity was not guaranteed during the payment process and that put many people off, although they are not fundamentally averse to the business," she said. > > A friend of the woman reportedly told her that she was stalked by a buyer on Instagram after selling a similar item. The experience reportedly scared her so much that she stopped selling these items online. > > ... > > But the founder said that she does not want to sell her own items on the platform, saying it would be "too intimate for me". > > "I want to make a clear distinction. If I knew who was getting my clothes, I would feel like I was giving too much away," she said. > > Instead, a total of seven women and men are selling their worn underwear on the platform, which has been operating since October 2021. > > "It is going very well. We have several orders a day, I'm already recruiting new 'subabes'," she said. > > ... > > Underwear and socks reportedly sell the best. The shop reportedly only has male buyers at the moment. There is reportedly a growing demand for tampons and worn period pads as well.

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    Reform UK activist filmed making racist comments about Rishi Sunak
  • That's like shooting fish in a barrel. A harder challenge would be to find someone in Reform who isn't awful.

  • Reform UK activist filmed making racist comments about Rishi Sunak
    www.theguardian.com Reform UK activist filmed making racist comments about Rishi Sunak

    Andrew Parker, who is canvassing in Clacton, also described Islam as ‘a cult’ and suggested asylum seekers should be shot

    Reform UK activist filmed making racist comments about Rishi Sunak

    > A Reform UK activist in the constituency where Nigel Farage is standing has been secretly filmed making extremely racist comments about Rishi Sunak, as well as using Islamophobic and other offensive language. > > Farage said he was “dismayed” by the views expressed by Andrew Parker, a Reform canvasser, who was filmed as part of an undercover investigation by Channel 4 News. > > The channel also secretly filmed George Jones, a longtime party activist who organises events for Farage, making homophobic comments, calling the Pride flag “degenerate” and LGBT people “nonces”. > > The emergence of the footage, filming of which concluded last week, comes on the same day that Reform dropped an election candidate in another seat, after the Guardian informed the party that Raymond Saint had been on a list of members of the British National party.

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    Maldives climate minister arrested for performing 'black magic' on President Muizzu
    www.firstpost.com Maldives climate minister arrested for performing 'black magic' on President Muizzu

    Maldives Police has arrested State Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Energy, Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem and two others from Male. She has been remanded in custody for a week pending investigations

    Maldives climate minister arrested for performing 'black magic' on President Muizzu

    > A Maldives minister has been arrested for allegedly performing “black magic” on President Mohamed Muizzu. > > Maldives Police on Thursday said State Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Energy, Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, and two others were arrested on Sunday from the capital Male > > Cops said Shamnaz has been remanded in custody for a week pending investigations. > > “There have been reports that Shamnaz was arrested for performing black magic on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu,” the Sun, a local media outlet, said. > > ... > > Sorcery is not a criminal offence under the penal code in the Muslim-majority Maldives, but it does carry a six-month jail sentence under Islamic law. > > People across the archipelago widely practice traditional ceremonies, believing they can win favours and curse opponents. > > A 62-year-old woman was stabbed to death by three neighbours on Manadhoo in April 2023 after she was accused of conducting black magic ceremonies, the Mihaaru news site reported last week, after a lengthy police investigation.

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    Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover
    www.upi.com Look: Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover - UPI.com

    A Japanese man borrowed some of the luck of the Irish and broke a Guinness World Record by growing a 63-leaf clover.

    Look: Japanese man grows extra-lucky 63-leaf clover - UPI.com

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/23926129

    > A Japanese man borrowed some of the luck of the Irish and broke a Guinness World Record by growing a 63-leaf clover. > > Yoshiharu Watanabe, 45, started cross-pollinating clovers at his Nasushiobara home in 2012 with an aim toward breaking the world record. > > "Since the number of leaves has increased year by year, I have been aiming for the Guinness World Records title ever since," he told Guinness World Records. > > Watanabe said he used a combination of letting his clover patches pollinate naturally and hand-pollinating those with the most leaves. He said his methods weren't always successful. > > "Sometimes the number of leaves can go down, or sometimes you end up with the normal three-leaf clover," he said. "We know that genetics are involved in a higher number of leaves, yet we don't exactly know how it works." > > Watanabe's prize clover has 63 leaves, beating the previous record of 56 leaves, set by fellow Japan resident Shigeo Obara in 2009.

    > Archive/mirror: https://archive.ph/78AIL

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    Glastonbury festival attendees are helping out with their pee this year
    www.dexerto.com Glastonbury festival attendees are helping out with their pee this year - Dexerto

    Glastonbury, the massive UK festival held nearly every year since 1970, will provide gallons of pee to a start-up that intends to use it for fertilizer.

    Glastonbury festival attendees are helping out with their pee this year - Dexerto

    cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/13907451

    > > Glastonbury, the massive UK festival held nearly every year since 1970, will provide gallons of urine to a start-up that has found an interesting use for it. > > > > NPK Recovery is implementing its tech to recycle festivalgoer pee into environmentally friendly fertilizer. This is being done by partnering with Glastonbury’s female toilet provider, Peequal. After everything is collected post-festival, NPK’s labs will receive it for processing. > > > > This isn’t the first time urine has been used in such a way at the festival. With so many people, in 2019, they were able to power the screens on the Pyramid Stage with a special urinal. We also previously reported on NASA recycling astronaut pee for drinking water.

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    Will The Rock’s Red One be the worst Christmas movie ever?
    www.theguardian.com Will The Rock’s Red One be the worst Christmas movie ever?

    The trailer for Amazon’s reportedly troubled $250m action-comedy shows that it might just be weightless action mush

    Will The Rock’s Red One be the worst Christmas movie ever?

    > Red One, the upcoming Christmas movie from Amazon, is arguably among the most talked-about of the year. However, until now, the conversation has had little to do with the film itself. Instead, Red One looks set to go down in history as the film that tanked Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s reputation. > > For the newcomers: in April, The Wrap ran a feature about exactly how troubled Red One’s production allegedly was, with several insiders pointing to The Rock’s chronic unwillingness to work as a key factor. Among claims of his wrongdoing, The Rock was accused of repeatedly showing up eight hours late to set, and also making his assistant dispose of bottles of his own urine that he’d fill when he couldn’t be bothered to walk to a bathroom. > > As a result, not only was Red One’s release date pushed back from 2023 to this year, but its budget also spiralled out of control. According to The Wrap, the film cost a total of $250m to produce. This means that it is not only likely to be the most expensive movie ever made by Amazon, but also the most expensive Christmas movie. For reference, you could take Red One’s budget and use it to make 10 Die Hards, 14 Home Alones or two and a half Fred Clauses. > > Of course, none of the backstage drama will matter a jot if the film turns out well. But the bad news is that Red One’s trailer has just dropped – and that is looking less and less likely by the second.

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    Nigel Farage: Man admits throwing objects at Reform UK leader in Barnsley
    www.bbc.co.uk Nigel Farage: Man admits throwing objects at Reform UK leader in Barnsley

    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was targeted by Josh Greally while campaigning in Barnsley, court hears.

    Nigel Farage: Man admits throwing objects at Reform UK leader in Barnsley

    > A man who threw objects towards Nigel Farage while he was campaigning in Barnsley has admitted using threatening behaviour. > > Josh Greally, 28, from Chesterfield, was filmed throwing items while Reform UK leader Mr Farage was on an open-top bus in the town centre on 11 June. > > At Barnsley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Greally admitted using threatening, abusive, insulting words and behaviour with intent to cause fear. > > He will be sentenced on 28 August.

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    Rishi Sunak backs Kemi Badenoch in David Tennant row
    www.bbc.co.uk Rishi Sunak backs Kemi Badenoch in David Tennant row

    The prime minister says Tennant is "the problem" after the actor says Ms Badenoch should "shut up".

    Rishi Sunak backs Kemi Badenoch in David Tennant row

    > Rishi Sunak has intervened in a row between Kemi Badenoch and actor David Tennant, saying the Doctor Who star is "the problem". > > Tennant suggested at the British LGBT Awards last week that he wanted a world where the equalities minister "doesn't exist any more", and said she should "shut up". > > The prime minister posted on X, external that freedom of speech was the "most powerful feature of our democracy", adding: "If you’re calling for women to shut up and wishing they didn’t exist, you are the problem." > > Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer told broadcasters he "wouldn't have engaged the way he (Tennant) did," adding that "robust" discussions should be respectful.

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