Malmö Harbour at 2.30am

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I took this photo on my way to work at 2.30am today. It’s Malmö’s inner harbour, and it looked really calm and beautiful.

Gay People Face Crackdowns in Uganda

More than 110 people reported incidents including arrests, sexual violence, evictions, and public undressing. The homophobia is Uganda is worsening, which in itself seems impossible since it’s been extreme to start with.

Canadian Military Orders Space Surveillance

Canada’s Department of National Defence is moving ahead with a new microsatellite project for space domain awareness, Space News reports. The Redwing satellite will monitor objects in congested orbits and will be able to record and transmit tracking data from anywhere in its orbit.

Barbro Westerholm 1933–2023

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Sweden’s gay community has much to thank former MP Barbro Westerholm for. She removed homosexuality from the statistical classification of diseases in 1979, and she fought against the Christian Right when it sought to deprive gay people of fundamental rights. It’s with sadness I learn that she has passed away.

View from the Copenhagen Metro

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One of the coolest things about the Copenhagen Metro is the driverless trains that allow passengers to sit at the front with a view of the track.

Dutch Farmer’s Party Wins Election

“A new populist party surfing a wave of rural anger at government environmental policies has emerged as the big winner in Dutch provincial elections, dealing a heavy blow to the four-party coalition of the prime minister,” the Guardian reports.

The High Coast Bridge

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I’ve been on a road trip to Örnsköldsvik, and on our way, we made a stop at this impressive bridge.

An App for Long-Distance Kissing

“The device, which transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, makes sounds and warms up slightly when kissed,” the Guardian writes.

Hmm…

Domestic Avocado Attack

A 39-year-old woman in Florida is facing a felony battery charge for allegedly striking her 68-year-old boyfriend with a thrown avocado, the Smoking Gun reports. No news on what happened to the avocado.

The Largest Black Hole Ever Discovered

“The giant black hole has a mass of 30 billion suns and sits at the center of a galaxy located hundreds of millions of light-years from Earth,” Space writes. “Astronomers call the cosmic monster an ultramassive black hole, as opposed to the usual galactic supermassive black holes that weigh anywhere between a few million to a few billion solar masses.”

Russia Takes Charge of UN Security Council

“In Ukraine, Moscow is pursuing an unprovoked war of aggression. In The Hague, Vladimir Putin is facing an arrest warrant for war crimes. But at the UN, Russia is about to take charge of a powerful international body, the security council.”