I’m just your average Canadian wolf. I’m a siren enthusiast and railfan as my main hobbies. I run the Civil Defense Sirens Wiki, and am working on restoring a few vintage sirens (such as a FS&S Model L and a rare Sterling Siren MOD. F) as well as a 1970s Safetran mechanical crossing bell.
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Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, state media says ( www.yahoo.com )
Ukraine bombs the port where Russia's Black Sea fleet moved to after Crimea got too risky for its warships, reports say ( www.businessinsider.com )
Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk port, causing a fire and power outages, reports say....
Helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi crashes, search under way ( www.reuters.com )
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident....
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"Actually, sweatie, mass unrest is caused by the CIA, not discontent with Dear Leader!" ( lemmy.world )
has black mesa made a statement? ( lemmy.blahaj.zone )
Platforms wonder why piracy is spiking ( www.skynews.com.au )
It's not even surprising anymore platforms do this & act all Pikachu face why piracy is spiking...
I urgently need to come in!!! ( lemmus.org )
Sarah's Scribbles by Sarah Andersen.
Trump Demands Biden Take a Drug Test Before Debating and Claims the President Was ‘High as a Kite’ During the State of the Union ( www.mediaite.com )
“I just wanna debate this guy, but you know– and I’m gonna demand a drug test too, by the way,” Trump said as the audience cheered. “I am. No, I really am. I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite.”
Convenient horrors ( lemmy.world )
Four US daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin ( www.theguardian.com )
Four New Hampshire daycare employees allegedly spiked children’s food with the sleep supplement melatonin and were arrested on Thursday....
What's the best wax-on-wax-off-style advice you've heard that you can attest as being helpful in certain situations?
Has anyone else noticed a large influx of Trolls lately?
This isn't about immediately filtered content, like the disgusting DuffMan George Floyd meme, or Holocaust denial. That's pretty well kept in check by mod tools. I'm also not talking about cogent or even pointed political discussion....
At the interview, Steve is asked if he can perform under pressure ( lemmy.world )
Via In Otter News
Anon catches his wife ( sh.itjust.works )
PSA for reporting best practices ( lemmy.cafe )
Created using feedback from https://lemmy.cafe/post/4823550. Maybe this can be useful....
Stop him! ( lemmy.world )
Skepticism ( lemmy.world )
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery ( www.forbes.com )
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
Conservative Plan Calls for Dozens of Executions if Trump Wins ( www.thedailybeast.com )
A conservative plan for Donald Trump’s potential transition into the presidency calls for dozens of prisoners to be executed, according to HuffPost. An 887-page plan by Project 2025, led by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation, says that if elected, Trump should make a concerted effort to execute the remaining 40...
Hail, Caesar [Scott Hilburn] ( lemmy.world )
https://www.instagram.com/the_argyle_sweater
What is your little slice of the internet that you own/maintain?
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLopDcjdhYBYkHE_nqV7QNzrCsnscs2amf&si=q-PTjPEwEvuGWnkJ...
Russia threatens Britain with retaliation if involvement in Ukraine war deepens ( www.pbs.org )
Russia on Monday threatened to strike British military facilities and said it would hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid sharply rising tensions over comments by senior Western officials about possibly deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine....
Why do people say 'queer folk' instead of 'queer people'?
I see this phrase used a lot on blahaj lemmy. I’m actually bi but I don’t really like using the word ‘folk’ over ‘people’... it just kinda sounds pretentious, I don't want to be described like a mythical creature
2011 [FieldExplores] ( lemmy.world )
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[Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism?
Seen a lot of posts on Lemmy with vegan-adjacent sentiments but the comments are typically very critical of vegan ideas, even when they don't come from vegans themselves. Why is this topic in particular so polarising on the internet? Especially since unlike politics for example, it seems like people don't really get upset by it...
Is Boeing in big trouble? World's largest aerospace firm faces 10 more whistleblowers after sudden death of two ( www.hindustantimes.com )
Anon reaches a new level ( sh.itjust.works )
Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?
Caitlyn Jenner’s rumored trans girlfriend is apparently really transphobic ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Teen pizza delivery driver shot at multiple times after parking in the wrong driveway ( www.nbcnews.com )
Interview with the victim....
I really like this song! ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14976953...
Fox News is now claiming that young people are identifying as seasons. They made it up. ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
Biden administration to require advanced safety tech on all new cars and trucks ( www.nbcnews.com )
The Transportation Department projects the new rule could save 360 lives a year and prevent 24,000 injuries....
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok ( www.honest-broker.com )
[meme] Lawns and car storage — name a more wasteful use of land ( lemmy.world )
PSA: Nova Launcher is owned by an analytics company ( www.androidpolice.com )
Since a few folks seem unaware of this, I’m posting anew for visibility.
Bossy baby ( lemmy.world )
Wants it
Students Sue Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Shuttering AP African American Studies ( truthout.org )
Russia recruiting female convicts into the military report says, as the role of women in the Ukraine war expands ( www.businessinsider.com )
Russia is recruiting female convicts to boost its military forces, a Ukrainian intelligence spokesperson said....
Residents push for renaming of Trump Plaza to disassociate from ex-president ( www.theguardian.com )
While Donald Trump endures the ignominy of being the first former US president to face criminal trial, there is further humiliation brewing, with a movement to strip the Trump name from a building in his home state....
Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill ( www.euronews.com )
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months....