Trump may have to pay a pied-à-terre tax in NYC if he (or Barron) doesn't make the Trump Tower penthouse their primary residence
https://gothamist.com/news/would-donald-trump-have-to-pay-the-nyc-pied-%C3%A0-terre-tax?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#politics #interesting #NYC
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wilfred
@papawilf@hcommons.social
architectural historian & media studies fanatic. comic book reader. underbiker. born and raised in loisaida. sharing + curating news showing the good, bad, and weird side of the internet, as well as the east bay, ca. currently a member of @oaklandprivacy. #design #architecture #mediastudies #privacy #internet #eastbay
hcommons.social
wilfred
@papawilf@hcommons.social
architectural historian & media studies fanatic. comic book reader. underbiker. born and raised in loisaida. sharing + curating news showing the good, bad, and weird side of the internet, as well as the east bay, ca. currently a member of @oaklandprivacy. #design #architecture #mediastudies #privacy #internet #eastbay
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Apr 17, 2026
PROUD TO BE A NEW YORKER!
"The cat at the local deli wasn't a pet. She knew the regulars. She kept the mice out. She gave people a reason to walk an extra block. And she was technically a violation of city health code.
That was six years ago. Since then, the project has documented over 150 shops, collected 13,500 petition signatures, and helped introduce the first legislation in New York City history to classify bodega cats as working animals."
https://bodegacatsofnewyork.com
#cat #bodega #nyc #interesting
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The idea of a "color charge" confuses a lot of people, and the analogy certainly has its flaws. Here's how to understand the strong force without colors, and without group theory, too
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/the-strong-nuclear-force-made-easy-without-colors-or-group-theory/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#stem #science #physics #cosmology #interesting
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Scientists discover liquids can snap like solids, invade the Alpha Quadrant
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-liquids-can-snap-like-solids?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#stem #science #physics #research #interesting
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The '60s: when women were hot, martinis were cold, gadgets were interesting, and being a misogynistic sociopathic assassin was seen as admirable
https://gizmodo.com/steven-soderbergh-wanted-to-take-bond-back-to-the-60s-2000745303?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#entertainment #movie #jamesbond #interesting
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[inhales deeply, holds breath] Um... dude... have you ever, like, wondered why, you know, humans don't have tails? [exhales slowly]
https://www.popsci.com/science/why-humans-dont-have-tails/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#stem #science #biology #evolution #humans #interesting
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Scientists, proctologists discover strange matter inside Urectum
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-strange-new-state-of-matter-inside-uranus-and-neptune/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#stem #science #space #interesting
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Here's a possible explanation for Melania's surprise "Epstein who?" speech, and it's got everything, including ICE. "Be careful with me b***h...I will tear down your corrupt system, even if it's the last thing I do in my life"
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/careful-me-b-melania-trump-receives-brutal-warning-amanda-ungarowho-she-1791169?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#politics #interesting
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The Merriam-Webster word of the day for April 9 is 'decry' as in: "After being captured by Darth Vader, Han Solo was placed in decry-o freeze"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/decry-2026-04-09?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#words #interesting
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Ret. major general says he's been told the military has been telling Hegseth where to shove his whiskey bottle. In his butt
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ret-major-general-says-he-s-been-told-the-military-is-already-saying-no-to-pentagon-higher-ups/ar-AA20notA?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ACTS&cvid=69d5cd4f9486444eb9b8fc79a3cbeb25&ei=13
#politics #interesting
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A well a everybody's heard about the bird... B-b-b bird, bird, bird, b-bird's the word
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/bird-brain-new-study-finds-birdwatching-may-boost-brain-health-and-slow-cognitive-aging?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#stem #science #wildlife #birds #neuroscience #interesting
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Follow the Money, Epstein Edition. $2.1B across 6,130 unique transactions with 14 financial institutions, eight shell entities, and 123 connected nodes
https://the-projects.org/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#politics #interesting
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In today's unexpected Entertainment and Politics tab crossover story, Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan offers his support for West Point classmate and ousted Army Chief of Staff, retired General Randy George
https://consequence.net/2026/04/maynard-james-keenan-shows-support-for-ex-classmate-general-randy-george-following-ouster/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#politics #rock #interesting
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"No one ever drank 8 fizzy waters and discharged a firearm at their neighbor." Walking through a 'woke' grocery store with a foul mouthed botanist
https://youtu.be/PUFQouwqbe8?si=CltJe4MtICw0Z7nK
#interesting
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You don't have to go full-bore prepper, but you should be stockpiling food and water for sudden emergencies - and store enough to share with your neighbors if you value social cohesion
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/apr/04/foods-to-stockpile-emergency-store?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#food #interesting
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Not just drones, the Ukraine war is increasingly being fought by robots
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/fighting-robots-give-ukraine-hope-in-war-with-russia?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#stem #technology #robots #interesting #Ukraine
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Researchers science the shiat out of potatoes to make healthier fries
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260402042803.htm?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark
#food #science #research #interesting #Illinois
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Grow ginger and turmeric
https://youtu.be/omunbu5fl3g?si=Bz-cSifxFjlX5fdm
#food #gardening #interesting
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