This cat is called Shamshoom. He became famous on social media for his peculiar sleeping position.
The shop owner says he goes out at night and returns in the morning to sleep in the same spot, in the same strange pose every time.
France was the world's first country to make it illegal for large supermarkets to throw away or deliberately destroy edible unsold food.
Under the groundbreaking law (known as Loi Garot), stores over 400 square meters (about 4,305 square feet) must now partner with charities and food banks to donate still-safe surplus food rather than discard it. They are explicitly banned from spoiling items—like dousing them in bleach—to prevent dumpster diving. Non-edible food can go to animal feed, composting, or other recovery uses instead of landfills.
The measure tackled a glaring contradiction: France was wasting around 7 million tons of food annually while millions faced food insecurity. Supermarkets previously contributed significantly to that waste, sometimes for liability reasons or to avoid competition with discounted sales.
The policy has boosted donations—food banks report receiving far more usable goods—and forms part of a national push to halve food waste, including school education, business incentives, and supply-chain reforms.
While critics note it doesn't fully address overproduction upstream and compliance varies, the approach has inspired similar efforts in places like Italy and the Czech Republic.
@Rainmaker1973 is this what trump meant about the US being the hottest country now, and accepting all the praise for it being so ? yeah, drill baby drill !
and to normal Americans I send condolences and best wishes, good luck
Two separate high-pressure systems, one over the Southwest and another over the subtropical Atlantic, are expected to merge into a large heat dome over the central United States by the Fourth of July holiday. This could trigger the first major, widespread heat wave of 2026 across much of the South and Midwest.
A heat dome traps hot, humid air by acting like a lid, suppressing clouds and rain, and leading to prolonged extreme temperatures (often in the 90s°F with heat indexes exceeding 105°F). The heat will build first in the Gulf Coast and South, then expand into the Midwest, with the ridge potentially centered near St. Louis by July 1 and shifting toward Chicago by July 4.
NOAA forecasts high risks of extreme heat, especially in the Mid-Atlantic and South Carolina early in the week. The event poses particular dangers to vulnerable populations due to minimal nighttime relief and multi-day duration.
@carolecadwalla@thenerve_news Boris was cheap, despite his grandiose opinions of himself
Mind you I will happily change my opinion if someone can reveal how much, compared to Farage, he was paid by the Russians
Wondering if Nigel will tell us how much he was paid by Putin, I’m just asking questions
If only someone in the media would expose Farage's incitement yesterday via performative utterance in the same way that Jonathan Miller humiliated Enoch Powell and his grubby little racism.
Sur la peur – Khalil Gibran
"On dit que, juste avant d’entrer dans la mer,
une rivière tremble de peur.
Elle regarde en arrière le chemin qu’elle a parcouru,
depuis les sommets des montagnes,
la longue route sinueuse à travers forêts et villages.
Et devant elle,
elle voit un océan si vaste
que s’y engager
revient à disparaître à jamais.
Mais il n’y a pas d’autre choix.
La rivière ne peut pas faire demi-tour.
Personne ne peut revenir en arrière.
Reculer est impossible dans l’existence.
La rivière doit prendre le risque
d’entrer dans l’océan,
car ce n’est qu’alors que la peur disparaîtra,
car c’est là que la rivière comprendra
qu’il ne s’agit pas de disparaître dans l’océan,
mais de devenir l’océan."
Piglet didn’t feel very brave, for the word which was jiggeting about in his brain was “Heffalumps”.
What was a Heffalump like?
Was it Fierce?
He didn’t know the answer…
Of course Pooh would be with him, and it was much more Friendly with two.
Outside his house he found Piglet, jumping up and down trying to reach the knocker.
“Hello. Let me do it for you,” said Pooh kindly. He reached up and knocked at the door. “What a long time whoever lives here is answering this door.”
“But, Pooh, it’s your own house!” ~A.A.Milne