#Europa Press

[ifreakingloveroyals]

4 March 2016 | King Felipe of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain arrive at 'Miguel de Cervantes: De La Vida Al Mito (1616-2016)' Exhibition in Madrid, Spain. (c) Europa Press/Europa Press via Getty Images

[adribosch-fan]

Temu, el gigante chino de ventas online obtiene ganancias multimillonarias

Temu, el gigante chino de ventas online obtiene ganancias multimillonarias

[raphoupix]

Dominik Szoboszlai - Liverpool FC

[galerymod]

Just imagine for a moment that we could all enjoy such a beautiful habitat that provides us with all the resources we need! Unfortunately, there are some people who stand in the way of this wonderful possibility. These individuals have big ambitions and an addiction to meaningless big-manism. But we can overcome them!

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What is noteworthy is the tendency to focus on past experiences in a world facing future challenges that can only be addressed collectively.

The increasing nationalism is a clear sign that humanity is ready to not learn from history! It's time to make sure we don't end up in the next catastrophe for humanity.

Please don't say you didn't know or see it – it was right in front of you and you're ready to make a change!

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[ironnerdparadise]

DIA - 02/02/2025 - 11hs - ATO PELA RESISTÊNCIA PALESTINA, E CESSAR FOGO DE ISRAEL EM SÃO PAULO - BRASIL - AVENIDA PAULISTA - PRAÇA OSWALDO CRUZ E CAMINHADA  ATÉ O MASP - RCC NEWS JORNALISMO

[libertyreads]

Book Review #8 of 2025--

The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner. Rating: 3.5 stars.

Read from January 30th to February 2nd.

Before I get into the bulk of the review, a quick thank you to both NetGalley and the publishers over at Mythic Roads Press for allowing me access to this ARC in exchange for an honest review. The Moon the Sun Forgot is a dual POV SciFi novel that follows Kassia McCullough, a mariner who lives off the ocean under the surface of Europa's icy shell, and Max Danzig, a detective from Earth. Their paths intersect as they both plot courses for revenge. Kassia hunts for Pretorious Grant, the man she holds responsible for her father's suicide, while Max has traveled the solar system to bring Pretorious Grant's half-brother Somerled Rhone to justice (and to get some personal justice of his own). The Moon the Sun Forgot comes out on March 3rd and is available for preorder now.

When I first started this ARC, I thought to myself, "Finally. Some good SciFi again." The world building at the beginning of this novel really hit it out of the park for me (though, it did fade later on). There's just something about SciFi where it strikes a cord when you see the intricacies of a world that's had to be adapted by humans and for humans. Seeing the different ways the ships are built and the maintenance required due to different conditions, seeing what's been adapted for human life, seeing how humans have adapted for space. It's what gives me so much love for the genre. The set up at the beginning was just so good. Also, who doesn't love a revenge story? I enjoyed our main characters Kassia and Max so much. Probably Kassia more than Max because she is so confident and sure of herself. But the character who could really steal the show for me was Alex, their onboard A.I. You can place your eye roll here. Hi, my name is Liberty and I love any sort of A.I./droid/bot (the murderous and non-murderous kinds). That's probably the first thing you should know upon meeting me. Alex was able to act as moments of levity in really dark moments or was able to bring our main characters back to reality when they were lost in fantasies of each other (or their revenge). Such a great character.

As I said before, the world building was lacking once we truly got into the story which made it all fade away for me. I wish I had felt more grounded in the world. All of the components were there to make this such an amazing story for me, but I felt like this one kept us at an arm's length. When the romance was introduced, I was genuinely surprised. Because I had no idea they felt romantic emotions for each other. So, despite being in both of our main characters' heads, I felt pretty separate from what they were thinking and feeling. It also felt like the fire of revenge didn't really burn in our characters. I could see that they definitely blamed those people for their roles in what happened in the past, but I never truly felt the anger, hatred, and passion that supposedly ruled these characters. There were also just moments when the romantic side of the story felt a little...off. It wasn't the right time or place, in my opinion. Or the descriptions were just so obviously written by a man for men. Which feels weird to say. I normally don't complain about sex scenes being written by a man or a woman due to gender. It's more of a general asexual who doesn't quite get what the hype is about or whatever normally. This time it just felt like the authorial voice was too present in the sex scenes. I didn't enjoy it.

Overall, this was a good SciFi novel (not great, but still good) and I'm ready as ever to read more SciFi. I think this is a good jumping off point for any reader looking to get into SciFi. I think both the romantic plot line and the humorous side characters can really bridge the gap for readers.

[sports-talk]

*ೃ༄ galatasaray 3 - 2 tottenham .ೃ࿐

team news:

ೄྀ࿐ richarlison ˊˎ-

unfortunate but expected news about striker richarlison, as ange postecoglou informs the press he will indeed be out for the foreseeable future following the weekend fixture against aston villa. “from the weekend, obviously richy [richarlison] unfortunately injured his hamstring. so, still getting final information but i think he’ll be out for a while.”

ೄྀ࿐ romero ˊˎ-

relatively positive news surrounding the vice captain as it is revealed the suspected toe injury is not something to particularly worry about. “romero, i think nothing too serious, so hopefully still a chance for the weekend.”

ೄྀ࿐ werner ˊˎ-

not many words were spoken of the german loanee, who played a crucial part in spurs’s victory versus man city in the carabao cup last week. he later asked to come off and was an unused sub during the weekend fixture. it doesn’t seem too serious, but enough to keep him out of the squad. “timo werner has been carrying a groin complaint which is still there, so he didn’t travel.”

ೄྀ࿐ moore ˊˎ-

the seventeen year old talent has “picked up a virus” according to postecoglou, so he was unable to travel with the squad to turkey.

ೄྀ࿐ van de ven ˊˎ-

micky van de ven was not mentioned in the press conference as his injury situation remains the same after being forced off against man city, and he will not feature.

[pier-carlo-universe]

Barosini: Alessandria in crescita come destinazione turistica nel 2024: +132% di pernottamenti nel primo semestre

La città si afferma nel mercato del turismo grazie a iniziative mirate e al suo patrimonio storico-artistico, con un incremento significativo di turisti stranieri e un boom nella spesa media.

La città si afferma nel mercato del turismo grazie a iniziative mirate e al suo patrimonio storico-artistico, con un incremento significativo di turisti stranieri e un boom nella spesa media. Nel primo semestre del 2024, Alessandria ha registrato una crescita significativa come destinazione turistica, con un aumento dei pernottamenti pari al +132% rispetto al 2023. Questi dati, presentati…

[thegirlwiththelantern]

2024 Translated Fiction

These are primarily literary fiction. Genre fiction I tend to list among others of its kind. Or rather that was the intention. Great Spanish Stories ed. Margaret Jull Costa, trans. Margaret Jull Costa, trans. Thomas Bunstead, trans. Peter Bush, trans. Kathryn Phillips-Miles, trans. Simon Deefholt, trans. Kit Maude | 11 / 01 / 24 – Penguin Classics A riveting selection of short stories in…

[ifreakingloveroyals]

Through the Years → Queen Letizia of Spain (2,264/∞)

26 April 2023 | Queen Letizia. the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, King Felipe VI and the First Lady of Brazil, Rosangela Lula da Silva, greet each other upon their arrival at a lunch at the Royal Palace of Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. This meeting takes place before a lunch offered by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain in honor of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the First Lady on the occasion of the visit of the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Spain. It is the first trip to Europe since he was elected again President of Brazil. In addition, today, Lula da Silva has previously met with the President of the Government, and will attend a dinner at the Royal Palace. (Photo By Europa Press/Alberto Ortega/Pool via Getty Images)

[adribosch-fan]

Anticonceptivo masculino: ¿Cuándo estará disponible?

Investigadores identifican una nueva diana genética para que haría posible el desarrollo de un anticonceptivo masculino MADRID– Investigadores de la Universidad Estatal de Washington (Estados Unidos) han identificado la expresión del gen Arrdc5 en el tejido testicular de ratones, cerdos, bovinos y humanos como una posible nueva diana genética para desarrollar un anticonceptivo masculino. En su…

[yanderedrabbles]

Yandere Cyberpunk Mercenary

A ruthless mercenary and you, his spoilt little catch.

Mercenaries have a reputation for being mad dogs, so pumped up with biochem they can't even think straight. And Yandere! Mercenary is no exception.

Yandere! Mercenary doesn't care who's paying him, as long as he gets paid. He's put down rebels on Titan and toppled governments on Europa - the flags they fly don't mean a damn thing to him.

Yandere! Mercenary who's spent his whole life fighting. Who dreams of gunfire and chemical weapons and burning up in the atmosphere.

Yandere! Mercenary who rolls his eyes when he gets offered his latest job. Kidnap some rich kid and hold her hostage? Talk about easy money. Hell, he can get the job done and still have time for a drink.

Yandere! Mercenary with his prosthetic arm and cybernetic implants. With his lip piercings and neon mohawk. With his bloodstained teeth and sleepless nights.

Yandere! Mercenary who finds you easy enough. Out on a shopping spree in some fancy boutique. Like you don't own enough shit already.

Yandere! Mercenary who almost scoffs when he sees you. You're everything he isn't. Wearing some pretty pastel outfit straight off the runway, your hair dyed so subtly that he knows it must have cost a fortune.

Weak, spoiled little Earthling.

Yandere! Mercenary who follows you down to the parking garage and shoots your bodyguards full of tranq. Non-lethal, his contractor demanded.

Yandere! Mercenary who grabs the back of your neck when you try to run and slams you into your hovocraft. Your shopping scattered all over the floor and trampled under his combat boots.

Yandere! Mercenary who laughs at the way you claw and scratch at him. Normal nails and not titanium claws? What are you gonna do with those, sweetheart? Tickle him?

Yandere! Mercenary who throws you in the back of his hovocraft and hightails it out of there. Shit, this was easier than he expected.

Yandere! Mercenary who ignores all the threats you spit at him. He doesn't give a damn who your mother is or how rich your daddy is. He doesn't care how many people they send after you. He's getting this job done and getting paid and that's all that matters.

Yandere! Mercenary who realises he should have listened when the first team of guards show up. They almost blast him out of the sky and it's only his quick thinking that gets him out of there.

Yandere! Mercenary who swears as he hauls you out of his wrecked craft and through the neon soaked streets of the slum district.

Yandere! Mercenary who grabs your shoulders and shakes you like a rag doll until you confess that you have a tracker in your neck.

Yandere! Mercenary who pins you against the wall and grabs the knife strapped to his leg. Who wraps his hand around your thigh and pulls your leg around his waist so you have no choice but to press against the concrete.

Yandere! Mercenary who carefully cuts the tracker out of your neck.

Yandere! Mercenary who mockingly apologises when you flinch.

Yandere! Mercenary who licks the cut he left behind. Who sucks at the blood until you stop bleeding. Who trails his lips up your neck before pulling away.

Yandere! Mercenary who's titanium teeth glint red when he grins at you.

"Look at that blush. Did ya like that, pretty thing?"

Yandere! Mercenary who loves the dazed, bashful look on your face. Billionaire princess getting all hung up on herself cause of him? Ain't that a sweet piece of irony.

Yandere! Mercenary who stashes you away in a safehouse while he waits for his boss to contact him. Who realises he was wrong about you. Spoilt, yes. Arrogant, yes. But innocent too. Naive.

Yandere! Mercenary who spends hours telling you stories about the colonies he's visited. And you sit engrossed, eating it all up like you've never heard anything so fascinating, instant ramen bowls scattered across the shitty linoleum.

Yandere! Mercenary who watches your fear of him fade a little with each passing hour. Oh, he still frightens you. But your curiosity outweighs that fear.

Yandere! Mercenary who takes every opportunity to touch you, to reach over you. Who loves the nervous little glances you aim at him, the way you blush when he catches you staring.

Cute. And tempting too.

How long has it been since he's had a woman? Yandere! Mercenary who looks at you and wants to sink his teeth in.

Yandere! Mercenary who catches his breath when you grab his hand and ask to go with him.

"Please," you beg. "I want to see the galaxy."

Yandere! Mercenary who knows that he scares you. He ain't easy on the eyes and anyone with sense can see the notched dog tag he wears - one scratch for every kill.

So why the hell are you asking him to run away with you?

Yandere! Mercenary who finally realises the gold you wear is nothing more than a collar and chains. You're a pretty bird in a gilded cage.

Yandere! Mercenary who, for the first time in his career, decides to run out on a job. Who chooses you over profit.

Yandere! Mercenary who grins down at you as he straps you into the copilot seat of a stolen space cruiser. Nervous and innocent and all his to corrupt.

Sure, he'll show you the galaxy. He'll show you the whole damn universe. All from the comfort of his bed.

[galerymod]

The world, or rather the societies of this world, are undergoing a shift to the right.

Why? Somehow easy to understand without considering the consequences and these will follow in inevitable ways and effects. But back to the simple, yes this world and by that I mean the world of man and his perception is too complicated, too complex with all its dependencies. There are all the facts, the science and the effects that cry out for change.

However, this is the inertia of knowledge and the comfort of everyone, why change when things are somehow not really bad.

You can maintain your status, can't you?

And that's exactly what the right-wing parties understand and somehow say that everything should stay as it is. Or best to bring out the concepts of the good old days. With the manslaughter argument (which ultimately says nothing) everything wasn't bad.

OFFER SIMPLY SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS.

PLUS DIVIDE SOCIETY SOMEHOW SOMEONE HAS TO BE TO BLAME FOR THE MISERY.

Hate as an ideology

You really think that a strong hand can fix everything.

Because they just don't want to take responsibility for their lives. That means they would have to think and deal with all the real facts.

The consumer wants to consume and have a job so that he is well off. What do they care about others from whom they have been torn apart by all the propaganda.

All the others are to blame for the loss of prosperity, but not those who are at the top of the food chain in your country.

People who are so rich that you can't even imagine it. The rich and big companies will be fine with the right wing, they will come to terms with them as they have so often in history. Even benefit themselves.

The only problem is that when the spit is over and social development is in ruins, it really wasn't anyone again.

They will all have run away and confess, as so often in history: we didn't see this coming and if we had known, we would have decided differently.

Eat dust you hypocrites.

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Have no backbone, take no responsibility and think you're just a nice fellow human being who only meant well.