Good Idea: Listen to your favorite music!

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-solo-music-boosts-social.html

Listening to music by yourself might not seem like a social activity, but University at Buffalo researchers have published a study that
suggests how doing so can have valuable social benefits.
"It's a great way to give yourself a
social boost and increase your well-being," says Elaine Paravati, Ph.D., the study's corresponding author, who conducted the research
while completing her doctorate at UB.
Music helps us feel connected to the artists; it can make us feel immersed in the world of music; and music can remind us of others.

"You might think you're motivated to listen to your favorite song because you think it has a catchy beat, but it's likely that you're
drawn in because that music is filling your social fuel tank and helping you feel a sense of belonging."

Song of the Day - RIP DMX 🙏🏼🌦

#Germany: today's Ipsos poll shows far-right AfD (ENS EU Parliament Group) at 25%, with centre-right CDU/CSU alliance at 24%. Given the poll’s margin of error, this does not confirm that AfD is ahead in the electorate.

However, it is the 1st time a poll shows AfD ahead of all other parties/alliances.

➤ europeelects.eu/germany

Die Hochrüstung, die durch den Politikwechsel in den USA beschleunigt wurde, trifft die Linke unvorbereitet. In Deutschland wie in anderen EU-Staaten hat sie keine klare Position zu Krieg und Militarisierung gefunden. Vier Vorschläge für die Suche nach strategischen Antworten.

https://jacobin.de/artikel/zeitenwen-de-linke-nato-usa-russland-ukrainekrieg-aufruestung

Looks like a complete another planet. 🌏
https://redd.it/1jvu6ir
@r_interestingasfuck

Nach unten treten: https://www.suedkurier.de/ueberregional/wirtschaft/geld-finanzen/bye-bye-buergergeld-diese-strengen-regeln-kommen-bei-der-neuen-grundsicherungen-10-4-25;art1373668,12346907

TIL that Fyodor Dostoevsky had a crippling gambling addiction. He was frequently in debt, and wrote an entire novel based on this addiction, noscriptd "The Gambler". Once, his financial situation was so dire his wife was reportedly forced to pawn off her underwear. [source, comments]

Song of the Day 🆕️👐🏾: https://open.spotify.com/track/3meUWngyJwuYjJxQ334vXd