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  • FF 2026 - SIMS - Melloona 13 nobody@flickr.com (Mondi Beaumont)
    Mondi Beaumont posted a photo: Melloona is a realm shaped by abundance. At first glance, it appears bright and lush – a vast field of growth where vines stretch outward and heavy fruit gathers across the land. Yellow melon blooms dominate the landscape, glowing warmly in the light. Here and there, close to the ground, smaller blossoms shimmer in unexpected rainbow hues. Not all growth is good. Not all sweetness is safe. Melloona exists between these truths – abundance and imbalance, beaut
     

FF 2026 - SIMS - Melloona 13

8 May 2026 at 22:37

Mondi Beaumont posted a photo:

FF 2026 - SIMS - Melloona 13

Melloona is a realm shaped by abundance.

At first glance, it appears bright and lush – a vast field of growth where vines stretch outward and heavy fruit gathers across the land.
Yellow melon blooms dominate the landscape, glowing warmly in the light.
Here and there, close to the ground, smaller blossoms shimmer in unexpected rainbow hues.

Not all growth is good. Not all sweetness is safe.

Melloona exists between these truths – abundance and imbalance, beauty and quiet corruption.

Visitors are invited to take their time.
To look closer.
And to decide for themselves what is still natural…
and what never was.


Melloona is a Shopping Region -

Sponsored by Dandelion Daydreams Factory

Region by Luna Barak and Alrunia Ahn


Taxi:
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Melloona/85/124/62

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<p>Melloona is a realm shaped by abundance.<br />
<br />
At first glance, it appears bright and lush – a vast field of growth where vines stretch outward and heavy fruit gathers across the land.<br />
Yellow melon blooms dominate the landscape, glowing warmly in the light.<br />
Here and there, close to the ground, smaller blossoms shimmer in unexpected rainbow hues.<br />
<br />
Not all growth is good. Not all sweetness is safe.<br />
<br />
Melloona exists between these truths – abundance and imbalance, beauty and quiet corruption.<br />
<br />
Visitors are invited to take their time.<br />
To look closer.<br />
And to decide for themselves what is still natural…<br />
and what never was.<br />
<br />
<br />
Melloona is a Shopping Region - <br />
<br />
Sponsored by Dandelion Daydreams Factory<br />
<br />
Region by Luna Barak and Alrunia Ahn<br />
<br />
<br />
Taxi: <br />
<a href="https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Melloona/85/124/62" rel="noreferrer nofollow">maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Melloona/85/124/62</a></p>
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  • Doge slashing of humanities grants in 2025 ruled biased and unconstitutional Reuters
    US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatoryA federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) were unconstitutional and involved “blatant” discrimination. In April last year, Donald Trump’s administration terminated more than 1,400 grants, representing more than $100m in congressionally app
     

Doge slashing of humanities grants in 2025 ruled biased and unconstitutional

8 May 2026 at 22:32

US judge says halt of $100m in funds allotted by Congress for scholars, writers and research illegal and discriminatory

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) were unconstitutional and involved “blatant” discrimination. In April last year, Donald Trump’s administration terminated more than 1,400 grants, representing more than $100m in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, research institutions and other humanities organizations.

The terminations were part of a cost-cutting drive that billionaire Elon Musk was leading at Doge.

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