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Seriously, WTF is up with that? (swg-empire.de)

‘Scary’: public-school textbooks the latest target as US book bans intensify (www.theguardian.com)

1 HP (i.imgur.com)

Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate (www.reuters.com)

A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday....

Consumers are so demoralized by inflation and high rates they've given up on saving for the American Dream and are spending money instead, economist says (fortune.com)

Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ (www.cnbc.com)

Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least....

Preview ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Episode 509 With New Images And Clip From “Lagrange Point” (trekmovie.com)

Would any of you be interested in a semi-curated NixOS config?

I’m currently working on a small setup for myself to have my complete home server in a Nix-config. That means, services, backup, etc. And if I can, having everything nice and separated into different files....

Nintendo's Satoru Iwata: Lost Interview 20th Anniversary Remaster (www.youtube.com)

Piped link to the video.

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israeli PM and Hamas leaders (www.abc.net.au)

Austin at Ramstein: US has 'already delivered many of Ukraine's top priority requirements' (kyivindependent.com)

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivered the opening remarks at the 22nd Ramstein-format summit of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) on May 20, emphasizing that the new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast has added to the urgency of the West’s support for Ukraine....

ICC to seek arrest warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders (abcnews.go.com)

Anon tells a story about president Taft (sh.itjust.works)

Baldur's Gate 3 developer opens Poland studio as work on new projects "ramps up" (www.eurogamer.net)

College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War (theintercept.com)

There's Already a Shortage of Critical Minerals for Renewable Energy Just as the Industry's Human Rights Abuses Come to Light (www.thecanary.co)

After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He's Getting Recognized In Public Too Much (futurism.com)

Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

“We can see the wreckage and the situation does not look good,” the head of lran’s Red Crescent, Pirhossein Kolivand, told state TV.

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she is facing a new trial after she accused the security forces of sexually assaulting women (www.bbc.com)

In a message from Evin prison where she is being held, Ms Mohammadi said the trial relates to an audio post, in which she condemned a “full-scale war against women” by the Iranian regime....

‘Quantum internet’ demonstration in cities is most advanced yet (www.nature.com)

Experiments generate quantum entanglement over optical fibres across three real cities, marking progress towards networks that could have revolutionary applications.

Ukraine war: what we know about the secret deal that could have ended the conflict in April 2022 (www.leparisien.fr)

“It was the best deal we could have had.” Two years later, a Ukrainian negotiator is still bitter: unveiled by the German daily Die Welt, in an article spotted by Le Figaro on Monday, the deal could have ended the war just weeks after the Russian invasion.