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Zelenskyy: If Trump Has Plan to End the Ukraine War 'He Should Tell Us Today' (www.commondreams.org)

Scahill and Grim Launch New Media Outlet With The Intercept’s Support (theintercept.com)

Today, The Intercept and Drop Site News announced that acclaimed journalists Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim are embarking on a new chapter with the launch of Drop Site News, their independent journalism venture, with startup funding by The Intercept....

Beeper brings back Android Auto support, improves search, more (9to5google.com)

French election: exit poll shows shock win for left-green alliance as far right falls to third (www.theguardian.com)

French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right (www.lemonde.fr)

Behind the Curtain: Trump's dream regime (www.axios.com)

Republicans long fantasized about a very different government: one run by a strong president indifferent to media pressure, empowered by a Republican Congress, backed by a conservative Supreme Court and lower court system, and free of administrative state handcuffs and hostile federal employees....

Internal memo reveals Anti-Defamation League surveillance of leftwing activist (www.theguardian.com)

The Anti-Defamation League has surveilled leftwing activists and “regularly tracks, profiles and sends threat assessments of individuals” it perceives as a problem, according to an internal email obtained by the Guardian....

Hungary's Orban unexpectedly visits China, backs Xi's peace plan (www.reuters.com)

China sat out the Swiss meeting – “The international community should create conditions for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiations between the two sides and provide assistance,” Xi told Orban, according to Chinese state media.

Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine (apnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17752927

Emmanuel Macron is avoiding acknowledging the defeat of his liberal camp in the general election, delaying the mandate for the New Popular Front to form a government (peoplesdispatch.org)

Yet more examples of how copyright destroys culture rather than driving it (walledculture.org)

Republicans demand Biden’s doctor sits for interview about medical assessments (www.independent.co.uk)

Rubio Dismisses Project 2025 as 'Think Tank Stuff' Despite Trump Allies Authoring Parts of It (www.rollingstone.com)

Top Of The Mountain: David Ellison’s Skydance Taking Over Paramount After $8 Billion Investment (deadline.com)

Looks like it’s a done deal (serious this time), though there’s technically a 45-day window for someone to make a better offer.

Warp Five: Prodigy Showrunners Are a New Generation of Star Trek Fans' Caretakers (S2 spoilers) (www.startrek.com)

BlackRock and Wall Street Banks are Profiting from Israel's Crimes in Gaza, UN Experts Say (geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com)

Maharashtra: How fetching water is holding back India's women (www.bbc.com)

Fetching drinking water is a gruelling daily routine for millions of women in India....

A company called GamesCare has created their own version of the Sega Neptune called the GF1 Neptune (retrododo.com)

/e/OS Is Better Than Android. You Should Try It (www.wired.com)

Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)

US study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat

"Prodigy" artist Dominique Rossier on Artstation (www.artstation.com)

Genesis Virtua Racing Port Almost Cost As Much As The Console Itself, Thanks To The SVP Chip | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

When Sega decided to release the Virtua Processor (SVP) chip for its Mega Drive/Genesis cartridges in response to Nintendo’s success with the Super FX chip in Star Fox, it aimed to bring fast and convincing 3D visuals. However, the high cost of production became evident when only a single game utilized this technology: the...