Japan is on the verge of a $400 billion fire sale of U.S. debt. This could break the back of the Treasury market and devastate Americans’ finances. (www.heritage.org)
Stretching
Taco Bell is expanding AI drive-thru to hundreds of U.S. locations (www.cbsnews.com)
My Technical Romance (sopuli.xyz)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/15376887...
Venezuela’s Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review....
US Forest Service failing to protect old growth trees from logging, critics say (www.theguardian.com)
They are the ancient giants of America – towering trunks of sequoias or beech or ash that started to sprout in some cases before the age of the Roman empire, with the few survivors of a frenzy of settler logging now appreciated as crucial allies in an era of climate and biodiversity crises....
FromSoftware’s financial report suggests drop in profit, but Armored Core 6 surpassed forecasts and Elden Ring continues to contribute to revenue - AUTOMATON WEST (automaton-media.com)
Apex Legends battle pass U-turn fails to stop Steam review bombing (www.pcgamesn.com)
Bodycam video shows fatal police shooting of 4-year-old Illinois boy and man holding him hostage (www.nbcnews.com)
This reminds me of the times the cops shot and killed other hostages like that delivery driver (UPS or Fedex, can’t remember) or that girl who was kidnapped, ordered to run towards the cops, and the cops shot her for running towards them.
How A Low-Income, Single Parent In the U.S. can Face a Marginal Tax Rate as High as 95% (medium.com)
If you kill someone who happens to be an organ donor, which leads to someone receiving a lifesaving organ, are you really a killer?
What if multiple successful donations happen as a result? Does that make you a lifesaver?
CrowdStrike issued $10 'thank you' vouchers. They were then blocked for potential fraud (www.abc.net.au)
Why do people crumple a paper into a ball? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
How is decentralized social media more private if all the data is public and shared?
Unregulated oilfield power lines are suspected of sparking Texas wildfires. (www.texastribune.org)
Gentle Slope [OC] (lemmy.world)
Nikon D5500 | ISO 640 | 63mm | f29 | 1/60s
My Deer Friend Nokotan - A Lemmy Community all about anime "My Deer Friend Nokotan" (ani.social)
!nokotan
Mexican president says no evidence of fraud in Venezuela elections (www.reuters.com)
I don’t use it, but i’ll forever call it Twitter.
FBI and privacy hawks clash over encryption after Trump assassination attempt (www.msn.com)
Tricot - 18,19 [ Math Rock / Japan / 2017 ] (topshelfrecords.bandcamp.com)
Gimme a bit o' that drum kit.