'Sale-leasebacks' offer to help homeowners needing cash. Some lose thousands (www.npr.org)
Israel Turns Gaza Conflict into Record Arms Sales (www.mintpressnews.com)
The bulk of Israel’s weapons sales profits come from its air defense systems and components, which facilitate ongoing profits through exports during the ongoing war. One of the biggest weapons contracts signed in 2023 was for the Arrow 3 long-range air defense system, purchased by Germany for $4.3 billion....
If it’s 100 degrees out, does your boss have to give you a break? Probably not. (www.vox.com)
It's called attaining divinity (sh.itjust.works)
Never* use Datagrams - Media over QUIC (quic.video)
NATO Member Sweden Says Russia Disrupting Its Satellite Networks (www.swissinfo.ch)
Swedish authorities say Russia is behind “harmful interference” deliberately targeting the Nordic country’s satellite networks that it first noted days after joining NATO earlier this year....
Avowed's Creators On Why Romance Was Considered, But Ultimately Not Included And Skyrim Comparisons (www.gameinformer.com)
Putin Came to Asia to Disrupt, and He Succeeded (www.nytimes.com)
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California school board president who led conservative culture war loses recall vote (www.theguardian.com)
Joseph Komrosky, who decried critical race theory and called Harvey Milk a pedophile, was recalled by 51% of Temecula voters...
Diesel the escaped pet donkey found living with elk after five years. (www.theguardian.com)
Busiest transit hub in U.S. rocked by delays as infrastructure breakdowns hit during heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail service was severely disrupted this week, leaving some commuters stranded for hours on the hottest days of the year....
China threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’ (www.theguardian.com)
Beijing ramps up pressure over ‘crime of secession’ while Taipei says China has no jurisdiction over Taiwan and urges its people not to be intimidated...
Hydro-Quebec plans to charge higher rates for large homes that use 'excessive' amount of electricity (montreal.ctvnews.ca)
$200-ish laptop with a 386 and 8MB of RAM is a modern take on Windows 3.1 era (arstechnica.com)
Pocket 386 supports external accessories and will just barely run Windows 95.
TikTok confirms it offered US government a 'kill switch' (www.bbc.com)
TikTok says it offered the US government the power to shut the platform down in an attempt to address lawmakers’ data protection and national security concerns....
Iran smuggles two Airbus A340 planes from Lithuania, evading sanctions (www.aviation24.be)
Greece wildfire: Anger after yacht fireworks spark blaze (www.bbc.com)
Fireworks launched from a yacht in Greece sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra on Friday, the local firefighting authority has said....
Fear Effect coming to PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC in 2025 (www.gematsu.com)
South Asian newcomers to Canada say online hate is taking a toll (www.cbc.ca)
US signals that it has expanded policy to allow Ukraine to counterstrike into Russia (edition.cnn.com)
Russia: State-owned energy giant Gazprom is expecting difficult decade due to loss of European markets, new report commissioned by its management finds (www.civilnet.am)
Archived version...
Pixelix: Alternative Android Client for Pixelfed (github.com)
Not yet on F-droid, but looks pretty cool.
How to write Hello World (programming.dev)
ONLYOFFICE 8.1 released (github.com)
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