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Rafah death toll surges as Israel rains down white phosphorus [May 8, 2024 | The Cradle] (thecradle.co)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15158511...

It's out now! The prologue for my solo project, a roguelike tower defense, is live. Check it out. (store.steampowered.com)

About the game: A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory....

Steve Albini, Studio Master of ’90s Rock and Beyond, Dies at 61 (www.nytimes.com)

Austria plans to deport convicts to Kosovo (www.politico.eu)

Serbia to Xi Jinping: No one reveres you like we do (www.politico.eu)

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said “the sky is the limit” on future cooperation....

Meta employees say internal posts on support for Palestinians have been 'censored,' in an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg (www.businessinsider.com)

An open letter by Meta employees claims the company censors Palestinian-related content internally and externally.

Americans have now spent all $2.1 trillion of their pandemic savings, San Francisco Fed says (fortune.com)

The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)

TikTok sues US to block potential ban (www.voanews.com)

FTC Non-compete rule published in Federal Register (www.govinfo.gov)

This goes into effect September 4, 2024. Employers with existing non-compete agreements must post the notice on page 163 (38504). After that date you may accept a job offer from anybody, including a direct competitor, and not worry about violating any non-compete agreement.

YouTube accused of censoring Macklemore's "Hind's Hall" (www.newsweek.com)

Indian prison demands 50,000 rupees to release Myanmar refugees imprisoned for illegal entry at end of sentences (eng.mizzima.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/20747975...

The Palestinian activists fighting for LGBTQ+ rights against a neverending backdrop of war (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Man Booked For Using VPN In J&K's Rajouri, 3rd Such Case In 2 Days (www.ndtv.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15187023

Rudy Giuliani struggles to find an accountant: ‘nobody seems interested’ (www.theguardian.com)

“Nobody seems interested” in helping Rudy Giuliani meet accounting obligations in his ongoing bankruptcy case, lawyers for the former New York mayor, presidential hopeful and Trump attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday....

Added Bugs to Keep my job (sh.itjust.works)

Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again (www.theguardian.com)

Disgraced biotech company founder is now due to be released in August 2032, two years and four months before original date...

Eating meat kicks ass (janethemotherfucker.wordpress.com)

If Animals didn’t want to be eaten, they wouldn’t be made of meat. It’s that simple.

Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field (www.theguardian.com)

Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expected...

Researchers Discover New Target for Potential Leukemia Therapy (www.dana-farber.org)

Trump spends day off from court hosting NFT customers at Mar-a-Lago (www.nbcnews.com)

ProPublica Wins Pulitzer Prize for Supreme Court Coverage (www.propublica.org)

ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize for what the judges described as “groundbreaking and ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding the Supreme Court to reveal how a small group of politically influential billionaires wooed justices with lavish gifts and travel, pushing the...