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Why is AI Pornifying Asian Women? (joysauce.com)

Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds (www.reuters.com)

About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....

Hint: The answer is nowhere (lemmy.world)

A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years (www.techradar.com)

School district bans the dictionary to comply with Ron DeSantis’s book-ban law (www.lgbtqnation.com)

A Florida school district has literally banned the dictionary in an effort to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s ® book-banning law....

Israel is starving Gaza (www.btselem.org)

Israel forces aid organizations to purchase food from Egypt and prevents them from buying it in Israel, which would allow for a more efficient and rapid transfer of goods. Israel also prohibits the private sector in Gaza from purchasing food, which could significantly increase supply. Although Israel recently allowed trucks in...

Is there a chart where particular cuneiform or hieroglyphics are actually matched with emojis? (lemmy.world)

Question inspired by the image (see attached)

What If: No Social Media Anonymity (Edit)

Question for the masses because I’m curious:...

Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over (apnews.com)

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. (lemmy.world)

why arent guitars made with 3.5mm jacks rather than quarter inch jacket

Ukraine war: Kyiv forced to cut military operations as foreign aid dries up (www.bbc.com)

Ukraine has warned it is already being forced to downsize some military operations because of a drop-off in foreign aid....

Warner Robins teacher accused of threatening to kill student over comment about his Israeli flag (www.13wmaz.com)

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Warner Robins teacher is accused of threatening to behead a student after she made a comment about his Israeli flag, according to the Houston County Sheriff's Office.

Gabe Newell ordered to make in-person deposition for Valve v. Wolfire Games lawsuit (www.gamesindustry.biz)

I'm reminded of this after the hoopla at the Northern Border died down (lemmy.ca)

Bless their little hearts as they also blamed Canada again…

What's everyone playing?

I just hit 10 hours in Earthbound on my Anbernic RG280V. I’m looking forward to trying some more SNES games once I’m finished (Super Mario World, Street Fighter Turbo II, Zelda: Link to the Past, etc.)....

Me when someone asks why I use lube (lemmy.world)

DSC Season 5, LD Season 5, SNW Season 3.... GIVE IT TO ME NOW (startrek.website)

Which burn was worse? I'm gonna vote for #11. (lemmy.world)

Commentary: We face a world potentially running out of antibiotics (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Blinken denounces civilian toll in Gaza, says ‘far too many Palestinians have been killed’ (www.cnn.com)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday gave one of his most direct condemnations of the civilian death toll in Gaza and said more needs to be done to “minimize harm to Palestinian civilians.”...

The panzer has spoken (sh.itjust.works)

The whole situation sickens me (slrpnk.net)

Firefox Development Is Moving From Mercurial To Git (groups.google.com)

For a long time Firefox Desktop development has supported both Mercurial and Git users. This dual SCM requirement places a significant burden on teams which are already stretched thin in parts. We have made the decision to move Firefox development to Git....