Rockford, Illinois stabbing suspect blamed 'laced' marijuana, authorities say (www.bbc.com)
Of course, the news is going to run with this as if it’s true, despite this “laced marijuana” apparently reaching no one but this guy and/or only causing him specifically with violent psychosis....
Texas appeals court blocks state from investigating families seeking gender-affirming care for trans youth (www.cnn.com)
A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children.
Fedi Garden to Instance Admins: "Block Threads to Remain Listed" (wedistribute.org)
CD Projekt CFO does "not see a place for microtransactions in single-player games" (insider-gaming.com)
Polyphia - Playing God (Official Music Video) :: Polyphia (viewtube.io)
Slovakia’s brain drain picks up pace under populist leader Robert Fico (www.theguardian.com)
Although Marek Mikič spent a few years studying and working abroad, he never expected to leave his native Slovakia permanently. He had a group of close friends and a music festival to run in the eastern town of Košice....
Zelenskyy fires more aides in a reshuffle as Russia launches drones and missiles across Ukraine (apnews.com)
UK government lawyers say Israel is breaking international law, claims top Tory in leaked recording (www.theguardian.com)
Who of you guys are on an "Unknown" OS? (gs.statcounter.com)
I’ve been wondering how many Linux users are being listed as unknown by statcounter out of curiosity. There has been a big global bump “Unknown”....
Slovakia has just shut down its last coal power plant (www.euronews.com)
Ukraine says Russia fired 16 missiles, 11 drones overnight (www.reuters.com)
Bacteria that cause meningitis on the rise, CDC warns (www.theguardian.com)
An invasive meningococcal disease – which can be deadly to infected people – is on the rise, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned....
"Scrabble: The Presidential Edition." I saw this game in Goodwill today. It's like the Homer Simpson car of board games. (boardgamegeek.com)
Here is how the BoardGameGeek link above explains it how it is different from regular Scrabble:...
For a Universal Declaration on Fediverse Rights, or: At the Core of the Threads-Debate lies a deeper problem: how can the Fediverse grow without losing its soul in the process? (fungiverse.wordpress.com)
Hallucinated AI Dependencies as Vectors for Attack (www.theregister.com)
Archive Link: web.archive.org/…/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_pa…...
Elderly Man Forced Out Of Atlanta Area Home, Arrested After Alleged Fraudster Fakes Deed (atlantadailyworld.com)
cross-posted from: yall.theatl.social/post/2219511...
Update on Pixelfed groups (mastodon.social)
Shipping soon ™ but we heard that before. Still looking forward to it and they explicitly mention Lemmy compatibility....
China’s new rules for finance pull the brakes on gravy train, bringing ‘greed is good’ era to a halt (www.scmp.com)
Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped....
GNU Coreutils 9.5 Can Yield 10~20% Throughput Boost For cp, mv & cat Commands (www.phoronix.com)
Flatpak 1.15.7 Will Now Automatically Remove Obsolete Driver Versions (www.phoronix.com)
US-funded Radio Free Asia shuts down in Hong Kong over safety concerns (www.nbcnews.com)
US-funded Radio Free Asia (RFA) has closed its Hong Kong bureau over safety concerns for its staff in the wake of a new national security law known as Article 23....
Europe must get ready for looming war, Donald Tusk warns (www.theguardian.com)
The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, says Europe is entering a “prewar” era, cautioning that the continent is not ready and urging European countries to step up defence investment....