French conservatives move toward far-right alliance (www.dw.com)
The leader of France’s Republicans party has said he would be open to an alliance with Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in snap French elections. Such an alliance would break a decades-old taboo....
Hilary Clinton Endorses George Latimer in Challenge to Unseat Jamaal Bowman (www.politico.com)
If you need a clearer example of how the Clintons are opportunist scumbags that will use race to get elected in one breath and throw minorities under the bus if they don’t agree with their horrific world views.
“War on white America”: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference (www.texastribune.org)
True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans....
Meta Is Lying to You in New Quest VR Ad (www.howtogeek.com)
Joey Chestnut out of 2024 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest over deal with rival brand (sports.yahoo.com)
Joey Chestnut, a legendary competitive eater and 16-time Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, has been banned from the 2024 contest due to a new deal with rival brand Impossible Foods....
Apparent pro-Palestinian activists splash red paint on homes of Jewish officials at Brooklyn Museum (apnews.com)
China’s credit engine, which once powered industries and markets all over the world, is stuck in low gear – and set to stay there (www.bloomberg.com)
Data for May due this week is forecast to show a resumption of loan growth after a shock contraction in April, the first for almost two decades. But nobody expects a return to the days when Beijing would engineer borrowing booms to speed up the world’s second-biggest economy....
The Danger of Nuclear War is Real (t.me)
House GOP gets a political win for Trump — which might be its last of the year (www.politico.com)
LineageOS 21 now officially supports Chromecast with Google TV (4K) (9to5google.com)
Lynn Conway, leading computer scientist and transgender pioneer, dies at 85 (www.latimes.com)
I have mixed feelings on the pronoun use, but having read some of her autobiographical writing I don’t think she would have taken much issue with it. This piece is more focused on her work in computer engineering, so I felt it was appropriate to post here.
Russia Accused of ‘Deliberate Pattern’ of Starvation Tactics Against Ukrainian Civilians in Siege of Mariupol City in Submission to the International Criminal Court (ICC) (globalrightscompliance.com)
The link contains also an version of the report in Ukrainian....
Steam Controller: I can has Hall Effect module! (sopuli.xyz)
Steam controller is a nice controller, but discontinued and they will begin to fail!...
Blinken expresses frustration at changes to Gaza ceasefire deal requested by Hamas (www.cnn.com)
If AI can now speak Italian, it can certainly replace us... (sopuli.xyz)
Cases of deadly disease caused by ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria hit record high in Japan (www.straitstimes.com)
China’s maritime militia: the shadowy armada whose existence Beijing rarely acknowledges (www.theguardian.com)
They look like simple fishing boats but are capable of swarming in huge numbers to help Beijing stake its territorial claims in the South China Sea...
Blinken says some of Hamas’ proposed changes to a cease-fire plan in Gaza are workable and some not (apnews.com)
Samyang: Denmark recalls Korean ramen for being too spicy (www.bbc.com)
Three fiery flavours of the Samyang instant ramen line are being withdrawn: Buldak 3x Spicy & Hot Chicken, 2x Spicy & Hot Chicken and Hot Chicken Stew....