Iranian officials report no damage around targeted Isfahan, lift flight restrictions. (apnews.com)
Air defense batteries fired in several provinces over reports of drones being in the air, state television reported....
Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax (www.commondreams.org)
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (www.theguardian.com)
The US has vetoed a Palestinian request to the United Nations security council for full UN membership, blocking the world body’s recognition of a Palestinian state....
Jimmy Lai plotted mainland China’s collapse and installation of US-style democracy, says witness (www.independent.co.uk)
Unhoused Man Builds Entire House On The Side Of A Los Angeles Freeway (jalopnik.com)
UK's Sunak proposes tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture' (www.reuters.com)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday the government would look to tighten rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons who have permanently dropped out of the workforce....
Georgia lawmaker runs secret election-conspiracy Telegram channel (www.theguardian.com)
Bridget Thorne, a Republican elected in Fulton county in 2022, has spread election fraud lies and accused county employees of crimes...
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing (apnews.com)
These workers were exposed to crude oil and the chemical dispersant Corexit while picking up tar balls along the shoreline, laying booms from fishing boats to soak up slicks and rescuing oil-covered birds....
Israeli minister Ben Gvir calls for execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding (www.middleeasteye.net)
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s far-right national security minister, has called for the execution of Palestinian prisoners to ease overcrowding in the country’s jails....
Ilhan Omar's daughter suspended from university over pro-Palestine activism (www.middleeasteye.net)
Three Barnard College students, including US lawmaker Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi, have been suspended for participation in an ongoing Gaza solidarity protest encampment at Columbia University in New York City....
Maybe bullshit doesn’t make the art grow profounder after all (www.psypost.org)
Louisiana lawmakers vote to remove lunch breaks for child workers, cut unemployment benefits (www.nola.com)
A Louisiana House committee voted Thursday to repeal a law requiring employers to give child workers lunch breaks and to cut unemployment benefits — part of a push by Republicans to remove constraints on employers and reduce aid for injured and unemployed workers....
Chinese EV makers won’t get subsidies from Mexico after US pressure (arstechnica.com)
We Need To Rewild The Internet (www.noemamag.com)
Cops can force suspect to unlock phone with thumbprint, US court rules (arstechnica.com)
Elon Musk is making millions from verified neo-Nazi X accounts (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, explosions heard in Isfahan (www.aljazeera.com)
U.S. likely to enact a law soon that could ban TikTok nationwide, President Joe Biden vowed to sign it into law (www.nbcnews.com)
Iran Issues Unprecedented Nuclear Threat in Duel With Israel (www.thedailybeast.com)
“Nanostitches” enable lighter and tougher composite materials (news.mit.edu)
After Ten-Year Battle, a Younger Generation Leads the Way at Volkswagen (prospect.org)
Pogroms surge across West Bank (www.972mag.com)
Chinese ambassador to the UN says that if US is opposing Palestine's full membership of the UN out of political calculation, it would be better to simply say so, instead of making excuses. (english.news.cn)
enjoy v0.5.0 - Play any game ROM with associated emulator in RetroArch on Linux (github.com)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13251614...
‘This is a violent attack against women’: Florida Senate candidate seeks to channel abortion outrage (www.theguardian.com)
Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is challenging incumbent Rick Scott and highlighting his ‘unapologetic and proud’ support for the state’s six-week ban...
