YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers (www.androidpolice.com)
Samsung Galaxy M35 unveiled with a 6,000mAh battery, Exynos 1380 (m.gsmarena.com)
Netanyahu admits ‘tragic mistake’ after Israeli strike on Rafah camp kills dozens (www.smh.com.au)
Myanmar: Young insurgents changing the course of a forgotten war (www.bbc.com)
Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh (www.mercatornet.com)
Azerbaijan’s ethnic cleansing Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh has left over 100,000 people displaced, struggling as refugees in Armenia and facing upheaval, homelessness, and unemployment...
Luci showing off her floof (imgur.com)
Expand for all images+text. English/German as always...
‘Israeli soldier’ arrested for anti-Muslim abuse in UK (www.aljazeera.com)
There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine (www.economist.com)
Spain to give Ukraine €1bn in military aid in decade-long defence deal (www.theguardian.com)
Spain will provide Ukraine with €1bn in military aid this year after the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, met in Madrid to sign an “enormously important”, decade-long defence and security deal....
Netanyahu says deadly Israeli strike in Rafah was the result of a 'tragic mistake' (apnews.com)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that a “tragic mistake” was made in an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah that set fire to a camp housing displaced Palestinians and, according to local officials, killed at least 45 people....
Why Land Reform Matters in South Africa’s Election (foreignpolicy.com)
Even in an urbanized economy, many Black voters care deeply about the government’s unfulfilled promises when it comes to land redistribution....
China Is Trying to Remake Uyghur Kitchens (foreignpolicy.com)
Traditional food is painted as backward and dirty—except for tourists....
Noah Khan - forever (piped.video)
Struggling to find something bad to say about this music. Found my way here from a cover of Jason Isbell - if we were vampires. Such a great lyricist. Enjoy.
European diplomats warn Rafah strike could lead to strict interpretation of ICJ ruling (www.haaretz.com)
Western diplomats warned Monday that European countries may strictly interpret the International Court of Justice’s decision on the Israel Defense Forces’ operation in Rafah following the deadly incident in which dozens of civilians died as a result of an Israeli attack on the city overnight into Monday....
Top Mexican cartel criminal El Nini, once among America’s most wanted, extradited to the US (www.cnn.com)
A top Mexican cartel member known as ‘El Nini,’ who was one of America’s most-wanted criminals for his alleged role in the fentanyl trade, has been extradited to the United States....
"Departure" Meditative Music on Baroque Lute - Nao Sogabe (3 hours) (www.youtube.com)
Tech company fined by DOJ over ‘whites only’ job posting (www.independent.co.uk)
In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’...
Brennan Lee Mulligan Serving Fair-Trade Artisanal Anti-Capitalism (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Lisa Linksy - Hope [piano] (soundcloud.com)
Papua New Guinea says landslide killed more than 2,000 people (www.nbcnews.com)
YouTube videos are skipping to the end for users with adblockers (9to5google.com)
[IGN - Review in progress] Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (www.ign.com)
Actually… sounds quite interesting. Like a more casual and chaotic take on DbD, which to me at least sounds like exactly what that formula could use.
Deadly Israeli strike on Rafah was a "tragic mistake," Netanyahu says (edition.cnn.com)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Sunday’s deadly Israeli airstrike on a Rafah camp had gone tragically wrong....
How Uvalde’s GOP congressman is navigating a tense runoff and plotting to take out right-wing ‘anarchists’ | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Rep. Tony Gonzales called his GOP opponent in Texas a “neo-Nazi” and an “anarchist” intent on “burning the place down” — and said Republican hardliners seeking to oust him are a bunch of “scumbags” and MAGA wannabes....