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Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution (www.theguardian.com)

The environmentally friendly LignaSat probe – set to orbit this summer – has been created to combat harmful aluminium particles...

Carmen demands attention after a long nap. (mstdn.party)

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Ross Gelbspan, Who Exposed Roots of Climate Change Deniers, Dies at 84 (www.nytimes.com)

A longtime investigative journalist, he wrote books and articles that documented a campaign of disinformation intended to sow doubt about global warming....

Reddit has a new AI training deal to sell user content (www.theverge.com)

Trump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions (www.nytimes.com)

His supporters are seeking to attack abortion rights and abortion access from a variety of angles should he regain the White House, including using a long-dormant law from 1873....

brutal (slrpnk.net)

Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering (www.propublica.org)

Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics....

Reddit has reportedly signed over its content to train AI models (mashable.com)

Reddit started doing what they always wanted to do, sell user content to AI. (www.reuters.com)

In Britain, 'Antisemitism and Negative Attitudes About Jewish People Have Become Mainstream, Pervasive' (archive.is)

Cosmic Desktop Alpha - new blog post (blog.system76.com)

The floating window stacks looks nice, and also the OSD’s. :)...

This Week in Self-Hosted (16 February 2024) (selfh.st)

Not my blog, just a good community share

India may block Proton Mail (techcrunch.com)

hol up (lemmy.zip)

SA, CAR teams attend neo-colonialism event in Russia (clubofmozambique.com)

With Netanyahu Threatening Rafah Invasion, Biden Prepares to Send Israel More Bombs (theintercept.com)

The most relevant fact about the Biden administration’s current position on the war against Gaza is this: There is no Israeli war crime too extreme for Joe Biden to consider pausing, to say nothing of cutting off, the flow of U.S. weapons and financial support for Israel’s war of annihilation. On Tuesday, the Senate passed...

Hundreds of Navalny Mourners Detained Across Russia (www.nytimes.com)

Without paywalls: archive.ph/keKRu

'Anywhere there's a camera, now there's a risk': Billions of users at risk of Peeping Toms — scientists devise incredibly simple eavesdropping system costing only a few hundred dollars (www.techradar.com)

The method, known as EM Eye, can even capture images through walls, raising huge concerns about the potential for misuse....